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     ;He never looked at us�察�but started for the door。 

     ;'You wait here�察�John��' he said�察�waving me back from accompanying 

him。 

     ;We stood around like a group of ghosts。 

     ;'It is the truth��' Kaluna said。      'You could see it for yourselves。' 

     ;They looked at me�察�and I nodded。              Harry Burnley lifted his glass to 

his lips�察�but lowered it untasted。        He spilled half of it over the        bar。    His 

lips were trembling like a child that is about to cry。              Ned Austin made a 

clatter in the ice´chest。       He wasn't looking for         anything。      I don't think 

he   knew   what   he     was   doing。    Nobody   spoke。         Harry   Burnley's     lips 

were     trembling    harder    than   ever。    Suddenly�察     �with    a   most   horrible�察�

malignant expression he drove his fist into             Kaluna's face。      He followed 

it   up。  We   made   no   attempt   to   separate      them。     We   didn't   care   if   he 

killed the half´caste。      It was a     terrible beating。      We weren't interested。 

I don't even remember          when Burnley ceased and let the poor devil crawl 

away。     We were all       too dazed。 

     ;Doc Strowbridge told me about it afterward。                 He was working   late 

over     a  report   when     Lyte   came     into   his  office。    Lyte    had    already 

recovered      his  optimism�察     �and   came    swinging     in�察 �a   trifle  angry   with 

Kaluna to be sure�察�but very certain of himself。              'What could I do��'        Doc 

asked me。       'I knew he had it。       I had seen it coming on for          months。      I 

couldn't   answer   him。      I   couldn't   say   yes。  I   don't   mind   telling   you   I 

broke down and cried。          He pleaded for the         bacteriological test。      ;Snip 

out a piece�察�Doc�察─�he said�察�over and           over。    ;Snip out a piece of skin and 

make the test。; 

     ;The   way   Doc   Strowbridge   cried   must   have   convinced   Lyte。          The 

Claudine was leaving next morning for Honolulu。                  We caught him when 

he   was   going   aboard。      You   see�察  �he   was   headed   for   Honolulu   to   give 

himself up to the Board of Health。           We could do nothing with him。              He 

had   sent   too   many   to   Molokai   to   hang   back   himself。     We   argued   for 

Japan。     But    he   wouldn't    hear   of  it。  'I've   got  to  take   my    medicine�察�

fellows��'   was   all   he   would   say�察  �and   he   said   it   over   and   over。 He was 

obsessed with the idea。 

     ;He wound up all his affairs from the Receiving Station at Honolulu�察�



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and went down to Molokai。            He didn't get on well there。         The    resident 

physician wrote us that he was a shadow of his old self。                You see he was 

grieving about his wife and the kids。           He knew we         were taking care of 

them�察�but it hurt him just the same。         After six     months or so I went down 

to Molokai。      I sat on one side a plate´ glass window�察�and he on the other。 

We looked at each other through           the glass and talked through what might 

be called a speaking tube。           But it was hopeless。        He had made up his 

mind to remain。        Four     mortal hours I argued。         I was exhausted at the 

end。    My steamer was         whistling for me�察�too。 

     ;But   we   couldn't   stand   for   it。 Three   months   later   we   chartered   the 

schooner   Halcyon。       She   was   an   opium   smuggler�察  �and   she   sailed   like   a 

witch。     Her master was a squarehead who would do anything for money�察�

and   we   made   a   charter   to   China   worth   his   while。 He   sailed   from   San 

Francisco�察  �and   a   few   days   later   we   took   out   Landhouse's   sloop   for   a 

cruise。    She was only a five´ton yacht�察�but we slammed her fifty                  miles 

to windward into the north´east trade。           Seasick�拭     �I never    suffered so in 

my life。     Out of sight of land we picked up the              Halcyon�察�and Burnley 

and I went aboard。 

     ;We     ran  down     to  Molokai�察    �arriving   about   eleven    at  night。   The 

schooner      hove   to  and   we   landed    through   the   surf  in  a  whale´boat     at 

Kalawaothe        place�察  �you    know�察   �where     Father   Damien      died。    That 

squarehead   was   game。        With   a   couple   of   revolvers   strapped   on   him   he 

came right along。        The three of us crossed the peninsula to            Kalaupapa�察�

something like two miles。          Just imagine hunting in the         dead of night for 

a man in a settlement of over a thousand lepers。                 You see�察�if the alarm 

was given�察�it was all off with us。         It was    strange ground�察�and pitch dark。 

The leper's dogs came out and bayed              at us�察�and we stumbled around till 

we got lost。 

     ;The   squarehead   solved   it。     He   led   the   way   into   the   first   detached 

house。     We shut the door after us and struck a light。              There were       six 

lepers。    We routed them up�察�and I talked in native。            What I      wanted was 

a kokua。      A kokua is�察�literally�察�a helper�察�a native who          is clean that lives 

in the settlement and is paid by the Board of             Health to nurse the lepers�察�

dress their sores�察�and such things。         We     stayed in the house to keep track 



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of the inmates�察�while the        squarehead led one of them off to find a kokua。 

He got him�察�and he         brought him along at the point of his revolver。            But 

the   kokua    was    all   right。   While     the  squarehead     guarded     the  house�察�

Burnley  and   I     were   guided by  the   kokua   to   Lyte's   house。    He   was   all 

alone。 

     ;'I   thought   you   fellows   would   come��'   Lyte   said。    'Don't   touch   me�察�

John。     How's   Ned�察  �and   Charley�察  �and   all   the   crowd�拭   �Never   mind�察  �tell 

me    afterward。     I   am   ready   to  go   now。    I've   had   nine   months    of  it。 

Where's the boat��' 

     ;We started back for the other house to pick up the squarehead。                   But 

the   alarm   had   got   out。  Lights   were   showing   in   the   houses�察  �and   doors 

were slamming。        We had agreed that there was to be no shooting               unless 

absolutely necessary�察  �and   when   we   were halted   we   went   at   it     with our 

fists and the butts of our revolvers。          I found myself        tangled up with a 

big   man。    I   couldn't   keep   him   off   me�察  �though   twice    I   smashed   him 

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