The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-02-13
Ey SEWARD w. HOPKINS.

They spoke about your sister; auo
from what they sail, I could tell that
she was to DO made o sacrifice to theiz
iiolatrous forms. They did not men.
tion any place, and I hurried to the
cfiice aud wrote that letter to you. As
! ,ot up from the shrubbery, I thought
T saw o person-another native-whn
yeemei to have been watching me, but
thinking was safe from them, paiJ
40 attention to him.
Later in the afternoon, I rode ont
howard Pearl Harbor, and very fool
ishly, I went alone. About midway
between Honolulu aud Pearl Harbor,
I was overtaliea by squal of about
ten natives, who surrounded me and
succeeded in securing me. I killed
two Of them, but they were too many
for me. I was taken into thick
woods and held prisoner over night. I
think their intention was to put me to
death through some religions cere-
mony. for they had plenty OF oppor'
tunity to kill me then.
"The next day, the entire army was
out looking for me, and company
came upon US in the woods. The
pesky natives wouldn't give mp even
then, until they we're all shot. They
are very devils for persistency and
recklessness. When I got back to
Honolulu, found you were gone to
Molokai. Dole told me what you had
said to him, and your uncle said the
same thing. But I knew perfectly
we'll that you would never 60 of in
that way, so suddenly, simply to see
about that monument. Anyhow, !
knew yoa would not so, leaving my
fate in doubt. unless there was right
fully stronger call on your affections,
such as knew q clue to Winnie's
whereabouts would he.
"I,didn't believe the Molokai yarn at
all, save that the ship was going there.
concluded you had learned some.
thing, and hal started out to run the
clue down. I got hold Of Mallianki,
VINO is about the most decent native
in the place, and told him that to my
mind. your life was in danger. He
was greatly alarmed, and promised ta
learn what hs could anl tell me.
"Well, he usel all his arts on tha
daughter of old Lowai, who, it ap-
pears, gave yoa soma Information
while he was dying.
"Well, he could not got anything
definite out of her, although I believe
if she had known anything she would
have told. But he managed to learn
that she had overheard you and
Loawi talking nbont Lanai and Patua,
the fisherman, at Kannnkakia. and
the inference was that you had gone
to Molokai to get Patua to take you
to Lanai. There was nothing dein-
ite about it. but it was better to follow
up O slight trace than to remain in
active. I took twenty soldiers, ani
in the steamer belonging to the De.
partment went to Kanuakakai. In
quiries Tor Patua, the fisherman,
elected the fact that he was not there.
This much seemed to point to the
truth OF my surmises. We then
then steamed to Lanai. We had o
rough tim , of it landing, not knowing
the coast. We wandered about strik.
ing of in new directions. and I sent
scouts out to hunt for traces OF you.
One of them climbed to the top OF
Kapatoli aud discovered traces OF life
down in the crater. He hurried to
report to me. and I followed him there
with what force I had--aoout eight
men. When We reached the top, o
horrible sight met US. The volcano
was just springing into life. You
were lying on the ledge OF rock
stretching around the crater, and Z
dozen or so crazy priests were dancing
around you. We fired into them, ano
made our way down to You as fast ai
We could. We had no time to lose.
Any minute might be our last, for the
old volcano was rumbling at tre-
mendous rate. We picked You up:
carried you out of the crater-which
was not an easy task-and took you
to the steamer. You were in need OF
medical attendance, SO we hurried
home. That is all. We have beer
hanging over you ever since, waiting
for you to get we'll and explain your
presence in that strange place. I"
Ihad listened 'breathlessly to Cor
dou's narrative, which he told in q
voice sometimes broken with emo
ton.
"Ah! Had you como but mo-
oant aoonern said Hyou might