Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-18
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By LOUIS
TRACY
Copyright. 1908. by
Edward J. Clode

| thur Deane think OF his daughters
marriage to n discredited and cashiered
officer? What was it that poor Mir
Jan called himself-"a disgraced man?"
Yes. that was it. Could that stain be
removed? Mir Jan was doing it. 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 to
wait until he came to her unsoiled by
SANDER, purged Of this odium cast up
on him unmeritcd.
To awake her he kissed her; he knew
not, perchance it might be their last
kiss on earth. Not yet dawn, there was
morning In the air. for the first faint
shafts of light were not visible from
their eyrie owing to it's position. But
there was much to be done
The canvas awning was rolled back
and the stores built into a barricade in
tended to shelter Iris.
what is that for?" she asked when
she discovered its nature. He told her.
She definitely refused to avail herself
OIL any SUCH pTOlcCtlOu
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 rush in one
place while you are busy in another"
He explained to her that If hand to
hand fighting were necessary he would
depend more upon q crowbar than
rifle to sweep the ledge clear. She
might be in the way.
every we'll The moment you tell
me to get behind that fence will do
so. Even there can use revolver"
That reminded him. His own pistol
was unloaded. He possessed only five
more cartridges of small caliber He
placed them in the weapon and gave 1t
to her.
"Now you have eleven mems lives in
your hands," he said. 'Try not to miss
IL you must shoot"
In the dim light he could not see the
spasm Of pain that clouded her face
No Dyak would reach her while he
lived II he fell, there was another use
for one Of those cartridges.
The sailor had cleared the main floor
of the rock and was placing his four
rifles and other implements within easy
reach when a hiss came from beneath.
'AIir JAM" exclaimed Iris.
"What now?" demanded jerks over
the side.
''Sehib, they comey'
81 am prepared. Let that snake
get back to his hole in the rock, lest a
mongoose seize him by the head"
Mir Jan, engaged in q scouting expe-'
dition on his own account, understood
that the officer sahib's orders must be
obeyed. He vanished. Soon they heard
q great cracking among the bushes on
the right, but jerks knew even before
he looked that the Dyaks had correctly
estimated the extent Of his fire zone
and would keep out Of it.
The first physical tntimation of the
e-emy's design they received was a
/ ,.ngent but pleasant smell of burning
pine, borne to them by the northerly
breeze and filing the air with Its aro-
ma. The Dyaks kindled a huge fire.
AAS ASSlI was POASOPIAbAS SVSAA va SAAS
ledge, but the minutes passed and the
dawn broadened into day without any
other result being achieved.
Iris, little drawn and pale with sus-
pense, said. with n timid giggle:
"This does not seem to be SO very
serious. 1t reminds me Of my efforts
to cook"
"There is more to follow, fear, dear
one But the Dyaks are fools. They
should have waited until night fell
again after wearing us out by constant
vigilance all day. If they intend to en-
ploy smoke it would be far worse for
us at night"
Phew! A volume Of murky vapor
arose that nearly suffocated them by
the first Whit Of its noisome fumes. 1t
curled like a,black pail over the face Of
the rock and blotted out sea and sky.
They coughed necessarily and nearly
choked, for the Dyalzs had thrown wet