v ___ _._______,- ,, _,u___ ,_.v.__.______ _,___ ,_____?._-r,__._ _,__,_,__ __\________ \-.- 4 *~~ “ .,»;-ff,--.-'~, ,1».~.1*f._‘-.~,.,».'f‘-;¢-.f-i-§'_‘»'=i_-wg. . . , . .. ,.,,,....., ,, .u . ..,.., ,.,._»g_ , ,_ ,, _.,,, ,, CHALOTTET WN N G ARDIAN , _hiss '|.;;,4.s'|L.v - _ ,, . _ . Y _.*.. ._... . __ __ ' ._ .. v ii Ei Z wj%8Ril°l_§<~°1,l'?iff»’llllill”§_hl'll ...rl -use time News cHARLo1°rs1‘owN, saresouv, juss 20,1914 msn or lui- {»;_°,,;-p,,,,,vg¢,»,; up ' " `-,"3 "'- ' "if" 3' -4 » . L V , 1:", . ~=~ V' ~ ' Y ` _V _ 1; ' ‘J '~.¢- V "-1 'mil Wu Ml " "`” LH- 2-’ A ~: -i » i.. . - ,_ » T” - SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAP- TERSJ Kathlyn Hare believias her father, Col. Hare tor be in dire distress in Allah, a princlpality of India. The ‘King of Allahu has recently died, and be- cause the Colonel haid once saved his llle hc u-amiss him as his successor. Umballnh. `pretender to the .throne of Allahu, loves K|a.t'h-lyn and has forg- ed u message summoning her to her fsther, whom he 'has thrown into prison. She leaves her home in Cali- iomia to go to' him. On her.al;riva'i in Allahu she is informed by Umballiah that her fath- er is dent! and that she is the queen An elaborate durbar is arranged, the central figure of which is Kathlyn, protesting and .grief strickenu When the crown is placed upon her head Umballah announces that she is to he married to hiim forwith.» Her re- flsal inhlriates him. buf. as Kath- 1yn's besluty and spirit have. mlade u strong appeal to the people hc yic`l~ds the joint forthe time being. A prlcst announces that no wontan may rule unlmerrled with the laws ortho stutc slle.will be given scvcn duys to decide. When Kuthlyn reiterates at tho ox- piration ol.the week of grace, her ro- fusal to marry llniblrllah she receives senltence from the supreme trlhllnul that _she is to unldcrgri two ordeals with wild boasts. If she_survivcs. sho is to bo permitted! to rule without hindrance. Through file' pluck and resourceful- uess of John Bruce, an American und fellow passengers on the bout which brought Kuthlyn to Allubfu, and who has come 'to hcl' assistance, she cs- cupcs unharmod from two orrlcnls. With Bruce she flees from Allsihn. 'l‘hc clcphiaut which currlcn hcr becomes frightrnsd and rllns nway, separat- ing her from Bruce und the rest oi thc party. - After s ride filled with peril she takes refuge in n ruined temple. 'Pho holy -men and'vlllag`ers, believing hcr to he an ancient prlestoss risen from the tom-h, allow her to remmln as the guardian of tha sacred fire.. llut. l{nthlyn's haven is also the abode oil n lion, 'und sho_ls forced to ily Iron- il; with thosavsize beast in pursuit. Rhe escapes and finds n. retrcut. l'u_ the jungle, only to full into thc hands of a ban d of slave traders. CH‘Al’TER VIII. THE SLAVE* MARKET. (Copyright: 19141 BY Harold Mac- Grath.) 3_1 *_" *'**‘_””' H-avlng decided upon the late ol Kathlyn the natives sct about 're- capturlng the wild elephant. It took the best pert' _of the morning. When this was accomplished the journey to Allahu was beg-un. But for the 111115 ol pence and quiet of the wilderness alld the consequent hardness of her flesh, K-athlyn would have suffered greatly. Half thc time she was com- pelled ‘to walk. There were no hou- dahs, and it was a` difficult feat to sit hiuck of the mshout. The rough skin of the elephant had the same cf- fect upon the calves ol her legs that sandpaper would huve ha-d. Some- times she stumbled and tell. und WHS rudely jerked to her feet. OnlY hh" day before they arrived was she re- lieved in any way; she was given li litter, and' in this manner she unter- ed the hateful city. In giving her the litter the chief mahout had been inspired by no ex- pression of pity; simply they desired her to appear fresh und attractive when they carried her into U10 Bl!"