Penny Dreadfuls, 1900 · page 279 of 336
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266 THE RAJAH’'S FORTRESS. days, and then if no aid came they must calmly submit. Wild and visionary as this suggestion was, they nevertheless hailed it as a passing straw. The iron door was slammed shut and the heavy bolts were shoved in place. Each man had a pocketful of food. In their eagerness they overlooked the question of water. COLUM 1OOO S (C@