The Rajah's Fortress — page 202: what you’re looking at

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TWH RAJAH'S FORTRESS. 191 CHAPTER XXII. GUY MAKES A STRANGE DISCOVERY. TuHEwork of clearing away the débris was begun without delay. ‘There was an abundance of space just inside the entrance, and here Wood was sta- tioned with a lighted torch, which he held in such a fashion as to throw the light some distance up the passageway. ‘Their candles must be saved for a time of greater need. _ A line was formed with Topee at the head, and the rubbish, which was mainly of good sized slabs, was passed along from man to man until it came to Jung, who tossed itdown onaheap. They worked hard until far in the afternoon, and then it became apparent that they must have food and drink, for very little water was left in the bottles. It was a rather gloomy council that they held out in the open air, for every man was more or less discouraged. They could toil on hopefully at the work with sufficient food, but to labor on for hours yet in that damp, gloomy cavern, with nothing to eat, was more than human endurance could stand. There was water, Topee said, down near the fort- COLUM 1OOO SS co