Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-21
CHAPTER vIn-CONTINUED.
(From Last Saturday,

NIIUm Last CatuLuhy/
Each of the men admired her cool.
ness. hut To!lcmache. who had lcen
quietly scrr;iniyIn. the nearer hills.
gave painful emphasis to this grew.
some topic l,y cxclniming:
There they are now-smoke sig.
nals."
Sure enough. thin columns Of smoke
were rising from several points on the
land. II could not DO doubted that
these were caused by human agency.
They were not visible when the party
sat down to breakfast. The appear
ance Of the ship was their obvious ex.
PLANTATION, but not canoe or a soil.
tary figure could be seen. though Cour.
tenay and others at various times dur
ing the day searched every part Of the
ncighboring shore with field glasses
end powerful telescopes. n
After an all too brief burst of sun.
shine the Land Of Storms again justi-
fed Its name. Giant clouds came roll
ing IN from seaward; the mountains
werc lost In mist; the elacicfs became
sullen. rock strewn masses Of white
brown Ice; the fresh greenery Of the
forests faded into somber belts Of
blackness. Though 1t was high sum.
mcr In this dcsolate region. heavy
showers Of hail and sleet alternatcl
with drenching rain. At low water.
though the Kansas ioated securely in
depth Of twenty fathoms, q yellow
current sweeping past her starboard
quarter showed how accurately Courte.
nay had read the tokens Of the inlet
Many swollen torrent and perhaps
one or two fair sized streams Mt the
head OF the bay contributed this food
Of fresh water.
To Elsie and the doctor were in
trusted the daylight watch on deck and
the care Of the sick. For the latter
there was not much to be done. The
cook undertook to feed them, and
Frascuelo, the wounded stevedore who
had been discovered In a. state of col
lapse. soon revived and was practical
~ able to look after himself. The
others, under Walkers directions, were
hard at work In. the engine, room and
stokehold. for there alone lay the
chance Of ultimate escape.
The two sentinels converted but lit.
tie. The outer war OF the elements
was disturbing, ana Christie bal. though
unfaillngly optimistic in his speech
was nevertheless q prey to dark fore
bodings. Elsie, worn out by the strain
Of the preceding twenty-four hours
and Notwithstanding her brief SLEEP
In the morning thoroughly exhausted
for want Of rest. was persuaded to re-
tire early to her cabin. She lay down
almost fully dressed. Somehow It was
impossible TO think OF q state of un
| preparedness for any emergency.
She was soon sound asleep. She
awoke with start. with all her nerves
a-quiver. Joey was tearing along the
deck. barking furionsly. She heard
two men run phst her door with
ominous haste. Then. after n heart
breaking pause. there was some shoot
Ing Some one-she thought 1t wa,
Courtenny--roared down the salon com
panlon: rs
ION deck, all hands. to repel board
ers!' 81
With a confused IRISH. men mounted
the stairs and raced forward. Sh'
knew that nearly oil OF those not OF
watch were sleeping with the injured
men In the salon. and now she under
stood the reason. The ship was beinI
attacked by Indians and not altogethe
unexpectedly. The savages had st0leI
alongside In their canoes under tn,
cloak Of night. Perhaps they were nj
ready on board In overwhelming mum
bers. Poor girl! She murmured a pray
er while she hurriedly drew on he
boots and ulster.
There seemed to be no end to tn
evils which assailcd the Kansas, an,
she dreaded this new terror more thai
the mad fury Of the seas. But II tn
men were fighting for their lives an,
; hers she must help too. That wa
clear. She had weapon, loaded n
volver. which she had picked UP frou
beneath boats tarpaulin lying o
the spar deck. She opened her doc
aud peered out. She could not sc
any one, and the rattle Of a hailstori
overhead effectually dulled any othe
noise. But several shots fred agal
In the fore part Of the ship were aud
BILE above the din of the pelting hal
So she ran that way, with the An
courage Of one who fears. yet goes Oh
and her eyes pierced the shadows wit
tense despair In them. Tor wins
could 80 few men do against the NJ
seen watchers who sent up the thirty
four smoke columns she had counted
CHAPTER TX.