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With the swiftness Of two sasakes.
Hernandez and the chief darted be-
hind the trunks OF two separate trees.
Hernandez pointed toward the beach
White meat. YOU old. gourmand."
whispered Hernandez. white meat
And very tender"
Down on the beach, busying them
selves about their seh-appointed tasks.
We're Annette and her foster mother
There were several members Of the
fruit steamers crew-alI white. There
was IneZ Castrc-aISO white-but an
outcast, sitting. brooding by herself
Hernandez counted the men.
We need four TO one. al least, he
said to himself Then he nodded to
the chief and held up the fingers of
both hands several times. The chief
understood. He was a warrior He
knew that much safety lay in num-
bers. He beckuned 10 two OF his men
and gave them orders. They crept
back. silently through the trail
Hernandez and the chief wriggled
back into the underground and then
sat down TO wait.
Annette's party suddenly made up
its mind TO decamp The discovery of
the skull upon the beach was a dis
turbing fact
When Neal comes" said Anastte.
Right" said sailor, wen put it
up to him"
He glanced casually toward the
grove of palms, this sailor, Then
with an ooath he sprang to his feet
Boys" he cried aloud, feeling for
weapon, we're in for it. Women in
the shed. Look, here they come"
The other sailors, with the swiftness
of seamen in a sudden squall, were
upon their feet. each with a weapon in
his hand. They forced the women
into the hut and formed a circle, guard
ing it. And then broke the storm
With the yell of a, thousand demons,
the black man-eaters were upon them.
One warrior seized Inez in his grasp.
and with cry Of triumph darted with
her toward the jungle. A sailor who
followed was stricken down. But it
was Hernandez who stopped the cap
tor. He darted after him and caught
him by the arm.
, Back" he ordered, with sign that
spelled fury, back there. This wo-
man belongs to me-"
"Senorita," said Hernandez suavely,
bearing her to a place of comparative
security. lief us be noncombatants for
once. Get others working for you, Is
my motto. AS for US, why - safety
first" a." An
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the beach, scanned the horizon with
alarm.
He shook his head. The horizon
line was clear-there was no hint Of
smoke
He turned 10 the first mate OF the
wrecked fruit steamer that lay strand
ed on the reefs.
We've got to get word 10 the Mis-
souri,, somehow" he said. beside,
we've left Annette and my mother
starving back there Let's return"
Neal found his mother and Annette
where he had left them.
CocCnuts and clans. hurriedly
gathered, supplied them with a salts
factory meal
Neal stretched his arms. Il never
can think upon an empty stomach. a"
he remarked, so I'm just beginning
TO dope things out. Look at friend
sea" he exclaimed, she's like mill
pond. The tides out There's not a
wave splashes over the wreck. I'm
on"
Where to-" queried his mother in
alarm.
and help myself-to some S. o. s."
He strobe TO the waters edge. He
5eckoned to the first mate
In another moment they were
launched and pulling with even, steady
strokes toward the wreck beyond.
They made fast the boat, shipped
their oars and cIambered up the side
of the almost submerged fruit steam
er
Good" said Neal, the wireless
room is intact"
He sent out his call-cast il to the
Sour winds-his messenger, seeking
everywhere for the Missouri
On the Missouri the wireless opera
tor got it-feebly at first.
IS. o. s." clamored Neal.
Who are you?" queried the battle
ship
Neal told him.
"AH right" said the Missouri, we'll
be there in three shakes OF a lambs
tail" Or words to that effect
On shore, meantime, Annette, the
wanderlust ever strong within her, had
vandered up the beach and out of
sight. The solitude was appalling. but
not unpleasant.
Tripping along gayly, she had STUN
bled over something half hidden by
the sand. Her firm step had loosened
it-but 1t had nearly, sent her sprawl
ing. She drew back. regarding the
object in alright Then she turned
and darted back toward safety at full
speed. Arrived at the little camp she
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Inez shivered. . She dragged Her:
nandezl toward an opening between
the trees. ~ -. ,--.-s: = +.
Look, look" she cried, her face
rigid with terror, tits horrible, horri-
Bile, horrible" p. n .:'.,,>...- ..'.'
A short time later. by the. side OF
Hernandez, she stumbled blindly
through the jungle-in the midst of
bowling, painting mob of half-naked
warriors. The warriors were the vic
tors. And they. bore with them the
spoils-two women, still alive, a small
squad of torn and battered sailors, and
few silent figures silent forever.
What are they going to do?" walled
Inez. =
Hernandez shrugged his shoulders.
cts out of nay hands" he said, ssbut
I've got to see it through. I've got to
know what happenes.. I've got to be
there-or else they'll get me too.
