He had used the contents of three hundred cartridges to secure a sufficiency of powder, and the bullets were all crammed into the orifice, being tamped with clay and wet sand.

The rifle was fired by means of the string, the loose coils of which were secreted at the foot of the poon.

By springing this novel mine he had effectually removed every Dyak from the ledge, over which its contents would spread like a fan.

Further, it would probably deter the survivors from again venturing near that fatal spot.
Iris listened, only half comprehending.

Her mind was filled with one thought to the exclusion of all others.