The Rajah's Fortress — page 156: what you’re looking at

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THE RAJAA,S FORTRESS. 145 CHAPTER XVII. THE PASSAGE OF THE TUNNEL. CAREW and Terril darted quickly forward, out- lined for an instant against the chalky white cliff, and then disappeared in the mouth of the cavern. Jung slipped in next and was instantly followed by Chauner and Wood. Then Guy crept out from the cover of the jun- _ gle grass and hurried across the few intervening steps with feverish haste, for at any moment the guards might make their appearance. He had better have gone slowly and cautiously, for his foot caught in a low, trailing vine that grew along the cliff, and before he could realize what had happened he was hurled to the ground. He remained half stunned a second or two, and then pulled himself hurriedly up, reaching for his rifle, which had fallen a yard away from him. As he stood erect and glanced toward the thicket be- fore entering the cavern, he saw Topee emerge from the jungle, and close behind him came one of the powerful guards, a tact of which Topee was COLUM 1OOO SS co