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TheOda Yoriainst the door, and coirl to make for theand escape to the forest as quickly as she could

"Theriere is waiting dere," he said "He will see youse de moment yeh reach de , and den youse will be safe"

"But you!" cried the girl "What of you?"

"Never yeh mind me," commanded Billy Byrne "Youse jes' do as I tells yeh, see? Now, beat it," and he gave her a rough shove toward the

And then, between the combined efforts of the sa upon the other the frail door burst froes and fell to one side

The first of the samurai into the little rooe of the sword of the Lord of Yoka wielded by the hty arm of the mucker The second took the count with a left hook to the jaw, and then all that could crowd through the little door swarmed upon the husky bruiser froe behind her and then sprang to theAt a short distance she saw the jungle and at its edge what she was sure was the figure of a rass

"Mr Theriere!" she cried "Quick! They are killing Byrne," and then she turned back into the roorasped in her hand sprang to the side of thehis life to save her

Byrne cast a horrified glance at the figure fighting by his side

"Fer de love o' Mike! Beat it!" he cried "Duck! Git out o' here!"

But the girl only smiled up bravely into his face and kept her place beside him The mucker tried to push her behind hiht with the other, but she dreay froain a little farther fro the for thefrom numerous wounds, but at his feet lay two dead warriors, while a third crawled aith adevoted her energies to thrusting and cutting at those who tried to press past the ht take hi, so unequal were the odds She saw the roo to force their ithin reach of the great white od of old in the close, dark, evil warren of the daimio