The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-23

the floor, and leaping over their pros
trate forms the pursued one dashed up
| another flight of stairs to find himself
in a garnet filled with boxes and mis-
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 a
great heave upon the door. Again he
threw all 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
moments futile Struggle the ones
outside relaxed their efforts and the
pressure ceased. Taking advantage
of the opportunity, John wrenched
leg from a table and laid it beside him
for instant use.
Finding themselves .baffied In this d.
rection, the Hindus resorted to STRAIT
agem. Securing ladder, one Of their
number placed it against the outside Of
| the building and mounted to the roof.
Then creeping along until he was over
a window Of the garnet, he made a rope
fast to chimney and began lowering
himself. At the signal Of Shere-Khan,
who was watching all 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 window OF the
room and lifted it.
Within the room the door was slow
ly giving way before the combined at
tack. Flashing a glance over his Shout
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,
leaped to the window and sent the in
conner flying to the ground by ter
rio blow upon the jaw. AS he turned
to again face the door, his barricade
came tumbling down with crash and
his assailants swarmed into the room.
He braced himself to meet them.
| Rainface, still a 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
odds. AS his foremost antagonist
leaped the barrier which had helped
hold the door the lone defender met
him with blow in the face that sent
him flying into a corner as though
thrown from a catapult, then made
jump for the table leg which he had
laid aside for close work such as this.
But before he could reach it a 1.-the
body wrapped itself serpentlike about
him, and from all sides blows fell upon
him like wintery rain. Protecting his
head as 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, and with a final
heave that sent another OF his foes
flying against the side of the building
he went down beneath the mass as
stag is dragged down by wolves. Be
lieying that his end had come and
that further resistance was futile ne
still fought doggedly on.
Rainface, dashing into the room, ar
rived there just as his friend was
pulled to the floor. Gun in hand he
went leaping about them, but so swift.
ly did the struggling mass roll and
change that he dared not shoot lest
the heavy bullet Of his forty-five
should pass through The body of an
enemy and also kill thu man whom he
so much desired to save. Then sud
| denly seeing Ills SuSiASs7 AC AetAoSu AAA'
weapon.
| Shere-Khan, bursting into the room
Just at this instant, took in the scene
at glance. At the very instant the
Indian was in the act of pulling the
trigger, ''The Tiger" swung heavy
club upon the red mans head, and old
Rainface dropped like stunned OK
going down as had his ancestors, fight
ing bravely and in the midst of battle.
John also had been beaten into sense
lessness, and battered and torn the
unconscious e were dragged to a
lower room and rioned. Sherehhan
spoke:
| "We'll waste no more time on these
pariah dogs. Get the sacks"
From a closet the farmer brought
forth two long gunny bags, and into
these the senseless victims were thrust.
Raising them upon their shoulders.
four Of the Hindus carried them to
the edge of the sheer bluff which over
looked the sea. For a moment they
swung them back and forth as ham
mock swings in order chat sufficient
momentum might be attained, then re-
leased them.
End over end they hurtled in theb
dizzy plunge toward the sea.
! (END OF ELEVENTH EPISODEl
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