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With feminine persistency slie clung
to the subject, detecting his unwillingness
to discuss n possible final stage in
their sufferings.
"Robert." she whispered fearfully,
"you will never let me fall into the
power of the chief, will you?"
"Not while I live."
"You must live. Don't you understand?
I would go with them to save
you. But I would have died by iny
own baud- Robert, my love, you must
do this thing before the cud. I must be
the first to die."
The sailor wrestled with the great
problem. He may be pardoned if his
hnr?rt niinSlntl nnrl ho ornnnnrl nlmifl
"Iris," lie said solemnly, "whatever
happens, unless I nni struck dead at
your feet. 1 promise you that we shall
pass the boundary hand In baud. lie
mine the punishment If we have decided
wrongly. And now," he cried,
tossing his head In a defiant access of
energy, "let us have done with the
morgue. For my part I refuse to acknowledge
I am inside until the gates
clang behiud me."
They chatted in lighter vein with
such pendulum swing back to nonchalance
that none would have deemed It
possible for these two to have already
determined the momentous issue of the
pending struggle should it go against
them.
And so the sun sank to rest in the
sea. and the stars pierced the deepening
blue of the celestial arch, while the
man and the woman awaited patiently
the verdict of the fates.
Before the light failed Jenks gathered
all the poisoned arrows and
ground their venomed points to powder
beneath his liecl. Gladly would Iris
1 1 - 1 .1! ...Ul. r..ts>?w1
ami lit" liiivv uispcuacu n nil Uic invuuly
protection of theatarpnullu when the
cool evening breeze came from the
south. Ilut such n thing might not ho
even considered. Several hours of darkness
must elapse before the moon rose,
and during that period, were their foes
so KiinueJ. (hey would lie absolutely at
the uiercy of the sumpitan shafts if not
covered by their impenetrable buckler.
ILe sailor looked long and earnestly
alrtlm well. Their own bucket, iniprovictfd
out of a dish cover and a rope,
laj close to the brink. A stealthy crawl
ot. crave %Sn^F, .ajiJuh1?
the ladder again with enough water to
servo their imperative needs for days
to come.
There was little or no risk in do
scendlng the rock. Soon after suusci
H was wrapped In deepest gloom, fo
night succeeds day in the tropics \\ itl
wondrous speed. '1 he hazard lay ii
twice crossing the white sand, wer
any of the Dynks hiding behind th
diouse or among the trees.
He held no foolhardy view of hi
own powers. The, one sided nature <
the conflict thus far was due solely <
his possession of modern rifles as o
posed to muzzle loaders. Let him 1
surrounded on the level at close <iur
ters by a dozen determined men u:
be must surely succumb.
Were it not for the presence of I
? ...? -l.-nn second tllO'il!.'
llC WOUl'J nine
to the peril. To r.ct without const
Ing her was impossible, so they d
eusse;l the project. Naturally ;
^ ^?-J'p"*-Kcouted it.
"The Mohammedan may he able
help us." she pointed out. "In i
event let us wait until the moon wai
That is the darkest hour. We do
know what may happen incanwhili
The words had hardly left her mc
when nn irregular volley was fires
them from the right fiank of the
emy s position. Every bullet sti
yards above their hesuls. the com
failing of musketry at night bein
take too high an aim. But the Ini
cu^the missiles on a rock so higlilj
^Jregnated with minerals caused sp
to fly. and Jenks saw that the D
would obtain by this means a
dangerous index of their faulty
lice. Telling Iris to at once 01
her safe corner, he rapidly adjus
rifle on the wooden rests already
pared In anticipation of nn attack
that quarter and fired three sin
the opposing crest whence cam
majority of gun flashes.
One at least of the three found
man billet. There was a shout c
prise and pain, and the next
spurted from the ground level,
could do no damage owing to the
but ho cndoavoreu ?? m?.vu..
marksmen by keeping up a stoa
in tlieir direction. He did not
of attaining other thnn'n moral
P8 there Is a lot of room to nils
aiming, in tlie dark. Soon he in
that the hurst of flame from 1
helped tlie D.vaks. because sevc
lets whizzed close to Ills lies
about tlds time firing recom
from the crer.t.
