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Ufinlhallnh, pretender to the throne of Allahu, loves Kathlyn and has forg- ed n message summoning her to her father, whom he has thrown into prlscm. She leaves her home in Cali- fomin to go to him. On hecarrival in Allahu she is informed by Umballah that her fath- er is deukl and that she is the quevn An elaborate slurbur is arranged, the central figure oi which is Kathlyn, protesting ami ,grief strickenn When the crown is placed upon her heinl Ilmballah announces that she is to be married to hiim forwith.- Her re- fisal rnfuriates him, bni. as Kath- lyn's beauty and spirit have, mnden trong appeal tu the people he yields the joint forthe time being. A priest announces thai. no wor:‘..s.nmuy rule unmarried with the laws ol the state she_will he given seven days to decide. When Knthlyn reiterates at the ex- piration of .the week .of grace, her re- fusal to marry Umiinllah she receives senrtence from the supreme tribunal that she is to undergo two ordcals with wild beasts. If she_snrvives, she is to hc permittedl to rule without hindrance. Through the' pluck and resourceful- ness of John Bruce, an American and fellow passengers on the boat which brought Kuthlyn to Allahu, and who has come 'to her assistance, she es- capes unharmed from two ordeuls. With Bruce she flees from Allahu. The elephlant which carries her becomes frightened and runs away, separat- ing her from Bruce and the rest of the party. After a ride filled with peril she takes refuge in a ruined temple. The holy men 'and villagers, believing her to he an ancient prisstess risen from the tomb, allow her_ to remunin as the guardian of the sacred fire.. lint Kathlyn's haven is also the nhode of a lion, and she_is forced to fly from it with the_ savage beast in pursuit. She escapes and finds s retreat in the jungle, only to fall into the hands of a ban cl of slave traders. She is ‘sold to U'l1'\'b6-H811. WY1o.5l1d- ing her sti‘|l uns\lbmiEHiV9v f-b1`0W9 he, into the mmgeon with her father. blho is released by Bruce and his friends. CHAPTER X. THE ESCAPE' on. l)o what you please to me. I’m (C°PY"lgllt¥ 19145 BY Hamid Mm" Urribalian ran to thetabaret and Grath.) jumped upon it. He saw the trampl- Kath n flung herself into her fath By,;,nARoLD Maeennrn ,that I would have gone into the depths of hell to scrvc you. We’ll bc at your father‘s bungalow in a minute or so, and then the final stroke. Umballah is not dependable. He may or may not pny a visit to the cell tonight. I can only pray that he will come down the moment 1-le seized Kathlyn by the hand and urged her to run. She had implicit faith in this old friend, who had ‘once dandled her on his knees. They diappcared behind the bungalow and ran toward the animal cages. He stopped abruptly before one of the cages. Pundits?" ' Feebly the colonel shook his head. “Secure files and return for my “'i‘o|noi-row, then! l`p till now you master." have known only neglect. Now you “I would die foi‘ thc lVIenisahib.” shall fccl the active hatred of thc “And l, too," nddcd Rumalnii. man you robbed and c heated! Ah, ".\hn\ell and llruce gazed at nach ruhics and pearls and cmcralds; you other. x-fnnll novcr see them.” "What is your plan, Meiusahib‘l" “Nor shall you!" iout all things which stood in his I arrive." | ".\ leopard, but'har|nlcss. You’ll But hc v'-as not to meet Umhallah know ho\v to soothe him if he be- that night. Umbailah had won his comes nervous. Enter. ll0ini:_ in regard to having his prison-' Kathlyn obeyed. l ers ogged; hut, oriental that bei This cage was not a movable one, was, he went about the matter leis- and had a cavity underneath. The lll"flY- H0 ate his supper, changed heavy teak flooring was not nailed. his 01UUl'~*H. and dallied in the zen-l The soldiers arrived at the bunga- ana for an hour. 