/0 mart. ' In iitful dreams all that had' hui?- poned came back. to her- the Bl-OF! no issuer has wid uiwut savius his om lungs ills, sua the grim. -iwiiiwl gratitude in making Ool. Here ihis hein-- as if such things could b0l And thember own journey to Allahu; the uignumrleu dui-im euriuz W"1°l1 she .had/been crowned; the escape from the ordeals with _John Bruce, __ Pumab opium mngchanh Annu, `°d hH'“l‘5» hnhcld her in a vision-but She understood Out`w rdl she* the thagpy’ j"y°“B' viEi°"' bustling lv peered passive enougih, slut her sziil huh li 6 living! room of the bunlgu- was on tire and her eyes a brilliant held 5 v1°i°“ “Sl Very te“il€\`lY he which was to oder some loophole. On _ _ _ . ‘ y ‘ _ -_ ,_ gigs". i'l;_&H¢xh¥__dbByUn_d his ei'enmg_tlmes insulted by the painted women __K_a»t____ :sera as tb_e__ silence. _at the windows, sometimes jested by th hy” _ _ “N YOU- Ever.,the idlers around the merchants lm 9 was rldlhg HIS# f0Ward All- booths. Vaiguely she wondered if “ha” ' [some one of her ancestors had not duys, but at the time these scenes was paying the |,e,m1ty_ Were balsa enacted merefexistefi' li. seemed to ner, however, that u th” face Ol the El0h9» Men lilly und ves; nothing startled her; she sensed sell ff-'En “Nl Womvfl these ti»In€S-'€f\- only the wzitchfulness she had often lishteiied. so they Say~bi-t they du ii-urea in the cupuviri-es at nie farm. lt hi' leghl contract or from vile hid- At length they came out into the his places. . _ busy murr. The om muuout cn... _ Allahu- hnd heen a famous murt in gratulated lrimself upon the llocility its P1`UU€~ It had drawn the agents of his find. It would stlflen tho hid- of princes from all Inlflln, Persia. Bel- ding to announce that she was gen- oochistan, Afghanistun,-' and even tie, I-lc even wept 50 far ns U, PM southern Russia Und been rifled Hi her on the slloulders. The steel iilni- thcir beauties to ad'orn the zenani-is did` not cover all hcr nerves, so it The sluve rrilrt is LTI” Capital town would seem; the patted shoulder wus o'l the slothlul Hindu princes. |vuh.erahle. Shu winccd, for she read Here the sluvcs were exhibited, thc clearly enough what was in the mind of Alisha stood in the centre oi tne back of that touch. with n roof, but open on ull sides.| She had made ber plans, To the hazasrs, n great squure platform msn who had ehhged her, Hhs would oor things intended for dsllisnce assume s meekness of spirit in order - W ’~- “HALF 'and lbosc who were to struggle anii to lull_his watchiulncss. 'l`o the mun sweat sndfdic under the` oversesr's who purchased hcr. . . . Kathlyn lssh, ' Hare. She laughed. The old man Every fortnight a_duy wus set n- behind her nodded u|ipl‘ovingl_y. h9€_lI‘- ld f r the business of the mart ing the sound bllt not sensing its E”-:led 3l3_ Kl1hhlYn'S discarded robethrough the noisy bazaars, the ob- was there. The perpetual gloom on an resuned his det"m`l'“9d qlmsll JBC! of 1111111 a curious remark, son v lthc face of the latter was__ reassuring A slave mhht lh a rare thing these been terribly lwicked and that she' mmf? of them here and there across