The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24

To the villages with the best nee
paintings I sent word that the
Tenyalang were TO stay where
they were, preparing themselves
for immediate attack.
We moved fast; yet not . dozen
OF the Tenyalang | had sent for
had come IN when RentOngen'S
first blow was struck Moving
swiftly along the coast, Renton-
gen had entered the dark river
IOmarrup. and the wild tribes OF
that river over whom we did not
even pretend control. had risen a.
word. The Shah Bandsr had
with him perhaps 50 Malays: and
these were the cold cutting edge
Of his attack as ne now led the
Tomsrrups over the divide and
into the PaloWit.
He knew 50 much about Us that
he was able 70 strike unerringly
at the point where Ee could be
worst hurt. In little fertile val
ley tributary OF the PaloWit lived
a village Of friendly Dyaks. cap
tanned by Tenyalang: they had
given me every assistance IN my
PalOWit campaign, and nowhere
in the raj did James Clyde have
more complete and obedient sup
port This village was one Of the
few that had carried out COM
pleteIy Clyde's orders 10 double
the rice planting In this valley. at
least. there should be a model
prosperity IN another year.
This was the village that Rem
tongen destroyed A few strag-
glers who escaped brought Us re-
ports which made plain exactly
what he had done
My Magic Powers
FIRST Of AL a party Of Malay=
L their numbers mere probably
greatly exaggerated in the report
had filtered into the doomed
village on pre.ext Of trade. These
identified and ingIed out the
Tenyslang- Upon some unknown
signal the Malays set upon those
marked men with the kris. A few
Malays were killed, but at close
quarters the single shot rifles
were no defense One Malay with
"a bullet through his body still
bounded on and killed the rifle
man who had put it there-that's
the kind Of fighters those Malay
krismen are OF the Il Tenyalang
in that village, scattered and un-
warned u were cut down IN those
first murderous assaults.
With the Tenyalang down, the
wild Tom arEup tribes u n
swarmed over the village savage
iy. cutting down all ages and sexes
alike. The Lighthouses were put to
the torch: and when the village
had been burned the Malays
turned the water buffalo into the
rice paddles. and tore out the neat
little dikes ty which the paddles
were irrigated and protected. 50
that nothing was left Of the double
rice crop but trampled Wreckage.
swirling floods, or drained land.
| did not wait for the rest Of my
Tenyalang- RepriSal must be swift
and unremitting. now. And though
| could not say 50. | was vastly re-
lieved that Clyde would have most
Of the Tenyalang for possible de-
Tense Of Balingong.
Within four hours OF that first
evil news. my var bankongs were
swinging down the Siderong.
pointed for the open sea
was glad 10 60 into the TOmar-
rup, but the people who were with
me ! pitied with all my heart. The
Tomarrup was a different thing
from the Palowit. In the high for
ester hills Of the Palowit we had
had an even chance: but the black
Tomarrup wound sluggishIy
through marShy loWlands. through
a jungle so thick that we could
easily drive into any number Of
ambuShes LnW9ned Every stroke
Of ouT way the Tomarrup spear
men and gunners, unseen in the
ali but impenetrabie tangle. could
keep picking US on
| had called for 200 fighting
men. and more than 800 had vol
unteered. refusing TO be turned
back I was deeply touched. Those
men were following me because.
since the Palowit II was believed
that I always won.
knew that many Of them be-
lesSd me 10 have magic powers.
In some villages il was said that
| vas obeyed by the Kamangs,
those disembodied spirits Of dead
warriors. evil blood and
reSistlesS. Some Of my Tenyslaag
riflemen had seen the Kamangs
walking between them as they
fought They shivered with horror
81 this. yet Al the same time were
rezssured. 800 $3.50
When thought Of all those
child-like Dyaks. wishing 20 fight
f. ..ss Leczdse tncy thought !
could not lose. / was hardly able
70 look NY people In the face. !
did Tot believe tszt many Of them
would ever come cut alive.
Yet my conscience sTss clear. II
there was q chance for the Dyak
tribeSmen Il was in the bare pos
Sibility that I could win Nothing
but misery and an ultimate ex-
tinction was ahead Of tnem IL they
slipped back into the grip u the
MalayS The men / had with me
believed in Clyde: n y were eager
/ N figat for the chance that he gave
them. and apparently they were
very little afraid % die. II I be 4
( refused % lszd them. then indeed
! could never have teen forgivez.
I BY myself CT anybody else
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