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or THLY

f By HAROLD MacGRATH

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAIL

` TERB.

Kathlyn Haro believes her father, (301, Hare to\ he in dm distress in Allah, a princlpality of India. The ‘King of Allaha has recently died, and be. cause the Colonel held once saved hm life ho names him as his successor. Umballuh, pretender to the throne of Allahu., loves Khthlyn und has forgf cd a message summoning her to her father, whom he has thrown into prison. She leaves her home 1-n Call- fomlu to go to him.

On herarrivafl in Allahu she is

informed by Umibalilah that her fath- er is deukland that she is the queen An elaborate durbar is arranged, the central figure of which is Ksthlyn, protesting and .grief stricken.~ When the crown is placed upon her head Umimllah announces that she is to be married to hhrn forwith.- Her re- fissl infuriates him. but as Kath- 1yn's bearuty and spirit have. misden strong appeal to' the people he yields the joint forthe time being. A priest announces that no won:-an 'may mic unmarried with the laws ofthe state she _will he given seven days to decide. When K-nthlyn reiterates at the ex- piration ofthe week of grace, her re- fusal to marry Umbullnh slie receives senltencc from thc supreme tribunal that she is to undergo two ordeals with wild beasts. If she_survivcs, she is to bu .permitted to rule without hindrance.

Through the' pluck and resourceful-

ness of John Bruce, an American und lellow passengers on the boat which brought Kuthlyn to Allahu, limi Who hus came to her assistance, sho es- capcs unharmod from two ordeuls. With Bruce she flees from Allahu. The clephfant which currtcs her becomes frightened and runs away. S¢l‘1\f'1f‘ ing her from Bruce and the rest oi the party.

After a ride f'll_leq_with peril she takes refuge im' a ruined tomDlo~ The holy men and v'lllagers,_ believing her to be an ancient Priestess rlscu from the tom-h, allow her to rcmnln as the guardian of the sacred fires Hut Kathlyn’s haven is also the abode elf, u lion, and she_ls forced to ily frrurs, it with che, savaizo beust in purfuilh She escapes and finds a I`0tl‘1?i1l1 ln

the jungln, only to full into the hands of 5 ban d of slave traders.

She is sold to U‘mbaIlah, who. find- ing her stilil unsuhmisslve, thrown' her into the dungeon With her lutllcf-

. ('HA'P'1`ER IN.

THF. (i0li0Nl‘ll. IN (`.i'I/UN3

(Copyright: 1914: By llurold Mac- Grain)

The colonel and l'inhn\lnh s\vay01l hack and forth.. Uuubnllah sank 10, his knees nmd then fouldht "WHY t” rise; but the hnnfi at his throat Worr. the hands of .. mul 11111111- 1‘_*°°‘» ‘f"‘““ less. The c0lon»cl’s chains clinknd sharply, Lower nnd lower went limi halIah's head; he saw dchth pccriur. iutn thu cell.. His cry rulitlcfl ln hm throat. \'nf, n sound from Kath1y11~ Sllff watched the buttlc. 11'1f°"l‘l`"l¢ ff” mar' hu. Let the wretvh dw; l@t'11\"1 f°“l thc fear of death; let h\'nv suiler us he niniie others suffer. What n0W °0"“l’l,l‘| cations might follow Uliillallah H, death did not alarm her. How could she bn any worse oh tllfm Elle “'85 i-in hnu ouutno her checks W1'=‘l1 hm, kisses. lg; had tortured uni shamed her ns few white women have hem. Mercy? He had said that dny that he knew not the W0l"l- , "Ah, you dogs lla-Ven 1: I P'“Y°“ God for days for this chance? Y0\1 black cabal Dial" _ Hut Umballah was not to die that moment or fn that fashion- Thnt nervous encriil’ Whlcll had ln' fused the colonel with the strength 0* a lion went but like n SDH*"‘» *Wd *ls quickly. Umballah rolled from his paralyzed lingers .and lay 0" thle floor, gasping and sohblnB~ Har” fel buck agsfnlt the Pillar- 3r°“"l"‘g' The ressation of dynamic nerve force ullnu hhn with wrscking swine »“d “ pitus-bln weakness. But for ills Dlllllf he would have hung by his °l1“l“5‘ Kntiuyn, with continued opnthy. stared down at her H11€11‘|Y- H” W” not dead. He could kill tlwm li-Oth now. Wh , she asked with sudden passion, wliyuthle misery? WM" h“‘l she done in her y0\ll18 l‘f° '10 merit it? Underfod, qreued in KFBBB. haf' semi 1, mm wg wild beast-WW? unihnhnh nfigqa out of denser. ond

