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Kgihtyn Hare, believing her father, Col. Hare,

In peril, has summoned her, leaves ner homo In California to go to him in Allaha, india. Umhallah pretender to the throne °f U12! Pl""ClPlll'¥» h” imprisoned the colonel, named by the late kil'\9 if iila heir, because he tears the American mi! "IW" on his royal rights. Upon her arrival in Allaha, Kathlyn is informed by Umballan that her father being oead, one is to oe queen, and lnuet rlarr; llim forthwith. Because of her refusal slie_ls sentenced to undergo two ordeals with wild ueasli.

Jciin Bruce, an American and fellow P"55°"9°“

on \ii¢ boat wnich brought Kathlyn to _Allar\a, cate.; i.er tile. 'lilo elepnant whicil carries ile- irom the scene of her trials becomes frightened and runs away, separating ner ironl bruce 411° '»"= est of the party. .

_ Alter ci i'.c: ¢i.led with peril she takes refu9¢ ln ,r L/lcii-:tl tez:-.,,|o. The r-oly men and v\|liiJ¢"*l 9°' i ._,_,_,,,g nu. ,Q E, an _-,,»;.;.ient priestesa, rises lronl me toiizc, altar/ her to remain as tile Duamlan °l

i me -..a:i~¢o' fire. But Katr‘.iyn's haven is also the l :_|;od; oi a lion, ai:-.1 alle is forced to flee from it»

with the savage l:c:lst iri pursuit. Sue e5cdP¢5 .nn tlncl. ai retieat in the jungle, only to fill UW’ the hands of .1 baud of slave traders, who bring lier to Al ana to tllc public mart. She ls if-Hd( to `_.mba|_n_ W.Q, finding her still unsubmisslve, tnrowo her into the dungeon with her tather. _

l:lruce‘.ind his friends effect the release oi Katn~

lin _,nd mg ¢g|one|_ Umba|lah's atte|npt_to recap .nie tneni is unsuccessluli -'Hld the lU9l*lV¢5 3" given shelter ln the palace of Bala Kham.

oupp e

,litaoie prince, tm: party endeavors to reach the

` i.o.ii.t, out, are ovei-pow-.red by a band of brlgandsi l .ind the encounter results in the colonel being de i iiv/ered to Umballah. Kathiyn and Bruce eecapl 4' ;,~.;m gheir captors and return to Allaha, where

i<athIyn learn. that her lsther, while nominally

ning, is ir i-ealny a priscnrr.

`r\athlvn'| rfso..rcef.Vness llnd bravery are the

,m_an, ,Qi ,¢§¢,ii-g nun, .no once more lhey steal uwa, fi-<m Allana, but return broken heartef when they ic:.rn that Winnie, Kathiyn‘u young sister, has come to india. Umbailah makes he.-

. 3 prisoner. She is f0rced_l.o enter the palace and

il in turn lc crowned queen of‘Ali;iha.

_.fine attempt to get Winnie out of the closely

ll ,,__;,,-ded palace almost colate Kathlyn her li'e, but l :he second plan succeeds, and Kamlyn amd Win*

rne, their father. and Bruce llnd ai hiding place li:

. the home of tht-lr indian friend, Ramabai, and his

wife Pundlta. The latter is thc lawful queen of Allaha and public sentiment in her favor is grow~

ll ing. 'i l~e reopl: at last, weary of Umballalfs mir. il rulv., rice ilgslntt hirn, with Ramabai, at their head

and the eolcncl and Bruce lighting under him. i

”l_Ra(Kfyn’has been left at home, but when tiuing; l that the revolutionists have oecn defeated reaon

hcr she rushes out and assumes command cl the scattered forces. She saves the day for them.

" Umballah -flees for his life.

Umballah has crept back to the city, and, with

gfie of the women of the harem as an accomplice, murders the Poor old king. lt ls arranged to liave Puridita, a member cf the royal h0use and

‘ wife to Ramabal, crowned queen. But Umoaliah,

having scoured the priesthood, the great power in Allaha, as ally, comes hack to the palace with absolute authority. His first c-fficial act is lo ,

imprisgn Kathlyri, Winnie, thc Colonel, and Bruce. "

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tfopyriglltz 1914: ily II-.lrclld .\lac1}ru:.il_)

" CHAPTER xxvi.

'I' wus A‘llnlctl's silgjccstiozl thu: tlicy In lliril

I shiiiiiii llury llle iilI1;i'l-c bzlskci. iii- l-i-zlsf,-il.~;l ‘ that it tilt-_v :l.ttt=nlpl<'ii to pi'occc.l ivllil it tI:i-_\'

would bc t`oli<_i\\'c.l und soollcl- or iutel' ect :lpoil

(ry Uxilbuilull ulltl lilo iiltil hc lluii won :iwuy fruzll 0-0 '\'lllli.1;c thief. 'Pho poor t'i=illei-llieil lvcro _uiliil #intl and ill prcscxlt nol ut-collillulilo l`or \\'ll:it till-y MA or pl1lii.il<-tl to do. llo ud\'.;:l.i.-.I ti.;l: l‘iili>ul- ,hh ivoulti llnvc no lIii`t`l<:iiIl_v In rousing lllezli to the mich ol' nlui‘dc:‘. lflllbllll-.lil would have tit his bc:-It and cull lin lc-ss than llvl-nt_\~ men, urmld :intl lull- 'cs::. Some scvcilly lllilif.-‘ llcyozlii \\"ls Ilrilieli ll-i'~ Vltory, niitl \viici‘o\‘or lil'-rv wus llritisli tl~l'ri:ui'_l' there were Uiliisii silI.'Iicl'.+_ \\'i.:li rhclil llit~y\'.'ollIti return, ll-llviilg thc lvlllllcll lil s.il`t-ty llchl;l;i.

