The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-25
BY LOUIS eEcKE.

0dSIiSS. whose nedQ WAS DOulO
soon followed him with the two mates,
and then Mrs. Ross went to her own
cabin to lie down.
"'Denison," said Ross, Il have come
on board to tell you that we have Mr..
Tim Hogan on shoI e."
Tom sprang I'D from his seat.
"Alive?"
'Yes-just about, and that's all. He
may live through the day, but / doubt
it. He was found lying among the
scrub, just abreast of the ship. I had
him carried TO a house in the town.
where one of my men is with him. Do
you want to see him. ?"
ooh. yes, indeed ] do should like
to know for certain if he really is Tim
Hogan. Can he sDeak?"
Yes, but he's so badly wounded that
I don't think he viii be able to say
much. He told me that he was in the
leading canoe, and when the ship
opened fire, he was almost the first
man to fall, and tumbled overheard
When he came to the surface he found
that his right thigh was broken near
the hip, and as be was trying TO swim
round under the stern, he was hit
again in the back He held on to the
Tudder for n short time, and then man
aged to swim the few yards between
the ship and shore. and crawl into the
low bush, under the big trees, where
two Of my natives found hinl-if they
had been NorOks beauties Mr.. Tint
head would now be the admiration of
the intelligent DoDulace of Moan As
il was. we had trouble in getting him
into the village when he was reCOg-
niZed. Some Of the young bucks want
ed 10 take him away from us, but as
I had taken Timfs two Colts, and
looked ugly at them, they sheered off,
but followed US to a house, and are
r-4,T~ Inc r4cr1l hot 4c o
to happen. I told them that if any one
of them so much as put his head inside
the door whilst I was away, I should
know how TO deal with him. Oh. bring
some brandy for the poor wretch; he
asked for it."
Walking through the crowd Of silent,
armed natives, who were gathered out
side the house, and who stepped quick
/ " aside to let them pass, Tom and
/ Ross entered the house, and the latter
mOtiOned to the seaman who was
guarding the wounded man, to stand at
/ the door.
The once dreaded Tint lay upon the
! canewOrk floor, his body, from his
! barred chest down to his feet, covered
with a coarse mat, and his head rest
! ing upon a bamboo pillow; beside him
| was a gOurd of water. His eyes were
/ closed, and for a few moments Ross
/ and Tom stood over him in silence,
/ thinking that he slept and unwilling
/ to disturb him. He moved, opened his
/ eyes. and then with calm indifference
/ looked steadily at his visitors.
! Ross, pouring out some brandy into
/ a glass which DeniSOn held, knelt be
/ side the renegade raised his head from
/ the bamboo pillow, and told him TO
/ drink He eagerly swallowed the Ii
/ quOr, and lay back again upon the pill
/ low; then he spoke
-1s~4r
outsider" he said, in his hoarse, growl-
/ ing tones. unsoftened even when death
/ was near: are you going 10 let the
/ swine take my head?"
] .'No-not if 7 can help it" was the
/ contemptUous reply; you are my pris-
/ Oner. But if you were not a dying
man. YOU would now be swinging from
/ the end of the barGues mainyard-'
! The man made no answer. and then
/ he looked at Tom, who was regarding
him intently,
"WeH. young fellow" he growled,
what the - are you looking at?'
At you Tim Hogan" was the quiet
answer.
All" and his fierce eyes gIared at
/ the sUpercargo as, with a great effort,
/ he sat IN. ''ah, who are yOU?'
I am the son IF the man you muir
dered."
What man?".
My name is Denison," said Tom,
/ slowly, do you remember it,"
Something like fear creDt into the
wild eyes, and the clenched hands
/ trembIed. Hogan breathed heavily for
T a moment, then sank back again.
/ well. now is your chance to get
+ even with me That chap at the door
/ viii lend you his rife. Come, hurry
/ up-and don't stand looking at me-"
Il am not a murderer, Tim Hogan. ]
YOU were within a dozen yards of me-
and you murdered your wife's father in
1 cold blood"
You were there," and the ex-con-
/ vict's eyes blazed.
/ 4 was there. as I said. not a dozen
yards from you and saw and heard all
YOU did and said. And the moment I
saw YOU, I was certain that YOU were
the man who killed my Door father
who was always kind to the cOnvicts."
+ "Timi' closed his eyes for few mo-
ments.
I am sorry I did it." he muttered.
4 Then he signed TO Ross to give him
some more brandy.
Ross looked at Tom, who took the
+ glass. half filed it with brandy, and
was about TO add water from the gOurd
! when Hogan stayed him.
! Don't put any water in it-give it
3 TO me neat"
Again Ross raised him. and this time
. il was Tom who held the glass to the
{ cruel mouth
/ Thanks, young fellow" he said in
softer tones. Look here. Tn done for.
and-and I'm sorry for what I did at
! HuOn Bank"
Tom made no answer beyond an in
clinatiOn o. his head. as he turned his
I face away. rose and stepped outside into
the blazing sunlight, followed by Ross.
/ Telling the seaman who was guarding
the door to fire his rife If any of the
waiting natives tried to get into the
place. Ross, with Tom. then sought
: out NOTOk who was in his own house
awaiting to receive them. He told
them that in the fight with the landing
party he had only lost ten men, but
! that VaTOgis party had been almost
annihilated. only a score or so of them
+ succeeding in escaping. Varogi himself
( had been killed by a spear thrust, and
the chief was anxious for Ross and
f DenisOn TO come and see his head but
/ Ross spat in disgust, and steTnly told
+ him that white men did not like such
sights.