Show v Eight Author By William of Red Hamilton w etc Mouse Blue Osborne Running Buckle p t I I N EAL o A L t 0 0 0 I F. F F THE THEN T H t E N N l' l AVY 11 0 1 Novelized the William Same Pathe Copyright From Name Hamilton Exchange the 1915 Product OsbornS Ph Photo bI b- b Ine SYNOPSIS In In search of or her inheritance Lost Isle Isle Annette and anti her lIeI party party- ship aboard the steamship Coronado bound for tor Martinique The second day out the they are arc terrified by the mutinous crew maddened by indulgence in co co- co caine TIle Tie crew are overcome by a boarding party from the United States destroyer Jackson led by Neal In Martinique Annette and Neal Keal are captured cap cap- and taken to a smugglers smuggler's cave to tobe tobe tobe be blown up with sith dynamite but are rescued by a sponge diver Annette her map stolen writes to the fathers gathers of the Santa Maria mission putting forth her claims tl to tn Lost Isle and inclosing her photograph S Inez ez Castro substitutes substitutE'S her photograph photograph photo photo- graph raph and letter in place of or Hernandez undertakes to deliver deUer guns and ammunition to the tho revolutionists of or Dolores The Hardin party part take passage on the steamer used by Hernandez for forthe forthe forthe the shipment of ot his hs contraband and land at Dolores Annette and her people become the guests of a I South American planter at Dolores and Hernandez Hernandes in tho the dead of ot flight lands his guns and z lion tion on Hernandez induced the revolutionists revolution revolution- to attack the house of or Annette's I host promising them all the treasures they can find if it only the women are turned over o to him hint The attack is made de and the defenders hold out bravely bravely brave brave- ly y as aa a a. trusted servant servant- speeds toward the American sailors' sailors camp for succor Just as Annette who with who the tho other defenders has been fighting righting bravely sees sees Neal with a squad of United tates ef marines airI brry hurrying to to tie the rescue te she with the other women are seized from behind pushed downstairs and led Jet through an underground passage to toa toa a 1 point they know not where Neal separated from his men Is Js also cap cap- Reinforced the marines begin begina a search for the captives jj EIGHTH INSTALMENT The Sun W Worshipers CHAPTER S The Jungle Trail S S Blindfolded and stumbling Neal vas Tj-as as l led Id d for miles over an almost path As Ashe he went he lie listened and twice he could could have sworn he heard a axi xi Omans Oman's voice a voice a voice that he lie i 1 ew well the voice of Annette II j II-j Once he heard her scream I Suddenly there was was- wasa a halt There was vas much whispering and the low I t tone ne chattering of many people And I Ithen then l N Neal all heard ea another scream I Neal Neal S There was the the- trampling of a a. heavy body through the underbrush and then the rattling rattling of a heavy chain and what wha seemed to be the unlocking of a door There was another another an an- other shriek then silence Finally without warning Neal was seized in a a. gigantic pair of arms tossed lightly over a huge and was carri carried d rapidly along Another door w was s opened and Neal felt himself flung a bit bitS bitio S too io violently into the corner of a aS aslone I S stone slone wall wail apartment A door clanged to behind him and was locked and bolted A voice assailed his ears Senor said this voice if you would be relieved of at bonds and blinds approach me mo Neal not without apprehension started J up and staggered in the tha direction di dl- I dl-I of the voice A hand swung about Upon his head bead and I wrists he felt the pressure of cold steel the steel the back of a sheath knife His bonds fell at his Ills feet teet He swung about stretched his arms and looked Grinning sardonically at him through the bars was the face of or Hernandez and behind Hernandez Hernandz Hernan Hernan- doz dez blinking eyes stood the ever present brute 5 We Ve keep you merely for tor safety I jenor enor said Hernandez Hostages s 's sometimes are valuable things things- until they become useless thingS thingS-I after which of ot course they are no longer hostages How SHow many hostages have you queried Neal I Hernandez smiled cynically Enough senor senor he returned and enough is as good as a feast lIe He swung on his heel thrust the brute bruto out of sight and disappeared Neal noted now that he lie was confined confined con con- fined in a stone cell dingy cell dingy dirty miserable He Jumped at once to the correct conclusion 5 This was a fort He examined his cell ell critic critic- S ally The mortar was ing The fort tort was very old He took ok out his knife knife they they had still rt him that a that ad and stabbed vic viciously I ai iU me W space in sri toe stones stoner Suddenly he stopped and with good reason for tor there was a distinct distinct dis dis- dis- dis tapping tap on the other side sideS S of tho the wall Somebody was rapping out the tile Morse Marso codeS code S 'S Annette cried Neal exultantly Annette Annetto knew know the Morse code ode and so aO did he And in Morse code they talked tapping tap on the dividing wall Vail wall That you Annette r S. S Sure That you Neal 1 Sure Are S you comfortable