Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-10

drownd in comfortable" So he laid
firm hands upon his impatlehqe.
Every day meant many dollars TO
the watcher, and yet It seemed that
nature was resolute In thwartlng him.
for that night the wind freshcned. and
daylight saw the ship hugging the lee
Of Sledge island. miles TO the west.
ward, while the surf, white as boiling
milk, doomed and Numbered against
the shore.
Word had gone through the street
that Bill wheaton was aboard with
writ or a subpoena or an alibi or what.
ever was necessary TO put the "klbosh'
on Mcnamara, so public excitement
| grew. Mcnamara boarded his gold in
the Alaska bank, and It was taken for
granted that there would lie the scene
Of the struggle No one supposed for,
an instant that the usurper would part
with the treasure peaceably.
| On the third morning the ship lay
abreast Of the town again. aud life.
boat was seen TO make OF from her.
whereupon the idle population stream.
ed toward the beach.
shell make II TO the surf all right,
but then watch out"
WED better make ready to haul 'em
out" said another. ITS mighty dan
gerous." And, sure enough, as the
skiff came rushing In through the
breakers she was caught
She had made II past the first line.
soaring over the bar ON n fOamy roller
crest like storm driven gull winglng
In toward the land. The wlry figure
of Bill Wheaton crouched In the stern.
while two sailors fought with their
oars. As they gathered for their rush
through the last zone of frOth u great
comber rose out OF the sea behind
them, rearing high above their heads
The crowd on the surf's edge shouted
The boat wavered, sucked back into
the oceans angry nav, and with
crash the deluge engulfed them. There
remained nothing but swlrllng flood
through which the llfeboat emerged
bottom up, amid n tangle OF oars, graf
ings and gear.
Men rushed into the water and the
next roller pounded them back upon
the marble hard sand. There came the
sound of splitting wood and then II
group swarmcd In waist deep and bore
out dripping figure. II was u hemp
on headed seaman, who shook the wa
ter from his name and grlnned when
his breath had come.
A step farther down the beach the
bystanders seized limp form which
the tide rolled to them. 1t was the
second sailor, his scalp split from n
blow OF the gunwale. Nowhere was
Wheaton.
,Glenlster had plunged TO the rescue
first, u heaving line about his middle.
and, although buffeted about. he had
reached the wreck. only to miss sight
of the lawyer utterly. He had time
for but glance when he was drawn
outward by the undertow till the line
at his waist grew taut, then the water
surged over him anl he was hurled
high up ON the beach again. lie stag
gered dizzlly back to the struggle,
when suddenly wave lifted the cap
sized cutter and rlghted It, and out
from beneath shot the form OF Whea-
ton, grimly clutchlng the life ropes.
They brought him In choking and
breathless.
81 got It," he said, slapplng his
streaming breast. "It's all right, Glen
lister. | knew what delay meant, so |
took long chance with the surf" The
terrific ordeal he had undergone had
blanched him to the lips. his legs wab-
bled uncertainty. and he would have
fallen but for the young man, who
thrust an arm about his waist and led
him up into the town.
~ went before the circuit court OF
appeals In Frisco" he explained later,
land they issued orders allowing an
appeal from this court and gave me
writ OF superscdcas directed against
old Judge Stillman. That takes the
litigation out OF his hands altogether
and directs Mcnamara to turn over
the Midas and all the gold he's got.
What do you think Of that? / did bet
ter than / expected"
Glenister wrung his hand silently.
while a great satisfaction came upon
him. At last this waiting was over
and his peaceful yielding TO injustice
J nuu DOTut ITul-luu lIDNtu lnt Dtlitf
course after all, rs the girl had prophe-
sled. He could 90 to her now with
clean hands. The mine was his again.
He would lay II ut her feet, telling her
once more OF his love and the change
1t was working in him. He would
make her see it-make her see that be-
meath the harshness his years In the
wild had given him his love for her
was gentle and true and all absorbing.
He would bid her DE patient till she
saw he had mastered himself, till he
could come with his soul In harness.
II am glad | didn't fight when they
jumped us" he said. Now Wen get
our property back and all the money
they took out-that is, IL Mcnamara
hasn't sailed It,"
yes; all that's necessary Is to file
the documents, then serve the judge
and Mcnamara. You'll be back on
Anvil creek tomorrow"
Having placed their documents on
record at the courthouse, the two men