sat up, feeling tenderly of his throat Nm in risked up his hutnn nnd erswlvd to the open door. Hs i>11ll°¢l himnli up and lt°0‘l= *»l‘°"°~ "°““y‘- The tableau instill a ml'““*'° °" tm’ nicht slowly he chad the conf. noir.- ° l. anddearéd-" This uni cult silence hW°*0 tl" “ld terror in 1‘t;thln1's heal-t.ll~1' “‘°"° llian verbal) tliroits Wd\1lrl NWS ‘l‘”’°' 'glare mum in reprisal. 'nomcthllll lllllied in city. "Hy dgnrzway dear!" Sho run 0'" to ig: mlm and mms 11111' °"“' -inn inn; mmm: um an ==°"" "lr: him; an hour muni-

"All ln. Kit; ull lui, hnvcn't thc

Htrfnhth of n cnt. Ah, grunt Hon! ir that strength had hui. instnn ,, ,.,n_ ment longer: wsu, hen nnii suv.-. But. 0, Ku, my golden Kit, to nn.. YOU hero is io he tortured like the damned. And it is all my fault, nil in-ine! The man who had once been S0 strong; sohbed hysterically.

"flush, hugh!"

_ “'i:hcre were rarc and wonderful ,lewi-is of which I alone knew tho hid- Im; place. But God knovie that if. wus not greed; I wnnted them for vou and Winnie .... .. I knew you -were lliire. Trust that black devil to uu- nolluce the fact to m:c...Godl what I havcnft sudered in the way of sus- pense' Kllll- hit. what hos he done tn you?" J Brlvfly she recounted her adven-

tUl`@5. and when she had done he bow- 0d.h‘iS hen-d upon her _h-.irc shoulder and wept as only strong men, inudo weak, weep.

To Kathlyn it was terrible. “Fath-

er, don't don'ti You hurt me! I c:in’t stand it§"

After 8 whilr- he said' “What shui!

Sho returned and mt down hcside her Vfuthcr und :'.-.stcil her nchiug hcud on her knees, thinking, f.hiuhing_ , Bruce, sti'u;.;;_'7.ln;_» with the soldiers (and long since their fat ilosh hud l/ecn stung into such uctivityi), saw Umhalluh zilliloar in thc corridor.

“Durga Ram." he said, with n.

furious effort to free his arms.. "Durga Ifmn, you iluinnnble Scoun- <l1‘0l, it would he wise for you to kill ine, here and now, for if I ci/ci' get free, .God help you! (I, I sliuivt kill you; that would bc too mcl‘<'iful. lint

I’li break your lioiics, one hy onc, méllil; sho must he hrukcn, broken, Itl

his my will," with H, flush ol ilre in,

und never more shall you stulul and Wnlk. Do you hcur mc? Where is Knthlyn Hare? She is mine!"

Umhuiluh showed his teeth in what

was au nttumpt to smile. Hc saw flashes of fire hefore his eyes, nnd it| was yct diihenit tn imzathc naturally. Still, he could twist this white mLn`s hcnrt lla with hir

“llllt the Woman!" ' ."Won‘.uii? She is ii tiger-cut, and tiger-cats must sometimes hc ilr|;;y:e\l. It is my will. Now I huve news for you. ’i7hcrc is unnthcr sister, young- rr ,n-,nl wcnker. Our queen,” and hr-.

Y i n id

not know that her father liverl,nnf1 there I made my first mistake."

hiin!’ “Al1! \vou‘id _indeed that were the

case. But tigei'~cu.ta are always tig- cr-cuts, and imtliin;_; will hcnd this

his cycs.

