Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-14

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"i rs iIH,c,s->;hIe retreat
in other words, he made a grave mis-
sake, which shows how Il man may err
Wh.u overa-oIiz,d by the danger OF
tir wd,nHn hr loves. The bold course
was the right one. rs killing tl!c Dyak
leader he would lave deprived the en-
"rhy Of tie dominating influence in this
caIui,ui-n uf revenge. When the main
i'"iy. already El'!r'i perturhed by the
uh%""'l AND intnn-ii,lc agencies which
opened fire ut them in tie wood. ar
rived in Prospect park to find only the
dead bodies of their chief and his small
force. their CONSERVATION could be turn
cd into mad panic 10y Il vigorous bonn
lardment from the rock.
Probably In less than an hour after
their landing the whole tribe would
have rushed pellmell to the boats. ours
ing the folly which led them to this
devil haunted island. But 1t serves no
good purpose to say what might have
been. AS 1t was, the Dyaks, silent now
and moving with the utmost caution,
proach the cave when one Of them saw
the house
Instantly they changed their tactics.
Retreating hastily to the shade Of the
opposite cliff. they seemed to await the
coming of re-enforcements. The sailor
cd by way of the north sands to hur-
ry up the laggards. because the dis
tant firing slackened, and five minutes
later fierce outbreak of yells among
the trees to the right heralded n COM
bined rush ON the Belle Vue castle
The noise made by the savages was
so great, the screams Of bewildered
birds circling overhead so incessant,
that jerks was compelled to speak
quite loudly when he said to Iris:
They must think we sleep soundly
not to be disturbed by the volleys they
have fired already"
She would have answered, but he
placed a restraining hand on her shoul.
der. for the Dyaks, quickly discovering
that the hut was empty, ran toward
the cave and thus came in full view.
AS we'll as jerks could judge the
foremost trio of the yelping horde were
impaled on the bayonets Of the cheval
dc frise, learning too late its formida
BILE nature. Tho wounded men shrek
ed In agony, but their cries were
drowned In q torrent Of amazed shouts
from their companions. Forthwith
thora WINS a cfa,puodo to,ro ,xl tho x,,oJI
the cliff, the beaches, anywhere to get
away from that awes0me cavern where
ghosts dwelt and men fell MANNED at
the very threshold. The sailor, lean.
Ing as far over the edge Of the rock
as the girls expostulations would per.
init, heard a couple Of men grooming
beneath. while third limped away
with frantic and painful haste.
What IS it?" whispered Iris, eager
herself to witness the tumult. What
has happenedY"
"They have been routed by a box OF
matches and few dried bones" he
answered.
There was no time for further speech
lie was absorbed in estimating the
i probable number of the Dyaks. Thus
far he had seen about fifty. More
over, he did not wish to acquaint Iris
with the actual details Of the artifice
that had been SO potent. Her allusion
to the box Of water sodden matches
had given him the notion Of utilizing
as an active ally the bleached remains
! Of the poor fellow who had long age
! fallen victim to this identical moi
| Of cutthroats or their associates. He
had gathered the principal bones from
their resting place near the well, rub
bed them with the ends Of the matches
after damping the sulphur again and
arranged them with CHASTITY effect or
the pile OF rubbish at the farther end
of the cave, creeping under the cheval
de frise for the purpose.
Though not so vivid Us he wished
the pale glimmering headless skeleton
in the intense darkness Of the interior
was appalling enough In all conscience
Fortunately the fumes Of the sulphur
] fed Oh the bOny substance. They en-
dured sufficient time to scare every
Dyak who caught glimpse Of the
monstrous object crouching in luminou.
horror within the dismal cavern.
Not even the stirring exhortations Of
the chief. whose voice was raised IL
furious speech, could induce his adher
ents to again approach that affrightint
spot. At last the daring scoundrel him
self. still welding his naked sword
strobe right up to the very doorway
Stricken with sudden stupor, he gazet
at the fitfll CLEANS within. He prod
ded the cheval de frise with the pa
rang. Here was something definite ant
solid. Then he dragged one Of thu
wounded men out into the moonlight.
Again jerks experienced an itching
desire to send q bullet through tn,
Dyak's head. Again he resisted tn,
impulse. And SO passed that which 1!
vOuchsafed by fate to few men-a sec
0nd opportunity.
Another vehement harangue by tn,
chief goaded some venturesome spirit!
into carrying their wounded comrad'
out Of sight, presumably to the hut
Inspired by their leaders fearless ex
| dulpic, lueJ even TeluONeQ Tie lulTu Ill
Jured Dyak from the vicinity Of tn,
cave, but the celebrity Of their retrea
caused the wretch to bawl In agony.
The next undertaking was no sOone
appreciated by the sailor than he hur
redly caused Iris to shelter herself be
meath the tarpaulin, while he coweret
close to the floor of the ledge, lookin,
only through the screen Of tall grasses
They kindled a fire near the we'll. Sool
its ruddy glare lit up the dark rocl
with fantastic chickering's and drew
scintillations from the weapons and or
naments Of the hideOusly PICTURESQUE
horde gathered In its vicinity.
They spoke language Of har'
vowels and nasal resonance and at
what he judged to be dry fish, millet
and strips Of tough preserved meat
which they cooked ON small iron skew
ers stuck among the glowing embers
His heart sank as lie counted sixty-one
all told, assembled within forty yard
OF the ledge. Probably several other
were guarding the boats or prowlin
about the island. Indeed, events prov
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