Tire tapping was uncertain ft Yes returned Annette Then it became indignant Save for the bugs there are about a million ofa of a them here s here said Neal but Im I'm beastly hungry How about you 1 Beastly Is quite right ret returned Annette S SS f t S There Ther was a rattle at the door of Neals Neal's cell A native opened the door and set upon the floor a Jug of water and a loaf of disreputable looking bread Almost itt at the same time there was a rattIe rattie rat rat- tie tle at tho door of Annette's dungeon dun dun- geon cell She ceased ceased- her tapping suddenly and turned The br brute te i was vas entering also with refresh ments such as the they were j Instead of disposing of these at once lIe he strode forward his huge body pudy towering above her and held th them out to lier with a strange gleam in his eyes She took the food and drink and laid them down upon tipon the bench staring at tho brute the while hile Tho The huge anomaly took this as an invitation He shambled doser closer toward her never once removing re reo moving his glance from her upturned upturned up up- turned wondering face Then without without without with with- out warning he thrust forth a hand and stroked her hair S Annette was startled Yet there Was so much docility in the expression expression expression ex ex- ex- ex of this half man half animal animal ani ant mal that she Instinctively sub sub- to his touch And Anti there was something else something struggling gUng gling for expression In those strange wide wide- open eyes There was a quick step behind the bruto brute and Hernandez entered Annette Aunette shrank back Into a a. corner conier of ot the celL The brute gazed at him but still stood tood his ground Hernandez in a arage rage rae struck him sharply on the shoulder er and antI thrust him toward the S l k lt door The brute cringing in his turn half haU fell fel half baU shuffled out of the cell followed by br Hernandez raining blows upon upon Ins li back I Annette with a sigh sight of relief sprang to the thc farther wall and tapped her Morse code a ain upon it She Sho met immediate response Any news asked Neal I Yes said Annette Anisette The centipedes centipedes centi centi- and all an tho the other bugs are eating my bread many bread many thanks for that Any news with you None returned Neal Ive I ye finished finished fin fin- my bread now liow Im I'm eating cating up lip added tap tap-tap the bugs But he lie ping upon the wall Ui they Y taste different different dif dif dif- ferent from the bugs Im I'm accustomed I i tomed to to Hours passed Suddenly an ominous ominous omi omi- whisper spread through the fort fort fort-a a whisper ot or apprehension There was much bustle N I During an interval of comparative live five quiet there was wafted into the thc range of Neals Neal's hearing the one II word Americanos Then wit with two langs the cell doors door Neals Neal's and Annette's Annette were flung hack backS They were hound bound and once more blindfolded Then each in the cen cen ter of an ampe escort they Uley stumbled bled plunged and ami staggered once more through the Jungle trail CH CHAPTER PTER Sanctuary I Meantime things had happened j Outside the fort there was camped a gang of about fifty Many were wounded all seemed to tobe tobe be in in tatters I I They had with them three Amen AlDer cans One was Joe Welcher who I sat sullenly upon the ground smoking smoking ing a cigarette Inez C Castro wasI was I also in evidence The third American Ameri Amen She Sho can was Neal Hardins Hardin's mother was the subject of considerable discussion discussion dis dis- for she was ill The fugitive fugitive fugi fugl tive leader of the tho sent for Hernandez who was within the high walls of the fort Hernandez came The sickness sickness' of the senora said the leader shaking his head is very troublesome In further flight I it may embarrass us said Her Her- Get me two donkeys I will send her back down the trail with Senorita Castro and Welcher Velcher A Quarter or of a mile away on the top of or a Jagged rock that thrust its I head above e the surrounding foliage there crouched a native scout He watched a cruiser slowly steaming I up the coast He watched the shore and the trails leading from the shore I Suddenly he started he had seen something ominous He clung to his perch for forone one one instant peering down to make quite quie certain Then he scrambled to the ground and then crawled leaped staggered through the brush He reached the I camp amp and clutched his leaders leader's arm Americanos capitan he panted breathlessly They come From whence queried the leader The scout indicated the direction Fear spread itself over the countenance of the leader Theres a good trail there senor he be said to Hernandez They have nosed us out He turned back to the scout How many Americanos Americanos Ameri Amen canos canos he inquired The scout flung up his hands A thousand he lie return returned d maybe ten thousand senor capitan Hernandez grunted We must vamoose Senorita Castro he said to Inez you and the two Americans Ameri Amen cans caus shall go thither thither east east He nodded to the leader We go west I at once once and and with our prisoners He nodded to the scout You have havethe havethe havethe the uniform of a regular of Dolores Dolores Dolores Dolo