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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Times, 1912-05-30, Page 7THF WINGTI.MM TIMES, MAY ; u, 1912 ;al1,►70.�i► • &heWings fthe Morning By LOUIS TRACY Copyright, 1903, by Edward J. Clode L •�s: •:r}: •aria '��'. ,.1: •ti,: :.yam �7 Jenks told him that the clip and the twelve packets were lying at the foot of the rock, where Mir Jau speedily discovered them. The Mohammedan gave satisfactory assurance that he un- elerstootl the mechanism of the rifle by filling and adjusting the magazine. Then l'e went to examine the corpse of the nu. a who lay in the opeu near the •quarry path. The sailor stood in instant readiness to make at counter demonstration were the native assailed. Part there was no sign of the Dyaks. Mir Jan returned with the news that the sixth victim of the brief yet fierce encounter was a renegado Maclay. He was so confident that the, enemy had enough of it for the night that, after recovering Jenks' revolver, he boldly went to the well and drew himself n supply of water. During supper Jenks told Iris se much of the story as was good for her •—that is to say, he cut down the casu- alty list. It was easy to see what had hap- pened. The Dyaks, having missed the Mohammedan and their water bag, • searched for hint and heard the con- versation at the foot of the rock. Knowing that their presence was sus- pected, they went back for re -enforce- ments and returned by the shorter and more advantageous route along Turtle beach. Iris would have talked all night, but Jenks made bei go to sleep by pillow- ing her head against his shoulder and smoothing her tangled tresses with his hand, He managed to lay her ou a com- fortable pile of ragged clothing and then resumed his vigil. Mir Jan of- fered to mount guard beneath, but Jenks bade him go within the cave and remain there, for the dawn would soon be upon them. Left alone with his thoughts, he won- dered what the rising sun would bring in its train. He reviewed the events of the last twenty-four hours. Iris and he—Miss Deane, Mr. Jenks, to each other—were then undiscovered in their refuge, the Dyaks were gathered Around a roaring fire in the valley, and Mir Jan was keen in the hunt as the keenest among them. Now Iris was his affianced bride, over twenty of the enemy were killed :aid many wounded, and Mir Jan, n devoted adherent, was seated beside the skeleton in the gloom of the cavern. A period of reflection could hardly pass without a speculative dive into the future. .If Iris and be were res- cued, what would happen when" they went forth once more into the busy world? Not for one instant did he doubt her faith. Site was true as steel, knit to him now by bonds of triple brass. But what would Sir Ar- thur Deane think of his daughter's marriage to a discredited and cashiered officer? Whitt was it that poor Mir Jan called hiutselr—"a disgraced man?" Yes, that was it. Could that stain be removed? Mir Jan was doing it. Why not he—by other means, .for his good name rested on the word of a perjured woman? Wealth was potent, but not all powerful. He would ask Iris to wait until he came to her unsoiled by slander, purged of this odium cast up- on him unmerited. To awake her he kissed her; he knew not, perchance it might he their last kiss on earth. Not yet dawn, there was morning iu the air, for the first faint shafts of light were not visible from their eyrie owing to its position. But there was much to be done. The canvas awning was rolled back and the stores built into a barricade in- tended to shelter Iris. "What is that for?" she asked when she discovered its nature. He told her. She definitely refused to avail herself of any such protection. "Robert, dear," she said, "if the at- tack comes to our very door, se to speak, surely I must help you. Elven my slight aid may stem a rush in one place while you are busy in another." He explained to her that if hand to hand eghting were necessary he would ,depend more upon a crowbar than a ride to sweep the ledge clear. she might be in the way. "Very well. The moment you tet me to get behind that fence I will die so. Even there I can use a revolver." That reminded him. His own pistol was unloaded. He poseessed only rive more cartridges of small caliber. lice placed them In the weapon and gave it to her. "Now you have eleven men's fires in your hands," he said. "Try not to mise if yon must shoot." In the dim light he could not see the epasm of paid that clouded her face. No Dyak would reach her while he !lived. If he fell, there Was another We tor one of those cartridges. The sailor had cleared the main deer ;of tbe rock and VMS placing his felt 'Blies and other implement% within Oak reach when a Llai came trdnt beneath. "Mir Jan!" exclaimed Iris. "What now?" demanded leaks oyer #ho Aide. 