Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

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Not yet, father"
Why don't you fetch him to the
I'm doing all can."
Well, you must do little MORE"
said Bullet, with unwonted gravity. 1T
this marriage does not soon take place,
It will never take place at al. There
seems to be little leak somewhere.
There are two or three sailors hanging
around Honolulu who have seen the
young man here, and who seem to know
all about him. At least, they have q
great deal to say, especially when they
are In their cups, and I begin to fear
: that the secret may in some way reach
Benning's ears, or at least the ears of
some one who will comprehend the situ-
alton and come here and claim him. As
the case stands, something must be done
Immediately. How can we contrive to
give him q sh0ck-an impetus in the
right direction-an awakener?"
Il don't know, I'm sure," replied AL
ma, unless pretend to kill myself-"
Flush! What if he should hear you?
), Try to think Of something practical.
BY the way, can you account for his
Certainly. He's bound up in q de-
was, who are his relatives, and how he
came here, and so on"
The old sailor looked startled.
Things are getting to very critical
pass, I see,' he whispered. TRY to
think Of something over night that will
concentrate his thoughts upon you.'
The 'awakener' 90 ardently desired by
Bullet and his daughter came sooner
than It was expected.
Impelled by his unrest, our hero again
yambled of Into the hills early In the
forenoon subsequent to the CONVERSE
ton we have just recorded, and was alb
sent several hours-so long, in fact that
Alma again went to look for him.
Following trail which she supposed
70 be Ralph's she advanced into the
heart Of one Of those great solitudes
which characterize 80 much of the in
terior Of the island, when the swapping
OF twig at her side caused her to start
and look up quickly.
Keeri was again beside her.
The Kanaka was smiling now, but it
was q grim sort Of smile-one that
ures.
:! am glad to see you agaiE. he said,
half mockingly. Il have just been Sc
lecting q snug retreat for you In one of
the hills away here to the norlAward.'
"For me?" cried Alma.
Eyes, for you. And as know that
your own accord, shall take you
3hither against your wishes"
william! don't come q step nearer!"
But will, thought"
With this he seized her.
We need not relate the details of the
struggle that followed. Suffice it to
say that her hands being duly secured,
and o gag placed in her mouth, the girl
was led away in the direction indicated
by her desperate admirer.
About an hour thereafter, having
come home to dinner, and experienced
The double shock of finding both his
daughter and Ralph absent, the old
sailor conceived lively suspicion that
something was wrong, and at once took
down an old musket from peg and
started for the Creeka place, to learn if
any one there knew anything OF these
unusual absences.
To his great surprise he found the
premises in question utterly deserted.
This third absence was significant in
the highest degree, and it was in a per-
feet whirlwind of apprehension that
hills and forests.
He had not gone far, however, when
he beheld a sight that brought him to
an abrupt halt-Ralph Kemplin lean
ing against tree and engaged In such
Q profound revery as to be utterly I'M
conscious Of everything around him.
''Still thinking about his former self,
suppose" thought Bullet. wonder
II can't startle him into thinking of
Alma?"
The case being at once stated to the
young Chicagoan, he became as agt-
lated as the old sailor cared to see him.
The girl had not only been very kind
TO him, but had rendered him great
services, especially in the matter Of his
new education-services for which he
designed, as he had often assured him
sell, to always treat her as sister.
eyes, that cursed Kanaka has car
ried her OF to some den in the mount
AIMS" was the assurance with which
Bullet concluded his narrowing tale,
land all because she has refused his
offer Of marriage, and because he sus-
poets her Of being engaged to YOU"
This was certainly putting the case
closely, and the zeal with which he
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Ing girl can be imagined.
During the remainder Of the day,
and all the subsequent forenoon, the
couple secured the great solitudes OF
the interior for some trace Of the miss
ing girl and Keeri, but ell In vain. Il
was not till the close Of tho second
afternoon Of their search that . clue
was vouchsafed them, but II came ct
Last. lust "a the dav was closing. and
they were about to retreat from mar
row ravine into which they had de-
scended, they saw . man emerge from
Q cave and look cautiously around.
This man was Keeri, and the searchers
ct once comprehended Nhe situation.
They had traced the KsAaka to his
lair.
CHAPTER WI.
MARRIAGE HH1 ONLY PROTECTION.
At sight Of Keeri, 80 plainly revealed
and 90 unsuspicious OF any hostile pres.
ence, the old sailor smiled grimly, and
hia vholo frame shook with q c0nvul-