The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01

three remaining men beat hasty retreat
TO HlIo utterly discouraged and disheart-
eGed.
They reached this place two days later,
worn out, cut and bruised from the numer-
Gus fails on the rough trail, and quickly
the news of the tragic death OF their three
comrades spread over the settlement. The
Hawaiian, under ordinary circumstances
a pleasure-loving and peaceful citizen,
when aroused is fierce and vindietive, and
the friends OF the dead men assembled
thirsting for revenge. This time hateful
laws were not to be enforced, but revenge
was to be accomplished. Swiftly the aug
mented force returned TO The dreaded
chasm Cautiously the avenging party
crept along 10 the spot where their friends
met their tragic deaths al the hands OF
Kipula The little waterfall across the
broadening chasm mad just come into view,
when there came the warning cry across
the gorge, "Go back Go back If you would
save your lives" over the top of the boul-
der CLEANED the steel barrel of a rifle, and
the avengers halted A barricade had been
built in their absence and the man hunters
were astonished at the impregnabfe posi-
ton secured by Kipula. Even while they
hestated the warning cry, 'Go back" was
again repeated, and with it came the sharp
crack of the rifle, and the bullet hattened
itself on the wall OF the cliff directly an
front Of the leader of the party All
thoughts of revenge died away, and the
posse, thinking only of their own safety
threw themselves fiat along the narrow
path and cried aloud for mercy, saying
they would return TO Hio and allow the
leper to live 10 seclusion II he would spare
them. Then they decided to try and fiank
him and attack him in the rear by climb
ing the overhangng mountain peaks, and
il possible kill him from above. After a
hard climb up along the spur OF the mourn
tain they reached the top, and cutting
through the tangled vegetation the lore
most Of the avengers found himself stand
INC on the brink of a precipice that fell
with a sheer descent several hundred feet,
then sloped away gently to a beautiful val
lev far down beneath his feet. A little
stream to the right of where they stood
fell in a long, beautiful unbroken cascade
and rippled along to where Kipula could
be seen. rifle in hand, looking for the ap-
pearance OF his enemies along the pain. a
few Yards behind him his leprous wife anu
children were busiiy engaged
IN building a matched hut
which they were constructing close TO the
edge of the stream. Close by the hut was
a corral where few goats that had been
captured were penned and the valley fairly
teemed with wild tropical fruits. Inc
avengers on top Of the cliff were too far
away for rife bail to reach him, ana
the only approach 10 the valley was along
the steep, narrow and dangerous trail
to attempt to travel was death. Regret
fully they had 70 ieave MIN alone IN TINS
paradise and return TO their comrades be-
low. The precaution taken 70 prevent XII
pula from returning 10 his friends ana
relatives living around and in Hilo was
10 place a guard at the foot Of the noun
famous path. Kipula, however, renamed
true to his promise and never left ms
mountain fastness, where he cultivated
faro patch and small field OF rlc" For
nearly six years the guard kept watch on
the trail and then a new chief OF the
island police being appointed another at
tempt was made TO capture the outlaw. A
posse was organized and up the trail they
cautiously went. hoping after the long
lapse Of years Of silence that Kipula had
IN a measure relaxed his vigilance, ana
could be taken by surprise. They reached
the foot Of the barricade in safety. There
they halted while the leader OF the party
crawled to the top of the wall 20 obtain
glimpse of the lepers home. He incau-
tiously placed his foot on stone, which