The Dermott news., 1916-01-13

dCh before the IRE, TWO lHeH louBHl,
back to back One was Neal-and one
the mate. They fought like tigers
for moment. but not more. Twenty
to one the man-eaters hurled them
| selves upon two white men and bore
them, senseless, to the ground.
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. At first
he may have been impelled to follow
| for he started off. But close OBJ
server might have noted an expression
| of relief cross his countenance for he
| sank back once more upon his seat
| and watched the fight
He even laughed-to him it seemed
| like a new game. A fight was child's
| play to the Brute. But when the I'M
conscious forms of Neal and the mate
| We're borne away. he seemed alarmed.
| He started once more to his feet.
Eyeyah." cried the chief to his fol-
lowers the white god hungers. On
with the feast"
Once more the bearers seized AM
nette-still dashed firmly to 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.
riors and swung his arms.
Mono" he cried.
But the mere word OF a god could
| never stop them now. They were hun
gry-they had fought for spoils and
| the spells 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 Ire once more charged upon
them. and tore them-broke them with
| his hands, broke their backs across his
| knees-cracked their skulls with
single blow. He swept them all before
| him. carrying the fight across the
clearing 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
! Meantime. Meals captors. deter.
mined on little private vengeance,
had trussed him up. or tried to- But
/ that tough young man, having partial
| ly revived. permitted his captors-
there were but two--to 80 lust so Tar
! Then he came to life. and applied the
gentle art OF jiu jitsu 10 each OF them
i'll turn. II was cTectiye-and bone
| breaking.
Then Neal saw-and his heart
| leaped. Annette for the moment was
deserted. The fight WAS conferred on
the Brute. Neal sprang 10 Annette.
and with deft fingers loosed her bonds.
lie lifted her gently TO his shoulder
and started of.
He was too late, For the fight With
the Brute was over. For one instant
the Brute had left open n vulnerable
| pcint-his defense had failed. With a
| mighty swu..E 4 "A mighty war club,
one OF his antagonists dealt him u
swinging. deadly blow upon the head
The Brute fell Ike n log.
Then somebody saw Nea. and An
Eette.
Like tidal wave. tho whole crowd
surgod back 10 their tar yictil.
Neal, surrounded dropped Annette
to the ground and held his hands high
in air.
God help us-help MS. To cried in
desperate need.
At that moment there was "A ringing
yelley OF rifle shots. \ dozen savages
fell dead. Tho rest turned to face
another foe-a new kind out of the
/ bushes spraug squad OF marines IRON
the Missouri They had landed IN nc.
Spouse TO Meals wireless They had
struck the trait They had arrived
just in the nick OF time.
Pick your man. cried Neal. fire
| all
With wild shout the savage crew
! sued 10y a man in uniform. each cut
matched by one man.
And when the squad had finished
there was no yillage-and no villagers
Neal saluted the officer III charge
and apologized. Wasn't my business
! you'd been In my place.
The officer saluted in his turn.
Don't worry. son." he said. you'll be
in my place II YOU keep on fighting
like that-youll keep going up-and
up"
Neal revived Annette-no very dim.
cult task. for Annette llington had
| inherited from some source remarkn
able strength and endurance and won.
derful nerve. He found his mother
still insensible. but suffering only from
the shock. 4
It's good thing" Annette wills :
pered to him, that she didn't see il
all"
Neal clcnched his hands, TITS a
bad thing any OF us saw IT," he ex.
claimed, somebody's got 10 pay for
this somebody's got to pay"
With Annette clinging TO him -