Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-02
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The n,o7stroos object crouchtng tn lSmt-
 nous horror.
 soldierly thought. compelled him to keep watch and ward over his fortress, but he could not help asking himself what would happen if Iris were seriously wounded.
 There was one enemy more potent than these skulking Dyaks, foe more irresistible in his might, more pitiless in his strength. whose assaults would tax to the utmost their powers of re- sistance. In another hour the sun would be high in the heavens. pouring his ardent rays upon them and drying the blood in their veins.
 Hitherto the active life of the island. the shade of trees. hut or cave, the power of unrestricted movement and the possession of water in any desired quantity robbed the tropical heat of the day of it's chief terrors. Now all was changed Instead of working amid grateful foliage they were bound to the brown rock. which soon would glow with radiated energy and give of scorching gusts like unto the open- ing of furnace door
 This he had foreseen all along. The -tarpaulin would yield them some de- gree of uneasy protection. and they both were in perfect physical cond- ton. But-if Iris were wounded, If the extra strain brought fever in it's wake, That way he saw nothing but blank despair. to be ended for her by delirium and merciful death. for him by a Berserk rush among the Dyaks and one last mad fight against over whelming numbers.
 Then the girls voice reached him. self reliant. almost cheerful:
 You will be glad to hear that the cut has stopped bleeding. It is only scratch
 them yet a little while. The cloud passed from his mind. the gathering mist from his eyes. In that instant he thought he detected a slight rlstling among the trees where the cliff shelv- cd up from the house Standing as he was on the edge of the rock. this was point he could not guard against.
 When her welcome assurance recall cd his scattered senses he stepped back to speak to her. and in the same instant a couple of bullets crashed against the rock overhead. Iris had unwittingly saved him from a serious. perhaps fatal. wound.
 He sprang to the extreme right of the ledge and boldly looked into the trees beneath. Two Dvaks were there. belated wanderers cut off from the main body. They dived headlong into the undergrowth for safety. hut one of them was ton late. Jenks' rife reached him. and it's rererberating con cussion. tossed back and forth by the echoing rocks. drowned his parting scream.
 rn the plenitude If restored vieor the | pailo- waited for no counter demon l stration He turned and crouchingly | approached the southern end of his | parapet. Through his screen of grass i he could discern the long black hair | and yellow face of man who lay on the sand and twisted his head around fhs base of the farther cliff The dis tance. oft measured. was ninety yards the target practically q six inch bulIs- ere. Jenks took careful aim. fired. and 6 vhiff of sand flew mp.
 Perhaps he had used too fine 2 sight snd ploved furrov beneath the ny- sk-s ear. He only heard faint yeil. but the elterprising held vanishei. and there were m r1o-s volunteers for that service.
 He was still peer1nz at the place when s cry of unmitirateti anguish i, cane from iris.
 ''oh. come quick. Our water. The casks have burst
 Ii was not until Ienks had torn the tzr7aulin from of their stores and be vss wildly stririn- with both hands to .oe02 uD some p-ecio51s drouS collected In the small hoiIO=vs of ffle ledge that be realized the full magnitude of the iiszste- vhich had hefsilen them.
 pzrzaz the first rapid exchange If Ere before the enemy vacated the eIiH se=e-sI bE.ieis lad pierc-1 tle taFps8 Ia B a str1ke af ezce-IlAs bad for ]