Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-08

men equipped with lead and steel.
jerks could not understand the APP
pearance of this toy. Evidently the Dy-
axis believed in its efficacy, or. they
would not keep on pert1naclousIy
dropping an arrow on the ledge.
"How do they fire it?' asked IRIS
do they throw it?"
81 will soon tell you," he replied
reaching for his rifle.
"Do not go out yet" she entreated
him. "They cannot harm US. Perhaps
we may learn more by keeping quiet.
They will not continue shootng these
things all day.
Aoain tiny arrow travelled towards
them in a graceful parabola. This one
fell short. Missing the tarpaullh' IL a.
most dropped on the girls outstretched
hand. She picked is up. The f1sh-bone
point had snapped by contact with the
floor of the ledge.
"See." she said. at seems to nave
bean dinned in something. 1t is quite
discolored.
Jenks frowned peculiarly A start.
ling exclamation had suggested ltselI
to him. Fragment of forgotten lore
were taking cohesion in his NINA.
opt it down. Quick" he cried.
Iris obeved him, with wonder in her
ewes. He spilled teaspoontul OIL
champagne into small hollow OIL the
rock and STEPPED one OF the hsh-pohes
in the liquid. Within a Jew secol!us
the champagne assumed a SreenllSh
tinge and the bone became Whlte. 1Aen
he knew.
Good Heavens!" he exclaimed
"these are poisoned arrows sno'
through a blowpipe ! nave never oe
fore seen one, but | have o1ten reau
about them. The bamboos the DyahS
carried were sumpitans. Ihese lisIl-
homes have been STEPPED in the juice
of the upas tree. Iris, my dear glfI' II
one Of them had so much as scratcheq
vour finger nothing on earth coulu
save you aao,
She paled and drew back in sudden
horror This tiny thing had taken Tue
semblance of a snake. VICIOUS copl@
cast at her feet would be less alarm la
ing for the reptile could De Mlleu'
whilst his venomous fangS "oulo oiliS
be used in self-defence
Another tap sounded on their thrice
welcome covering Evidently the Dy-
axis would persist in their efforts 10
oct one of those poisoned darts nome g
Tenks debated silently whether 1t
would he better to create a cOmmotlon'
thus inducing the savages to pelleVe
thew had succeeded in lnt1lctln9 MOI
tol wound or to wait until the next
arrow fell, rush out, and try cohclu-
sions with Dunn dunn bullets against
the sumpitan blowers.
He decided in favor OF the ldCtel
course He wished to dishearten ms
assailants, to cram down their thfodtS
the belief that he was invulnefaple'
and could visit their every EFFORT Win
deadly feprisal =,
Iris. Of course, protested when ne
nxnlained his project. But the tghtlhg
shirt prevailed Their love idyll must
weld to the needs of the hour.
He had not long to wait. The last az
row fell. and he sprang to the ex-
IRENE right of the ledge. First ne
looked through that invulnerable
screen of grass. Three Dyaks were on
the ground, and a fourth IN the IoFk
of a tree. They were each armed WIN
a blowpipe. He in the tree was just
fitting an arrow into the bamboo TUBE.
The others were watching him.
jerks raised his rifle, fired. and the
warrior in the tree pitched headlong
to the ground A second shot
stretched a companion on top OF HIM
One man jumped into the bushes and
cot away, but the fourth tripped over
his unwieldy sumpitan and a bullet
tore large section from his skull.
The sailor then amused himself with
breaking the bamboos by firing at
them. He came back to the white-faced
girl.
81. fancy that further practice with
blowpipes will be at discount on
Rainbow Island" he cried cheerfully.
But Iris was anxious and distract.