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"
Because
I
didn
’
t
know
,
"
he
answered
.
"
I
never
dreamed
of
lepers
.
When
I
deserted
the
schooner
and
landed
on
the
beach
,
I
headed
inland
for
some
place
of
hiding
.
For
three
days
I
lived
off
guavas
,
ohia
-
apples
,
and
bananas
,
all
of
which
grew
wild
in
the
jungle
.
On
the
fourth
day
I
found
the
trail
—
a
mere
foot
-
trail
.
It
led
inland
,
and
it
led
up
.
It
was
the
way
I
wanted
to
go
,
and
it
showed
signs
of
recent
travel
.
At
one
place
it
ran
along
the
crest
of
a
ridge
that
was
no
more
than
a
knife
-
edge
.
The
trail
wasn
’
t
three
feet
wide
on
the
crest
,
and
on
either
side
the
ridge
fell
away
in
precipices
hundreds
of
feet
deep
.
One
man
,
with
plenty
of
ammunition
,
could
have
held
it
against
a
hundred
thousand
.
"
It
was
the
only
way
in
to
the
hiding
-
place
.
Three
hours
after
I
found
the
trail
I
was
there
,
in
a
little
mountain
valley
,
a
pocket
in
the
midst
of
lava
peaks
.
The
whole
place
was
terraced
for
taro
-
patches
,
fruit
trees
grew
there
,
and
there
were
eight
or
ten
grass
huts
.
But
as
soon
as
I
saw
the
inhabitants
I
knew
what
I
’
d
struck
.
One
sight
of
them
was
enough
.
"
"
What
did
you
do
?
"
Ruth
demanded
breathlessly
,
listening
,
like
any
Desdemona
,
appalled
and
fascinated
.
"
Nothing
for
me
to
do
.
Their
leader
was
a
kind
old
fellow
,
pretty
far
gone
,
but
he
ruled
like
a
king
.
He
had
discovered
the
little
valley
and
founded
the
settlement
—
all
of
which
was
against
the
law
.
But
he
had
guns
,
plenty
of
ammunition
,
and
those
Kanakas
,
trained
to
the
shooting
of
wild
cattle
and
wild
pig
,
were
dead
shots
.
No
,
there
wasn
’
t
any
running
away
for
Martin
Eden
.
He
stayed
—
for
three
months
.
"
"
But
how
did
you
escape
?
"
"
I
’
d
have
been
there
yet
,
if
it
hadn
’
t
been
for
a
girl
there
,
a
half
-
Chinese
,
quarter
-
white
,
and
quarter
-
Hawaiian
.
She
was
a
beauty
,
poor
thing
,
and
well
educated
.
Her
mother
,
in
Honolulu
,
was
worth
a
million
or
so
.
Well
,
this
girl
got
me
away
at
last
.
Her
mother
financed
the
settlement
,
you
see
,
so
the
girl
wasn
’
t
afraid
of
being
punished
for
letting
me
go
.
But
she
made
me
swear
,
first
,
never
to
reveal
the
hiding
-
place
;
and
I
never
have
.
This
is
the
first
time
I
have
even
mentioned
it
.
The
girl
had
just
the
first
signs
of
leprosy
.
The
fingers
of
her
right
hand
were
slightly
twisted
,
and
there
was
a
small
spot
on
her
arm
.
That
was
all
.
I
guess
she
is
dead
,
now
.
"
"
But
weren
’
t
you
frightened
?
And
weren
’
t
you
glad
to
get
away
without
catching
that
dreadful
disease
?
"
"
Well
,
"
he
confessed
,
"
I
was
a
bit
shivery
at
first
;
but
I
got
used
to
it
.
I
used
to
feel
sorry
for
that
poor
girl
,
though
.
That
made
me
forget
to
be
afraid
.
She
was
such
a
beauty
,
in
spirit
as
well
as
in
appearance
,
and
she
was
only
slightly
touched
;
yet
she
was
doomed
to
lie
there
,
living
the
life
of
a
primitive
savage
and
rotting
slowly
away
.
Leprosy
is
far
more
terrible
than
you
can
imagine
it
.
"
"
Poor
thing
,
"
Ruth
murmured
softly
.
"
It
’
s
a
wonder
she
let
you
get
away
.
"
"
How
do
you
mean
?
"
Martin
asked
unwittingly
.
"
Because
she
must
have
loved
you
,
"
Ruth
said
,
still
softly
.
"
Candidly
,
now
,
didn
’
t
she
?
"
