.iiluusjr e _ I8.. 19.30 in L . 2d”5i'i¥€¥"i' r bnlflloil ' ~ lim “H'iRL9TfET°W. GUARD ofRN|»NiG oA|l..v Plflnkatlcl-.. , “i-»~»¥lu"".‘ “%w~ “ A i ;.vlis'i.yn°'fr%¥sli‘fll3_l”rl‘.it'§l .eil _--`rHu`LwEsr News ` . _,. cHA.RLo'r'rE'rowN, cANAoA;_ sA'rUi0I`€. from Morrfihssa to Rio Jnnerin. 'The Niimiiaian ii0n_ tm Riljput tiger, and thc Malayan pun- tlier had caused to fear Hare Slahib. He wns even now preparing to return to (`l‘Yliin for an elephant hunt. T110 UNO liflilizliters went over to the tea tzibziret, where n ii-,itronlv multi wus busy with thc service. The fragrant. odor of ten neriiieiiteil the room. Haro paused at his desk. Lines suddenly appeared on his b,ron; zed face. Hr- gazed -for n spsqg at the calendar. The day was the 15th of JUN- Shllllill he go hack there, or null go to the_ fur curl of the \voi‘|il lr ig nelver re urn. 'India and the border countries! What a land, full Ol bB£\\lfV Illld I`Ol'X|;,u(;g and .tgrror lid R€lllHlf‘l at ones barbarl a and sonetimes lfcared-it. he ho hwd fnccd on f0ot many n, woun-dsl tiger, Hr- shuddered, reached into the desk for d box of Jaipur brass unam- el and t0ok from it ii. medal attached to ufrihboii. The golden disk was entrusted with uncut rubles had enr- ernlds. ' "Girls," he called. (lome here. a aiment. “Lock your pet up, Kit," he nailed over his shoulder, “and com-e in to ten." Katiilyn spoke soothingly to the leopard, scratched his head behind t-he ears. and-shortly n low, satisfied rumble stirred his throat, and his tail no longer slashed about, Sh.; _led him to his own cage, never ceas- "K to talk, locked the door, then fl i turned and walked thoughtfully ,to- wards the bungalow. She was wondering. what this gif; was that put awe into the eyes ol the native keepers on her fatheifis wild nniincils farm and temporary Deuce in the lniirts of the savage busts, Sho realized that she 51555,.. sed it, but it was beyond analysis. Often some wild eyed keeper would burst in upon he`r_ Home newly cnp. tive lion or tiger was killing itself from mere pasaihn, and wouldn't, the memsnhib come ut once and talk to it? 'There was n kin`d_of pity ln hoi- lienri. for these poor wild things, and perlinlis they perceived this pity," which was fearless. "Ellie gots a little from nu, l sup- l>0H0." Cul. Haro had once answerer! to a query, “for I‘ve always had n wily with four looted things, But I think nhenied is rlsht. iliii~.iac . He w s of those mio f-,ni-tern poteiitatns who up stnrt. Hanged if I can recall his wiisu’i. liamlicreil by piwasitical rela- real name. He was ugly and hand- iivcs. |’.y (icoi'go, thc old boy could i-mule niwtlie some time; suave, pat- filled hig cnet and walked to and fro , v llflvu srivlfii his l<\u»1U0"\. luck. stuck. icnt, co\u'i19CuS;~yet somehow or otlifu' in the moonlight, with his head bent for India recalled it .to mind. It rs~ presents n royal title conferred on me by the king of Allahu. You have never been in ~Iudin-, Kiti Alisha is the name wohunters give that bor- der kinigdoin., Sonic day England will good excuse." _ ` , "What big thing did you d0?" UB- mnnded Katlilyxi her eyes still llllell with scrutiiiy. _. ` ` "What makes you think it was big?" iestiiuzls- ` _. f ri|lecnuBe_" she answered seriously. "you novel' (lo anything but- big things. As the lion is among liceitfli you are muoiig iiicii." _ "Good lord!" The colonel rcached ciiiliarrassedly for his lliD0. lit Wi puma a iw, n-Jnutcs, then lnid down the pipe, “India is. full of strange tongues and strange k iigdoms and |,,-lngipalltlgd Most o_f them are dominated by the British ral. some are only rpmtnctod, while others do about as tlwy Please- "The State ~-touching the order-"docs about? as it did since the days ofthe mi white rover who touched the shores or ll-ind. -it nrsmull. but ¢h“f_Bi§‘2" tics nothing; for yOu can bl.‘c\\__w _{i.