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see Schultz think�察�and revive�察�and splurge              with his bets again。        But the 

strain was too much for him。; 

     ;'Hold   on�察  �Gregory��'   he   said   at   last。 'I've   got   you   beaten   from   the 

start。   I don't want any of your money。            I've got'; 

     ;'Never   mind   what   you've   got��'   Lyte   interrupted。       'You   don't   know 

what I've got。      I guess I'll take a look。'; 

     ;He   looked�察  �and   raised   the   German   a   hundred   dollars。       Then   they 

went     at   it  again�察  �back    and   forth   and   back   and    forth�察 �until  Schultz 

weakened and called�察�and laid down his three aces。                 Lyte faced his       five 

cards。     They were all black。        He had drawn two more clubs。              Do     you 

know�察�he just about broke Schultz's nerve as a poker player。                   He     never 

played   in   the   same   form   again。   He   lacked   confidence   after       that�察  �and 

was a bit wobbly。; 

     ;'But how could you do it��' I asked Lyte afterwards。                  'You knew he 

had you beaten when he drew two cards。                  Besides�察�you never looked at 

your own draw。'; 

     ;'I   didn't   have   to   look��'   was   Lyte's   answer。 'I   knew   they   were   two 

clubs all the time。       They just had to be two clubs。          Do you think I        was 

going   to   let   that   big   Dutchman   beat   me�拭    �It   was   impossible   that    he 



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should   beat   me。     It   is   not   my   way   to   be   beaten。 I   just   have   to win。 

Why�察�I'd have been the most surprised man in this world if                     they hadn't 

been all clubs。'; 

     ;That   was   Lyte's   way�察  �and   maybe   it   will   help   you   to   appreciate   his 

colossal optimism。         As he put it he just had to succeed�察�to fare            well�察�to 

prosper。     And in that same incident�察�as in ten thousand              others�察�he found 

his   sanction。     The   thing   was   that   he   did   succeed�察 �did   prosper。     That 

was why he was afraid of nothing。              Nothing could        ever happen to him。 

He knew it�察�because nothing had ever happened                   to him。     That time the 

Luga was lost and he swam thirty miles�察�he                was in the water two whole 

nights and a day。        And during all that        terrible stretch of time he never 

lost hope once�察�never once doubted             the outcome。        He just knew he was 

going to make the land。          He told      me so himself�察�and I know it was the 

truth。 

     ;Well�察  �that   is   the   kind   of   a   man   Lyte   Gregory   was。 He   was   of   a 

different   race   from   ordinary�察  �ailing   mortals。      He   was   a   lordly   being�察�

untouched   by   common   ills   and   misfortunes。         Whatever   he   wanted        he 

got。    He   won   his   wifeone   of   the   Caruthers�察  �a   little   beauty   from   a 

dozen rivals。      And she settled down and made him the finest                 wife in the 

world。     He   wanted   a   boy。    He   got   it。  He   wanted   a   girl   and   another 

boy。    He got them。        And they were just right�察�without            spot or blemish�察�

with   chests   like   little   barrels�察  �and   with   all   the inheritance   of   his   own 

health and strength。 

     ;And then it happened。          The mark of the beast was laid upon him。               I 

watched it for a year。        It broke my heart。        But he did not know it�察         �nor 

did anybody else guess it except that cursed hapa´haole�察�Stephen                   Kaluna。 

He knew it�察�but I did not know that he did。             AndyesDoc         Strowbridge 

knew it。     He was the federal physician�察�and he had               developed the leper 

eye。    You see�察�part of his business was to              examine suspects and order 

them   to   the   receiving   station   at  Honolulu。       And   Stephen   Kaluna   had 

developed the leper eye。          The     disease ran strong in his family�察�and four 

or five of his relatives      were already on Molokai。 

     ;The trouble arose over Stephen Kaluna's sister。                 When she became 

suspect�察�and before Doc Strowbridge could get hold of her�察�her                      brother 



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spirited her away to some hiding´place。              Lyte was Sheriff of        Kona�察�and 

it was his business to find her。 

     ;We     were    all  over   at  Hilo   that  night�察  �in  Ned    Austin's。    Stephen 

Kaluna      was    there   when    we    came    in�察 �by   himself�察   �in  his   cups�察  �and 

quarrelsome。        Lyte    was    laughing     over   some     jokethat    huge�察  �happy 

laugh of a giant boy。         Kaluna spat contemptuously on the floor。                 Lyte 

noticed�察    �so  did   everybody�察    �but   he  ignored     the  fellow。    Kaluna      was 

looking   for   trouble。     He   took   it   as   a   personal   grudge   that   Lyte  was 

trying to apprehend his sister。          In half a dozen ways he           advertised his 

displeasure   at   Lyte's   presence�察�but   Lyte   ignored   him。       I   imagined   Lyte 

was    a  bit  sorry   for  him�察   �for  the  hardest    duty   of  his   office    was   the 

apprehension of lepers。         It is not a nice thing to go         in to a man's house 

and tear away a father�察�mother�察�or child�察�who               has done no wrong�察�and to 

send such a one to perpetual banishment on                 Molokai。       Of course�察�it is 

necessary as a protection to society�察�and             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 

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     ;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。               
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