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our imaginations had become so dis.
torted that both Gordon and I had
thought it was Winnie on the altar Of
the Gods. II was Mr.. Seldon's French
servant, unconscious from fright. but
who was restored to her employer
safely.
We had to fight for it.
At the first volley many Of the ma
tives fled into the woods. Others.-bv
far the majority of aforementioned
by their fanatical worship and the loss
Of their priest, set upon us. and
seemed fearless in the face of an
armed force. They shrieked and
howled and danced around us, regard
less OF the fact that the rides con-
tinually poured deadly fire into their
ranks.
Jobbs made for Gordon with a
yenomous hate. He was armed with
sword, as, of course, was Gordon.
Seeing his commander attacked, one
of the soldiers raised his rife and
aimed at Jobbs. But Gordon, who
was as cool as Stole, saw the act,
and bade him not fire. He did not
want Jobbs killed by any unfair ad
vantage of arms. SO these two fought
a duel, the fiercest L have ever seen
the American, cool, calm, yet mex
perienced; the Englishman, a better
swordsman, but in his frenzy not
match for Gordon's strength. The
enraged natives pressed them on all
sides. Jobbs was wounded and fell
to the ground. We had our hands
full to take care of ourselves. and
could give him no attention, so lie
bled to death.
had got away from the soldiers,
and was having severe time of it,
armed only with a revolver. l had
used all the chambers of the pistol,
and was engaged in a hand-to-hand
fight with native. The fellow was
more powerful than /. 1 struck him
several times, and knocked him down
once, but he seemed to be wilder and
stronger after each blow. He seized
me around the neck. There was
maniacal light in his eyes. could
feel his hot breath in my face. His
bit Into my cheek. The pain was in
tense, but the horror was worse. As
he drew so near me, 1 saw the scales
of the curse on him. My soul turned
sick. had been bitten by leper
But there was no time to think
about it then. A soldier came to my
rescue. The fight lasted short time
longer, and the fanatics, seeing that
the soldiers would eventually annihi-
late them il they persisted fled
Gordor patched mp my cheek, and
we started home.
The excitement in Honolulu, al
ready great enough, was heightened
by the story we told. 1t became evil
dent that the Provisional Government
must resort to extreme measures to
prevent an outbreak.
The part that Jobbs played in the
affair was made clear by the confes-
sion of native.
J0bbs had become insane, brooding |
over the deposition of the queen and
his own fancied wrongs.
He joined the native fanatics and in
famed their passions and helped work
up the religious frenzy, under the
pretense that if the gods were propi-
tiated by sacrifice the queen would
be restored. By thus working on
their natures, always ready for the re-
iurn to idolatrous practices, he no
doubt hoped to organize an army of
fanatics, who would follow him blindly,
and lead by his own unreasoning hate,
retake the Government House aud re.
store the queen to her possessions.