'Sahib, they conk!" "I am prepared. Let that 'snake get back to hits hole in the rock, lest at Mongoose 'seize him by the head." liiir San, engaged in a scouting elipe• clition oa Ms own account, underste04 $hat the officer sahib's orders must be l0isevtld. ilio vanished. Soon the. btRt a great crackling among the bushes on the right, but Jenks knew even before he looked that the Dyaks had correctly, estimated the extent of his fire zone and would keep out of it. The first physical intimation of the enemy's design they received was a pungent but pleasant smell of burning pine, borne to theme by the northerly, breeze and filling the air with its aro- uta. The Dyaks kindled a huge fire. The heat was perceptible even on the ledge, but the minutes passed and the dawn broadened foto day without any other result belug achieved. Iris, a little drawn and pale with sus- pense, said, with a timid giggle: "This does not seem to be so very, serious. It reminds me of my efforts to cook." "There is more to follow, I fear, dear one. But the Dyaks are fools, They should have waited until night fell again after wearing us out by constant vigilance all day. If they intend to em- ploy `smoke it would be far worse for us at night." Phew! A volume of murky vapor arose that nearly suffocated them by the first whiff of its, noisome fumes. It curled like a black pall over the face of the rock- and blotted out sea and sky. They coughed incessantly and nearly choked, for the Dyaks had thrown wet seaweed on top of the burning pile of dry wood. Mir Jan, born in interior In- dia, knew little about the sea or its products, and when the savages talked of seaweed he thought they meant green wood. Fortunately for him, the ascending clouds of smoke missed the cave or infallibly he must have been stifled. "Lie flat on the rock!" gasped. Jenks. Careless of waste, he poured water over a coat and made Iris bury her mouth and nose in the wet cloth. This gave her immediate relief, and she showed her woman's wit by tying the sleeves of the garment behind her neck. Jenks nodded comprehension and fol- lowed her example, for by this means their bands were left free. The black cloud grew more dense each few seconds. Nevertheless, owing to the slope of the ledge and the tend- ency of the smoke to rise, the south side was far more tenable than the north. Quick to uote this favorable cir- cumstance, the sailor deduced a fur- ther fact from it. A barrier erected on the extreme right of the ledge would be a material gain. He sprang up, dragged the huge tarpaulin from its former location and propped it on the handle of the pickax, driven by one mighty stroke deep into a crevice of the rock. It was no mean feat of strength that he performed. He swung the heavy and cumbrous canvas into position as if it were a dust cloth, IIe emerged from the gloom of the driven cloud red eyed, but triumphant. Instantly tiro vapor on the ledge lessened, and they could breathe, even talk. Overhead and in front the smoke swept in eves increasing density, but once again Oil sailor had outwitted the Dyaks' ma' neuvers. "We have won the first rubber," hl whispered to Iris. Above, beneath, beyond, they couli see nothing. The air they breathes was hot and fetid. It was like be ing immured in a foul tunnel, and ale most ns dark. Jenks looked over thi parapet. He thought he could distiri guish some vague figures on the sand so he fired at them. A. volley of an swering bullets crashed into the rod on all sides. The Dyaks had laid theli plans well this time. A. firing squat stationed beyond the smoke area ant supplied with all the available gun! commenced and kept up a smart fusil lade in the direction of the ledge order to cover the operations of the scaling party. Jenks realized that to expose himself was to court a serious wound and achieve no useful purpose. He fell back out of rapge, laid down his rifle and grabbe -the crowbar, At brief in- tervals a deep. hollow boom came up from the valley. At first it puzzled theist until the sailor hit upon an egs planation. Mir Jan was busy. The end of a strong, roughly made ladder swung through the smoke and Winged against the ledge. Before h hoisting Jenks could reach it those It into position hastily1Y retreated. They were standing in front of the cave, and the Mohammedan made play on them with a rifle at thirty feet. Jenks, using his 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, gave her a fleeting glance. She was very pale now, but not with fear. Her eyes were 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 seem - e1 nmano puling mate for the gallant who fought for her. 