Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-26

that Courtenny was looking Mt her ny d
man looks at the worinn hr loves. Nei.
ther Of them paid heed to the presence
Of Suarez. For M Instant they had h
glimpse OF heaven. but the curiousl,
harsh voice of the Spanish miner fell
on their ears. and they came back to
earth with 4 sudden drop
The Feathsred People nre singing
their war chant" lie said. aud his yes.
ture seemed tn ask them 10 listen
They started apart. aud II was not IL.
sic alone who tluslird Courteuay
crlnisoned beneath the tan OH his face
and pretended mighty Interest In the
doipgs Of the savages. The girl re
covered her self control more rapidly
She half whispered the meaning Of tn.
miners cry. wherein Courtcnay triei
to laugh.
They Will he singing dirge nett"
snid he. with n JnCnty confidence.
"Now, Elsie. OF With you! Re sure
shall come and tell you when you may
appear on deck"
She hurried nway. She rocked
nnught Of the Alaculof challenge
Though the mucous notes of the tune.
less luy conld be- heard plainly enough.
they did not rench her ears. When she
raced down the salon communion she
found Christobnl bepdinH over the
small case 81 Instruments be always
carried. He strni shtened himself In his
peculiarly st!n way.
what did the captain wanty" be
asked. with u suspicious peevlshness
which for once detructed from his
habituaI courtesy. The note Of dis.
trust Jared Elsie buck into hes senses
"He wished me to translate Senior
Suarez's explanation Of another smoke
signal" she answered.
"He told you himself. ! suppose. that
he wished you TO stay here"
"He did more lie drove M away"
Against your wiily'
mo. Am ! not one OF the ships com.
pany? IL he not the centurionf lie
says to this womun. Co. and she 60.
! eth. nor does she stand upon the order
/. Of her going. oh. please don't look al
| me Us II ! were cracked! Surely one
may mingle the bible aud Shakespeare
In mn emergency"
One may also tear linen sheets Into
1 strips" said Chrlstobpl grayely. Ell
sizes quip had saved the situation. lie
attributed her flushed cheeks aud rpnr
king eyes TO the fever Of the threat
| ened fght. She applied herself eager
ly TO the task. Already the fume and
agony OF vain regret were striving tt
conquer the ecstasy which had flooded
her whole being.
| Courtenay meanwhile was exnmin
ing the advancing lotilln. His bralr
WINS coming each Letail VI the AlacuioI
army. but his hcart was whispering
gladly: ~
"ln another moment you would hav,
kissed her and told her you loved her
You know you would. SO don't deny II
All. kissed her and held her to you
breastw
So Suarcz spoiled pretty bit Of 70
| nance by his rufi!ing agitation owe
some bawl OF savage frenzy. for Cour
tcnny Of course would have laughct
away the girls protests that she wal
usurping another wotnan's place.
| lf the confident demeaaor Of the pad
ding warriors In the canoes were des
tined to be justified. the Kansas wa,
In II parlous state. Her vast bluk nm,
sheer walls Of steel did not daun
them. They came On steadily ngnins
the rapid current and spread out Int
n fnx nm
yards OF the ship. Then three men
crouchiIg In the bows Of different CO
noes. produced rines hitherto Invisible
and began to shoot. The bullets rico
chettcd across the ripplcs. AMI Couf
tenay saw that the savages did not I'm
dcrstand the sighting appliances. The,
were aiming point blank ut the YES
sci In 80 fnr rs they could lie said 4
aim at anything. and the low trajec
tory caused the first straight shot {
rebound from the surface Of the wats
and strike plate amidships. The lou,
ciapg Of the metal was hailed By u
Alaculofs with shouts Of delight 4
| The long range nring was kept N
for several minutes. much to Courts
nays relief. as Suarsi was csrtai
that the Indians stock Of cartridge
did not amount to more than 400 q
the utmost The canoes crept grAdua
" nearer. and bullets began 10 strik
the ship Frequently. ons glanced q
a davit aud shattered q couple VI wiz
dows In the chart house. This Inc
dent Aroused even greater enthusiaps
than the nrpt blow Of the attAcl
There was renewed activity anon
the paddle wielders. Two canoes wsF
not n'ty yards from the most southel
" floating mine. courtenay' con
menced to haul In the slack Of on
among the half dozen thin cords. q
turned to tell suares to Be ready Il
the duty which had been iutrusted
MIN when his glance happened to tra'
d toward the mouth Of the boy.
Then be learned the significance Z
that column Of smoke on the norther
point A neet Of at least forty caDos
was advancing on the ship from III
sen. Tide und paddles were swingIn
the small craft along at a spankin
pace. They were already much nea
! er the vessel than the first batch I