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F SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS- F

ltathlyn Hare, believing her father, Col. Hare.

in peril, has summoned ner, leaves her home in California to go to him in Allaha, India. Umbiliiii pretender to the throne of that principality. hai imprisoned the colonel, named by the late kifi9 as his heir, because he fears the American mi! *"5"* on his royal rights. Upon her arrival in Allaha, Kathlyn is informed by Umballah that her father

I being dead, she is to no q\i¢¢h. ind mi-'S' "‘“"7_

him forthwith. Because of her refusal s|ie__|=

' sentenced to undergo two ordeais with W"d

beasts.

John Bruce, an American and fellow Pa$5°"9°'

on the hoax which brought Kathi!" 1° _""“"“' saves her life, The elepnant which carries hes from the scene of her trials becomes frighten? and runs away, separating her from Bruce 8115*” rest of the Party. _

After a ride filled with peril she takes refuge in

3 ruined temple. The holy men and villagers, be- lieving her to be an ancient priestess. i‘i5°$_ "°"; the toiiib, allow her to remain as the Qurfdian ° the sacred fire. But Katniyi'i'§ "ave" 'S also me abode of a lion. and she is ffirceci to flee from it, with the savage beast in pursuit. bhe eS¢3F°5 and finds a retreat in the jungio. U"i|Y 1° 7°" 'fm' the hands of a band cf slave traderSi V§fh° b¥`"‘5 her to Allaha to the public mart. She is sold to Umbaifan, who, finding her still unsubmlssive.

throws her into the dungeon with her father-

Bruco'and his friends effect the release of Kath-

i iyn and the colonel. Umballah`s attemP¢_'_° '°°°“P‘ I ture them is unsuccessful, and the fi-i9""V¢5 a'°

_f given shelter in the palace of Baia Khan.

` Supplied with camels and servants by that h°9~

piganle prince, the party endeavors to reach the

_ wash bug are °v¢rp¢w»-.red by a band of brigands, and the encounter results in the colonel being do i |,v¢,~¢¢_1 in umballah. Kathlyn and Bruce escaps

from their captors and return to Aiiai‘i3» WNW' Kathlyn learns that her father, while nominally

king, is in reality :i prisoner.

Kathiyn‘s resourcefulriess and bravery are the

means of rescuing him, and once more they steal away from Allaha, but return broken heartev when they learn that Winnie, Kathlyn's young sister, has come to india. Umballah makes her a prisoner. She is forced to enter the Paine and

in turn Is cr°wned queen of Allaha. -

One attempt to get Winnie out of the closely

Qiiarded palace almost costs Kathlyn her life, but the second plan succeeds, and Kathlyn and Wi_n- rne, their -father, and Bruce find zi hiding place in the home of their indian friend, Ramabai, and his wife Pundita. The latter is the lawful queen of Allaha and public sentiment ln her favor is grow- Ing. The people at last, weary of Umballah’s mls: rule, rise against him, with Ramabai, at their head and the colonel and Bruce fighting under him. Kathlyn has been left at home. but when ¢id"‘9S that thu revuiuiionisis have been defeated reach her she rushes out and assumes command of the scattered forces. She saves the day for them.

Uniballah -flees for his life.

Umbailah has crept back to the city, and, with

one of the women of the harem as an accomplice, murders the poor old king. it is arranged to have Pundita, a member of the royal house and wife to Ramabai, crowned queen. But Umballah,i having secured the priesthood, the great power in Allaha, as ally, comes back to the palace with absolute authority. His first c-fficial act is to imprison Kathlyn, Winnie, the Colonel, and Bruce.

But. who in the world could have cut

t.ham'?’ demanded the Colonel.

Ammon shrugged. “We may have been followed

by waves, They could liavc gotten here before us, as we were forced to uso the elephant mills. Let. ua keep our eyes about us, Salilli. \\`hen one gpm); of @9141, -the wind carries the word far. And than . . ." Ho pa.a&d, scowling.

i "Amd than \vha.!?"

“I do not want the llemsaliib to hear," Ahmed

\'.'hlspci'cd. “But vxlio shall say that this is not the work of the gurus, who never forget, who never forgive, .Suliib'."’

“But tlioy v;o;ild not follow!" "Nay, but their servant would, on uh; fear of

doeth. I will watch at night lici‘cnfirr."

Ahmed scarclicd ilioroiigliiy nhoiit the ledge from

wliluli the cast side of ilio bridge had siviiiig, but the burren rocks told liini imlliing. Armed with his rifle, he pluii_L'<_-il boldly biiclr along the clopliuiif trail, but mtiiriicd ivithoiit siivcess, \\'iiuc\-cr was fullowini; iiieim wiis aiu aiilcpf., us scciwft as u 'l`huj.1» gee. All this \v<1i‘i'ic-il .-\liiiicd noi. Li liiflc. llc rcfulily understood that the niiirilcrous. zinfoinpt had not been directed agiiliist Kziililyn alone lint zigaiiisi all of them. But for liur cii_i:€i'ncss iifid subsequent warning, some of thcin would liiivo been dead at this inoinciit.

