Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-01


 What have you done?"
 Arranged a fearsome bogy in the cave"
 But howw
 Tt was not exactly pleasant oper- ation, but the only laws of necessity are those which must be broken"
 She understood that he did not wish her to question him further. Perhaps curiosity, now that he was safe, might have vanquished her terror and led to another demand for enlightenment, but at that instant the sound of an angry voice and the crunching of coral away to the left drove all else from her mind.
 ''They are coming by way of the beach, after all.' whispered Jenks.
 He was mistaken in sense. Anoth CT outburst of intermittent firing among the trees on the north side of the ridge showed that some at least of the Dyaks were advancing by their former route. The appearance of the Dyak chief on the flat belt of shingle, with his right arm slung across his breast, accompanied by not more than half dozen followers, showed that a few hardy spirits had dared to pass the valley of death, with all it's name less terrors.
 They advanced cautiously enough, as though dreadinR a surprise. The chief carried bright parang in his left hand; the others were armed with guns, their swords being thrust through belts. Creeping forward on tiptoe, though their distant companions were making a tremendous row. they look ed a murderous gang as they peered across the open space. now brilliantly illuminated by the moon.
 Jenks had sudden intuition that the right thing to do now was to shoot the whole party. He dismissed the thought at once. All his preparations were governed by the hope that the pirates might abandon their quest after hours of fruitless search. It would be most unwise, he told himself, to pre- cipitate hostf1ities. Far better avoid a conflict altogether, if that were possi- ble. than risk the immediate discovery of his inaccessible retreat.
 In other words, he made grave mis- take which shows how a man may err when overagonized by the danger of the woman he loves. The bold course was the right one. By killing the Dyak leader he would have deprived the en- emy of the dominating influence in this campaign of revenge. When the main body, already much perturbed by the unseen and intangible agencies which opened fire at them in the wood, ar rived in Prospect park to find only the dead bodies of their chief and his small force their consternation could be turn ed into mad panic by a vigorous bom- bardment from the rock.
 Probably in less than an hour after their landing the whole tribe would have rushed pellmell to the boats, curs- ing the folly which led them to this devil haunted island. But it serves no good purpose to say what might have been. As it was, the Dyaks, silent now and moving with the utmost caution, passed the we'll and were about to ap- proach the cave when one of them saw the house.
 Instantly they changed their tactics. Retreating hastily to the shade of the opposite cliff. they seemed to await the coming of endorsements. The sailor fancied that a messenger was dispatch ed by way of the north sands to hur- " up the laggards, because the dis tant firing slackened, and five minutes later fierce outbreak of yells among the trees to the right heralded com bined rush on the Belle yue castle.
 The noise made by the savages was 50 great the screams of bewildered birds circling overhead 90 incessant, that Jenks was compelled to speak quite loudly when he said to Iris:
 They must think we sleep soundly not to be disturbed by the volleys they have fired already"
 She would have answered, but he placed a restraining hand on her shoul- der, for the Dyaks, quickly discovering that the hut was empty, ran toward the cave and thus came in full view.
 As well as Jenks could judge the foremost trio of the yelping horde were lmpaled on the bayonets of the cheval de frise. learning too late It's formida- ble nature. The wounded men shr1ek- ed in agony. but their cries were drowned in a torrent of amazed shouts from their companions. Forthwith there was stampede toward the well the cliff. the beaches. anywhere to gel away from that awesome cavern wher' ghosts dwelt and men fell maimed al the very threshold. The sailor. lean ing as far over the edge of the rock as the girls approximations would per init. heard a couple of men grooming beneath. while a third limped away with frantic and painful haste.
 What is it:" whispered Iris. eagel herself to witness the tumult "what has happenedT'
 "They have been routed by e box oI matches and a few dried bones." h. answered.
 There was no time for further speech He was absorbed in estimating thu probable number of the Dysks. Thu' far he had seen about fifty. More over. he did net wish to scquaint Fri. with the actual details of the artiflc' that had been so potent Her allusior to the box of water sodden mstche, had given him the notion of utilizin. az an nctfrn nff-- thn hlaached rnrr,a in