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European fashion。        Very well。     Ah Chun gave her a European             mansion。 

Later�察�as his sons and daughters grew able to advise�察�he              built a bungalow�察�

a   spacious�察   �rambling     affair�察 �as  unpretentious     as   it  was    magnificent。 

Also�察  �as   time   went   by�察  �there   arose   a   mountain  house   on   Tantalus�察  �to 

which the family could flee when the ;sick               wind; blew from the south。 

And at Waikiki he built a beach            residence on an extensive site so well 

chosen that later on�察�when          the United States government condemned it 

for     fortification      purposes�察     �an    immense       sum    accompanied        the 

condemnation。        In all his    houses were billiard and smoking rooms and 

guest   rooms     galore�察  �for   Ah    Chun's    wonderful   progeny   was      given    to 

lavish     entertainment。       The      furnishing      was    extravagantly      simple。 

Kings' ransoms were expended              without displaythanks to the educated 

tastes of the progeny。 

     Ah Chun had   been liberal   in the matter of   education。            ;Never   mind 

expense�察─�he had argued in the old days with Parkinson when that                     slack 

mariner could see no reason   for making the Vega seaworthy�察                    �you   sail 

the schooner�察�I pay the bills。;        And so with his sons and          daughters。      It 

had   been   for   them   to   get   the   education   and   never   mind  the   expense。 

Harold�察  �the   eldest´born�察  �had   gone   to   Harvard   and     Oxford�察  �Albert   and 

Charles had gone through Yale in the same               classes。    And the daughters�察�

from the eldest down�察�had undergone             their preparation at Mills Seminary 

in   California     and   passed    on   to   Vassar�察   �Wellesley�察    �or  Bryn    Mawr。 

Several�察    �having   so   desired�察  �had   had    the  finishing    touches    put  on   in 

Europe。     And from all the world         Ah Chun's sons and daughters returned 

to    him   to   suggest    and    advise    in    the   garnishment      of  the   chaste 

magnificence       of   his   residences。     Ah      Chun      himself    preferred    the 



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voluptuous glitter of Oriental display�察          �but he was a philosopher�察�and he 

clearly saw that his children's          tastes were correct according to Western 

standards。 

     Of course�察�his children were not known as the Ah Chun children。                     As 

he had evolved from a coolie labourer to a multi´millionaire�察�so had                    his 

name evolved。        Mamma Ah Chun had spelled it A'Chun�察�but her                    wiser 

offspring had elided the apostrophe and spelled it Achun。                 Ah     Chun did 

not    object。   The     spelling   of   his  name     interfered   no   whit    with    his 

comfort   nor   his   philosophic   calm。      Besides�察  �he   was   not    proud。     But 

when his   children   arose   to   the   height   of   a   starched shirt�察  �a   stiff   collar�察�

and   a   frock   coat�察  �they   did   interfere   with   his comfort   and   calm。     Ah 

Chun would have none of it。             He preferred the        loose´flowing robes of 

China�察  �and     neither   could   they   cajole   nor   bully   him   into   making     the 

change。      They tried both courses�察�and in           the latter one failed especially 

disastrously。      They   had   not   been   to   America   for   nothing。      They   had 

learned the virtues of the boycott as           employed by organized labour�察�and 

he�察  �their   father�察 �Chun     Ah   Chun�察    �they    boycotted     in  his  own    house�察�

Mamma        Achun     aiding   and   abetting。      But    Ah    Chun    himself�察   �while 

unversed   in   Western   culture�察  �was      thoroughly   conversant   with   Western 

labour conditions。        An extensive       employer of labour himself�察�he knew 

how   to   cope   with   its   tactics。   Promptly   he   imposed   a   lockout   on   his 

rebellious     progeny    and    erring   spouse。      He    discharged     his  scores   of 

servants�察�locked up his        stables�察�closed his houses�察�and went to live in the 

Royal     Hawaiian      Hotel�察    �in  which    enterprise    he   happened     to  be   the 

heaviest     stockholder。      The family fluttered distractedly on visits about 

with     friends�察�while Ah Chun calmly managed his many affairs�察�smoked 

his    long pipe with the tiny silver bowl�察�and pondered the problem of his 

wonderful progeny。 

     This problem did not disturb his calm。             He knew in his philosopher's 

soul    that  when     it  was  ripe   he  would     solve   it。  In   the  meantime      he 

enforced the lesson that complacent as he might be�察�he was                   nevertheless 

the absolute dictator of the Achun destinies。             The     family held out for a 

week�察  �then   returned�察  �along   with   Ah   Chun   and       the   many   servants�察  �to 

occupy      the  bungalow      once   more。     And     thereafter    no    question    was 



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raised when Ah Chun elected to enter his brilliant               drawing´room in blue 

silk robe�察�wadded slippers�察�and black silk            skull´cap with red button peak�察�

or   when   he   chose   to   draw   at   his  slender´stemmed   silver´bowled   pipe 

among   the   cigarette´   and   cigar´   smoking   officers   and   civilians   on       the 

broad verandas or in the         smoking room。 

     Ah Chun occupied a unique position in Honolulu。                 Though he did not 

appear      in  society�察   �he   was    eligible   anywhere。       Except      among      the 

Chinese merchants of the city�察�he never went out�察�but he received�察                 �and he 

always     was    the  centre   of   his  household     and   the   head   of   his   table。 

Himself      peasant�察  �born    Chinese�察   �he   presided    over   an    atmosphere       of 

culture   and   refinement   second   to   none   in   all   the    islands。    Nor   were 

there any in all the islands too proud to cross            his threshold and enjoy his 

hospitality。     First of all�察�the Achun       bungalow was of irreproachable tone。 

Next�察   �Ah    Chun    was   a  power。       And     finally�察 �Ah   Chun     was   a  moral 

paragon   and   an   honest   business   man。         Despite   the   fact   that   business 

morality     was    higher   than   on   the    mainland�察     �Ah   Chun     outshone    the 

business men of Honolulu in the             scrupulous rigidity of his honesty。           It 

was a saying that his word          was as good as his bond。          His signature was 

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