"Sziliih, it would lic l»c'i_er to make cfiinp on the

ollier siile of the ford. Tho _\loms:ihili is \vc.'ik from the shock find iniirlit culliiiisc il’ wc prut~ecdc<l,"

_ _ _ _ i - i , f \ ~ _ .\i_'_ 1;i~ up il-'.ii ii ii i . 1 ' ~ ' 1|

“T HOSE roipes were cut," declared Ahmed. \\ eiirily slio turned fitwiii-_l li.\ (cur, but puiiicrl ,],,~,» died :iiid i l»<_ii-;i:i:.~ li._i:i;ii:i;i .ii iii.. \_ll.i;;t-,' -_,;,,w,l_ uiiil i~.ii‘lv.1 up iii lici- i-i|i;,~_ l{;ii1i1\-n_ hm,-_

.

"I leave cvcrytliiug io you, Ahmed, But is there'

not some place further below where the water docs not run so fast?"

"Ra,niLlbai will kiiow.”

But llumulxiil knew only thc bridge. They woiild

have to investigate and cxplurr-_ the bank, llnlf an liour's joui'iiey~»-ruilier a iiifficiilt one-brought them to still :ind sliulioiv writcr. Ilcrc they cross- ed and marie ciinip bcyonil, iii a niiriirnl clearlnir. ’I\hoy cri.-fled the small tent for Kuililyn, inside of which slie changed her clothes, drank her tea, and lay down to sleep.

“What does Ahmed think?" asked Bruce anxious-

ly. I

"That we are being friiowcd by some assassins

hired by our friends the priests." _

"Colonel, let us make straight for the seaport and

let this damnable bushel of trinket; sit/ay where it is," urged Bruce, the lover.

"That is not possible now," replied Ritmabal. "W9

can now reach there only by the uacoast itself, or return to the desert and Journey over the old

tmi.l.f_\Ve must go on.”

The Colonel smoked his pipe moodliy. Ho was

pulled between necessity and desire. He had come to Asia for this filigree basket, and be wanted it,

with is piiselon which was almost tzilserly. At one 'llomon-t no silently vowed to out the whois thing into the -let. snr! at the next his fingers twitch and he woifill sigh. O Q

V ltllnes it seemed to him that there was some

*_ _ fotos working ln him, di-swing sfidwlrswlng

. - - i the Moines of his ussrt. Hs had ex

i'..'»il_zw‘§if.'~~ !*f-"<‘l=- _'-1 _‘_'f;__,_ f'l°__f{’i_ _"_

` “Look .' ” cried Kafhlyn, pointing' seawarcl. What she saw was Umballah setting adrift the boats.

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niiud iiicrciliiiic, lui' fhcic were no pi'ccf>'lcni.~:. Sho iievei' had \\'ifucs.scd u geiiiiiiicwiisc of ii_viii.»;`.: ' those cxaniplcs :lie had scen \\‘ci‘»_» iiii_<i';~.ilili,- iiu`- fooiioiies, frui\'0stics, l1coilwiiikiii§.; not cw:-ii ilic

ol' such ihiiigs, liui, from iiie sumo nugli- iviili \\":iicli

tlio efficacy of the g'iiru`s ciiinsc; und hcrc \\':i5 .-\ - me;l, cuiupiiiriciilly wui'.~liing tho <'ll'oi~‘._<, :mil lm;

is

end prove the st.‘ciii_:,ci* ol! 'fic L\vu.

Oiic of the cioplifiiits claiili-vii liis r-lining i'c.<!li.-.~‘s'l_\'.

youd the firc, l>c_\'niid tho si.-iiiiiicl, sho ilioiigiii sho sau' fi naked forin l`l;i~.li out iiiiil buck ul' a. Li'oe_ Sho slzirvil iiiic-iitly u; the trvc for zi tiiiic; hut '

cycg iizid iiccciicil iii-iz llcsiilvs, ner holly scorned ill-:id and livi' :niiid loo lif»;i\'j.' for lEioiigl‘ _

