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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1905)
Y 1 tit El in j WffKtRBSttSStok'IFRBKtf, mmm mmmmm wm$mmM v. . ; . - u H Sowings of the H1 i . M O il nommg j?i ill VtV'.i . .. 'i ''t 'Mjxsxaas' 1 '&?& 'u.ifc.--a '( -iNTIXt'ED.) Tli.' PynUfi (!. ugh (o the manner horn, wore weary of sun rnrchetl rork ntnl alt water. The hont wan coiiiint: In response (o their signal, ami : tho l!ht Inspired .lnk with fresh ' liopp. Like n lightning flash en mo the j reflection that if ho could keep them ; away from the well and destroy tho sampan now lmst'm: o tholr assist ance. porhnp conv. ';;. the bull; of their stores they would soon tire of Qlnfcing their thlrt on tlie few pitcher plant crowing on the mirth Mioro. "Coup quick!" he shouted, adjusting the hack sight of a rllle. "I.le down and aim at the front of that boat, a llttlo short if anything. It doesn't matter If tho bullets strike the ea tlrt." He placed the weapon in readiness for her and eommeneed operation1- him self before Iris could reach his side. Soon both lilh's were pithlng twenty shot a minute at the sampan. The re sult of their long ramie practice was not Ions In doubt. The Dyaks danced from eat to scat In a state of wild ex citement. One man was hurled over board. Then the craft luMicd sea ward In the strong current, and Jotiks told Iris to leave the rest to him. Ilpfore he could empty a second mag azine a fortunate buhet ripped a plank out and the sampan (Hied and went down ntuid a shrill yell of execration from the back of the cliff. The two Byak yet living endeavored to swim ashore, half a mile through shark In vested reefs. The sailor did not even trouble about them. After a few fran tic struggles each doomed wretch Hung up his arms and vanished. In the clear atmosphere the onlookers could see Mack fins cutting the pellucid spa. They were quiet ins downthe thirst llend was again slowly salting their veins when something of a dirty white color Muttered Into sight from behind the base of the opposite cliff. It was rapidly withdrawn, to reappear after an interval. Now It was held more steadily and a brown arm became visi ble. As Jenks did not Mre, a turbancd head popped Into sight. It was the Mo hammedan. "Xo shoot it," he roared. ".Me Ens llsh speak it." "Don't you speak Illndoostanee?" shouted Jenks In Urdu of the higher proficiency. "Yes, sir!" was the Joyful response. ""Will your honor permit his servant to come and talk with him?" "Ye, if you come unarmed." "And the chief, too. sahib?" "Yes. but listen! On tho lirst sign of treachery I will shoot both of you!" "Wo will keep faith, sahib. May kites pick our bones If we fall!" Then there stepped Into full view the Tenegade Mussulman and his leader. They carried no guns; the chief wore liis creese. "Tell him to leave that dagger be hind!" cried the sailor Imperiously. As the enemy demanded a parley he re solved to adopt the conqueror's tone from the outset The chief obeyed, with a scowl, and tho two advanced to the foot of the rock. "Stand close to me." said Jenks to Iris. "Let them see you plainly, but pull your hat .well down over your oyes." She silently followed his Instructions. Now that the very crisis of their fato had arrived she was nervous, shaken, conscious only of a desire to sink on her knees and pray. Tho two halted some ten paces in front of the cavern, and tho belliger ents surveyed each other. It -was a fas cinating spectacle, this drama in real life. The yellow faced Dyak, gaudily attired in a crimson jacket and sky blue pantaloons of Chinese silk, a man young and powerfully built, and the brown skinned, white clothed Moham medan, bony, tall and gray with hard ship, looked up at the occupants of the ledge. Iris, slim and boyish in her male garments, was dwarfed by the six foot failor. but her face was blood stained, and Jenks wore a six weeks' stubble of beard. Holding their rifles with alert ease, with revolvers strapped to their sides, they presented a warljke and imposing tableau In their Inaccessi ble perch. In the path of the emissa ries lay the bodies of the slain. Tho Dyak leader scowled again as he pass ed them. "Sahib," began the Indian, "my chief, Tilling S'All, does not wish to have any more of his men killed In a foolish quarrel about a woman. Give her up, he says, and ho will either leave you here in peace or carry you safely to Borne place where you can find n bhlp manned by white men." "A woman!" said Jenks scornfully. "That rfs Idle talk! What woman la here?" This question nonplused the native. "The woman whom, tun chief saw ... v,.