Jenks looked over the parapet.

He thought he could distinguish some vague figures on the sands, so he fired at them.

A volley of answering bullets crashed into the rock on all sides.

The Dyaks had laid their plans well this time.

A firing squad stationed beyond the smoke area, and supplied with all the available guns, commenced and kept up a smart fusillade in the direction of the ledge in order to cover the operations of the scaling party.
Jenks realized that to expose himself was to court a serious wound and achieve no useful purpose.