Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-29
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need she be seen from the trees. Having hauled into position two boxes of ammunition-for which he had scooped out special receptacle-the invaluable water kegs from the strand ed boat, several tins of biscuits and all the timed meats, together with three bottles of wine and two of bran dy, he hastily abandoned the ledge and busted himself with fitting number of gunlocks to heavy fagots Iris watched his proceedings In si- l lence for some time. At last the inter- val for luncheon enabled her to de mand an explanation.
 If you don't tell me at once what you intend to do with those strange l implements" she said, T will go on strike.''
 If you do,' he answered. "you will create precedent"
 T withdraw the threat and subsd- tute more genuine plea-curiosity," 1" l she cried
 "Then you will be gr9tified promptly. | These are our sentinels. Come with me to allot his post to the most dis | tant one.'
 He picked up a fagot with its queer attachment shouldered a rife and smiled when he saw the businesslike l air with which Iris slung revolver around her waist.
 They walked rapidly to Smugglers' cove and the girl soon perceived the ingenuity of his automatic signal. He ] securely bound the block of wood to tree where it was hidden by the under. growth. Breaking the bullet out of cartridge, he placed the blank charge 1 in position in front of the hammer. the case being. firmly clasped by bent | nail. To the trigger. the spring o1 which he had eased to slight pres sure. he attached piece of unraveled rope. and this he carefully trained among the trees at height of six inches from the ground. using as car riers nails driven into the trunks.
 The ultimate result was that mere swish of Iris dress against the taut COTu 0AplOueu luc CdItIluSc.
 "Therew he exclaimed exultantly. ''When I have driven stakes into the sand to the waters edge on both sides of the cove will defy them to land by night without giving us warming
 Do you know said Iris, in all se- riousness. T think you are the clever est man in the world"
 He was manifestly pleased by the success of his ingenious contrivance and forthwith completed the cordon. l To make doubly sure he set another snare farther within the trees. He was certain the Dyaks would not pass along Turtle beach if they could help 1t. By this time the light was failing.
 "That will suffice for the present" he told the girl Tomorrow we will plaee other sentries in position at strategic points. Then we can sleep in the castle with tolerable safety"
 By the meager light of the tiny lamp they labored sedulously at the rope ladder until Iris eyes were closing with sheer weariness. Neither of them had slept much during the preceding night, and they were both completely tired.
 The first streaks of dawn were tip ping the opposite crags with roseate tints when the sailor was suddenly aroused by what he believed to be gunshot He could not be sure. He was still collecting his scattered senses, straining eyes and ears intensely, when there came second report.
 Then he knew what had happened. The sentries on the Smugglers' cove post were faithful to their trust. The enemy was upon them.
 At such a moment Jenks was not a man who prayed. Indeed. he was prone to invoke the neither powers. habit long since acquired by the British ar. my-in Flanders. it is believed.
 There was not moment to be lost. He rushed into Iris room and gathered her in his arms. He explained to the