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My fingers are gone�察�as you see。;           He held up his stumps          of hands that 

all might see。      ;Yet have I the joint of one thumb           left�察�and it can pull a 

trigger   as   firmly   as   did   its   lost   neighbour in   the   old   days。 We   love 

Kauia。     Let us live here�察�or die here�察�but        do not let us go to the prison of 

Molokai。       The   sickness is not      ours。    We have   not sinned。        The   men 

who     preached     the  word    of  God    and   the    word   of   Rum    brought    the 

sickness with the coolie slaves who work             the stolen land。      I have been a 

judge。    I know the law and the           justice�察�and I say to you it is unjust to 

steal a man's land�察�to       make that man sick with the Chinese sickness�察�and 

then to put that     man in prison for life。; 

     ;Life is short�察�and the days are filled with pain�察─�said Koolau。                 ;Let 

us drink and dance and be happy as we can。; 

     From   one   of   the   rocky   lairs   calabashes   were   produced   and   passed 

round。     The calabashes were filled with the fierce distillation of            the root 

of the ti´plant�察�and as the liquid fire coursed through             them and mounted 

to their brains�察�they forgot that they had once            been men and women�察�for 

they were men and women once more。                 The    woman who wept scalding 

tears   from   open   eye´pits   was   indeed   a   woman     apulse   with   life   as   she 

plucked the strings of an ukulele and lifted            her voice in a barbaric love´ 



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call   such    as  might     have   come     from    the   dark     forest´depths     of  the 

primeval      world。    The    air  tingled   with   her    cry�察  �softly  imperious     and 

seductive。      Upon      a   mat�察  �timing    his  rhythm      to    the  woman's      song 

Kiloliana      danced。     It   was    unmistakable。       Love      danced      in  all  his 

movements�察  �and�察      �next�察  �dancing   with     him   on   the  mat�察  �was     a  woman 

whose      heavy    hips   and   generous     breast   gave   the   lie  to  her   disease´ 

corroded      face。    It   was    a  dance     of  the   living   dead�察   �for   in   their 

disintegrating      bodies    life  still  loved   and   longed。     Ever    the    woman 

whose   sightless   eyes   ran   scalding   tears   chanted   her   love´cry�察    �ever   the 

dancers of love danced in the warm night�察�and ever the                   calabashes went 

around   till   in   all   their   brains   were   maggots  crawling   of   memory   and 

desire。    And with the woman on the mat danced                  a slender maid whose 

face was beautiful and unmarred�察�but whose                  twisted arms that rose and 

fell   marked   the   disease's   ravage。     And      the   two   idiots�察  �gibbering   and 

mouthing strange noises�察�danced apart�察              �grotesque�察�fantastic�察�travestying 

love as they themselves had been            travestied by life。 

     But the woman's love´cry broke midway�察�the calabashes were lowered�察�

and the dancers ceased�察�as all gazed into the abyss above the sea�察                  �where 

a rocket flared like a wan phantom through the moonlit air。 

     ;It is the soldiers�察─�said Koolau。         ;Tomorrow there will be           fighting。 

It is well to sleep and be prepared。; 

     The lepers obeyed�察�crawling away to their lairs in the cliff�察�until               only 

Koolau remained�察�sitting motionless in the moonlight�察�his rifle                  across his 

knees�察�as he gazed far down to the boats landing on the                beach。 

     The   far   head   of   Kalalau   Valley   had   been   well   chosen   as   a   refuge。 

Except Kiloliana�察�who knew back´trails up the precipitous walls�察�no                     man 

could   win   to   the   gorge   save   by   advancing   across   a   knife´edged     ridge。 

This   passage   was   a   hundred   yards   in   length。    At   best�察  �it   was  a   scant 

twelve inches wide。         On either side yawned the abyss。             A     slip�察�and to 

right or left the man would fall to his death。            But     once across he would 

find    himself    in  an  earthly    paradise。    A   sea   of   vegetation      laved   the 

landscape�察�pouring its green billows from wall               to wall�察�dripping from the 

cliff´lips   in   great   vine´masses�察  �and     flinging   a   spray   of   ferns   and   air´ 

plants   in   to   the   multitudinous    crevices。     During   the   many   months   of 



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Koolau's rule�察�he and his           followers had fought with this vegetable sea。 