Well be lucky to escape. But we'll es-
cape, you and /. never fear. I've ar
ranged for it. I've arranged for-safe-
ty first" - ga, - -
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S. D. s. on Land and Sea.
Neal, from quite another portion Of
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SYNOPSIS.

On the day OF the eruption Of Mount
Pelee Capt. John Hardin OF the efesm-
er Princess rescues ftve-y sar-o1d An
nette Ilington from al o2en boat but
Is forced to leave behind ner father
and his companions. : IIington is as.
sau!ted by Hernandez and Ponto, in a
vain attempt to get papers which
llington has managed to send aboard
the Princess with his daughter, pa
pers proving his title TO and telling
The whereabouts OF the lost island OF
Sinnabar. Ilington s injury causes his
mind TO become blank. Thirteen
years elapse. Hernandez, now an
opium smuggler, with Ponto, Inez, a
female accompfice, and the mindless
brute that once was Ilington, come TO
Seaport, where the widow Of Captain
Hardin IS living with her son Neal
and Annette Ilington, and plot to steal
the papers left to Annette by her IA
'ther. Neal tries for admission to the
Naval academy, but through the
treachery Of Joey Welcher Is defeated
by joey and disgraced Neal enlists
in the navy. Inez sets a trap for Joey
and the conspirators get him in their
power. In a struggle for possession of
the map Hernandez, Annette and Neal
each secure portion. Annette sails
on the Coronado In search of her faith
or. In Martinique Annette and Neal
are captured, but are rescued by a
sponge diver Inez FORCES identified
ton papers for herself as Annette. In
an instruction Neal and Annette are
again captured, carried to the Sun City
and Annette Is offered as sacrifice 10
the san god They are rescued by
marines from the Albany Landed in
Tor1uga.. Annette an Neal are cap
tured and exposed to yellow fever In
fectioq by Hernandez. but are rescued
by sailors from the Albany. liner tries
to rob Annette and escapes. On her
way 70 Chantillo Annette is captured.
Neal Is promoted and leads a party
OF transferred men toward Chantillo,
but: Is caught in train wreck on the
way. Hernandez and Inez present the
false Identification papers ito Brother
Anseinno at Santa Maria mission
Ponto:is caught and killed in his own
trap. set for Annette. Annette proves
title and turns over Lost Island to
the government Welcher dies In a
remorseful effort to save her from
Hernandez Annette and Neal, on their
way to Lost Island. are wrecked on a
cannibal island by Hernandez trick
cry The brute is accepted by the
cannibals as their god
TAfRTEENTH tNSTAllMENT.
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clutched frantfcalfy at the arm of one
of the crew.
"A human skull" she gasped, back
there. saw it, buried in the sand"
CHAPTER LvII.
Safety Einat.

, Safety First. @....-.~
Not for one instant did Hernandez
lose the advantage that he had al.
ready gained. -. S&
With audacity that belonged only
to him, he led the Brute to the cheif''s
own throne-a rude affair composed OF
rough seat under oyerhanging bow
ers. T{ ~
Cost" he exclaimed to the Brute.
He enforced the command with a
shower of blows. The Brute obeyed.
Hungry" said the eye and hand
of Hernandez, to the chief, ''the god
still hungry-and the master Of god,
very, very hungry. still"
The chief spread his hand. He point.
ed toward the jungle whence had sped
the several captiyes unbound by the
Brute. es'.s-'
Hernandez smiled--a deadly, wicked
smile.
,eBeast,y he exclaimed, stay where
you are" He beckoned to the CHIEF.
You come with me, he signed.
The chief nodded, beckoned to. a
number of his bedyguard, and follow
ed Hernandez through the Jungle. At
"a knoll on its Ioafskirts Hernandez
held his fingers tn-his lips. Then he
pushed the chiefs head through the
bushes. 81
Look" he. said. enforcing the COM
mand, ...
The chief looked He looked far out
across the placid waters Of the Pa
cific, and thersshe saw wreck.
"Um.m! exclaimed the chief,
smacking his lips. -
s"Ah," laughed Hernandez to HIM
self. you know what that means all
-right.nnas .-. / I -. :. :
The chief started through the bushes
ct breakneck speed-but Hernandez
restrained him, Keeping his finger on
his lips. / - =
: Me- signed Hernandez, 4folfow me.
Do what do, $780, -
.i.For one instant he looked about him,
getting his bearings. Then he started
on, For many minutes the party
skirted the edge Of the jungle, never
once showing itseH. and moving al
ways silently as the grave itself At
length Hernandez once more halted
this time on the edge of ! grove Of
palms. Holding his eaniibaI crew
back. Hernandez beckoned to the chief
to advance alone. The. chief obeyed.
