What, you whisky-filled pigs, you will resist the law?" He took off his helmet and handed it to one of the native policemen while he unlimbered the revolver more firmly in the direction of the seamen.

Then when the infantry had formed in long deep masses their guns came whirling and bounding down the slope, and it was pretty to see how smartly they unlimbered and were ready for action.

We had scarcely unlimbered when the rear guard called out, "Apaches!" and about a hundred came thundering down the western slope of the mountain, well mounted and well armed.