Viiiliziiiuli, liiiviiig; .~,i:ifi.~;f`icil liiiiiscil' lliiil flip cii' would iiui lii*i,.ilt iiil iiioriiiiif_', siiiiilt :i‘»\;i_v iiiiu . sli_ifloi\'.~'. llc liuzl fiiilcil iip.:;iin; iiut liis liu.c hzii iiiiiiio liiiii ,»;!.i'oii;;. iii; was nulccxi 4.-_xi-vii; f`.'>i‘ it oin vioiit. ills lioiiril ziuil h;iii- were iuiii.;-ii, the lut `liuii_v,iii§.; moi' his f~_\‘t-s. ills iiudy wus :;:iic:~ic.l wiiii _,_.~1,..,;_ _\'iiL (wen .tliine-.1 \\-znild hiivn i~cun_t:nizcil mm h _\n.~d ivll, llc had siiiiifzliliu; loss. iiiziii nine |,,,»,,»;.~ in i'i~.i<'li ilie ruiic lit-fore liioy did; uiiil it was ,wit-.~‘~:ii'_\' lli;i; lic should liuvi- iii‘i-oniplivcs. ’l'nc (i_.~],w-iniiii lic liiiiiu' lo he of )ii'cil.i1ui'_v iiiiiiius, and ilu- ;»i'ii;iil-0 nf chill won]-.l ciiinvzili flit-iii.

'l`lii~ ii;iil' isliiud \\Eii<<li i-iiii_<.i;liiic.l tho cnpn iinil

tiic .<l.1i|ii_- of ii niiiii:iiiii't=_ \oli;iiiio, 'l"lii'i‘o wus \'i>i'-

jimi l. iituii _ _,wi liiill ii miie \v.ilc; uiiil in ilu i'-zii'l,\' iiioi-ning if

ht.,-,_. ,nilloiilyg liiii il 1il\\'ii1.s \'.':i.\;li‘il its liuic. The

i. _ _ , _ _ 151, xyij liiiciv _zi;i- s_f::iic\\lii~i'1\ ii.».iii. iriy tliu lliiiigs for \\"iiiiii it sn il.‘iigi‘i;il_\ :iiid \'i_'4'>i'.i|i.~'iy s-Jii;iii_

‘hut stood xiii cmpiy liiilloirl. i-uri. .i\ii:i<~li<-il io one

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SLHLSI; to pliry with her pei,

foiiglii axniiisz iz For not-lis_ hizliuiit iivall. And fi'i-- :`ii;litciic.'i iliuii- liiile unc Liicy ivcrc solcinul con- ‘ llie filigree linskiit dug im :ind li‘:iiisfcri'i=.il To the

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qucnily nn\\~_ wht-ii uloue _ind ii:iiiis1iii'uf_-;l, lic <-oiild froiiicd l>_v I inhailah. sioup bcfcii-e liih Voiiiiiirl Sziliili muiii rcni'li the vil- sco ihc oil j_'ui'.:, .»;iiii.ii=; \~.i'ii iiio vciioni of his "l ani 1iiiiij;i'}." iii'-3. ,~\iiil l`iiiliulliil1 woiiid ii:i\'i- ,sim-i-iiile' hut for wrufli, flip liloii \li'i;>~_.::;~ ii‘~J>:n his i:ir~i=i'i'.:.\il lin- Tiiii I-iili-l‘ sxiiiiziiiicd aiiil rii‘_ici'i‘il his wife to l»i‘iii'_l lilo fiici ilizif iiiv \\iii;I ii-il iiii;i~'-riiiiiiiiilily :iiiil ihcy _Huis-_ \\‘liii`:i li-1 sh ini: i'i 'i <`nEoi:i~i’s f;rcc7fic<'l1im.7 it Ziic holy ni_iii i'1\-ii and iii3‘lf_ lost. iiiuvc lii.iii aiu li-our iii liziiidliiig ilio sioop with \\‘ilii i:l.=\i;l .\ <<u:~_~'i-_ li \\';i,- so. iii- iiiu,~i obey "'i`ii<i'.i ;ii':_ iiii lioues? iu_iii," siiiil Viiilialiiili. Ours. thu: iii‘.'I~i./io xvill; lic ni:i_<: :ii on und ozi. "iris s:iiil_" ii:piii>»;l liii_- i";;.t-i' ;.;_i';;\cl_v. \\'lii\ii thc siiirigi ii-it the pi‘iiiiiti\'c luiidlliii; tlif?

liiu' l‘Ti'i‘ >'Ti1iiii’ii !`i`0iii iii* ifii'-il'i`-‘i “iid iii* iimii ",r""" fm l"J-’i`-" rliit-l' i'i_‘:iii'iic_l io lil-‘ liii; ;iii_l iulil his \vil`e wluit

fell iiiviii l:l.-: k:.ii“.~: :iii-'l ‘li is l(;iili!_\'ii lliiiiiil i\ini_ "_1`iiiii _is \\`i1i‘i luv _'~‘:iiii< I i-i"»'c." liiiil lziliilii iiliii-_ `-iiic ilic gucil liiisliiiiid lie \viis.