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Our pals eat* itwhile ethers de net. Carter't Little fleet Plat are very small end very easy to take. Oneortwo pillsmakc a dose. They are strictly Vegetable and do not gripe or page,but by SAD gentle Wien plaa aaiu Who ;tee tam pit3'$i 1111010111 lel MUM; Now both crowbar and revolver were needed. rock. They were so poised and held below 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 the ledge save where Mir San cleared a little space on the level. The sailor was standing now, with the crowbar clinched in both hands. The firing in the valley slackened and died away. A Dyak face, grinning like a Japanese demon, appeared at the top of the ladder nearest to Iris. "Don't fire!" shouted Jenks. And the iron bar crushed downward. Two oth- ers pitched themselves half on to the ledge. Now both crowbar and revolv- er were needed. Three ,ladders were thus cumbered somewhat for those be- neath, and Jenks sprang toward the fourth and most distant. Men were crowding it like ants. Close to his feet lay an empty water cask. It was a crude weapon, but effective when well Pitched, and the sailor had never made a better shot for a goal in the midst of a hard fought scrimmage than he made with that tub for the head of the uppermost pirate. Another volley came from the sands. A bullet plowed through his hair and sent his sou'wester flying. Again the besiegers swarmed to the attack. One way or the other they must succeed. A. man and a woman—even such a man and such a woman—could not keep at bay an infuriated horde of fifty sav- ages fighting at close quarters and un- der these grievous conditions. • Jenks knew what would happen. He would be shot while repelling the seal- ing party. And Iris! Dear heart! She was thinking of him. "Beep back! They can never gain the ledge!" she shrieked. And then, above the din of tbe fu- sillade, the yells of the assailants and the bawling of the wounded, there came through the air a screaming, tear- ing, ripping sound which drowned all others. It traveled with incredible speed, and before the sailor could be- lieve his ears—for he well knew what it meant—a shrapnel shell burst in front of the ledge and drenched the valley with w i flying lead. Jenks was just able to drag Iris fiat against the rock ere the time fuse op- erated and the bullets flew. Ile could form no theory, hazard no conjecture. All he knew was that a twelve pounder shell had flown toward them througlk suttee, scattering red ruin among the amazed scoundrels beneath. Instantly he rose again, lest perchance any of the Dyaks should have gained a foothold on the ledge. The ladders were empty. He could hear a good deal of gronning, the foot- steps of running men and some dis- tant shouting. "Sahib!" yelled Mir Jan, drawn from his retreat by the commotion 'without. "Yes," shouted Jenks. The native, in a voice cracked with excitement, told him something. The sailor Asked a few rapid questions to make quite sure that Mir Jan was not »]istAlte11. Then he threw Ills arms round Iris, drew her +lose and whispered: "My (-lading, we :ire saved! A war- ship has anchored just beyond the south reef, and two Beate Riled with armed sailors are now pulling ashore." CHAPTER XV. IIE drifting smoke was still so dense that not even the floor of the valley could be discerned. .Teaks dareel not leave Iris at such a moment. Ile called to Mir Jan: "Take off your turban and hold it above your lte:ttl if you think they can see you from the warship." "It is all right, sahib," came the cheering answer. "One boat is close lnsliore. I think, from the uniforms, they are English sahibs, such as I have seen at Garden Reach. The Dy- aks have allg one." Nevertheless Jenks waited. There tics nothing to gain by being too pre- cipitate. A false step now might undo the achievements of many weeks. Mir Jan was (lancing about beneath in a state of wild excitement. "They have seen the I)yaks 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 came from the sea. Instinctively the girl ducked for safety, though her companion smiled at her fears, for the shell would have long preceded the report had it trav- eled their way. "Ono of the remaining sampans Inas got under way," he explained, "marl the warship is firing at her." "Poor wretches!" murmured Iris. "Cannot the survivors be allowed to escape?" "Well, we are unable to interfere. Those caught on the island will proba- bly be taken to the mainland and hanged for their crimes, so the manner of their end is not of much conse- quence." To the girl's manifest relief, there was no more firing, and Mir Jan au - flounced that a number of sailors were actually on shore. Then her thoughts turned to a matter of concern to the feminine mind even 1n the gravest mo- ments of existence. She laved her face with water and sought her discarded skirt. Soon the steady tramp of boot clad feet advancing at the double was heard on the shingle, and an officer's voice, speaking the crude Iiindoostauee of the engine room and forecastle, shouted to Mir San: "HI, you . black fellow! any white people here?" Jenks sang out: "Yes, two of us! Perched on the rock over your bends. We are coming down." He cast loose the rope ladder. Iris was limp and trembling. "Steady, sweetheart," he whispered. "Don't forget the slip between the cup and the lip. Ilold tight, but have no fear. I will be just beneath." It was well he took this precaution. Site was now so unnerved that an un- guarded movement night have lett 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 