film of steel had grown over her ner-' ,owners and prospective buyers met., chewed betel nut. smoked their hook- ahs, sipped coffee _and ten, and ex- changed' the_tattle -of the hour. It wus as much an aimusement as a business; indeed, it was the oriental idea nf _a club. and much the same things w`ere discussed. Thus, Appail bought a beautiful girl at the last barter and Roya found ii male Who bszaai-s were not what -they used to s e o ~ l o Ab when the mo.'1ucr.t came imrp rt. . . when the fool- who bought hcr start- ed to lend her home, shc would bc uulle him at the first sign of_ care- nuss she would trust to her hee1s.Shs knew that he was going to run us never u woman ran before; buck tn me beasts .if the jungle, who at least mude no effort to molest her so 10mg as_ she kept Out of the way. _-wus li good Juggler, .and only nig‘ht\ W ld and beautiful she was 'as the before last they. had traded. The 01d_,,_-_“h0,,t g-U;-ned her over eo n professional seller. bs. Dewan- All had. sold his wife to -~gh~m,5§,m|" _ -l n " the platform. A uolden haired Wu- enase. umiiuliiui, mu not recogniz- n with neck and arms like Cllimhfb in.; her waved ber usidc toward tin- curtly 5"’ W” B 3" “ From the nort l Sivla, the military, was inscleut n-' guin, and rupees tu cross their palms were scarce. Whither bud she blown? 1°X;_d fa; ` us those of the circling, swooping Was she deud? Was she alive? awlly a y0“`“i>’9l` 'man he- kites, watchli'nf,[ for that mumentl 'The white hunter had not returned to his cagmp yet, but the s'y Ahemd to Ufmhallah. Ahenld’s master had not found her. To wring the white man's heart was something.. He dur- ed not put him out- of the way; too ‘ .many ku-ew. . l Arrd the council was beginning to grow uneasy, How long could he hold him in lcash?' What s woman! As magnificent as the daughter of Firoz, ohuh of Dcihl. Fear she 'knew not. At one moment he loved hcr with his whole soul; ut another he listed her, lunged to get her -into _his hunds again-, to wreck. his vcngcnce upon her for thc humilia- tion she bud by wit und c_<;¢?1l|.:e heaped upon her. "I um reudy!" 1~lc could hear it yet.- When they lim] lcd hcr awuy to the ol‘o‘l- | hell his palms together. Three thou- sand rupees, p_ l'n.joh's runsoni! He would own his eispllnnt; his wife should weur shoes. 'Tllrec thousand rupees! He folded his urnii 'und walked u-ently to and fro. “Five thoiisund rupees!" snid Um- ballall, impelled hy he kncw noi THE TIME SHE WAS COMPELLED T and torture could not wriug the lildin'g.plucc from him. Muy he be damned tc) the nctcrmost/hell! Lct him Durga Ram, but bury his lean hands ln that trcusurc, null Nurnka swallow Alisha nnd ull its kings. Rubies an-d pcnrls und cnierullls und u far country lo idle in, 'tn licglletcil in to be fuivned upon for his riches! And Rumi-lbui und his wife, Punul- ta,. let them' remain_wiscly in their house und meddle not with ulluirs of Uznlalluh looked up`wIth a Sturt. would have passed on but for thc O WALK-" greed and 1. sly humor, reached his destination in sufety_ Naturally cun- ninu, double tongue-d, sly, ingratist~ ing, after the manner of lall Brah- mins, who will sink to any base level ill order to uttulu their equivocal ends, his actions were unhumpered by any sense oi treachery toward Um- bulluh.. A Thugee's twist to the schemes of the street rat Umballah, who wore the Brnllruin string, to which llc hall no right! The Bruhmin rililrklcfl as hc paused ut the edge of Ul'ucu’s