Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-23

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Dyaks danced from seat 70 seat IN state
OF Wild excitement one man was hurled
overheard. Then the craft lurched rcaward
In the strong current and Jenls told rris
TO leave the rest TO him.
Before he could empty n second maea<ine
fortunate bullet ripped n plank out And
the sampan filled and went down. amid n
shrili ven OF execration from the back Of
the cln The two Dyaks yet living en-
deavored TO swim ashore half ,,,iIo
through shark-lnvested reefs The sailor
dld not even trouble about them, After =
rev rev frantic struggles each doomed wretch
cIans lInns % up ms arms and vanished. In the
GEAR GEAR atmosphere the onlookers could see
piacR ms cutting the pellucd sea.
This exciting episode dIspeiled the rather
ing mists from the girls brain. Her ev~~
danced and she breathed hard. Yet sofn>-
thing worried her
Il hope I didn't hlt the man v,ho t.u -
OF the boat" she said - -
on came the prompt assurance. II took
oenDerate aim at that chap. He was n most
persistent scoundrel"
% i.is s was satisfied. jerks thought II better
70 ne man TO tell the truth for the bald
Iacts hardly bore out his assertion. udeing
I,oh the manner OF the Dyak's fnvoIuntarv
plunge ne had been hit by a ricochet bullet
Se ~niie the sailors efforts we're wholly con-
:, ~. ~ s.,K,ng pNg the safnpan. However let
same. '"e Gnu was tnc
They were quietlng down--the thirst se,d
was again slowly sailing their veins-whe,,
In,n siIhs or dirty white color futtered
INTO sight from behind the base OF tbe or
poslte cln II was rapidly withdrawn -
.eSppear after an interval Now n was
neIu more steadily and brown arm be-
.he ,,n visible. As jerks did not fire n
Msba,"s poneu mead popped into sight II was the
NO shoot IT," he roared. Me English
rori.S ont you speak Hlndustani7" shouted
W.. IN 1r1u OF the Higher Proficiency
..,,,nn,es nes, sir was the joyful respons.
win your honor permit his seryart -
come and talk with him7" 'an' 70
ies, II you come unarmed"
And the chief, too, sahib7,
Yes but listen On the ars+ .,u. :.
reaehery will shoot both OF Won =" VI
we VIII keep faith sahIh Ma, n,.-
PICK our bones II we faill" "' A''es
Lnen there stepped into full v,sv 81.
carried no ",ussuiman s and his leader. They
.eii MIN TO leave that dagger hsh,ns =.
CRIED the sailor imperiously. AZ ,hs .,n.
demanded parley, he resolved 10 adon, az
oSn'ius oSSnuusror tone from the outset The ehIes
ooeyed with a scowl, and the two aa,,.,,nss
TO the foot of the rock "oeo
.., s'ano .s close to me-" said jerks 10 Ir,.
tnem see you plainly but null yo,,~
nat well down over your eyes" '0"'
>, ne snently followed his instruction.
faf ~ =
arrived she was nervous. shalan as.e.,hse nse
oIly OF desire to sink on her knaes 80
pray. ei Ahees ana
one or two curious heads were cran.a
round the corner of the rock ee
stop" cried Jenlts ''If thoaa r,.r A.
instantly go away I will FIRE at them ~ no'
ine lhulan translated this order ana th.
Nocuerated some Changing syllahl..
whcn mad the desired effect rbe 49,.
eu arn some ten PAGES in front of the cav
erh, ana the beligerents SURVEYED sasn
other. II was a fascinating sn.c;ae, on 49,.
urame In real life. The yellow.faced DvaL
sauolIy attired In crimson Jacket and sirvs
nlue pantaloons of Chinese silk-a mar ,sts,
me- sne peaute du diable. young and powerfully
built--and the brown-slxinned IVhita-ci..has
Mahommedan. bony, tall ana sr. '.',sS
hardship. looked up at the occupants Of ths
Ieose. IRIS slim and boyish In her male rar-
ments, was dwarfed by the six-foot sa9Ic~
put her face was bloodstained, and Jenle.
wore six weeks stubble of beard TJold-
Ing their Lee-Metfords with alert an. ,,sss
reVolvers strapped TO their sides. thew nre-
sehteu warlke and imposing tabIean a.
their Inaccessible perch -
In the path of the emlssaries Law IN.
ooo,., Oh tne slain. The Dyak leader
scowled again as he passed them.
Sahlb, began the Indian INV chtaf
Iaung S'All, does not wish to have anv
more OF his men killed In a foolish ouarre,
ABOUT woman. Give her up he saws ana
"''' oi'hei ieaVe you mere in peace or
carry you safely to some place where you
can ma ship manned by white men"
"A woman" said jerks. scornfully THAT
is idle talk What woman is here?'
The question nonplused the native.
The woman whom the chief saw hale +.
month back sahib."
Taung S'Ali was bewitched sJsvv IA.
men so quickly that he saw spirits"
Ihe chief caught his name and broke IN
with a question. A volley of talk between
the two was enlivened with expressive pes
lures by Taung SAIL who several tine.
pointed to Iris, and jerks now anatherna
tized his thoughtless folly in permitting the
Dyak to approach so near Tho Mahomme-
dan, OF course, had never seen her ana
might have persuaded the other that IN
truth there were two men only on The rock
HIS fears were too well founded The
Mussulman salaamed respectfully and said.
protector OF the poor, / cannot gainsav
your word. but Taung S'Ali says that the
maid stands by your side. and is none the
less the woman he seeks in that she wears
a mans clothing"
He has sharp eyes. but his brain is
added" retorted the sailor Why does
he come here to seek a woman who 4.
not OF his race? Not only has he brought
death to his people and narrowly ESCAPED
II himself. but he must know that any yio-
lence offered to us will mean the extermina-
ton OF his whole tribe by an English war
ship. Tell him to take away his boats and
never visit this isle again. Perhaps win
then forget his treacherous attempt to mur-
Ter us while we slept last night"
The chief gared back defiantiy whils
he Mahommedan said; -
CONTINUED MONDAY