The Rajah's Fortress — page 263: what you’re looking at

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250 THE RAJAH’'S FORTRESS. howls of rage, and a wild stampede was made through the smoke to the outer jungle, the dead and wounded being allowed to lie where they fell. Carew and Terril loaded again, in readiness for a fresh attack, but the foe were hardly fanatical enough to walk into the jaws of death again in that fashion. Presently a volley of bullets pattered harmlessly against the barrier, and was followed soon after by a storm of large stones that recoiled from the rocks instead of breaking down the barrier, as the enemy no doubt expected them to do. Another interval of watchfulness and then a new move was made by the foe, which, for a brief instant promised to be successful. Five burly dacoits appeared at once on the sum- mit of the wall, having climbed up, no doubt, by the aid of broken limbs, and as they tossed their legs over the verge, half a dozen more sprang up from behind at the same time. “Crack! Crack!” Loyd and Guy fired to- gether. One big savage fell over motionless on the wall, another plunged down on the other side with a piercing shriek, and a third toppled head- foremost into the little fortress and narrowly escap- ing Carew’s head, lay in a quivering heap on the turf. | Another volley all round, and the wall was clear. Loyd ejected the empty shells from his revolver and inserted fresh ones. COLUM 1OOO SS co