The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-03


Our change Of base was to be mads
after sunset. betweeQ shose hours whea
the darkness should first steal across the
beach. and those when our enemy might
expect that we would venture forth under
the shade Of night We decided 70 leave
Duponcean's chest WHERE il was for the
would Instantly turn their attention to
my cottage and that the box would Be
safest in some such place as that desert
81 cabin
With nixht-fal We prepared. glad TO
b about something after eight hours o.
patient watching We were 70 80 IN
single fie. 6rsf. Rodney next. his
wounded arm IN sling. then Duponcean.
and finally Charles. with some little space
between "a We cleaned and loaded orr
rerolvers. and about 5 O'Clock. when we
could no longer see the saii-hoaf standing
out against Us. bade good-by 70 the
ship. slid over the side into fhe water.
crossed through Il. and crept OYER the
rocks. / turned md signalled 70 Rodney
that the cnas, was clear. and saw him
lower hiiasesf b. one arm and hnd foot
Ing Then. with silent prayer that no
stray bullet might lodge in one Of ns b.
fore we reached cover. I stepped gingerly
on 70 the beach You have seen pictures
Of African warriors stealing tip-tQe
through the jungle. their whole bodies
alert for any noise So I went. ny sense
Of hearing abnormaily acute. my EYES
sfraini1s into the twilight FOR peril !
could neither run nor stop. bur sErpped %
Wifh the precision % an aufomaton. hop
ing that in time the stretch Of sand
would have slipped past heneash ny fest
and I come 70 the refuge Of the dnnes- !
did not look hack bur knew that three
other men were tip-toeing As silenfly b.
bird ne. keen - vas I TO brrak into a
dash. So on and on seut. for endless
time Il seemed then hearing only the |
sob Of The ebb and aow Of the tide and /
the soft siurring rattle Of the ~ster As
II slipped back over stretch 81 stones
! neared the cottage. lad Eone ooe-haif.
two-thirds. fhree-fourths. Of fhe way. and /
then Of a sndden 4 screaming gull whir-
red above my head. and. without thought
save that must break this tension. l shot
forth full running for The house. raced
over the hard said orer the soft sand.
and when I cane 70 my cottage Ten pant
lnE IN the wide arms Of the dunes. quiv-
sring. breathIrss A moment later the
three Others had fallen near ne. and re
III lay there Ike 20 mary bags Of meaL
That's panic - aid Rodney. 4 kno~
Tow how II cones without any cause
After a time Charles rose and stole %
he kifehen-window. He looked In and
hook bis bead Then be disappeared
round the other side Nobody there
ls presently reported
I looked az ny pistol and led the wzy-
The front door was ajsr. and Without any
1ore ado ! entered ny house on tipto~.
een-eyed a. a cat The Others followed.
nd Charles closed the door and boifed II.
went Into the kitchen. found l. also
mpfy, and secured that entrance. then.
nth the sane care. ne four 6led up the I
rairs and into ny sfudy. A nan sat In
" Morris-chair. smoking my neerschanm
fpe. I covered him with the revolver as 6
: looked up
Hello = said b. -Never mind the
IN I'm alone in the house. and ny ]
ans not IN shooting order"
Suppose see. sir,- said Charles. and
moment later be found a revolver ia
le mans blp-pockef and appropriated Il
Well demanded. what have yoa to =
y to breaking INTO mans house 10 bis
,sencer
The other-you could see be had
use Of humor from the WY smile he
ade-leaned hack and cooked bis eye AZ y
e I heard you'd gone TO sea." be an
rered. and vouidn'f Be coming back =
on"
~Ah. that's where have the sdvantaEs ..
you. and very considerable advan- .
&C. What / want Is the Freuchman e,
81 there He looked past ne at Du- =
nceau- Il come IN for gold when cap
re him
I signaled TO Charles. and In a trics
had bent the mans arms tight around n
E back Of The chair. found rope and III
d bin there fast We bound his mouth |
-urely. 50 that even his VIZ smile dls
psared. and then left him Ill