Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-15

I thought you were devoted to the /
place." he said. "Still, my work Ii al
most finished. and the hot season will |
be here In a week or two. Suppose We |
sail in ten days timer
II don't want to walt ten days."
sobbed Doris, and ran out Of the room,
leaving her father looking after her |
with that expression man wears
when he discovers that he has pro-
duced something totally unexpected.
They had booked their passage On
the vessel, but they were not destined
to sail on It. For on the second night
before 1t was scheduled to leave the
native insurrection brokg out.
The full account Of this has never
yet been written. It was time Of
confusion, Of alarms and wild fears.
Doris was awakened soon after mid
night BY her father. who came int
her room fully dressed. She sat up In
bed, to hear the distant shouts Of the
mutineers at the farther end Of the
town. There was lurid glare In the
sky.
1--WE Just had q telephone mes
sage to drive to the residency," he said.
There Is a riot In progress some
F, where. Hurry up and dress. Our rick
shaw Is waiting for Us. There won't
! be time to pack much"
/ He did not tell her Of the murders,
the outrages, the fury Of the fanaH-
cal soldiery as It had been recounted
to him. And Doris was only mildly
excited when, ten minutes later, with
the yells Of the mob ringing In her
ears more loudly, she stepped into the
rickshaw with her father.
All their native servants had desert
ed them, except the faithful rickshaw
boy. They set OF wildly through the
empty streets toward the resldency.
They were the last Of the white inhab-
itants to have been aroused, for their
villa was considerable distance from
the city limits.
All went well until they were actu-
ally In sight Of the residency, though
the cries were now becoming alarming,
and whole blocks of buildings were
blazing furiously. Then. rs they
neared their destination, with savage
cries a party Of mutIneers burst round
the block. They carried swords and
torches, and they seemed bent on
massacring everything In their path.
They spied the rickshaw and rushed
forward, screaming. Doris had con-
fused memory afterward Of seeing
their rickshaw boy fall, stabbed
through the throat. She looked up In
horror into the black faces with the
wickedly cleaning eyes. She saw the
naked swords.
Then suddenly q horseman burs
through their midst. waving drip
ping sword. Doris. half faintlng. saw
the stern face Of John Garner. Alone
upon HIS steed. he set himself agains
Toe score Of mutineerA
He Glove his way to Doris side
The mutineers had fallen back, bu
now they rallied. A score Of shot
rang out. The horse fell. shot 4
death. and John Garner went tumblInI
under II.
He picked himself up. limpine
, seized the rickshaw In his arms. nm
Z set II up rs n barricade In the door
way OF n deserted house. He place
, Doris beneath II. swinging her In hi
arms rs lightly as II she was feather
q Then, sword In hand. he took his pos
: before her. while her father. seizing
sword from fallen mutineer, stood q
. his side.
The natives had exhausted their an
munItion Ia the first outbreak. Du
they came forward with rush.
!, black. streaming body. shrieking malt
= dIctions. And Garner and Henry Bank
. played their part nobly.
In this imminent danger Doris fe
= herself grow suddenly calm. as II sh
were mere spectator at n play. Sh
saw one Of the men fall, pierced by HI
: fathers sword. though Henry Banl
= had never handled a sword In his III
= before. Then he was down. and Carn'
y was bestride his body. fighting III
Z n man possessed. The natives DIRE
= Of and looked at him In awe.
q seemed impossible that enc man coul
: achieve 20 much.
y But FROM their outskirts little ma
u run forward and fired a rcvoly'
poInt-blank Into Gamers face. Carne
y still clutchIng his sword. staggcr'
.. and fell PROSTATE. and with wild yel
u the rebels rushed forward over b
, body.
. Then. a. Doris closed her eyes nj
q and awaited death. a bugic rang on
U and Into the thick Of the crowd "a
d loped a party Of loyal horsemcn. Gu
70 ting. stabblng. The rebels broke nj
y fed. Doris felt herself rsIscd In som
body's arms and knew no more.
n She opened her eyes In bed In
"a strange room. She looked about h
Of IN bewildcrmcnt. Then she saw h
q fathers familiar face beside b,
10 swathcd In bsndaeca And she beg
TO remember.
ID DADDY. you are hurtr' she cried.
b "Only a cut across the cheek. q
" dear" said her father cheerful
n. Everything Is ended aow. and sins
m pore II rs QuIct-as-Phiiadel
liz "And-and-"
~ sThnnks 10 Mr.. Garner he added.