_ "l.¢; i;i_,. Q...-li, gli-11;,-;i'_.ili," '.i.ir1ii>il .\linii~ii iriim “iliii ifiuii Liv; uni wiilihii: :iuil»ifinii," 'l`lii>y \vo.il\l lm 1-Lili.

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___n.i_r1i_=__s_;.ii1.._ti.i_. -~ llc li.i=. min i1__hliii.~_ liib -HJ _ \\1i‘”_ -- » lini il.i< i .~ \i<>_i_lti ,,io\\. \\lifii siiiildciily ilii- <-::..»d rc. up n \viiiliii_;_ Fliroiigli the

3-“_r_"‘;_ _ _ _ _ __ ___ ___ m‘*"’_l "N-"9 i"""“*'~1` ’*"““`fi“-'S-' iviiiiluw silo ii.il sit-ii ii hold icziliiiiui ii'i>l over Lo

\\\i--1 < i}~i~-i1.\ii_ \\_ii_i>l»i'i‘<‘ii b_:i<‘l<. \_v.1-.‘:'<_‘_ 'i\_\_.uil;isi' put :li_v liniil info gold :is i';ii' :is tlici ilic liuiloi-lr <:ii'; ;.iiil i‘iii'i'_v ai\v:i_v ilic ki;l. 'i`l1ecliii~l'

_ _~ql_iiii\ii .~.1i,ic.i =...ii.5 .iiifl puiiiod towiiid _lin foie- v.'i_i»‘_: _iiiiii iiilw uliiit liioii i‘oiiid;<; :iol.l_."'_ iii olico ;~_i‘_iii'..i-iiiinl iii.; roiiiiiiiiiiiir iiiiiii, iiiiil they i€_<_ _~ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ \cs_ iiliii' U15". fill' l aiiii iiuiiiuii. \\liiilici` lciiila pi'oi'ii.\ilc'.l in =-.1 ;i iiaiyi lor :ho 1ii'iiwii~:', The ra: .mfg _‘(`“‘]-~ __5“~i‘~_`~i <‘\-i, .\iiii.c»il. i1ii'~`i.‘ il’ii‘-‘iiilliff “iiiii iii ii I-'U’I \\'-iillii ii? ini-'_"' i ii.l:l :ili'c;i<l_\‘ ii`_’Ii\l iiiic iiiiilfivlf iiiiii iujiivczl ziiioihciz

alll :reefs c_\._, .ic.i\_<__ii__lioiii, jus lol lie- __l.icii» .irc sonic ~\iiii iiccil iii iw Iiii ;i‘.\_i_\' io soo lucy kii-iii. ri;.il .lic lir_»;i.~: uli-_iiii not :‘i‘iiii'ii Liz'

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" °‘ “\`,'i\` " sfiiiivi l'liiii‘iii.i`.‘ "ll i’ l‘l&-"i‘ 'l`iiiii|;~ ilil ‘»i1 i. if-‘~» _ ii, . .,. V, _

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_ CHAPTER XXIV. , "nfl I ffm SM HZ '\!`m"`l‘H"' 1"" 1° mme" noi soiiliriiiiiijl' iiiiii_~.i1_i! .ifi_'iil\‘I1 licvri ii\_» jii-ii‘_~ ;i',-_.»'_" fm- i-ii'.ci'5‘i.: iiiii \ill:i;c, Ono iicvei' roiilil icll Wili-

is \\'i'iLicn, plilcgiiiulic;iil;.'_ Q Twp _,MM q___m.,___l Ulu W) ___ ____ ____ _ __ _ _ _‘ _ ___ ___ . ‘ , _ '

io touch the lieiid oi' l,i~i' .~,ici~;»L.1§.: 1`;iilir‘i‘ :is _<h:- ‘-\\'i.iiili; }uii iuli '.E._ii i::iiis.:;;:i`." i;'.;;i.i;i1l;_'_ Uh;-_ i-uiild iw: i'c:isL thc loiigiiigl lo ii/.ik iigioii ing passed. lflci' occidciiiiil iiniiil uoiild noi :ini i-iiiilil

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i iii iriciifioi of siionziiii, \\iiilo L cv

not uvvopt as iwssiiiiiilivs ilicsc iii_\.~ii~i'iii.i5 iiiiri- f-'jr'--~-._-_'~'~r'f "" rr” "rr" ° " 'r/"""‘ ""°" -i x '” '''' '~‘ ~ -Y--r luites of the oi‘ioiii;il niinii_ 'l`ii'.i; .1 will i-oxild z~i~:ii‘li f_\>’;;.-___¢f'f_' _ _ ii' ` _ _ 1 . ‘

out and pi'e:ii'i‘iingc it iiiuii`s iiii.~'i`oi'fiiiii~s \viis in iiei' ___-___'_._¢-__-aj _f - _ ,_ /

