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her great´grandmother�察�Paahaothe Princess Paahao�察�for she came of 

the royal line。  Stella Allendale's great´grandfather had been a 

Captain Blunt�察�an English adventurer who took service under 

Kamehameha I and was made a tabu chief himself。  Her grandfather had 

been a New Bedford whaling captain�察�while through her own father had 

been introduced a remote blend of Italian and Portuguese which had 

been grafted upon his own English stock。  Legally a Hawaiian�察�Ah 

Chun's spouse was more of any one of three other nationalities。



And into this conglomerate of the races�察�Ah Chun introduced the 

Mongolian mixture。  Thus�察�his children by Mrs。 Ah Chun were one 

thirty´second Polynesian�察�one´sixteenth Italian�察�one sixteenth 

Portuguese�察�one´half Chinese�察�and eleven thirty´seconds English and 

American。  It might well be that Ah Chun would have refrained from 

matrimony could he have foreseen the wonderful family that was to 

spring from this union。  It was wonderful in many ways。  First�察�

there was its size。  There were fifteen sons and daughters�察�mostly 

daughters。  The sons had come first�察�three of them�察�and then had 

followed�察�in unswerving sequence�察�a round dozen of girls。  The blend 

of the race was excellent。  Not alone fruitful did it prove�察�for the 

progeny�察�without exception�察�was healthy and without blemish。  But 

the most amazing thing about the family was its beauty。  All the 

girls were beautifuldelicately�察�ethereally beautiful。  Mamma Ah 

Chun's rotund lines seemed to modify papa Ah Chun's lean angles�察�so 

that the daughters were willowy without being lathy�察�round´muscled 

without being chubby。  In every feature of every face were haunting 

reminiscences of Asia�察�all manipulated over and disguised by Old 

England�察�New England�察�and South of Europe。  No observer�察�without 

information�察�would have guessed�察�the heavy Chinese strain in their 

veins�察�nor could any observer�察�after being informed�察�fail to note 

immediately the Chinese traces。



As beauties�察�the Ah Chun girls were something new。  Nothing like 

them had been seen before。  They resembled nothing so much as they 

resembled one another�察�and yet each girl was sharply individual。  

There was no mistaking one for another。  On the other hand�察�Maud�察�

who was blue´eyed and yellow´haired�察�would remind one instantly of 

Henrietta�察�an olive brunette with large�察�languishing dark eyes and 

hair that was blue´black。  The hint of resemblance that ran through 

them all�察�reconciling every differentiation�察�was Ah Chun's 

contribution。  He had furnished the groundwork upon which had been 

traced the blended patterns of the races。  He had furnished the 

slim´boned Chinese frame�察�upon which had been builded the delicacies 

and subtleties of Saxon�察�Latin�察�and Polynesian flesh。



Mrs。 Ah Chun had ideas of her own to which Ah Chun gave credence�察�

though never permitting them expression when they conflicted with 

his own philosophic calm。  She had been used all her life to living 

in 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 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 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 never needed to bind 

him。  He never broke his word。  Twenty years after Hotchkiss�察�of 

Hotchkiss�察�Morterson Company�察�died�察�they found among mislaid papers 

a memorandum of a loan of thirty thousand dollars to Ah Chun。  It 

had been incurred when Ah Chun was Privy Councillor to Kamehameha 

II。  In the bustle and confusion of those heyday�察�money´making 

times�察�the affair had slipped Ah Chun's mind。  There was no note�察�no 

legal claim against him�察�but he settled in full with the Hotchkiss' 

Estate�察�voluntarily paying a compound interest that dwarfed the 

principal。  Likewise�察�when he verbally guaranteed the disastrous 

Kakiku Ditch Scheme�察�at a time when the least sanguine did not dream 

a guarantee necessary;Signed his cheque for two hundred thousand 

without a quiver�察�gentlemen�察�without a quiver�察─�was the report of 

the secretary of the defunct enterprise�察�who had been sent on the 

forlorn hope of finding out Ah Chun's intentions。  And on top of the 

many similar actions that were true of his word�察�there was scarcely 

a man of repute in the islands that at one time or another had not 

experienced the helping financial hand of Ah Chun。



So it was that Honolulu watched his wonderful family grow up into a 

perplexing problem and secretly sympathized with him�察�for it was 

beyond any of them to imagine what he was going to do with it。  But 

Ah Chun saw the problem more clearly than they。  No one knew as he 

knew the extent to which he was an alien in his family。  His own 

family did not guess it。  He saw that there was no place for him 

amongst this marvellous seed of his loins�察�and he looked forward to 

his de
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