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Lying among   the rocks�察�he   allowed the   head  and shoulders of   the                 first 

soldier    to   rise  clearly   into   view    before   pulling    trigger。     Twice     this 

happened�察�and then�察�after some delay�察�in place of a head                  and shoulders a 

white flag was thrust above the edge of the wall。 

     ;What do you want�拭─�be demanded。 

     ;I want you�察�if you are Koolau the leper�察─�came the answer。 

     Koolau      forgot    where    he   was�察   �forgot    everything�察    �as  he   lay   and 

marvelled      at  the  strange    persistence     of  these   haoles    who   would     have 

their will though the sky fell in。          Aye�察�they would have their will             over 



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all men and all things�察�even though they died in getting it。            He could not 

but admire   them�察�too�察 �what of that will in them  that          was stronger than 

life and that bent all things to their bidding。          He was convinced of the 

hopelessness of his struggle。       There was no       gainsaying that terrible will 

of the haoles。     Though he killed a      thousand�察�yet would they rise like the 

sands of the sea and come         upon him�察�ever more and more。           They never 

knew when they were          beaten。    That was their fault and their virtue。       It 

was where his      own kind lacked。       He could see�察�now�察�how the handful of 

the   preachers of God and the preachers of Rum had conquered the land。 

It was because ´ 

     ;Well�察�what have you got to say�拭        �Will you come with me�拭─�

    It was he voice of the invisible man under the white flag。              There he 

was�察�like any haole�察�driving straight toward the end determined。 

     ;Let us talk�察─�said Koolau。 

    The man's head and shoulders arose�察�then his whole body。                He was a 

smooth´faced�察�blue´eyed youngster of twenty´five�察 �slender and   natty               in 

his captain's uniform。      He advanced until halted�察�then seated           himself a 

dozen feet away。 

     ;You are a brave man�察─�said Koolau wonderingly。               ;I could kill you 

like a fly。; 

     ;No�察�you couldn't�察─�was the answer。 

     ;Why not�拭─�

     ;Because   you   are   a   man�察  �Koolau�察  �though   a   bad   one。 I   know   your 

story。   You kill fairly。; 

    Koolau grunted�察�but was secretly pleased。 

     ;What have you done with my people�拭─�he demanded。                 ;The boy�察�the 

two    women�察�and the man�拭─�

     ;They gave themselves up�察�as I have now come for you to do。; 

    Koolau laughed incredulously。 

     ;I am a free man�察─�he announced。          ;I have done no wrong。        All I ask 

is to be left alone。    I have lived free�察�and I shall die free。       I   will never 

give myself up。; 

     ;Then your people are wiser than you�察─�answered the young captain。 

;Lookthey are coming now。; 



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     Koolau      turned    and    watched     the   remnant     of   his   band    approach。 

Groaning and sighing�察�a ghastly procession�察�it dragged its                   wretchedness 

past。    It was given to Koolau to taste a deeper             bitterness�察�for they hurled 

imprecations   and   insults   at   him   as   they    went   by�察  �and   the   panting   hag 

who brought up the rear halted�察�and              with skinny�察�harpy´claws extended�察�

shaking her snarling death's head            from side to side�察�she laid a curse upon 

him。     One by one they         dropped over the lip´edge and surrendered to the 

hiding soldiers。 

     ;You   can   go   now�察─  �said   Koolau   to   the   captain。    ;I   will   never   give 

myself up。      That is my last word。         Good´bye。; 

     The captain slipped over the cliff to his soldiers。             The next      moment�察�

and   without   a   flag   of   truce�察  �he   hoisted   his   hat   on   his scabbard�察  �and 

Koolau's   bullet   tore   through   it。     That   afternoon   they     shelled   him   out 

from   the   beach�察  �and   as   he   retreated   into   the   high inaccessible   pockets 

beyond�察�the soldiers followed him。 

     For    six  weeks     they   hunted    him    from    pocket    to  pocket�察   �over   the 

volcanic   peaks   and   along   the   goat´trails。     When   he   hid   in   the   lantana 

jungle�察  �they   formed   lines   of   beaters�察  �and   through   lantana       jungle   and 

guava     scrub    they   drove   him   like   a  rabbit。   But     ever   he   turned    and 

doubled and eluded。          There was no cornering him。             When       pressed too 

closely�察  �his   sure   rifle   held   them   back   and   they   carried  their   wounded 

down the goat´trails to the beach。            There were times         when they did the 

shooting      as   his   brown     body     showed     for   a   moment       through      the 

underbrush。       Once�察  �five   of   them   caught   him   on   an   exposed     goat´trail 

between   pockets。        They   emptied   their   rifles   at   him   as   he limped   and 

climbed   along   his   dizzy   way。      Afterwards   they  found        bloodstains   and 

knew   that   he   was   wounded。        At   the   end   of   six   weeks  they   gave   up。 

The   soldiers   and   police   returned   to   Honolulu�察  �and      Kalalau   Valley   was 

left   to   him   for   his   own�察  �though   head´hunters    ventured   after   him   from 

time to time and to their own undoing。 

     Two years later�察�and for the last time�察�Koolau crawled into a                   thicket 

and   lay  down   among   the   ti´leaves   and   wild   ginger  blossoms。          Free   he 

had lived�察�and free he was dying。            A slight drizzle of rain        began to fall�察�

and   he   drew   a   ragged   blanket   about   the   distorted    wreck   of   his   limbs。 



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His body was covered with an oilskin coat。                Across his chest he laid his 

Mauser      rifle�察 �lingering     affectionately      for    a  moment      to   wipe    the 

dampness       from   the   barrel。   The    hand    with   which     he   wiped    had   no 

fingers left upon it with which to pull the          trigger。 

     He closed his eyes�察�for�察�from the weakness in his body and the fuzzy 

turmoil in his brain�察�he knew that his end was near。              Like a wild      animal 

he had crept into hiding to die。         Half´conscious�察�aimless and          wandering�察�

he lived back in his life to his early manhood on Niihau。                  As life faded 

and the drip of the rain grew dim in his ears it           seemed to him that he was 

once more in the thick of 
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