The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-09


marks showed pprcepiible TO Eurnpean
ewes; but the rijah's daughter made no
pause Now and again eh0 Inuttered,
"These trees grow bigl" but she didn't
stop. After walking AN hour or two
straight ncross the forest Bate began to
get weary. 80 did the gir, ~ well she
might but her courage did not fail, though
the pctspTatiOU poured down her smooth
neck and pretty shoulders. She only smiled
at Bates inquiries, aud SAID, gently, 3" We
soon get home-very sOon!" He was
lost in admiration Of her courage, and
sort OF patriotic thrill passed. over him
when, on his asking IL she had no
fear. the quiet answer came. You orang
lnggrisl It'd ada takuti''-"I am not
afraid with you" She told him how
her father had sent her to learn English
at POntianak, and only laughed with glee
when he reprOached her for deceiving HIM
so long about her knowledge of the lam
guare. "Iyal" she laughed. "Maua ada
takutl"-" About that was shy" / am
told to mention that the rnjah's daughter
had one OF the sweetest smiles that human
lips ever framed.
They came to n lofty cliff, rising sheer
above the jungle, 40 straight that man
might hat IL with his head, among That
dense vegetation, before percclvlug that
obstacle. She worked along II n few yards.
then entered huge cavern, such ~ are
frequent over all Borneo. Under tho low
ROOF twilight relgued, which soon deep
encd into midnight blackness as they
pissed through narrow opening, From
the box OF bamboo slung at her waist the
girl produced IA tapir, n bit Of broken
crockery, and LOCKWOOD fungus. Striking
the bamboo with ner chip of egrthcuware.
she soon got light. much TO the astouish-
ment of Bate, who had not learnt tue
many strange tricks by which these people
AT one and the same time make fire for
Themselves and bewlldermcnt for Euro
peln savants.
Her taper it, the girl went on through
sometimes IN dark. Now and again she
paused, and in Il narrow part OF the cavern
stopped 10 arrange something under foot.
After such stoppages she allowed Bate TO
piccede her, whllc she TcfiXed the sort of
trap behind tuem, the feeble light just
outlining her perfect figure. After half Il
dozen pauses OF the sort they reached the
darkest. dlmpcst part OF the gro to. No
one been here" she muttered, and gave
him the taper. There were two or three
crevlces IN the rock. The raiIhs daugh-
ter raked them well OUT win her KNIFE,
for fear of scorpions, she whispered. then
began to clunb like kitten with hands
and toes. Bate held the lIgnt up, but she
vanished IN the obscurlty ABOVE. lie only
heard her laDored breath, aud saw the
slender outline OF her hnbs. I'm u lew Sec
Onds something ratified down nj his feet
something that cleaned and shOne as
never yet did diamond OF the Cape. lie
picked II up, wlidiy excited, but with no
astOulshmcnt, Tor MS doubts hid vanished
long ago. He knocked the earth from II,
and he saw the king OF all gems extant IN
the world.
\ perfect octohedron II must have been.
half rs large ~ ones fist aud weighing
probably thousand catats. No attempt
/. q been made to cut II. but the angles
were smOotncd down, ana the wnolo sur
face pOnshed. Bate estimates the stone,
after TINS loss, at uine hundred and bity
Cailts, HAWKES., OF the purcst water, aud
worm, Ihtuiusically, about one million
sternng. While hc gazed. III u bewilder-
m"nt OF professional delight, tho CIrl
supped down from above, and put ner
hand upon has shoulder with eNclamatinus
u rupturOus astOn,snnent. ~ never law
II before. she murtnercd. her eye, shin
ing brighter than the diamond. IL Un,y
know where II was
And wnat Is 10 prevent my running
away with IT and your asked Bate. hNs-
tcrcally.
"ou, she laughed, lyon Iurrris man
And you WOMB DE struck through aud
through with iron spea,s before you
reached the alr. Now, wnat you give for
il."
The formula brought Bate 10 reason
He eNalnlue ANA weighed the stouc, max
ING even "a nttlr sketch of 1t, ana then un-
willingly gave Il back. I'm give your
lAtner AL ne asks. but | must have time.
1t Is large sum"
"Of ouurs,'," she said. 1--WE daren't
take away the diamond now. Perhaps
~
mOment.' Gravriy she sent MN a few
yards off into the darkness, anu climbed
the rock again aud disappeared with the
stone. Then they thr aided the cavern
odce more, stopping at each place as be-
tore, ana resetLlng the nlrang ements with
extra care. Bd(e asked what they were
and she answered. "DyAk deer traps.
Inc spcur strike you through the stomach
They all Ot lnggris steel, and never rust,
Iou see. lng- rs steel aud IuEgTis men
true and stout. Holland men false ana
murdertts,'
On the threshold OF the cave the girl
stopped suddenly, raising ner nund. FAINT
ana uuli through tue wood came sound
oi inusketry. Ihey ighf there, tnoy Kill
my iather,' she cried, wriusiug her hAads
ANA she ran of through tue sunny forest
with such piuctised speed that Bate had
pam 10 follow her. \ duZen times he fell
hcHdloug, but she slipped through every
ohSirucuun. Brcathl,>>, covered with auts
aud leecncs, he reached tue tapong tree
IN half the time IL had taken them TO walk
the distance hn nour before. At every
enforced pause he heard thar saIue dull
sound OF muskrtry, now siackeIing, now
swelling TO roar. The glrl had taken her
place IN her canoe long before he even
reached The tree, and she beat her paddle
with imputeuce, calling him. Bate luin-
berrd H. almost upsctting tho tIny craft.
with leVerisn force she padded out and
up the stream. Her wild course through
the jungle mad dlsnrranged the soanty
Dyak dress, but the IaJIh's daughter
needed not such triiies III tins dread al
danger. Her loose hair Tell TO her very
foel, twisting IN the golden fringe OF an
under garment, hidden previously by the
petticoIt She padded witn frenzy, NUT
tcrng TO herself "A sort of chant winch
Bate conceived TO be the war song OF her
people. Full OF anger and pity for the
good old rajah thus prosecuted. he longed
10 JOIN IN hls defence. But IN these canoes
"A European Is helpless. Bate could do
nothins 10 forward their approach. Ana
the tire grew slack, then ceased The girl
stopped the padding moment to listen.
No sound came 10 them save the murmur-
ing of the river, and The dull buzz OF tree
crIclSets from tho bank. MALAY man all
dead, she mu.tered. Father takenl
Look must SWIM. They not hurt
lnggris man. | save myself; what can
do with your | put you ON bank at path
here-walk up Holland man take care
OF you and send you 10 kuchIug. Me they
nj use ANA Kali perhaps win YOU gol"
"Ill CO. saiu Bate, though the poor fel-
low was sure he went 10 certain death. III
you can save yourself. But your tather1"
lie Is safe. They not nurt the raIah;
for he got diamond" she added, win "A
butter laugh. And lie too well known in
Smnbas and Ponllanak. Here is the path
Come back 10 Salawak III Twelve month,
we send the diamond to You, Goodby-