The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-11


The Brute staring always staring
rosc to hls feet lie stopped down.
But before he could touch the g'r''
tho 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
"Eyeyah" yelled the multitude OF
sayagcs. the god is hungry-hc VIII
eat
"All-all will eat" cried the chief IN
| triumph This white girl FIRST.
lie made another sign. ana dozen
! savarcs broke away and came back
with huge logs. which they swuug 'n'
10 the dying fire, sending ii' sparks
hgh Into the air. They seized one
Of the long poles. and tied Annette 20
lt-ticd her with green, strong vines
They waited for moment To l,t
the Ere gain hcadway.
They clustered round her. danced
about her-touchcd her.
Down on the beach. two merry mer
| leapod out OF lfcboat and drew
her well upon the shore.
The gang" began the mate. Then
~ stopped With a wild yc.l he dart
cd up the beach. Neal by his side.
What's happened stammered
Neal. where are
lie said no more. by this time they
were standing on the blackencd en-
bers OF scattered nre-by the rude
hut shattered and brokcn-and By two
or three red splotches that stained tha
white sand and soaked H.
Neal. his face gone white with ter.
ror. clutched the mate by the arm
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. Tho footprints led that way. At
the grove OF palms they stopped. They
glanced about uncertainty
Here" cried Neal. darting forward
n bit Of Annettc's dress. Come on -
Il was easy now. following THIS trail
Rut ever and anon Neal glanced at his
comrade
Whose blood?" he demanded. tell
me that"
And the two men--only two--wcnt
on.
At last. guided now by shouts and
cries Of triumph, they reached th'
elsarlnr and pcsr,l across H.
My Cod" cried Seal aloud, look -
look
Two sayagcs two al first and then
a dozen had seized the long pole and
had begun TO swing IL out across Tho
fire. Upon u. limp. urcouTo!9rE tl2ht
ly bound, lay the fa-mG' Annette.
Neal was across t-c c.sar.i.i al a
bound.
Like a maniac. Neal chars into
the group OF warriors who held ono
end OF the long pole and stripped them
from Il. With the same fearful energy
he charged into the gang at the other
end and knocked them down. Then
bestriding the PROSTATE form OF An
|, nette-and he knew not whether she
was alive or dead-he squared himself
and howled defiance.
Come on" he cried. the whol'
bunch OF you. Come on"
. over In a hut, crouched and cover
ing, was Inez Castro-watching with
eyes wide with fear.
Hernandez" she shrieked. Her
nandez-here'
Hernandez crept toward her. "Yol
are right, Senorita," he said. his breatl
coming and going. his heart beating
like a trip hammer with excitement
"you are right. II is not I'm our hands
Now is our good time. Let us gel
away"
. Horrible" cried lnez.
"Therefore-aw away went on Her
4 nandez leading her by the hand
away from here-and To our fortune
Lost Isle
Horrible" repeated Inez, hOldinI
her hand across her face.
All" said Hernandez. now dragginI
\ her with him, bit roughly, but the,
are all accounted for-except the boat
And the boat is on the sands Come
you come with me-"
h Almost lifting her from the ground
he dartad with her across the opei
space. unnoted by any OF the sayag
crew and safely reached the Jungl'
traii Reaching II. he put his han'
Z upon his lips
Careful" he said. I'VE know no
Z whom we may meet Careful Come
Z We're safe"
3 Back before the fire, two men fought
\ back 20 back. One was Nealr-and ont
\ the mate. They fought like tigers
Z for moment. but not more. Twent,
TO one the man-eaters hurled tn ;m
selves upon two white men and Dor,
them, senseless, to the ground.
II The Brute meanwhile. was gazinl
wildly all about him-looking for hi
master and looking in vain. Suddenly
he OF all men, saw the exit OF HeI
nandez-saw him steal away. At frs
he may have been impeiled TO follow
Tor he started on Rnt close nj
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