Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-04-27

| of this amazing exhibition Of courage
on the part of the enemy He was
glaring insanely at the calm, trium-
phant face Of the man from Brodney's.
who was now advancing upon him
with the assurance Of conqueror.
You see. Rasuln, | have called for
the cruiser and 1t has come ut my
bidding" Turning to the crowd that
surgcd up from behind, cowed and
cringing. Chase said: 1T rests with
you. II give the word that ship will
blow you from the face Of the earth. !
am your friend people. l would do you
no harm, but good. You have been mis-
led by Rasula. Rasula. you are not
fool. You can save yourself even now.
/ am here as the servant Of these peo-
pie. not as their master. intend to
remain here until l am called back by
the man who sent me to you. You
have
RaSula uttered shrek Of rage. He
had been crouching back among his
cohorts. painting with fury. Now he
| Sprang forward. murder In his eyes.
His arm was raised, and great pistol
who faced him SO coolly. so confident
ly. Deppingham shouted and took
step forward to divert the aim Of the
frenzied lawyer.
A revolver cracked behind the tall
American. and Rasula stopped in his
! frhnrn n hnln in hiS
forehead. His eyes were bursting. lie
sank to the ground dead!
The soldier from Rapp-Thorberg, a
smoking pistol in his hand, the other
raised to his helmet, stepped to the
side Of IIollingsworth Chase.
by order Of her serene highnesS,
sir" he said quietly.
Good God" gasped Chase, passing
his hand across his brow. Depping-
ham, repressing shudder. addressed
the stunned natives:
Take the body away. May that be
the end Of all assassinsw
The Kings Own came alongside the
American vessel In less than an hour.
Accompanied by the Rritish agent, Mr..
Bowles. Chase and Deppingham left
the dock in the company's tug and
steamed out toward the two monsters.
The American had made no move to
send men ashore.
Standing on the forward deck Of the
| swift little tug. Chase unconcerncdly
accounted for the timely arrival Of the
two cruisers.
"Three weeks ago l sent out letters
by the mail steamer. to be delivered to
the English or American command
ers, wherever they might be found.
Undoubtedly they were met with in
the same port. That is why l was 50
positive that help would come sooner
or later. l knew that we'd need help,
and l knew that If l brought the
cruisers my power over these people
would never be disturbed again"
"My word" exclaimed the admiring
Bowles.
"Chase, you may be theatric, but
you are the most dependable chap the
world has ever known" said Depping-
ham, and he meant it.
The warships remained OF the har-
Dor all that day. The British captain
consented to leave a small detachment
Of marines in the town to protect Chase
and the bank. TO man the islanders
pledged fealty to the cause Of peace
and justice. They shouted the names
of Chase and Allah in the same breath
and demanded Of the latter that he
preserve the formers beard for all
eternity.
The Kings Own was to convey the
liberated heirs to Alden, whittier the
cruiser was bound. At that port
p. and O. steamer would pick them up.
One white man elected to stay on the
island with Hollingsworth Chase, who
steadfastly refused to desert his post
until Sir John Brodney indicated that
his mission was completed. That one
man WAS the wearer Of the red jacket,
the bearer Of the kings commission in
Japat. the undaunted Mr.. Bowlcs.
The Princess Gcncvra. the wistful
light deepening hourly in her blue gray
eyes. avoided being alone with the
man whom she was leaving behind.
She had made up her mind To accept
the fate inevitable. He had rcconciled
himself to the ending Of an Impossible
dream. There was nothing more to
say except farewell.
The last day dawned. The sun
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