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rHiRrEENrH lNsTALLMENT.
wAIrE coos.
cAAeTER LV.
! Anthropophaai.

A white face "a white beard! Pc.
tent factors even with q savage tribe.
The manjeaters Of this South Pacilc
island cringed III terror before the
blank and staring eyes Of the big
Brute.
His blank and staring eyes! They,
too. had their weird effect
"Look--see," whimpered this crowd
of latter-day cannibals, the one to the
other. @he sees across the world-ne
talks with spirits he Is godi
The Brute, save for the slight weav-
ing of his massive figure from side TO
side. stood quiet and impassiye. He
was wholly unafraid.
Behind him. however. crouched an.
other figure that told another story.
Hernandez, his hands still manacled.
trembIed with fear. But he was still
resourceful-h knew his power.
aBeasf,s he whispered--and tremu-
lous though ID was, il still was CON-
mand. Beast, you've got them down.
Seize the foremost spike and run them
through, BE quick
The Brute heard his masters voice.
and Immediately obeyed. He stopped,
and stopping, wrenched from the fore
most naked figure the deadly weapon
that the latter held within his grasp.
It wac relihquished without q struggle.
Its Former possessor stretched himself
full:upon the ground. waiting the death
thrust. His savage companions drew
hack upon their launches, their eyes
glowing with religious fervor.
"A sacrifice. they cried. - sacri-
fce."
But there was no sacrifice. Instead,
the: Brute merely held the spear aloft
for moment--held 1t in the cir with
both HIS hands. Then he brought il
crushing down across his knee, and
broke:it clean in twain.
aEye-yah!" here was an ejacula-
ton or wonder-of brute applause for
brute strength.
The erstwhile possessor Of the spear
las uglysfaced an individual as ever
ate a pound Of human fesh-touched
the Brute upon the shoulder and point
ed toward the Jungle.
.sFollow him. Beast, cried Herman
DEE bit impatioently, nothing can
harm us now
For the first time the Brute seemed
conscious of his masters presence. He
turKed and faced Hernandez. He
grunted in uncertainty.
sLook-see," said the leader, in his
cultural accents and primitive tongue.
alook-see. The man is his captive.
The god is hungry. He would eat"
The leader pointed to the manacled
hands of Hernandez. He made q sign
"a sign Immediately obeyed. A dozen
blacks sprang forward. seized Her
nandez and swung his body to their
shoulders. ahen at another word Of
command, they started Oh, jog trot To-
ward the jungle. Hernandez strug-
eIed like maniac. but to no purpose.
Then he yelled:
sFollow. Beast. follow" he cried.
Save me Come"
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-12
Annual Banquet and Bail.

The climax of the meeting will be
an annual banquet and ball Friday
evening at Convention Hall at 8
o'clock. The local Negro Business
League of greater Kansas City and cit
izens will tender banquet and re-
ception in honor of the officers and
delegates at Convention Hall, 18th
and Central streets.
Delegates will be admitted free. A
general public admission price of so
cents will be charged to the hall. Ban
quet 81. Music by n. Clark Smiths
Symphony Band. Tickets on sale for
the banquet and ball may be had at
the following places
Peoples Drug Store, 18th and Faseo;
Lee Drug Store, 18th and Vine Sts.; I;
McCampbell & Houston's Drug Store,
Howard and Vine-23rd and Vine;
Hopkins Second Hand Store. 1924
Vine; Jones Barber Shop, 1914 East
18th street; Weavers Fruit Store,
1910 East 18th street; The League En-
terprise, 1921 East 18th street.
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1t is expected that a program of
this character will bring to Conven-
ton Hall thousands of white and Col
ored people who were admirers of
Mr.. Washington's unselfish life and
who desire to pay mark of respect
to his memory on this occasion.
Industrial and Fraternal Parade.
The feature of the session Thurs
day, August 16, will be the Industrial
and Fraternal parade, showing the
progress of the Colored people in Kan
sas City. Mr., @, J. Gilmore, chair
man of the parade committee, issues
the following announcement concern
ing the parade
The military organizations viii as
semble on the Paseo parade grounds,
near 18th street The officers of the
various organizations to be represent
ed win assemble or 18th street, from
Michigan to the Paseo, facing west.
