Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-29


 from that hateful grasp, wrenched her self free from the chiefs hold and ran with all her might along the beach to Jenks and safety.
 Again and yet again the rife gave its short, sharp snarl. and two more Dyaks collapsed on the sand, Six were left, their leader being still uncon- sciously preserved from death by the figure of the flying girl.
 A fourth Dyak dropped.
 The survivors. cruel savages, but not towards, unslung their guns. The sail or, white faced. grim. with an unpleas ant gleam in his deep set eyes and lower jaw protruding. noticed their preparations.
 ITO the left" he shouted. Run to- ward the tees"'
 Iris heard him and strove to obey. but her strength was failing her. and she staggered blindly. After few de- spairing efforts she lurched feebly to her knees and tumbled face downward on the broken coral that had ripped her faltering footsteps.
 Jenks was watching her, watching the remaining Dyaks, from whom a spluttering volley came, picking out his quarry with the murderous ease of a terrier in rat pit. Something like bee in a violent hurry hummed past his ear. and rock near his right foot was struck tremendous blow by an unseen agency. He liked this. It would be battle. not battue.
 The fifth Dyak crumpled into the distortion of death. and then their leader took deliberate aim at the kneel- ing marksman who threatened to wipe him and his band out of existence. But his deliberation, though skillful. was too profound. The sailor fired first and was professionally astonished to see the gaudily attired individual tossed violently backward for many yards, finally pitching headlong to the earth. Had he been charged by bull in full career he could not have been more utterly discounted. The incident was sensational, but inexplicable.
 Yet another member of the band was prostrated ere the two as yet unscath- ed thought fit to beat a retreat. This they now did with celerity, but they dragged their chief with them. It was no part of Jenks' programme to allow them to escape He aimed again at the man nearest the trees. There was a sharp click and nothing more The cartridge was misfire. He hastily sought to eject 1t. and the rife damned.
 Springing to his feet. with a yell, he ran forward The flying men caught a glimpse of him and accelerated their movements Just as he reached Iris they vanished among the trees,
 Slincing the rife over his shoulder. be picked up the girl in his arms. She was conscious, but breathless.
 You are not hurt:' he gasped. his eyes blazing into her face with an in- tcnsity that she afterward remembered as appalling.
 "No," she whispered.
 Listen" he continued in labored jerks. Try and obey me-exactly. will carry you-to the cave. Stop there. Shoot any one you see-till come.'
 She heard him wonderingly. Was he going to leave her, now that he had her safely clasped to his breast? Im- possible. An. she understood. Those men must have landed in a boat He intended to attack them again. He was going to fight them single handed. and she would not know what happen ed to him until it was all over. Grad ually her vitality returned. She almost smiled at the fantastic conceit that she would desert him.
 Jenks placed her on her feet at the entrance to the cave.
 You understand" he cried. and with out waiting for an answer ran to the house for another rife This time. to her amazement, be darted back through Prospect park toward the south beach. The sailor knew that the Dyaks had landed at the sandy bay Iris had chris tened Smugglers' cove They were ac- quainted with the passage through the reef and came from the distant islands. Now they would endeavor to escape by the same channel. They must he prevented at all costs.
 He was right. Az they came out into the opeE ie saw three men. not two. pushing of q large sampan. One of
 
 derstood that his bullet. had hit the icck of the Dyak's uplifted weapon. with the result already described. By g miracle he had escaped.
 He cooIiy prepared to slay the three Sf them with the same calm purpose shst distinguished tine opening phase -r this singulsrly one sided conflict The distance was much greater. per haps sdo yards from the point where the boat came into view. lie knelt and fired. He judged that tl1e missile struck the craft between The trio
 T didn't allow for the sun on the side of the fore sight he said. ''or per haps [ am bit shaky after the run. Tn any evsnt they can't Eo far
 4 hrlrrviug step on the coral behind him caught his ear. Instantly he suranz uu an1 faced sbout-to sec Iris
 The- are escaping. she said
 "No fear of that he replied. turning away from her.
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