Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-08

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NO no. he cried.
But the mere word Of god could
never stop them now. They were hun
gry-they had fought for spoils and
the spoils were theirs. They shout
dered him aside. and went on
They didn't get far The Brute was
| fresh-he had been resting. With one
fen swoop he once more charged upon
them, and tore them-broke them with
his hands. broke their backs across
his knees-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 vas more than one mamie was
ten. But he was only ten--no more
Meantime, Meals captors, determin-
ed on little private vengeance. had
/ trussed him up. or tried to. But that
tough young man, having partially re.
rived, permitted his captors-there
were bat two--to 60 just so far Then
he came to life. and applied the gentle
art OF jiu jitsu TO each OF them in
turn. II was effectiye-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 Off, e.
He was too late. For the fight with
the Brute was over. For one instant
the Brute had left open a vulnerable
point-his defense had failed. With
mighty swung Of mighty war club.
one of his antagonists death him q
swinging, deadly blow up the head.
The Brute fell like a log.
Then somebody saw Neal and An
nette.
Like a 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 a ringing
volley of rife shots. A dozen savages
fell dead. The rest turned to face
another foe new kind. Out OF the
bushes sprang 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. .s-~..
PICK your man." cried Neal, fire
ah." -.
With a wild shout the savage crew
turned and fled-fied in vain, each pur-
sued by man in uniform, each out
matched by one man. ~"
And when the squad had finished,
there was no yillage-and no villagers.
Neal saluted the officer in charge,
and apologized Wasn't my buainess
osgive 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 fighting |
like that-you'll keep going up-and
up"
Neal revived Annette-ro 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. k..EI
tits q good thing" Annette whis.
pered TO him. that she didn't see ii
ALL" NY II
Neal sclenched 6isl hands. cts saiE
bad thing any of>hlS IN it." he eS,E
cl4imed somebody's got to pay for I
thts-sa hebody's got to pay"
With Annette clinging to him he |
STROBE nversto a gronp OF seamsu who
clustered about an object on the |
ground. The lieutenant was bending |
over the Brute.
HE still lives" said the lieutenant.
"he may pull Throughout that's not
saying much"
Annette kneeled down by the figure
Of the Brutes "He must i've" she !
murmured. he's saved my life-net |
once but many times
In a small boat out at sea- boat |
set with an improvised sail, Herman
dez and Inez Castro glided over the
surface of placid ocean
fOn-7to Lost ISLE" cried Hernandez
in glee.
Inez stared, motionless, expression
less, into space.
Horrible" she moaned duly, 'hor-
rible. Oh, God"
Ito be Continued.)