The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-30

boys. Quick as lightningthe captain pick
ed up his musket and fired, and the saw
age fell forward with a bullet through his
chest. But, quick as he was, he was too
late, for the club whizzed through the air
and struck the native boy on his right
arm.
A savage yell OF triumph came from the
pursuing canoes as their occupants saw
the boy go down and the canoe broach-to
and then the leading canoe dashed up
alongside that of Maurice and his COM
panion.
Pull, men. pull, for Gods sake" cried
the captain. frantically, as he saw the
Irish lad, paddle in hand, standing up
over the body of the fallen boy and strike
wildly at his murderous pursuers.
With heaving bosoms and set teeth the
seamen urged the boats along and then
they and the four canoe crashed togather
in deadly conflict, But as they met a
huge savage stood up and poising a spear
darted IL a the prone figure of the native
boy; il did not reach him, for Maurice
wounded and bleeding as he was with a
spear wound through his thigh, flung him
self in front of the weapon to save his
friend. 1t struck him in the shoulder
and came out al his back
you dog" said Williams, raising his
pistol, and the native went down with
crash.
AIlO Lnen GnSuGO a scene OF slaughter,
as the seamen of the Boadicea got to
work with their cutlasses. 1t did not take
long to end the fight, and not one of the
Mano men escaped, for now Baringa's
canoes had come up, and with their heavy
jadge clubs dashed out the brains of those
OF their enemies who sought to swim
ashore 1t was in truth a hideous sight
and even the hardy sailors shuddered when
they saw the merciless manner in which
wounded and dying men were massacred
by their naked allies.
As quickly as possible, the two boys
were lifted out OF the little canoe and
placed in the captains boat, where their
wounds were examined. The native boys
arm was broken, and his back badly hurt,
but he was quite conscious. AS for Maui
rice, he was in bad state, and Capt.
Williams decided not TO pull out the spear
till the ship was reached.
Just as he had given orders to pull for
the ship, Barnga's canoe returned from
the slaughter of the remaining fugitives,
and drew up alongside the captains boat,
and the moment the chief saw the ma
tive boy lying In the stern sheets of the
boat, he sprang out TO the canoe and en-
braced him.
ut is my boy, my Lokolol, he whom I
thought was dead"
Little remains to be told. The two boys
were carefully attended to as soon as
they reached the ship, and to the joy OF
everyone the spear, when extracted from
Matrices body, was pronounced by Ba-
rnga not to be a poisoned one. AS for
Lokolol, the chiefs son, his arm was put
in splints, but during the time that was
occupied in doing this his hand was clasp
ed around that of the brave young sailor
lad who had saved his life, and his big
black eyes never left Maurice's pallid face.
For three days the Boadicea remained
az anchor opposite the village-she had
sailed there the morning after the fight
and the chief showed his gratitude by
every possible means. On the morning Of
the day on which the ship sailed. he
came on board, attended by thirty canoes,
every one OF which was laden deep down
with pearl shell. II was passed up on
deck, and stacked in a heap. and then
Barlnga asked for the captain and the
white boy who had saved his son. Be
side him stood Lokolol, his arm IN a sling
and tears running down his cheeks. for
he knew he would see Maurice no more.
Then Capt. Williams came on deck and