'Phe council salaamed. U-11 halluh's

will must oi' necessity he theirs. hate him darkly as they might. ni e u a u 1 ik

The bungalow of the (Tnloiml Hare I'-‘as Sinn(-tliiiig Ou thc oi'il0r uf an :umcd cinip Nitivc .ininiils kvc -

.~ .,]-y ;v_ . 1 " L .ll

I “Take him away. Put; him outside ers. zirincii with rifles, putmllcrl thc

city gates and let him go.” ‘ , Bruce who grratly astonished at.

this sign of clcinrncy.

"But," added Umhnllnh crissin-

Would you trust ' him, knowing his false heart ns you do? The moment you married him would be my (Tenth death warrant., .\'o, no! If you weak- en. now I shalfi curse you, curse YOU. my Kit! There has |160" l101`1"0l` enough, I can dill." H ‘-ivnii, nnn so cnn I. f11*=h'1‘f- Silence, After ,1 cockotoo shrilled; n inugh came fnintiy t‘“°“s'l1 the window, and later thc tlnkla of mus- 1,3, Up above the world was going ong the same as usual. Trains were hurrying to and fro! th” Sfmt Shlps were going down the gnpphire seas; children were at PNY. Und th” W°l`l-A wide marts were husying with the daily affairs of mens.

"Jewelsi" she murmured. gazing

at the sky beypnditha grilled Wind- .~,w, was there ever ,. precious stone that lay not in the shadow gf blood and misery? Poor, poor. foolish fa- ther! As -lf jewels were in bc¢1l\tY a tithe of the misery they h'°r°*!

-Igy, kit, jewels; sapphires und

rubies and emernids, diamonds and pearls and moonstones. -‘\nd l_W'1"f-‘ sd than for my pretty cub" ‘imbal- inh knew that I would return for

them 5|-an limi?" his plans. But were they no m D0

Yes, if you intended to rule than

people; no. if you thought to 3, t them sway. Do 1011 11°* l‘“°"’ “ to Winnie and me a hell' Ol Y',:“," head »|s more precious than the K" t' ' nnnn ws num put nur heads to§°,,11~ er nnd Plan Nm' "'“¥'t° “Ft °“ 'hu

She dropped her arms from _

ghhulders and walked about the cell. searching every atom l’l1°““ °“lY

I tho window end that al*

"\`ou liic, Durga Ram! You found

her\_;u the slave mart todfuy."

Umballuh shriigged ond waved his

hand. I-le could have had Bruce shot at once, but it pleased him to dau- gle death before the cycs of his rival. Ho was nn fool; he saw thc trend Of affairs. This young white man loved Kathlyn Hare. Alil thc- hotter. 1\ll the better, in viewi of what was to come..

Bruce was i-.onducted to tha gato

and rudely pushed outside. He turn- oq gnvngcly, ‘but a dozen black offl- eerg ¢0uvincod.hiin that this time he wnnld meet fleoth. Ah., where was Ali, and Ahmed, and thefman l.ul Singh, who was to notify the Eng- lish? He found All utcomll. the chief mnhout having been. conducted there in an improviscdllttcr. lie 're~_ counteh his experiences.

"‘l was helpless, sahib.” "N0 more thnn 1 am. Ali. But he

of good cheer; Uiirhalifih and I shall meet soon, man to man."

"Allah is Allah; there is no God'

but God."

"And sometimes," ,said Bruce,

mnodll-y, " he watches over the 'inno- cent/'. "'Ahi‘ned is at I-fare Sahih'i-1 camp." "'l‘hiin~ks, All; ths\t’s the hast news

I hnvd henrd yet. Ahincu will nna a way. Take care oi yourself. I'm off!" .Wh/en Umballah aDI7cal‘od‘ liefort the council their astonishment knew no nundi. The clay tinted skin, the Ehnhlni hands, the dlehevcifed gar- ments-,-»whst had happened to this .ic 'uh whom ill luck made their

hope lay n v

96”; 1 hc had -no

mg nfingblghsoliligeh sim' iather's chains and the bar! of th! Wl”d°"'

i I (xplsdned. "I want. foo near the pp ‘ lr. A. flash of strength was wants, TINY slldll bd U0|'§61\."

