mac.thepearlharbormurders-第1章

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　Max　A。　Collins；　Sr。…　who　served　in　the　Pacific
　〃This　week　a　high　officer　of　the　U。S。　Army　remarked　that　he　knows　of　no　place　under　the　American　flag　safer　than　Hawaii…more　secure　from　the　onslaught　of　actual　war。〃
　Honolulu　Star　Bulletin；　May　1941
　〃There　is　no　chivalry　in　plete　war。〃
　　Edgar　Rice　Burroughs
　ONE：
　December　5；　1941
　
　ONE
　Boat　Day
　
　In　less　than　forty…eight　hours；　six　Japanese　aircraft　carriers…220　miles　north　of　the　island　of　Oahu…would　launch　350　warplanes　in　an　attack　not　preceded　by　any　formal　declaration　of　war。　Every　significant　Naval　and　air　installation　would　feel　the　brunt　of　the　surprise　raid；　which　lasted　less　than　two　hours　and　cost　the　United　States　military　three　destroyers；　three　cruisers；　eight　auxiliary　craft；　eight　battleships；　188　aircraft　and　the　lives　of　1；763　officers　and　men。　This　figure　increased　to　2；404　when　fatalities　ashore…including　civilian…　were　added　to　the　grim　roster。
　To　the　survivors；　these　deaths　seemed　more　like　murder　than　casualties　of　war：　the　unsuspecting　victims　on　the　Arizona；　a　thousand　sailors　on　a　single　battleship　obliterated　by　a　single　bomb　during　peacetime；　were　victims　of　a　sneak　attack　one　historian　aptly　termed　as　〃outside　the　bounds　of　traditional　warfare　。。。　better　described　as　mass　murder。〃
　The　first　of　these　Pearl　Harbor　murders；　however；　took　place　not　on　December　7；　but　in　the　predawn　hours　of　December　6。。。　a　murder　that　might　have　been　an　early　warning　signal；　had　it　been　properly　heeded。
　Making　sense　of　the　inherently　senseless　act　of　murder　is　never　an　easy　task；　but　two　men　tried；　a　father　and　son；　and　this　is　their　story。
　Hully　（short　for　Hulbert）　Burroughs　found　Honolulu　very　much　to　his　liking。　At　thirty…two；　a　leanly　muscular　six…footer　with　an　oval；　boyishly　handsome　face　and　a　shock　of　dark　hair；　Hully　found　this　tropical　town　an　excellent　place　for　a　gainfully　employed　young　bachelor　to　spend　an　extended　vacation。
　When　he　had　first　arrived；　in　September；　Hully…　perhaps　reduced　to　a　child　again；　in　bis　father's　presence…had　all　but　raced　to　the　Aloha　Tower；　adjacent　to　where　his　steamer；　the　S。　S。　Mariposa；　had　docked。　His　pop　had　humored　him；　tagging　along　to　the　white　ten…foot　Art　Moderne　tower　with　its　four　looming　clock　dials；　going　up　the　self…service　elevator　to　the　observation　deck；　open　to　the　sky；　a　view　on　every　side。
　Looking　toward　the　open　sea；　Hully　took　in　a　vista　that　included　a　harbor　channel　dotted　with　small　and　large　craft；　powered　by　sail　or　motor。　At　the　west；　toward　Pearl　Harbor；　a　Dole　cannery　water　tower　painted　to　resemble　a　huge　pineapple　rose　absurdly　above　green　cane　fields；　like　a　World's　Fair　pavilion。　Looking　east；　toward　Waikiki；　frond…flung　boulevards　pointed　to　Diamond　Head。　And　looking　inland；　north；　he　could　note　the　low…slung　cityscape　of　red…tiled　roofs　and　tin…awning…shaded　stores　rising　in　tandem　with　palm　trees；　pink　stucco　structures　providing　pale　smears　of　color　amid　stark　blossoms　of　red；　white　and　blue；　he　could　see；　too；　like　pyramids　piercing　an　oasis；　the　austere　limestone　edifices　of　the　trading　houses　and　banks　of　the　Caucasian　（haole）　upper　class。。。　and　the　grandly；　even　ridiculously　rococo　Iolani　Palace。。。　and　the　Nu…uanu　Valley；　hugged　by　the　ridges　and　slopes　of　the　Koolau　range。。。。
　He　had　soon　e　to　know　Honolulu　as　the　tiny　colonial　city　it　was；　a　low…key　paradise　where　your　wake…up　call　was　courtesy　of　a　mynah　bird；　where　you　drifted　down　to　a　white　beach　for　a　sunrise　swim；　where　the　workdays　were　short　and　the　evenings　endless。
