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ing immured in a foul tunnel, and al
most as dark. Jonks locked over the
parapet. He thought he could distin
guish some vujnie Inures on the sands,
so lie 11 red at them. A volley of an
swering bullets crashed Into the rock
on all sides. The Dyaks had laid their
plans well this time. A firing squad
stationed beyond the smoke area and
supplied with all the available guns
commenced and kept up a smart fusil
lade in the direction of tb ledge in
order to cover the operations of tho
sealing puvty.
Jonks rgjllzed that to expose himself
"was to court a serious wound and
achieve no useful purpose. lie fell
back out of range, laid down his rllle
and grabbed the crowbar. At brief in
tervals a deep hollow boom came up
from the valley. At llrst it puzzled
them until the sailor hit upon an ex
planation. Mir Jan was busy.
The end of a strong, roughly made
ladder swung through the smoke and
banged against the ledge. Before
Jenks could reach it those hoisting It
into position hastily retreated. They
wore- standing In front of the cave, and
the Mohammedan made play ou them
with a rllle at thirty feet.
Jenks, using Ids crowbar as a lever,
toppled the ladder clean over. It fell
outward and disconcerted a section of
the musketeers.
"Well done!" cried Iris.
The sailor, astounded by her tone,
save her a Hooting glance. She was
very pale now, but not with fear. Her
eyes wore slightly contracted, her nos
trils quivering, her lips set tight and
her chin dimpled. Resting on one knee,
with a revolver In each hand, she scorn
ed no puling mate for the gallant man
who fought for her.
There was no time for further speech.
Three ladders were reared against the
2fow both crowbar and revolver were
needed.
rock. They were so poised and held
3beow that Jenks could not force them
backward. A fourth appeared, Its
coarse shafts looming into sight like
the horns of some gigantic animal.
The four covered practically the whole
front of tho ledge save where Mir Jan
cleared a little spuce on the level.
The sailor was standing now, with
the crowbar clinched In both hands.
The firing in the vulley Blackened and
-died away. A Dyak fuce, grinning like
a Japanese demon, appeared at tho top
of the ladder nearest to Iris.
"Don't lire!" shouted Jenks. And the
iron bar crushed downward. Two oth
ers pitched themselves half on to tho
ledge. Now both crowbar and revolv
er were needed. Three ladders were
thus cumbered somewhat for those be
neath, and Jonks sprang toward tho
fourth nud most distant. Men were
crowdlug It like ants. Close to his feet
lay an empty water cask. It was a
crude weapon, but effective when well
pitched, and tho Bailor bad never made
a better shot for a goal In the midst
of a hard fought scrimmage than ho
made with that tub for the head of tho
uppermost pirate.
Another volley came from tho sands.
A bullet plowed through his hair nnd
sent his sou'wester Hying. Again tho
besiegers Bwarmcd to tho attack. One
way or tho other they must succeed.
A man nnd a woman oven such n man
and such a woman could noLJtcop at
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By LOUIS
TRACY
Copjrrirfht. 1903, by
Edward J. Clode
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,y an infuriated" horde of" tlfty sav-
'es lighting at close quarters and un-
r these grievous conditions,
Jenks knew what would happen. lie
would be shot while repelling tho scal
ing party. And Iris! Dear heart 1 She
was thinking of him.
"Keep back! They can never gain
the ledge!" she shrieked.
And then, above the din of the fu
sillade, the yells of the assailants and
the bawling of the wounded, there
came through tho air a screaming, tear
ing, ripping sound which drowned all
others. It traveled with incredible
speed, and before tho sailor could be
lieve his ears for lie well knew what
it meant a shrapnel shell burst in
front of the ledge and drenched the
valley with Hying lead.
Jenks was Just able to drag Iris flat
against the rock ere the time fuse op
erated and tho bullets llew. lie could
form no theory, hazard no conjecture.
All he knew was that a twelve pounder
shell had llown toward them through
space, scattering red ruin among the
amazed scoundrels beneath. Instantly
he rose again, lest perchance any of tho
Dyaks should have gained a foothold
on the ledge.
