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 upon which their hopes were set, one said to the other, “Most of all should I love to have a little brother to play with us and grow up to be a man when we are women.” “Ah!” said the other, “and I should like that dearly also.” Not long after this, the news was brought to them that a little son had been born to their mother; and this tiny boy became the greatest treasure of their lives. They vied one with the other in petting and taking care of him. They were like a pair of extra mothers to the lad, and as he grew to manhood thought that no one was so handsome, strong, and graceful as their own brother Malu.

He was a truly noble-looking young man. None could dance so elegantly as he. The wrestling and boxing matches, the spear contests, and the swimming on the surf-board had not only developed the powers of his sinewy frame, but brought him lusty health and the proud bearing of a true island chieftain. So far did he excel his compeers that his sisters disdained to think him a match for any of the girls on his own island, and resolved to set out for the distant shores of Fiji, whence had comė rumours of the transcendent beauty of the Princess Sina, who was as scornful of admirers of her own nation as the sisters of Malu of their