Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-05-26

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they worked they heard sounds IN thu.
| cIiy which t.ld tL.m TINT m. t.opl.
| hal l...,.,, aroused hv IN. rifle shut TL.v
could 49,. lights mnyin, upnn the roof.
and h.ar the shouts If the n.,,,le A
httl, later they saw n grnup nIuroach.
inc III. house which was now I, IN, :,
fortress. II was too dark TO distinguish
the features 81 those APPROACHING. and
they retired within doors Ia await them
TIM. rrnup halted within "A hundred
wards 81 the house. and the watchers
| heard them conversing in low tones.
Shortly nftcrward another and larger
party appeared and Joined forces with
| those already upon the ground. Eric
began 10 feel that they were really he
sieged. No move was made 10y the
enemy. however, and he concluded that
they were awaiting the light Of day to
begin operations. II was now about two
o'clock in the morning. Leila had re-
covered consciousness and had been 81
Gained by the presence of her lover and
brother that she had sunk to sleep.
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not slept for two nights. Jan lila, who
was an fresh looking as a boy and AZ
wakeful as a cat. Whispered TO him
when they had grown tired of watching
and waiting for some action ON the part
of the besiegers:
Lie down, master: YOU and Kulcan
both need rest, and will watch them.
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at once"
Realizing the need Of rest. Eric felt
the force Of this advice. and after few
words Of caution to their sentinel threw
himself upon his bearskin. Kulcan
stretched himself beside his sister, and
in "A very few minutes they were both
soundly sleeping. Jan-ila sat upon the
doorsill. with his ewes fixed upon he now
silent forces Of the enemy. lie felt
rather than saw that there were eyes in
the darkness watching him. also closer
perhaps than he imagined, and he invol.
unfairly drew indoors as he speculatsd
upon AN unseen enemy piercing him with
"A stone timed spear or arrow.
Nothing occurred, however, and at
Last the nights intense blackness began
slowly 10 give way TO the gray dawn.
He awoke Eric and Kulcan, and they
surveyed the array before them with
different feelings.
Eric measured the forces with u cool,
calculating eye. He knew that his re-
volver and rife were equal to the task
Of defending his fortress, but he did not
relish the idea Of slaughtering these
human beings. and no still hoped tina,
they were there only 10 marley with him
and not to avenge Chaipa's death. To
Jan-ila he assigned tho rifle. warning
him not 10 fire until he was ordered
The youth was most bloodthirsty: he
wanted 10 NOW down whole rows OF the
enemy nj once and disperse them befor,
they could begin the attack, but Eric
showed him the folly OF the proceed
ing.
They could see that the Atxlans wer,
disputinp among themselves. debating
perh,ps the method or propriety OF An at
=. but II was impossible 10 hear wha,
.ing said. I, was now light enough
90 Sc also that there were hundreds Of
priests in the horde. and that they wer,
the leaders. As vet the enemy had moi
seen the beseiged at all and knew moi
how many were in the house. When /,
grew lighter they moved ND the slop,
and halted again, forming In a great
semicircle about forty feet away. Te
pelpec, with great AK and n rude sort
Of shield, was evidently in command
He was to the fore few feet. and when
a moment after they had halted. Err,
sent Jan-ila out to speak to them h,
raised a shout Of angry defiance. Jan-il,
took no notice Of him, but stood in nj
attitude Of semiridiculous dignity, will
. most elaborate smile Of derision ans
contempt ON his face. awaiting silenc,
to begin his speech. The shouts ant
murmurs subsidiny quickly. he let hi
gaze wander along the line and began:
GLOW long. . friends. have the peopl,
Of Atzlan followed tho leadership of TIE
pelpec the Polecatf II is n new thing Il
me to see him In the part Of u chief
Perhaps he has poured upon you tn
juice Of the weed that blinds mems eye,
no that they see no longer. and you thinl
you follow the eagle or the great bear
Or perhaps it's who am blind. and 1t d
not the polecGt SEQ arrsyed for battle
Woe to me II no strike me. this might.
chief Lo. SEQ me! how l tremble be
fore himi What seek you here. Tepel
peer Are there no old women for you T.
hghtf Are the little girls and boys n
longer alive to be terrified by your fac
| that you come here to meet menf Ste
out, come nearer; though fear you, ye