Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-30

tlVohl VI Nht snip HiuuON lut hIBtu-
tine squatted on his knees in the bows,
Gray placed himself amldships. and
Elsie sat aft. holding the revolver in
her right hand and the dogs collar In
her left. The American CROPPED for and
found paddle. which he piled vigor-
ously.
"Guess you'd better discourse" said
he over his shoulder when the light
craft was well clear Of the ship.
"You understand Spanish, thlnkf"
Eyes"
please tell Suarez to cease pad.
ding nnd listen. Don't move. can
trust you. but I may have to shoot
him" .sr -rr
BEST hand me that popgun. Miss
Maxwell. The gentleman In front
seems TO have II wholesome respect for
you already. Anything you say goes
where he Is concerned am taking
your word for II his name IL Suarez,
but he looks and smells more like an
Indian"
81 forced him TO dress In his dis.
carded clothes. lie may be able now
To scare any OF the savagcs we come
across. But why should give you
my weapon. Mr.. Grayf"
Because ! can hit most things ]
aim at, whereas you are more likely
to bore n hole through me us pre-
limlnary. Moreover. you have the dog
with you, and even the wisest dog may
bark at the wrong moment You must
have both hands at liberty TO choke his
enthusiasm"
do you pledge your word to go on
with my schemeT
THAT Is what | am here for"
Take the revolver, then"
"Sure it's loadedr
"Quite sure. have fifteen extra
cartridges; but, as have practiced re-
filling It In the dark, give II to me II
you have occasion TO empty It."
"You seemto have thought this thing
out pretty fully"
81 intend to succeed. Now. please.
must explain what | want Suarez to
do"
Speaking In Spanish. slow aud clear,
while the canoe drlfted steadily up the
bay with the rising tide. Elsie unfold.
ed hIr project. Behind the guardian
cliff Ut Otter creek II ridge Of rocks
created small natural harbor. II
was the custom of the AlaculOfs when
the weather was calm and they meant
to use their craft at daybreak to an.
cnor most OF their vessels In this shel.
tered breakwnter. At other times the
canoes were drawn ashore. hut she rea.
soned that such Il prccaution would
not be taken during the present excite.
| ment.
That was the first part Of her pro
| gramme-tO capture the entire fleet. In
Guiding the Ilfeboat In any event. sh,
| intended to 20 next to the hidden cleft
ut the foot OF Guauaco hill. trusting "a
| the dogs sagaclty TO reveal the re
treat where she believed that he" lover
and many OF his men were hidden. II
squad OF Indians mounted guard
there. the temperance OF Suarcz In
his war paint, backed by the alarm OF Il
night attack from the sea. might mys
tify the enemy sufficiently to permit OF
landing while the frequent reports
Of the revolver would certainly lead t.
counter demonstration by Courtenay
Gray listened TO the girls cool state
ment with growing admiration. The
plan began to look feasible. II came
within the bounds OF reason. The
odds were against 1t. of course. but the
law Of probability Is seldom In favor
OF n forlOrn hope Suurcz. too. milking
the best OF II situation which save hlu
no option, agreed that they had II fail
chance II once they got hold of the
canoes Nevertheless he warned then
that he knew nothing OF the surround
ings of Guanaco hill. He believed
there We're no reefs on that side OF the
inlet, but he had never visited II
Their greatest peril lay amid the al
most impenetruble trees which grew
down TO the waters edge. On his al
vice Gray unshlpped the mast anC
threw 1t overheard. Then silence be
came imperative. II aught were said
they must speak In the merest wills
per.
The canoe darted forward again with
stealthy haste. The night was clear
though dark. The stars helped then
to distinguish the outlines OF the shor,
now coming rapidly nearer As they
crcpt round the southern cheek OF
Point Kansas the Argentine ceased
padding and placed warning hand
on Gray's arm. The cliff was so higt
and steep that Its shadow plunged into
deepest gloom the water ut Its base
Suarez, however. had imblbed n goot
deal OF savage lore during his enforced
residence on the island. He stretch
ed well forward over the bows, held {
paddle as far In front as possible an,
thus not only guided the drifting cano,
by an occasional dip Of the blade. bu
trusted to It for warning OF any un
seen rock.
There was n cold breeze on the sur
face Of tie bay, but the dog was thu
only one that shlyered, and his tremor
arose from excitement. At last they
felt slight bump The Argentine hat
found the reef he was searching for
, BY watching n star It was easy enough
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