Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23

sure her. TTe was certain re would
reach the head Of the bay before the
Tndinps nwoke to the meaning OF his
scheme. by this time. unless his plan |
| fats. the men on shore should have
! Joined him, no matter what number
/ Of sayages may seek to oppose their
I passage to the boat, The only doubt
/ ful question IL. VIII be- be- able TO beat
/ of the rascals who are now cutting
| his line III r"irCHtF'
Huh" growlcd Boyle. The skip
| pcr's out Uf sight now. Gone into a
| small creek or somcthin' Of the sort \
| Hone he heard the horn. Let her rip
I he gdded In loud shout over hlsl
! shoulder. aud again the siren lung a
| warning to the foot OF the mountain
| range
! II waS evident that the WONDERFUL
| eycsg,t Of the Indians practically
| eqnulrd the range Of the telescope.
J 4 he men In the cnnocs were aware oil
\ the llrcbDat's disappearance. aud their
wet paddles flashed In the sun ~ they
! tore acru.s the three miles ~ open
water which separated the southern
promontory from the inner shore u
the island. Creeping nearer Boyle, FL
sic whispered:
"ror heavens sake. say the liicboat
II visible again"
lie held up u hand 10 enforce silence.
A deep hush fell on the ship.
Listen he muttrrci. - low that
Elsie alone caught the words. Can
You hear iiim'f'
She thought she could distinguish an
Irregular pattcr Of dun reports. and
the behavior OF The Iudians showed
that additional excitement was toward.
Many OF them stood up and waved
their arms. possibly as a signal to their
niles oil shore. The canoes raced mad
~. Where speed was vital the rough
hcwn native craft were far swlftcr
than the solidly built llfcboat. with Its
broad beam and deep draft.
Aud that was all. Tough they
strained their eyes and spoke with
; batcd breath. never a sight OF boat or
; canoes was obtainabc for hours after
the latter were swallowed up by the
; trees which shroudrd the creek at the
foot OF GuanaCO hill.
IsObel Barring moved by genuine pity
for her distruught friend. tried TO In
duCc her TO leave the deck. but she
shrnnk away terrified by the Gre which
blazed from the blue eyes resting on
. her for an instant. Mrs. Someryillc
came but she. too. was repulsed
When Chrlstobal made serious effort
= | a. IA.l I.r eli, 0IaVna Nn0a "a
with the herceness OF n mother defend
ing her child from evil.
But relief was vouchsafed In the
worst throcs OF her agony.
Boyle or Gray had never relaxed n
J close vigil by her side. IL was Gray
g who made the thrilling discovery that
the canoes were returning. AS the
I feet crossed the bay Il could lie sccN
Q that they were towing the llfeboat, but
u never a sign OF any prisoners could the
J. most careful scrutiny detect. The boat
4 was empty. II was easy TO count ey.
a cry man In the canoes as they passed
into Otter creek. and there were wound
+ ed Indians on board many OF them
That was a significant. n tremendous
r fact There mad been hard fighting
. and the boat was captured. but some
II not all. Of the crew must have Joined
= their comrades In the sanctuary OF the
e haunted cave. The accuracy OF this
I deduction was proved by the presenc.
OF the smoke column on the hill In.
! decd, the opinion was generally held
that Its spiral clouds were denser than
. at any previous hour, thus showing
that the defenders were cndcavoring TO
make known their continued existence.
Elsie awoke from her trance. but In
4 returning 10 life she was transformed
s into stern. resourceful, commanding
I woman. None suspected the mighty
;. force which worked this resolution In
her nature. She conducted herself
] with n cunning that was wholly for
4 cign TO her character. Her first care
: was to hoohwnk her companions into
: the belief that the strain OF the day
3 had passed. She accepted n cup Of tea