'l`hc rascal had low, bolsterously threatening thc ar- made a thorough study of the word rest, of the entire camp if Durga “suspense"; he knew the exquisite liam’s slave was not produced fortune of making one’s victim \vuit..fo|‘thwlth. ' l\`or the time being his passion fori “You are mistaken," said Bruce. Klltllwn had subsided. He desired “There is no slave licrc. Seurcli." above all things just then revengci "You stand in extrx-me danger, for the humiliating experience in the Sahib. \'ou have mcddlcd with what cf-ll; he wanted to put pain and ter-_docs nor com-,¢=rn yon,” 1-eplhnl the he ou her knees, begging, begging, ,mid her father would struggle in here was nmnu was bound to win ivaiu at his shackles. Spurred; so be lit. She should have u taste of his hate, the hlnck man's hate. 'Two should hold her by the arms while the professional flogger seared the iwhite, soft back of her. She would 'noon come to him begging. He had been too kind. The lash ofthe zena- ina, it should bite into her soft flesh. He would break her spirit and her body together and fling her into his own zenana to ict her ,gnaw her heart and would be librrni to those who stood by him during the struggle. , ' ".\ienrCl1," repcntcd lirugc. asked .-\hmell, replacing the board first timc in \\’L‘cl4=’. She fellnstrangn- ' , 4 r and helping iiathlyu out of the cage, ly uncomfortable. For so long n the door of which he closed quickly,_time her body had been frcc that the as the lcopnrd was cvincing at trmp- old familial' garments of civilization ci* at all _this nocturnal distui‘l.unce_!(ni'c they civiiizcll?) almost Srlgiucap "It is a trnp for l |nballah.” 'rd hor. _ “lie is as \\-iso as the cobra audi “You are not nfrnid, l‘undita'.”' as suspicious as the jncknl," said “.\o, Memsnhib. Ahmed will have Ahmed doubtfully. me carried to within a few yards of “Henson forbids that we return to- the gate and after that t will he night. Umbnllah will wait, knowing easy to Fimd Durga Rain. .\h, Mem- ntc. liistcn, ['uudita1, you shall rc- snhih, if you but knew how I hate turn to the city. 'l`wo mvii will uc- hiu.!” company you to thu gate, You will After Pundifn had departed Ah- cntcr alone in thc curly morning. ,|nod brought in the leopard. Katlilyn fuudifn drcw close to licr husband. p1~tl.vd it and crooned, and the mag- "\'ou will suck Unllmllnli nnd play ic limbrr of hm' tones won ovcr thc ror into her hcart. Ah, she wouldlcaptain, who had thrown his for-itrnitnr. You will pr'vf.eml to Iictrny spotted uni. I-lo pui-red. fnngg wifi. lfmballah, sensing that nic." I .\r.:l now they must wait. An hour "No, no, lllcrns.'\liil»l" |iiew past, Kathlyn Showed signs of listrn. You will dcmnurl to see restlessness, and this restlessness him nlonc. You will tcll him thnt uonvoyl-,d itself to the leopard, \\l1o you :irc reruly to lend hini to my _lu-;.¢:ui to switch his tail about. 'l`hc captain and his men ran about liiding placc." l “l\lcriisal|ib, you are losing your not without u certain system of' "\o, MisS|{nthlyn; that will not inliucncc over the full." \'V|U'll@‘l -lil' ithoi°nughner=s. They examined the do at all," dr,-cln,i‘cd llrune cu'.l,iliati-`mcd. “Ho walk; go talk elephant; elephants, but were baffled therc,ow-_cally. innd you, liruce Snhih, 30 Wil'-ll l\@l`~ lilig to Ahmed's foresight. '|`hey en-i 'l‘o this Ahmed agreed with n shake l'll tnke care of the cat." tered the native quarter:-i, looked un-_of the head. i So Bruce and l\P~¢lllYll “'01” W0 ider the canvases into the empty; “Let me f"inisl\,Y’ said Kathlyn. rounds of the cages. She was aver- lcagcs, from cellar to roof in the "You will tvll him, l’nnditu, that he itnble cnzima tovllruce. Tigers lost out in suspencc. She should be the least of his womcn, the drudge. First, however, the lash should bite ,the father till he dropped in his lchains; thus,she would be able to an- ticipate the pain and degregation. .\nd always there would remain the _little tlnrk haired sister. She would ,marry him; she would do it to save her father and sister. Then the illi- ,gree basket heaped with rubies and ' lpearls and emcralds and sapphires! As for the other, what cared he if he rotted? It gave him the whip' ~' ~'-- hand over - the doddering council. _'Master he would be; lie would blot path. .