“The l‘of- ulissioiicr tllcrc will obj'-1-1," said thc

Colollcl.

"No, $:i‘__.b,' replied .llllillc>d. "'I`iic .\lcnls'.liiili

has cvery i-ight ill the \v.>rIiI to lliis trcusllrc_ You possess the dot-uint-llis lu grove ii, :intl iluliliiij; niore would be llc:-t~r.‘=..'i`.i tu thc (`olllnlis_lioiicl-_

“Ilut, Alllile'.i." inlcipcescd Ilrucc, "wc are nollc ol'

us Iirllisll subjects." -

"\\'bllt diffcrciicc will lllut luitkc, SzlilliV`>`."' "Quito cnuugil. liilglzlnll is lui. lil the lla-`olt of

proifccting unybody but lwr own slibjccls, \\'c :should probably be held up till cvcryllilug was vcri- fied n.t Allulla. und the pixcsis there would no: ilc=i- title to charge us wltll lol-gory und llc.lv<-li ku ’ what else. Ill-t us bury i-he bzlskct, by ull lui-l-_ _ return for it llnd curry It uwuy by plot-cnlcni 'l".i carry it uwny as it ls, ill bulk, would bt- l-oortlilg Suicide."

Ahmed scratched his clilii. Trust il while nifln

fdf logic.

"Amd, bcsIdcs," wcnt on Iirure, "tho news woiilll

go nil* over the orfcnt nnii the thugs would como like flies scenting honey. No; this must be kept sec ret If we care to get ilwuy wltli it. It cannot be wortih less than u millloil. An.-l I've known while men`wh'/ would cut oilr throats for ll handful oi rupees." _ »

For the lrst time since the expedition started out

Ufg~.C0ionel became llormili, ii :nan of tlirllon, cool ill the bead, and torezifghtecl,

“Ailrmed. spread the men around the cnnip." llc

°|dered"brfskly. "Instruct them to shoot over the hug of any one who. approaches; this the first time. 'l‘he` second time, to kill. Briice ‘has thi- ,-igm idea; gg\,lei. us get busy, Over there, whr-ro thait, bowlder lx. The ground will be damp and eoft under lt, and -when we roll ii back there will be no sign of its hovlng been disturbed, I used to cache ammunf-tion that way. Give me thu: .lpade."

At a of three feet the basket was lowered,

mvgnd, the bowlder rolled into pint-e.Afte' lihlt the iel stooped and combed the lllrfii-horn

nd temporarily rested, He showed his

Chere. It would take in keener rye than possessed to note any dliiturbianco. The the treasure ultimately, however. de-

upon .the loyalty of the keepers under Ah~ They Ind been with the Colonel for yours;

The Colonel shrugged. Ile had to trust

all there ru to the matter.

rushing up-one of the keepers. ptnmodlng In elephants!" be

ln A‘~.' ' llzem,

ii a with camels and servants by that hcs~ i

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'C Fiiiiic.-I>i_li` and Umbaiiah met upon the parapet in a struggle which promised death or the treadmill to the weaker. (U

wollizl illtlcad ii:l;I 'llcinsoIvl\< in surf- eil‘llit<,

"Lei tis lilo-lu il\vily lieu! lil.-_l-_" 1-..i'.i-.<:i_»rl lli'lii<c_

ilckiilgz up the ilzlplclllrills ;iil-tl :~i:_i.;!i~r:il I

Ile \v.liiit.i si.-\';~i‘:\I yrirds ii'.\';l_\-, iii~‘.~i..'. :<ho'.'i\l alle' pick i:ii;i lilo lillsilcs. lorc zi' tizo liirt ;ln,I sliiilipt-.l cn it, ‘,-ili;l§,- it cvlry ilpgi.-;il';iill'c oi' iluvizi;-, l>c`ll rIi.=.- turbed. 'l`Ile Volullt-I iilliitlf.-.I nf.-;i.~i\'iii-__-,ijv. I. lvzli 9, pi,J;l ;.oiii: uilzi he lrld u\el'l..<c-'lcd ii,

'I`Izi'-.' l‘ctii:-;lc.i llilsli -i vflis ullout

BLU ;.;ll-.ls bc_vtlll_i tho bo'.\l'it:- I(_i1lli_\'ll t>:itci'c-tl hcl' will to change hw' ii.\".i<-:-, r,;_-_-i-.I. '~;o_Ic:l, will burnt. The odor of ive; liurli: l-iu.ii is :li-lt-.' il-xi-cw abit-. And silo ncedtxl itrv »-:ills-<, <-vi-ii if liii»i'c =\'.is but till hour or two bi-!`orc `ufJ_iilic.

