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

tenders while the real attack was DE-
veloping without let Or hIndrnnce. II
was smart ruse worthy Of q race Of
higher attachments than the tribe
which is ranked lowest In the human
scale. The newcomers abstained from
firing or stone singing. They were
gathering with the speed aud silence
OF vultures.
Two mines protected the front Of the
Kansas. and several canoes had passed
them. Indeed. Courtenny soon found
that some Of the assaliants were al.
ready screeped by the ships bows. but
the larger number were clustered
thlckly round Tollemaches internal
machines. It was well that q cool
headed sailor was called on to deal
with this emergency. The captain Of
the Kansas even smiled rs he appre,
ciated the full meaning Of the trick
which his ndversarles had tried to play
on him. and the man who smiles 10 the
"a face of danger is one to be depended
The six cords were numbered. He
dropped No. 2. which he was holding.
and seized Nos. 4 and s. He drew
them In. hand over hand. rs rapidly rs
possible. but was careful not to sacrifice
smooth tension to undue hurry. In =
few seconds two deafening rcporti
split the air. the glass front Of tho
chart house shook. pieces Of the broken
i1.I he ~rl
scraps Of iron. bolts. nuts and heavy
nails fell OF the decks aud matches.
ana tremendous hubbub Of yells
came from the main body of Indians.
A couple Of heavily charged dynamite
bombs had burst In their midst. deal.
ing death and destruction over a wide
area. Severnl canoes near the float.
Ing platforms were torn asunder md
sank. while men were killed or wound.
ed out Of all proportion to the number
Of craft disabled. &s. IN
Courtenny ut once picked up the gov.
ernlng cord Of the mine which he was
about to fire In the nrst Instance. He
felt TINT the Alaculof notilla would act
In future ON the ''once bitten twice
shy" principle where those innocent
looking little poles showed above zee
level. and he must strike fierce blows
while the opportunity served The
nine canoes on the south were not clus-
tered around the bomb in the Same
manner us the others. but they were
near enough to sustain heavy loss. and
their frightened crews had ceased to
ply their paddles. NO he fired that shell
also and had the satisfaction of seeing
two more Of the frail craft cnpsize.
He heard the crash Of bullets against
the ships sides. A volley OF stones
smashed several more panes Of stout
glass. many arrows were Undecided In
the woodwork. but he calmly pulled an.
other cord and blew a single loud blast
on the siren. That was the agreed sig.
nal TO warn those below that they
must expect to be attacked from the
fore part OF the vessel. His shotgun
was lying on the table. He took II NJ
aud faced forward again. Several
canoes were scurrylng past and AWAY
from the ship ~ fast as the current
and many arms could propel them
He fred both barrels ut those within
range on the port side. lie reloaded
and the sharp swapping OF revolver
shots told him that Tollemache and
the Chilean were busy.
But the Indians were demoralized By
the complete failure Of their scheme
They had ceased firing and stone sling
ing; they were nying for their lives
| Courtenay wheeled round on Suarsz
"Now!' he cried. pointing to q speak
Ing trumpet. Suarez ran out on deck
put the megnphone' TO his mouth snt
roared after the discomfted enemy I
threat Of worse things IN store II the!
dared TO come ncur the ship ugaln. Al
he used the Alaculof language. thu
sounds he uttered were the most OF
traordinary that Courtenay had eve
heard from o human throat-n com
pound OF hoarsc. cultural novels npt
consonants ending In series OF click
and the stentorian power Of his lung
must have amazed the indians.
Courtenay saw that the two neet
were combining forces abodt 500 yard
to the westward. They were close In
shore. but none Of the savages landed
nor did they head for the more remot
Otter creek. A. he was anxious I
keep them on the run. he resolved I
try the siren again. He judged rlgh!
~. as It transplred. that they woul
fear the below OF the fog horn ere,
more thnu the Tying missiles whic