Chapter 17
Earthquake!
"KATAHINE!" cried Charters as, slinging his rifle behind his shoulder, he dashed forward, revolver in hand. We followed hard on his heels..
A confused few minutes of chaotic struggle and all was over. The insurgents melted away— those who had not fallen; and their stronghold was ours. The ground was. littered with bodies, both of the Amazons and their opponents, some of them still writhing, others ominously still; but certainly our own party had suffered no casualties.
I noticed this with satisfaction as I turned from pursuing those who had fled. The first sight that struck me was Charters standing with Katahine in an attitude that was protective and lover-like. She broke from him, suddenly, however, and flung herself on the ground beside a form that lay stretche