(July one '_-10;;-iianl li.iiI .~l;:-li-;:;it=.i i:i iiilltiiic, lil

sonic lllzislllci' he ll;\_Ll ?'.- it I his iiigc; iiut wil-,l; li;-qi sizllicd llilu on tIii» ;;ill llii-_-_ iii-it-i It-ill-ill-il. 'lili- o..lc;' cl==;Jll:1;lts lvcrt- =~\'.l\'i:ig iizii~.l='i|_\', ilu: till-ii 3,1 gs were dcrp uiltl iii:-1:' l-`1i:;_i_s siolit, ,\il;ilt-ii and lho koi-pt-ie' wont ulli-i' liir i:'il;llll oil tool.

'lilo lloiso cl` :lin i.-li-.ue tilt-tl :z\\'li_v. Ili-ut-i» win;

Iilrlillilg his pipe-_ 'Flin l`;\I:iiicl wus cxuillilliilj.; ily =.l.c t'il"cIlg,I-L ll ff". eixic-i'1lltI,-, will'-il iii- li:iV.I tlllzmi t'i'oi-.l thc in-=i'.‘._ Ilulllzllizii \\;i> iili-.is:lii1i_v _cilziiln :ll his wife. Klllillyn :lull \\`i:l:lite uiern l-iiiciuiiiv. i`r_iill the tent, illicit ;i lull crc;,ll-.I lllcii- l-..~1l'.llli,-li~ til ours, ’I`hc lzculip \v.i-l s-ili'l-;;lindl-.I, I~‘rolll uin- siilc luillc l'nlb:\lin-ll, frozll till: o;licr clinic lilo ilii1:V iill_-cr. Kzlliilyli ullfl \\'illllio llcw to their i'iltlli~i-‘_._ sitio. Ill bct‘.‘V'cl’il r-:lni:~ l'rz.li1lli;:ii, with Ilrllco uiirl li;llliuil-.li ull:_i Pundilu ct'lrc1'.iilIl_i~ si-p;ii-:llr-tl. i':ii» bulinll ullzi his mon closed :ii lx-_.oil till- t`:iioiieI uiiil ‘his iluuglltcr. 'l`l‘euslire und rc\'l;ll'_1,'c!

iirucc lll.\:Ic ti l`url'Jils uit’-.irt to joill Kzltlilvii, llii:

llle llunlllcrs ugillns-; hi-.il were too liluny, ll \v:l,~: all done su =iiin`:ierlly llnd el‘fcctlluIl_v, :iil;l :iii ilu- tu tilt-:ir own l.ii'i>|c.=“:lcs-4

"l{i;_" stil! nor fallior, "our only cllullcc is i'i rc

flirt- lo (135--L\\":' to l'nlL~;:iI.th wlicrc \\'<- Iluvc llixllleil thi; li-t:.~'l~;ct. \\'innlc, il` you o_i1\ii _voiir li,i.< it \\'ill llc tlclrii -y.liii-5, Kil's niilic. To il.i\'c Ltili rilrc- less lillii this! 0, I\'i1. ull llly llzllior. if l'zilIi:lilflii lvoultl lillrlertaltc to <ull\;l_v us to lilo :so:l;>.li'i l`il glully give liIlll.zliI lilo llmuisiili- uilli :ill zlin iii.llii~_\' I h,l\'t» oi lily own. Ilut wt- kll.llv ili.il :li-.i lvcli. iii: will torture us ull."

"I llzllc gone lll:ou_v.ii illlitil; I t-:iii _:;.l lili-nlieiii

ill;-rn," culully l".-giiiril lizltliljill. "Ili: I >1i;ilI iii--.l-i' \\-i-;ii- ii iiixl-lciis etnllc Lvzain, il' I Ilvc. I uiliiiil' l.lleili‘ `

"I ulii my fatIlcr's ii_1:i§;litcl‘," said \\'Iiillic_ “l’u' the li-l'.\'.l:lll Ln thc live clcpllllllls," liilbul-

Iuh oi'.Ivrl.I.

'lilo lliiil r:‘Joyt-tl ciuliisiiy, lic-Inj.: llslli-rlilcll ily lir-

cupillioll iiiltl inilhoutei liy cullipllislcli.

K_itilI_\'ii trit_l in vuin lo sci: \\'ilt-rc tilcy wcic

tukiilc I3.‘llt‘i~ :intl tilt- olllcrs, Sonic ll2_\'. ii' s-ho liv- irl, silo was' 1-,--zxljg to ilovule ll ullllle tiny tu \vccpill_c; for slln nevci- iizlll time lo lil this lilnd. The thought tziiislni llcr to siniic, dlsflllc hor <Ics;l'.l.ir.

\\'hcn tho oiepllulits were pl1,,:cl'Iy czltidit-.I \\‘ilil

llic llmv:I:iii:<, I-lilbxillzitl glvc his iltli'-ntloil to lilc prlsoiicrs. Iii- Iluilu.-_I lllcili iovinlly, 'l`hc_v \vc;'t- oiil frii-iiils, \\'li:tt coutl llc do for t.1lcm'?"

