The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-31

Boyle had cornered Christobal In the
salon.
dawn. Tollemache can join me now if
he likes, as Mr.. Boyle ought to be III
bed"
I'm all right" said Boyle gruffly. 81
am only sitting here because my back
is stiff"
Courtenay glanced at the somber
shadow of Point Kansas, silhouetted
against the deep blue of the seaward
arc.
"Suarez has retired to roost," he said
Gle seems to be quite assured that the
Indians will never deliver a night at
tack"
"Today's hammering should teach
them to leave the Kansas alone in flu
ture," said Christobal.
II hope so, but Suarez and Tolle-
mache agree that they are most per-
sistent wretches. Now, Boyle, you
must obey the doctor. l am going back
to the salon to give Miss Maxwell
some documents wish her to see.
Then Tollemache and l will relieve the
pair of you. All right Christobal.
promise to take my share of the blan-
kets in the morning. l shall be ready
for q nap at 4 o'clock. At present
feel particularly wide awake"
He went to the cabin. They heard
him unlock the door and enter. At
that instant a startling hail came from
two sailors stationed on the poop.
'Indianos"' they yelled.
The three men We're on the spar deck
second later straining their eyes into
the black gagueness of the water.
"Indianosv' shouted two other sail
ors on the forecastle, and from the
spar deck it seemed to be possible to
distinguish several black objects NOV
ing toward the ship.
"The siren, Boylev' cried Courtenay,
striking a match. At once the swelling
note of the fog horn smote the air and
Numbered away in tremendous sound
waves. Soon a Kissing, fiery serpent
ran up the port wall of the chart house,
and fine star rocket scared into the
sky. 1t Illuminated q wide area of the
bay and revealed number of crowded
canoes darling in on the ship from all
Sides Courtenay grasped the line con-
nected with the remaining mines and
hauled for dear life. Already the In
dian riflesfire was cracking with vivid
spurts of flame, and stones and arrows
were beginning to patter on the deck
and bang against the steel plates. Two
of In Ixrr mill no hc, x.yif1
the usual din, but 1t was impossible to
ascertain their effect owing to the yell
ing of the Indians.
The loud summons of the siren
brought all hands from below. Arms
were hastily secured, the fore and aft
awnings closed, and Walker made shift
to hammer the engine room door tight.
The increasing violence of the stone
singing showed that the Alaculofs
meant to press home this time. What
ever their dread of the fiends who
roam the world in the dark, they had
conquered 1t, and this latest phase In
the stormy history of the ship threat
ened to be its most trying one.
Courtenay, who seemed to be every
where at once, lighted torches which
were fastened to the empty davits in
readiness for night alarm. He had
used the last rocket on board, but the
flares would burn for fifteen minutes
at least BY their light the defenders
were able to shoot or smash the skulls
Of several savsges who climbed up
roughly contrived grapnels fashioned
out Of bent sticks and thongs Of hide.
But there were only thirteen men to
repel an attack which developed at
fifty points simultaneously. Ere the
torches flickered in their sockets the
savages had swarmed over poop and
bows. They were tearing at the can
vas shields and sweeping the hurA-
cane deck with showers of missiles.
Tollemache was injured, and Walker.
Courtenay had his forehead cut open.
Suarez fell insensible while he was bel
lowing curses through megaphone In
the vain hope Of frightening the de-
termined enemy. Two Chileans were
down, one struck with a stone and the
other shot through the lungs.
30 at last the Kansas was In the