Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-08
.sNn-no. he cried

But the mere word of q god could
never stop them now They were hun
gry-they had fought for spoils and
the spoils were theirs They shonl-
dered him aside. and went on
They didn't get far The Brute was
fresh-he had been resting. With one
fell swoop he once more charged upon
them, and tore them-broke them with
his hands, broke their backs across
his kness-cracked their skulls with a
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 more
Meantime. Meals captors, determin-
ed on a little private vengeance, had
trussed him up, or tried to, But that
tough young man. having partially re-
viyed, permitted his captors there
were but two-to go just so far, Then
he came to life, and applied the gentle
art of iiu jitsu to each of them in
turn. 1t was effective-and bone break.
ing.
Then Neal saw and his heart
leaped Annette for the moment was
deserted The fight was conferred on
the Brute. Neal sprang TO Annette,
and with deft fingers loosed her bonds
He 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 vulnerable
point-his defense had failed With a
mighty swung of mighty war club.
one of his antagonists death him a
swinging, deadly blow up the head.
The Brute fell like log.
Then somebody saw Neal and An.
nette.
Like tidal wave, the whole crowd
surged back to their fair victim
Neal, surrounded, dropped Annette
to the ground and held his hands high
in the air.
God help us-help us" he cried in
desperate need.
At that moment there was ringing
volley of rifle shots. A dozen savages
fell dead. The rest turned to face
another foe new kind. Out of the
bushes sprang a squad of marines
from the Missouri. They had landed
in response to Meals wireless. They
had struck the trail They had arriv-
ed-just in the nick of time.
"Pick your man." cried Neal, fire
an"
With a wild shout the savage crew
turned and ffed-fled in vain, each pur-
sued by man in uniform, each out
matched by one man.
And when the squad had finished,
there was no village-and no villagers.
Neal saluted the officer in charge,
and apologized. Wasn't my business
TO give orders, sir" he smiled, 'but il
you'd been in my place. -.
The officer saluted in his turn.
Don't worry, son." he said, you'll be
in my place if you keep on lighting
like that-you'll keep going up-and
up"
Neal revived Annette--no very diff
cult task, for Annette Ilington had in
herited from some source remarkable
strength and endurance and wonder
full nerve. He found his mother still
insensible, but suffering only from the
shock.
Its a good thing" Annette whis-t
pered to him, that she didn't see 1t
ALL"
Neal clenched his hands. ITS a
bad thing any of US saw it," he ex.
claimed, somebody's got to pay for
this somebody got to pay"
With Annette clinging to him he
strobe over to group of seamen who
clustered about an object on the
ground. The lieutenant was bending
over the Brute.
He still lives" said the lieutenant.
che may pull throughput that's not
saying much"
Annette kneeled down by the figure
of the Brute. "He must i've" she
murmured, hes saved my life-n0t
once but many times"
In small boat out at sea-a boat
set with an improvised sail, Herman
dez and Inez Castro glided over the
surface of placid ocean.
"On-to Lost Isle" cried Hernandez
in glee.
Inez stared, motionless, expression
less. into space.
Horrible" she moaned duly, "hor-
rible. Oh, God"
Ito be Continued.)