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iicwsliuys in flip iipiicr giillcry, 'l`i'u<‘, shi; liziii i‘i=;i.l " ' if

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silo liuil reaiil llio _\i'u‘Ji;ii1 .\`l_u’liis»~-l`;iii'_v storli-s, < . ‘ _ `*;="' ' -

Yet, hero was hor fzitlicr, thoroiighly i-tiiiviiiied oi' u “ ’ \ " ‘ 1

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doiibtiiifr in the lousi ihiit fiis guru would ..‘. thc] \ \ - \ _ <' "_,

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Ile muy haue lieaitl ilie- pro'.\‘liiif.: ci’ ii cnt. l‘;ii~ lic- _._ _» _ . T, `, ,_ - ° ` *_

-5'? _tr .. . gi: " V '§ (

silo siiw nolliiiig iiiorc, she v\.is i‘ou\iiicf.~il lliril »‘ _"ell

iliiru iii who l>.i-sc of izs slope :ind lrers lifted lliclr - »_

. »_- ' -- iinil tlici-0 lini‘illl_v. lt was ii. mile long L"'*"°-'*

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5 ‘ ,1 iii l;ku fi liiijuo sliiipliiiwe ilyiiiiist the i‘u;~.y ' _

52;? l`;ci\\'<>cii the liiiiil th.; i.i‘oiiioiilur_r (here lay. An exploslon followed that was heard half U hundred mags away- *_

a sff~.::i-li of ali;-ii-iiiiigr siiiid; tlieru wus hull' a fiiilo "No, Hn!" tuddciily. "Five yours nun; yes, ycs, ol iff (Ivor img h, ilvvk Cf _i§ii_ilS “'i!l`t‘ \1iiS.\'. ns i-'i'u_\'- I rf.‘iiicnilrct‘ niivf. Si-ldiurs, ivlio iiiudi- us lock our- oiigcr.-' ili.\uy,~i arc. AL liiltii liilc, yoiidcr uns :iii is- solar.: ini our li'i‘s=. iiiii lu siir forth on llic iriiiin Ol' ._ liiiid iii l;'ii'.li_ i :lcuili till <rili>i'i‘.l_ .\l_v {:i|lici‘ filziiio \viis pi~i'inittcd|

Sofiii-firms ii llrlliaii _‘~'.iiiili011t ivoiiiil di‘0ll ilo\\'ii _ out-.i-.lr‘. iii- \\'.1.~' f-o."_i;i.-lic-il to row out to the isliiiiil.

‘ ’l`iici'-o lic mis blii;il=`;.ldr;I, Only two mon ui'ro_ii-

| 11,.-1i¢~i`f.ii~ii li::»~'-v iiu1liiii.‘~: iiviiiiiifz iii iliu wail' "V piiiiluii liiiii. Tli<_\‘ ii-‘.1le\'l =imictl;iiii: zliiit wus very

I ,,,,,_,- “ml 1w»\\'.i. :' i-ii-i‘ uns iiiiiiiil; i\ii;l _vct thc Iii'i:-

~ ui

_ liciivy. Z\i_\' fuflioi' iiciri' l.iii:'.v uhut the .<f.i`.i1l_‘,'i=.,

ii5ii_: luislict lir_=lil_ Tiicii :lm solilicvs ivcul. iiwuy

.iii.l uc rziiiiu iiiil. .\'o one wus iilioivcil on ilio is-

Uzi lliir iii-,ivii f:.L'li:i':i:rn \vr».1;- iiisciii`:_i;irltlii;r_ A land fill my f;1?iiei‘dlccl."

`, Slmyp uiili ii l;ii_ci‘u :`1_i_ii_ l:i_v ui iiziilior i:i_ iii: vudu' -'Dm he ,CH )-0,, Wim, it was he he_]pe,~| bury'

11m~l,0r, Sonic ul_ili¢ i_i:'iici'riic_ii \vri'i_~ i'i-_;i1_i:_i‘iiig ncis, - yondmqn und sonic Wl`i`e “"}`"mf].g "')?`u “wr l,"`mu‘°“, h$f“s‘ “.\'o holy one. Ile was an lionornlile man. What.-

i;l’3`U“‘:)__:£‘_° fl.’;'lz_‘("_l_'__|_l,'n°'";,I_f,(:( J."5;;§\,|,{ll%§;,_,,|_,£°\‘MJ ever ilic secret wus, it passed with lilm. We were tlf‘Sc i " 1 '_ 3 “ ' "". culii' ."

