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Thus admonished, Tŭngku Pănglîma sent about a hundred of his men to kill To’ Kâya, but after they had gone some fifty yards they came back to him, and though he bade them go many times, the same thing occurred over and over again. Suddenly, old Tŭngku Dâlam came hurrying into the palace yard, very much out of breath, for he is of a full habit of body, binding on his kris as he ran.
Twenty yards from the tent the foremost of the hill-men took the kris or bent poniard with which he was armed from between his teeth, and held it aloft in his right hand as he came warily crawling on a foot at a time followed by the others, each with his weapon raised as though already about to plunge it into our throats.
What are you doing out there?" demanded the guide. "Sitting on the lightning." "You come in here! And quick, at that!" "Huh! Guess I know what I'm doing. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place. I'm " By this time Kris Kringle had the fat boy by the collar, hustling him to the protection of one of the tents.
A somewhat similar method was adopted by the northern Kris and Athapascans for the capture of reindeer. As regards means of transport, the use of dogs as draught animals was by no means confined to the Eskimo: they were used in wintertime to draw sledges over the snow or ice by nearly all the northern Indian tribes, and by the people of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific coast.
It can't be possible that anyone is deliberately shooting at us?" questioned Professor Zepplin in undisguised amazement. "If you doubt it step outside," suggested Kris Kringle. "Master Stacy and myself know what they tried to do, don't we, lad?" "We do." The fat boy again swelled with importance. "Look out you don't swell up so big you'll break your harness," warned Ned.
He gave an order, and the four troopers were brought out, and placed in a line. Four natives took their places behind them, kris in hand. "They are going to murder them!" Harry exclaimed, in horror. "Now, Abdool, there is not a moment to be lost; it will be our turn, next." Their guards had all risen to their feet, watching what was going on. Three of the bamboos were plucked up in a moment.
Your reward will be great if you bring the girl to me, and if you doubt the loyalty of any of your own people a kris will silence them as effectually as it will silence the white men."
The wearer steps into it, and with two or three ingenious twists tightens it round the waist, thus forming a skirt and, at the same time, a belt in which he carries the kris, or snake-like dagger, the inevitable pouch of areca nut for chewing, and the few copper cents that he dares not trust in his unlocked hut.
The boat was unsteady, I hardly expected to hit the chief, but aimed low, hoping to hit one of the rowers at least. I aimed, closed my eyes, and fired. With the report of the musket the tall leader sprang into the air and then fell head fore-most amid his rowers. I could just detect the gleam of the moonlight on the jewelled handle of his kris as it sank into the waters. I had hit my man.
"Gladly," said the Queen, "although I cannot free the others without appealing to the King, and it is best for the present not to tell him who you are. I shall contrive to see Malay Kris and send him after you. Wait near by."
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