\ king, till he gathered what fortune he needed. Then let the jackals howl. Accompanied by torch bearers,ser- vants, and the professional flogger, hc lcd the way to the cell and fiung `open the door triumphantly. For a moment he could not believe his eyes. She was gone, and through yonller window! Hell of -hells of Hindi She was gone, and he was robbed! "Out of your reach this time, you black devil!" cried the colonel. “Go read cd grass. lilcpbpnts. And these , doubtless had come from the LV _ ' . er’s arms. T 1 _ _ Coloncl's camp. He jumped off the “Dad flndl 0 00” YD" H ‘mc tnbarct and dashed to the door. "Kit'you are waisting time. Bc' ~|.'0110\,. mei" he ¢,~1ed_ --|_,,_ter, 0"- TFUSC mei 1i‘WH9i\'¢ meat I0 dl” (‘ol. Hare, laterl" he threatened. in this ¢l0K'S 9"” - curse 0' “°' The colonel remained silent. ' °U"9°- Ki” mi’ 'md 2°- ' i Up above, in the palace, Umballah "CU\"B°'~' Wh” d° You mem- mth' summoned a dozen troopers und. gave , lihem explicit orders. He was quite Ahmed Jmillfell 5'0"- I” God” confident that Kathlyn would bc car- iI°` "' ‘i-lcd at once to her fsther’s bunga- "Come, _Miss Kathlyn." Bruce call- lo\__.,_ if only for A change of clothol 0-I\fi0U 7- It was a shrewd guess. the" °“"‘l’ed ‘lp to thai As the iron door clanged upon the “nd Bruce mtedihelr intgqhis sill, Col-. Hare leaned against the biddézg h°§h;°ti]::u;,§_' 2: pillar and closed his eyes, praying » ' - 1 fi . has whispered to her daylm tbhe bungalow Pundits fell at he wgul? °°,'?° fix" Elle lKathlyn's feet and kissed _thcm. isilid :itlii anim: siigi "M¢mH8hlhl" Kllfhlvn =t°0P°‘1 *md bum legs under hai, gathered her up in her arms. dm” Tm thu, moment Shel After that Ramabui would have never given her avlienrallce a llliigqgar `T|;`m`,;'(;d°,x;.h';t;yd`i3rt,‘:;e},1th0,. thought. There had been _mean 'when 'he mid .curse or no so much more vital. But. ,,,_,, . H n curse ii'rit!ht:e|:sli;.ever the way Ol _"It s n long story, Mem1Jahib,__ l\athlyn did not love this said, Alhnéed °v“°1v°l7‘ ' . .wel 1 _.. l1'.l\ _ l “I will sign.” he said. "For thc: f.r:c:r.~=‘ you naive fiif: /12:2! cf nv. "' bungalow when suddenly the cap- must come ulonc. He will pron-,-`sc,| “Weil and Src. 'l`hut’s another way tain misstd Ahmed. ibut by some sign or other he will Of L\\'lF~fl"é! UW 50°l"‘t from YOU- . ~ .. "Where is the (`olor.cl Sahib’s signify to his men to follow. \\:~ll. limi; "~i\\'C l‘!\l1lf?HC<‘- Ulllllllllllhi man?" he asked brusque1y._ “Possibly he is going the rounds of the animal cages," said Bruce,out- wardly calm but shaking within.” “And thou, liamabai, beware!" the guard may follow. Once lin-,lnughc|l. balluh steps inside the lnim-':\low ne \|nl this laughter rung in thc col- will seize and bind hi . llis life \\’iLl <‘uL‘l'H <‘f\l"‘ lol?-’. Hftflf ill" llUUl` lllld depend upon his writing n noic to cloxl-ffl. Wliat new deviltiy hnd he the council to liberate my fnthcr. lf ill 11111167 "Of what, captain?" coolly. |he refuses, the leopard." 'l‘lm nr-,xt morning Knthlyu came l. .. Thou, too, hast mcddled; and meddlers burn their fingers." "I am innocent of any crime," 'l‘_ho leopard?" into the living room dressed, for the "les, why not? .\ lcoparll \\'=\S;i'l1cir t.cn.=:/mess msd looked straight the basic cause of all this misery ani' into hr-r rv:-s. A ohm-fab with cubs said liainabai. "l am watched, Utrcnchery. lmt. us give llmlniiluh n |,f_~|~m1¢f,¢~n npr to churn the wnlnily know; but there is still some illBfiC0 taste Of it. :\m I Cfllvlf’ W<‘ll. YP9; ingunts, whereas the keeper of this in Alisha." all I-lint \\'f\H f~50|'|f|l* Bud U‘lllll‘l‘ ill \\\0_\‘ugc dared not go within n font of "llnlly for you!" said Bruce in,secms cither to hnvc vanished or,if. By the time she reached the cle- Engllsh. ihardcned. lie hns put terror into my, phants n duzr-n keepers were fn11(,w_ ` The 089501" Byefl him l\\0\0V0lclltlY.