_, .

llrahgtef? IS..

|l~ir. iris:-fliers, whence he cuuie, und

niciiztuvrio. No one wus to pass tho, cnrdou \\.'\\'.liout expliiiuimr Irnnklyi

whitlici lic was hound

siilaainccl ironicall "our once d .

"But'shc will now siilmit to save,

:ironing ye* uniranslntuhlc, lfivful thc colonel dnvotcdly and fullr»\\'P<l hlill

hcrr: wif.l‘out iilrs. If thorc is any rosi-lic you go und rctiirn. l'i'omn~ie."

ulmrlt lik.: n. dnl: mid with :L i~=.cc|\t, :Zi l'l1i|i\isc.” I ` fm- k,_.(.m,|-_ .Su Aimieil and Hu||u: uf, lllL.i| sul, flown til wait., t

tin: lccuprrn sct oil in ucurch u[_ the I “Ami .\hu ieéi in i\,i,s‘tf~;o,:(\,;1liv;1;2n§win:J

1 |»_ .L .ir rivi-i'. i nine I . ‘ -

coli(l\ml\'e'l\t“ill><)i\t the scni:~h with on~ i niiuif nmi sporting in the wuter. Ah- ly hull ii hcurt. Only zi little while, nicil ppt 4:, `q\ici;t_ionV. (1), y(es,’they before hc haul received the news of , h.ui fi.n,i. Lie I. iiiiinc Q0 HIL 1\l_’L what hurl huppciicd in thc slnvc mort , (lvl lui-1111111 1l11l 111>t hflllllllf-U this that afternoon. it scrmcd incrcilihlc. !i1fl"l "f UH' \v0rl<l}1 ll0 llflfl Kwik' UD 'ro hnvh her fail into llnunnluim unc of the tircfi uvur hy. folonel

hands thus cusiiy, when he sun!

flare hnd always used zi peculiar

n,.ucL. ¢.;,,|,;|, [md ,Wm-¢\,.;,| thc jn||,;1¢¢)\\'iiini.Ic to hrim: Jock, and Ahmed

fur and wide! \\'cll. she was nlivn pinise Ailnh for thnt; und whcru

resorted to hir: ilcvicc. Half an huui"s ]»crrc|'vei'aiiicc rewarded hinz;

were Wm; life there was 1,09(-_ I :uid thi-ii he found the hludc nf grnsa hater Iinthlyu was stzuidlng under, “lllllllIi‘UI1 \\'i11fl0W hy U09. Kath- thc c-cll window guziilg ut thc yellow i l.\'jl-" _ , sunsct. Sine uhuddcrcd. llud shnl l`lHlf \'~'11f~ S\1fllC1011f lflr Ahmllll- H0

been l\'.;~nf\ sho woulfl have hunted for r.|mi<'f.li?i\Yif sluirp :iml rlcuflly. llut hcl' f:Li.lii‘l'; not lwfrirc .iiin\. who must \v:\it, (;m>.i.i1i1i;; \\';\sym:=iL»\'c null .\tl\sul\itc; Ululmllilli Shoiilil ucvci' cm- hrucc hor; sho was too uf.i'oi\g; and dcsm-rfi tc. "l{it!"

ther ’

iurui-ii tin- liniunm over to the cure of unc I-1' his suhurdinnf.f=s und hurri- ed :|\.\-._\' to liruc<:’s czmili, only to ilixil Llinl. lic limi grime to the colon- cl'::. .\\\'i.;. went Ahmed uignin, tire- less. Ile found Bruce pacing thc hun- igiilmv fruritugc.

-‘ \hrurd!” 'Yrs Suhib, I.i:~i*cn." llc told his

- . , . . . . “Yrs iz; . .' i -` -»

