The Red Cloud chief., 1905-09-08

GNllt WIS I'N ~ VII ''i\ g.. tl.
guarded movcrrn, H Iva h {
an accident. ELt q e., rv' ,op 80
her lover was r"1" the tDu>. e. b.,
hand guiding L., ."'i ~ - 'Nc /
of the ladder, Su'tr'ncd Ecr. &c,
almost reached ,rr' ''' ~ g To-
exclamation an. g. - 4 O..
blow caused iH: 4 hal az 4.
downward.
A Dyak, lr'rG NJ {. ~ OF me
the scaling l?d ~ ~" I'll, 80;
ed by a sheii 5p...l: w. -, g..
descent. In his left hand i.r .iu.r,. Il
parang; his right arm was bandaged.
Though unable to rise. the vengeful
pirate mustered his remaining strength
to crawl toward the swaying ladder. 1t
hate and venom OF the dying snake.
Even yet be hoped to deal n mortal
stroke at the man who had defied him
and all his cutthroat band. lie might
have succeeded, as jerks was 80 taken
up with Iris, were II not for the watch
full eyes OF Mir Jan. The Mohammedan
sprang at him, with nm oath, and gave
him such n murderous whack with the
butt of a rifle that the Dyak chief col
lapsed and breathed out his fierce spirit
In n groan.
At the first glance jerks did not rec
ognize Taung sab owing to his change
of costume. Through the thinner smoke
he could see several sailors running up.
But, with the passing of the chief.
tbpir Inst naril had vonn uNln pnxt In
slant they were standing on the firm
ground, and n British naval lieutenant
was saying eagerly:
I'VE seem to have turned up In the
nick Of time. DO you, by any chance.
belong to the Sirdar?"
I'VE are the sole survivors," answer
ed the sailor.
You two only?"
Yes. She struck on the northwest
reef of this island during a typhoon.
This lady, Miss Iris Deane, and l were
flung ashore
Miss Deane! Can ii be possible?
Let me congratulate you most heart
lily. Sir Arthur Deane Is on board the
Orient Mt this moment"
THE ORIENT"
Iris was dazed. 1t was all too Won
derful to be quite understood yet. She
turned to Robert:
"Do you hear? They say my father
Is not far away. Take me to him."
"No need for that, miss" interrupted
a warrant officer. "Here he Is coming
ashore. He wanted to come with us,
but the captain would not permit 1t,
as there seemed to be some trouble
ahead"
Sure enough, even the girls swim
ming eyes could distinguish the gray
bearded civilian seated beside an Off
Ger In the stern sheets of a small gig
now threading a path through the bro
ken reef beyond Turtle beach. In five
minutes father and daughter would
meet.
Meanwhile the officer, intent on duty,
addressed jerks again.
"May I ask who you areT"
my name Ii Observation-Disclosures An-
%ttruther."
Iris, clinging to his arm, heard the
teply.
So he had abandoned all pretense.
He vas ready to face the world at her
side. She stole a loving glance Mt him
as she cried:
YES; Captain Anstruther of the In
dian staff corps. If he will not tell
you all that he has done, how he has
saved my life twenty times, how he
has fought single handed against
eighty men, ask mel"
Captain A%nstruther does not appear
to have left much for us to do, Miss
Deane," the officer said. Indeed"
turning to Robert, "is there any way
in which my men will be usefulT"
~ would recommend that they drag
the green stuff off that fire and stop
the smoke. Then n detachment should
go round the north side Of the island
and drive the remaining Dyaks into
the hands of the party you have landed,
as l understand, at the farther end Of
the south beach. Mir Jan, the Moham.
medan here, who has been a most faith
full ally during part Of our siege, will
act as guide"
The other man cast a comprehensive
glance over the rock, with its scaling
ladders and dangling rope ladder, the
cave, the little groups Of dead or un
conscious pirates-for every wounded
man who could move a limb had
crawled away after the first shell burst
and drew a deep breath.
How long were you up thereT' he
asked.
"Over thirty hours"
ut was a great ightg'