He settled here for what remained to him of life.
He bought an estate of several hundred acres, and threw himself earnestly into the life of the natives of the island.

There was great division among the many chiefs, and prolonged warfare.

Very soon the chiefs found that this alien from a strange land was their best friend.

They began coming to him for counsel, and invited him to their most important conferences.
Though he did not bear that name, he became a missionary to them.
He was their hero, and they loved and trusted him because he tried to lead them aright.

They had never had such a friend.