Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-25
CHAPTER u.
The Jsquars Mate.

.['. The Jasuar's Mate. j ,sAI5n
F.. A lieutenant from the s'battleshiR
Missouri .clapped Neal on the shout
der.t .. - ="
Well" he said. ensign, we're still
following your girl. Pleasant occupa.
ticn for you, eh." ---.-
Looks as if I'd do it all my life"
said Neal, but some day hope to
catch up to her." -'-..
The officers were in charge of l
small squad of men who had landed
at Santa Maria in Lower California,
under orders from Washington, and
under adYices from the United States
district attorney in California. They
were on. the track of a. coaling station
the United States wanted to, make
treaty with girl. The girl was here
.-somewhere. s4z=s -. -. = A..
Hello said Neal, look. There's
a horse-a riderless horse. Go on,
boys-1get it, double quick" - - =
Three of the squad caught !, the
horse and brought it to Neal .: s3
"A woman's saddle" said Neal. His
heart was IN his threat. q look - He
drew from the poMrlel an object. that
had caught there zone: of d pair Of
woman's gloves. T.. =. a...a-.. 8
."Annettes,s he cried, something
has, happened - ~ - u.
Forward, double quick. command:
ed the lieutenant. Wen see -. ~
At the hotel they found Mrs, Har;
din and Joe; gazing anxiously off te-
ward the mission. Neal caught his
mother e. the arm 49,. - )
2 Annette he cried, ~. We caught
her horse. Where is she?s F~s ID: ry,5
- They told the story Of her starting,
OUT. .@G.; =.
mot moment to lose,", exclaimed
Neal, come on, boys-hurry all you
can. ~ ~ Es,sl-.,-s -. :. i.
Meantime at the mission, Herman.
DEE and Inez-with full confidence in
Ponto's ability to delay the advent of
Annette-had once more presented
themselves before Brother AnseImo.
"We have been patient, father"
said Hernandez, and we trust that
prayer-and sleep-haVe given you
wisdom and enlightenment, and salts
fled you of the jtEtice-sf our claim. I"
"Ah,, you speak truth, son." sail
Brother ;sAnselmo. He rose, and left!
the room, returning Immediately with.
the. iron box containing the documents
in question. He set it down upon the
table, ytss -, 49,. ~
8 There was a hubbub outside in the
courtyard. tsIH the midst of it a door
waslthr1Ist otsen, and the Brute strobe;
in, carrying Annette in@his arms-An.
nette, still only semieonscious-sti
suffering from the shock of that with
ing figure AT the bottom ofsthe jaguar-
trap back there in the desert. Some
instinct had led the Brute back to his
master. He laid the figure OF Annette
upon the table with the air of one who
has done his duty well. ..-:.. p.
Brothers" cried Brother ABselmo,
seeing Annette's plight, 'quick-re.
Storatives-succor for this young girl"
Hernandez took advantage of the
onfusion-though he himself was. con-
fused beyond all peradyenture. Lis
ten" he said to Inez, ''ieave here. with
the BrGte-go at once. III do the
rest" IA
Unnotieed, Inez and the Brute
obeyed. They left the room, hurried
dCTOSS I1l6 COuIts dlu anu uiodppCuEVu.
Hernandez watched them go. His
GOODNESS returned Swiftly, with one
bound, he was upon Brother Anselma
and had seized the iron box in his iron
grasp. =
In an instant he was across the
room. ',@ss r.. : . ..,,'s>5.s.
But Brother Anseimo had done
something more than pray and sleep
i'm his quiet existence. He was an &C
tive, we'll trained Individual. With a
loud. cry he leaped across the inter-
venilg space and bounded upon the
of Hernandez. 49,
4 There was help apIenty. Hernandez
fought, like madman, but the broth
ers chung to him like ieeches Slowly,
he worked his way toward
the nearest exit-and then with a
mighty wrench, he threw off all his as
sailants, including Brother Anselmo,
and darted, with mighty leap, out
through the doorway. .-..s.
He bounded into the arms OF. Neal
Hardin and his squad.
Neal saw at a glance what had hap
pened. He seized Hernandez wrist
the wrist of the hand and arm that
held the iron box, and twisted it sud
denly, painfully. Hernandez dropped
the rbox-but jeFked away from Neal.