The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-01-28

uhCk 10 DICK, One was Nehl-hnu one
the mate. They fought like tigers
for a moment, but not more, Twenty
10 one the man-eateTs hurled them.
selves upon two white men and bore
them, senseless, TO the ground.
a The Brute meanwhile. was gazing
wildly all about him-,-looking for his
master and looking in vain. Suddenly,
he OF all men, saw the exit of Her
nandez-saw him steal away. AZ lirst
he may have been impelled to follow
for ne started Off But a close OBJ
server might have noted an expression
OF relief cross his countcnance. for he
sank back once more upon his seat
and watched the fight.
lie even laughed--to him II seemed
like a new game. A fight was childs
play to the Brute. But when the un.
conscious forms of Neal and the mate
were borne away he seemed alarmed.
He started once more to his feat.
"Eye-yah," cried the chief to his fol-
lowers. the white god hungers. On
with the feast"
Once more the bearers seized An.
nette-still lashed firmly 70 the pole.
Then for the first time the Brute real
lied that something was wrong-that
here was horror.
He darted into the midst Of the war
ri0rs and swung his urms
Mono" he cried
But the mere WORT of a god could
never stop them now. They were hun
gry-they had fought for spoils and
the spoils were theirs. They shoul-
dered him aside, and went on.
They didn't get far The Brute was
fresh-he had been resting With one
fell swoop he once more charged upon
them, and tore them-hroke them with
his hands, broke their hacks across his
knees-cracked Their skulls with
single blow. He swept them all before
him, carrying the fight across the
He seized one Of the long
poles and moved them down like
grain.
He was more than one mamie was,
ten. But he was only ten-no
more.
Meantime, Meals captors, deter
mined on a little private vengeance,
had trussed him up, or tried to. But
that tough young man, having partial
Iy revived, permitted his captors-
there were but two-to go just so far.
Then he came TO life, and applied the
gentle art Of jiu jitsu to each Of them
in turn. 1t was effective-and bone
Then Neal saW-and his heart
eaped. Annette for the moment was
deserted. The fight was centered on
he Brute Neal sprang to Annette,
md with deft fingers loosed her bonds.
lie lifted her gently to his shoulder
md started off.
He was too late. For the fight with
he Brute was over. For one instant
he Brute had left open a vulnerable
)oint-his defense had failed. With
mighty swung of a mighty war club,
me of his antagonists dealt him a
swinging, deadly blow upon the head,
The Brute fell like a log.
Then somebody saw Neal and An,
lette.
Like tidal wave, the whole crowd
urged back to their fair victim.
Neal, surrounded, dropped Annette
0 the ground and held his hands high
n air. .-. ...--
God help us-help u.s. he cried in
esperate need.
At that moment there was ringing /
olley of rifle shots. A dozen savages
ell dead. The rest turned to face
mother foe-a new kind. Out of the
ushes sprang a squad of marines from |
he Missouri. They had landed in re-
ponse to Meals wireless. They had
truck the trail. They had arrived
Ist in the nick of time.
Pick your man." cried Neal, fire
h."
With a wild shout the savage crew
lrned and fled-fled in vain, each pur-
ued by man in uniform, each out
latched by one man.
And when the squad had finished,
here was no village-and no villagers.
Neal saluted the officer in charge,
nd apologized. Wasn't my business
} give orders, sir" he smiled, but If
ou'd been in my place. :"
The officer saluted in his turn.
Don't worry, son." he said, you'll be
l my place if you keep on fighting
Ike that-you'll keep going up-and
p"
Neal revived Annette-no very diff
ult task, for Annette Ilington had
lherited from some source remark
BILE strength and endurance and won
erful nerve He found his mother
ill tnsensible. but suffering only from
le shock.
It's a good thing" Annette whis-
cred to him, that she didn't see it
l."
Neal clenched his hands TITS
I'd thing any of us saw it" he ex.
aimed. somebody's got to pay for
.is-somebody's got to pay"
With Annette clinging to him he
rode over to group of seamen who
ustered about an object on the
'ound The lieutenant was bending
yer the Brute.
He still lives" said the lieutenant
lie may pull throughput that's not
.ying much"
Annette kneeled down by the figure
the Brute. "He must live" she
hes saved my life-not
ice but many times"
In small boat out at sea--a boat
t with an improvised sail, Hernandez
i'd Inez Castro glided over the sur.
ce of a placid ocean.