Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-12-18
Continued from Previous Issuel

The leader led the way to a rude
hut, larger than the rest, and gro
tesquely daubed with clay. In front
of this he paused and chanted some
weird song. a figure, huge and I'M
wieldy, appeared in the doorway. Huge
and unwieldy as he was, he was q
pygmy compared with the big Brute.
He was a chief. this man, and he
looked it, every inch. He was the
greasiest, the dirtiest, of all the
greasy. dirty crew In his right hand
he held a bone. Now and then he
gnawed upon it-now and then he
used ii as a scepter. He extended it
and touched the approaching native
on the forehead. The latter bowed
then turned and pointed at the Brute
This" he jabbered in his native
tongue, lis a god, and risen from the
sea. He is hungry, He would eat
The chief in turn threw himself upon
his face. He called to ali the multi
tude. and babe them do likewise. Then
he remembered. He rose and signed
to the Brute.
He is hungry" he repeated. The
god would eat
Then he led the way to the tire.
The Brute stared at it contenpla-
lively. He smiled
The god is pleased" exclaimed the
chief, let US therefore eat"
He cast from him the bone he had
been holding. He made another sign.
The Brute glanced TO one side. There
upon the ground, wild eyed with fright
lay three human beings
Upon one of these miserable vic
Tins dozen men now bounced. They
lifted him, writhing, into the air, and
started toward the flames. They were
about to fling him across the flames
when something happened.
The Brute understood. With one
bound he was upon them, and with
wide sweeps OF his powerful hands
and arms he scattered them right
and left
There was a wild murmur against
this outrage-a sudden handling OF
spears and stone heads, but the Brute
never needed the outcry. Instead he
calmly stopped over each victim, one
by one, and tore the bonds OF each
apart, and set them free. He held
back the angry mob while the three
captives trotted nimbly off into the
nearby Jungle
The chief stared at him astounded
He might, indeed, have Drained the
Brute with his club had he not felt
the terrific grip of the Brute upon him
Then he realized-once more-that the
Brute was not d mere man, after all
There was wild clamor. but the
chief stilled it with uplifted hand.
Then the leader OF the beach band
stepped forward and saluted.
He has his own captive" he whis-
pered to the chief, see, yonder. lie
brought him with him. out Of the sea"
The chief understood. He gave an
order. A dozen more braves sprang
toward Hernandez and bore him to the
chief. The chief pointed toward the
poles and the green vines lying torn
upon the ground In an instant, Her
nandez lay prostrate-in another in
slant half his clothes were torn from
his back.
Beast" he shrieked. save me,
Beast"
The Brute saved him. He charged
into their midst like a raging bull-he
tore Hernandez from their grasp
The Brute snarled in his throat-he
kicked and clutched and clawed at the
little nucleus of savages. They fell
back before him as before whirlwind
they were stunned
Again, murmurs. But again the
murmurs were silenced by the chief
himself.
HE is his own captive" said the
chief to his followers, "let him do as
he will"
Hernandez, once upon his feet, was
not slow to act.
Quick he said to the Brute get
a stone-two stones. Knock these
wristlets from my hands"
He held out his manacled wrists
the Brute understood, and obeyed
With his two hands free. Hernandez
brain was working once again. Quick
as fash he stopped and picked up a
short piece of twisted vine. Raising
his hand high in air. he brought this
piece Of vine-a singing. snakelike
whip-swishing down upon the head
and shoulders of the Brute
The Brute covered. cringed. whim-
pered. Hernandez faIcd his arms,
stared sternly a. tile rUts for one
swift instant. ard t4-a turled and met
the chances of the chief and all his
tribe.
The chief was startled He plucked
his lieutenant by Il arm.
Look" said the chief the big man
is a god INIT This 10 mis- y,ooetar