The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-18

A HIDEOUS FACE.
wild man he be zere, declared the half
breed, shaking his head warningly. HE
keel mana re mani He do eat re humane
fleshl He ees one cannibalel No go zere-
no, mop
whats thatP" cried Lambert, with sud
den interest "A cannibalp Oh, come now
Joe, that's too steepi'
The guide protested it was true, and then
he took from his pocket a printed poster
that offered reward of 5000 for the cap
ture of the wild man, who was fully de
scribed, Identification of the creature being
easy on account of a livid scar in the shape
of horseshoe on his left cheek just below
the eye He was wanted" on account of
two murders it was supposed he had COM
mitted.
well, this will add spice to the trip"
laughed Lambert. IF we can capture this
cannibalstic wild man, the 5000 will come
pretty near defraying the expenses of this
outing"
So up Moose river we went, for all of
Winego Joe's warning We found de-
serted wood hut on the northern arm of the
Lake Brassau and took possession of it.
The place was pretty and convenient to the
water, and we thought ourselves well fixed
for week or ten days. There was plenty of
small game about, and that satisfied us for
the time, although we hoped to get pop
at bear, an Indian devil or something of
the kind before the trip was ended.
am naturally tired man, but Lambert
is indefatigsble, and it was his pleasure 10
tramp, tramp, tramp, through the woods,
while often preferred to lie on my back
beneath the trees and let the mysterious
whispering of the breezes lull me to sleep.
H. ;-l Il off had pracc ~
proved too chilly to sleep under the trees,
so / took my afternoon nap in the cabin,
while Lambert and Joe went for a tramp
through the woods.
must have been asleep two hours, when
/ was suddenly awakened by feeling a
clutch of iron on my throat. l opened my
eyes to see a hideous face close to my own.
the expression upon it being more fiendish
than anything had ever imagined. The
eyes of the creature seemed to fairly burn,
and he licked his lips with his tongue as
some wild animal might. His teeth were
yellow and shaggy, while beneath his left
eye was the crimson horseshoe scar.
/ knew in an instant that Twas in the
power of the wild man, and made adesper-
ate attempt to sit up and break away. Then
found was like babe in his hands He
growled and snarled like an animal all the
time l was trying to throw him off, but
could see he did not have the least trouble
in handling me.
The creature was SO dirty that an un
pleasant odor came from his body, which
was covered by hair. All the clothes hi
wore were composed of the Unframed skins
of animals, and they but partially concealed
his frame
Never before in all my life had l been SC
frightened, for the strength of the creature
showed me how helpless | really was
ceased to struggle only when | was com
pletely exhausted, and then he swiftly
bound my hands and feet, making me ut
terly helpless. After this was done he wen
over to the fireplace and scraped some coal!
from the ashes. In few minutes he had
fire started.
watched him, wondering what he mean
to do, knowing well enough that it con
cerned me in some way. Every now ant
then he would glance at me, and he ran hi
tongue over his lips each time he did so
There was something SO greedy and savag
in those glances that my blood was frozen
However, after a time managed to ask;
What do you mean to do with mef"
He produced long butcher knife, ant
after feeling of the edge grunted;
Hungry-fre-roast-e i mucl
goodl''
Then he approached me with the eviden
intention of cutting my throat with tina
knife. uttered cry of terror and kicke'
out with my bound feet. He was strucl
in the stomach and sent fat. Before h
could rise heard thud on the roof, ant
then the hut began to fill with smoke iron
the fire BY the time the wild man go
upon his feet the smoke was so dense w
could hardly breathe
With snarl the creature rushed for tn
door, which he had fastened after entering
Ripping it open, he leaped outside. The
I heard heavy blow and a fall, followe
by Lambert's voice crying exultantly:
''I've got him, Joel Quick-we'll II
himl"
MAKE him fastr' yelled. He has tn
strength of a SamsonP'
Make him fast they did, and then m
friend came in and set me free. He ha
knocked the wild man senseless with tie
rible blow that would have fractured I'll
skull of an ordinary person.
Lambert soon explained how they hal
pened to appear at such an opportune M
ment. They were returning to the cabil
when my friend decided to try the hshin
in a little cove of the lake, and he sent Jt
for his tackle. The guide saw the viii
man when he entered the hut, and he ra
back to tell Lambert, They both came u
and found the door fastened. Then 10
with the greatest craft, climbed tree an
dropped on the roof, where he Immediate
spread himself over the top OF the chin
ney, causing the room to fill with smol
and driving the wild man out. Lambe
crouched by the door and knocked Il
creature over.
We delivered him up to the authoriti
and received the offered reward. He afte
ward died in a madhouse, raying for
taste of human flesh.
A spartan.
She-Un-un-hand me, sir! Oh, Georg