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But neither Anthony Harding nor Billy Mallory had had second-story experience, and the forainst the door fraht half the inht thatlikeprisoners, in an instant

"Quick!" shouted Billy Byrne "Follow e street the three ht armed samurai to every door with a celerity that was uncanny, and in another itives found the warriors who cut at the their retreat and he them in in every direction

Byrne called to his coster in advance, the three slowly fought their way toward the end of the narrow street and the jungle beyond Thesword in one hand and Theriere's revolver in the other--hewing a way toward freedom for the two men whom he kneould take his love frohted the scene aled, and though the odds were painfully uneven the white le It was evident that the natives feared the giant white who led the three Anthony Harding, faon to be sure of that, had not the respectful distance most of thee street they ca The warriors danced about the threats and taunts the while they ht deliver a swift sword cut and retreat again before the great white devil could get thee fire stick that spoke in such a terrifying voice

Fifty feet froh the calf of his leg Byrne saw hi back lifted thehim with one ar natives

The spears were flying thick and fast now, for the samurai all were upon the sa one of their own nu weapons as there had been when the host entirely surrounded the three rasses of the jungle a perfect shower of spears followed them