The local business men of Kansas city
will assemble on 18th street from
Troost avenue to the Paseo, facing
east. The line of march will be as
follows:
East on 18th, from the Paseo to
Woodland, north on Woodland to 18th,
west on 18th to Grand avenue, south
on Grand avenue to 18th, east on 18th
to MCGEE, north on McGee to 18th,
east ON 18th, passing in review before
the Mayor of the City at 18th and
Paseo. east on 18th to Woodland to
Lincoln Park to disband. By order OF
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the Grand Parade Committee.
The parade formation will be as fol,

the Grand Parade COmmlttee.
The parade formation will be as fol,
lows:
First Division Military Division
Motorcycle Police. Motorcycle Police.
Escort--Mounted Negro Police. No. IL
Negro Fire Company.
q. j. Gilmore, Grand Marshall of Pa
rade and staff. all mounted on horses.
Staff Officers, Col. L. A. Knox, Sir w.
G. Mosley. Col. Daniel Moore, Major n.
Clark Smith. Col Nea Raneg, DIR. 4. G..
Unthank, Rev. w. c. Williams.
Knight Templar Band
Far West Commandery No. 3. Eman'
ual Commandery No. 25.
Shriners' Arab Patrol.
Kansas City, Mo-, Patriarchie No so.
Kansas City. Kans., Patriarchie. knights
Of Friendship of Kansas City, Mo-, and
independence, Mo.
Negro owned motor ambulance with
physician and nurse from General Hos
pital.
end Regiment X. p. Band)
End Regiment Mo. Uniform Rank, X.
P.'s, Col Pritchitt. commanding.
Kansas City Negro Boy Scouts, Boys
Department, Y. NJ. G. A.
Visiting Uniform Rank Department,
Second Division
2. c. James, Commanding.
(Major N. Clark Smiths BandO
Gen. Officers of National Negro Busi-
ness League in decorated automobiles.
Officers of the Kansas City Local Busi-
ness League in decorated autos
Officers of the Paseo Y. NJ. c. A. in
decorated autos.
National Negro Railway Postal Clerks
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Park, at which time the program will
include speakers who are actively en-
gagged in all lines of business. This
opening session will last until 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, and the public is
cordially invited.
Memorial Exercises.
On Wednesday evening, August l6,
memorial exercises in honor of the
late President of the Business League,
DR. Booker IT, Washington, will be
held at Convention Hail. The program
for these memorial exercises includes
notable speakers of the race-men
and women who by their activities
were contributing factors in building
up the Business League to its present
proportions. Hon. Charles Banks of
Mound Bayou, Miss, first vice presl-
dent of the National Negro Business
League, will preside and Hon. Emmett
]. Scott, secretary of Tuskegee lnsti-
tute, secretary of the National Negro
Business League, whose painstaking
efforts, organizing genius and remark
able resourcefulness has made the
Business League the power for good
that it is. will be the first speaker.
Considering Mr.. Scott's worth to
the League, and his intimate associa-
tion with Mr.. Washington for the past
eighteen years. no one is better quail
flied to speak of Mr. Washington's
achievements. Following Mr.. Scott's
address, eulogies win be delivered by
Hon. j. C. Napier, ex-registrar of the
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attendance was present and the fol
lowing officers were elected:
T. G. McCampbell, Grand High
Priest.
A L. Thomas, Deputy Grand High
Priest.
J. P. Moffitt, Grand King.
s. A. May, Grand Scribe.
Z. $, Baker, Grand Recorder
j. H. Kenner, Grand Treasurer.
Monday evening the Shriners en-
joyed a frolic in the form of an illu-
minated nocturnal parade, which be-
gan at the Masonic Temple building,
thence north on Woodland to 18th, to
Michigan, TO 18th street, to Vine
street, to 18th street, to Lydia, to 18th,
to Vine, to oath street, to Woodland,
thence TO the Lincoln Electric Park.
This was the most gorgeous and bril-
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Association, 200 delega ties in autos.
Officers of the National Negro Bankers
Association in decorated autos.
Officers of the National Negro Bar AS
sociation in decorated autos.
Officers of the National Negro Press
ASSOCIATION in decorated autos
Officers of the National Negro Funeral
Directors Association in autos.
Officers of the National Retail Mer-
chants Association in automobiles.
Oklahoma Negro Business Mems League
with their own 80 decorated autos.
Space in this Division is also reserved
for auto display representing the busi-
ness of the two most successful Negro
Business Women in America requiring
more than % beautiful decorated autos.
Third Division
J. L. Crisp Commanding.
(Band)
Negro Physicians of Greater Kansas
City in their own decorated autos
Druggists of Greater Kansas City in
decorated automobiles.
ndertakers of Greater Kansas City in
decorated automobiles.
Real Estate Dealers in decorated autos.
Kansas City Negro Insurance Mems
Association in decorated autos.
