The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
CHAPTER XIV.


 "The enemy are comingi"
 This report the scouts brought to Binnie at midnight. Kemona furnished the particulars (
 "Ghoor- -Ghee-Tee has with him as many Savages as there are trees in the forest, a great army, but, I think. not more than match for ours. They will our camp and the river there is a great plain that borders the river. On all sides, excepting the river frontage, the plain is surrounded with thick forest. In the middle of the plain is hill that Is high and perpendicular, but there is narrow pass to the top"
 What is your advice?"
 ITO move at once and place our tribes about the plain, but hidden in the woods. I, with runners, will occupy the hill and will signal to you all the movements of the enemy, for l will be able to see across the river and also for miles beyond
 Binnie's army was soon on the move. The hill tribes, under the command of Binnie, were to be thrown to the front. They numbered 5000. leaving about 4OOO for the reserves, who were to be cap tained by Koti. The march was fin- ished none too soon. When daylight came, Kemona, who had gained the top of what he called Lookout Moun- tain,' sent a runner to Binnie to say that the savages were in great force on the opposite bank of the river and that they would soon cross. Hardly had the runner reached Binnie when Ghoor- Ghee Tees warriors were landing. Binnie permitted them to land without opposition At the rivers edge the saw ages waited for Ghoor- -Ghee-Tee, and with him came Peloto, the traitor! He had told Ghoor- -GheeTee about Bin nie's army, but the Skull Hunter had only laughed. He did not know that Binnie was now watching him.
 But Ghoor- Ghee-Tee had different opinion of Binnie's followers a few min utes later when from the woods at both sides and from In front darted out two thin lines of savage enemies, sur rounding his tribes on three sides. These lines stood still an instant, awaiting the word of command from Binnie
 With his heart throbbing violently, but determined and brave, Binn1e shouted:
 Forward! Charge!"
 Nothing that Kemona had taught the warriors of Mah-Coh Gaa's land was forgotten. Their bows and arrows were on their backs. Their breast shields were firmly strapped in place. Their spears were at charge. NO 1n- fantry regiment could have made braver attack with bayonets on greatly superior numbers than did the coco savages led by Binnie as they closed in upon the tribes of Ghoor- -Ghee-Tee, who, being attacked in such an unex- pected way and being completely sur prised, soon became a crowded and struggling mass and were steadily forced back toward the river bank, un- able to use their bows or clubs.
 And now the reserves, yelling like madmen and led by Koti, came from the forest. They were the expert bow men and sling-users. From their ranks, which were in good order, per- feet rain of arrows and stones fell upon the heads of the skull hunters. At this the courage remaining in the skull hunters oozed out. Again and again they had furiously tried to break through the lines of the spearmen, only to be prodded with ready spears.
 But now two black giants fought their way through the lines of spears at one place. One was Ghoor-Ghee- Tee. Few men could safely face him