Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-30
The Wings Of the Morning
By LOUIS TRACY

crude Hindustani OF the engine room ana
forecaDtie, shouted 70 MIR jan
"nlte people heref
senks sang out
res t"o OF US fercneo on tne roc9
WI IT. yos s... ,a., neaua a., - srs & s1.n'ns eow
i,r,n ana ,rs,nh,,rs -
a,s,eadv s,~setr..x.. ~ ~.n,.,,.~o<
..pon.t sore., ,hs ain b.,v.n,, ,hs c,,, s,,a
the Iip. Hold tight But have no fear
will be Just beneath
II was well he took this precautlon. She
was now SO unnerved that an unguarded
movement might have led 20 an accident.
But the knowledge that her lover was
near, the touch OF hia hand guiding her
feet on 70 the rungs OF the ladder sustained
her They had almost reached the level
wnen 'ouu W. eAe,anson s..ss NJ .ne osn o
neaVy Dlow caused Jenks 10 hat ana
'00k pUsr pU"nwrTp ,v,nr =, IN. Zoo, % ON. ., ~.
.oaI,ns ,addars "a sn,.rs,,, ,o,,nS.a ~.
shell splinter. witnessed their descent. IN
his left hand he grasped a parang; his
right arm was bandaged. Though unable
TO rise. the vengefu pirate mustered his
swaying ladder. II was Taung s'All. In
spired with the hate and venom OF the
dying snake. Even yet he hoped to deal
mortal stroke at the man who had de-
fed him and all his cut-throat band. He
might have succeeded. as jerks was 80
taken up with Iris. were II not for the
watchful eyes OF Mir Jan. The Moham-
medan sprang at him with an oath. and
gave hlm such murdepous whack with the
butt OF rifle that the Dyak chief coi-
lapsed and ,brcathed out his fierce spirit
In groan.
AT the first glance Jenks d,d not recor-
nize Taung SAIL owing 10 his change Of
costume. Through the thinner smoke he
could see several sailors running up
UToor o,, ,h.ro,. ha c-,aa ..rh.r. !.
N isds hssa 10 a., n,,aL r,o,os Ln,,.,,
h,,, ~ ,ha hoah -. "s lynn '"o'e'. N"oS~
-, 80 -" -
but WIN the passing OF tne cniet, tne-r
last peril nad gone Inc next instant tney
Were standing on the nrm ground ana =
~DrIllsh ~ haVai heutehaht was say'"s
OF time. DO you, by any chance' peiong
to the SirdarY'
I'VE are the sole survivors," answered
the sailor.
.ryou two opivo"
..va. eho .,,,,.,, -, ,so ,o-,n,.,s., rae,
% ,sS. Sne In's ss n,', on .ie .,nan,, rt,.
., '''is a,,I asisnu II' 1ua,ns p I'LL cnns
,St-o. MS - - De""e' ""1 'e
..o,'. 49,, - =. - ....,,,., "a
mo congratnia,a you most heartily Sir
Hr,h,,r naaan t haard ~ Orient at
this moment"
The ORIENT"
Iris was dazed. The uniforms. the pleas
ant faces OF the English sailors. the
strange sensation of hearing familiar words
In tones other than those OF the man she
loved pewiloered her'
yes explained tne ohceI, with sym-
patnetic smile. rnats our SNIP you Know
IN the oinhg there.
~ was al 700 wonuerlui 70 eu's
"no S,o,, hsar, Tbav say NV father 4.
| not ,er arvo,, raka me 70 him
s.n.o raad tor that niss interrupted a
| worrant oa7cer "uere he Is coming
| ashore He wanted 10 come with us. but
| the cap,aIp would NOT nermit N as thee
| seemed 10 he some trouble ahead"
| sure enough even the girls swimming
ewes could distinguish the gray-bearded
| civ,i,an. seated beside nm oficer in the
| stern sheets Of n small gig now threading
| a nath through the broken reef beyond
| TURTLE Reach In Ave minutes father and
| daughter would meet
Meanwhile the officer intent on duty, ad-
| dressed Jenlxa again.
MAJ aal who vou are7"
"Mv nama ts Anstruthor-Robert An
stn,tber
| Iris c,tng,,s 90 h,s ar,, heard thu renlv
G. - hea ahaado,sa ai; nreten.e He
-, - co. ,ha ,vor,a ~ ber .,ds
~ .~Ia ,o,'ioe a,arcs - h,r, q. shs
ae S'o''
yes, Captain Anstruther. OF the lnoian
stan CORPS. III ne VIII not teh you All enst
he has DONE how he has saved my ne
twenty times, how ne mas fougnt single
handed against eighty men, ask me
| The naval offcer did uot need TO look q