The ciiicf of tue vzllaiui- ,file lie-ziflni_:iii---ilisf\ni- _ nofl #din __ 1 ___ Kin at AL

mrkhgi from this slow. lla \\-ng mm by ,H5 WHO and _ i was e pr nite treasure o c _S

hiid and .the little one i'liinilici'c(l about his legs l3h"*» “ml U10 mil" was UW king himself-

1cn`e,$Sw5v, ,Among ilic liuts stood one inure lin- ’]`lie fisilicrmiin salnamcd.

sing ihiiii the others, and foirard ilils ilie rlilci' "And I zim sent, because l au; lmly, to recover

ggd his ,l'ninil_v wviidcrl ilicir way. In li-ont of the this trciisiiri-, which was willed to the temple of

Jiii7l1ci'ii:iiit." '

“M915 was ri frlskin; kill. 'Inc ll;ilu- cliilil "Hui, holy one, I know not where it is lilildenl"

i ilu. hum i wahi is ihc use or your siooii and

Absorbed m_hor pastime, she did not observe tiic_ iiieii I can trust. To you, as miicii gold an your

appwach of gi aunt being with matted linli' éiiil _liands rziii hold." _ beard and ash geamearcd body. Children are gifi~ "l will furnlisli you wiln men as honest Il my- ed with an lnstlnct'\v~'lilch le_:i\~cs us as wc grow old- iiclf.' er. the “ming at iovll without seeing or undci- "Tlicit will bo sufficient; and you sliull have your Minding 1:, The clilld suddenly gazed up, to mcei gold."

slr of eY¢G black and fierce as a kits s. She The worrl ofa holy man is never subjected tio tofu- _

fog, wreammg and fled toward the house. f~ tiny ln india. 4' -

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son asain. She could soc tim lovnlv mue “Mer

fi_"`UliHii lim spilt-os L\e\\'ccn the trees. Sn th.

“WH b "_ _ _ _ __ _ on s c ________;_ 0 lilis' ovei iii.i.L wafer, flyliig for home,

Silo wont larllic ~

iiiioiiilcil. and cnin; iiihvtwviigifir-Tiiwiiiignmilishi N-any \\iiii»li slooil izimviliii; its 1-xiii.; wliile thc? P-op`~mi' and toro ut iiic dr-nil kid. i\'uili!\‘ii rciilircd f[i:iI'i<¢.“s];: was iiniirmoil. :izid that ilio lc`o'iiii-1 .' f _ hm. _ _ , _ _i i has bctiieen \_H,a::_"|_)e'_l_)‘:v‘_f?_\;i:_li ___ob3_c____i_:i_i_il;l__;<_c___: he _roofs of_tl1o leopard stood Suu for __ _________ ____ei`i_nsie_rnii. l`hn_ fiiliy, ihcii miide up its nilnd iii chi? mr doubt tasted blood, but hull not onion. se' she had

.llezinilnic tlio llttl cl llil t .

in her liilcrest iii tlic0bi(iill.ii-kl::ili`i]~trxliimilen her lo" i1ii”0§ and she cllnilicd into the curl ,iiisfls grqlesque illiliearerl, followed by ilie L-_-pi. as "“U‘|Y“

saw the child and snaiclieil lisr\lii;i‘iilriclti`:f;i)l‘yf"‘;'r She

cart. The leopard leitpiuj i t °m the while Kullilyn ran toward llilcocllililf-e,.§“_:tt°; U19 fear, she s»ii\§itei'ed wliliout the formalli gf' mo which lxer itdvent. y ““"°“n°i11S

" The fallier of the child had no n

in me ami-. ii ings- "°"“‘ “ “Nick frlzhtaned the lteollglard iii\'i;,;{t me noni' “nd "Wie

And litter, Bruce, wild 1

appearance of Kam” cgmi-il lliiitlety over the dls~

The holy msn shrugged and walled. Uniballab was ln good humor. Here he was, suv- 'ivhu up parents rushed out to learn what had eral hours ahead of his enemies. lie would have'

‘ dared not fire, for fur of liililn in . out liesliance or fear he caught; ihu°1§;,n,',ds°b;!&' b 'k f tl k d b . ' 0 1550 ii. .’$Z..“°° “” ’ “ “‘“" "’“ “'“‘ °"““= i-_ The elilef was severely mauled ii L `

| to get to lil: feet and walk. The'\vlilfLeh?~¢»:,“ au'

saved his child and tho white man had an hm u?I`,‘i'ou|i1 reinenilier. ws mm-

.ius the leopard quite innoceutl .

puse, for all liei' deli-diy intentions? tsf?;_`:¢,; w’ filled wiili grafituile. "5 \\"hen the Colonel and the others oanie l _ the former seized K.tli' b nm “W

Eholok lici' l‘ysfei'icall; Un y the sh°“ld°"' “I

"ii God's name, Kit, dom; you know 1 _

than fo ivaid :‘ ff l 'I - - ‘M bpn” ______d____ i e 0 nono Do you ivaiit to dri'..‘ ,M

