The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-15

leader he would, have deprived the en-
envy 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 CONSERVATION could
be turned into mad panic by a vigOr-
Gus bOmbardment from the rock.
Probably, in less than an hour after
their landing, the whole tribe would
have rushed pell-mell to the boats,
cursing 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 well, and were about to APP
proach the cave when one of them saw
the house.
Instantly they changed theirtactics.
Retreating hastily to the shade of the
opposite cliff they seemed to await the
coming of reinforcements. The sailor
faneied that a messenger was dispatch
ed by way of the north sands to hurry
up the laggards, because the distant
firing slackened, and, five minutes lat
er, fierce outbreak of yells among
the trees to the right heralded a COM
bined rush on the Belle Vue Castle.
The noise made by the saVageS was
so great-the screams of bewildered
birds circling overhead so incessant -
that jerks 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 Shout
der, for the Dyaks quickly discovering
that the hut was empty, ran towards
the cave and thus came in full view.
As we'll as jerks could judge, the
foremost trio of the yelping horde were
! impaled on the bayonets of the cheval
de frise, learning too late its ,formid-
able nature. The wounded men shrek
ed in agony, but their cries were drown
ed in a torrent of amazed shouts from
their companions. Forthwith there was
stampede towards the well, the cliff
the beaches, anywhere to get away
from that awesome cavern where
ghosts dwelt and men fell manned at
the very threshold. The sailor, leaning
as far over the edge of the rock as
the girls approximations would permit
heard couple of men groaning be-
meath, whilst a third limped away with
frantic and painful haste.
what is it?" whispered Iris, eager
herself to witness the tumult. What
has happened?"
"They have been routed by a box OF
matches and a few dried bones." he
answered.
There was no time for further speech
He was absorbed in estimating the
probable number of the Dyaks. Thus
far he had seen about fifty. More
over, ne did not wish to acquaint Iris
with the actual details of the artifice
that had been so potent. Her allusion
TO the box of Water-sOdden Tandstick-
ors gave him the notion of utilizing. as
an active ally the bleached remains OF
the poor fellow who had long ago fallen
a victim to this identical mob of cut
threats or their associates. He gath
cred the principal bones from their rest
ing place near the well, rubbed them
with the ends of the matches after
damping the sulphur again, and ar
ranging them with CHASTITY effect on the
pile of rubbish at the further end OF
the cave, creeping. under the cheval
de frise for the purpose.
Though not so vivid as he wished, the
pale glimmering headless skeleton in
the intense darkness of the interior was
appalling enough in all conscience. For
tunately the fumes of the sulphur fed