Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08
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some little distance on the left.
The slain. you say. How many?r
Five. sahib."
impossible. / fired blindly with the
revolver and only hit one man hard
with the iron bar. One other dropped
near the wood after l Obtained q ride -
Then there be six. sahib. not recko on
ing the wounded l have accounted
for one so the miss sahib must have
What is he saying about mey" in
! CURED Iris. who had risen aud Joined
her lover.
He says you absolutely staggered
the Dyaks by opening Ere the moment
they appeared
How did you come 10 slay one. Mir
jana" he continued.
"A son OF a black pix followed mo
into the cave. I waited for him in the
darkness. have just thrown his body
ou;s.,.e" ~
well done, Is Taung SAL dead by
any lucky chance?"
NO, sahib. If be be not the sixth.
viii go and see
You may be attacked"
IL have found a sword. sahib You
left me no cartridges"
jerks told him that the clip and the
twelve packets were lying at the foot
OF the rock. where Mir Jan speedily
discovered them. The Mohammedan
gave satisfactory assurance that be I'M
derstOod the mechanism OF the rifle by
filing and adjusting the magazine.
Then he went TO examine the corpse OF
the man who lay in the open near the
quarry path.
The sailor stood in instant readiness
to make a counter demonstration were
the native assaulted. But there was no
sign OF the Dyaks. Mir Jan returned
with the news that the sixth victim Of
the brief yet fierce encounter was a
renegade Malay. He was SO confident
that the enemy had enough OF IL for
the night That. after recovering Jerks
revolver. be boldly went 10 the well
and drew himself a supply Of water
During supper jerks told Iris so
much OF the story as was good for her
that is TO say. be cut down the casu-
atty list.
IL was easy 10 see what had hap
pened. The Dyaks. having missed the
Mohammedan aud their water bag.
4 searched for him and heard the con
versation at the foot or the rock.
Knowing that their presence was sus-
pected. they went back for reinforce
ments and returned by the shorter and
more advantageous route along Turtle
beach
Iris would have talked all night. but
jerks made her go TO sleep by pillow
ing her head against his shoulder and
smoothing her tangled tresses with his
hand.
He managed to lay her on a com
Portable pile OF ragged clothing and
then resumed his vigil. Mir Jan Of
fered TO mount guard beneath. but
jerks bade him go within the cave and
remain there, for the dawn would soon
be upon them.
Left alone with his thoughts. he won
dered what the rising sun would bring
in its train. He reviewed the events
OF the last twenty-four hours. Iris and
he-Miss Deane. Mr.. jerks. TO each
other-were then undiscovered In their
refuge. the Dyaks were gathered
Mir Jan was keen in the hunt as the
keenest among them. Now Iris was
his affianced bride. over twenty OF the
enemy were killed and many wounded.
and Mir Jan. devoted adherent. was
seated beside the skeleton in the gloom
OF the cavern.
a period or reflection could hardly
pass without a speculative dive into
the future. II Iris and he We're res
cued. what would happen when they
went forth once more into the busy
world? Net for one instant did he
doubt her faith. She was true as
steel, knit TO him now 10y bonds OF
triple brass. But what would Sir Ar.
thur Deane think or his daughters
marriage TO dlscredited and cashiered
orficerl What was IL that Door Mir
Jan called himself disgraced man?''
Yes. that was H. Could that stain be
removed? Mir Jan was doing II. Why
not he-by other means. for his good
name rested on the word OF a perjured
woman Wealth was potent but not
all powerful. He would ask Iris 10
wait until he came 10 her unsoiIed by
slasder. purged of this Odium east up-
on him unmerited
To awake her he kissed her; he knew
not perchance il might be their last
kiss on earth. Not yet dawn, there was
morning Ina the air. for the first faint
shafts OF light were not visible from
their eyrse owing to its position. But
there was much 10 be done.
The canvas awning was rolled back
and the stores built into barricade in
tended TO shelter Iris
What is that for?" she asked when
she discovered its nature. He told her.
She definitely refused 10 avail herself
or any such protection.
Robert dear" she said, IF the at
tack comes TO our very door, so to
speak, surely / must help you Even
my slight aid may stem a rush in one
place while you are busy In another"
He explained to her that IL hand to
hand lighting were necessary he woald
depend more upon a crowbar than a
rifle to sweep the ledge clear. She
might be In the way
VERY well. The moment You tell
me to get behind that fence will do