The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-16

Take off your turban and hold 1t
above your head if you think they can
see you from the warship.''
TT is all right. sahib.'' came the
cheering answer. lone boat Is close
inshore / think. from the uniforms,
they are English sahibs, such as
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 ACHE, ements of many weeks.
Mir Jan was dancing about beneath
in a 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 go down and see these wonders.
The boom of cannon came from the
sea. Instinctively the girl ducked for
safety, though her companion smiled
at her fears, for the she'll would have
long preceded the report had it tray
eled their way.
zone of the remaining sampans has
got under way" he explained, land the
warship is firing at her.
poor wretchesi' murmured Iris.
Cannot the survivors be allowed to
escapeE'
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 a 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 layed 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 shingle, and an officers
voice. speaking the crude Hindoostanee
of the engine room and forecastle,
shouted to Mir Jan:
Hi you black fellow. Are there
any white people here?"
jerks sang out:
"Yes. two of us. Percbed 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
1t was well he took this precaution.
She was now so unnerved that an I'M
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 a shell splinter, witnessed their
descent In his left hand he grasped a
| parane; his right arm was bandaged-
! Though unable to rise, the vengeful
/ pirate mustered his remaining strength
/ to crawl toward the swaying ladder. 1t
| was Taung SAL, inspired with the
/ hate and venom of the dying snake.
| Even yet he hoped to deal mortal
| stroke at the man who had defied him
| and all his cutthroat band. He might
| have succeeded, as jerks was so taken
| up with Iris. We're it not for the watch
| full eyes of Mir Jan. The Mohammedan
sprang at him, with an oath, and gave
| him such n murderous whack with the
/ butt of rife that the Dyak chief col
lapsed and brea thed out his fierce spirit
in a 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 were standing on the firm
| ground. and British naval lieutenant
| was saying eagerly:
I'VE seem to have turned up in the
nick of time. Do you, by any chance,
| belong to the Sirdar"
I'VE are the sole survivors," answer
| ed the sailor.
You two only2i
YES. She struck on the northwest
| reef of this island during typhoon,
Il 1AlS l8uN. MISS Ills 11Na1Ns tA1AA \ w.
| flung ashore
! Miss Deane, Can 1t 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. 1t was all too won
| derfui to be quite understood yet. She
turned to Robert:
DO you hear: They say my father
/ IS not far away. Take me to him..
NO need for that. miss" interrupted
| a warrant officer. Here he is coming
ashore. He wanted to come with us
| but the captain would not permit it
| as there seemed TO be some trouble
| ahead"
Sure enough, even the girls swim
| ming eyes could distinguish the gray
| bearded civilian seated beside an off
| Ger in the stern sheets of a small gis
| now threading path through the bro
ken reef beyond Turtle beach. In five
minutes father and daughter would
/ meet