Not withstanding all his skill
nlpulntlon of the wooden sup]
failed to dislodge the occupnr
cry minute one or more ounce!
pitched right Into the ledge. <1
the stores and tearing tlie t
f while tliose which struck the
i? ro? U were dangerous to Iris 1;
'If of ibe molten spray.
I j lie could gr.ess what had 1
J /. Ry l ylngThit on tlie sloping r
v Bqr.cc 'ing ch'se to the project
do- of the < i lY llie I;y;ls w i
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! enable him to hit one of thorn. lJ;:t
! they must he shifted, or this night
bombardment would prove the moot
serious development yet encountered.
"Are you all right, Iris':" he called
out.
"Yes, dear," she answered.
"Wnll 1 ivnnf v.,n t.. .........Of
covered !?y the canvas for a litile
while, especially your head ami shoulders.
I am going to stop these chaps.
They have fouml our weak point, but
I cnu batBe them."
She did not ask what he proposed to
do. lie heard the rustling of the t irpuulin
as she pulled it. Instantly he
cast loose the rope ladder and. armed
only with a revolver, dropped down the
rock. He was <iuite invisible to tlie enemy.
On reaching the ground he listened
for a moment. There was do
sound save the occasional reports ninety
yards away, lie hitched up the lower
rungs of the ladder until they were
six feet from the level and then crept
I noiselessly close to the rock for some
fprty yards.
lie halted beside a small poon tree
and stooped to find something imbedded
near its roots. At this distance he
could plainly hear the muttered conversation
of the Hyaks and could see
several of them prone on the sand. The
latter fact proved liow fatal would be
an attempt on bis part to reach the
well. They must discover him instantly
once he quitted the somber shadows
of the cliff. He waited perhaps a fow
seconds longer than was necessary,
endeavoring to pierce the dim atmosphere
and learn something of their disposition.
A vigorous outburst of firing sent
him back with haste. Iris was up there
alone. He knew not what might hap
to bo with , U0U feverIs,1?y nnxious
to k ma, jlor nprain, to hear her voice
Ji ho sure that nil was well
sumv.n- ,,0M01' "? fom,d t,ie Inddcr
su.i\ Jug gently against tho rock Some
one was using it. ne sprang forward
cnioloss of conse<iueuee. nn.l seized t!ic
agafVm m"CI' had fal,cn f,ee
again. IIC had Ids foot ou the bottom
rung when Iris* voice, close nt hand
and shrill with terror, shrieked:
^ ivobert. where are you?"
."Here!" lie shouted. The nc\t in
?ISiiysofrf&??8ftWWU8.aciU3, '
from the more distant Dyaks on tho
other side of Prospect park showed
. that they had been overheard,
t "Up!" he whispered. "Hold tight
and go as quickly as you can!"
, "Not without you!"
a "Up, for God's sake! I follow nl
0 your heels!"
e She began to climb. lie took sonn
article from between his teeth, a striuj
[s ' apparently, and drew it toward bin
jf mounting the ladder at the same tim<
t0 The end tightened. He was the
p. about ten feet from the ground. Tw
')e Dyaks. yelling fiercely, rushed froi
ir. the cover of the house.
tl,l "Go on," he said to Iris. "Dor
lose your nerve, whatever happens.
[.<s am close behind you."
