The Red Cloud chief., 1905-08-18

II Ma NllpN lllbl lll' l'il ~ Si'bN'NN,
A or certainly least bcarablc, be
III tween . and ! o'clock in the
afternoon.
At the conclusion of n not very lus-
cious rcpast jerks suggested that they
should rig up the tarpaulln in such
wise as to gain protection from the
sun and yet enable him to cast q
watchful eye over the valley. Iris help
ed to raise the great canvas sheet on
the supports he had prepared. Once
shut off from the %devouring rays, the
hot breeze then springing into fltful
existence cooled their blistered but per
spring skin ana made life somewhat
tolerable.
Still adhcring to his policy of COM
batting the first e%nervating attacks OF
thirst, the sailor sanctioned the con-
sumption of the remaining water. As
a last desperate %eXpedlent to be re-
sorted to only In case of sheer nccessi-
ty, he uncorked n bottle OF champagne
and filled the tin cup. The sparkling
| wine, with it's volume of creamy foam,
looked SO tempting that Iris would
then and there have risked its potency
We're she not promptly withheld.
jerks explained to her that when the
wine became quite fiat and insipid they
might use ii to moisten their parched
lips. Even so, In their present super
heated state, the liquor was unques-
tionably dangerous, but he hoped 1t
would not harm them If taken in mi
mute quantities,
Accustomed now to implicitly accept
his advice, she fought and steadily con-
Quered the craving within her. Oddly
enough, the "thawing' of their scorch-
ed bodies beneath the tarpaulin brought
a certain degree OF relief. They were
Supremacy uncomfortable, but that was
as naught compared with the relaXa
ton from the torments previously
borne.
For n long time-the best part of M
hour, pe~rhaps-thcy remained silent.
The sailor was reviewing the pro-
and cons of their precarious condition
1t would, of course, be n matter OF Su
! prcmc Importance were the Indian t
; be faithful To his promise. Here tn
prospect was decidedly hopeful. I'll
man was an old soldier, and the eN
+ officer of native cavalry knew how ci
during was the attachment of this poo
@ convict to home and military service
Probably at that moment the Mohan
medan vas praying TO the prophet an
s his two ncphewS To aid him in reScuin
e the Sahib and the woma whom IN
sahib held so dear, for the all wise an
I. all powerful Indian government is yer
merciful to offending natives who thu
condone their former crimes.
x But, howSoevcr willing he might ID
in what could one man do among 5
h many? The Dyaks We're hostile TO hi
r. In race and creed, and assuredly i
re furiated against the foreign devil wi
to had killed or wounded in round nur
berS one-iifth of their total force, Vel
likely the hapless Mussulman Won
y. lose his life that night in attemptiI
to bring water to the foot Of the rock
Even II the man succeeded in eludil
~ the vigilance of his present associate
where was the water to come frou
-, There was none on the island sa'
that in the well. In all likelihood &
DyGks had II store in the remainil
sampans, but the native ally of I
beleaguered pair would have a task
exceeding difficulty in obtaining o
of the jars or skins containing it.
- Again, granting all things went W
Mt that night, what would be the fiji
outcome. of the struggle? How 10