we do, Kiln what shall wc ll‘0`?" his lll’5 “itll llls llf7l'lC\l0, "Illm‘.~ hi;§` Ev the lcnoes of mic of the ncnl;i`ir°.s "l l-:'.\'<‘ ri 5; iurp pirrv nf mctul in llfll" fil'lFl‘l.\’- "I will marry him, fnther," ~ shu ngninsf; ,. wall ,md Shuot him if , he u Iiiiiv uufivc child \v'ur-1 playing; my poclrci. (.<>ulll ymi. . _ My (&o<|,i "'l'l1" illlurflfi uf. "ll lllff llfll-CS l\11V0 11"9W€-"Nl <`i“l9l&l.V- “We can take our is caught \\~fIf.hin the city. He is l'-‘rom f.im'.‘ to time the hillifiy futhcr by my lmnd! . _ when he i:nn\cu'?" ,"I`1l1’l'~“ U1 “llvfil HH’ if UNIY CH*-Ch |11"- FCVCHLZG !lft0l`Wm‘d.” ,mafl, und ihcreiore I mn lenient, ' would simon and put hcr lifail. l "Yes, fhi,liei'; I :un not ufmisl to ‘ \\'iU1l11 U11* \\1\llH Uf 1-|1'l ‘ll-Y. I 11111515

"Wl-1H't"' There is no white woman in the pal-l l’rc.=0nliy there \vz\.s n stir about die, _-md death scams :ill that re-.fliSLlllif~‘c ii'.'_vscll in some \\ny.” “lf it will salvc you." lnce pr in the rtiyul zrnnnu. Off with czilnp. An elephant shuffled into the mains. l should bless you. Ile will “l'll find _von :in \r:|h inirnuusi-., "C‘l1‘llll. ict me rot here. What! himl'-’ .'rIcol'ir\»Z. He was huultcd, made to he ai tigcr now." hooded, Snhib, und that uill hide

l l

kneel nnil Ahmed stepped out of the hmvdoll.

The litiic girl mn up to Ahmed

joyfully :ind hczlzcd to him to he out into thc howdnh. Smiling, Ahmed set her in thc howdah, and thc mn- hmit hnfle the elephant to rise, hut. intercstcfl ii some orders by Ahmed, left the lu-ast to his nun devices. The f-hild called und the clcphunt walked vii quietly. So lmu: as he ieimiincrl within range of vision no one paid any attention to him. Fin- ally he paused under n trce near the cage and reached in for some leaves. The child caught hold of a limb and gleefully crawled out upon it some distance bi-yond the el15Dl11111f»'B l`°f1°l'1- (inch there, she became frightened. not dnrin;_,- to crawl buck.

She prattled "elephant talk," but

the nhl fellow could not reach her. The baboon in the nenr hy cage set up u chnttering. The child nrdercd thc eloplnnt to rise on his hind legs. I-lc pluccrl his fore less on the roo! of the hnhoon's cage, which §'_<\vcd in ,rather diuturhing the elephants calm He sunk to the ground.

The buhoon leaped through tho openimz and made off to test his un- :-xpncted liherty. He was friendly nnd tnn' c, but freedom was/ just then pnran'ount.

The elephant remained under ' the

treo, as if pondering, while the child begun to cry loudly. One of the na- tives snw her predicament and hast- ened away for assistance.

Ahmed was greatly alarmed over

the loss of the hahoon. It was a camp pet of Colonel }lnre's and ran free in `cnrr.p whenever thc colonel was there. He had captured it when n marmbsby in-.British East Africa. \The troglodite, with that strange ro-

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“My rhilil, (Emi wif: good to give

you. It will hc :lurk hy the f.\|nc\\1‘

nic _:]..\l:1ilflitC}' like you." i11‘1|(`.ll tlll' "ily ll|l'l W"'_ll ‘l"l"_" l’l' "ll"

Sin: tuincd to him this time zinrllof the Iiflu-1' it11l\‘S. 'llH\t “Ill "l"lY

l»reasr.i I-im to hor livurt. :.;|:=pir‘i|n\. l"ii~s‘.t; uw- inuet svvk the

rinincd.

The Lzilinoii chu|.r~rci|

Ixlt. if.’s .Iurli I ll'=a.fl tn tell you

“A rcric-il?" hlunkly. "Yes, yrs' I Clin write it noir- ilu

“Good Lord! und you'rc cool run-

ugh tn think like that!" The cul-

rrishly. "Thank (lofi) hcm’s nn old stub! Ilut. paper?"

Sfully upon it. If it fcll into the

undcrstnuil. If the baboon rcturnmi

"Jock, here. Jncki" The baboon Deflly sho tied round his neck. hands violently. ed, frlgzhtrned

treatment.

"He in gone."