"l‘;iiiduc; us lo the scupoi'l." :mill tho l`;iI0lic!,

"llnd 'on ili_\' worii of honor I will toll you wllcrc wc llrxvc Ii:.Idcn thc trcusurc."

"limi" jccrcd Vnlhuliall, arms akliiibo, "I’il lic :l

fool til put iliy llcad into such il trap. I lovt- you too well. Yet I ani not wholly wltlloui hr-'ii-t. Toll nit- wllrzc Il llcs and I will let you go."

"('iil our throats at once, you lieurl. for none ol'

us will :ell you under any collditioils =_l\c liiosc I il-Jvc nanlel _‘If-ii," the l`<il;>ncI -.::ir!tIi:1l -_I "ir mall is ilu Ir.gi~a.'.e : thlcf, and .i. nl'1r;f<-i~i 1*. lli~ -i.,< ilroilizsezl you much goin for your pill-t ill llils. Il-it ill llic on-:I he will ilieat you and desi;‘fz~;~' _\ou."

l'.liliu-Il-;tI: laughed, “Thcy have air(-;i1ly ilridtllcii'

czlrliest. Soon lhei will liale iiiore, lliit tiiik i-.'i‘li illrnl---l‘ilc.ii!, iii'gi'-, iironii-se. .\'o ni.lri- r1l|:‘sti:iii.<'.’ \\'ulI, lhcll. listen. Rove-al to me llic lrr‘n1<iirc iuitl you nluy gn fi-cc. If you refuse I sh'.\li luke _ioii li;u-it in Al|illl:l~--n:>l publicly, but sccl'c!Iy~lIlcl'c to inliii-: what plinishzllent I i-ice fit." _

“I have nothing more to sity." rcplieiil llii- Vol-

uuei.

".\'o7 And thou, white goddess?" Kutlllyn slareJ over hl_; hc.id, hcl' izlrc rxgircssioir

less, It sllrrc-:I him more tiiu:i oiiispnkcn coiltt-;npt would haw ri-H10.

--_.\n_V1 you, pretty cnc?" lfnibrlilnii i.-'~I \\'lnni?

s;lt-ciiiatlveiy. .f

\\‘innle ilrcw closer lo her sistcr, but '.,.ft was all. "So be lt. Alla-ha lt shnll bc, witliiiiit ii mi-d:llIn_:

Rcmalinl; back to the gurus who love you so!" Ile dropped his banter, "You czill me 11 nlurdl-rcr. I admit it. I 'halve klile.I llic nlitn who was illivnys mruu-ing his benefits into my filcc; brouiili: ine up not in i,\ conipiiulon but as it lln ls lfeilcl. I sian- htm. the

more rrlman of --i wut

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i nip \\'I'li1'i- ii is lit-liiroi iiili V.i.>ii~.: lvilii _\;lli, You will

ici! ili-- oil _loiir kilt-cs, _:.l;l il_\. _Lil-.lijli Now, mf-ll! l`!;l=r.~ is ti ltiii: _izuillil-j, i»i=i`ili't~ ii.~.."

The tillriilcl. I(.ixili_vii. ;lil;l \\`:i:nii: ‘~\"ri~ i`;irtc<i

into oi.l- hoivllili, \. Illic l'iiliulii;lIi iizziliilit-:I tilt- mii- cz' As fin- tho li;V:\_-I-_l-'.ii.\ii'.=1, liii'_'.' \vi-i-ir not pzlr- iii--.li:l:'T_v li:lpV»_v liilliiifl '-li-_ f_ir>' of lilo 1-Iiipllnills, \\.'I'io, \vit`i iii-it lawn ;l'l,i:-cci;i.ioii iii' llii-ir. untlcr- :1t;iii_I ili_~':ili<-iiii-I_\ i`--_:il iii.-y hull i;i iI.i ivllil ii:ivi<:os, Il'.l?. for itil- iil‘l\iiii.<i- 1-l _clll.i 'ii;i't llrltizis-tl iii-i'o,'c tht-:r v_\‘r-;=_ tiiirziifa til virill-:lt 'll~:llIi ..iiiIil iiot Ii:lvri l`i;l'li-.I llll iii iljilzillilit-li-1iii.lil's.

'l`llt>j. .~'l.lI.l-LI r;l.~.', :til-.i tilt- _iiiu'_'l<- ri ‘.~`»'li iii iiclllziil

ilu-ul,

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but Durga Ram_ called Umballuh, will

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in I/lr; treadmill.

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l-i filo v. I'iE:i- gil i-_i!< _ ~fi li- if. ll, liiiii-i' ci' lfviil-r tiic f_'.li1lt-r tit :itll-l ~ll>"il<_| i<=u\t» iiii-I" i~_\t:i1ill:l lllry i-puulll i-_:iii<- lo iiiili xiiill I-i-_lr fill' p;i1'll'V:l.