,j;t "I am quite safe." she gasped,
jit. Turning and clinging on with o
ljS. hand, lie drew his revolver and fir
l,e at the pair beneath, who could u<
faintly discern them, and were aipn
within reach of the ladder. The slio
?? 1 In*
It)
lav made them halt, lie tun ma u 1(
les. or care if were hit. To frigh
?0j them whs sufficient. Several oth
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nil tin- , Vt?5'
id. and WVl^I ? v
uuenced
-4 'rrmendovs explosion.
and ma- were running across the sands
ports ho cave, attracted hy the noise i
its. Ev- cries of the foremost pursuers.
t of lead Then he gave a steady pull
ninaglng cord. The sharp crack of u rl
arpauliu, from the vicinity of the old
i wall of lie saw the Hash nmong tli
>y reason Almost simultaneously a brip
leaped from the opposite ledg
lappened. lnatlng the vicinity like a me
tlatenu or lit up the rock, showed Iris J
lug shoul- Ishlug Into the safety of the 1
little revealed Jenks and the Dyaki
um would other^ ^Hiere^ollowcd Ins tan
mentions explosion that shook earth
nnti air, dislodging every loose stoue
in the southwest pile of roeks, hurling
from the plateau some of its occupants
and wounding the remnintier
with n shower of lead and debris. The
sailor, unmolested further, readied the
ledge.
In a tall tree near the valley of
death he had tightly tlxed n loaded
rifle which pointed at a loose stone in
the rock overhanging the ledge held by
the Dyalcs. This stone rested against
a number of preeussion caps extracted
from cartridges, aud those were in direct
communication with a train of
powder leading to a blasting charge
placed at the end of a twenty-four inch
hole drilled with a crowbar. The impact
of the bullet against the stone
could not fail to explode some of the
caps. lie had used the contents of 300
cartridges to secure a sutliciency of
powder, and the bullets were crammed
into the oriticb, being tamped with clay
and wet sand. The rifle was tired by
means of the string, the loose coils of
which were secreted at the foot of the
poon. By springing this navel mine he
had effectually removed every Iiyak
from the ledge, over which its contents
would spread like a fan. Further, it
would probably dolor tbe survivors
from again venturing near the fatal
spot.
Iris listened, only lialf comprehending.
Her mind was tilled with one
thought to the exclusion of all others.
Robert had left her, had done this
thing without telling her. She forgave
him, knowing lie acted for the best,
but he must never, never deceive her
again in such a manner. She could
not bear it.
CHAPTER XIV.
"It v 017 are a dear unreasonable lltI
tie girl." he said. "Have you
I | breath enough to tell me why
L you came down the ladder?"
"When 1 discovered you were gone
I became wild with fright. Don't you
see, I imagined you were wounded
and had fallen from the ledge. What
else could I do but follow, either to
help you, or, if that were not possible"?
lie found her hand and pressed it to
his lips.
"I humbly crave your pardon," he
said. "That explanation is more than
ample. It war. I who behaved unreasonably.
Of course I should have
warned you."
"May I ask how many more wild adventures
you undertook without my
knowledge?"
"One other, of great magnitude. I
fell in love with you."
"Nonsense!" she retorted. "I knew
that long before you admitted it to
yourself."
"Date, please?"
"Woll tr? hocln nt llio vprv boirln
"T*1" ' ?lcc" on LoTml
tlio bitdnr. Now, didn't vou9"
<rn.
ful topic imaginable.
Thus the time sped until the rising
moon silhouetted the cliff on the white
carpet of coral strewn sand. The black
shadow line traveled slowly closer tc
t the base of the clilT, and Jeuks, guided
also by the stars, told Iris that mid
o night was at hand,
g They knelt on the parapet of tin
i. ledge, alert to catch any uuusua
i. souud and watching for any ludicatio:
n of human movement. But Rainbow Is
0 land was now still as the grave. Tli
in wounded Dyuks had seemingly bee
removed from hut and beach. The den
i't lay where they had fallen. The sc
1 sang a lullaby to the reef, and tl
fresh breeze whispered among t!
palm fronds?that was all..
l,e If the Mussulman kept his couipn
the hour was at hand. Then the lig
hiss of a snake rose to them from t
depths. That is a sound never forg
0*" tcyi when once hoard. It is like 111
ow no other. Indeed the term "hiss" h
ton misnomer for the quick sibilant exr
ors sion of the breath by an alarmed
angered serpent.
