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The orang is very clumsy on its feet, and she could not catch him. The man only went a few rods to the place where the parong latok had been placed, and with this weapon he returned to the attack. The skirmishing with this weapon continued for some time longer, and the beast was wounded every time she attempted to get hold of her opponent. In the meantime the other Malay had not been idle.
The Malay, howling with the sharp pain, slashed away with all his might at the hind quarters of the orang; but she did not relax her grip on his leg. His companion arrived at the scene of the conflict. He dropped his lasso then, and began to use his parong latok.
"I suppose that is what the Dyaks used when they went head-hunting," said Felix. "No head-hunting now; used to use it, the Hill Dyaks. Used in battle too; split head open with it, or cut head off." "What other weapons did the fighting men use?" asked Louis. "They carried a shield, and used a spear with the parong latok; no other weapons. Two kinds of Dyaks, the Sea and the Hill."
The Blanchita continued on her course, and the two crocodiles were landed after her. One of the Malays then produced a parong latok; and even more skilfully than Achang had done the job, he cut off the heads of both reptiles. They were out of misery then, and Louis was satisfied.
It was heavy enough to require a strong arm to handle it; and it was sharp enough for a giant's razor, if giants ever shave, for most of them are pictured with full beards. "I suppose this is a native's sword," said Louis, as he passed it to the captain. "Dyak parong latok; parong same thing, not so long," Achang explained.
The other Malay brought from the sampan a couple of spears, a parong latok, and a bundle of ropes and rattans. "Do they use the sumpitan in Borneo now, Achang?" asked Louis. "Not Dyaks, Mr. Belgrave; Kyans use it; shoot poison arrows; sure death; very bad."
It is about eight feet long, and less than an inch in diameter, made of very hard wood, skilfully and accurately bored, and smoothed inside. The parong latok, already described, is a heavy sword. It has a head, sometimes carved as an ornament, so that it cannot slip from the hand.
The boat was run up alongside, and Achang was required to bring out his parong latok, with which he decapitated the game at a single blow this time; but the creature was only nine feet long. Pitts called the cabin party to breakfast at this time. The Blanchita went ahead again, and the repeating rifles were left on the cushions.
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