-fv - ttv LOUIS teSKW v ... -.. . ... k niwarii J. i-ioue 2Lti's&.-5'5a3a2S5:'0 hair a month back, snhlh" "Tilling S'All was hewllched. I slew his men so quickly that lie saw spirits " The chief caught his name and broke In with a question. A volley of talk between the two was enlivened with expressive gesture-, by Tilling S'AII. who several times pointed to Iris, and Jenks now anathematized his thought less folly in permitting the Pyak to ap proach so near. The Mohammedan, of course, had never seen her and might have persuaded the other that In truth there were two men only on the rock. His fears were only too well founded. The Mussulman salaamed respectfully and said: "Protector of the poor, 1 cannot gain say your word, but Taung S'AII says that the maid stands by your side and Is none the less the woman he seeks In that she wears a man's clothing." "lie has sharp eyes, but his brain Is addled," retorted the sailor. "Why does ho come here to seek a woman who Is not of his race? Not only has he brought death to his people and nar rowly escaped it himself, but ho must know that any violence offered to us will mean tho extermination of his whole tribe by an English warship. Tell him to take away his boats and never visit this Isle again. I 'crimps I will then forget his treacherous at lempt to murder us while wo slept last night." The chief glared defiantly, while the Mohammedan said: "Sahib. It is best not to anger him too much. lie says he means to have the girl. ITe saw her beauty that day, and she Inllamed his heart. She has ost him many lives, but she Is worth i. sultan's ransom. He cares not for warships. They cannot reach his pil lage In tne hills. P.y the tomb of Nlzum-ud-din, sahib, he will not harm you If you give her up, but If you re fuse he will kill you both. And what Is one woman more or less In the world that she should cause strife and bloodletting?" The sailor knew the eastern charac ter too well not to understand the man's amazement that he should be so solicitous about the fate of one of the weaker sex. It was seemingly useless to offer terms, yet tho native was clear ly so anxious for an amicable settle ment that he caught at a straw. "You come from Delhi?" he asked. "Honored one, you have great wis dom." "None but a Delhi man swears by the tomb on the road to the Kutub. You have escaped from the Anda mans?" "Sahib, I did but slay a man in self defense." "Whatever the cause, you can never again see India. Nevertheless you would give many years of your life to mix once more with the bazaar foil;." The brown skJai assumed a sallow "That Is good speaking," ho gurgled. "Then help me and my friend to es cape. Compel your chief to leave the T)ic hclltqcrcnts aurvcycil each other. Island. Kill him! riot against him! I will promise you freedom and plenty of rupees. Do this, and I swear to you I will come In a ship and take you away. Tho miss sahib's father is pow erful. He has great lnlluonce with tho Indian government" Taung S'AII was evidently bewil dered and. anuoyed.J)y this passionate I x . """Til- r' ' appeal which he did not understand He demanded an eplaiiatlou, and the ready wilted native was obliged to in vent some plausible oruse. Yet when he raised his face to .leaks there wis the look of a hunted animal in bis eye 'Snitlli. ' he said, endeavoring to con ceal his agitation, "1 am one nnmiig many. A word from me. and tln would cut my throat If 1 were with you there on the rock I would die with you. for I was in the Kuniaon regiment when the trouble befell mo. It Is of n i avail to bargain with a tiger, sahib 1 suppose you Will Hot g!w Up the miss sahib. 