Iris paid no heed to it; but Jer
who knew there was not a reptile
thorfuiake variety on the island, lea
over the ledge and emitted a tolerr
good imitation. The native was
neatli.
' "Sahib!"
, The girl started at the uncxpe
^ call from the depths.
"Yes." said Jenks quietly.
^ "A rone, sahib."
-y The sailor lowered n rope. ?
a tiling was tied to it beneath. The
, ' -hnuimednn apparently had little
J of being detected.
"Pull, sahib."
"Usually it is the sahib who
'pull.' but circumstances niter ei
communed .leaks. He hauled st<
at a heavy weight. a goatskin
with cold water. He emptied tl
and sour wine out of the tin cu
was about to hand the thrlcc
corned draft to Iris when a susr
thought caused him to withhold
"Let me taste first," he said.
The Indian might have be
them to the Dyaks. More u
things bad -happened. What If t
ter were poisoned or drugged?
lie placed the tin to his Hps
J liquid was musty, having been
<r skin nearly two days. Other
seemed to be all right. With a
profound relief he gave Iris I
i to the amj gmiled at the most un
and the iinste with which she emptied 1
"Drink yourself and give n
to the niore," she said.
flc oamo ?'Xo more for you ai preuein,
quarry. in a few minutes, yes."
ie trees. ?oh, why not now 7'
[lit light ?.j)0 n0i; fret, dear one.
e, Uluni- iinvc nn you want In a llttl
teor. It put to drink much now wou
|ust van- I you very 111."
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9 to each nKaiu.
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But ho Dent over tiie parapet.
"Hollo!"
"Sahib!"
"You have not been followed?"
"I think not, snliib. Do not talk toe
loud. They are foxes in cunning. Yot
have a ladder, they say, sahib. Will
not your honor descend? I have much
to relate."
Iris made no protest when Jenks ex<
plained the man's request. She only
stipulated that lie should not leave the
ladder, while she would remain withir
easy earshot. The sailor, of course
carried his revolver. He also picket
up a crovbar, a most useful and sileni
wennon 1 TI1011 lio ivmit nv.'rt!v ilnwn
;;r- 3>ai'ing tho s1'01'1 , "ho sum
"Mir Jail, sahib, *fonilOrfy'v^, so<'111
the Kumnon regiment."
"When did you leave the regiment'
' "Two years ago. sahib. I killed"?
' "What was the name of your col
ncl?"
"Kurnal I-slipenee-snhib, a bra
2 man, but of no account on a horse."
' Jenks well remoinbered Coloi
11 Sponce?a fat, short legged warrh
5" who rolled off his charger if the a
0 mal so much as looked sideways. >
? Ja n was telling the truth,
d "You are right, Mir Jan. Whut
!a Tuang S'Ali doing now?"
10 "Cursing, sahib, for the most pi
'><> Ilis men are frightened, lie wan
them to try once more with the tu
ct that shoot poison, but they refused.
;ht could not come alone, for he could
he use his right hand, and he was woi
ot- ed by the blowing up of the rock,
ito nearly killed me, too, sahib. I
3 a there with the bazaar-born whelps.
>ul- the prophet's beard, it was a
or stroke."
"Are they going away, then?"
iks, "No. snliib. The dogs have
of whipped so sore that they snarl fo
ned venge. They say there is no us
ibly firing at you, but they are resolvi
be- kill you and the miss sahib or <
her off if she escapes tho assault.
"What assault?"
eted "Protector of the poor, they are 1
lug scaling ladders?four in all.
after dawn they intend to rush
o<\nm
position. You may ?ia.?
ome- say, but you cannot slay three
Mo- Taung S'Ali has promised gold to
fear uian who survives if they su
They have pulled down your sig
the high rocks and are using th<
says tlie ladders. They think yoi
ises," 11 charm, sahib, and they want
jadily your own work against you."
filled This was serious news. A coi
le hot nttaek might indeed be dan
p and though it had the excellent foatu
> wel- it failed the Dyaks would cc
deious leave the island. But his sky f
It stroyed! That was bad. Ilad j
chanced to pass the swinging
t rayed would surely have attracted at
niikely Now even that faint hope v
he wa- polled.
