Part 13 (2/2)

”_nigger_--I said!”

But in the very gasp he choked The weapon raised for a chopping, pointblank shot, dropped over his shoulder He rocked, pressing at his heart, frowned heavily once, and fell crashi+ng forward

”Hokoolele! Hokoolele--! Up and make haste!”

Miss Matilda lifted her face froed Motauri, thickly ”No one has seen or heard us yet His boat-shed is open We are safe!”

”Go away from me!” said Miss Matilda

”What do you say?” he stammered ”Co, about us--”

She fended hi

”Please go--”

”But you cannot stay here! It would be a very evil thing for you if you were found in this house It must never be known you were here at all”

”Don't touch

”Hokoolele--what of the golden chain of love between us? Coarded her sorrowfully, but sternly too

”You mean you do not want me any more?”

”No--!” she moaned, in the stupor of horror and despair And then the brown ency that can stir wild blood to frenzy--by love and shah chief, struck unerringly to the heart of the hts Recovering her shawl he wrapped it about her tightly, caught her up once more willy-nilly in his arms and bore her away fro on a bench in the veranda of her father's house and her father hi her na to you! Where are you?”

He cah theof her roo out there?”

She could only stare at him and down at the twisted shawl about her, for it see--hat dreams!

But his next words showed her the truth