The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-10-31
CHAPTER XL.

CHAPTER XL.
At Gordon's command, q dozel
rifles sent their destructive fire. into
the group.
The soldier who had been first 20
aim was first to fire. His aim was
sure. The priest fell dead beside his
intended victim.
I darted to the litter. The girl was
not Winnie. Iu the moonlight, max.
ing the scene more wild and welra
than 1t would have been in daylight,
our imaginations had become so dis
torted that both Gordon and 1 had
thought it was Winnie on the altar OF
the Gods. It was Mr.. Seldon's French
servant, uncon:cious from fright, bui
who was restored to her employer
safely.
We had to fight for it.
At the first volley many of the ma
lives fed into the woods. Others-by
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 dared around US, regard
less of the fact that the rifles con-
tinualiy poured a deadly fire into thsiE
ranks.
venomous, ,,,..aase. He was armed will
as...swofd, as, of course, was Gordon
: Seeing his commander attacked, on'
Of the soldiers raised his rifle anc
aimed at Jobbs. Ut Gordon, wh>
was as cool as a Stole, saw the act
and bade him not fire. He did no
want Jobbs killed by any unfair ad
vantage OF arms. So these two Tough
duel, the fercest have ever seen
; the American, cool, calm, yet mex
perienced; the Englishman, better
swordsman, but in his frenzy not
match for Gordon's strength. The
enraged natives pressed them on al
sides. Jobbs was wounded and fel
10 the ground. We had our hand:
Full to take care of ourselves, anl
could give him no attention, SO hf
bled to death.
had got away from the soldiers:
and was having q severe time OF 1t.
armed only with n revolver. I had
used all the chambers of the pistol
md was engaged in hand-to-hand
fight with native. The fellow was
more powerful than I. I struck him
several times, and knocked him down
,nce, but he seemed to be wilder and
stronger after each blow. He seizec
ne around the neck. There was
naniacal light in his eyes. I coulc
:eel his hot breath in MY face. Hi:
DIT into my cheek. The pain was In
tense, but the horror was worse. A.
he drew so near me, saw the scales
Of the curse on him. My soul turned
sick. I had been bitten by leper.
But there was no time to thinh
about it then. A soldier came to my
rescue. The fight lasted short time
longer, and the fanatics, seeing thai
The soldiers would eventually annlhl'
| 0te tnem IL lucy Peio tiSN'
Gordor patched up my cheek, ano
We started home.
The excitement in Honolulu, al,
ready great enough, was heightened
by the story we told. 1t became evl,
dent tina. the Provisional Government
must resort to extreme measures to
prevent on outbreak.
The part that Jobbs played in The
affair was made clear by the comics.
sion OF native.
Jobbs had become insane, broodlna
over the deposition of the queen and
mis- own fancied wrongs.
He joined the native fanatics aud in
Hamed their passions and helped worn
mp the religious frenzy, under the
oretense that if the gods were propi.
iiated by sacrifice the queen would
be resto1ed. By thus working on
heir natures, always ready for the re.
urn to idolatrous practices. he nc
loubt hoped to organize an army Of
fanatics, who would follow him blindly,
and lead by his own unreasoning hate,
.etake the Government House and re-
store the queen to her possessions
CHAPTER XII.