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woods and in the road.
"Garu-Saak," I said, after I had
looked the situation over, 1--WE are not
half done. The fight has but Just
commenced. Order the alarm.bells
rung at once and call the entire army
to arms"
"Sir, it shall be done at once" he
replied.
Bado-Ror reported to me, and then
went back to his own forces. He had
lost but few men.
From the great bells had ordered
placed in the trees an alarm rang out.
The call to arms changed in every por.
ton of the island, wherever Jumar
or Kalek dwelt.
From every direction men came run
ming in.
Before morning I had an army OF
twelve thousand armed and to-illed
soldiers, and as many more men ready
to pick up their arms as fast as the
bullets of the enemy left a gun un.
manned.
Before daybreak the women pre-.
pared breakfast of coffee and rice and
fruit; and I sent note to Miss Ar
mold and Mr.. Avery, telling them OF
the events of the night and that we
were on our way to Quiental.
I had no intention of attacking the
walled city. I had no cannon. I knew
that inside the walls there was heavy
artillery. To attack a fortress like
that with rifles was foolhardy. I knew
that Hen-Ko-Hi would send his army
to put down the rebellion of his sub
jects. And it was this army was on
my way to meet.
As we marched toward Quiental, we
passed through Brompoorah, and the
women came out Of their houses and
followed the army out of town signing
war-songs and encouraging the men.
Between Brompoorah and Quiental
the narrow road broadened out into a
wide plain. Here T ordered halt.
My army had not yet come to rest
when I lheard the bugles Of the ad-
vancing toe.
I hastily arranged my forces in
much the same way that I had done
before. Twelve thousand well-armed
men are goodly force when in close
files and ranks. But when scattered
around in ambush they seemed vast
multitude. It was delightful recep-
tion we were preparing for the COVER
nor's army.
Garu-Sask and his men lay up along
the eastern border Of the plain. Bado-
Ror and his brave Kaleks ranged along
the western border. The southern
end was formed by a detachment OF
Jumars and Kaleks under Oso-Bark.
I was with Garu-Saak. -
To person coming from the north,
as were the soldiers of Hen-Ko-Hi, not
a Jumar or Kalok could be seen un-
til the fanks of Garu-Saak and Bado-
Ror had been passed.
The head of the advancing column
came into view. Generals in gaudy
uniforms, riding snow-white horses,
led the way. After them, the infan-
try. The cavalry of Quiental had been
destroyed.
AS the column drew nearer, looked
in vain for Hen-Ko-Hi. That worthy
was careful enough not to expose his
precious carcass when there was any
fighting going on, however brave he
might be when a crowd of women
were to be subjugated. He was not
with his army.
When the head of the advancing
column had reached the center of the
plain, I gave the order to fire.
The roar of the rifles swept along
the line.
First Garu.Saak poured his deadly
fire into the enemy from the east.
Then Bador-Ror and his Kaleks dealt
them blow from the other side. Then
the storm from the rifles of Oso-Bork
met them in their very faces.
volley after volley was poured into
the rapidly decreasing army, and the
generals seemed to be utterly lost.
Suddenly lost my command of my
army, and ceased to be factor in the
fight.
The war-cry of the Kaleks rang out
again, and Bado-Ror was seen advanc-
ing toward the Cinnamon on q run.
The entire army of Jumars and Kaleks
threw aside all thoughts of safety, and
rushing out on the plain, resolved it..
self into a great circle which went
coiling around the enemy like SER
pent.
An endless ring of blazing rifles
swept around the doomed Mantchoos,
and above the roar sounded the cry Of
victory.
stood silent and alone, a mere
spectator of the thrilling scene.
The Mantchoos did not know how
to attack this revolving volcano Of
death and fire. They formed solid
square, but their firing was desultory
ani uncertain. The result of this was
obvious.
Nor could it long be postponed.
AS file after file Of Chinese went
down, the merciless shouts of the Tai
moochians reached my ears.
The endurance of the native army
would hold out forever, it seemed. I
wondered how much longer they could
keep up that gait.
The screaming, Kissing, roaring
human torrent that had swallowed up
the army of Hen-Ko-Hi would rest
only when that army was destroyed.
l might as we'll have essayed to stay
the forces of Satan as to preach mercy
to those men of Talmooch.
The pent-up hatred of twenty years
had broken forth, and I was power