Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-22

aloud: ''It remains for me, Fangeran,
to summon the Dayang Isaka and TINS
young man that they may speak LOT
themselves"
Again the Brunei mobiles, who hao
Gained a little, fred into hot rage IL
is an unusual thing to summon an IN
married girl before q crowd OF mares
but Lords only hope lay In lsaKaS
subtilty. He sent for the deal cnaperon
and with much pains it was conveyed
to her that the Dayang must De lntro-
duced.
She came out handsomely dressed ana
yelled. With savage eyes her klnsfolk
watched her brave but trembling al
vance. Pangera Musahor arose, as oid
her brother Abdool. But In the same
moment Madoud stepped out upon the
other side, with three armed comrades
on either side. When Isaka saw him
she exclaimed: "Why am l here, Tuan
Roseden, and my husband oppositeY MY
place is with the man / have married."
Before any one could interfere she a
across and threw her arms about Ma
doud.
Then the storm burst. The brothers
and the cousins sprang forward, throw
ing off the silk and gold embroidery
which hid their weapons. Pangeran
Musahor was thrust aside, q Tell
backward over his chair. Grlpplsg
kris and parang, the Malays hurled
themselves upon the little group OF
fortmeD, who were instantly supported
by their comrades. Don't fire! Don't
fre!" cried the Resident, and his men
obeyed. But some dubbed their rlnes,
some thrust them in the assailants'
eyes, others stabbed with the ever
ready dagger. The melee lasted only
a second, but purple streams oozed
among the %trampling feet and spread
themselves along the mats. Inc
ans were overthrown and dis
armed, three Of them wounded; Pan
geran Musahor had a serious sprain.
Upon the other side, two fortmen were
badly hurt. The Brunei chiefs, saving
Musahor, were lodged in a dismal apart
ment beneath the guard room. Though
wounded and bruised and beaten, they
did not quail, challenging the Tuan and
all Sarawak to meet them man TO man
and try their fate again. Lord descend
ed to the waters edge, for trouble was
| brewing here. The retainers excluded
had heard OF the fray. and they demand
ed their chief. Bnt when soldiers
paraded on the bank, they sulienly gave
I'D their arms and went into captivity.
Lord sent for a doctor, native of course,
sincet there was no better within five hum
dred miles, and returned.
His heat guard room was dismally dis-
ordered. The Pangeran sat on a gun
carriage, as miserable as could be. The
arms of the vanquished lay at his feet,
beautiful weapons, hilted with gold and
ivory and silver.
Four men were rolling up the mats,
trampled and stained with blood, and as
they worked they fought again, with
lively gestures and sharp laughter. Inc
monkeys, Juggling at their chains, Wild
ly chartered and flew about, pausing to
mouth and grin, bounding off again.
With stern courtesy Lord invited the
Pangeran into his room, that the doctor
might see him. With the aid of two
soldiers he took his seal upon the bed;
Lord followed him and they both kept
silence for awhile.
The Pangeran said softly: "What are
you going to do with me and my young
men, Tuan?" H.,
ITO keep them until my Rajah and
YOU Sultan have pronounced"
''Tuan," pleaded the old chief, after
a pause, 81 am badly hurt"
"Your sons began the fray. am very
sorry for you, and a doctor is coming"
"They merit all that the Rajah's JUS
tice DEGREES. But l tried TO restrain
them! You will tell that to the Rajah
and to the Sultan? l did my best!
Tuan! l have enemies, and II you keep
me here, whilst the charge is reported
at Brunei, l ain ruined"
II cannot release you after this dis
~turbance in his fort. without communi-
eating with the Rajah, but will send a
dispatch at once"
LET me carry II then! I ask no
morel My young men shall remain"
The doctor entered at this moment
and Lord withdrew. He searched up
stairs and down, making no inquiry,
but Madoud was not visible. Fervently
hopine that youth had struck out by his
own intelligence. or Isaka's, the course
he himself had wished TO recon-
J mend, Lord sat down to draw
up his report. To him
| presently arrived the chaperon. She
had fled, as deaf old ladies should, II
they be prudent, when swords are
drawn; and now she returned TO duty
with proper conscientiousness. Lord
told her he had no commands to give, and
resumed his writing. She tried the bed
room door, found it locked, called soft
ly, waited, then, as she had received an
answer quite satisfactory, sat upon the
floor in patience. The ways OF people
stone deaf are pitifully droll.
When he had drafted his dispatch
Lord took it TO the Pangeran and read
Il over to him. Some objections he
made, very cunningly designed to
strengthen his W case, which Lord
appended with his comments. One OF
the war-proa OF the fort had been made
ready, and the Pangeran might embark
at once, with a sergeant and a guard,
for Kuching. He begged to see Abdool,
who was introd uced; and then, at start
ing, lsaka. j.,
The moment had arrived. Lord asked
the chaperon why she waited In the
guard-room, and learned that the bed
| room door was locked. To his knock
no answer was returned. and after a
time he forced an entrance. Dayang
and slave had vanished; the window
giving on the balcony stood open.
| Much happier in mind, but stern OF
look, Lord mustered all the garrison
and Madoud did not appear. In the
confusion OF the fight those sagacious
lovers had solved all difficulties by elop-
ing. There was nothing to be done at
the moment. Pangeran Musahor en-
barked.