　His　father；　not　surprisingly；　took　a　less　romantic　view：　what　O。　B。…〃Old　Burroughs；〃　the　nickname　Hully；　his　brother　Jack　and　sister　Joan　all　used　for　their　father；　after　he　took　to　signing　his　letters　to　them　that　way…saw　as　Hawaii's　appeal　was　the　casual　island　atmosphere；　white　sandy　beaches　and　local　dress　that　ran　to　untucked　shirt；　shorts　and　sandals。
　At　sixty…six；　Hully's　pop　could　have　passed　for　fifty；　a　rugged　man's　man；　with　laughing　squinty　blue　eyes　set　in　a　poker　face　the　same　oval　shape　as　Hully's；　only　without　the　dark　hair　on　top：　the　old　man　was　bald　but　for　iron…gray　bristles　at　his　temples。　Ed　Burroughs　had　long　been　a　devout　sunbather；　and　was　tanned　to　a　rich　bronze　worthy　of　Tarzan　himself。
　Which　was　fitting；　because　Hully's　father　was　Edgar　Rice　Burroughs；　who　was　also　the　father　of　Tarzan；　〃the　best…known　literary　character　of　the　twentieth　century；〃　according　to　a　recent　issue　of　The　Saturday　Evening　Post。　That　same　magazine　had　dubbed　the　unpretentious　novelist　who　created　the　famed　apeman　〃the　world's　greatest　living　writer〃　。。。　an　irony　Hully's　pop　bitterly　savored；　since　the　Post　had　rejected　every　story　he　had　ever　sent　them；　including　one　after　the　publication　of　that　laudatory　article。
　It　was　a　few　minutes　past　noon；　and　Hully　and　his　father　were　once　again　at　the　dock；　seeing　off　friends　who　were　boarding　the　fabled　Great　White　Ship　of　the　Matson　Line；　the　S。　S。　Lurline。　Normally；　his　pop…　who　disliked　crowds…would　have　disdained　Honolulu's　famed　Boat　Day；　with　its　mobbed　pier；　its　barrage　of　streamers；　its　confetti　snowstorm。
　Pop　even　rejected　the　delightfully　swaying　hips　of　hula　girls；　and　Hully　could　well　understand　why　his　dad　loathed　the　din　of　the　strumming　ukuleles　of　beach…boys　serenading　women　they'd　seduced　bined　with　the　blare　of　the　Royal　Hawaiian　Band。
　Some　of　these　brown…as…a…berry　local　boys　were　diving　for　coins　from　the　top　decks。
　〃Buster　Crabbe　used　to　do　that；〃　Hully　reminded　his　father　teasingly。　Beachboy　Buster　had　been　an　Olympic　star　before　going　to　Hollywood。
　〃Maybe　he　made　a　good　beachboy；〃　O。　B。　said。　〃But　he　was　still　a　lousy　Tarzan。〃
　Due　to　fear　of　war　with　Japan；　the　dock　was　more　heavily　guarded　than　ever　before。　The　authorities…and　the　haole　citizenry…were　well　aware　that　40　percent　of　Hawaii's　population　was　Japanese；　so　the　nationalized　Hawaii　Territorial　Guard　had　been　called　out。　Of　course；　the　Guard　was　primarily　made　up　of　Japanese。　。。。
　It　seemed　to　Hully　that　the　women　at　the　dock　today　greatly　outnumbered　the　men…military　wives；　most　likely；　being　sent　to　the　mainland　because　their　husbands　suspected　the　ing　war　with　Japan　would　soon　restrict　travel　from　Hawaii　to　California。　But　it　wasn't　all　men：　as　usual；　politicians　and　businessmen　were　among　the　masses；　making　deals；　trading　gossip。
　This　Boat　Day　crowd　ran　well　into　the　thousands；　though　only　eight　hundred　passengers　were　departing；　and　this　was　typical。　Matson　Line　calendars；　marking　days　of　departure　and　arrival；　hung　in　kitchens　and　businesses　all　over　Honolulu；　and　many　a　housewife　and　downtown　office　worker　regularly　left　their　respective　stations　to　join　in　on　the　Boat　Day　festivities。
　〃Looks　like　a　goddamn　ice…cream…salesman　convention；〃　his　pop　had　grumbled；　referring　to　the　overbearing；　sun…reflective　whiteness　of　the　crowd's　attire…　females　in　white　cotton　dresses　shaded　by　white　parasols；　Naval　officers　in　dress　whites。　Like　so　many　civilian　males　here　today；　the　Burroughses　themselves　were　in　white　linen　suits…no　shorts　and　sandals　for　Boat　Day…and　white　Panama　hats。　Pop　had　his　Panama　brim　snugged　down；　so　as　not　to　be　recognized。
　His　dad　didn't　mind　doing　publicity…he　often　posed　on　the　set　of　the　MGM　Tarzan　pictures；　with　Hollywood's　current　apeman；　Johnny　Weissmuller…when　it　was　structured；　a　part　of　his　work。　When　he　went　out　socially；　he　abhorred　the　kind　of　attention　the　local　reporters　would　stick　him　with；　if　they　spotted　him。
