Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-11-01
The Spoilers.
BY REX E. BEACH.
Copyright, 1905. by Rex Il. Beach.
CHAPTER XIX-CONTINUED
BY REX E. BEACH.

He crept toward the nearest WIN
and listened. Within was the sound
of voices. though the windows werc
dark. showing that the inhabitants
were on the alert. Beneath the foun-
dations he made mysterious prepare
tions. then sought out the office build
ing and cook house, doing likewise.
lie found that back Of the seeming re-
pose Of the Midas there was strained
expectancy.
Although suspense had heightened
the time out of all calculation, he
judged lie had been gone from his com
panions ut least an hour and that they
must he in place by now. If they were /
motif anything failed at this eleventh
hour-wcll, those were the fortunes Of
war In every enterprise, however
carefully planned. there comes time
when chance must take its turn.
He made his way inside the black
smith shop and fumbled for a match.
Just as he was about TO strike It he
heard the swish of oiled clothes pass
ing and waited for some time. Then,
igniting his punk and hiding It under
his coat, he opened the door to listen.
The wind had died down now, and the
rain sang unsteady upon the metal
roofs.
He ran swiftly from housesto house.
and, when he had done, at the npcesI
of the triangle he had traced three
glowing Goals We're sputtering.
The final bolt was launched at last.
He stepped down into the ditch and
drew his ~, while TO his tautened
senses 1t seemed that the very hills
leaned forth In GREATNESS pause, That
the rain had ceased and the whole
night hushed Its thousand voices. He
found his lower jaw set so stifiiy that
the muscles achcd. Leveling his wea-
pom ut the caves OF the bunk house, nc,
pulled trigger rapidly, the bang, bang
bang, six times repeated, sounding dull
and dead beneath the blanket OF mist
that overhnng. a shout sounded ne
mind MIN, ana then the shrieK OF II
winchester ball close over MS mead.
lic turned IN time 10 see announcer sho'
stream out OF the uarkhess' WHERE
schtr! WIS hrlnS at Tue nusn vi h's
gun 'hch peht himself uoup'e anu
piungeu uo"h 'hc ui'cn'
WIN the nrst impact oNerneau 'n'
men Pourso lor,m iroih ,nelr lu",r'e
armed anu pr'Stiihs, 10 ne sree'cu ny
'ohey OIL Suhsho.s' inc tnuu ol p"'.
ic'S anu the uWi''u'ins "h'ie U, Spen'
l."u' lheI ie"lcu ito'h Sne'", W
nliu themselves sir' WIN nun nooi'
VI i,'c' 'oi ',,' S''""Se,S n'u opi pa,
III tlc urt VI " clIe'e anu nov e''p ,r,i
,'lc'i i'neS 'o""'u 'ne ..n,u,'
prising order considering the sudden
ness of their attack and ran to join
the sentrlcs, whose positions could be
determined by the nearer flashes. The
voice of man in authority shouted
loud commands. No demonstration
came from the outer volds, nothing
but the wicked streaks that stabbed
the darkness. Then suddenly behind
McNamara's men the night glared
luridly as though n great furnace door
had opened and then changed shut.
while with It came hOarse thudding
roar that silenced the rifle play. They
saw the cook house disrupt itself and
dlsintegrate into thousand dying
timbers and twisted sheets Of tin
which scared upward and outward
over their heads and into the night.
AS the rocking hills ceased cchon5
the sound of the vlgilantes' rifles re-
CURED like the cracking OF dry sticks,
then everywhere about the defenders
the earth was dashed by falling debris
while the Iron roof rang at tha fusil'
lade.
The b,ost had como ot tbcir very al.
| hoy,s and tho, we've zoo doyod ord
sb,lou hv II IN ,rosn Ito sign,sconca
Tbon hofora tbcv cnuld reoIize what
II hoded tho denths M nm aooi, I'M
tbe roindrons wore outIined distIpc,
and pIistoning like n gossomor yoiI nj
silver while tho OHIO hu,Idinc IN
tb.,r Iort wos r,nnod and rordod and
tho odioi,ing wall. Ioonod ont into
sudden roIior tboIr sbottorod ,,,,ndou.s
lool,iro ,u.o c,nostI,. si,,h,Iosa o,,,s,
Tho cnrtoin ~ Iorl,noss lied hoo',,o,
,hor ,oI,ot mi ,ha r,o,, aa,,ona1 ~,
thoIr troo,,S sIIoLi,no t,,a,,,ao,,.as -