Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-08-22


another flight OF stairs to find himself
cellaneous furniture. Quickly tossing
the heaviest of these against the door
he threw his weight upon his barri-
cade and grimly waited.
His respite was brief. In the hall
without sounded the patter OF bare
feet and the next instant there was
great heave upon the door. Again he
threw oil his strength In opposition to
theirs, and so great was his effort. and
so greatly was he assisted by the
heavy furniture before him, that after
a moments futile struggle the ones
outside relaxed their efforts and the
pressure ceased. Taking advantage
of the opportunity. John wrenched
leg from Il table and laid II beside him
for instant use.
Finding themselves bafiled In this d.
rection, the Hlndus resorted to STRAIT
agem. Securing ladder. one of their
number placed II against the outside OF
the building and mounted to the roof.
Then creeping along until he was over
window OF the garnet, he made rope
fast to a chimney and began lowering
himself. At the signal Of Shere-KhaD.
who was watching oil from the ground,
those In the hall again attacked the
barricaded room. As the lone defend
er was forced to pit his strength
against the assault, the Hindu on the
rope swung himself to n window of the
room and lifted II.
Within the room the door was slow
ly giving way before the combined at
| tack. Flashing glance over his shoui-
| der, the defender saw the man enter
Ing the room behind him and thus
found himself confronted by two evils.
| Either he must be attacked from be-
hind and be unable to defend himself.
| or else he must leave the barricade
and confront this new foe. Choosing
the chance which he thought most
promising, he abandoned his showing.
lleaped to the window and sent the In
conner flying to the ground by a ter
ric blow upon the jaw. AS he turned
to again face the door, his barricade
came tumbling down with crash and
his assa!lants swarmed into the room.
He braced himself to meet them.
Rainface, still considerable dis
lance away, saw the Hindu hanging
from the rope outside the window.
then caught glimpse Of John as he
sent the oriental flying to the ground.
Knowing that his friend was In dire
distress he redoubled his efforts.
Throwing open the door of the house.
! and guided by the uproar above he
went bounding up the stairs like an en-
:. ragged catamount. !
Within the room John was putting
[ up the fight OF his life against hopeless
2 odds. As his foremost antagonist
I leaped the barrier which had helped
= hold the door the lone defender met
r him with blow in the face that SEM
him flying into corner AS though
/ thrown from catapult then made a
y jump for the table leg which he had
r laid aside for close work such as this.
r But before he could reach II IA 1.-THE
body wrapped itself serpentlike about
,, him, and from NIL sides blows fell upon
). him like wlntery rain. Protecting his
4 head MS best he could, and using his
fists right and left. for moment he
@ beat them Off. But no mortal man
!. could long have endured such an at
. tack single handed. end with final
a heave that sent another OF his foes
flying against the side OF the building
he went down beneath the mass as a
. stag Is dragged down by wolves. Be
a lievng that his end had come and
q that further resistance was futile he
Il stlll fought doggedly on.
y Ralnface. dashlng into the room ar,
q rived there just as his friend was
Il pulled to the floor. Gun I'm hand he
n went leaping about them, but so swift
II ly did the struggling mass roll and
n change that he dared not shoot lest
9 the heavy bullet Of his forty-tive
10 should pass through the body Of al
enemy and also kin the man whom he
10 so much desired to save. Then sud
n denly seeing his chance he raised his
- weapon.
AZ Shere- Khan, bursting into the room
just at this instant, took In the scene
at glance. At the very instant the
rt Indian was I'm the act of pulling tn,
n trigger "The Tiger" swung IA heavy
an club upon the red mans head. and ole
N Ralnface dropped like II stunned OK
10 going down as had his ancestors. fight
,r ing bravely and I'm the midst Of battle
N John also had been beaten into sense
lv lessness, and battered and torn tn
II unconscious pair were dragged TO
,s lower room and plnioned. Shere-Khal
spoke:
of even waste no more time on thes
pr pnrlah dogs. Get the sacks"
Ie From closet the farmer brOugh
III forth two long gunny bags, aud Int
ns these the senseless victims were thrust
ne Raising them upon their shoulders
st four Of the Hlndus carried them {
az the edge of the sheer blum which over
nd looked the sea. For moment the
er swung them back aud forth as ham
k mock swings In order that sutiiclen
lg momentum might be attained, then r.
m | leased them