Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-03
NEAL of
the NAVY
By William Hamilton
Osborne
Copyright, 1915, by
William Hamilton Osborne.l

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And the Brute, recognizing Annette,
nodded his head and smiled with that
vacant smile of his.
"Eye-yah.' yelled the multitude of
savages, the god is huagry-he will
, eat"
"Ali-all will eat" cried the chief in
triumph. This white girl first"
He made another sign, and a dozen
savages broke away and came back
with huge logs, which they swung in
to the dying fire, sending its sparks
high into the air. They seized one
of the long poles. and tied Annette to
it-tied her with green, strong vines.
They waited for 4 moment to let
the fire gain hecdway.
They clustered round her. danced
about her-touched her.
Down on the beach. two merry men
leaped out of lifeboat and drew
her well upon the shore.
"The gang" began the mate. Then
he stopped. With wild yell he dart
ed up the beach, Neal by his side.
What's happened" stammered
Neal, where are
He said no more. By this time they
were standing on the blackened en-
bers OF scattered fire-by the rude
hut shattered and broken-and by two
or three red splotches that stained the
white sand and soaked II.
Neal, his face gone white with ter
ror. clutched the mate by the arm.
Blood" he gasped. blood. Whose
blood? You tell me that"
Then the two men-only two-still
side by side. sped on toward the jun
gle. The footprints led that way. At
the grove of palms they stopped. They
glanced about uncertainty.
Here" cried Neal darting forward,
ga bit Of Annettes dress. Come on"
1t was easy now, following this trail.
But ever and anon Neal glanced at his
comrade.
Whose blood?" he demanded, tell
me that"
And the two men-only two-went
on.
At last, guided now by shouts and
cries of triumph, they reached the
clearing and peered across it,
MY God" cried Neal aloud, look
look"
Two savages-two at first and then
a dozen-had seized the long pole and
had begun to swing it out across the
fire. Upon it, limp, unconscious. tight.
ly bound, lay the form of Annette.
Neal was across the clearing in a
bound
Like a maniac, Neal charged into
the group of warriors who held one
end of the long pole and stripped them
from it. With the same fearful energy
he charged into the gang at the other
end and knocked them down. Then,
bestriding the PROSTATE form of An
nette-and he knew not whether she
was alive or dead-he squared himself
and howled defiance.
Come on he cried, the whole
bunch of you. Come OIL"
Over in hut, crouched and cover
ing, was Inez Castro-watching with
eyes wide with fear.
Hernandez" she shrieked, Her
nandez-here."
Hernandez crept toward her. you
are right, Senorita." he said, his breath
coming and going. his heart beating
like a trip hammer with excitement,
you are right. 1t is not in our hands.
Now is our good time. Let us get
away"
Horrible, cried Irez.
Therefore--away." went on Her
nandez leading her by the hand.
away from here-and to our fortune,
Lost Isle"
Horrible" repeated Inez. holding
her hand across her face.
"Ah." said Hernandez, now dragging
her with him. bit roughly. but they
are all accounted except the boat.
And the boat il, on the sands Come
you come with -"
ITO be continued. ]