Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-03
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who Is working as waiter. Is wrecked.
II-All are lost save Miss Deane and
jerks, who are cast ashore on an islet
In the Pacific. III-Jenks RECEIVERS
stores and weapons from the wrecked
vessel. He finds the skeleton of q Eu-
ropesn on the island. IVA cave on
the island is fitted up IS q habitation.
A chart of the island, mysteriously
marked, is found on the Skeleton. vi
Jenks finds hollow filled with human
skeletons, the remains of mining par
ty. He is rescued from an octopus by
Iris while recovering rifles from the
wreck of the Sirdar. VI.-Jenks tells
Iris that his real name is Anstruther
and that, through the Vaccinations OF
Lord Ventnor, he has heen unjustly dis,
missed from the English army. Lord
Ventnor has been mentioned on the
Sirdar as aflisnced to Iris. VII-1ris is
attacked by party Of fierce Dyacks
lPolynesian natiyes). They are beaten
off by jerks, three, however, escaping
their return. VIII-Anstruther pre-
pares to defend Iris and himself, forti-
flying ledge of the rock above their
cave. IX-A rich gold mine, indicated
on the mysterious chart of the island,
ia discovered in the cave. y and MI
The Dyaks attack the island. Among
them is an escaped convict, an Indian
Mussulman. They discover the hiding
place, but are defeated by the English
man. XII-An unlucky shot costs
jerks and Iris their water supply. A
truce with the savsges, the Mussulman
speak ing Hindoo to Anstruther, acting
as interpreter. Mir Jan, the Indian,
agrees to aid Anstructer and supply
him with water.
He placed the weapon in readiness
for herand commenced operations him
self before Iris could reach his SIDE
Soon both rifles were pitching twenty
shots a minute at the sampan. The re-
suit of their long range practice was
not long in doubt. The Dyaks danced
from seat to seat in a state of wild eX-
citement. One man was hurled over
board. Then the craft lurched sea-
ward i'll the strong current, and jerks
told Iris to leave the rest to him.
Before he could empty a second mag
azine fortunate bullet ripped plank
out and the sampan filled and went
down amid a shrill yell of eXecration
from the back of the cliff. The two
Dyaks yet living endeavored to swim
ashore, half Il mile through shark in
vested reefs. The sailor did not even
trouble about them. After few fran
tic struggles each doomed wretch flung
up his arms and vanished. In the clear
atmosphere the onlookers could see
black fins cutting the pellucid sea.
They were quieting down-the thirst
fiend was again slowly sailing their
veins-when something of dirty white
color fluttered into sight from behind
the base Of the opposite cliff. 1t was
rapidly withdrawn, to reappear after
an interval. Now it was held more
steadily and a brown arm became visi-
Bile. AS jerks did not fire, turbaned
head popped into sight. 1t was the Mo-
hammedan.
mo shoot it." he roared. "Ie Eng
lish speak it."
Don't you speak Hindoostanee?"
shouted jerks in Urdu of the higher
proficiency.
"Yes sir!" was the joyful response.
Twill your honor permit his servant to
come and talk with him."
Eyes, If you come unarmed."
"And the chief, too, sahib?"
Eyes, but listen! On the first sign of
treachery will shoot both of you!"
Eve will keep faith, sahib. May kites
pick our bones il we failv'
Then there stepped into full view the
renegade Mussulman and his leader.
They carried no guns; the chief wore
his creese.
'Tell him to leave that dagger be-
hindw cried the sailor imperiously. AS
the enemy demanded parley he re-
solved to adopt the conqueror's tone
from the outset. The chief obeyed, with
a scowl, and the two advanced to the
foot of the rock.
'Stand close to me-" said jerks to
Iris. Let them see you plainly, but
pull your hat well down over your
eyes"
She silently followed his instructions
Now that the very crisis of their fate
had arrived she was nervous. shaken,
conscious only of desire to sink on
her knees and pray.
The two halted some ten PAGES In
front Of the cavern, and the belliger-
ents surveyed each other. 1t was fas.
chatting spectacle this drama in real
life. The yellow faced Dyak, gaudlly
attired in a crimson jacket and sky
blue pantaloons of Chinese silk, a man
young and powerfully built, and the
brown skinned, white clothed Moham-
medan, bony, tall and gray with hard
ship, looked up Mt the occupants of the
ledge. Iris, slim and boyish In her male
garments, was dwarfcd by the six foot
sailor, but her face was blood stained.
and jerks wore six weeks stubblc
Of beard. Holding their rifles with
alert ease, with revolvers strapped to
their sides, they presented Il warlike
and imposing tableau in their inaccess-
BILE perch. In the path of the cmissa-
ries lay the bodies of the slain. The
Dyak leader scowled again as he pass
ed them.
"Sahib," began the Indian, "my chief.
Taung sab, does not wish to lmve
any more OF his men killed In foolish
quarrel about woman. Give her up.
he says, and he will either leave you
here in peace or carry you safely to
some place where you can find ship
manned by white men,"
"A woman!" said jerks scornfully.
'"That is idle talk! What woman is
hereW
This question nonpluscd the native.
'"The woman whom the chief saw
half month back, sahib."
'"Taung S'Ali was bewitched l slew
his men SO quickly that he saw spirits"
The chief caught his name and broke
in with question. A volley of talk
between the two was enlivened with
expressive gestures by Taung S'Ali,
who several times pointed to Iris, and
jerks now mathematical his thought
less folly in permitting the Dyak to ap-
proach so near The Mohnmmedan, of
course, had never seen her and might
have persuaded the other that in truth
there were two men only on the rock.
Ills fears were only too well founded.