"li ;frn\\'.== 'lurk s|uIdvnIy.’ lu-. suill. llnnlur of II:im:il>ni`. I nord infiury for Knthlyn irlnuitcd ovci' hor :Junlidcr i\r|hcry."

ui thi: wirwlow, liriuzc smircliozl his wullet. It was

“Why. it`.s ii imlmou!" she cx- vnipiy. Iii-. hurl _::i\'t‘u ull hc had to

tha Ilrulvniu.

"Jncl;. Jock!" cricrl hor father ex- “You lend, Alnnorl. I'm rlnzcd." cited' lu the city few kiwi-.' wything

__ f _ _ - .-iiunxt. Alunf-li, not cvru thc lrcciicst

uf llu.lh:\\l:ih's spies. Urnlmllali had

nllrmith. ,lin i:.~1;,,,,,,,,,,,,,(| f<lll(';’rW“,( ‘_;:“,°, his suspicions, but ns yet hc could i1‘flll I 'C R Ulf. r Il. U l. . , ~ ,, 1 -

"l~‘aliu~-' y-.~(\~h ou u '»cIlicii?"’ "mm nuthin" Il? the Wmulnce he

" ' 1 y I was ii hurmlcss nmmal trn.lncr who

\\':n»i only tim rind nut in any way

'- " " ' ' '-ntl 'th h' .r.,..~'

»»

wuitvil for the report from Lal Sing-

0,,,_, w,_,,,, ,,hm,,,:h his ,mckem ,,,V_ hi, hut so fur lieyhml hr-ard nothing

li-xrcpt ii»:\i. thc I-iitish Ita] was very .\.nsy hillinft the followers of thc `iiuihl in the i~\n\|ri:m. it was ii sub-

I' tll ll l ` i ll l I A' '

praiiili t|l\l1:r|‘l|)tr;i? tires; :)\liill“tvr:>t\i:. tlcnrlf- ilk l"f“"""""` “mt mr th” l’"`"nt “ll

',niicn:~i in .\llnn must look <-ut for

hands ni the natives they would nnt.,U""‘*"`l,"""-

, "Snh|l»," he whispered, "I have

to mmm _ _ It ,,.,nd,, hm. weak ¢_,, ir\.'irnc<l i.;on\r~t,lli_nu. Day _after day realize I-.uw slcnrlcr the chance wus.,l l‘"'f"` l“"`" ““‘l’"lf~ h“l’"‘2~ C"l0n°l She took the tnharct and placed it 54‘l‘ll‘ ll""‘. hilt \\hl‘l‘c I know not." beneath the window nnd stood upon "I.iyr=sE"

,t ..

Ai. In yonder prison where lrier

we go. He livcs. That is enough for

,-:avg hu- his ~,mW_ll\iA nrrvnnt. Hrs is my father and ch., hlnnn 0| grnnn- my mother, and I would die for him Then Bm, B¢_r||¢|¢ hm-lniul his! Ah! Hero is the north gate. The baboon vuniuh-lilcnd your hr-ad, Snhib, \\.-hen we at this unexpected onus."

They entered thc city without mis-

hnp. \n one questioned them. In-

The colonel ¢lid`not reply, hut he- fined. they were hut two in n dozen

gan to examine his chains ininuct- who pass:-il in at the some time.

The threaded the narrow s r t

llf- _ y . . t ee s

"Klt,_thcrc's no getting me out of quickly, skirting thc glow of many

flung fires for fear that 1lruce's leg-

priun miglit hc rcvcnlcd under the liurnoosc. '

Whcn ni, length they came to thu

house of liambai, they did not seek to cntcr the front, hut choose tho goto in thc rear of thc gorrlcn. The :noun wus up and the garden was al-

most us light as day. I

“l{u|nbai!" called Drum! iii 1;

hispcr,

The dreaming mun seated at a

table came out of his drcnm With u.

start. A servant ran tu the gate.

“Who calls?" demanded llamahsi.

suspicious, ns ull consplrstors ever

orc.

"It in I, Bruoc,” wnn the reply in

Idnprlish, flinging aside his hurnnose.

"llrucr‘ Sziliih? Open!" cricd Ram-

almi. -"What do you hcrc? Have you

founil hr.'r?"

