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the house of pride(袷蛸岻社)-及25何蛍

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became      heavier。   His    two  youngest     daughters    were   not  yet   married。 

He did not wait�察�but dowered them with a hundred thousand                  each�察�which 

sums   lay   in   the   Bank   of   Hawaii�察  �drawing   interest   and  awaiting   their 

wedding day。       Albert took over the business of the         firm of Ah Chun and 

Ah Yung�察�Harold�察�the eldest�察�having elected to            take a quarter of a million 

and    go   to  England    to  live。  Charles�察    �the  youngest�察    �took   a  hundred 

thousand�察    �a  legal  guardian�察   �and   a  course   in  a   Keeley    institute。   To 

Mamma        Achun     was   given   the   bungalow�察    �the   mountain      House     on 

Tantalus�察�and a new seaside residence in place of             the one Ah Chun sold 

to the government。       Also�察�to Mamma Achun was             given half a million in 

money well invested。 

     Ah Chun was now ready to crack the nut of the problem。                   One fine 

morning when the family was at breakfasthe had seen to it that all                 his 

sons´in´law   and   their   wives   were   presenthe   announced   that   he      was 

returning to his ancestral soil。       In a neat little homily he       explained that 

he had made ample provision for his family�察�and he                 laid down various 

maxims that he was sure�察�he said�察�would enable               them to dwell together 

in   peace   and   harmony。    Also�察  �he   gave   business   advice   to   his   sons´in´ 

law�察�preached the virtues of temperate living             and safe investments�察�and 

gave them  the  benefit of   his   encyclopedic        knowledge of   industrial   and 

business conditions in Hawaii。          Then he      called for his carriage�察�and�察�in 

the   company   of   the   weeping   Mamma        Achun�察  �was   driven   down   to   the 

Pacific    Mail   steamer�察   �leaving   behind    him    a  panic   in  the   bungalow。 

Captain Higginson clamoured wildly for              an injunction。      The daughters 

shed    copious     tears。   One    of   their   husbands�察    �an   ex´Federal     judge�察�

questioned Ah   Chun's   sanity�察  �and      hastened   to   the   proper   authorities   to 



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inquire   into   it。  He   returned      with   the   information   that   Ah   Chun   had 

appeared       before    the    commission        the     day    before�察   �demanded       an 

examination�察�and passed with flying              colours。     There was nothing to be 

done�察�so they went down and said               good´bye to the little old man�察�who 

waved farewell from the           promenade deck as the big steamer poked her 

nose seaward through the           coral reef。 

     But the little old man was not bound for Canton。                 He knew his own 

country   too   well�察  �and   the   squeeze   of   the   Mandarins�察  �to   venture   into  it 

with the tidy bulk of wealth that remained to him。                He went to        Macao。 

Now Ah   Chun   had   long   exercised   the   power   of   a   king   and   he     was   as 

imperious as a king。        When he landed at Macao and went into                the office 

of   the  biggest   European   hotel   to   register�察  �the  clerk  closed   the   book   on 

him。     Chinese   were   not   permitted。       Ah   Chun   called     for   the   manager 

and was treated with contumely。              He drove away�察�but          in two hours he 

was    back    again。   He     called   the  clerk   and   manager     in�察 �gave     them   a 

month's salary�察�and discharged them。              He had made         himself the owner 

of   the   hotel�察  �and   in   the   finest   suite   he   settled down   during   the   many 

months the gorgeous palace in the suburbs was                building for him。        In the 

meantime�察      �with   the  inevitable    ability   that   was    his�察 �he   increased    the 

earnings of his big hotel from three per            cent to thirty。 

     The troubles Ah   Chun had   flown began   early。             There   were   sons´in´ 

law     that made bad investments�察�others that played ducks and drakes with 

the Achun dowries。         Ah Chun being out of it�察�they looked at Mamma Ah 

Chun      and   her  half   million�察  �and�察  �looking�察   �engendered      not  the   best  of 

feeling     toward    one    another。    Lawyers       waxed     fat  in  the   striving    to 

ascertain      the   construction     of   trust   deeds。      Suits�察   �cross´suits�察   �and 

counter´suits   cluttered the  Hawaiian   courts。          Nor  did   the  police    courts 

escape。     There were angry encounters in which harsh words and                    harsher 

blows were struck。        There were such things as flower pots             being thrown 

to   add    emphasis     to  winged     words。     And     suits  for   libel   arose    that 

dragged      their  way    through    the   courts   and   kept   Honolulu      agog    with 

excitement over the revelations of the witnesses。 

     In his palace�察�surrounded by all dear delights of the Orient�察�Ah                 Chun 

smokes   his   placid   pipe   and   listens   to   the   turmoil   overseas。    By    each 



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mail steamer�察�in faultless English�察�typewritten on an American       machine�察�

a letter goes from Macao to Honolulu�察�in which�察�by        admirable texts and 

precepts�察�Ah Chun advises his family to live in      unity and harmony。     As 

for himself�察�he is out of it all�察�and well   content。   He has won to peace 

and repose。    At times he chuckles and     rubs his hands�察�and his slant little 

black eyes twinkle merrily at     the thought of the funny world。      For out 

of all his living and   philosophizing�察�that remains to himthe conviction 

that it is a very funny world。 



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                THE SHERIFF OF KONA 



     ;You   cannot   escape   liking   the   climate�察─  �Cudworth   said�察  �in   reply   to 

my   panegyric   on   the   Kona   coast。       ;I   was   a   young   fellow�察  �just   out   of 

college�察    �when    I  came    here   eighteen     years   ago。    I   never   went    back�察�

except�察�of course�察�to visit。        And I warn you�察�if you have some spot               dear 

to   you   on   earth�察  �not   to   linger   here   too   long�察  �else   you   will find   this 

dearer。; 

     We had finished dinner�察�which had been served on the big lanai�察�the 

one with a northerly exposure�察�though exposure is indeed a misnomer                        in 

so delectable a climate。 

     The     candles    had   been    put   out�察  �and   a   slim�察  �white´clad     Japanese 

slipped
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