a heavy blow caused Jenks to halt and look downward. A Dyak, lying at the foot of one of the scaling ladders and severely wound- ed by a shell splinter, witnessed their descent. In his left hand he grasped a parang; his right arm was bandaged. Thou,h unable to rise, the vengeful pirate mustered his retraining strength to crawl toward the swaying ladder. It was Tatting S'Ali, inspired with the hate and venom of the dying snake. Even yet he hoped to deal a mortal stroke at the man who hall defied him and all his cutthroat baud. lie might have succeeded, as Jenks was so taken up with Iris, were it not for the watch- ful eyes of Mir Jan. The Mohammedan sprang at him, with an oath,.auct.gave him such a murderous whack with the bntt of a rifle that the Dyak chief col- lapsed and breathed out his fierce spirit in a groan. - At tl:e first glance Jenks did not rec- ognize Taung S'Ali owing to his change of costume. Through the thinner smoke Le could see several sailors running up. But, with the passing of the chief, their last peril hall gone. The next in- stant they were standing on the firm ground, and a British 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?" "We are the sole survivors," answer- ed the sailor. "Yon two only?" "Yes. She struck on the northwest reef of this island during a typhoon. This lady, Miss Iris Deane, and I were flung ashore"— "Miss Deane! Cau it be possible? Let me cougratulatte you most heart- ily,on hoard the � • . • bur Deane ne isb fly, Sir Arthur Orient at this ntomeut" "The Orient!" Iris was daze(!. It was all too won- derful to be quite understood yet. She turned to Robert: "Do you hear? They say my father Is not for away. Take me to him." "No need for that, miss," interrupted a warrant officer. "Ilere he is coating ashore. He wanted to conte with us, but the captain would not permit it, as there seemed to be some trouble ahead." Sure enough, even the girl's swim- ming eyes could distinguish the gray bearded civilian seatted beside an offi- cer in the stern sheets of a small gig now threading n path through the bro- ken reef' beyond Turtle beach. 1u five minutes father and daughter would meet. Meanwhile the otfieer, intent on duty, addressed Jenks again. "May I ask who you are?" "My name is Anstruther—Robert An- struther." Iris, clinging to hid arta, heard the reply. Are there So he had abandoned all pretense. Ile was ready to Pace the world at her in n side. She stole a. loving glance at biro as she cried: "Yes; captain Austruther of the In- dian staff corps. If lie 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 nteu, ask ate!" "t tptaiu Aua;truther does not appear to have left nlucli for us to do, Miss Deane," the officer said. "Indeed," turning to Robert, "is there any way in which my men will be useful?" "I would recumuu•nd that they drag the green stuff orf that fire and stop the smoke. Then a detachment should go round the north side of the island and drive the remaining Dyaks auto the hands of the party yon have landed, as I understand, at the farther end of the south beac'h. Mir San, the "Moham- medan here, who has been a most faith- ful ally during part of our siege, will act as guide." The other man east a comprehensive glance over the rock, with its sealing ladders and dangling rope ladder, the cave, the little 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 dt+ep breath. "How long were you up there?" he asked. "Over thirty hours." a• F "It was a great fight!" "Somewhat worse than it looks," said Anstruther. "This is only the end of it. Altogether we have accounted for nearly twoscore of the poor devils." Robert looked toward the approach- ing boat. She would not land yet for a couple of minutes. "By the way," he said, "will you tell me your name?" "Playdon — Lieutenant Philip H. Playdon." "1)o you !,now to what nation this island belongs?" "It is no man's land, I think. It le marked 'uninhabited' on tie chart." "Then," said Anstruther, "I call upon you, Lieutenant Playdon, and all others here present to witness that I, Robert Anstruther, late of tbe Indian army, acting on behalf of myself and Miss Iris Deane, declare that we have taken possession of this island in the name of his Britannic majesty the king, of England, that we are the joint occu- piers and owners thereof and claim all property rights vested therein." These formal phrases, coining at such a moment, amazed his bearers. Iris alone had as inkling of the underlying motive. "I don't suppose any one will dispute your title," said the naval officer grave- ly. Ile unquestionably imagined that suffering and exposure had slightly dis- turbed the other man's senses. "Thank you," replied Robert with equal composure, though he felt in- clined to laugh at Playdon's mystifica- tion. "I only wished to secure a suffi- cient number of witnesses for a verbal declaration. When I have a few min- utes to spare I will affix a legal notice ou the wall in front of our cave." Playdon bowed