Dolo- res he said You will accompany accompany accompany pany Senora Hardin Senorita Castro Castro Castro Cas Cas- tro and Senor Welcher The scout shivered What about bayonets 1 he demanded Hernandez nodded with assurance Senorita Castro will protect you from the Americans he ex explained r Senor he said to the leader there is no time to lose I There was little need of this in in- junction The whole camp terrorIzed terrorized terrorized terror terror- in-I in was in a frenzy to get away I Everyman Every man for himself shouted I the leader in the patois of the natives natives natives na na- tives and the tIle devil take the hind hind- most S 'S 1 I Suiting the action to the word he lie lunged foremost through the Jungle toward the west It takes the trained eye of or a ana na native native na- na tive to know a 1 trail he meets one in the well vell nigh impassable Jungles Jun of Dolores The United States marines a little squad of twenty twenty- five men were beginning to realize this fact For an hour they followed blind trail after blind trail only to retrace their steps to a given starting start start- ing lug point Never mind said their Rf j icer up there and we well we'll 11 get them And then then then- He stopped A shower hower of dirt and small stones spattered on his llis head The officer looked up Above him towered a cliff and half halt way to the top of this tilis cliff there ran a narrow l ledge a hedge a mountain pass The officer officer ducked for there was another I shower of dirt and gravel Then he lie caught sight of a donkeys donkey's tall tail swishing out over the precipice All Ali exclaimed the ensign Somebody at home at any rate A marine saluted Sir Sir he lie said follow tho tIm ledge with your jour eye tye as far as your eye can reach It slants down down down clown The rue officer glanced about to his lila I left He lIe seized a pair of glasses and searched the distant face of the cliff Ive got ot the trail he lie said bald and anda a good gool trail it is is for it leads here here here- hero bero to our very feet He wa was quito right Some three three- quarters of an hour later Inez and her small party pass passed d that very spot spot spot-a a spot now deserted One of the natives with her clutched at her donkeys donkey's bridle and drew back Fear shone from his eyes What Is the matter demanded Inez They have been here her the Americanos Ameri Amen canos he exclaimed How do you know she asked He pointed seemingly everywhere at once once to to the ground the vines the trees See he lie exclaimed there are footprints S 'S Inez searched the surface of the ground in vain fl 1 see nothing she returned SeE Seu Sets ho went on on the leaves of the trees they have been b brushed brushed aside Inez Inca shook her head bead and laughed I d ti S You are seeing things she sold said Move on They did move on a on-a a space of half halfa a hundred d feet Then she saw things things everybody everybody saw them SuddenlY Suddenly Sud Sud- denly twenty five American marines with drawn bayonets sprang from I the Jungle as if it by magic and surI surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded them Inez excellent actress breathed I an audible sigh of relief At last she said we have found you I The ensign adv advanced toward her lien herand herand and saluted He glanced doubtfully at the half dozen wearIng wear- wear ling lug Ing uniforms Who are you he lie demanded of Inez Incz These said Inez Inea with a wave of her hand are Dolores regulars who WIIO have befriended us and wo we are three Americans and one of us is sick It is for her that we seek refuge He strode swiftly to the Ule side of Mrs 1 Hardin She was swaying helplessly helplessly help help- lessly from froni side to side in the tho saddie saddle saddle sad sad- dle die of her lien donkey donley supported by two escorts S The The ensign drew from his pocket a small small- first aid kit hastily sprung the catch and administered a restorative Mrs Hardin revived for fora a moment and looked wildly about her Neal Neal Nea she cried Inez dismounted and approached the officer She Shie has the fever she exclaimed and she raves in her speech all the time lieutenant She makes up names names hIt all kinds of I names Such S 'S ch as Neal suggested the ensign ensign en en- sign glancing keenly at Inez Incz At the name two of his men pressed forward Neal they echoed I The ensign held up his hand She I and you miss he lie que queried you queried you are relatives She is my foster mother said I Inez without the slightest hesitation and this is my foster brother The ensign beckoned to half haIr a dozen of his men There are lots lotsof lotsof lotsof of saplings here he lie said Make a litter This woman needs atten atten- tion In less time than it takes to tell it six trained men had clever cleverly constructed constructed constructed con con- I a comfortable litter padded and softened with a multitude of leaves and vines G Gentle as as' trained nurses they placed Mrs Hardin on I this litter lilter j I Once again the tile fever stricken woman opened her eyes caught sight of the uniforms and once again she murmured Neal The ensign however was chat chatting ting with Inez Castro There are other Americans Inthe in inthe inthe the mountains he queried Inez opened wide her eyes and shook her h |