' Why. father, I waszrt afraid!" ‘-Afraid? wii in ni, ..

afraid? Didifl lg-lisnkii0i:n,fhA3°\\'i¥b€¥c&‘e?(iilgiisein? iowa? i' i '_ '°' s_a__€____ L is Lmbaliulil Ah! that ghes 5-0.3 Q

:__§`c_lonel!" said Bruce gently. icai5insm;'i;ui-Iiiiilllif'ido.§°““d harsh' BU* YOU were

"l"oi~givc me," :fried Kathlyri Dcnlient f

I _ _h h, __ __ ~ . or slis €,¥:_'_2_‘_‘___T___i_=?,_dd done iiions. 1 diii uui iiiiuiu iii.,

"Yes, Uiribztllali. On gf Ll k

knife liy that liridge, aid Raii\i?ibaie8i;:i?i?tlf`l{;l;ni1; B Ueiviigifig to Ufnliulluii. \\'hethei° ho is nloiio ur as nizmyi K ‘I0 UU! ki10\V; but this 1 do ltiio\v~ \v with uiiilei' no i~ii~i~iiiiistan<:es bocoiue souu.i~ui.ed english! -\i;__\~',_l;i_i1 go_i;ii io_qiilv_._ ilie chief." ` li ie vie slid t ut no person il ‘fum li1iSSed or been seen. No one but u lidlsfxiiiilg come flint morning, and h had iii the sloop_ B gone m uw kk” "l-‘or \\'iiaf'."’ _

The chief smiled, but shook his hem.

“\\'iLs if not ii. basket f ld 1

deuianded the Colonel. 0 go and Breda" .mn“`”

The i-lilei"s eyes widened. Th mm. gum"

knew, then? Bruce noticed bi':r°aurpl.rn_ vu

"i‘oloiicl show the d hi f »

your dui~iimciit.” goo c Q ‘he :Wd “.1 '_

The Colonel dll , d 'dh nhlmd

lic s1\v flic i'oy-n.(l ;i,gii‘:»I:iira.°!?;l°fr-ng d‘1,g1|w\\:m \\`ii<ii*i'@d. iiild gruiiuuliv he Wu uma; tg v,@ny¢_ '_ that lie had liecii vlleiy tricked. au. "To the bouts!" ho shouted, so ig nggmb ‘mm wing. "\\'e muy be wo ‘ “_ 3nni.| _H ` ai holy ninn, uiid I ii=.\llev:_" IH. & 'Q'

They all rriii hastily down gd 03|. yqn h io

ing obstacle iii the retinal _-,guna ii0\\'<‘\'@r. signified that it gm, ,mf over, hc coiiiiiinniled ohm.; obo llltqunq' '.~lioi\\l l1'in- dle the oi_1i's. They would by 354,* gh, WM _,iw fciciit, \\"hy did not the white mango); 'Q7 an ai 0_.,~,,_» '1liu_y_ \\.oiilil gn itnywhol\ bs' P_\vni1,_ Nm the v\.~¢,L» auspicious sign, xiliodghg ,bn _ " .` __ the boats fiiiil punhod 0.’1.R"m ‘my G' ‘LM On the wily to the blend _ 1 . the mnp, oi' difi.g'm.m, he hddmfg noi possible :hat Uxn.bi¢l1¢\'h,,,,¢ Q,” ana;

A fiiigrm imku: or fam. than I-mi, ,_,,,i_,' ,.,__,

gems! The :nan hmmm as u~g1ei~ and exgdteg M 3 boy. Tho instinct r.-_i iruxit *nr tnnuso:-9 'i,3_».-ins rub. outside the cradle gina, *Mgt ji-,_~_; 5~_wg_|_, u_,"gm._.f, °

To retiirir to Unibnilvk. Upon laiidlmr- Le Mg:-gr

nt once if iiiiy liiieiv \\'Lioi'o the cave was." Ons n,-°;-_yu ‘iid kii0“' 57-i0 Wily, but he refused to show it, Them' wei'_o iplrlts there. ruled. by an ev-il god,

zi o iiio tliei-c, you,

iiui'in_ Ani I iiot holy?" and I Wm enter without

Tlilii liiit i‘aLliei' fi new face upon the situation lf

tho holy iiiiui wus willing to risk an ennmmtm- iliu god, fur f-o it that they should prevent him An oi~iilii:ii°y seeker would not have found the gn- iriiiico in ii lifetime. Umbadlsh had im; ug” q. u_r:ily where the cava wg* but he um In mn uk (_-.ali-_ <-oni;i;nod_ “lien they ¢a.m¢ eg 1; Umhdgh siiilfcil; ilin inn; 01 whim, 5,35”