| mighty poison in ii Small D0t~ ° ' knew' thfht his sli- ha‘ im duly fmur-_ in their chronolo- K would be sdiusthl g like' "“Hid Ksthlyn. "Go Tell. in ~ _~ _ -.uplnnolz-'jind recourse to his- ¢§¢'|pi Hewsynoked on till_ the yet illre , and with thatl golible it up; only waiting for a~ ' lla!/ilyri's bisfcr lil iimie Leconics /-i-i‘ghfci;cd by a Leopard and his hand-s clasped behind his W i» ' ' Z" in b e o g 0 im a , good reason. H iis i e g il y a ‘and from them it passed on to the _i After (llnner time nigh; the colonel II iill zilruii-. in the world. He was one natives, ull of whom disliked the`|weiit the rounds, ns wins his habit F ` ' ' ' nighty. By and by he returned to 1 the bungalow, but did not enter. Ile back. There was n restlessness ‘ his stride not unlike tlint of the cap- tive beasts in the cages nearby. Oc- casionally he paused at the clink olink of the elephant irons or at the "whuf‘l" as the uneasy piicliyderin poured dust on his head. ' Bali! It was iiilzidness. A parall- iucnt iii I-liniliist,1in,’lgiV9ii jestiugily OV iron cnlly hy n huiiinrous old chnp iii orders and white linen und rhiiio¢‘.ero1 sunliuls. ° ‘ * A tliruiic' Psliaw! It wus bully iicniseiisv. As if ll white msii could rulii over n brown one by that iuaii [l|ubulla's face, when 'lie had shown the king poi-traits of his two lovely dniightersl He would Bend Ahmed. Ahmed knew the business ns well as he did. llo would send his alidicatimi to the council, giving them the right to choose his succes- nnr. lie hiir-sell’ would remain home, with the girls. Then he gazed up nt the moon find smiled grimly. “Hukuiii hai!" he murmured in Hindustan. “lt is the orders, I've simply got to go. When I recall those rubies and emeralds and pearls. ’ ’ * \\'ell, it's not cupidityi for myself it's for the girls. B sides, t.liere`s the call, the adventure. I`ve simply got to go. ‘I cant es- cape it. I must he always on the go * ’ since she died.” A few days ister he stocd again \\e- fore the desk in the living room. He - Sfudio in California. ~ was dressed ior travel. He set down flue c0ll@‘fti0Ii» There HFC f1i!€I`B Mid] “While we were salaaiiiin and B H gm en 9 ape. e Du e sea g d 1 i 12 , th lwllafdn an-d bears and fat Old P191' genuflectliig and using gran-diloqusnt aroetlvgslgf it;nd1.?es’w(;:nb1r:,2t€ng it ,ig ons forty foot long. Of course, it is- Phrases thu bally leopard get 1CoBe_ his daughter8'entex_ed uri; .the tiger country that Csntral_s0meh0w_ Maybe some one let him “Come here my prééty c__bs__, Hn India is, but the brutes you fi-nd are bigger. I :have about sixty beasts they-e now, auu.tha't's _mainly why I’m goingiliack. ‘ Want to clea-nit _“D and, ship. 'ein 10 llninlbiuyrg, where Ifve a large standing 0l`<191`~ Fm Som! 5,-gt to Ceylon, for some elephants. ' The colonel knocked the ashes fi‘0m his Dille- “’l`lie old boy used to do some trafi- plhg himself, and whenever hed ehbeh ii, fine specimen lie’d turn it Ove, tn ms, llc hnd, h hunting lodge not far fron: my quarters. One dui' Ahmed coiiic to me Wiffh 8 message saying that the killk “0“"“““`ded "HY presence nt thc loDcd s flue l°_°i*““- Yes, my dcnrs, slaves. 'l`heI‘t iS W0” n`slave uiurt nt thu Capital 7-l_“5 day' A liarburic fi\iEl`Y liiild. \\'_l'f-lil” 20nd, gnnii niid its hnii illiunifi , “Tile Arabciiii Nillllfi." "‘“l"'““'9‘l V`ilinie, siillgillililr C1090 *dl K"t\“V“' Opegfng the Sealed Letter. . "ine ,glrl_¢.whn,¢¢l ~ "The oriental loves pomp," went on the colonel. "I-In éan't give you a ehupattl---" ~, "Whut’n that'/" sailed Winnihs. , .._. - - 1, l_ "Something like hardtsek. Weil, he » ; ‘ kmdi ' 14 ‘nh ,_ _nnwt give you that ,without feersmo- lmbfvn tbl ‘dia lsln='s,,u1ei. .when I arrived si the lodge. with Ahmed the old boy--he had t e c plelxlon of at prime donno-the old" boy est on his portable throne, glittering with orders- Standing be- !lde'hf1n‘ was"i§ ehnp' we called lim- lyhllhf _.lin had been n street rats A bit - of impudeuce hadcuught tho, lloose; I don’t know. Anyhcw, he l 1 < y i lmade ff" the l