The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-16

with all her might along the beach. to
jerks and safety.
Again and yet again the rifle gave
its short, sharp snarl and two more
Dyaks collapsed on the sand. Six
were left, their leader being still I'M
consciously preserved from death by the
figure of the flying girl.
A fourth Dyak dropped.
The survivors, cruel savages but not
towards. unsiung their guns. The sail
or, white-faced, grim, with an unpleas-
ant CLEAN i'm his deep-set eyes and a
lower jaw protruding, noticed their
preparations.
ITO the left" he shouted Run
towards the trees"
Iris heard him and strove to obey.
But her strength was failing her. and
she staggered blindly. After few de-
spairing efforts she lurched feebly 10
her knees. and tumbled face downwards
on the broken coral that had tripped
her faltering footsteps.
jerks was watching her, watching the
remaining Dyaks, from whom splut-
tering volley came, picking out his
quarry with the murderous ease of
terrier in rat-pit. Something ike a
bee in a violent hurry hummed past his
ear, and rock near his right foot was
struck a tremendous blow by an unseen
agency. He liked this. 1t would De
battle, not battue.
The fifth Dyak crumpled into the dis
tortion of death, and then their leader
took deliberate aim at the kneeling
marksman who threatened to wipe him
and his band out of existence. But his
elaboration, though skilful. was too
profound. The sailor fired first. and was
professionally astonished to see the
gaudily attired individual tossed vio-
Ientlv backward for many yards, final
ly pitching headlOng to the earth. Had
he been charged by bull in full ca
reer he could not have been more ut
terly discounted. The incident was
sensational but inexplicable.
Yet another member of the band was
Frustrated ere the two as yet I'M
scathed thought fit to beat a retreat.
This they now did with CELEBRITY. but
they dragged their chief with them 1t
was no part of Jenkss programme to
allow them TO escape. He aimed again
at the man nearest the trees. There
was a sharp click and nothing more.
The cartridge was a mis-fire. He hastl-
" sought TO eject it. and the rifle
damned. These little accidents will hap
pen. even in good weapon like the
Lee MetfOrd.
Springing to his feet with a yell he
ran forward. The flying men caught a
glimpse of him and accelerated their
movements Just as he reached Iris
they vanished among the trees.
Singing the rifle over his shoulder,
he picked up the girl in his arms. She
was conscious, but breatbless.+
You are not hurt?" he gasped, his
eyes blazing into her face with an in
tensity that she afterwards remembered
as appalling.
No" she whispered.
Listen" he continued in labored
Jerks. "Try and obey me-exactly. L
will carry you-to the cave. Stop there.
Shoot any one you see-till l come"
She heard him wonderingly. Was he
going 10 leave her. now that he had her
safely clasped to his breast? Impossi-
BILE, All, she understood. Those men
must have landed in a boat. He intend
ed to attack them again. He was going
to fight them single-handed. and she
would not know what happened to him
until il was all over. Gradually her vi
tality returned. She almost smiled at
the fantastic conceit that she would de-
Sert him.
jerks placed her on her feet at the
entrance to the cave.
''You understand" he cried, and with
out waiting for an answer, ran to the
house for another rife. This time, to