Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-05

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weapons and she had woman's weap.
on-a hat pin.
She waited until Hernandez was
within three feet of her, then she
raised the weapon and sunk it deep
into his outstretched arm. -.
His face white with anger, Herman
DEE caught her roughly by the throat.
But he had forgotten something-for.
gotten that she had inherited tremen-
dous strength. Young and graceful as
she was, her every muscle was well
trained. With one strong sweep OF
her arm, she threw him off and then
plunged into a fight, the fight of a
wildcat against a wolf. She tore at
his face and head, clutching for his
eyes, trying for hold upon his ears.
Time and again she repulsed him,
then with one wild clutch she caught
him by the hair and held him with a
strong grip of her right hand while
she pummeled his face with a small
but energetic left. .....
Hernandez reiterated to the door, un-
locked it and gave vent to low whis-
tie. His whistle was Immediately an
swered. Ponto entered the room, drag
ging with him the huge brute.
Seize her." he demanded of the
brute. -
The brute started across the floor,
and then whimpering, with hands
hanging at his sides, turned away
from her. Hernandez, nodded to his
assistant, Ponto. Ponto drew his ever
ready whip and dashed the brute into
obedience. The huge man, still whim-
pering, caught the girl in his arms
and held her. ..~@
Hernandez, without the slightest
conjunction, tore open Annette's
waist.
You vixen" said Hernandez be-
tween his teeth, Il will get that map
if l have to flay you
Meantime, one by one, on the lower
floor, the ensign's cohorts had strag-
gled in. Each saluted as he came.
Its no use," they whispered to the
ensign, "Solinger's got us beat. We
can't find anything" :.
Neal was the last to come. He had
made thorough search.
A. seaman ran lightly up the steps
into the office and saluted.
BEG your pardon, sir" he said. 81
found this in a crevice in rock be-
hind the house 1t looks bad, Sir"
He handed over the message which
Annette had scrawled upon the card
of Irene Courtier-the message that
she was confined in an upper room,
the room with the barred windows in
the rear.
'.The handkerchief is tied there,
SIR" exclaimed the seaman, land l feel
sure that we can locate the room. p"
The ensign read the card and hand
ed it to Neal. Neal touched his hat.
May lido l have to wait for Or
ders, sir?" he cried.
NO." roared the ensign. .r..
They reached the third floor corri-
dor and darted into an open room and
thrust heads out of an unbarred win
dow. The sailor plucked Neal by the
sleeve. -<=... d.
There" he whispered. tits next
door to this The two windows, the
bars and the handkerchief tied on.
Come on
They darted out once more into the
L "dS nO uOOIY III OPCh-
ing; but this mattered not to Neal
He stepped to the far end Of the hall
and seized a fire Ak, which hung
there in a rack. Then he darted back
and with ringing strokes began his as
sault upon the wall Suddenly from
within he heard a woman's shrek.
Meal" cried Annette's voice within,
and It was the voice of girl beside
herself with agony and fear. Neal,
il is I--Annette Come for Gods sake,
come, i, IT.
Neal delivered one more crashing
blow, then he motioned to his fellows.
Come, boys" he said, there's not
q second to lose. This thing has got
to 60
The corridor was fairly broad. The
little squad of sailors withdrew and
huddIed against the opposite wall.
Then as one man this human batter
ing ram lunged and lurched across the
hall and propelled itself against the
already spIintered partition
With q crash the secret door went
down, and with a. hound Neal was in
the room. Annette, her dress torn,
her hair disheveled, struggled with