The choking jungle�察         �with its riot of blossoms�察�had been driven back from 

the   bananas�察    �oranges�察  �and   mangoes   that   grew   wild。        In   little   clearings 

grew   the     wild   arrowroot�察  �on   stone   terraces�察  �filled   with   soil   scrapings�察�

were     the taro patches and the melons�察�and in every open space where the 

sunshine penetrated were papaia trees burdened with their golden                       fruit。 

     Koolau   had   been   driven   to   this   refuge   from   the   lower   valley   by   the 

beach。     And if he were driven from it in turn�察�he knew of gorges                    among 

the    jumbled     peaks    of  the   inner   fastnesses     where     he  could    lead    his 

subjects   and   live。     And   now   he   lay   with   his   rifle   beside   him�察 �peering 

down   through   a   tangled   screen   of   foliage   at   the  soldiers   on     the   beach。 

He noted that they had large guns with them�察�from which                         the sunshine 

flashed   as   from   mirrors。      The   knife´edged   passage   lay        directly   before 

him。     Crawling   upward   along   the   trail   that   led   to   it  he   could   see   tiny 

specks   of   men。      He   knew   they   were   not   the     soldiers�察  �but   the   police。 

When they failed�察�then the soldiers would                enter the game。 

     He   affectionately   rubbed   a   twisted   hand   along   his   rifle   barrel   and 

made   sure   that   the    sights   were   clean。     He   had   learned      to   shoot   as  a 

wild´cattle hunter on Niihau�察�and on that island his skill as a                    marksman 

was unforgotten。         As the toiling specks of men grew nearer                 and larger�察�

he estimated the range�察�judged the deflection of the                   wind that swept at 

right    angles    across    the   line  of   fire�察 �and    calculated      the   chances     of 

overshooting   marks   that   were   so   far   below        his   level。   But   he   did   not 

shoot。     Not until they reached the           beginning of the passage did he make 

his presence  known。          He  did not       disclose  himself�察 �but spoke  from  the 

thicket。 

     ;What do you want�拭─�he demanded。 

     ;We   want   Koolau�察  �the   leper�察─  �answered   the   man   who   led   the   native 

police�察�himself a blue´eyed American。 

     ;You must go back�察─�Koolau said。 

     He   knew   the   man�察  �a   deputy   sheriff�察  �for   it   was   by   him   that   he   had 

been harried out of Niihau�察�across Kauai�察�to Kalalau Valley�察�and out                         of 

the valley to the gorge。 

     ;Who are you�拭─�the sheriff asked。 



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     ;I am Koolau�察�the leper�察─�was the reply。 

     ;Then come out。         We want you。        Dead or alive�察�there is a thousand 

dollars on your head。        You cannot escape。; 

     Koolau laughed aloud in the thicket。 

     ;Come out� ─�the sheriff commanded�察�and was answered by silence。 

     He    conferred     with    the  police�察   �and   Koolau     saw    that   they   were 

preparing to rush him。 

     ;Koolau�察─  �the   sheriff   called。    ;Koolau�察  �I   am   coming   across   to   get 

you。; 

     ;Then look first and well about you at the sun and sea and sky�察�for                  it 

will be the last time you behold them。; 

     ;That's    all  right�察  �Koolau�察─    �the  sheriff   said   soothingly。     ;I   know 

you're   a   dead   shot。   But   you   won't   shoot   me。   I   have   never   done   you 

any wrong。; 

     Koolau grunted in the thicket。 

     ;I say�察�you know�察�I've never done you any wrong�察�have I�拭─�the                  sheriff 

persisted。 

     ;You do me wrong when you try to put me in prison�察─�was the reply。 

;And   you   do   me   wrong   when   you   try   for   the   thousand   dollars   on   my 

head。     If you will live�察�stay where you are。; 

     ;I've   got   to  come    across   and   get   you。   I'm    sorry。   But    it  is  my 

duty。; 

     ;You will die before you get across。; 

     The sheriff was no coward。            Yet was he undecided。          He gazed into 

the    gulf   on   either   side   and   ran   his   eyes   along   the   knife´edge   he   must 

travel。    Then he made up his mind。 

     ;Koolau�察─�he called。 

     But the thicket remained silent。 

     ;Koolau�察�don't shoot。        I am coming。; 

     The sheriff turned�察�gave some orders to the police�察�then started on                his 

perilous way。       He advanced slowly。          It was like walking a tight          rope。 

He had nothing to lean upon but the air。            The lava rock       crumbled under 

his   feet�察  �and   on   either side   the   dislodged   fragments   pitched   downward 

through   the   depths。     The   sun   blazed   upon   him�察  �and    his   face   was   wet 



                
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