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as well�察�and she continually returned to catch a glimpse of that blazing�察�
imperious�察 �yearning something that she had never seen in human eyes
before。 And she was herself strangely bewildered and excited。
The transport's huge whistle blew a deafening blast�察 �and the flower´
crowned multitude surged closer to the side of the dock。 Dorothy
Sambrooke's fingers were pressed to her ears�察 �and as she made a moue
of distaste at the outrage of sound�察 �she noticed again the imperious�察�
yearning blaze in Steve's eyes。 He was not looking at her�察 �but at her
ears�察�delicately pink and transparent in the slanting rays of the afternoon
sun。 Curious and fascinated�察�she gazed at that strange something in his
eyes until he saw that he had been caught。 She saw his cheeks flush
darkly and heard him utter inarticulately。 He was embarrassed�察�and she
was aware of embarrassment herself。 Stewards were going about
nervously begging shore´going persons to be gone。 Steve put out his
hand。 When she felt the grip of the fingers that had gripped hers a
thousand times on surf´boards and lava slopes�察 �she heard the words of
the song with a new understanding as they sobbed in the Hawaiian
woman's silver throat�此�
;Ka halia ko aloha kai hiki mai�察�Ke hone ae nei i ku'u manawa�察�O oe
no kan aloha A loko e hana nei。;
Steve had taught her air and words and meaningso she had thought�察�
till this instant�察 �and in this instant of the last finger clasp and warm
contact of palms she divined for the first time the real meaning of the
song。 She scarcely saw him go�察�nor could she note him on the crowded
gangway�察 �for she was deep in a memory maze�察 �living over the four
weeks just past�察�rereading events in the light of revelation。
When the Senatorial party had landed�察 �Steve had been one of the
committee of entertainment。 It was he who had given them their first
exhibition of surf riding�察 �out at Waikiki Beach�察 �paddling his narrow
board seaward until he became a disappearing speck�察�and then�察 �suddenly
reappearing�察�rising like a sea´god from out of the welter of spume and
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churning whiterising swiftly higher and higher�察 �shoulders and chest
and loins and limbs�察 �until he stood poised on the smoking crest of a
mighty�察 �mile´long billow�察 �his feet buried in the flying foam�察 �hurling
beach´ward with the speed of an express train and stepping calmly
ashore at their astounded feet。 That had been her first glimpse of Steve。
He had been the youngest man on the committee�察 �a youth�察 �himself�察 �of
twenty。 He had not entertained by speechmaking�察 �nor had he shone
decoratively at receptions。 It was in the breakers at Waikiki�察�in the wild
cattle drive on Manna Kea�察 �and in the breaking yard of the Haleakala
Ranch that he had performed his share of the entertaining。
She had not cared for the interminable statistics and eternal
speechmaking of the other members of the committee。 Neither had
Steve。 And it was with Steve that she had stolen away from the open´
air feast at Hamakua�察 �and from Abe Louisson�察 �the coffee planter�察 �who
had talked coffee�察�coffee�察�nothing but coffee�察�for two mortal hours。 It
was then�察�as they rode among the tree ferns�察�that Steve had taught her the
words of ;Aloha Oe�察─ �the song that had been sung to the visiting
Senators at every village�察�ranch�察�and plantation departure。
Steve and she had been much together from the first。 He had been
her playfellow。 She had taken possession of him while her father had
been occupied in taking possession of the statistics of the island territory。
She was too gentle to tyrannize over her playfellow�察 �yet she had ruled
him abjectly�察�except when in canoe�察�or on horse or surf´board�察�at which
times he had taken charge and she had rendered obedience。 And now�察�
with this last singing of the song�察�as the lines were cast off and the big
transport began backing slowly out from the dock�察�she knew that Steve
was something more to her than playfellow。
Five thousand voices were singing ;Aloha Oe�察─�MY LOVE BE
WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN�察�and in that first moment of
known love she realized that she and Steve were being torn apart。
When would they ever meet again�拭 �He had taught her those words
himself。 She remembered listening as he sang them over and over
under the hau tree at Waikiki。 Had it been prophecy�拭 �And she had
admired his singing�察 �had told him that he sang with such expression。
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She laughed aloud�察 �hysterically�察 �at the recollection。 With such
expression��when he had been pouring his heart out in his voice。 She
knew now�察 �and it was too late。 Why had he not spoken�拭 �Then she
realized that girls of her age did not marry。 But girls of her age did
marryin Hawaiiwas her instant thought。 Hawaii had ripened her
Hawaii�察 �where flesh is golden and where all women are ripe and sun´
kissed。
Vainly she scanned the packed multitude on the dock。 What had
become of him�拭 �She felt she could pay any price for one more glimpse
of him�察�and she almost hoped that some mortal sickness would strike the
lonely captain on the bridge and delay departure。 For the first time in
her life she looked at her father with a calculating eye�察�and as she did she
noted with newborn fear the lines of will and determination。 It would
be terrible to oppose him。 And what chance would she have in such a
struggle�拭 �But why had Steve not spoken�拭 �Now it was too late。 Why
had he not spoken under the hau tree at Waikiki�拭�
And then�察 �with a great sinking of the heart�察 �it came to her that she
knew why。 What was it she had heard one day�拭 �Oh�察 �yes�察 �it was at
Mrs。 Stanton's tea�察 �that afternoon when the ladies of the ;Missionary
Crowd; had entertained the ladies of the Senatorial party。 It was Mrs。
Hodgkins�察 �the tall blonde woman�察 �who had asked the question。 The
scene came back to her vividlythe broad lanai�察 �the tropic flowers�察�the
noiseless Asiatic attendants�察�the hum of the voices of the many women
and the question Mrs。 Hodgkins had asked in the group next to her。
Mrs。 Hodgkins had been away on the mainland for years�察 �and was
evidently inquiring after old island friends of her maiden days。 ;What
has become of Susie Maydwell�拭─�was the question she had asked。 ;Oh�察�
we never see her any more�察�she married Willie Kupele�察─�another island
woman answered。 And Senator Behrend's wife laughed and wanted to
know why matrimony had affected Susie Maydwell's friendships。
;Hapa´haole�察─�was the answer�察 �he was a half´caste�察�you know�察�and we
of the Islands have to think about our children。;
Dorothy turned to her father�察�resolved to put it to the test。
;Papa�察�if Steve ever comes to the United States�察�mayn't he come and
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see us some time�拭─�
;Who�拭 �Steve�拭─�
;Yes�察�Stephen Knightyou know him。 You said good´bye to him not
five minutes ago。 Mayn't he�察�if he happens to be in the United States
some time�察�come and see us�拭─�
;Certainly not�察─ �Jeremy Sambrooke answered shortly。 ;Stephen
Knight is a hapa´haole and you know what that means。;
;Oh�察─ �Dorothy said faintly�察 �while she felt a numb despair creep into
her heart。
Steve was not a hapa´haoleshe knew that�察�but she did not know that
a quarter´strain of tropic sunshine streamed in his veins�察�and she knew
that that was sufficient to put him outside the marriage pale。 It was a
strange world。 There was the Honourable A。 S。 Cleghorn�察 �who had
married a dusky princess of the Kamehameha blood�察�yet men considered
it an honour to know him��
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