ln liis iiosu and on hu num* gg ¢-“&,_°&

was simply zi irnmll gyrus; g mn-“L

phiii' picdiiiiiifiatud. .Hg @g

iii his ii:i:iils_ Ile think

wus liiirnilcss, Iluuq 5° picieiir-e iiisdg insfrqg;_|

"iight roam ivltlbln the umm `

Iimbiillnli, linps.t.loa1. sa ig vue pg qv ggqwyq

iipuii piifleiice. Bq un; Q guq¢,-1,. 5. |,“.,,‘ _,ne wilil Moliziuinieds-as boa msg nm qua "pq, 'gg cave, se-f ii i-urns upon its tsuegalg nagging im. tered and ileslroyod tau by mn¢¢nin3 mg me ‘f‘_"'S<’ “f ii -‘i°ii=ii“iii\>¢l~o wuid we attest ii Hiuau. Fiiiiiiiy, he offerc.1 each and all al thu; a. fonump-» and woii.

_Torches were lighted :md ;)_1g»¢yw5 eme¢¢d_ Them “ore many side passazes; and within these the fw- iiite Umlmlluli s-as the true rlmson for the curse of the Nlohiiiiiiiieduns, g~i.~n. inf] p°wd¢\-_ 1mn,;,-0,13 iiiid liuudreds of pozrnds of black destruction A ioivvi' tulle:-y-Lhe mcucn ur which my under e sinh ‘if f""ii*-lcd iv iiir :iii -»/zmeiii resirii ins miiuruu lnisket. . . . _ For a Limo Umbailuli ucteil like it iiiafiimii- lie Sims. <-iwiitoil. aug iiis iiuiiris :iiiu iiio wid find Si'>nt>s: choked. sobbeii. 1-lun, ii-uu iruu iiiug -°»i_iil>; the lii‘i\'.1le treasures of u. dozen decades, ull his_ foi' ilio tiiltlllg. He forgot his enemies iiiiil lliuir iieziriiess as the fortuiio reveftled itself to hiiii.

As his men in length staggered out of the lowor

gallery with Liu: biiskct slung upon an imp;-oylud m. for he csiiied his ciioinleii marching up the liilll Ilnrli into llie cave again. Umbsllah cursed and bit MS Yiliiiii- H0 was iiniiriiicd, as were his men, und he iiiiil not time to search -among the smuggled umm

fo liiiil his iiccd.

"H““"“"`l’°”‘-" SP°kf\ iifi the man who had known

wlwro the i-uve wus. “tliero la an exll. on the other Side- “Q “iiii A10 tlrrougli th-at without yoiiilei' peo-

|ilc iioiii.-iiig us."

"-‘\ fvfiiiiiu for ouch of you when you .iut this on

flie slump!"

liiiifk ilivniigli the cave they rushdtl, torch-as flar-

liig. Oiiro ii lieiirer stumbled over s powder uni.. will tho lorcli holder n.ll but sprawled over him llnil>u.lli.°_li's hzild stood on end. Fear iimpelleil tho

men toward tlio exit.

"There iS Powder enough hero to blow up all of

llinil! I<lus‘ten!"

At the mouth of the exit. tho men with ine

ivrciics. finding no further need of them, carelessly

flung them i\ai'de._

‘_'lfoolsl" roared Umballali; "you have destroyed

iii, *ii ini; g §§fii,E

llB

nu fied. The bearers fuiioweii with 'ine burden.

DOWH the side of the pi-omontory they slid. Under B Drvleiltinz ledge they paused, sweating with ter ror. Suddenly the whole island rocked. An oxplo sion followed that was hoard half s ima red miles “With where the giiiiboat of the British rid lJIU'°i|°° the shores. Rocks, irees, rand filled 'uie slr, and siniull fires broke out here and there. The bulk of the dillliilse. however, was done to the for side 1'! lilo Dromontory, not where the frightened Umhsllsll stood. A twisted rifle barrel fell at his fool..

“To the sloopl” he yelled. "lt is all ni-er!" On the far side this other treasure r as st00\|

141011811 lie marveled at ih ~h| eed t° q"‘”U°“» huddled togethe , li i i .ony 'U this visitor, who hsil doustlzsstgaiggin hx1;ldc£,';e'° °f turn. The mlrscrle :>cfa:.tc:rasnct,lYst\€io:aAci iliem mis dliilh- H9 films' the door slim and druppm ,g "°m hurt. Perhaps s. qusrtor oi- sn hour passed bef°i’0 Next he sought lils 3 n and fired ni ° mr' their faculties awoke.

"Lovin" cried Ksthlyn, pointing seswsinl. Whitt she saw wss Uinibsiisli. setting adrift iii'

boats which had hi-ou¢lit them from the mslulsmk

Come s second oxnloslonffsr more furious than

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