The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-11

sank baCk OnCt ho'" wv" 80.
and watched the fight.
lie even laughcd-to him u sccmou
| like a new game. a nght was Cn'"S F
play TO the Brute. Hut when the WI
conscious forms OF Neal and The mate
were borne away. he seemed hlhrm'u'
He started once more to his feet
"Eyc.yah." cried the chief to hts fol
lowers. the white god hungcrS. On
with the feast"
/ once moro the bearers seized An
nettc-s,ill dashed firmly to the polo
/ Then FOR the frst time the brute rear
/ izcd that something was wrong ilN
! here was horror
lie dartcd into the midst ot the war
4 rlors and swung his arms
Mono. he cricd
! But the mere word ot god could
never stop them now They wcrc nun.
ry-thcy had fought for apoiir aud
the sp0ils were theirs They hhoul.
dcrcd him aside. and went on.
They didn't get FAR The Brute was
fresh be- had been resting WITH ono
fc.l swocp he once more charged upon
thcm. and tore them broke them With
his hands. broke their backs across bis
knees cracked their skulls with
single blow. lie swept them all before
him. carrying the Eight across the
clearing. lie seized one OF the long
poles and moved them down like
grain.
lie was more than one mamie was
ten. But he was only ton-no
Meantime. Meals captors. deter
mined ON n little private vengeance.
had trussed him up. or tried To. Tut
that tough young man. having partial
ly revived. permitted his captors-
there were but two-to 20 just 80 Tar.
Then he came TO life. and applied tho
gentle art OF jiu jitsu to each OF them
in turn. IL was elective and bono
breaking.
Then Neal sug-and his heart
loaped Annette for the moment was
! deserted Tho light was centcrcd on
the Brute. N,nl sprang 10 Annette,
and with dcit fingers looscd her bonds
lie liugi her gently to his shoulder
and started on.
I3e was too late. For the fight with
tho Drd;e was over. For one instant
g., Brute had left open a vulnerable
point his defense had failed Win a
mighty swung al Ga mighty war club.
one OF his antagonists dealt h,m q
q
The Brute fell like = log
j Then somebody saw Neal and An
. Like tidal wave. the whole crowd
surgod back 10 their fair victim
Neal. surrounded dropped Annette
l. 10 the ground ana held his hands high
In air.
God help us-holp US. ho cried Ia
D desperate need.
Al that moment there was ringing
Y yolley OF rife shots. a dozen savage,
: fell dead. The rest turned 10 fac,
, another foe-a new kind. Out OF III,
= bushes sprang a squad OF marines frou
2 the Missouri. They had landed In re
I sponse 20 Meals wireless They haC
struck the trail. They had arrived
e just In the nick Of time.
Pick your man" cried Neal. IRE
:. ah."
b With 4 wild shout the savage crey
turned and iled-fied In vain. each pun
? sued by a man IN uniform. each out
matched by one man.
u | An nh al Hnla "A
D there was no village-and no villagers
Neal saluted the officer In charg,
b and apologlzed. Wasn't my busines
; 10 give orders. SIR he smiled. but
you'd been In my place
The officer saluted In his turn
Don't worry. son" he said. "you1l b
In my place II you keep on fghtin
like that-you'll keep going up-an
= up"
Neal revived Annette-no very din
. cult task, for Annette Ilington ha
inherited from some source remarl
. able strength and endurance and VOL
derful nerve. lie found his mothG
y still insensible. but suffering only froI
the shock
ITS good thing" Annette viii
= pered 10 him. that she didn't see
I" all"
Neal clenchod his hands. ITS
a bad thing any OF as saw IT," he e
claimed somebody's got 10 pay e
this-somebodys got 10 pay"
I with Annette clinglng 10 him /
, strobe over 20 a group Of seamen wi
clustered about AN object on n
{, ground The lieutenant was bendil
o over the Brute.
p lie still lives" said the lIeutenau
y ''he may pull throughput that's N
l. saying much"
o Annette kneeled down by the iigu
OF the Brute. He must liye," 81
& murmured. hes saved my life-n
s once but many times"
7. In a small boat out at sea--a bo
r set with an improvised rail. Hernand,
Il and Inez Castro glided over the su
= face Of q placid ocean.
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