Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-22

Iris smiling IN her creams, was 90
sailed by no torturing doubts. RoDer1
loved her-that was enough. Love SUI
fees for a woman; man asks Iol
honor. reputation, an unblemlsned rec
ord. 10
To awake her he kissed her; ne
knew not, perchance 1t mlght De Iliel
last kiss on earth. Not yet dawn tnele
was morning in the air, Tor the nIse
faint shafts of light were not visible
from their eyrie owing to It's poslCion IL
But there was much TO De uone'
the Dyaks carried out the plan de-
scribed by Mir Jan, he hao a soou
many preparations to make.
The canvas awning was rolled PACK
and the stores built into Darrlcaue
intended to shelter Iris.
"What is that for?" she asked, When
she discovered its nature. He told heI:
She definitely refused to avail hersell
of any such protection.
"Robert dead" she said, eff the at
tack comes to our very door, SO 70
sneak. surely 1 must help you. Even
NV slight aid may stem rush III one
Mace whilst you are busy IN announcer
He exnlained to her that II hand-to-
bond fighting were necessary he
would depend more upon croWDaI
than a rife to sweep the ledge cleal.
She might be in the way.
.svery we'll. The moment you tell me
RI oat behind that fence | Will 90 So.
Even +hare T can use revolver.
That reminded him. His own plstol
voc nnloaded. He possessed only nve
,,,ora cartridges of small callber. he
Hood them in the weapon ana gave
it to her. oo,s lives
.tNow YOU have eleven mems liEes
i'm vour hands," he said. Try not "
miss if you must shoot. coo
Tn the dim light he could not see
tho snasm of pain that cloudeo neI
face No Dyak would reach her Wntlsl
ba lived If he fell, there was announcer
use for one of those cartridges. .
The sailor cleared the main MOOT vi
The rock and was placing ms Ioul
rifas and other implements wltnih
aasv reach when hiss came from De-
meath.
"Mir JAM" exclaimed Iris
..What now" demanded jerks over
the side.
"Sahib, they come! croft
..1 am prepared. Let that snake get
back to his hole IN the roCh'
noongoose seize him by the heao.
Mir Ian. engaged in scouting eA-
nedition on his own account, uhuel-
etood that the officer-sahlbfs oruelS
r,,,,st no obeved. He vanished. SOON
+hay heard a great cracking amoiis
tbe bushes on the right, put Jenhs
now even before he looked that the
nvals had correctly estimated the eA-
font of his fire zone and Wouio heep
out of it. .4.+;or of the
onomv,s design they received was
nungent but pleasant smell OIL pu1n
~ nine borne to them by the nortn-
wv hreeze and filling the air WIN us
oron,a The Dyaks kindled huge IiIe.
rrho heat was perceptible even on Tue
ladge hit the minutes passed, anu tlle
down hroadened into day without any
other result being achieved. az,
Tie little drawn and pale WIN
susnence, said with timld glgsle
~This does not seem to be SO very
serious Tt reminds me OF my ellolC0
"Tbere is more to follow. fear dear
ono But the Dyaks are TOOLS. ny
eI,ou1d have waited until nlgnt zen
. cain after wearing us out by con,
slant vigilance all day. Ii tney lh'enu
to emnl0v smoke it would De lai
worse for us at night. or
Phew! A volume of murKy vapor
arose that nearly suffocated then Wy
the first Whit of its nolsome TUNES
IT curIed like a black pail over Ine
face of the rock and blotteo oul ae
and sky. They coughed necessarily a snd
nearly choked, for the Dyahs 4t,
thrown wet sea-weed on top VI tne
burning pile of dry WOOD. NH , yan
norm in interior India, knew 49,
about the sea or its products, ana "len
the savages talked of seaWeeo nc
thought they meant green Woou. "a
tunately for him, the ascending clouu0
of smoke missed the cave, OF lillaiiio-
ly he must have been stlneu'
'I.it fiat on the rock! gaspe9
jerks. Careless of waste ne pouieu
wafer over a coat and made Iris Dury !
her mouth and nose in the wet cictn
This gave her immediate relief, ana |
she showed her woman's wit by Tying
the sleeves of the garment behind her
neck. jerks nodded comprehension ana |
followed her example, for by TINS
means their hands were left free.
The black cloud grew more dense |
each few seconds. Nevertheless, owing |
to the slope of the ledge, and the ten
dency of the smoke to rise, the south |
side was far more tenable than the |
north Quick to note this favorable |
circumstance, the sailor deduced a |
further fact from it. A barrier erected
on the extreme right of the ledge
would be a material gain. He sprang
up, dragged the huge tarpaulin from
it's former location, and propped it on
the handle of the pickaxe, driven by
one mighty stroke deep into a crevice
of the rock.
1t was no mean feat of strength that |
he performed He swung the heavy |
and cumbrous canvas into position as
if it were a dust cloth. He emerged |
from the gloom of the driven cloud
red-eyed but triumphant. Instantly the |
vapor on the ledge lessened, and they |
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