And now the King made, up his mind to give a great reward to Ke-ino, and to get rid of Ka-le-lea, the fellow whom no one had ever seen outside his [[190]]house. He made a proclamation, declaring his victory in the war, and telling how much of it was due to his son-in-law Ke-ino. And every one was satisfied, for every one was sure that Ke-ino had won the war. Every one, that is, except the King’s Councillor and the watchman who had flung the spear at the running man. The watchman kept on saying that it was not Ke-ino but another man who had slain the fighting chiefs of Pueo-nui’s army and had carried off their feather capes and their war-helmets.
The Councillor advised the King to bring all his people together, men, women, and children. All came to a place near the King’s house—all but those who fell down and who were not able to get up again. “Are all your people here, O King?” asked the Councillor. “All are here,” said the King, “except that fellow Ka-le-lea. He is asleep at home. His father, they say, was a good sleeper, and my son-in-law takes after his father.” “Nevertheless,” said the Councillor, “send for him, and bring him here.”
Then Ka-le-lea was sent for. He came, and he saw all the people gathered before the King’s house. He saw Ke-ino there in great state, with a bright feather cape on his shoulders and a war-helmet on his head. He looked at Ke-ino, and Ke-ino looked at him. The watchman, who had been looking at all [[191]]who came, saw him, and he made a sign to the Councillor.
Then said the Councillor to the King: “Send to this man’s house, and have a search made in it. And all that your men find hidden in it, have them bring here.” Men were sent to Ka-le-lea’s house. They returned with feather capes and war-helmets enough to make a great pile. And then the watchman pointed to Ka-le-lea’s arm, and showed the hook of a spear in the flesh of it.
And when the watchman told of how he had flung his spear at the warrior who had slain the last of Pueo-nui’s fighting chiefs, it was seen by all that Ka-le-lea, and not Ke-ino, was the man who had won the war. After that he was made the King’s chief officer. But he did nothing against Ke-ino, who came to serve under him.
And this is the story of Mo-e Mo-e’s son, Ka-le-lea. Soon after, Ka-ku-he-hiwa died. Ka-le-lea came to rule in his stead, for all the people clamored to have over them the Man Who Was Bold in His Wish. [[193]]
The Woman from Lalo-hana, the Country under the Sea.
Long, long ago, my younger brothers, there lived in Hawaii a King whose name was Koni-konia. He sent his fishermen out to catch deep-sea fish for him, and they, without knowing it, let down their lines and fish-hooks at a place where, before this, strange things had happened.
In a while after they had let them down, the hooks were taken off the lines. The fishermen wondered at this, for they knew that no fish had bitten at their baits. They went back to the King, and they told him what had happened. There had come no quiver on their lines, they said, as there would have come if fish had touched their baits, and their hooks had been cut off the lines as if some one with a knife had done it.