old his sister, and his sister said, "We have
not won her with the trumpet; shall we try my nose flute?"

The two returned home, and very early in the morning, they came again to
the same place where they had lain in ambush before.

No sooner were they arrived than Laielohelohe arrived also at her
customary station. Malio had already instructed her brother, as
follows:

"Take _lehua_ flowers, bind them into a cluster, when you hear me
playing the nose flute, then drop the bunch of flowers right over her;
maybe she will be curious about this."

Halaaniani climbed the tree right over where Laielohelohe was wont to
sit. Just as Malio's nose flute sounded, Halaaniani dropped the bunch of
_lehua_ flowers down from the tree, and it fell directly in front of
Laielohelohe. Then Laielohelohe turned her eyes right upward, saying,
"If you are a man who has sent me this gift and this music of the flute,
then you are mine: if you are a woman, then you shall be my intimate
friend."

When Halaaniani heard this speech, he waited not a moment to descend and
join his sister.

To Malio's question he told her what he had seen.

Said Malio to Halaaniani, "We will go home and early in the morning come
here again, then we shall find out her intentions."

They went home and returned early in the morning. When they had taken
their stations, Laielohelohe came as usual to string _lehua_ blossoms.

Then Malio sounded the flute, as Laielohelohe began to snip the _lehua_
blossoms, and she stopped, for her attention was attracted to the music.

Three times Malio sounded the nose flute.

Then said Laielohelohe, "If you are a woman who sounds the flute, then
let us two kiss."

At Laielohelohe's words, Malio approached Laielohelohe and the girl saw
her, and she was a stranger to Laielohelohe's eyes.

Then she started to kiss her.

And as the girl was about to give the promised kiss, Malio said, "Let
our kiss wait, first give my brother a kiss; when you two have done,
then we will kiss."

Then said Laielohelohe, "You and your brother may go away, do not bring
him into my presence; you both go back to your own place and do not come
here again. For it was only you I promised to greet with a kiss, no one
else; should I do as you desire, I should disobey my good guardian's
command."

When Malio heard this she returned to her brother and said, "We have
failed to-day, but I will try my supernatural arts to fulfill your
desire."

They wen