The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-09

mer, Tor God 5 sake that we may burst
our way from this accursed trap. e"
l bethought me of an AK for splitting
wood that lay in the kitchen, and fetch
ing it quickly put il in his hand. Bid
ding me stand aside, he let fly at the
door like a mailman. The splinter flew,
but the door held good, and when he
staid Il moment to take new grip ON
his ak heard clamor of voices outside
--Simon's, higher than the rest, crying,
my new door, that cost me seven and
eightpencev'
"The lock, the lock- - says l. Strike
that off.
Down came the AK, striking spark Of
fire from the lock, which fell with
clatter at the next blow, but ere we had
time to open the door Simon and his
party entering by the back door, forced
us to turn for our defense Perceiving
Dawson armed with an AK, however,
these fellows paused, and the leader,
whom l recognized for the constable Of
our parish, carrying staff in one hand
and lanthorn in t'other, cried to us in
the kings name to surrender ourselves.
| Take us if you can" cries Dawson,
land the Lord have mercy ON the first
who comes within my reach!"
Deity enough old Simon, snatching
/ the fellows cap who stood next him,
filings it at the candle that stands fiaring
on the floor and jostles the constable's
lanthorn from his hand, so that in
moment we were all in darkness. TAX
ing us at this disadvantage, for Dawson
dare not lay about him with his AK, for
fear of hitting me by misadventure, the
rascals closed at once, and most bloody,
desperate fight ensued.
For, after the first onslaught, in which
Dawson, dropping his AK, as being use
less at such close quarters, and l CRAP
pied each our man, the rest, knowing
not friend from foe in the obscurity and
urged ON by fear, fell upon each other,
this one striking out at the first he met,
and that giving as good as he had tax
en-, and so all fell a-mauling and bella
boring with such lust of vengeance that
presently the whole place was of an up
roar with the din of cursing, bowling
and hard blows. For my own lot l had
old Simon to deal with, as l knew at
once by the cold, greasy feel of his leath-
ern jerllin, he being enraged to make
me his prisoner for the i'll had done
him. Hooking his horny fingers about
my throat, he chung to me like any wild
cat, but stumbling shortly over two
who were rolling on the floor we went
down both with crack, and with such
violence that he, being undermost, was
stunned by the fall Them my blood
boiling at this treatment, got astride
of him and roasted his ribs royalty, and
with more force than ever had conceiv-
ed myself to be possessed of, and grow
ing beside myself with this passion Of
war do think I should have pounded
him into pulp but that two other COM
batants, falling across me with their
whole weight, knocked all the wind out
, of my body, expressing me so grievous-
ly that twas as much as l could do to
: draw myself out of the fury and get
gasp of breath again.
, About this time the uproar began to
, subside, for those who had got the worst
of the battle thought it advisable to
, sneak out of the house for safety, and
those who had Jared better fearing o
reverse of fortune, counted they had
withdrew.
, "Are you living, Kit?" asks Dawson
, then.
, AYE" says l as valiantly as you
| please, land ready to fight another half
. dozen such rascals," but pulling the
broken door OPEN, all the same, to get
out the easier in case they returned.
"Why, then, let's co. says he, "un-
less any is minded to have us stay"
No one responding to this challenge,
we MAZE aI0 Go ma couple OF hats
and cloaks for our use and sailed out.
(Which way do we turn" asks Daw-
son as we come into the road.
"Whither would you go, Jack?"
"Why, to warn Moll of her danger,
to be sure"
apprehended no danger to her and
believed her husband would defend her in
any case better than we could, but Daw-
son would have it we should warn them,
and so we turned toward the court And
now upon examination we found we
had come very well out of this fight, for
save that the wound in Dawson S hand
had been opened afresh we were neither
much the worse.
"But let us set our best foot fore
most, Jack, says l, "fOr do think We
y have done more mischief tonight than
= any we have before, and | shall not bC
greatly surprised if we are called to nc
D count for the death of old Simon u
some Of his hirelings. "
> Il know not how that may be, says
!, he, "but / must answer for knocking OF
Il somebody's teeth out. "
, ITO be Continued.