Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-14
AN IDYL OF HONOLULU.
A Bold Stroke for Husband. Written for
This Paper.
BY LEON LEWIS.

Exactly" breathed Alma, with u
flercer look Of resolve upon her coun-
tenance than Bullet had ever before
seen upon 1t. Il seel / seel No time
Is to be lost. Let us be of for Mr..
Hapgood's at once. By this movement
we shall beat the Kanaka and make
success Of our project.
In five minutes more the trio were
on their way In the carriage around
Pearl Bay to the little chapel OF Mr..
Hapgood. Not soul had been seen
approaching from the town, and the
hearts of Bullet and his daughter beat
high with the hope that their conspir-
acy would be crowned with success.
But Keeri was not to be 80 readily
beaten.
The carriage had reached u lonely
point of the road, In one of the valleys
bordering Pearl Bay, when three rutilan-
Unlocking men suddenly bounded from
place Of concealment by the wayside,
and hurled themselves upon Ralph and
the ex-sailor, while the driver OF the
carriage turned like a tiger upon Alma,
thus showing that he was in Keeri's
service.
That Ralph fought with as much
ability as courage will be taken as
matter Of course, but what could he do
against such odds and at such a disad-
vantage? The old sailor fell insensible
at the first onslaught, and a crashing
blow upon our hero's skull soon
stretched him beside Bullet. OF what
further then and there followed he
knew nothing,
AT least two or three hours must
have passed subsequent to this furious
assault before Ralph recovered his
Senses but he finally gathered himself
up into sitting posture, after sundry
.preliminaries, and bent keen glance
In every direction around him.
THE villains !" he calculated.
They've fed, of counsel They've not
only given me the compliments Of
Hank Ripple, as they said, but they've
doubtless robbed mel"
He felt hastily in his pocket.
yes, they have taken purse and pa
pers, he added. And Mazda? Ripple,
too? Can 1t be that he has struggled
himself aboard the Nor'wester, as
these deserters stated2"
Wiping his bruised head, he arose to
his feet and bent his steps In the direc-
ton of Honolulu.
He had gone scarcely hundred
rods, however, when he met Kulu, that
other Kanaka of our acquaintance
the servant of Bullet-the very man,
it will be remembered, who had first
encountered the young Chicagoan after
| the memorable injuries, many weeks
before, which had robbed Ralph OF his
memory.
Can l be of any use to you, Mr.. Ben
ning?" asked Kulu after looking the
wonder he felt at seeing him in such q
plight.
Ralph halted with an inquiring
glance.
Are you speaking to me, sir?" he
asked.
Kulu nodded.
Then | beg to inform you that my
name is not Benning, but Kemplin-
Ralph Kemplin!"
"Oh, indeed"
The Kanaka was silent moment,
recoiling in his amazement, and then
he cried:
"You are aware, OF course, that Mr..
Bullet has been seriously injured
taken home in an insensible and dan
gerous condition."
1t was now Ralphs turn to recoil in
establishment as he replied:
mo, know nothing of any Mr.. Bull
let. Never heard the name befOre~
But surely you must know that Miss
Bullet has been carried off to the hills
again by Keeri?"
"Miss Bullet? Keeri9" repeated
Ralph, wonderingly. Never heard the
names before. | know nothing OF these
parties. What are they to me? Are
you drunk or joking? Or do you take
me for fool?"
The Kanaka was reasonably brave,
as we have asserted in former page,
but things were now getting too mixed
for his comprehension, and he turned
and fed in silence.
well, let him 60" muttered Ralph.
"He probably finds his FOOLS game a
losing one. Let's see-let me think a
J little. This business with these three
: ruffians has really confused me. All,
} have it all now. Maida-my dear
Maida-has Just sailed in the Nor'wester
, for the Arctic Ocean. The Yokohams
: is to sail for China tomorrow. Feeling
lonely and gloomy came out here &c
look at the fish-ponds and other curios
3 tiles, and here have been nearly muir
: dered, at Hank Ripple's suggestion, by
those three runaways from the Nor
. wester! Well, well, " he added, with 6
glance at the sun, there are still sew
3 eral hours at my disposal, and 1t will
: be strange If 1 cannot bring the vii
: lains to justice before l leave the isl
E and!"
r With this resolve uppermost in hi
mind, he started anew at brisk pace
8 for the capital.
3 sand Mazda? How can reach her
i How save her from that vile Hank
8 Ripple?"
. AS indicated by his words, the recon
: blow upon Ralph's head had counter
: acted the injuries he had received
from former one from the same as
t sailants, All that had passed since
d that memorable day was now in it'
o turn utterly obliterated from his con
Q seriousness, while his old memory hat
Q been restored! He no longer knew
g anything about Benning, Alma, or Bull
= let! In a word, he was himself again!
CHAPTER X.
A THE SITUATION CLEARING.
AS Ralph Kemplin, clothed and in hi
. | IL 1 -, - o1+bo,rh hpitiGad in bOdV