　Typically；　Pop　had　lain　back　when　Hully　escorted　Marjorie　to　the　gangway；　knowing　that　the　photographers　would　be　snapping　at　her　heels　like　hungry　dogs。　Marjorie　Petty…who　for　the　last　five　glorious　weeks　Hully　had　been　dating…was　the　daughter　of　pinup　artist　George　Petty；　she　was；　in　fact；　a　living　Petty　Girl　right　out　of　the　pages　of　Esquire；　since　she　was　her　father's　model。
　It　had　been　an　innocent　romance；　a　few　kisses　exchanged　under　the　gold　moon　in　a　purple　sky。　But　Marjorie…enjoying　a　Hawaiian　vacation　as　a　college　graduation　present…was　almost　constanty　chaperoned　by　her　mother　（Petty's　previous　model）；　who　looked　somewhat　askance　upon　the　ten…year　age　difference　between　the　Petty　girl　and　the　Burroughs　boy。
　Hully　had　dared　a　kiss　before　she　boarded…for　once；　her　mother　didn't　frown…and；　a　spring　in　his　step；　the　young　Burroughs　rejoined　bis　father；　who　was　standing　with　the　friend　he　was　seeing　off；　the　reason　Tarzan's　（and　Hully's）　daddy　had　braved　the　Boat　Day　crowd。
　Colonel　Frank　Teske　of　the　Army　Signal　Corps　had　already　seen　his　wife　and　infant　son　aboard　to　their　first…class　stateroom；　and　had　returned　to　invite　the　Burroughses　to　join　them　for　refreshments　till　the　〃all　ashore〃　was　sounded。
　〃No　thanks；〃　the　elder　Burroughs　said　in　his　husky　baritone；　as　Hully　fell　in　beside　him。　〃I'm　off　the　sauce；　and；　anyway；　I　couldn't　take　those　corridors　reeking　with　damn　leis；　it's　like　dimestore　perfume。。。　not　to　mention　the　cigarette　smoke。〃
　Pop　had　quit　drinking　and　smoking　recently；　and　was　of　late　displaying　a　reformer's　intolerance　for　the　second　habit；　if　not　for　the　first　As　for　the　leis；　personally　Hully　got　a　charge　of　the　full；　fragrant　ropes　of　yellow　ilima；　the　sweet…scented　loops　of　mountain　maile；　not　bad　for　a　quarter　apiece。
　Colonel　Teske　was　only　one　of　many　friends　Hully's　pop　had　in　military　circles。　O。　B。　relished　the　army　bustle　of　Fort　DeRussy；　Fort　Ruger；　Fort　Shatter；　and　Schofield　Barracks；　a　flier　himself；　he　took　any　excuse　for　a　trip　over　to　Hickam　Field。　As　for　the　Navy　at　Pearl　Harbor；　the　elder　Burroughs　had　on　the　very　day　Hully　arrived　taken　his　youngest　boy　to　Battleship　Row　for　a　personal　tour　of　the　California；　courtesy　of　its　captain。
　Hully　had　soon　learned　that　his　father　was　thick　with　most　of　the　brass　on　Oahu…Hawaii　was　easy　duty　for　officers；　who　had　lots　of　time　on　their　hands；　and　were　more　than　willing　to　mix　with　civilians；　particularly　one　as　famous　as　Hully's　pop。
　Thirtyish；　a　knife　blade　of　a　man　with　a　pencil　mustache；　just　another　white　linen　suit　in　the　crowd；　Colonel　Teske　said；　〃I　appreciate　you　ing　down　like　this；　Ed。　I'm　sure　going　to　miss　our　poker　games。〃
　'I'm　going　to　miss　winning　your　money；〃　O。　B。　said。
　In　the　shadow　of　his　own　Panama；　the　colonel's　eyes　were　tight；　and　he　spoke　so　softly　his　words　barely　registered　above　the　din。　〃I　only　wish　you'd　take　my　advice　and　get　the　hell　back　to　the　mainland。〃
　〃e　on；　Frank；〃　O。　B。　replied；　in　his　typical　staccato　fashion。　〃You　know　a　Jap　attack　here　is　a　long　shot　This　entire　island　is　a　fortress！　Every　point；　every　headland　fortified。。。　Navy　and　Army　and　Navy　Air　Corps；　twenty…five　thousand　troops！　I　refuse　to　worry。〃　〃Get　yourself　on　the　next　boat；　Ed。〃　A　smirk　dimpled　Burroughs'　cheek。　〃Well；　if　a　skinflint　like　you　springs　for　traveling　first　class；　you　must　mean　what　you　say。〃
　Shaking　his　head；　Teske　said；　〃First　Class　was　the　only　acmodation　available。　There's　a　record　number　of　passengers　on　this　trip…seventy　of　'em　assigned　to　cots　in　the　main　lounge！〃
　O。　B。　pawed　the　air　goodnaturedly　with　a　big　blunt　hand。　〃I　don't　deny　war's　ing。　But　Honolulu　is　one　of　the　safest　places　under　the　Flag。　Teske；　you're　a　damn　pessimist！〃
　Hully　wasn't　so　sure　he　agreed　with　his　fa