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arranged everything�察�and by the end of              the week they were married and 

started on the long voyage around the             Horn。 

     Percival Ford was proud that he had come of such a union。                     He had 

been born high�察�and he thought of himself as a spiritual aristocrat。                   And 

he   was   proud   of   his   father。  It   was   a   passion   with   him。  The     erect�察�

austere   figure   of   Isaac   Ford   had   burned   itself   upon   his pride。    On   his 

desk was a miniature of that soldier of the Lord。               In    his bedroom hung 

the portrait of Isaac Ford�察�painted at the time            when he had served under 

the Monarchy as prime minister。            Not that     Isaac Ford had coveted place 

and worldly wealth�察�but that�察�as prime             minister�察�and�察�later�察�as banker�察�he 

had    been    of  greater   service    to  the    missionary     cause。    The    German 

crowd�察�and the English crowd�察�and              all the rest of the trading crowd�察�had 

sneered at Isaac Ford as a          commercial soul´saver�察�but he�察�his son�察�knew 

different。     When       the   natives�察    �emerging     abruptly    from    their   feudal 

system�察�with no        conception of the nature and significance of property in 

land�察�were      letting their broad acres slip through their fingers�察�it was Isaac 

Ford   who   had   stepped   in   between   the   trading   crowd   and   its   prey   and 

taken possession of fat�察�vast holdings。           Small wonder the trading           crowd 

did not like his memory。          But he had never looked upon his              enormous 

wealth as his own。        He had considered himself God's              steward。     Out of 

the   revenues   he   had   built   schools�察  �and   hospitals�察   �and   churches。     Nor 

was it his fault that sugar�察�after the slump�察�had             paid forty per cent�察�that 

the bank he founded had prospered into a              railroad�察�and that�察�among other 

things�察�fifty thousand acres of Oahu             pasture land�察�which he had bought 

for a dollar an acre�察�grew eight          tons of sugar to the acre every eighteen 

months。      No�察    �in  all  truth�察 �Isaac    Ford    was   an   heroic   figure�察  �fit�察 �so 

Percival      Ford    thought      privately�察    �to   stand    beside     the   statue    of 

Kamehameha I。 in front of           the Judiciary Building。        Isaac Ford was gone�察�

but he�察�his son�察     �carried on the good work at least as inflexibly if not as 



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masterfully。 

     He   turned   his   eyes   back   to   the   lanai。 What   was   the   difference�察  �he 

asked himself�察�between the shameless�察�grass´girdled hula dances and                      the 

decollete dances of the women of his own race�拭                �Was there an       essential 

difference�拭�or was it a matter of degree�拭�

     As he pondered the problem a hand rested on his shoulder。 

     ;Hello�察�Ford�察�what are you doing here�拭            �Isn't this a bit festive�拭─�

     ;I   try   to   be   lenient�察  �Dr。   Kennedy�察  �even   as   I   look   on�察─  �Percival   Ford 

answered gravely。         ;Won't you sit down�拭─�

     Dr。   Kennedy   sat   down�察  �clapping   his   palms   sharply。        A   white´clad 

Japanese servant answered swiftly。 

     Scotch   and   soda   was   Kennedy's   order�察  �then�察  �turning   to   the   other�察  �he 

said�此� 

     ;Of course�察�I don't ask you。; 

     ;But    I  will  take   something�察─    �Ford    said  firmly。    The    doctor's    eyes 

showed surprise�察�and the servant waited。             ;Boy�察�a lemonade�察�please。; 

     The doctor laughed at it heartily�察�as a joke on himself�察�and glanced                  at 

the musicians under the hau tree。 

     ;Why�察�it's the Aloha Orchestra�察─�he said。              ;I thought they were with 

the Hawaiian Hotel on Tuesday nights。              Some rumpus�察�I guess。; 

     His   eyes   paused   for   a   moment�察  �and   dwelt   upon   the   one   who   was 

playing     a guitar and singing a Hawaiian song to the accompaniment of 

all the    instruments。 

     His   face   became   grave   as   he   looked   at   the   singer�察  �and   it   was   still 

grave as he turned it to his companion。 

     ;Look      here�察  �Ford�察  �isn't  it  time   you    let  up   on   Joe   Garland�拭     �I 

understand you are in opposition to the Promotion Committee's                      sending 

him to the States on this surf´board proposition�察�and I've               been wanting to 

speak to you about it。         I should have thought you'd            be glad to get him 

out of the country。       It would be a good way to            end your persecution of 

him。; 

     ;Persecution�拭─�Percival Ford's eyebrows lifted interrogatively。 

     ;Call    it  by   any   name     you   please�察─   �Kennedy      went    on。   ;You've 

hounded       that   poor   devil   for   years。  It's   not   his   fault。 Even   you   will 



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admit     that。; 

     ;Not his fault�拭─      �Percival Ford's thin lips drew tightly together             for 

the moment。       ;Joe Garland is dissolute and idle。          He has always        been a 

wastrel�察�a profligate。; 

     ;But that's no   reason you   should keep   on after   him the   way  you   do。 

I've watched you from the beginning。             The first thing you did when          you 

returned     from    college    and   found    him   working      on   the  plantation    as 

outside   luna   was   to   fire   himyou   with   your   millions�察  �and   he   with his 

sixty dollars a month。; 

     ;Not the first thing�察─�Percival Ford said judicially�察�in a tone he                was 

accustomed   to   use   in   committee   meetings。        ;I   gave   him   his  warning。 

The superintendent said he was a capable luna。                 I had no      objection to 

him   on   that   ground。    It   was   what   he   did   outside   working   hours。    He 

undid my  work   faster   than   I   could build it up。       Of   what     use   were the 

Sunday schools�察�the night schools�察�and the sewing                  classes�察�when in the 

evenings      there   was   Joe   Garland     with   his   infernal    and   eternal   tum´ 

tumming of guitar and ukulele�察�his strong               drink�察�and his hula dancing�拭�

After I warned him�察�I came upon himI              shall never forget itcame upon 

him�察�down at the cabins。          It was    evening。      I could hear the hula songs 

before   I   saw   the   scene。  And      when   I   did   see   it�察  �there   were   the   girls�察�

shameless   in   the   moonlight       and   dancingthe   girls   upon   whom   I   had 

worked to teach clean living           and right conduct。        And there were 
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