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Updated: June 18, 2025
The Formosan woman hastened away along the shore, making for the distant cave by which we first entered into the strange haunt of her tribe, while we followed slowly after her, having drawn the rude boat high up on the beach. "Well!" said Denviers, when at last we found our junk, after walking several miles along the coast, and prepared to launch it into the sea in order to leave the island.
These savages have a mania for getting possession of civilized weapons. One of our pistols would be to them a great treasure." "Did you notice the bones which strewed the cavern when we entered?" I interrupted, for a strange thought occurred to me. "Hush! Harold," Denviers whispered, as we reclined on the hard granite flooring of the cave.
We promised to conduct her to the city whence she had been stolen, which we eventually did, but before setting out for that purpose we visited our prisoners again. "Hassan," said Denviers, "release the men from the trees."
From the position in which our tent was pitched it was impossible for an attack to be made upon us in the rear, and this circumstance fortunately allowed of undivided attention to the movements of the hill-men whom we saw creeping silently forward. "Wait till the first one of them gets to the opening of our tent," whispered Denviers to me; "and while I deal with him shoot down the second.
Quickly the rope was lowered and, leaning right over, Denviers managed to reach the almost senseless man, for we saw him hauling the rope slowly in, and finally the head of the savage appeared before us, while the loose rock which upheld rescuer and rescued swayed ominously upon the solid mass which supported it.
"We must go on," said Denviers, "for we are completely surrounded." The Arab pressed forward, anxious to be the first to test whatever danger confronted us, but my companion prevented this, and Hassan was compelled to take second place, while I followed him.
The fierce guards as they conducted us back endeavoured to incite us to an attack, for they several times viciously struck us with the butts of their spears, but, following Denviers' example, I managed to restrain my anger, waiting for a good opportunity to amply repay them for the insult. "What a strange ruler, Harold," said Denviers, as we found ourselves once more imprisoned within the cave.
I felt no particular inclination to place much trust in Mahomet's help, as the danger which confronted us dawned fully upon my mind, so instead I moved quickly over to Denviers, and awoke him. "Is it the owl again?" he asked, as I motioned to him to look through the opening of the tent.
Almost mechanically I noticed the loose shirt and trousers which he wore, and saw the white turban lighting up his bronzed features as he crept right up to our tent and thrust his head in, confident that those within it were asleep. The next instant he was down, with Denviers' hand on his throat and a pistol thrust into his astonished face, as my companion exclaimed:
They have not gone off towards the far mountain peaks, but crossed yonder limestone bridge instead." "What do you understand from that movement?" Denviers asked Hassan. "The sound which we heard at first came from the strange city of which I spoke," he replied. "Some of the fierce hill-men have made a night attack upon it, and will soon return this way.
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