.\l.llliiIi'.’.Iil. 'I`li'.\ \ili:il_:. eil-pl. 'I`\\'.> fisllcrmcn sat

l:cfiii‘-'= llii- liiil i-.'izil`iliii\-.;' tho -pi-l~siiiit~i‘:i, on tzlltlrll. .\:i clllyfllliii l'1|'.ll'1lll`l Iii iii': ili.~1I;1li\l‘. Out 01' llif: .=lliliIow tl i.`,1‘r~k Ir:~;i:li‘i, ll:-'iii ilnotiir-r, The gu:li:l_~i j.l:iipo;l to tiiril' li-:_-t ;iii:l ;-rinlilblcil ziwily for dt-ur

‘ lil'l- t.i tlin iii_lri-<V ii.il. <;'_-.lliz lim lllnrm. Bruce

| opt-lil-ll thc floor. ulil- ll ii:-_-l no ';<'k, and pitorcd forth ; ii lv.;-1 ll‘,l;iir‘li llrii' iili- li--ipiiixls should :five their _ irliir.~Ji.ili- :itil .lii._-ii ir, il;-» i.\o iilen in fight. Bruce, l f -_Mille \vIl;i: ii.i.l i:;\.p,ic:i.:i. i-ziliczl erifiiy lo Iillma- l lr.-i :.'l.l I’uii.Iil:l; iiilfl thi- allicc cl them stall- out into

riii- :li_2l>:, iii»\.il`<l -'3li- lump. I‘l~ui-l- did not expect ln i`itiil :luv uric tiicr'-_ \\'li:lt he \v;\l\lcd wus fo arm

=ilis~ llic liowltlcr. .\ic;iiiiIliic. .'\li:.ii l rruirncil \villl the iruilnl eli»V

,I iii; to i'ln'I iioiliinp' ilu' ili_\':ii‘iicr :llitl i:-\'itlr-limi of .l .V;!i~`:l:_'.~,Ic, .-\ liiil \‘.'::s ri\'t‘r!iiiilciI, thc long Rrnss lrtlillglcll, illixl iliii l'.'il<>:i<‘I's =:Jl;x-ioglrc hat. lily crum~ _ill-;l nt-ur l<utlil_\'n'.< lint.

".\I. ;il"' lil- \-._-iiloii. lliir. lu-lnz a plillosoplier, his

walling was ol rllnrl tlliiuiiirn. He ran to the bowI~ dei- und eiczinrzliiil ii 1-iirr.-hilly. It had not been loullirl. 'l"n'lt i:i_- uf.-il _~\t ions: that ilicuilt thnt Ill.; Sciiiii :ull .\Iczil.=:.l~.‘li livv-I, 'l`i°ctlsllrci Ile spat out it iiirsc _ _ _ anal l`fl:'n\v his rifle to Ills elloulder. Hut Ii’_;l r'l_l'cf_l llirilc-I .0 jay al.; bc discovered who

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I»ri.c: bnilib. “Yr-s, Alinictl. Vnibaiiali not the bcst of us. We

'.\-are iril-kcil by tile lrliiint elcpliiiilt. Ile _has lflken Knllilyii back t:li\-ar.-I All:ih:i." "And gn slilill lvo return!" Aliniefl l-nilr-il to his \\"cni_\' men, Ills l.:'Jit irns lo

lc I ln rust ullh llalaklinn ulin shoul'

nu- luke his lulviiii down from the

fill the eieplmlt-cuddle bums \\-lvl# :lic gold rnd

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unil tho ollicr lo labor, It .took hull' an hour to push brick the liol-flllcr iintf dig up the li:l.~‘k<-t. Alter lliis wzls lionc Ilrucc and Ritlnllbai nlifl .~\hiiicil lilo iiillcltitigzublo c:1i'i-lcd tht-_ gold Lllld pro:-loli.< sloilcs lo the cspcciully made sulitiiolifizs, All tolli, IL look fl'.iI_v :ln llolir iii i-oniplctc the work.

\\`illl wntcr mill foficl, ilntl \\'cII ilrlncd, tllcy begun

the jouriiey buck t-i _»\Il:lli:\, ii fol'n1itl:tliIc t-ol-ti,-_irc und in no tollzlci- iuilird, 'I‘lll-y iii-ol-if:-dvd lil ful-red iix;lrclics, sllltlciiiuf.: \vil.lt slccp lllc_v culil-tl during llltl ilr°Eln.r;iti0ll of lilo lllculs.

.\l:liiy u time tilc -iillpuiso 1-.liilc to Ilrul-Q to pluck

the shilling.; mi-:lil :lli'l siiill‘l<lill5_-, stoilcs from lho ;~'zl:l- -iit-bzics :intl fuss llionl ililil lilo junglc, li he lost till the r-l'11i'k tif tio-ulll. 'I`lii-rc \\‘l-rc also illunil-ilts wlicll hc toil iiili.-iiii_: lint iiailrcll l<l\v:li'd lilo l':lllil.-r ol’ tho ;:ll'l lic luvi-li. I<`iir ilicsn ii'iiil<cf.- l{;lthl_\n llutl gnilc li\i'.V'.l_-_-Il tV;irliii'l-~: :is l`i‘i_-1-l`.Ll'1iI iiilliiisi :i.~ lilosii ill thc \i1\.\:; of iilc €l:l|ui1=ltioil. i`ill\ii init- lliiilg iii- illld Ali- i;i;‘ll hull u3::'l-nsi, ilcspiic llulll:z.liili's \\'il.l iirolcst; liii-_v tvlilil-.I ii-:ive tilt- ll'cuslli‘c with Ilrliillillllii alllil follow ills iiriiiy to tllc wall.; of .~\IlilIi:\. Ii` liiirni be foil uily ol' their Iiivcii mics noi onli siuili- should i-vlnuin upon rtlliiilicr. All-it Ili-ucc dc:-liii-oil lllut lic \\'oui:I sl-ck l'illlilliIall to lilo ciills oi' thu czirlll for llli- iiii":liitc pil.-;isiirc ol' lzlllirlfz his lliziclt liiroail ill ills l..vo ilullds :lll.I slillcl‘v.ili_t; lilo iifo out ul` it.

