Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-08
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dais staring, always staring into
space.
Annette struggled to her feet and
looked wildly about her Her foot
touched something and she started
back-looked down.
| The object was a skull.
! Annette shrieked in tefror-she
! tried to hide her face but could not.
She saw the fire-she looked nito
the eyes of her fellow eaptiyes Upon
their foreheads sweat stood out in
| beads-cold sweat, the sweat Of fear.
| She asked question of them with
her eyes, but they turned their heads
| away
! Then, understanding at last. Annette
! swooned-slumped into a heap at the
! feet OF the Brute
| The Brute staring, always staring,
rose to his feet. He stopped down.
! But before he could touch the girl.
! the chief interviewed. The chief him.
| self lifted her. and held her where the
god man could look upon her He
mouthed and smacked his lips
An the Brute, recognizing Annette.
nodded his head and smiled with that
vacant smile OF his.
"Eye-yah," yelled the multitude of
savages, the. god is hungry-he will
eat,
Anal will eat" cried the chief in
triumph. This white girl first"
He made another sign. and dozen
saFages broke away and came back
with huge logs. which they swung into
the dying fire, sending its sparks high
into the air. They seized one of the
long poles, and tied Annette to it
tied her with green, strong vines,
They waited for a moment to let
the fire gain Roadway.
They clustered round her, danced
about her-touched her
Down on the beach, two merry men
leaped out of lifeboat and drew her
well upon the shore
The gang" began the mate Then
he stopped. With a wild yell he dart.
ed up the beach, Neal by his side.
What's happened" stammered
Neal, Where are. $780, .-.--
He said no more BY this time they
were standing on the bIackened EN-.
bsrs of q scattered fire-by the rude
hut shattered and bfoken-and by two
or three red splotches that stained the
white sand and soaked 1t. Ia~,.sf
Neal, his face gone white with ter
ror, clutehed the mate by the arm.
Blood, :" ha gasped, blood. Whose
blood? You tell me that" : 49,
Then the two men only two--stiIl
side by side. sped on toward the jun
yla Tba~f5S1t x,,s,,@s 'te5 tl,,s ,,.,o,,-s-ssIA
the grove of palms they stopped. They
glanced about uncertainty. L
"Heress cried Neal, darling forward.
"a bit of 4nnetteg dress. Come on"
1t was easy now, following this Trail.
But ever and anon Neal glanced at his
cumrade T.. I
Whose blood?" he demanded, tell
me that" -, III
And the two men-only two-went
on. .....-s.. g.. :....
At last, guided now by shouts and
cries of triumph, they reached the |
clearing. and peered across it. ! ( =
my God" cried Neal aloud, "look-
look" il.
a dozen-had seized the long pole and |
had begun to swing it out across the |
fire. Upon IL, limp, unconscious, tight |
ly bound, lay the form of Annette.
Neal was across the clearing in a
bound. q q.
]. Like a maniac. Neal charged into |
DC gAul d Warriors who held one |
sd oftha long pole az strips them
AofnsH WfA 4ehe sanie Afearfuf energy4
he charged into the gang at the other
end and Knocked them down. Then, !
bestriding the prostrate form Of Am
nette and he knew not whether she |
was alive or dead he squared himself
and hoMled defiance. ~ - -. ~
Come on" he cried, "the whole |
bunch of you. Come on"
o. Over in hut, crouched and cover.
ing, was Inez Castro-watching with |
eyes wide with fear.
q Hernandez, !" she shrieked, "Hernan-
dez-here."
= Hernandez crept toward her you
are right, Senorita," he said, his breath
coming and going, his heart beating |
like trip hammer with excitement,
YOU are right 1t is not in our hands.
Now is our good time. Let us get |
away"
Horrible" cried Inez. ,TT ..-.
Therefore away" went on Her
nandez leading her by the hand,
away from here-and to our fortune,
Lost Isle. -. -
Horrible" repeated Inez, holding
her hand across her face
"Ah, said Hernandez, now dragging |
her with him, bit roughly, "but they |
are all accounted for r except the /
boat. And the boat is on the sands /
Come-you come with me-" "
- Almost lifting her from the ground, I
he darted with her across the open
space, unnotised by any of the savage
crew and safely reached the jungle
trail. Reaching it, he put his hand
upon his lips. - i
,. Careful" he said, 1--WE. know, not
whom we may meet. Careful. Come.
We're safe"
Back before the fire, two men fought,
hack RI hack Ono WAS Nnal-and ono