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difference�拭�or was it a matter of degree�拭�

     As he pondered the problem a hand rested on his shoulder。 

     ;Hello�察�Ford�察�what are you doing here�拭            �Isn't this a bit festive�拭─�

     ;I   try   to   be   lenient�察  �Dr。   Kennedy�察  �even   as   I   look   on�察─  �Percival   Ford 

answered gravely。         ;Won't you sit down�拭─�

     Dr。   Kennedy   sat   down�察  �clapping   his   palms   sharply。        A   white´clad 

Japanese servant answered swiftly。 

     Scotch   and   soda   was   Kennedy's   order�察  �then�察  �turning   to   the   other�察  �he 

said�此� 

     ;Of course�察�I don't ask you。; 

     ;But    I  will  take   something�察─    �Ford    said  firmly。    The    doctor's    eyes 

showed surprise�察�and the servant waited。             ;Boy�察�a lemonade�察�please。; 

     The doctor laughed at it heartily�察�as a joke on himself�察�and glanced                  at 

the musicians under the hau tree。 

     ;Why�察�it's the Aloha Orchestra�察─�he said。              ;I thought they were with 

the Hawaiian Hotel on Tuesday nights。              Some rumpus�察�I guess。; 

     His   eyes   paused   for   a   moment�察  �and   dwelt   upon   the   one   who   was 

playing     a guitar and singing a Hawaiian song to the accompaniment of 

all the    instruments。 

     His   face   became   grave   as   he   looked   at   the   singer�察  �and   it   was   still 

grave as he turned it to his companion。 

     ;Look      here�察  �Ford�察  �isn't  it  time   you    let  up   on   Joe   Garland�拭     �I 

understand you are in opposition to the Promotion Committee's                      sending 

him to the States on this surf´board proposition�察�and I've               been wanting to 

speak to you about it。         I should have thought you'd            be glad to get him 

out of the country。       It would be a good way to            end your persecution of 

him。; 

     ;Persecution�拭─�Percival Ford's eyebrows lifted interrogatively。 

     ;Call    it  by   any   name     you   please�察─   �Kennedy      went    on。   ;You've 

hounded       that   poor   devil   for   years。  It's   not   his   fault。 Even   you   will 



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admit     that。; 

     ;Not his fault�拭─      �Percival Ford's thin lips drew tightly together             for 

the moment。       ;Joe Garland is dissolute and idle。          He has always        been a 

wastrel�察�a profligate。; 

     ;But that's no   reason you   should keep   on after   him the   way  you   do。 

I've watched you from the beginning。             The first thing you did when          you 

returned     from    college    and   found    him   working      on   the  plantation    as 

outside   luna   was   to   fire   himyou   with   your   millions�察  �and   he   with his 

sixty dollars a month。; 

     ;Not the first thing�察─�Percival Ford said judicially�察�in a tone he                was 

accustomed   to   use   in   committee   meetings。        ;I   gave   him   his  warning。 

The superintendent said he was a capable luna。                 I had no      objection to 

him   on   that   ground。    It   was   what   he   did   outside   working   hours。    He 

undid my  work   faster   than   I   could build it up。       Of   what     use   were the 

Sunday schools�察�the night schools�察�and the sewing                  classes�察�when in the 

evenings      there   was   Joe   Garland     with   his   infernal    and   eternal   tum´ 

tumming of guitar and ukulele�察�his strong               drink�察�and his hula dancing�拭�

After I warned him�察�I came upon himI              shall never forget itcame upon 

him�察�down at the cabins。          It was    evening。      I could hear the hula songs 

before   I   saw   the   scene。  And      when   I   did   see   it�察  �there   were   the   girls�察�

shameless   in   the   moonlight       and   dancingthe   girls   upon   whom   I   had 

worked to teach clean living           and right conduct。        And there were three 

girls   there�察  �I   remember�察   �just   graduated   from   the   mission   school。      Of 

course     I  discharged    Joe   Garland。      I   know    it  was   the  same    at  Hilo。 

People said I went out of         my way when I persuaded Mason and Fitch to 

discharge him。       But it    was the missionaries who requested me to do so。 

He was undoing         their work by his reprehensible example。; 

     ;Afterwards�察     �when     he  got   on   the  railroad�察  �your    railroad�察  �he  was 

discharged without cause�察─�Kennedy challenged。 

     ;Not   so�察─  �was   the   quick   answer。   ;I   had   him  into   my   private   office 

and talked with him for half an hour。; 

     ;You discharged him for inefficiency�拭─�

     ;For immoral living�察�if you please。; 