silently. There. was something in the speaker's manner that puzzled hire. He detailed a small guard to accompany Robert and Iris, who now walked toward the beach, and asked Mir Jan to pilot him as suggest- ed by Anstruther. The boat was yet many yards from shore when Iris ran. forward and stretched out her arms to the man who was staring at her with wistful de- spair. "Father! Father!" she cried. "Don't you know me?" Sir Arthur Deane was looking at the two strange figures on the sands, and each moment his heart sank lower. This Island held his final hope. During many weary weeks, since the day when a kindly admiral placed the cruiser Orient at his disposal, he had scoured the China sea, the coasts of Borneo and Java for some tidings of the i11 fated Sirdar. To examine every sand patch and tree covered shoal in the China sea was an impossible task. All the Orient could do was to visit the principal is- lands and institute inquiries among the fishermen and small traders. At last, the previous night, a Malay, tempted by hope of reward, boarded the vessel when lying at anchor off the large is - laud away to the south and told the captain a wondrous tale of a devil haunted place inhabited by two white spirits, a male and a female, whither a local pirate named Taung S'Ali had gone by chance with his men and suf- fered great loss. But Taung S'Ali was bewitched by the female spirit and had returnedthere with a great force, swearing to capture her or perish. The spirits, the Malay said, had dwelt upon the island for many years. His father and grandfather knew the place and feared it. Taung S'Ali would never be seen again. This queer yarn was the first indica- tion they received of the whereabouts of any persons who might possibly be shipwrecked Europeans, though not survivors from the Sirdar. Anyhow, Ow t:ny clot lay in the vessel's north- ward treek, so a enurse was set to ar- rive h • • off the •island scan after dawn. Events on shore, as seen by the offi- cer on watch, told their own tale. Wherever Dyaks are fighting there is misc'1•ief on foot, so the Orient took a haul in the proceedings. Bet Sir Arthur Deane, after an a;go- ni:;ed io'rutiny of the weird larking pers 1113 escorted by the sailors to the water's e,'.ge, s•ldly acicnow•icdti .1 that neitl or of these could be the d n:Alter Shona he sortable He bowed his head In hnntt':e resignation. and he thousht he was the victim of a cruel hallucina- tion wl 011 Itis' tremulous neveltts reached itis ears: "Father. father! Don't you knew me?" IIe stood up, atnized and trembling. "Yes, father, dear, It Is 1, your own little girl given bark to you." 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Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, one pill a dose, 25 cents, at all dealers, or 1'sdmanson. Bates di Co., Tomato. many, many times since the moment the Sirdar was lost." It was no time for questioning. Sir Arthur Deane tools off his hat and beld out his hand, "Captain Anstruther," he said, "as I owe you my daughter's life I owe you that which I eau never ropey. And owe you my own life. too, for I could not have survived the knowledge that she was (lead." Robert took the proffered hand, "I think, Sir Arthur, that of the two 1 am the more deeply indebted. There are some privileges whose value can- not be measured, and among them the privilege of restoring your daughter to your arms takes the highest place." Then he turned to Iris, "I think," be said, "that your father should take you on board the Orient, tris, There you may perhaps find some suitable clothing, eat something and recover from the exciting events of the morning. Afterward you must bring Sir Arthur ashore again, and we will guide him over the island. I nm cure you will find much to tell him meanwhile." The baronet could not fail to note the manner in which these two ad- dressed each other, the fearleee love which leaped from eye to eye. tee,•,tinn acceptance of a rclationshi,i ,ret to be questioned or gainsaid. is :.: t feel Iris, without spoken word ea tee eve. jcet. Lad tacitly agreed slightest semblance of sub:eq.- us unworthy alike of their r:( :e'c't, :. • nae and their love. "Your suggestion is adntira fee." cried Sir Arthur. "The ships star. e :1.ag provide Iris with some sort of re oe , and an old friend of hers i.; on 1: this moment, little exl•ectins Ler p,., encs. Lord Ventnor has ::c•alleolits1 me in my search. lle win, of e.;.11e0, be delighted"— Anstruther flushed a deep brott::e, lett Iris broke in: "Father, why did he come with o a12" Sir Arthur, driven into this sleben squall of explanation, bccal:le digni- fied. "Well, you see, my dear, under the circumstances he felt en auzie:y al- most commensurate with ray own." "But why, why?" Iris was quite calm. With Robert near, she was courageous. Even the perturbed baronet experlene c(1 a new ;sensation as his troubied glance fell be- fore her searching eyes. His daughter had left filen a joyous, heedless girl. (To be ceetieteei.) 4t