The Rajah's Fortress — page 134: what you’re looking at

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THE RAJAH’S FORTRESS. 125 Melton inquired eagerly. ‘In case he should find any of the English there, you know ?” “Certainly. You had better go and prepare them now. You will find plenty of paper in the table drawer in the front room.” Melton thanked him and hurried off, resolved to lose no time, for the Post would relish a col- umn or two of his adventures and his strange re- ception by Mr. Bolton. He worked briskly all the afternoon, and by evening had completed a long MS. for his paper, half a dozen letters for friends at home, and a very important missive for Chut- ney, giving a detailed account of Dalo’s treachery. A big, powerful-looking savage was singled out by Bolton, and just as it was growing dark he started off on his perilous journey with particular instructions and Melton’s precious packet of letters concealed in his waistcloth. They spent a very pleasant evening. This se- curity, after all his recent peril, was delightful to Melton, and he listened with deep enjoyment to Bolton’s tales of adventures that he had passed through in the course of his wandering life. It was late when they finally turned in, and it seemed to Melton as though he had just closed his eyes when a commotion outside woke him up. He heard the Irishman’s voice raised to a high pitch, and then the outer gate creaked on its posts, Pull- ing on his clothes hastily, he rushed outside, and to his surprise found that it was already dawn. COLUM 1OOO SS co