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upon a second。        Number Thirteen saw the blood spurt from a superficial 

wound in the shoulder of the fellow who received Sing's bullet�察�but except 

for eliciting a  howl   of  rage  the  missile had   no   immediate  effect。           Then 

Sing pulled the trigger again and again�察�but the cylinder would not revolve 

and   the   hammer   fell   futilely   upon   the   empty   cartridge。     As   two   of   the 

head   hunters   closed   upon   him   the   brave   Chinaman   clubbed   his   weapon 

and went down beneath them beating madly at the brown skulls。 

     The     man     with    whom      Professor     Maxon      had    grappled     had    no 

opportunity to use his weapons for the crazed man held him close with one 

encircling arm while he tore and struck at him with his free hand。                      The 



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fourth   Dyak   danced   around   the   two   with   raised   parang   watching   for   an 

opening that he might deliver a silencing blow upon the white man's skull。 

     The great odds against the two mentheir bravery in the face of death�察�

their grave dangerand last and greatest�察�the fact that one was the father of 

the beautiful creature he worshipped�察�wrought a sudden change in Number 

Thirteen。     In an instant he forgot that he had come here to kill the white´ 

haired    man�察   �and   with   a  bound    stood    in  the  center   of  the   room    an 

unarmed giant towering above the battling four。 

     The    parang    of  the   Dyak    who    sought    Professor    Maxon's     life  was 

already falling as a mighty hand grasped the wrist of the head hunter�察�but 

even then it was too late to more than lessen the weight of the blow�察�and 

the sharp edge of the blade bit deep into the forehead of the white man。 

As    he   sank   to  his  knees    his  other   antagonist    freed   an  arm    from   the 

embrace  which   had   pinioned it   to   his   side�察 �but   before   he   could   deal   the 

professor a blow with the short knife that up to now he had been unable to 

use�察�Number Thirteen had hurled his man across the room and was upon 

him who menaced the scientist。 

     Tearing him loose from his prey�察�he raised him far above his head and 

threw him heavily against the opposite wall�察�then he turned his attention 

toward   Sing's   assailants。     All   that   had   so   far  saved   the   Chinaman   from 

death was the fact that the two savages were each so anxious to secure his 

head   for   the   verandah   rafters   of   his   own   particular   long´house  that   they 

interfered with one another in the consummation of their common desire。 

     Although battling for his life�察�Sing had not failed to note the advent of 

the   strange    young    giant�察 �nor   the  part   he   had  played    in  succoring    the 

professor�察�so that it was with a feeling of relief that he saw the newcomer 

turn his attention toward those  who were  rapidly reducing   the citadel   of 

his own existence。 

     The two Dyaks who sought the trophy which nature had set upon the 

Chinaman's shoulders were so busily engaged with their victim that they 

knew   nothing   of   the   presence   of   Number   Thirteen   until   a   mighty   hand 

seized each by the neck and they were raised bodily from the floor�察�shaken 

viciously for an instant�察�and then hurled to the opposite end of the room 

upon the bodies of the two who had preceded them。 



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     As Sing came to his feet he found Professor Maxon lying in a pool of 

his   own   blood�察  �a   great   gash   in   his   forehead。   He   saw   the   white   giant 

standing silently looking down upon the old man。                 Across the room the 

four stunned Dyaks were recovering consciousness。                 Slowly and fearfully 

they regained their feet�察�and seeing that no attention was being paid them�察�

cast a parting�察�terrified look at the mighty creature who had defeated them 

with    his  bare   hands�察   �and   slunk   quickly   out   into  the   darkness    of  the 

campong。 

     When   they   caught   up   with   Rajah   Muda   Saffir   near   the   beach�察  �they 

narrated   a   fearful   tale   of   fifty   terrible   white   men   with   whom   they   had 

battled valiantly�察�killing many�察�before they had been compelled to retreat 

in   the   face   of   terrific   odds。   They   swore   that   even   then   they   had   only 

returned because the girl was not in the houseotherwise they should have 

brought her to their beloved master as he had directed。 

     Now   Muda   Saffir   believed   nothing   that   they   said�察  �but   he   was   well 

pleased with the great treasure which had so unexpectedly fallen into his 

hands�察�and he decided to make quite sure of that by transporting it to his 

own land later he could return for the girl。           So the ten war prahus of the 

Malay pulled quietly out of the little cove upon the east side of the island�察�

and bending their way toward the south circled its southern extremity and 

bore away for Borneo。 

     In the bungalow within the north campong Sing and Number Thirteen 

had lifted Professor Maxon to his bed�察�and the Chinaman was engaged in 

bathing and bandaging the wound that had left the older man unconscious。 

The white giant stood beside him watching his every move。 He was trying 

to understand why sometimes men killed one another and again defended 

and nursed。      He was curious as to the cause of his own sudden change in 

sentiment   toward   Professor  Maxon。          At   last he   gave  the  problem  up   as 

beyond his powers of solution�察�and at Sing's command set about the task 

of   helping    to  nurse   the   man    whom     he  considered     the   author   of  his 

unhappiness and whom a few short minutes before he had come to kill。 

     As   the   two   worked   over   the   stricken   man   their   ears   were   suddenly 

assailed by a wild commotion from the direction of the workshop。                    There 

were sounds of battering upon wood�察�loud growls and roars�察�mingled with 



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weird shrieks and screams and the strange�察�uncanny gibbering of brainless 

things。 

    Sing looked quickly up at his companion。 

    ;Whallee mallee�拭─�he asked。 

    The giant did not answer。     An expression of pain crossed his features�察�

and he shudderedbut not from fear。 



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                      7 THE BULL WHIP 



       As von Horn and Virginia Maxon walked slowly beneath the dense 

shadows of the jungle he again renewed his suit。 It would please him more 

to have the girl accompany him voluntarily than to be compelled to take 

her by force�察�but take her he would one way or another�察�and that�察�this very 

night�察�for all the plans were made and already under way。 

     ;I cannot do it�察�Doctor von Horn�察─�she had said。 ;No matter how much 

danger I may be in here I cannot desert my father on this lonely isle with 

only    savage    lascars   and   the   terrible  monsters     of  his  own    creation 

surrounding   him。      Why�察  �it   would   be   little   short   of   murder   for   us   to   do 

such a thing。     I cannot see how you�察�his most trusted lieutenant�察�can even 

give an instant's consideration to the idea。 

     ;And now that you insist that his mind is sorely affected�察�it is only an 

added reason why I must remain with him to protect him so far as I am 

able�察�from himself and his enemies。; 

    Von Horn did not relish the insinuation in the accent which the girl put 

upon the last word

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