Iinin:\bni's wife, Punditn, cams

from. the house. She recognized

lirucc immcdintciy.

“'|`hc memsuhih! I-Iavc you found

hor?"

"Just .n moment. Kathlyn llicmsa-

hih is in one uf the palace dungeons. réhc must be liherutcd tonight. We nccd money to hrihe what sentrles :irc :ihruit." ilrucc went. on to relate thc incident of the hahoon. "This proves that the note wus written not n.'.u~e than three hours ago. She prolmhly will be held thcrc till morn~ ing. This time \\'c’li place her far

hcyond thc reach of l`mhailah."

“Either my money or my lilo. In

:L month from now .... .."

"What'."‘ asked Ahmed. "Ah, I must not toll." Pundits

»<t,ole close tu Ramabi, Ahmed smii_

l‘,\.

“W4-. have clcphunts but n little

why outside the city. We have pull- ing chains. Lct us he off nt once. 'It is not necessary to enter the city, for this window. Ahmed says, is on the outside. We can easily approach the wall in a round- about way without being seen. Have you the monoy?”

From his belt Rnmabai produced

some gold. 1

“That will be sufficient. 'To you,

then, the hribing. The men, should there he any, will hark to you. Come!" concluded Bruce, impatient to he off.

f li

\\'

\nd I?” timidly asked Pundits. \ou will seek Hare .Snbllfs

rump sniff unnihai.-'"1‘hin' in n good opportunity to get you away also

ihmczl nodded approvlngiy. Pundits kissed her husband; for

these two loved each other, a cir- cumstance almost unknown in this dark, mysterious land of many gods.

"Pundits, you will remain nt the

camp in readiness to receive us. At duwn we shnll leave for the rr>nticr._ And when we return it will c with might and reprisal. Um- lmllnh shall die -the death of ri dog."

Rnmnbni clinched his hands.

“lint first," coocd Ahmed, "lie

shall wear out the soles of his plg’s feet in the treadmill. It is written. I um n Mohummedan. \'et some- tiincs these vile fnkirs have the gift uf sccinif into the futurc. And one

luis sm-.n......" llc paused.

"Seen what?" demanded Brucc.

“I must not put false hopes in

your hcurts,` lint. this I may say: Trials will come, hitter and heart burning; zi storm, n. whirlwlnf, a fire; but peace is nftcr that. Hut .\llnh uses us ns his tools. lict us

hnstc!"

"Anil I?" snirl liumnhni, sending

it pi:-rcing glance nt .'\hmcd.

Iiut Ahmed smiled and shook his

licnfl. "Wait and sec, linmnhni. .S‘ou~.c dny they will cull you thc For- tunate. Lf-t ns hurry. My mennsnhih

\\';ilt_S."

"Whnt dill this fnkir sec?" whisp-

ered Ilrure ns he iionncel his bur-

nnnse mruin.

"Many uuudc-.ri'ul things; hut per-

linps thc fnkir licd. They ull lic. Yet

Hurry!”

'i’lif\ qnnrtctt pnssrd out of thc city

nnmulcstcd. Rnmsbal's house was supposed to he under strict survr‘l- lance; hui the soldiers, flue to lar- gors, wr-re junkctinz in the hnzaars. .\hortly they cnmn up to two ele- phunts with howdahs. They were the best munncrcd ofthe half dozen owncil or rcntnd hy Vulonol Hare. .\‘luhoui.s shi nstrhic. ltifies \'epos\‘.d in tho »sifle nheaths. This was to be no light adventure. 'l`hcrc might he

o. small warfare.

Pundits flum: hcr arms rounrl Ram-

ahai, and hc consolcd her. “ho was then lcd nwny tu the coIon:l's rump.

"Remember," ifamobal said at

porting, “she saved both our lives. We owe n debt."

"fin, my lord; an-i may all the

gods-nay, the Christi/in f,Lm‘~--watch ovcr you!"

"Forwnrdi" growled Ahrred. First,

though, he saw to it *hat the pull- ing chains were well wrapped in cotton blankets. There niluct he no sound to warn others of their sp- proach.

"Ahmed," began Bruce. "Leave all things to mc, Habib," interrupted Ahmed, who assumed s

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