Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-29

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Don't forget the slip between the cup
and the lip. Hold tight! But have no
fear! 7 will be just beneath
! 1t was we'll he took this precaution.
She was now so unnerved that an I'M
guarded movement might have led to
an accident. But the knowledge that
her lover was near, the touch of his
hand guiding her feet on to the rungs
of the ladder, sustained her. They had
almost reached the level when a loud
exclamation and the crash of heavy
blow caused jerks TO halt and look
downwards.
A Dyak lying at the foot of one of
the scaling ladders, and severely
wounded by shell splinter, witnessed
their descent. In his left hand he
grasped parang; his right arm was
bandaged. Though unable to rise, the
vengeful pirate mustered his remain
ing strength to crawl towards the
swaying ladder. It was Taung Sail
inspired with the hate and venom of
the dying snake. Even yet he hoped to
deal a mortal stroke at the man who
had defied him and all his cut-throat
band. He might have succeeded, as
jerks was SO taken up with iris, were
|
Jan. The Mahommedan sprang at him
with an oath, and gave him such a
murderous whack with the butt of
rife that the Dyak chief collapsed and
breathed out his fierce spirit in
groan.
| At the first glance jerks did not
recognize Taung Sail, owing to his
change of costume Through the thin
n hn coi1
ors running up.
Look out, there!" he cried. "There
is a lady here If any Dyaks move
knock them on the head"
But, with the passing of the chief,
their last peril had gone. The next in
slant they were standing on the firm
ground, and British naval lieutenant
was saying eagerly
eve seem to have turned up in the
nick of time. Do you, by any chance,
belong to the Sirdar?"
eve are the sole survivors," an
swered the sailor
''You two only?"
Eyes. She struck on the northwest
reef of this island during typhoOn.
This lady, Miss Iris Deane, and were
flung ashore"
miss Deane! Can it be possible?
Let me congratulate you most heartily
Sir Arthur Deane is on board the Or
lent at this moment"
1.-THE ORIENT"
Iris was dazed. The uniforms, the
pleasant faces of the English sailors,
the strange sensation of hearing ia
miliar words in tones other than those
of the man she loved, bewildered her
EYES," explained the officer, with a
sympathetic smile "That's our ship,
you know, in the offing there"
1t was all too wonderful to be quite
understood yet. She turned to Robert
"Do you hear? They say my father
is not far away. Take me to him.
"No need for that, miss" interrupted
a warrant officer. "Here he is coming
ashore. He wanted to come with us,
but the captain would not permit it, as
there seemed to be some trouble
ahead"
Sure enough, even the girls SWIM
ming eyes could distinguish the grey
bearded civilian seated beside an Off
Ger in the stern-sheets of a small gig
now threading path through the
broken reef beyond Turtle Beach In
five minutes, father and daughter
would meet
Meanwhile the officer, intent on
duty, addressed jerks again.
MAY I ask who you are?"
'My name is Observation-Disclosures
Anstruther"
Iris, clinging to his arm, heard the
reply
So he had abandoned all pretense.
He was ready to face the world at
her side. She stole loving glance at
him as she cried
Eyes, Captain Anstruther, of the In
dian Staff Corps If he will not tell you
all that he has done, how he has
saved my life twenty times, how he
has fought single-handed against
eighty men, ask mel"
The naval officer did not need to
look a second time at Iriss face to
lengthen the list of Captain Anstruth-
er's achievements, by one more item.
He sighed. A good sailor always does
sigh when a particularly pretty girl is
labeled Engaged"
But he could be very polite
Captain Anstruther does not appear
to have left much for us to do, Miss
Deane," he said. Indeed" turning to
Robert, sis there any way in which my
men will be useful?"
II would recommend that they drag
the green stuff off that fire and stop
the smoke. Then, a detachment should
go round the north side of the island
and drive the remaining Dyaks into
the hands of the party you have land
ed, as I understand, at the further end
of the south beach. Mir Jan, the Ma
hommedan here, who has been a most
faithful ally during part of our siege,
will act as guide"
The other man cast a comprehen-
sive glance over the rock, with its
scaling ladders and dangling rope