The ladders were empty. He could
hear a good deal of groaning, the foot
steps of running men and some dis
tant shouting.
"Sahib!" yelled Mir Jan, drawn from
Ids retreat by the commotion without.
"Yes," shouted Jenks.
The native, in a voice cracked with
excitement, told him something. Tho
sailor asked a few rapid questions to
make quite sure that Mir Jan was not
mistaken.
Then he throw his arms round Iris,
drew her close and whispered:
"My darling, wo are saved! A war
ship has anchored Just beyond the
south reef, and two boats filled with
nrmed sailors arc now puWpg ashore."
CHAPTER XV.
T
HE drifting smoke was still so
dense that not even the lloor of
the valley could bo discerned.
Jenks dared not leave Iris at
such a moment.
He called to Mir Jan:
"Take off your turban nnd hold it
above your head if you think they can
boo you from the warship."
"It Is all right, sahib," came tho
cheering answer. "One boat Is close
Inshore. I think, from the uniforms,
they arc English sahibs, such as I
have seen at Garden Reach. Tho Dy
aks have nil gone."
Nevertheless Jenks waited. There
was nothing to gain by being too pre
cipitate. A false step now might undo
the achievements of many weeks.
Mir Jan was dancing about beneath
in a state of wild excitement.
"They have seen the Dyaks running
to their sampans, sahib," he yelled,
"and the second boat is being pulled In
that direction! Yet another has Just
left the ship."
A translation made Iris excited, ea
ger to go down and see these wonders.
The boom of a cannon catwe fi-om the
sen. Instinctively the girl ducked for
safety, though iter companion smiled
at her fears, for the shell would havo
long preceded tho report had it trav
eled their way.
"One of the remaining sampans lins
got under way," ho explained, "and tho
warship is firing nt her."
"Foor wretches!" murmured Iris.
"Cannot the survivors be allowed to
escape?"
"Well, wo are unable to interfere.
Those caught on the Island will proba
bly bo taken to the raalnlund and
hanged for their crimes, so tho manner
of their end Is not of much conse
quence." To the girl's manifest relief, there
was no more firing, and Mir Jan an
nounced that a number of sailors were
actually on shore. Then her thoughts
turned to a matter of concern to the
feminine mind even in the gravest mo
ments of existence. She laved her faco
with water nnd Bought her discarded
skirt
Soon tho steady tramp of boot clad
feet advancing at tho double was
heard on the shingle, and an officer's
voice, speaking tho crudo nindoostnnee
of the euglue room and forecastle,
shouted to Mir Jan:
"III, you black fellow! Aro there
any white people here?"
Jenks sang out:
"Yes, two of ubI Perched on the
rock over your heads. Wo nro coming
down."
He cast loose the rope lodder. Iris
was limp and trembling.
"Steady, sweetheart," lie whispered.
"Don't forgot the slip between the cup
and tho lip. Hold tight, but havo no
foar. 1 will bo Just beneath."
It was well lie took this precaution.
She was now s' un .r i.i-
guarded mover . m, li Ii l
an accident, llwi , ...... v .,. ; :,
her lover was t""i ihe 1,1110. 1 ' b 1
hand guiding l. .; 1 1 1 mu
of the ladder, smlr'ncd l:ci .' c.. .
almost reaelie 1 ;.v ' -1 lo
exclamation inn. - 'i , o
blow caused !.: h h.-.l m I
downwnrd.
A Dyak, v'u? n tl fi ol nr
the scaling h-t! . iv ' u , ,,;
ed by n sheil .v.. 1! " . I t 1.
descent. In his left hand U- i. 'k 1 11
parang: his right arm was bandaged.
Though unable to rise, the vengeful
pirate mustered his remaining strength
to crawl toward the swaying ladder. It
was Taung S'Ali, Inspired with the
hate nnd venom of the dying snake.