     Dr。 Kennedy laughed with a grating sound。               ;Who the devil gave it to 



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you   to   be   judge   and   jury�拭 �Does   landlordism   give   you   control   of   the 

immortal souls of those that toil for you�拭           �I have been your         physician。 

Am I to expect tomorrow your ukase that I give up Scotch                    and soda or 

your    patronage�拭     �Bah�     �Ford�察   �you   take  life  too   seriously。     Besides�察�

when   Joe   got   into   that   smuggling   scrape   ��he    wasn't   in   your   employ�察�

either���察�and he sent word to you�察�asked you             to pay his fine�察�you left him 

to do his six months' hard labour on           the reef。    Don't forget�察�you left Joe 

Garland in the lurch   that       time。     You   threw  him down�察 �hard�察�and  yet   I 

remember the first day         you came to schoolwe boarded�察�you were only 

a   day   scholaryou     had    to   be   initiated。   Three     times   under    in  the 

swimming tankyou           remember�察�it was the regular dose every new boy 

got。    And you held       back。     You denied that you could swim。           You were 

frightened�察    �hysterical; 

     ;Yes�察  �I   know�察─  �Percival   Ford   said   slowly。  ;I   was   frightened。    And 

it was a lie�察�for I could swim 。 。 。 And I was frightened。; 

     ;And you remember who fought for you�拭�who lied for you harder than 

you could lie�察�and swore he knew you couldn't swim�拭                 �Who jumped into 

the tank and pulled you out after the first under and was nearly                drowned 

for   it  by   the  other   boys�察 �who   had    discovered   by   that   time   that   you 

COULD swim�拭─�

     ;Of   course   I   know�察─  �the   other   rejoined   coldly。 ;But   a   generous   act 

as a boy does not excuse a lifetime of wrong living。; 

     ;He has never done wrong to you��personally and directly�察�I mean�拭─�

     ;No�察─�was Percival Ford's answer。            ;That is what makes my position 

impregnable。       I have no personal spite against him。            He is bad�察�that      is 

all。   His life is bad; 

     ;Which is another way  of saying that he does not   agree with you   in 

the way life should be lived�察─�the doctor interrupted。 

     ;Have it that way。       It is immaterial。     He is an idler; 

     ;With     reason�察─  �was    the  interruption�察    �considering     the  jobs   out  of 

which you have knocked him。; 

     ;He is immoral; 

     ;Oh�察  �hold   on   now�察  �Ford。   Don't   go   harping   on   that。   You   are   pure 

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His    is  warm。     Life    is  one   thing   to  you�察  �another    thing   to  him。    He 

laughs   and   sings   and   dances   through   life�察  �genial�察  �unselfish�察    �childlike�察�

everybody's   friend。       You   go   through   life   like   a perambulating   prayer´ 

wheel�察�a friend of nobody but the righteous�察              �and the righteous are those 

who agree with you as to what is right。                 And after all�察�who shall say�拭�

You live like an anchorite。         Joe    Garland lives like a good fellow。           Who 

has    extracted    the  most    from    life�拭   �We     are  paid   to  live�察 �you   know。 

When the wages are too meagre              we throw up the job�察�which is the cause�察�

believe me�察�of all rational         suicide。     Joe Garland would starve to death 

on the wages you get           from life。     You see�察�he is made differently。            So 

would you starve on         his wages�察�which are singing�察�and love; 

     ;Lust�察�if you will pardon me�察─�was the interruption。 

     Dr。 Kennedy smiled。 

     ;Love�察  �to   you�察  �is   a   word   of   four   letters   and   a   definition   which   you 

have     extracted    from    the  dictionary。     But    love�察  �real   love�察  �dewy    and 

palpitant   and   tender�察  �you   do   not   know。   If   God   made   you   and   me�察  �and 

men   and   women�察  �believe   me   He   made   love�察  �too。        But   to   come   back。 

It's about time you quit hounding Joe Garland。               It is not worthy of       you�察�

and it is cowardly。       The thing for you to do is to reach out            and lend him 

a hand。; 

     ;Why I�察�any more than you�拭─�the other demanded。                     ;Why don't you 

reach him a hand�拭─�

     ;I have。     I'm reaching him a hand now。             I'm trying to get you not to 

down   the   Promotion   Committee's   proposition   of   sending   him   away。             I 

got    him   the  job   at  Hilo   with   Mason     and   Fitch。   I've   got   him   half   a 

dozen jobs�察�out of every one of which you drove him。                     But never mind 

that。    Don't forget one thingand a little frankness won't hurt               youit is 

not fair play to saddle another fault on Joe Garl
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