I']\'i~iitlullly iiilsi lvltlloiit ilil.=.-illlp ihcy ctlillc to the

\vallci.l city iii' lilo ilvscrt, liulukllftnh-1 sli'llli';Iioitl. Bzlillkliliii oi’ ilcrcssily wus .1l\\‘u_v.~l l't>nd_v, ulwuys itrcpuirri. Ilclorc lligillt of thc dzly of tht-ir urrivul an ll:-iii_v was gzlthercd witlliil the city, [lei-co cycd, icuii I:>Inri;I mon who nsltcd llolliiiig be-tlcr than -to go to purildlsc. ivhclc lhcy llnd but to scli-ct what ilouvi tilt-_v would ltnil bl- ll‘\y»_>_v olcrnull_\'. For ilaIu~ lVllllil`-‘l 11l‘lll.V WHS \\'l1Dll.\' l\'Ioilumnlc<ln,ll; :intl so long since was it lhcy liild fougilt tllut they r;lill;ie<l AI- lllllll Wiih lllc Si1ll‘ll and effciwcllcclll-re oi’ puppies,

liinlubui out in his iiowdnh, szitl zlil;l llislpiriled.

llc himself had illwuys been :ln limlol-;iVlilo ilizlli. llilii n-'rver :\ctc.I lrcachorliii;~'I_v to ally, had lie-oil il bunker lliil llcvcr ll llslircr. In ills Ilcllrt ht- ltllt-\v thnt llc iilill il<:l-.I lllc lovc of his people; lillt tlicy dwelt ill thi- <llViliIo\\' oi' s-upel°slllIoll_

"Il:lI;lklluii, we halve iivctl lricilds, and ini- futher

wns _vour good fl~ic-iid." `

"lt is true," _ "\\'iIi you do il favor for the .<oil'?" H “\'cs, If the (Tolollcl Siillill and 'his ilniinlitcr live.

ll‘ llloy urn iledd, woe to your poopic, nzln ul’ mv i`i'ii-illll I have t.§'i'.'oii my ivoi-0 to the .\lcili,=zihib. *I l’“"‘* "“‘Ll“ 3 tl"`9‘1l l"`l0l'l‘ lily llicll :lull inu.-l ful- liil it If I \vo=_iId lloin ‘loin llci'i-iil`ii-i'. Il' the <‘ol- uncl Szllllb _'Vind his ;Il.ll,_;`il.er Iilc, usk whul you will " Il'lin:i.bul bowed. ` "I \\'lll set my cnnip five niii-_-fl llc_\'olld your wnilg

and wall. \Vheil I S-rc lllc _\I<'ili»'nliill I will snlaam turn right :lbolit face, mill go lioini-_ Now if, vm' I3riicu E¥ai.i3i: Lnnvu .lot your :rcilsliro \vltIiin`m`.,f wuiis when I sVhiilI lin ulisn-it, for I cannot l:ii:lrun» lei- -nrclcctinil, I.l».'l\'ri it wiicrc ll ls iiliil llrlnl; it with 5-.-ii. Save mg,-in-|l'. no mio of mv mon kn`,,“.S what y-.ii-l s:‘.l'ill!i~‘.iui;s contnin. Lol its procccl.I lip- on our j\;iittct-- or our war!"

I'iiibuIi.-lli rcarilezi lilo uni-icnt itliitc ni; -tllnliq -H

the sonic time Bruce stopped before lhelwullll bf llaia Kli:lil's city. Ile pulll.-d the curtains oflihg llriiviialis and threatened deilth if tllcv called out From time to time he gave dlref-tions 'lu the wear; nicii nstrlde the eIephant's neck. The lliought 0).. gold wus not as tempting ns it had been ’I‘licl-A- was fear in his heart. This fitlse I-Ioly bm, " or had been the most powerful mail lil lill l\ll las llere ho W0llld be it-mong friends. And the ma' who Ilfld hut recently been a peaceful fls-lierman felt intermittent hot flushes allnut his throat man Ilmballah had no intention whatever of makin iii presence known in Allailia. He iletermluctl to :rl S the secret from either the Colonel or his daiiizhing rctilrn for the treasiiire, nnd dem,-I fm- E,,ym`d Q," the Persian gulf. He could have tortured his 0"" tives on the way, but he was oriental- he w clap' io reel ilu the iuzui-lee he hail formeril- know? Cid enjoy himself -physically as well as mentally 'no missed the exhllaration of hle klni;‘ii peg ` B

llc made a wide dctour and came out :Lt th

of his house. No one wan In sight. Ile dlsmguirlmr and entered. found three or four of hi, wmlled slaves, who when -he revealed his ldentltv fcit ioim old terror and feilr of the man. His prisoners w m brought lil. A slavp took the elephants to th gre bles, He wanted to run nwily and declare Uinbul:

