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three    cards   and   held   up   the  kings�察   �of  course。    Not    Lyte。    He     was 

playing   optimism。       He   threw   the   kings   away�察  �held   up   the   three   little 

clubs�察   �and   drew    two   cards。    He    never   looked    at  them。     He    looked 

across at Schultz to bet�察�and Schultz did bet�察�big。             Since he     himself held 

three aces he knew he had Lyte�察�because he played Lyte                    for threes�察�and�察�

necessarily�察 �they  would have   to   be   smaller   threes。         Poor   Schultz�     �He 

was    perfectly    correct   under    the  premises。     His     mistake     was    that  he 

thought     Lyte   was    playing    poker。   They     bet   back    and    forth   for  five 

minutes�察�until Schultz's certainty began to ooze                out。    And all the time 

Lyte had never looked at his two cards�察�and                 Schultz knew it。        I could 

see Schultz think�察�and revive�察�and splurge              with his bets again。        But the 

strain was too much for him。; 

     ;'Hold   on�察  �Gregory��'   he   said   at   last。 'I've   got   you   beaten   from   the 

start。   I don't want any of your money。            I've got'; 

     ;'Never   mind   what   you've   got��'   Lyte   interrupted。       'You   don't   know 

what I've got。      I guess I'll take a look。'; 

     ;He   looked�察  �and   raised   the   German   a   hundred   dollars。       Then   they 

went     at   it  again�察  �back    and   forth   and   back   and    forth�察 �until  Schultz 

weakened and called�察�and laid down his three aces。                 Lyte faced his       five 

cards。     They were all black。        He had drawn two more clubs。              Do     you 

know�察�he just about broke Schultz's nerve as a poker player。                   He     never 

played   in   the   same   form   again。   He   lacked   confidence   after       that�察  �and 

was a bit wobbly。; 

     ;'But how could you do it��' I asked Lyte afterwards。                  'You knew he 

had you beaten when he drew two cards。                  Besides�察�you never looked at 

your own draw。'; 

     ;'I   didn't   have   to   look��'   was   Lyte's   answer。 'I   knew   they   were   two 

clubs all the time。       They just had to be two clubs。          Do you think I        was 

going   to   let   that   big   Dutchman   beat   me�拭    �It   was   impossible   that    he 



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should   beat   me。     It   is   not   my   way   to   be   beaten。 I   just   have   to win。 

Why�察�I'd have been the most surprised man in this world if                     they hadn't 

been all clubs。'; 

     ;That   was   Lyte's   way�察  �and   maybe   it   will   help   you   to   appreciate   his 

colossal optimism。         As he put it he just had to succeed�察�to fare            well�察�to 

prosper。     And in that same incident�察�as in ten thousand              others�察�he found 

his   sanction。     The   thing   was   that   he   did   succeed�察 �did   prosper。     That 

was why he was afraid of nothing。              Nothing could        ever happen to him。 

He knew it�察�because nothing had ever happened                   to him。     That time the 

Luga was lost and he swam thirty miles�察�he                was in the water two whole 

nights and a day。        And during all that        terrible stretch of time he never 

lost hope once�察�never once doubted             the outcome。        He just knew he was 

going to make the land。          He told      me so himself�察�and I know it was the 

truth。 

     ;Well�察  �that   is   the   kind   of   a   man   Lyte   Gregory   was。 He   was   of   a 

different   race   from   ordinary�察  �ailing   mortals。      He   was   a   lordly   being�察�

untouched   by   common   ills   and   misfortunes。         Whatever   he   wanted        he 

got。    He   won   his   wifeone   of   the   Caruthers�察  �a   little   beauty   from   a 

dozen rivals。      And she settled down and made him the finest                 wife in the 

world。     He   wanted   a   boy。    He   got   it。  He   wanted   a   girl   and   another 

boy。    He got them。        And they were just right�察�without            spot or blemish�察�

with   chests   like   little   barrels�察  �and   with   all   the inheritance   of   his   own 

health and strength。 

     ;And then it happened。          The mark of the beast was laid upon him。               I 

watched it for a year。        It broke my heart。        But he did not know it�察         �nor 

did anybody else guess it except that cursed hapa´haole�察�Stephen                   Kaluna。 

He knew it�察�but I did not know that he did。             AndyesDoc         Strowbridge 

knew it。     He was the federal physician�察�and he had               developed the leper 

eye。    You see�察�part of his business was to              examine suspects and order 

them   to   the   receiving   station   at  Honolulu。       And   Stephen   Kaluna   had 

developed the leper eye。          The     disease ran strong in his family�察�and four 

or five of his relatives      were already on Molokai。 

     ;The trouble arose over Stephen Kaluna's sister。                 When she became 

suspect�察�and before Doc Strowbridge could get hold of her�察�her                      brother 



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spirited her away to some hiding´place。              Lyte was Sheriff of        Kona�察�and 

it was his business to find her。 

     ;We     were    all  over   at  Hilo   that  night�察  �in  Ned    Austin's。    Stephen 

Kaluna      was    there   when    we    came    in�察 �by   himself�察   �in  his   cups�察  �and 

quarrelsome。        Lyte    was    laughing     over   some     jokethat    huge�察  �happy 

laugh of a giant boy。         Kaluna spat contemptuously on the floor。                 Lyte 

noticed�察    �so  did   everybody�察    �but   he  ignored     the  fellow。    Kaluna      was 

looking   for   trouble。     He   took   it   as   a   personal   grudge   that   Lyte  was 

trying to apprehend his sister。          In half a dozen ways he           advertised his 

displeasure   at   Lyte's   presence�察�but   Lyte   ignored   him。       I   imagined   Lyte 

was    a  bit  sorry   for  him�察   �for  the  hardest    duty   of  his   office    was   the 

apprehension of lepers。         It is not a nice thing to go         in to a man's house 

and tear away a father�察�mother�察�or child�察�who               has done no wrong�察�and to 

send such a one to perpetual banishment on                 Molokai。       Of course�察�it is 

necessary as a protection to society�察�and             Lyte�察�I do believe�察�would have 

been the first to apprehend his own            father did he become suspect。 

     ;Finally�察�Kaluna blurted out�此          �'Look   here�察�Gregory�察 �you think   you're 

going to find Kalan
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