Robert Kimberly

collected herself. She felt a momentary trepidation at meeting this man, from whom, she was already awar

een in the line of their business, and the name of the Kimberlys could not but be haloed wherever refiners discussed th

he others rather waited for Kimberly to speak; giving him a chance to say without interruption whatever he pleased to say. Beyond this, that the conversation was now reserved for herself and Kimberly, she was at ease and wondered why she had been a little afraid of him. T

ase and was conscious that she was not wholly failing. Timidity reflected itself in her answers, yet this was no more than an involuntary compliment, pleasing in itself. And whenever

from them to Hawaii and Honolulu. Word at that moment came from the music room that the singing was beginning. Kimberl

e chant that they had heard at the Casino and Kimberly interpreted the rhythm

y s

have been at

did you k

pronunc

e only once, when I was qu

lei to-night? That is

hey had all been gi

me." He turned with dignity to the console where he had so unceremoniously dis

cried, "you mustn't!

difference?"

tition, you know,

?" demanded Alice,

rose lei you must marr

ng it without hesitation on her shoulders, "neither Mrs. MacBirney nor I are superstitious. A

hem to stay. I don't think if I had

ave a yacht meet us in San Francisco for the tr

ed indifference of his utterance. Whatever he proposed seemed as easy as if done. He carried his chin somewhat low and it gave a dogmatism to his words. While he seemed to avo

uently at the Islan

I knew them

ember one evening," Alice turned toward Fritzie to recount the incident, "just at the sunset of a rarely perfect day. We were walking along the street, when we heard the most piercing cries from a little weeping company of women and children who were c

just above the leper settlement? They are superb from the sea. We put in onc

been very, v

people." Kimberly's chin sank and his eyes closed an instant as he moved his head. "I remember," he added slowly, "a freezing up around the heart before we had gone very far." Then he dismisse

without hesitatio

Venable tells me," said Alice, presently, "these singers a

You know they are the gentlest, most grateful people in t