The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-31
The object was a skull.

tried to hide her face but could MOI
She saw the fire-she looked int
the eyes Of her fellow captives. Upol
their foreheads sweat stood out il
beads-cold sweat, the sweat Of fear
She asked question Of them will
her eyes, but they turned their head
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.
And 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"
"All-all will eat" cried the chief in
triumph. This white girl first"
He made another sign, and a dozen
savages broke away and came back
with huge logs, which they swung in
to the dying fire, sending its sparks
high into the air. They seized one
of the long poles, and tied Annette to
fitted her with green, strong vines.
They waited for 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 a lifeboat and drew
her well upon the shore.
THE gang" began the mate. Then
he stopped. With wild yell he dart
ed up the beach, Neal by his side.
Whats happened stammered
Neal, where are"
He said no more. BY this time they
were standing on the blackened en-
bers of a scattered fire-by the rude
hut shattered and broken-and by two
or three red splotches that stained the
white sand and soaked it.
Neal, his face gone white with ter
Blood" he gasped blood. Whose
blood? You tell me that"
Then the two men-only two-still
side by side, sped on toward the jun
gle. The footprints led that way. At
the grove of palms they stopped. They
glanced about uncertainty.
Here" cried Neal, darting forward,
"a bit of Annettes dress. Come on"
1t was easy now, following this trail. |
But ever and anon Neal glanced at his
Whose blood?" he demanded, tell
me that
And the two men-only two-went
on.
At last, guided now by shouts and
cries of triumph, they reached the
clearing and peered across it.
my God" cried Neal aloud, look
ook"
Two savages-two at first and then
4 dozen-had seized the long pole and
mad begun to swing it out across the
ire Upon it, limp, unconscious, tight
y bound, lay the form of Annette.
Neal was across the clearing in a
,ound
Like a maniac, Neal charged into
he group of warriors who held one
md of the long pole and stripped them
rom it. With the same fearful energy
lie charged into the gang at the other
nd and knocked them down. Then.
estriding the PROSTATE form of An
ette-and he knew not whether she
7as alive or dead-he squared himself
nd howled defiance.
Come on he cried, 'the whole
unch of you Come on
Over in a hut, crouched and cover
IL. was Inez CastrO-watching with
yes wide with fear.
Hernandez" she shrieked, Her
Hernandez crept toward her. You I
e right, Senorita," he said, his breath
,ming and going, his heart beating I
Ike a trip hammer with excitement, l
you are right 1t is not in our hands. t
ow is our good time. Let us get
way"
Horrible cried Inez. Z
"Therefore-away,' went on Her E
lndez leading her by the hand. Il
way from here-and to our fortune, b
,st Isle"
Horrible repeated Inez, holding |,
IT hand across her face. d
"Ah,' said Hernandez, now dragging Il
r with him, a bit roughly. 'but they a
g all accounted for-except the boat. +
Id the boat is on the sands. Come a
Il come with nae"
Almost lifting her from the ground, Il
darted with her across the open Il
ace, unnoted by any of the savage p
sw and safely reached the jungle n
Ill. Reaching Il. he put his hand O
on his Eya. g
Careful" he said, I'VE know not
ON we may meet. Careful. Come.
s,re SAFE ~
sack before the fire, two men fought,
* to back. One was Neal-and one o.
, mate. They fought like tigers
moment, but not more. Twenty &c
one the man-eaters hurled them IN
YES upon two white men and bore
m, senseless, to the ground. az