In the Hands of the Malays
And Other Stories
BY G. A. HENTY
Author of "The Cat of Bubastes" "With Kitchener in the Soudan"
"Bericthe Briton" "For Name and Fame" &c.
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CONTENTS
| Page | ||
| IN THE HANDS OF THE MALAYS | 7 | |
| ON THE TRACK— | ||
| Chapter I.— | A Sad Christmas | 55 |
| II.— | True Friends | 71 |
| III.— | Making a Start | 89 |
| IV.— | A Clue | 102 |
| V.— | The Fog Clears | 117 |
| VI.— | Conclusion | 132 |
| A FRONTIER GIRL | 149 |
IN THE HANDS OF THE MALAYS
On the 1st of May, 1669, a man was standing at the edge of the shore ofa rocky island, one of a group of a dozen or so similar in character,lying off the south-western portion of Sumatra. It would have beendifficult to fix his nationality. The outline of the face was Arab; thecolour of the skin showed that though one or other of his parents hadbeen white, the other had been either Arab or Malay. He stood lookingafter a Dutch vessel, carrying guns, like all those engaged at that timein the Eastern trade. His hands were clenched, and he was regarding theship with an expression of malignant hate.
Close by where he stood, a roughly-made grave piled with rocks, with awooden cross standing at its head, showed that a Christian had beenburied there. Any s