The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-08-03

uellSe tudt not even the nOOr OF
the valley could be discerned.
~ jerks dared not leave Iris at
such 4 moment.
He called to Mir Jan:
Take off your turban and hold It
above your head if you think they can
see you from the warship'
1T is all right, sahib,' came the
cheering answer. Zone boat is close
inshore. think, from the uniforms.
they are English sahibs, such as 1
have seen at Garden Reach. The Dy-
AXIS have all gone"
Nevertheless jerks waited. There
was nothing to gain by being too pre-
cipitate. A false step now might undo
the achievements of many weeks.
Mir Jan was dancing about beneath
in state of Wild excitement.
"They have seen the Dyaks running
to their sampans, sahib,'' he yelled,
"and the second boat is being pulled in
that direction. Yet another has just
left the Ship
A translation made Iris excited ca
ger to so down and see these wonders.
sea. Instinctively the girl ducked for
safety. though her companion smiled
at her fears, for the shell would have
long preceded the report had it tray
eled their way.
zone Of the remaining sampans has
got under way" he explained, "and the
warship is firing at her"
Cannot the survivors be allowed to
escape?"
''Well, we are unable to interfere.
Those caught on the island will proba-
bly, be taken to the mainland and
hanged for their crimes, so the manner
Of their end is not of much conse-
quence."
To the girls manifest relief, there
was no more firing, and Mir Jan an
nOunced that q number of sailors were
actually on shore. Then her thoughts
turned to a matter Of concern to the
feminine mind even in the gravest mo-
ments of existence. She laved her face
with water and sought her discarded
skirt
Soon the steady tramp of boot clad
feet advancing at the double was
heard on the single, and an officers
voice, speaking the crude Hindoostanee
Of the engine room and forecastle,
shouted to Mir Jan:
eli, you black fellow! Are there
any white people here?"
jerks sang out:
Eyes, two of US! Perched on the
rock over your heads. We are coming
down."
He cast loose the rope ladder Iris
was limp and trembling.
STEADY, sweetheart" he whispered
Don't forget the slip between the cup
and the lip. Hold tight, but have no
fear. will be just beneath"
It was we'll he took this precaution.
She was now SO unnerved that an un-
guarded movement might have led to
an accident. But the knowledge that
her lover was near, the touch of his
hand guiding her feet on to the rungs
of the ladder, sustained her. They had
almost reached the level when a loud
exclamation and the crash Of a heavy
blow caused jerks to halt and look
downward
A Dyak, lying at the foot of one of
the scaling ladders and severely wound
ed by shell splinter, witnessed their
descent. In his left hand he grasped a
parang; his right arm was bandaged.
Though unable to rise, the vengeful
pirate mustered his remaining strength
n o,.7 no 1oI i
was Taung Sail, inspired with the
hate and venom of the dying snake.
Even yet he hoped to deal mortal
stroke at the man who had defed him
and all his cutthroat band. He might
have succeeded, as jerks was so taken
up with Iris, were it not for the watch
full eyes of Mir Jan. The Mohammedan
sprang at him, with an oath, and gave
him such a murderous whack with the
butt of a rifle that the Dyak chief col
lapsed and breathed out his fierce spirit
in groan.
At the first glance jerks did not rec
ognize Taung Sail owing to his change
of costume. Through the thinner smoke
he could see several sailors running up.
But, with the passing of the chief,
their last peril had gone. The next in
slant they We're standing on the firm
ground. and British naval lieutenant
was saying eagerly:
eve seem to have turned up in the
nick of time. Do you, by any chance,
belong to the Sirdar?''
eve are the sole survivors," answer
ed the sailor.
"You two only?"
Eyes. She struck on the northwest
reef of this island during a typhoon.
This lady, Miss Iris Deane, and I were
flung ashore
'Miss Deane! Can it be possible?
Let me congratulate you most heart
lily. Sir Arthur Deane is on board the
Orient at this moment
'.The Orient!''
Iris was dazed. It was all too Won
derful to be quite understood yet. She
Turned tO r Ohort.