The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27

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The confagration quickly burnt it
self out, and the Englishmen returned
to their beds. The following day the
camp was broken up, and the wheeled
boxes containing the animals were
transported for IS miles eastward, by
two stages over road that had mostly
TO be cut as they advanced to navi.
gable tributary of the Barmahputra-
Here they were loaded ON shallow draft
boats which would convey them to
Goalpara on the big river, and thence
by steam barge to the bay of Ben
gal.
having seen the valuable cargo safe
ly embarked, Quin and Carruthers
plunged again into the wilderness and
by night they had reached the site OF
their old camp. A days journey to the
westward was jungle village that had
been troubled of late by man-eating
tiger, and they hoped to bag the brute
before pushing on to Goalpara to join
the barge. The village was on the Dor
ders of Maya territory, and under the
rule of those savage tribesmen, but
Quin had no fears of his personal safety
since he was on terms of friendly in
timacy with the chief Howsata.
81 hope 1 am wrong about the raid"
he told Carruthers. ut would have
been a mad act and sure to lead to the
dispatch of column of soldiers against
the Nagas. And that means bloody
little war"
1t was the time of the brief tropical
twilight when they reached the viii
lage, and to their surprise they saw
of purple smoke lowering among the
trees, heard not the whisper of a hui
man voice. They entered the little
street, and thrust their heads into hall
dozen, of the bamboo huts. The place
was deserted, forsaken. There was nc
sound but the rustic of the night wind.
"Queer business this" said Carruth-
rs. "The people have fed. But why ?
All, have it! The man-eater has been
playing havoc with them, and claiming
more victims"
They've been gone "a hours, I should
judge" Quin broke in, as he poled q
heap of dead ashes. "But l doubt if
! they abandoned their homes on account
of the tiger. More likely Howsata has
called them to arms-summoned them
to his stookaded town"
ITO resist an avenging column oil
soldiers, Ell? Then that blaze we saw
did mean Maya raid?" asked Carruth.
ers.
"Yes; I'm convinced of that now"
ITS not a healthy neighborhood to
be in. We had better get out of the
hills as quickly as possible"
"To-morrow," replied Quin, well
start down country But we must STOP
the night here. Fetch some wood, Car,
ruthers. Well want a blaze in case Mr.
Stripes should contemplate making his
supper off one of u.s."
They chose one of the largest huts
for their shelter, and seating himsel.
in the doorway Quin unpacked the foo6
that he carried in a haversack. Car
uthers soon returned with an armfu
of wood, which he put softly on the
ground
''They haven't all gone" he wills
pered. "There's fire just been kin
died over yonder-you can see tn,
light of it plainly"
just then, as Quin rose to hi,
feet, the silence was suddenly shat
terd by a hoarse cry. 1t was a CRY
of horror and alarm, and the two wht
heard it echo through the lionel!
darkness felt their blood run cold fol
an in slant. With one accord they
snatched their rifles and fastened il
the direction of the sound, towart
the far side of the village.
They dived in and out among tn,
huts, Quin leading the way The.
were guided by little column o
fame-lit smoke land they were clos
to 1t when a pistol cracked sharp
ly, urging them to greater speed
AS they dashed forward they hai
a brief glimpse of man vanishing
into the dark curtain of the Jungle
Between the two last huts of the vii
lage a campfire was burning, an
within a few feet of it, fat on hi
back, lay young officer. His KHAKI
blouse was dabbled with blood fro1
a stab in the breast, and over his lef
| temnle WAS q bullet wound