1'retetid to argue with tin I will help in any way possible." leaks' heart bounded when this un looked for offer reached his cars. The unfortunate Moluitoineibtn was el deafly oncer to gel away' from the pi ratlcal sang Into whose power la- h.el fallen. I'ut the chief was Impatient, if not sii'iplclous, of thcM' long speeches Angrily holding forth a rllle. the sail or shoaled: "Tell Tilling S'AII that I will slay him and all his men ere tomorrow's sun rises. He knows something of mv power, but not all. Tonight at the twelfth hour you will find a rope bans lag from the rock. Tie thereto a vessel of water Fall not In this. will not forget your services 1 am Anstruther Sahib of the Helgatuu regiment." The native translated his words Into a tierce dellaiice of Taiinu S'All and his Dyaks. The chief glamcd at Jenks and Iris with an ominous smile. He muttered something. "Then, sahib, there Is nothing more to he said, l'.eware of tho trees on your right. They can send silent death even to the place where you stand. And I will not fall you tonight, on my life," cried the interpreter. "I believe you. Oo! I'ut inform your chief that once you have disap peared round the rock whence you came I will talk to him only with a rllle." Taung S'All seemed fo comprehend the Englishman's emphatic motions. Waving his hand defiantly, the Dyak turned, and, with one parting glance of mute assurance, the Indian followed him. Iris touched his arm and he told her all that had taken place. Iris be came very downcast when she grasped the exact state of affairs She was al most certain when the Dyaks proposed a parley that reasonable terms would result. It horrified her beyond meas ure to find that she was the rock on which negotiations were wrecked. Hope died within her. The bitterness of death was in her breast. "What an unlucky Influence I havehad on your existence!" she exclaimed. "If it were not for me this trouble at least would be spared you. Itecause I am hero you are condemned. Again, be cause I stopped you from shooting that wretched chief and his companions they are now demanding your life as a forfeit. It Is all my fault. I can not bear It" She was on the verge of tears. The strain had become too great for her. After indulging in a wild dream of freedom, to be told that they must again endure the irksome confinement, the active suffering, the slow horrors of a siege In that rocky prison, almost distracted her. Jenks was very stern and curt In his reply. "Wo must make the best of a bad business," he said. "If wo are la a tight place (he Dyaks are not much bettor off, and eighteen of their num ber are dead or wounded. You forget, too, that Providence has sent us a most useful ally in the Mohammedan. When all is said and done, things might be far worse than they are." Never before had his tone been so cold, his manner so abrupt, not even In the old days when he purposely en deavored to make her dislike him. She walked along the ledge and tim idly bent over him. "Forgive me!" she whispered. "I did forget for the moment not only tho goodness of Providence, but also your self sacrificing devotion. I am only a wo:r.i.:;, r.r.d 1 don't want in '.He yet. but I will not live unless you, too, are saved." Once already that day she had ex pressed this thought In other words. I WW. fA.. ..I....I.-..1.. Jmilm. Illtll.u. ur rtumi.- lliiuii t lli'.ilil lulling through her brain? Suppose they were faced with tho alternatives of dying from thirst or yielding to the Dyaks Was there another way out? .leaks shivered, though the rock was grilling him. He must divert her mind from this dreadful brooding. "The fact Is," he said, with a feeble attempt at cheerfulness, "we are both hungry and consequently grumpy. Now, suppose you prepare lunch. Wo will feel over so much better after we have eaten." The girl choked back her emotion nnd smily essayed the task of provid ing a meal which was hateful to her. A few tears fell now nnd made llttlo furrows down her soiled cheeks. Hut they were helpful tears, tears of resig nation, not of despair. Although the "destruction that wasteth at noonday" was trying her sorely, she again felt strong and sustained. She oven smiled on detecting an 111' voluntary effort to clear her stained face. She was about to carry a biscuit and some" tinned meat to tho sailor when a sharp, exclamation. from him (Continued on Sixth Pago,) A?Ey& RIDER !lu i.., on w 'l?-i33i K .JS I rh "tff-tfw. a . jva I . rr .o., -Bit i j a-u wft i I W Sloe Sii $10 to $2 , V,r.i with lousier - Drakes and l'ltucluivlohs Tire,. $ pillE.!l' 7 to $S2 jL J"tfil bV11 VSM ?)n' ""i'"' l 'ii'.v Maud. ml tires inul boit m -.jxys?l'' mfjjj5jjjY?i ' lil eq.'.ipmi nt on all our lnc ! s. ,( rnui t! qn raut-r. H 'Vl'VRI'B7iv i'SH V.offffP ON APPROVAL t'.'o. D. tn any B I i' ff I'n1 P'l ono "'''"'"' " '"'"' il't"Sil and allow 10 DAYS h I' 'AElLr kv-.'4r lV K '- E TRIAL bel.m pmrha-o is binding. W ' mli KDWr4r 500 Second! Nana Wheats tf in &ft i I Rtfl MfiY KWV n '"' ' "'"' .' 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