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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
fair
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