Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-07-07

most she exact counterpart cf the psyrh,
In the Borgbess gallery. the loseliest typ.
Of youthful w0manhood left us hy ehs
sculptors OF the ancient world.
! addressed her af hazard ia The pavcaf
dialect. which 1 had picked MP during M,
wanderings Her face frightened as abs
replied Ia the same tongue. Il appeared
that she had mover seen n white man be
fore. and took US Tor gods. I made her All
beside me. and offered her some OF thefood
we had brought with Us. The meat shs
rejected, animal food being unknown
among these islanders. War. murder and
theft appear TO be equally unknown. The
island, | learned, was called I-nealia by
the natives, and my new friends name
was Ola
Suddenly as we talked the dull boom OF
gun came rolling across the water. Al
frfghted, Ola sprang 20 her feet and fie,l
like deer into the ncighboring thicket
while l. hardly less alarmed, hastened ID
the boat where ! had left the two men,
Hurriedly showing off, we rowed TO the en-.
trance Of the bay. The ship was no longer
where we had left Ii, but was lying close
In shore, about two miles distant, The
mutiny had broken out in my absence,
and the crew had seized the ship.
Undecided what to do In this extremity,
we rowed slowly toward the vessel r.
learn, II possible. the situatiou Of affairs
Suddenly Bates called nv attention 10 4
dark object in the water some distance
ahead Of us. IL appeared to be- In motion.
and we changed cur course TO examine Ia
IL proved to he a man swimming. and In =
few minutes we recognized the boatswain.
We drew him into the boat. nearly ex-
hausted by his exertions.
While we were administering restor..
tives TO the rescued man. there WAS a faint
hail from the water. and presently we
picked up Stark and the captain. who Ind
supported themselves upon a fragment oi
plank.
As soon as he could sneak the cantain
told us that hardly had INV boat tiisar,.
p.ared from sight when the rra,r yevnlt -
In body, and after a flesperate defense on
the part OF Stark, the boatswaIn and him.
self, had seized the ship. The three men
had only saved theft liyas by humping into
the water.
As It was manifestly impossible 10 re-
capture the vessel by an open attack. we
returned 10 our former landing r,l,,r. 4,
the bay. Il was pretty certain that the
first proceeding ON the mart m tbs men
and get drunk We ala No, .n,ic,,,.,.
any Immediate trouble from them there.
fore. Our hone was thai after n fe,x slav.
of unrcstruined license the mutiueers
would quarrel among themselves and he
come demoralized, when we could either
seize the shin by rtrafarem. or induce the
better affected to jnin us I'm masterinv tbe
others
w n
inQ turns In keeping guard during the night
while the others slept I'm the boat drawn nm
against the shore. undertook the flrst
watch myself. and after we had made a
meal upon the provisions wa
had brought with us, INV companions dis
posed themselves in the boat. while / took
my position upon the shore at A little dis
lance =.
For awhile paced to and fro, meditat-
Ing upon the events Of the tlay; then |
seated myself upon log and lit my pipe.
had fallen into n dreamy mood. soofhed
BY the influence of the tobacco. when a
slight sound near ut hand brought me 10
my feet. Drawing my revolver, peered
anxionsly into the dense shadow OF the for.
est. A dark figure stole out of the gloom
and approached me.
III
tone.
ola, Ola, murmured low, sweet voice.
"You will not hurt Olayo
put the revolver back into my belt. and
called her to come TO me. Seating herself
upon the fallen tree beside me. she took
my hand between her own soft little palms
and remained n long while In silence. |
mad never cared for the society of my coun-
trywomen, but there was something SO in
iocent, so truthful in this child OF 4 savage
people that felt an unwonted tenderness
growing IN my heart. ] spoke TO her Of
ny own land, OF my long voyage from be-
'ond the sea. and OF the revolt Of my men
q the ship. As told her that even now
hese men might be planning to take my
lie, 4 felt shndder pass through Lea
rame and her hand clasp mine tighter.
We sat taking till long after midnight.
Fhen a movement on the part Of one ofthe
men startled her. She sprang 10 her feet,
nd murmuring, Tomorrow" melted into
he gloom OF the forest. Merely saying
hal Mi was quiet, turned over the watch
the ooatswain, and lying down In the
oat speedily fell asleep.
We were not molested ON the following
~. The captain, who had examined the
hip from the cover OF the shrubbery, re-
orted that the men were still aboard, and
pparently INDUCING In a protrncted de
anch.
Strange to say, my thoughts were not
holly bent upon the dangers Of our posi-
Ion, Imminent as they were. My last
lights meeting with Ola remained in my
hind hike the memory OF dream, and
!, ,' s,,,a,,.,'es ras so,s.. ae ssaan mi.a
e,,r...s Ns'1 Aos
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sooA .ne ~ Ma.sil as peiore. anu began
ssehns UP anu aowh the Deach ~ some us