|heart; lot me put it into his." ,ing liar, their eyes widc with awe. "Search the animal cages, hc ordered. Bruce, Ramsbni, and Pundits fol- lowed the captain. He peered. into the cages, one by one, and at lt is all impractical, dcnuiiind 'l‘hcy hnd hcnid often of the Memsa Bruce. Shih who calmed the wild ones, but "He will never follow Punditu," they had ,not believed. With the snld Ahmed. elephants she did about ns she pleas- “'l`hen shall we sit down and cd. as much ss anything. Not s sign ollhonndz but ull the F-'bile he was that natural hysteria of woman, were to quick for him. though she hnd been through enough -\'tru¢,'~zliru:. he was seized and to drive insane u dozen ordinary wo- lniifzhlllll illwlurlily. liid they dream men. Hc loved the fearless rye ofiof truilvivl-.1 him in this childish fash- her, thc fist back, the deep chcst,tlie;iU"'~' BY now lwcnty or thirty of his Spring with which shc incnsurcd lior,l"0|- \\'l‘l`0 \ll'l1\»\’il1: li Cordon about the strides. Here nt last was the true C‘r'\H~'l>- ~\ll Uf l-heh- Sl10\lld PHY I-he .normal woman. Shu was of the breed fllll lllilllllfy of this nrt. What Inat- lwhich produced heroes. ltfrffil a fvw rox-L's`.’ He was rather Ile loved her, and yet was 1rfr|ii1lll“""‘l"‘l "S t" th" “'"““n Ur their ,of her. A vfnll seemed to surround i°".viim his right "'."1' mm' .|,,.,~_ ,md n,,“.|,@r,. muld he ,,,,,CUv,_,rl 1\e.\t, thc cnrtnun; were thrown ,my \,,,,,,c,,_ \fa,_,,,e|y he “a,,de,.,,,| buck, nnd Knihlyn stood reveal:-ll. how the \'ikinl: :mule love to the N""_" hm" “ w"l"“d S"“"""‘| 1"" Niking-H dm,ghtc,._ By ,_,L0,.m_ 0,. by |»n.ticntly on tlic lnnsh. lllnbnll-nh ,_,,,i|,,~_, y,,5_ he ,ms afmm of ,w,,_,c,\eli her wondcringly. She was like afraid of hcr because sho could xvnlklthc wunmu “hu mid “"""'°d “ “wk ,,1,,,,e_ He locked ,,,, hm thU,,,,,m, inwago. _And ynt to film she secured loss his heart, for instinct nclviscd him r__fi(’_;`;1 ,:;_l"','_'U ‘End 81:” to Sli nothin now; this was n ‘ ` _U ` " ' ‘E Ve time fyilr the diclaruiion of lovc. Uimurs' H0' ““ll“d.‘ ,,, ,Q __ ,, _, _ __ _ __ “l,n,1bnllnh, write nn order for my __ t i. hui, _s._iid Ahnf..d, tlmt \l\|,_,,,(_|,,_,.iR ,,,|c,,,_,e_.. ~d Pu_“‘ut" life” "Ut r"l““""?H "‘lifbtl"lsll'i‘:\l;luli(e.libernfcd at the same linmahuls brcnst swelled. "Yes, tum. us this \,.0,,,,,-.|_ you have had .\limed. I have n thousand friends in .wpericnce with leopurds. Do you not YUl\ll@1` Sify- l`0Lldy at my call. (July recall the one my futher killed, sav- l l this is not thc time, Still I can call to them, and by tolrorrow thcrc \-:ill not bc u stone of the palace up- dita will return, ‘hut mayhnp alone." rio they waited. ,\`ow, Pundita, being n woman, was wise in the matter of luro. She cn- tered the city unquestioned. Sin- came to the palace steps just as lim- bnllah was issuing forth. She shiv- thc man looked so gloomy and for- hoding. The scowl warned her to walk with extreme care. lie stopped when he saw hcr and was surprised into according leer the salute one gave to n woman of qual- ity. “Ahl" “lliirgn Rani,” She began. “I am seeking you." Her voice trembled so little. ~- “lndecdl And why do you seek ure, who am your enemy, and who always will be?" “.»\ woman loves where she must, not whereshe wills." lmbnllah sccuied to ponder over this truth. “.\nd why have you souglit n'.~'."’ "_\ \vorunn’s reasons. My husband and the Memsahib--" "You know, thcn, where she is'.”' quickly. ".\yc, Durga Fam; I know where she is hiding.” llc sont n shrewd glancc into her eyes. Hail she wavered. ill would have befullcn hor. “Tull mc.” “l~’o|low." He laughed. \`em'by stood two of the palace guards. “All nom~?nnrc liars. Why should I trust yoi'."" "That is true. Why indeed should you trust me?" Sho turned n-ai mth bowed head started to walk away. ered a little--she could not help ir; I `ing the life of _\-our beuefu|:t0l“¢"' i “I will free him in cxchnngs for yourself." ' cn another. Be not nlnrincd. l’un-{ “Vi'rite." She offered the pan to him. l Ile shrugged and made no effort to take it. "Very well,” said iliathlyn. "Leave us." (lace nlonc shesaidi- “Can yon run as fast ns this cat?" She ap- proached and began at the knot of the ropes. | 11° Huw by the thinnletem.