Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22

passed n summer holiday Intent on improN-
ing his knowledge Of the language. In
terror France Is even more remote, more Sc
cludcd. more provincial than agricultural
England There no breath of the outer
world intrudes All IL lRborous. clrcum-
spect, n trino poverty-stricken, but beaut-
fed by an Arcadian simplicity. Yet one
memorable day. when walking by the banks
OF river, he came upon three men drag
ging from pool the water-soaked body
OF n young girl into whose fair forehead
the blunt knob often seen on the back Of an
| od-fashioned ak had been driven with
cruel force. So. even In that tiny old-world
hamlet, murder and lust could stalk hand in
| hand.
| He shudderod why did such n hateful
! vision trouble him7 Resolutely banning the
| raven-winged specter, he slid back down
the ledge and gently wakened Iris She
| wondering eyes
Fearful lest she should forget her sur
roundings, he placed warning finger on
his lips
oh" sne said in whisper. "aro they
| still here?'
He told her what had happened, and
| suggested that they should have something
| TO eat while the coast was clear beneath.
She needed no second bidding for the long
| vigil of the previous night had made her
very hungry, and the two brealtfested right
royalty on biscuit, cold fowl, ham and good
| water.
In this. the inner section Of their refuge,
they could be seen only by bird or by
| a man standing on the distant rocky shelf
that formed the southern extremity Of the
| opposite cliff, and the sailor kept a close
lookout In that direction.
4 Iris was about to throw the remains OF
the feast into an empty oil tin provided
for refuse when jerks restrained her.
NO" he said. smilingly, Scraps should
be the first course next time. We must not
waste an atom of food"
How thoughtless OF me 90 she exclaimed.
please tell me you think they will 60
away today"
But the sailor flung himself fiat on the
| ledge and Rrasped a Lee-Metford.
BE still. on your life." he said. Squeeze
into your corner. There is a Dyak on the
opposite cliff"
True enough, a man had climbed to that
shouting something TO a confrere high or
, the cliff over their heads. AS yet ne haC
not seen them. nor even noticed the place
where they were concealed. The sailor
imagined, from the Dyak's gestures, that
he was communicating the uselessness o.
, further search on the western part OF thu
, island.
, When the conversation ceased he hope,
the loud-voiced savage would descend. Blu
no The scout looked into the valley a
the well, the house. the cave. Still he di'
. not see the ledge. At that unlucky momen
three birds driven from the trees on tn
, | crest by the passage of the Dyaks, hev
down the face of the cliff and began
) clrclng quest for some safe perch on whlc
| to alght.
jerks swore with an emphasis not tn
? | less earnest because IL was mute, and too
u steady aim at the Dyaks left breast. TIL
birds futtered about in ever smaller cir
n cles Then one Of them dropped easily o.
: 20 the lip of the rock. Instantly his brigh
d eyes encountered those of the man an
z he darted Off with a scream that brough
> his mates after him.
I The Dyak evidently noted the behavior G
the birds-his only lore was the readin
| of such signs-and gazed intently at tn
y ledge. jerks he could not distinguish be
a hind the screen of grass He might per
Q haps see some portion of the tarpaulin GOV
Q ering the stores but at the distance It mus
d resemble a weather-beaten segment OF th
d cliff. Yet something puzzled him. After
Y steady scrutiny he turned and yelled {
n others on the beach.
The crucial moment had arrived. JenIS
d pressed the trigger and the Dyak hurtle
r through the air. falling headlong out @
IS sight.
r The sound OF this, the first shot of res
o warfare. awoke Rainbow Island into tire
q mendous activity. The winged life of tn
= place filled the air with raucous crieI
Q while shouting Dyaks scurried in all diret
/ tions. Several came into the valley. Thos
d nearest the fallen man picked him up an
70 carried him to the we'll He was quite deaf
: and, although amid his other injuries the
h soon found the bullet wound. they evidentl
o did not know whence the shot came, 10
O those to whom he shouted had no inlSlin
l., of his motive. and the slight haze from IN
rife was instantly swept away by tn
' breeze.
e Iris could hear the turmoil beneath, an
A she TREMENDOUSLY asked
e Are they going to attack us?'
mot yet" was the reassurlng answer.
killed the fellow who saw US before he coul
tell the others"
II was a bold risk. and he had taken 4
though. now the Dyaks knew for certai
their prey had not escaped, there was n
prospect OF their speedy departure. Never