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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 Kalaniweo�察�but you're not。'
;Kalaniweo was his sister。 Lyte glanced at him when his name was
called�察�but he made no answer。 Kaluna was furious。 He was working
himself up all the time。
;'I'll tell you one thing��' he shouted。 'You'll be on Molokai
yourself before ever you get Kalaniweo there。 I'll tell you what
you are。 You've no right to be in the company of honest men。
You've made a terrible fuss talking about your duty�察�haven't you�拭 �
You've sent many lepers to Molokai�察�and knowing all the time you
belonged there yourself。'
;I'd seen Lyte angry more than once�察�but never quite so angry as at
that moment。 Leprosy with us�察�you know�察�is not a thing to jest
about。 He made one leap across the floor�察�dragging Kaluna out of
his chair with a clutch on his neck。 He shook him back and forth
savagely�察�till you could hear the half´caste's teeth rattling。
;'What do you mean��' Lyte was demanding。 'Spit it out�察�man�察�or I'll
choke it out of you��'
;You know�察�in the West there is a certain phrase that a man must
smile while uttering。 So with us of the islands�察�only our phrase is
related to leprosy。 No matter what Kaluna was�察�he was no coward。
As soon as Lyte eased the grip on his throat he answered�此�
;'I'll tell you what I mean。 You are a leper yourself。'
Lyte suddenly flung the half´caste sideways into a chair�察�letting
him down easily enough。 Then Lyte broke out into honest�察�hearty
laughter。 But he laughed alone�察�and when he discovered it he looked
around at our faces。 I had reached his side and was trying to get
him to come away�察�but he took no notice of me。 He was gazing�察�
fascinated�察�at Kaluna�察�who was brushing at his own throat in a
flurried�察�nervous way�察�as if to brush off the contamination of the
fingers that had clutched him。 The action was unreasoned�察�genuine。
;Lyte looked around at us�察�slowly passing from face to face。
;'My God�察�fellows� �My God��' he said。
;He did not speak it。 It was more a hoarse whisper of fright and
horror。 It was fear that fluttered in his throat�察�and I don't think
that ever in his life before he had known fear。
;Then his colossal optimism asserted itself�察�and he laughed again。
;'A good jokewhoever put it up��' he said。 'The drinks are on me。
I had a scare for a moment。 But�察�fellows�察�don't do it again�察�to
anybody。 It's too serious。 I tell you I died a thousand deaths in
that moment。 I thought of my wife and the kids�察�and 。 。 。 '
;His voice broke�察�and the half´caste�察�still throat´brushing�察�drew
his eyes。 He was puzzled and worried。
;'John��' he said�察�turning toward me。
;His jovial�察�rotund voice rang in my ears。 But I could not answer。
I was swallowing hard at that moment�察�and besides�察�I knew my face
didn't look just right。
;'John��' he called again�察�taking a step nearer。
;He called timidly�察�and of all nightmares of horrors the most
frightful was to hear timidity in Lyte Gregory's voice。
;'John�察�John�察�what does it mean��' he went on�察�still more timidly。
'It's a joke�察�isn't it�拭 �John�察�here's my hand。 If I were a leper
would I offer you my hand�拭 �Am I a leper�察�John��'
;He held out his hand�察�and what in high heaven or hell did I care�拭 �
He was my friend。 I took his hand�察�though it cut me to the heart to
see the way his face brightened。
;'It was only a joke�察�Lyte��' I said。 'We fixed it up on you。 But
you're right。 It's too serious。 We won't do it again。'
;He did not laugh this time。 He smiled�察�as a man awakened from a
bad dream and still oppressed by the substance of the dream。
;'All right�察�then��' he said。 'Don't do it again�察�and I'll stand for
the drinks。 But I may as well confess that you fellows had me going
south for a moment。 Look at the way I've been sweating。'
;He sighed and wiped the sweat from his forehead as he started to
step toward the bar。
;'It is no joke��' Kaluna said abruptly。 I looked murder at him�察�and
I felt murder�察�too。 But I dared not speak or strike。 That would
have precipitated the catastrophe which I somehow had a mad hope of
still averting。
;'It is no joke��' Kaluna repeated。 'You are a leper�察�Lyte Gregory�察�
and you've no right putting your hands on honest men's fleshon the
clean flesh of honest men。'
;Then Gregory flared up。
;'The joke has gone far enough� �Quit it� �Quit it�察�I say�察�Kaluna�察�
or I'll give you a beating��'
;'You undergo a bacteriological examination��' Kaluna answered�察�'and
then you can beat meto death�察�if you want to。 Why�察�man�察�look at
yourself there in the glass。 You can see it。 Anybody can see it。
You're developing the lion face。 See where the skin is darkened
there over your eyes。
;Lyte peered and peered�察�and I saw his hands trembling。
;'I can see nothing��' he said finally�察�then turned on the hapa´
haole。 'You have a black heart�察�Kaluna。 And I am not ashamed to
say that you have given me a scare that no man has a right to give
another。 I take you at your word。 I am going to settle this thing
now。 I am going straight to Doc Strowbridge。 And when I come back�察�
watch out。'
;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�
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 of the inmates�察�while the
squarehead led one of them off to find a kokua。 He got
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