Officers and Members of the Pullman
Porters Association in autos.
Ladies' of the Pullman Porters Auxiliary
in decorated automobiles
Decorated automobiles representing
every Negro business enterprise in the
two Kansas Citys, such as Grocerymen,
t1OlelS, HeSIduIdHtS, Bakeries, Hair
dressers, Beauty Pariors, Coal and Wood
Dealers, Ice Men, Tailors, Shoe Stores,
Barber Shops, News Stands, Photograph
Galleries. Furniture and Second Hand
Stores, Merchants. etc
Decorated wagons and floats of Negro
enterprises.
Royal American Base Ball Team and
Visiting Team in decorated autos
Lyric Theatre Stock Company in deco
rated autos.
Automobiles of the General Public.
Thursday Evening Session in Kansas
City, Kansas.
Upon invitation of the Kansas City,
Kansas. members of the local league,
the session for Thursday evening, Au-
gust II, will be held att the Metropol-
itan Baptist church, 9th and Washing
ton boulevard, the largest Colored
church building in the State of Kan
sas. 1t is expected that the people
on the Kansas side will manifest their
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From present indications the annual
session of the National Negro Busi
ness League which is to convene here
next week beginning Wednesday and
continuing through Friday night will
be one of the largest in the history
of this organization President For
tune J. Weaver of the local league, in
statement to Sun reporter, said
that he was receiving communications
daily from all parts of the country
asking that accommodations be reS
served for delegates and visitors who
are planning to come here. l,3 II.
The opening session Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock will be held in
the pavilion of the Lincoln Electric
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Grand Lodge Officers only two ap-
pointive officers failed to answer to
their names. The Grand Command
cry held an encampment in connection
with its Annual Cenclave, and it was
here thai IN valiant Sir Knights fra
ternized done with another, swapped
yarns, talked Templarism and slept
out in the open air, most delightful
treat these sultry August nights.
The Grand Commandery made an
appropriation to purchase its own
tents, and hereafter the cost of rental
in connection with the encampment
will be eliminated. The following
Grand Officers were all elected by
unanimous ballot:
F. R. CIR. c., Willis G. Mosely, Kan
sas City.
Continued on Page 81
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NOTICE.
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.

Vice Principal H. o. Cook and the
Principal will be in the office at Lin
coin High School each day during the
month of August for the purpose of
consulting with parents, pupils and
others with reference to courses or
any other matters bearing upon the
High School work for the year begin
ming September 5, 1916.
Registration at the Lincoln High
School will take place as follows:
Monday, August 2S. for Seniors.
Tuesday, August 20, for Juniors.
Wednesday, August 80, for Sopho-
mores.
Thursday, August 81, for Freshmen.
Friday, September 1, for Special
and Part Time Courses.
(Signed) ]. r. r. LEE,
Principal.
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Welcome--N National Negro Business League

Merchants Association, and the Ma
tional Negro Bar Association.
The National Postal Alliance.
The National Postal Alliance is an
organization composed of the Colored
men in all parts of the country who
are employed by the government, in
Guiding railway postal clerks, letter
carriers and postoffice clerks. This
organization, of which Mr. Arthur X
Bruce of Chattanooga, Tenn, is the
president, has agreed to hold their
banquet in conjunction with the ban
quet of the Business League at Con-
vention Hall and have already engag-
ed two hundred and twenty plates
Mr.. Charles Il. A. Starr is the chair
man of the arrangement committee.
His address is 1926 Washington boule-
ward, Kansas City, Kansas.
Saturdays Outing.
On Saturday morning the delegates
will be taken around the famous Cliff
Drive in automobiles and will have an
opportunity to see this world-famous
driveway. On Saturday afternoon
delegates. visitors and a number of
citizens from Kansas City will leave
for Chicago, where they will be the
guests of Hon. julius Rosenwald, pres
ident of Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Through Secretary Emmett ]. Scott,
Mr.. Rosenwald has invited the League
to come to Chicago and spend day
inspecting the magnificent plant of
this famous mail order house. The
members of the League and visitors
will also be Mr.. Rosenwald's guests
for luncheon.
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liant parade that the Shriners have
ever been known to pull off This pa
rade created very favorable comment
from the onlookers.
On Tuesday, August 8, the United
Grand Commandery of knights Temp
lars held its 35th Annual Conclave,
which broke all records in point of at
tendance. The report showed a large
increase in membership. The spirit
of the Order aroused to a high pitch
of enthusiasm, fact which is evil
denced in the circumstance that only
one Commandery failed to make its
return. When the roll was called at
the opening of the Commandery on