-lnen une of her lips that she nl:-nnt to do e.\- 'ncily as she threatened. lie con- cluded thcn to sign the paper. His men would arrive before a messenger could roach the city. “1 will sign," he said. “For the mesent you have-'the bcst of me. -ilut ,what of the afterwards?" "We are going to hold you as host- age, Umballnh. When my father ar- rives we intend to escort you to the 'fffmliicr and there leave yon.” “Give me the pen." His men were ilrnwihfi Marci’ and nearer. He sinned the order of release. He knew thnt even ifjhe reached the council it would not serve, lacking an essential. Knthlyn joyfully cnuuht up the or- ,flrr and calledvto her friends. Ranm- 'bni smiled ami shook his head. It was not enough he said. l-lc took the jcwelrdi triangle from Unlbullnl.\’s tur- bun. “Go, Romania," said Kathlyn, ,strangely tender. nll at. once; "go br- ing my fnther back to me. Rest ss- sured that lb might happens to you, limhallnh shall pay. "\\`ith this head," supplemented Bruce. "Look not so eagerly toward thc west, Uvuballnh. Your troopers will remain at the edge of the clear- ingn 'l`hc_\' have been informed that 5 single misstev on their part and their lninsterw dies." - i 1 i Hwnitl he called to hm-_ nt qw’ l'mbnllnh sat up stifily in the chair. some time motioniug to thc guards 'l`hl=.y hnd heutcn him by a point. The to follow at a distance. ,hcnt of his rag-r swept over him like ‘-If i imni yen to on-. Memsnlnn it life- “Hd he °l"S°‘l his eyes. uhcrc sho is?" "I meant that I alone will lead you to her. And you must decide quickly Durga llnm, for even now they are preparing for flight, and this time they will go far," "Lend on." ".\`end the guards back to the pol- noe." llmbnllnh made a sign with his hand, hut unothcr with his eyes. The gunrd fell hack to the pnlncc stops, understanding perfectly that they and others were to follow un:~lc<-n. l mbnllah know instinctively that this was a trap. I-ie would nppnrcut- ly walk into it unsuspectingly; but those who sprung thc trap would flnd no rat, but n tiger. And after thc manner of hungry tigers he lick- vd his chops. A trap; n child could have discerned it. But having faith must; 1,0 n]0ne_" I Rnmnhni passed the guards, giving | “Yon say that you alone know 'them a.iditi0nnl warning to remain e\nctl_\' where they were. 'l`hn captain lsbruggid; it wns nhl in n da_\"'s Work, nml women .wcrclnlways lending or driving mcn into hell. - When llnnmbai appeared before the council hc did.so proudly. fic sal- aninefi ns etiquette required, how- ever, null oxtemlcd this written order for Col. l|nre‘a release., _-\t llrst they refused to regard lt ns mlthcnic. lfnumbni produced the jeweled trian- gin. "Tho prince has made the order im|»cruf,ive," hc said. "f.'ol. Hare will proceed in nzyr custody." "Where is Durga Rain?" "At, the blingnlow fof (lol. Hare, where he. found the daughter." Ah, tlrrt cleared up everything. Um},u||nh lmfl some definite plan in releasing Col. Hare. It would con- fuse thc public, who hnd been given to understand that the hunter wns if she did she was not yet n- of it; but the touch of his th ouud of his _voice sent lhudlu us aiuiluti Forward!" ‘ curse; 1| at did her father by that? It seemed, to Kethiyn hours passed before Bruce spoke on ppm- girll' I-le md throw it so-on thank you'-inwordl.\" nothing. I He ltovllld Wll resourceful' young man: at It was in a temple in the south. ° S gh t t `wlse and ancient priest, demanded nf. c».i'il°f.¢'i`if. ..i'§1.rf'°§i.'$°r.`.i§".i’ ‘we return of lr- 'ru c»:°n»1 Sago. (1. give his orders, low voiced., ‘being a young msn, _re use __ s ll d 7; huru ursed him. 'Inst is all. n‘;.§,,3"gV[|y,,(;u§{gq?}x,‘\yn?b;,)|¥f tw: No? Ahmed; .there must be more. I “_ And d -¢, llild not the Guru curse my fathers sgdritiixher. I-fe’s°:l vofmnriid children and theirfcbildren's chil- A 'r-' _ u°:‘fi-'rlgilxse lvlfgi-1aAilinl:?::