"Sahib, there is e .vor.se thing
t. Tbe said Mir Jan.
in the "Say on, theu."
wise it "Before they place the hidden
sigh of the cliff they will build a fire
the cup wood so that the smoke "-ill I
ladylike by the wind into your eyes. '
t. help to blind your aim. Other
le some never miss."
"That will assuredly he a
Tui, ?
madam. >ui. .......
"It will, snliib. Soul of my
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the correct thing to do.
So she hissed.
^ Jonks swarmed halfway up the lad
? "Yes, Iris," he said.
' ''I am not sure, hut I imagine some
nig moved among the bushes behim
? tue nouso."
"All right, dear. I will keep a shari
lookout. Can you hear us talking?"
.. Will you he long"5"
"Another minute."
1 He descended and told Mir Jan wha
the miss sahib said. The native wa.
about to make a search when Jenk
t stopped him.
; "Here"?he handed the man liis re
v?^'er "I suppose you can use this?"
4Iir **an to<>k it without a word, am
Jenks felt that the Incident atoned to
qpttf>?WLamworthy doubts of his darl
reported all safe, yev ?
been nearer death and escaped 1" Trl?
o- he during that reconuoissance. lie, tc
forgot that the Dynks were foxes, ai
ve foxes can lie close when hounds are
trifle stale,
icl Mir Jan returned the revolver,
or, "Sahib," I10 said, with another 1
ni- laain, "I am a disgraced man. but
Iir you will take me up there with yoi
i will tight by your side until both
is j arms are hacked off. I am weary
j these thieves. Ill chance threw me
?rt. i to their company. I will have no m
ted of them. If you will not have me
lies the rock, give me a gun. I will 1
lie among the trees, and I promise t
not some of them shall die tonight hoi
md- they find me. For the honor of
You regiment, snliib, do not refuse
was thing. All I ask Is if your honor
By capes that you will write to Ku
fine I-shpence-sahib and tell him the
I act of Mir Jan, corporal in B troop
| Jenks was profoundly moved.
- "ill ?Ka
been 1 reflected liow best to uuuw
?r re- ices of this willing volunteer wit
je In exposing him to certain death li
ed to manner suggested. The native, n
carry j terpreted his silence.
" "I am not a rascal, sahib," h
' claimed proudly. "I only killed n
build- ' because"?
Soon "Listen. Mir Jan. You cannot
your mend what you have said. The I
they you are sure, will not come 1
score, morning?"
every "They have carried the woum
icceed. the boats and are making th
nal on tiers.- Such was their talk when
j poles them."
i have "Will they not miss you?"
to use "They will miss the goatskin,
It was the last full one."
nbined "Mir Jan, do as I bid and yo
gerous, see Delhi again. Have you eve
ire that a I.ee-Metford?"
jrtalnly "i have seen them, sahib, but
tign de- 1 ter uiulevstand the Mahtini."
i vessel j "i will give you a rifle, with
letters 0f ammunition. Do you go in?
tention. cave, there, and"?
;as dls- Mb- Jan was startled.
"Where the ghost is, sahib?"
to tell," "Ghost! That Is a tale for <
There is no ghost, only a fe>
of a man murdered by thes<
- ?t. ,?,An? nfrrt nave you any
i llgmusi. ureis lunt, ..0?
of green "Some rice, sahib; sufficient f
>e blown or two nt a pinch."
This will "Good! We will pot water
wise you well. When the fighting l>
dawn tire nt every man you
wkwnrd, the bnok of tlio cnve. On nc
come out. Then tlicy can ne'
fnther, If you if you keep a full mngnzi
us"? j here."
were both I "I thought you were never
that they protested Iris when Jenks re
unrd. Iris ledge. "I have been quite i
cied there ! am sure there Is some one d<
lie under- And, please, may I hav<
the right. ' drink?"
that weye I The snilov had left thp ct
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ncaiii. i. * soeuiv.i a rice, m spare cup
anil a dozen packets of cartridges.
