Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 208, 4 June 1891 — A ROMANCE. THE PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC, OR THE DEVIL'S KULEANA. [ARTICLE]

A ROMANCE.

THE PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC, OR THE DEVIL'S KULEANA.

(CONTINUIiD.)

Aliorawliile tho polieemen • bringing up the rear of the eōlumn. • ! («ct i'p, yo« lazy son.s j;et up. <io lon?. Wioky \vickv," they fiiontc j d brarulit-hing their eluha jui(l fonring their panting horses among the litjble group,. Some staggarqd to their feet aml com«mencedthe chmb. Nyama sprang up and caught the fir>t polieeman'H horse bv the bit. Thc rider aimed a blow wit!v his dub at the young man'a he»d. But Nyama springing forward canght it before it could descend and wrenched it out of the man'6 hand. The rider drew apiHtolfrom his holster and thrusfc ifc into thē young man'B face and cried hoart-ely. "liet go my horse you son-of-a dog, let go !" Nyama atarted back a little, bnt did not let go his hoid. Faza was nlmost under the horse's feet. The nien etood glaring at eaeh other, Xyama momentarily expecting the shock of death. It did noLeonie and. after a few seconds he began to breath again and spoke. ' *What do you mean by riding over sick women ? Don't you see they can't move ?" "\oubetter let go my horse." was the only answer. The tired animal was now standin« qu\et and Nyama rerao¥?d his hand, and ppoke in a conciliatory tone. "My friend, listen a moment. If you will help us npw I will pay you, pay you .well, you understand." "You got money? Let me see." Nyama produced a five dollar gold pieee. "I will-give you that if you wfll get us a horse to ride or let us stop here and take a letter to the manager at Hardrow." The officer put up his revolver and held out his hand for the eoin. "May-be-so no good." Nyama gave it to him. He turned it over and look at both sides thoughtfully. He talked in their native longue to the other polieemen. At last he spoke. "I think, you like give me ten dollare, you stop my cousiq house jnst here," pointing to one of tlie cottages, " to-ijiorrow, I eome catch you." Nyama could see no other way out of his difficulty, so lie took out another five. dol!ars and passed it over. The man got off his horseand said. "Come, 1 show you plaee stop." Nyama was assisting Faza to rise. *'(iive me my stick f now." Nyama hand it to him without turning.

The polieem&n sei«ed the weapen and struck him a crushing bldw on tlie side ofthehead. He dropped, limp, to the ground, like a slaughtored auinial. Faza crietl out in 6hrill :uigai»h. "You 6on-of-a-bitch!" cr?«d tlie poliee* man t "you to damn smart, I make you littie bit sabe polieeman." They stood looking »t fallen man for some min»te. Fasa wae crying over hira, but he showed no signs oi lile. 'Phe man epoke sullenly aud without reget. l< May be so make may-be-®o by-um-bv somebody steal his money. I better keep him." And he went down on his knees and bogan to seardh Ny ama's pockets. He found eome siiver and geveral gold pieeee. He pnt them in hia poeket «nd mounted, hia liom and led the way up the BtSep ascent. The others !ollowed at;d left our frtenda and two «ther wretchee lying on the gra«e, Fas& sat crying and. wailing a loug time holding her k>ver's head in her lap and kissing hie closed eyes aad livkl lipe while the blood ran down her pj«*ave mingled with the mod that covcred her skirt. After & while a native girl and a Mnall boy appeaml on the oppoeite hank o£ the stwwu aud stood looking and «on* versing in their own tongue The girl wa« a tall handsome creature \vith a figure like Juno. She wore a long hlaek gownand a Btraw hal wreathed with flowers, The bo.v wa« such a rajT4ranffin an bov« are in ewry elime. When «»ho had looked for aow* time« «he mthciv«l np under her aruiß hcr Khm*, tk»a ing green, a&d without anv ado or tvn»mony wadi\l thri>ugh Ute water. > ) —