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He struck a match, lit his lamp, and
went to the window. There had been
a heavy shower, but the rain had
ceased now, and it seemed not far
from the dawn. The stars were bril-.
liant in a cloudless sky.
Far away Winton heard an indie
Unable murmuring sound as Of a num-
Der Of voices. 1t dwindled and grew
again, and suddenly swelled into a
tumult. which seemed to spread along
the ridge Of the fields. There was no
installing its portent. Somewhere q
riot had broken out.
And suddenly the night was cloven
by a column of fire that shot upward,
Illuminating a smoky cloud thas
drifted slowly across the stars.
Winton thrust on his clothes bur.
riedly and ran out of the room toward
Burns's cottage. He knocked hard on
the door.
"Sheila!' he called. "Sheila! !"
He heard her answer. She came to
the other side Of the door, and he
begged her to dress hastily and come
out to him. He waited through ago
nizing moments. The tumult was grow
ing. 1t was spreading from compound
to compound.
Then there arose within his own
compound a terrific babel, so sudden
ly and Unexpectedly that it seemed as
if by preconcerted agreement. And
all at once the enclosure was filled
with a mob of yelling suvages. Before
them a man, dressed in European
clothes, went flying for his life.
"Sheila! J" called Winton desperately
She opened the door and stood be
fore him dressed, with her unbound
hair hanging down her back. There
was no need to explain anything. She
ran to him and chung to him.
Winton hurried her toward the cot.
tage. 1t did not seem much of a
refuge, but at least he had his re-
volver there, and on both sides of him
the savages were approaching, with
the evident intention of attacking the
building.
They were seen. The yells were re-
doubled. A spear whizzing through
the air buried itself in the ground at
Winton's feet just as he reached his
door.
He pushed Sheila inside, ran to his
table, and grabbed his revolver, load
ing it hurriedly and thrusting two or
three handfuls of cartridges into his
pocket. Then he ran back to receive
the fugitive, of whose presence he had
been subconsciously aware, although
his mind had been filed with Sheila.
He recognized Sam and greeted him.
Sam sank down on the floor, painting
and sweating. His foremost pursuer
was not twenty feet distant. Winton
aimed methodically and fired.
The man flung up his arms and fell
with a scream. The mob behind, which
had been streaming on in a disorder
ly mass, stopped short. Winton fired
The savages, disconnected, bolted, re
formed, and began to spread out about
the cottage. A few had spears, but
there were, of course, no firearms
among them, and the majority were
armed with nothing more formidable
than knobkerries. the native shilIalah.
Sam in turn dragged Winton inside
and bolted the door. They faced each
other.
"What is it, Sam2"
tits a rebellion gasped the negro.
They've broken out all. along the
fields. 1 heard the uproar and went
INTO the compound. j thought our boys
would cooperate, after our social
"Never mind that, Sam. Yours was
4 brave act"
"No, SIR gasped Sam. IT was sure
moral suasion-appeal to human broth
srhood-no primitive instincts in u
nen-was mistaken
Eyes, your theory didn't work. Now
got to save Miss Seaton-Miss
Davis here"
They've killed Josephs, sir"
"What?" cried Winton in horror.
Sam began to shake. "They stuck
l spear right through his body, sir.
he had gone in alone. They nearly
got me. We're all as good as dead"
Nonsense !" answered Winton. try
convince himself that the outbreak
vas n of those sporadic riots that
periodically in the com
and had no connection with
he threatened rising Of the tribes. He
ooked at Sheila, who smiled bravely
nd laid her hands on his arms and
ooked up at him.
M
I'm not afraid, Winton." she said.
We'll have help soon-we must"
aid Winton with conviction.
But the yells increased again, and
here came another rush for the door.
Vinton opened it suddenly and dis
harged his revolver. Screams fol-
owed and a panicky retreat. He bolt. .
d it again and recharged the weapon
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