! meanwhile brietly explaining to Iris
j tl!?> turn taken l>y events so far as Mir
Jan was concerned, she was naturalI
!y delighted and forgot her fears in
! t!:e excitement earned by the nppenr,
; a nee of so useful an ally. She drank
j iiia in*.11hi m a nriuiming beaker ot
water.
j She hoard hor lovor rejoin Mir Jnn
(. | and saw the two step out into the
s . moonlight, while Jenks explained the
5 ; action ol tiie ride. Fortunately Iris
j was now much recovered from the
t fatigue and privation of the earlier
i hours. Iler senses were sharpened to
I a pitch little dreamed of h.v stay-at,.
home young ladies of her age, and she
i ih'omcd it her province to act as sentry
,1 "''He the two men conferred. Hence
'HfW-'ULkQ liivt to detect, or, rather, to
But Iris was rnpm... ... (.rawl
II knowledge of strategy. Feforo HtW??_____
11 shrieked her warning she grasped a
rille. Holding- it at ti e "ready"?about
the level of her waist?and depressing
sa~ the muzzle sulflcicntly, she began tiring
^ down the side of the rock as fast as
1 1 she could handle lever and trigger.
iuy Two 0f tii0 nickel bullets struck a projection
and splashed the leading savin"
ages with molten metal.
oro Unfortunately Jenks' rille beneath
011 was unloaded, being in Mir Jans posh?le
S(?ssi)ii for purposes of instruction.
;1,at Jenks whipped out his revolver,
fore "To the cave!" lie roared, and Mir
^l? Jan's unwillingness to face n goblin
tlus eouhl not withstand the combined hn?3'
petus of the saliih's order and the onrnal
ward rush of the enemy. lie darted
,'ast headlong for the entrance.
Jenks, shooting blindly ns he, too,
ran for the ladder, emptied the rcvolvserv"
0r just as his left hand clutelied a
Ihout Three Dyaks were so close that
\tl,c it would he folly to attempt to ellmh.
nisin- j?0 (i,u,w foe weapon into the face of
the foremost man. effectually stopping
0 cx" his onward progress.
1 man sailor turned to dive into the
cave and secure the rille from Mir
: " Jan. when his shin eaught the heavy
,)y" crowbar resting against the rock. The
before 1>ajn of (iie jjiou- h>nt emphasis to the
swing with which the implement de.
,0 ecended upon some portion of a l)yak
I?-! anatomy. Jenks never knew where ho
1 It'll
hit the second assailant, hut iue pmcc
cracked like an eggshell,
sahib '1{U* uot t'mo t? recover the bar
for another blow, so ho drove the point
ti shall <M the gullet of a gentleman who was
r used about to make a vicious sweep at him
with a parang. The downfall of this
? I bet- worthy caused his immediate successor
to stumble, and Jenks saw his opplenty
portunity. With the agility of a cat ho
?ide the jumped up the ladder and reached the
ledge without injury.
These things happened with the
he said, speed of thought. Within forty seconds
hildren. of Iris' shrill cry the sailor was breast
v bones high with the ledge and calling to her:
? scoun- "All right, old girl! Keep it up!"
food?" Itut here he was close to her, unhurt
or a day and calmly jubilant, as was his way
when a stiff light went well. He was
? "??o oimlnir. too.
from the by her side now, uru^ ? >?. ..
egins at for the Dynks broke cover recklessly
see from ju running for shelter, and one may do
? account fair work by moonlight,
ver roach she had strength enough left to place
no. Walt fhe riHe out of harm's way before sbo
broke down and sobbed not tearfully,
coining." but in a paroxysm of reaction. Soon
ached the ?jj was quiet beneath save for the lacreepy.
I bored efforts of some wounded men to
iwn there. fal. away from that accursed rock.
? another
owbur be- CrOUtinUtfd on patfy 0.
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