V melit. Then he drunk h peg. A. '_ ers. he dlzl not visil their; again tllltfi.uq.|l1.l'=?)T_ that night. T-be lilliliil to:-ture,1¢ suapemie wuu \\-nys excellent. Ono thing annoyed him, boogie, not in murmur from these calm ey-vt w;,|¢e u--Ilo were about to face denth. He tag” hl1)° tlils lack of feeling, for ll. robbed Vhlm of Jil; pleasure. He liked his victims to whine and cb;-\ und beg for mercy. ` . ° Like iuuny rich Aslatlrs, Ulnbilllah had -his 8"" nlellngerle, He had Inherited it along tml, tr delnl-palace when the kllig's sister died aeverlli ,quo before; There were four sides -to _this nom; ,md ` the center of each sillc were bare. nnil behind ine 'bars tigers or Ieopards or lions or wild bou.l'~whi§: ever pleased tlle_ownc.r‘s fllncy. _“any . royal b t I Ile had been \v::;'cd in this court, sometimes :ez

ltgaelell tlgc.s, ol .i llge_ and a lion, Q leopard and u

Ulllballuh, after lliis llllth, uskcd if th o

still alive, Tile hcatven born was tolde tillltbllillitg :gf mul had died In the cage a few days algo. llmonl lull sill-iiggcil. Ile hiid had in mliitl a fight i,ei,vee` the bozil- und ll leopard, to slurt his cli'cilhi.tlnn al; it were. '

lie ordered his prisoners to be brought into the

Court of Death and left there. Meditation was ex. cellcili for the end. A pai-itpet ran round the t-our, and fl-:lin there Umbullull could see everytlling be: Io\v_ Ilis victims ontcrcd the court wlthoul. strug- lilintt-Zl They uieleiy stood closely together in -ua I.'£‘II PF. .

"You sec?" said L`mb:lllu.h. ",\’0 .You hidden thc ll‘c:l.=‘Vur€-'!" W' where mn”

Iiattlilyii lvulkcd over to one of th c

pccreil into lt. A sleek tiger trotted uiletongfti 52,12 and purrcil and invited her lo scratch his head She did not accept the invitation, however, lmtywm the species tolerubly well. Usually these cours of dcatll had solid steel doors which could be drawn up oi. lowi_-re-tl ul will. The animal dens were more like cages.

\\'ith no little curiosity elle noted a singular ar-

railgelllcllt of tht- thrcc central bars, The removal of these lllrce bnls left all opening sufficiently wldg for the egress of the largest tiger or Mun, "I nm nat answered," salll UmbolIah_ A rllck rcsounded frolu the four sides, and ll bar

disuppcured froill racll of the cages, A "'I‘llat will bc lill for the present." said Uniiballah, `l‘°°‘l “ll-11 “‘l1fl'Y‘ FDU Will ll0'l. Pcqulre, Tolllorrow moi-ning nnotlicr bur will be removed." " ' And he left lhoul. _». Ovt-rllezid thc liluo sky was growing bitter anailél.-fa

shadows in the <‘ourt of De:-.th u deeper black.

Early the next morning the town began to scctho

In the squares. Bulil Khan's army lny eugampod outside the city! Those who possessed i_reli.5u|-qs dug pits for thelil in the cellars of Lbclr houses Wlllllll tile Krcctl temple there was li, flutter etmqm; the ivtllte _rolled olics. \\`llnt could -they do? 'muy know not where thc \vIllte'gnddessi wee, nog Lu-,_ bullilll. They illspatcllcil u pt-.too nlesxtnigor to me WHIP. but lhe nic-sseiiger was sour. biutkblhuio bg llud passed the oulposts.

\\'llcll Brlice, Rftmab.iii_ pummm amiflhmn i

cd illclr elepllunts before the lv-lunlo ebay vang gi-eetetl by the now terrified priests, vilo begged

_ lo be informed what Ilillo. Khan proposed to do

"Deliver lo us the llenlsahlb." ' The priests swore by ull their god; mm they

knew nothing of her. '

Ile speaks the lrilth," volunteered Ramabdi, as

the chief prlcst full before one of his g0d5_ "Um, iialllzlh has doubtless entered secretly."

"\\'hilt ivoiilti you lldvise? For Go<I's sake, think

iilfegomollliiig Iulnlablli! Ile may be torturing

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et _us cuter the icmple,’ paid RBmaba|__‘1‘A|,.

