Argosy All-Story Weekly — "Sea Marauders" — page 134: what you’re looking at

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- out after a week or two. gy —— ng el ARGOSY-ALLSTORY WEEKLY. in Honolulu, when their money ran Lance paid their hotel bill by pawning a valuable watch and chain and fob, and then they entered a rodeo to earn money for their. immediate future. Slum did his old comedy stunts on a bucking mule, while Lance won some fine prizes in trick riding and straight bucking contests. Meanwhile they realized that a rich Englishman named Quimby was con- spiring with Ah Long, a wealthy Chi- nese, to ruin Lester H. Hollins, the genial aristocrat who has been sponsor- ing the rodeo and its accompanying races, and to steal his daughter. Quimby wanted to marry Rova Hol- lins by force, but by that time she and Lance are falling in love with each other, though probably neither would admit it if he or she were asked the question. Rova knew Lance’s true identity, but kept it secret, simply calling him by his assumed name of “Smith.” Mr. Quimby managed to bet with her in such a way that he lost his yacht Stingaree, and Rova won it. Right after the big race of the rodeo day eagerly she rode across the island to inspect her yacht. With her consent, Lance rode after her. And with Lance’s acquiescence Slum followed both of them. Rova waited for Lance, and took him aboard the Stingaree with her. Lance had an inkling of what might occur, and was very careful; but despite his caution, some one hit him over the back of the head when he was out of sight of Rova. Almost immediately she found him, she saw he was still alive, and that his head was bleeding. She called for help, and when no one responded, after a short time, she went to look for as- sistance. She could not find any one, but got a wet napkin in the dining saloon and ran back to where Lance had lain. When she reached the place on deck where she had left him, he was gone; and only a small spot of blood showed where his head had been. CHAPTER XIX. WHAT SLUM DID. HEN Slum Ritey made the wrong turn at the fork of the Cove trail a mile outside of Weimea, he went on rapidly in the swiftly falling rain toward the sugar mill hidden in the valley below. His way was along a wagon road wide enough for carts and small motor trucks to pass, while the Cove trail which he had passed up was a single path made by horses and men traveling single file and in places indistinct through the long hilo grass. Slum pushed on blithely, urging his horse to its best pace. In about twenty minutes he galloped into a Kanaka village of thatched huts, mostly open at the front. He could see the obese brown women squatting in the door- ways fingering the preparation of the evening poz. This sight alarmed him, for he had distinctly heard Nestor say, as he start- ed, that there was no habitation on the way. Perhaps the foreman had meant no white habitation. Slum reined up before one of the huts and called out: “ Hello!’ several naked children ran out laughing and reached their hands up toward him, begging for coins. He called again more loudly, and a woman in the doorway looked back into the darkness of the hut in the rear. Ina moment a male Kanaka came forward, sleepily rubbing his eyes and yawning. “Aloha,” he grinned... “ Be this the Cove trail?” Slum de- manded impatiently. The Kanaka looked at him fatuous- ly, his wide eyes slowly opening to the patter of the raindrops which fell into his open countenance without occasion- ing him any concern, | - Teta te a eee a ey - =, ae a w . 2 al Be - & SA Son Thad gal ae se ey 3 ie Ba Wh ear ae Me v7 ‘_* op k's “ + ‘Wy ’ F hi y] ‘ ‘ | ' | “s var ete h a Pa eed i” ar Lay : Ns, 1 F ‘ ce +a I j +4 TS UO ee 9 : ( ree 4 4 Notte ate , i ‘ ’ ’ ‘ ; Tetley. ‘nh 14" bg) a aloe a ve | ! |. belch take eo eee a Be a ee Pe PO eee VD ee Ba eee AS 14 vf aid nae} vr, 7 i- ay, dette AP el ; MA Dy i i ij ; P we et ee WY A fret: vain ” Ve rated 4 , * ie) AW bi 5 , ‘ a - 4 Y Re 7 a YESS $ ae PS LR A ty ¥ : “ - : Sie eney : ef = po > s aoad E == ee C G ae 7H p< oe | ly = a ene € ‘Or A) q One at SOP PUK PAYA DRED SV }| (| (] - _ eS ae Pe av Ou > - > asap eT my en BP NS I a wie eS Sy ee ws SS at ee oR are A ee eee a tS 2-3 mete got ig - NL gS En aa ee +=