The Rajah's Fortress — page 252: what you’re looking at

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THE RAJAH’S FORTRESS. 239 Carew and Terril took their places near the bar- rier, where they could fire through the crevices in the rocks. Topee slipped off to resume his watch at the en- trance to the fortress, and then placing the rest just inside where they could not be seen, Guy and Loyd took up their position at the mouth of the cavern. “ Keep your eyes on that weak spot on the rocks,” whispered Loyd. The minutes passed in unbroken silence until the suspense became almost unendurable. Then without a second’s warning, a black face, sur- mounted by a white turban, appeared on top of the rocky wall directly over Carewand Vance. Guy’s watchful eyes saw it, but beforo he could raise his rifle Loyd’s revolver cracked loudly on the morn- ing air, and with a heavy thud the inquisitive dacoit dropped backward. Before the echoes of the report had died away, while yet the blue smoke was wreathing upward from Loyd’s revolver, a hoarse shout arose from forty or more dusky throats and then faded slowly away. COLUM 1OOO SS co