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

l,,,,,.Inn nsr party Just 'r'e she heard a
Don't tell the women-for Gods
sake don't tell the women. They'll be
Knowing, soon enough"
AT that mgnent there was a distant
shout that grew stronger and stronger
The cannlbal crew answered it--it rql
licked back and forth. Then - the
near dnstsnce Annette herd the break
ing, 81 bodies through the underground
g'tu a fresh CROWD of savages APP
peafed yelling like mad This new
crowd seized Annette and swung her
10 their shoulders, and with her, ran
through the underground like deer.
And then-they dashed into the
clearing. They darted across the open
space, still with Annette in their
clutches--and laid her down before the
Brute-who still sat on his crude dals,
staring, always staring into space.
Annette struggled TO her feet aqS
looked wildly about her Her foot
touched something and she started
back-looked down.
The object was a skull.
Annette shrieked In terror-she
tried to hide her face but could not.
She saw the fire-she looked into
the eyes Of her fellow captives, Upon
their foreheads sweat stood out in
beads-cold sweat the sweat of fear.
She asked a question of them with
her eyes, but they turned their heads
away.
Then, understanding at last, Annette
swooned-slumped into heap at the
feet Of the Brute.
The Brute staring, always staring, !
rose to his feet. He stopped down.
But before he could touch the girl. |
the chief interviewed. The chief him
self lifted her and held her where the |
god man could look upon her. He |
mouthed and smacked his lips.
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 hungry-he will
eat"
"All-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 a moment to let
the fire gain headway.
They clustered round her, danced
about her-touched her.
Down on the beach, two merry men
leaped out of a lifeboat and drew
her we'll upon the shore.
THE gang" began the mate. Then
he stopped. With a wild yell he dart
ed up the beach, Neal by his side,
Whats happened stammered
Neal, where are"
He said no more. By this time they
were standing on the blackened en-
bers of a scattered fire-by the rude
hut shattered and broken-and by two
or three red splotches that stained the
WAAAID DcAAAu anu 0CtAhCh H.
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
"a bit of Annettes dress. Come on"
1t was easy now, following this trail.
But ever and anon Neal glanced at his
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 ,,
ook."
Two savages-two at first and then
4 dozen-had seized the long pole and
ldu DCBu " bWln6 IL OuL dSIOD6 LAlO |
ire. Upon it, limp, unconscious, tight
y bound, lay the form of Annette.
Neal was across the clearing in a
pound.
Like a maniac, Neal charged into
he group of warriors who held one
md of the long pole and stripped them l
rom it. With the same fearful energy /
le charged into the gang at the other I
md and knocked them down. Then,
the PROSTATE form of An c
lette-and he knew not whether she /
vas alive or dead-he squared himself a
md howled defiance. q
Come on" he cried, "the whole S
,unch of you. Come on" t
Over in a hut, crouched and COVER
ng, was Inez Castro-watching with ?
yes wide with fear. a
Hernandez" she shrieked, Her
D
Hernandez crept toward her. you c
re right, Senorita," he said, his breath Il
oming and going, his heart beating
Ike trip hammer with excitement, s
you are right. 1t is not in our hands. c
low is our good time. Let us get g
way" o
Horrible" cried Inez.
"Therefore-away," went on Her ="
andez leading her by the hand, 81
away from here-and to our fortune,
,ost Isle" o
Horrible" repeated Inez, holding n
er hand across her face o
"Ah," said Hernandez, now dragging
er with him, bit roughly, but they 81
re all accounted for-except the boat. a
nd the boat is on the sands. Come Is