Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-01

Despite her struggle he fitted this
noose-Iike cord over Annette's head
and thrust into it piece of wood
| Then he began to twist.
Tell me when you've had enough"
| be eaid. -.-... .. ....~.
Like a stcae from cataput Joe
| Welcher hurled himself across the
room and was upon Hernandez in a
! flash. Under the assault Hernandez
/ retreated violently to the, wall, strik
] ing his head against the mantal.
Are you crazy. you-worm?" cried
Hernandez with snarl .....
Ave turned" snarled Joe in re-
turn. ~. ~. -s.-s.... . b .=......
/ Without waiting for breath he flung
himself once more at Hernandez :.
| Help" cried Hernandez Inez-
f! tackle this mosquito" ....~ -
| Inez was valuable ally. She at
| tackled Joe from the rear, and her as
sault was effeetual. Her onslaught
was so severe that 1t caused Joe to re
| treat He did retreat until he faced
| them both ....e.. H.
Now" said Hernandez. And both
descended upon him. Joe was ready
| for them. He seized a chair and
whirled il about his head-frenzy lend
ing him violence and strength.
| Come on" he cried. all three OF
| you at once!" " T.. ~. |,...... -:
With one wild final swing he brought
the chair crashing down on Hernandez
head. No, not on Hernandez head
| 1t fell short OF that. hut cisshed or
something else-the chandelier above
| Hernandez heal. " .+s. r.. :. ~
| There was a ripping, tearing, crack
ing southland then 4 crash. SowI
came the chandelier in a tangled hear
upon the floor. ....;.:.. So.
For one instant there was a cessa
| ton of hostilities. The shades were
down-the lights extinguished- the
room plunged into semi-darkness-
Annette watched in alright Sud
denly strange, familiar odor assaileC
her nestrils
"Stop-stopt she cried.
But none needed her. The Brute
still held her fast. And Joe, in his new
and ungovernable frenzy, was once
more at 1t with the chair, clearing a
space about him on the floor, driving
Inez and. Hernandez before him into
one corner after another. ..>..... .
His chair whirling, touched live
wire-from which the insulation haG
been torn. The wire, recoiling from
the blow, struck piece of disjointed
gas pipe still clinging, to the ceiling
Then-fizz-a spark-a multitude Of
sparks. A pause seconds pause.
And then the whole room, with q
mighty roar, burst itself out into the
open air.
A horseman, speeding down the
straight road, heard the boom. He saw
the explosion. He .spurred his horse
He reached the wayside lane.
Joe Welcher, his head cut and
bleeding, was the first to revive. His
remorseful frenzy still lent him
strength and energy! He sprang to
his feet-looked for Annette. He no
ticed nothing else-saye that the room
was wrecked. -. --...-
He found Annette, picked her UP
and carried her without She was
stunned, but practically unhurt. But
Joe didn't know fiaIl this. He had
killed her-he must bring her to life
again.
With her In his arms he started up
the lane-whither he knew not
Suddenly, in the distance, he saw
Neal-on horseback. Welcher broke
into run toward his foster brother.
"She-she lives" said Joe thickly
Eat any rate-you can tell her-tell
mother-tell yourself-that I brought
her back-to life That pays up
pays up-for-" . -.
He fell prone upon the ground.
Neal knelt by his side. Gone" he
said. taking of his hat, gone, An.
nette."
We'll forget everything" she an
swered sobbing, except that he
saved me-that; he died a hero-a
real hero-at the last!" -. -