H1011, lllilng the treasure und leave it in the care nt ll‘_“Mlll'l“Sl-*`~ A few momcilts luter Rnmubul ad- tlll-.wso-llilti :lust-lllllltlgu, "Bula ]{h,,m is hmmie' but illlly fol 'tht-_ suite of ills Vfrlcnds, Ile lays down this ;i\\, llo\\t-\c‘i'-obey ll or disobey ft; 'Dhe Colonel hilliiii rind il.s ililuglltcrs ure to .go fi-ee, to do what tile; ii.ellat~ with the treasure. Pundlta, according lo tilt- will ol’ the late king, ehnit be ¢mw,,ed_ (hwy Or disobey. I warn you that these are not my dic- lutcs, but Ilnlil Kllun's."

` Pence, pi-ace!" The cry rose from nil directions,

eicn from thc pricsts tiicinselveg_

Tile nlcli in-lost iieia up his inuid for silence. "we

Ollvb. on one condition--that the new queen shall ill ilo nlnliner fnlcrforo \vlth her old religion or ui. tclnpt to forcc _lit-r new religion mm me wmpley-

Io this Puiltillu agreed

_‘Il:llu:lbnl, rolillcrs! Trl llin house of Urullallallli

\\c shrill Fiilil lllciii tlici-ef' prim; Ahm,,(|_

l`l)inb;ll`lvii!i sqiizllioil upoi: I'i cuidiione on the ie”

{";‘u"{_ \l_"‘_" “"f`°_'lfl bil? Nfl-l been removed. ‘D0 in; li ‘imc ll»rv;~'s.:ii; their 1-0°. nn-nies to me 01

aiu i.,ru\ii_:ii; drop t-l_ui.i¢¢ng,B_ ___9'“'“` .".‘°f“`- “Fd f0\‘ the Inst time. will you fb ‘°"_' ll`0 lllfl-fl; IJ1.'icc of tllc tl'cu.9.lre7"

_\ot il _\vf\.c-.I` frcili thu iprlsoucrs. If they UM

or did un, !v~..l it would lillve mude no difference Wllll the _ni.lu zlllove. He u-ug d|-u|,)(_

"'I'lle third liar!"

Ilut. it did not stir. __ -

¥{"l`-ff ghlfli UHF; remove ill” A le save “'h° him C‘lH1l‘l!e ol' the mechanism

\_\'l1ivh operated the bm-li refilled to uct. Pei-iiiips ills l‘°f“5“l BHVPU the lives of the Colonel and ills :if'“i§l\l9l'i~ The butinurfo was ordered .for the D00r. lsobedleni. wretch. Then he was thrown out illw the street.

m:;\;`ldlll\€l'o Bruce found him and learned what was

l`_ll€ events which followed were of breathless

”l"dllY~ llHmHl>l1i and Umballali met upon the Parapet 1" B slrllggle Wlll°l\ Drom-lsed death or the lreailnllll to the weaker. At the same time Bi-ues ;;‘~"‘“f’d lilo <10-'ll' to the (‘ourt. of Death as the final (ff “““I‘l"‘fl in the case. lu ine sight or liimiiie ].o onel llnd hi: daughters rushed to the door. R0l|8ll‘ 3 he hurled them outside, slamming the .iron door, “po” whlch "ll" l“f“l`l'*t¢ll illera flung themselves.

The young newspaper mon to whom `Wlnnle WIS

ellltwzed and the trrlzzled Ahmed set. on the steps of the bungalow In California one pleasant mftern00ll~ Thi* Dire wus cold in the hand qt the reporter and A-hmfdv Clear was dead, which olwaye happens whim one recounts an excltln tale and another lil-V tens. Among the flower beduiieyolm two young wo- men wandered, followed by 4 young dilm in pongee. ° ‘l““°'"'“ “el °"°l°lll¥ lnon s Vhcndsome |1024- hls lace brown, llle build slentlrtlr/'but round end - muscular.

“And that. Sahfb. ll the story" gigpgd A-timed "Alia Knuil . ' `

Anahn ThM>'l`1“8.l\;2n:ll_o treasures to the l>°°l-for

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ffT"°l' would mv in ea ilu- umililnui," N0- Slhllt Deng ie ynliefiii. it in not a wr*

L“l'"‘°“*i ll ll Fence. But Darla Rom, called] Um' ‘*"“l‘- Will -Yilend the reinelilder of hh am hi the Uelfdmlll, ‘lvilllch ls e concrete hqll..not ebetmi. Al- “"*.* 7`°““<| his llllll" than wllrtie irons, die sill" 01 the night-elielnn Alun lilo`wi-tate shell

is-h'a presence, but fear was too strontt. a/_i bruised and torn; for loaiotlmelilo WUI lose tint;

ironically Umbllllnh bade tho fish .

lo cat und drink wllllt they llkod. ilnrflgl: tl? ggwr'

them ln il drunken minor fn th kllelv- "nd “Do you think Eng ` . where they belonged, ° 'Phat vnu "Perhaps But e 1:1" ‘Ju I .' ” “Laid , I9

rzmllnllati rust his prison rs li.'_<i I..*.n`ir»ti-il chnm l

llvrr. Then _ho gave himself up t\ 9- imni mul im lim ima in-nu ¢$'mii"§i l"x""' °' ‘

aiwiiiteii with wrilnn, im. 9,, 0! MV' liaulwgz I

. step and ll by his wllilh- lo “Col Ml' Milf’ hide: so mm for the lillndnou of revenqol' l

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