Even yet he hoped to deal a mortal
stroke at the man who had dolled him
and all his cutthroat band. He might
have succeeded, as Jenks was so taken
up with Iris, were It not for the watch
ful oyes of Mir Jan. The Mohammedan
sprang at him, with an oath, and gave
1 il 111 such a murderous whack with tho
butt of a ritle that the Dyak chief col
lapsed and breathed out his tierce spirit
in a groan.
At the llrst glance Jenks did not rec
ognize Taung S'Ali owing to his change
of costume. Through the thinner smoke
he could see several sailors running up.
Rut, with the passing of the chief,
their last peril had gone. Tho next In
stant they were standing on the linn
ground, and a Rrltlsh naval lieutenant
was saying eagerly:
"We seem to have turned up in the
nick of time. Do you, by any chance,
belong to the Sirdar?"
"Wo are tho sole survivors," answer
ed the sailor.
"You two only?"
"Yes. She struck on the northwest
reef of this island during a typhoon.
This lady, Miss Iris Deane, and I were
Hung ashore"
"Miss Deano! Tan It be possible?
Let me congratulate you most heart
ily. Sir Arthur Deane Is on board the
Orient at this moment."
"The Orient!"
Iris was dazed. It wns all too won
derful to be qulto understood yet. Sho
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 olllcer. "Hero lie Is coming
ashore. Ho wanted to come with us,
but the captain would not permit it,
ns there seemed to bo some trouble
ahead."
Sure enough, even the girl's swim
ming eyes could distinguish the gray
bearded civilian seated beside an olll
cer In the stern sheets of a small gig
now threading a path through the bro
ken reef beyond Turtle beach. In live
minutes father nnd daughter would
meet.
Meanwhile tho olllcer, intent on duty,
uddressed Jenks again.
"May I ask who you are?"
"My name is Austruther Robert Aa
Itruther." Iris, clinging to his arm, heard the
teply.
So he had abandoned all pretense.
Ho was ready to faco the world at her
side. Sho stole a loving glance at him
as she cried:
"Yes; Captain Austruther of tho In
dian staff corps. If ho will not toll
you all that ho has done, how he lias
saved my life twenty times, how lie
has fought single handed against
eighty men, ask me!"
"Captain Anstruther docs not appear
to have left much for us to do, Miss
Deane," the olllcer said. "Indeed,"
turning to Robert, "is there nny way
In which my men will be useful?"
"I would recommend that they drag
the green stuff off that lire and stop
the smoke. Then a detachment should
go round tho north side of the island
nnd drive tho remaining Dyaks into
Uie hands of the party you havo landed,
as I understand, nt the farther end of
ttie south beach. Mir Jan, the Moham
medan hero, who has been a most faith
ful ally during part of our Bloge, will
act as guide."
Tho other man cast a comprehensive
glance over the rock, with its scaling
ladders nnd dangling rope ladder, the
cave, the llttlo groups of dead or un
conscious pirates for every wounded
man who could move a limb had
crawled away after the first shell burst
and drew a deep breath.
"How long wore you up there?" he
asked.
"Over thirty hours."
"It was a great flght!"
"Somewhat worso thnn It looks," said
Anstruther. "This Is only tho end of
it. Altogether we havo accounted for
nearly twoscore of the poor devils."
Robert looked toward tho approach
ing boat. She would not land yet for
a couple of minutes.
"By tho way," ho said, "will you
tell mo your name?"
"Playdon Lieutenant Philip n.
Plnydon."
"Do you know to what nutlon this
island belongs?"
"It Is no man's land, I think. It is
marked 'uninhabited on tho chart"
"Then," said Anstruther, "I call upon
you, Lieutenant Playdon, and all others
here present to witness that I, Robert
Anstruther, late of tho Indian army,
acting on bohnlf of myself nnd Miss
Iris Deano, declare that wo have taken
possession of this island In tho nnmo
of his Ilrltannic majesty tho king of
England that wo nro tho Joint occu
(Continued on Sixth Pago.)
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