The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-10-27
dcHAPTER xvII-continued.)

tory, and a moment after that they
were over the stones, and near the en-
arance of the ruins, and then a native
appeared. armed and running in. With
out an instant's hesitation Dyck ran
forward, and as he entered, put his
sword into the mans vitals, and he
fell, calling out as he fell.
1.-THE rest will be on us now" said
Dyck. "and we must keep going"
He was about to issue from the
place when three more natives APP
Deared, and he shot two without wait
lng. Catching a pistol from Sheila he
aimed at the third native and wound
ed him, but did not kill him. The man
ran into the wood surrounding the
monastery. Presently more Maroons
came-a dozen or more, and rushed
for the entrance. They were met by
Dyck's fire, and now also Sheila fired
and brought down her man. Dyck
fired again and wounded another. and
with great skill loaded again, but at
that moment three of the Maroons, I'm
q whirlwind of rage, rushed down into
vhe ruins.
1t was dirk and they were aston
lshed to see that Dyck was there, and
they were more astonished to receive
first one and then another-his iron
in their bowels. The third man made
n stroke at Dyck with his lance, and
did no more than cash Dyck's left
arm. Then he turned and fled out into
the Onen, and was met by half-dozen
Others. They all were about to rush
1he entrance when suddenly four
shots behind them brought three Of
them down, and the rest fled into the
wood shouting. In another moment
Dyck and c,e ladies were in the open,
in front, .he men behind, loading their
muskets as they ran, and alive to the
risks Gf the moment.
The dresses of the ladies were
stained and soiled with dust and
damp. but otherwise they seemed lit
tie the worse for the adventure. save
that Mrs. Llyn was shaken, and her
face wal ashen gray
How did you know where we were,
and why did you conner" she said, aft
er they had mounted and had got I'M
der way, having secured the horses
which SheilA and her mother had rid
den.
Briefly Dyck explained how, as soon
as he had dealt with the revolt Of
rhe Maroons at his own place, he came
straight to Salem to protect her and
.Sheila.
1--WE had not heard of the rising of
ahe Maroons," she said. 1.-THE COVER
nor was at Salem yesterday and a
message came from his staff to say he
was needed to deal with critical in
cident, and would he come at once.
His staff were not ut Salem, but at
the next plantation nearer to Spanish
Town. Lord Mallow went. If he sus-
pected the real trouble he said naught
10 us, but was gone before you could
realize 1t. The hours went by, night
came and passed, then my mother and
i, this morning, made up our minds
10 take ride to the monastery, and
then round by the road you travelled
by back to Salem"
There are Maroons now on that
there I'm ambush when we passed to-
day, but we took no notice. 1t was
not wise of us to invite trouble. Some
of us would have been killed, but"
He then told what had been i'm his
mind, and what he thought might be
the outcome-the killing or capture
of the whole group, and safety for all
at Sa.em. His words went to the
farthest corners Of Sheilas nature.
When he had finished, she continued
her story. "We rode for an hour I'M
challenged, and then came the Ma
rooms. At first knew not what to do.
We were surrounded before we could
act. I had my pistol ready, and there
was the chance to escape-that faint
chance-if we drove our horses on !;
but there was also the danger of be-
Ing fired at, and who could tell what
a terrible end might have been to the
event So we sat still on our horses,
and asked them how they dared to
assault white ladies. / asked them If
they had never thought what venge-
ance the governor would take. They
did not understand my words, but
they grasped the meaning, and one Of
them, the leader, who understood Eng
aish. was inclined to have reason. AS
1t was, we stopped what might have
been our murder by saying 1t would
be wiser to hold us as hostages, and
that we were Americans. That man
was killed-by you. A shot from your
pistol brought him down as he rushed
forward to enter the ruins. But he
TOOK care of Us as we went forward
and when / shot one of his followers
fer laying his hand upon me in the
sadJIe--he caught me by the leg I'M
der my skirt-he would allow no re-
aaiatlon. knew holiness was the
safe part TO play.
"Bnt In the end we were bound with
ropes rs you found us, while they