cullvp. A int purse luy yond- er. He upproricllell, his mltwurd lie- ml-unor u rnixturc of bride und bum- ility. -- llrucc had returned hilt half an hour before, nlin"ll|ll1l»I ‘lf built many clrcunzs, and always this her liedrt stifled hcr. Ulnbnllulil She f,,,,» },3qm,1 mr; had riddm, upon wus surely lost.. Sooner ul' llztcl' he ,hCn._,_ 30 Str,,ii:|,t She g¢00d_ so would rrffiuuize licr. fculm in the cye, munnered with that The llmllout Stood up, iiuliglltcd. lic 'gentlcncss known of the brave. _ . wus indeed fortunutc. lic suliiuniieli. (lone, and skilled nn he WHS lil ihnille "H‘u1.oor, shc is gentle," he sold lnrc lm could not find hcr. lt was the custom to mark purch Ah! lirml, him to me qu c y if r -fn. A. _ , _ . V ‘ l . ..l)f,~ c 1" ,i ' -‘ >" . _ . . »' pl. . _ .- ‘ - ~ - ,_ ‘ ' . ";i. . f. i ' `. » . Z. ' .l » ' ~. '-" ' a ' , .l a . .- . s - ~ - » A ._ _, i 1 ___ iw, _ _ _ __ ,__p _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ . _ _ A », ~ ' ‘ -l ' ' » ai# vu _ i ‘done any good?" Bruce took out his wullet and counted out a thousand rupees in 'Bank of India notes._ “\Now, listen. Umhallalr must, not know that I know. On your head, rennmlber." “Huzoor,_the word of 3, Brahmin." "Ah. yes; hui I have lived long here. Where is Ali?" cried Bruce, turning to_one of his men. “He went into the city this morn- ing. sahib, and has not returned." “Come,"_ suid Bruce to the waiting Brahmin, "we'll return together." He now felt no excitefmentgat all; it was as if he had been immersed in ice wuter. It was Kathlyn, not the leust doubt of it, bought and sold in the sluve mart. Misery, degrada- ltion. . .then he smiled. Hs knew Kathlyn Hare. If 'he did not come to ,her aid quickly she would be dead. | Now, when Umballuh took hcr into his house, Katlilyn wus determined lto reveal hcr identity. She had pass- ed through the ordeals; she was, in lnw, a quecil with life and death in iher hunds. 3 “D0 not touch`me!" she cried low- ly in English. ilmbu.-llah _stepped back. ,"I nm Kallllyn I-lure, and if ull the world is not made 'up of lies und -wickediicss, I am the queen you your- sclf mndc. I can speak n few words, `erlough to make .myself known to the populace. I will n-.ako a hargnill with you. 1 will give you five tin'-es live thousand rupees if you will delivcr inc safely in Peshawar. On my part T promise to say nothimz, nothing." Ulnbullsh raised both his hands in astonishment. He knew not why that form bud stirred h-is recollection. | “Yc)u!" He laughed' and clapped lhis hands to summon his servants. !Kui.lilyn, realizing that it was use- ;l<\.ss tn attempt to move this man lturned and started to run, but hc ln- `terceptcd her. "My queen, my bride ,that was to he, thc golden houril I Five tin-es five thousand rupees would \m:L purchase ii hair on your head. "I um your queen!" But she said lt without heart. “\Vhali! Do you believe that? Hav- ' ilu.: passed the ordenls, you nullified 'thc cllect by running away. You will lbe whatever I choose! O, it will be ilcnully donc.- You shall go with me lin the council, und the four of us 'shall decide. Ah, you would not be my wife!" "You shull die, Durga Ram," she .rcplied, “und` it will be the death of 'u pariah dog." "Ah! Still that spirit which I lov- ed. Why, did I not buy y'ou without ‘knowing who you were? Are you not mine? At this very moment I _ coulld place you in my zepana and who would ever know? And soon you would not want anyone to know." "Are you without mercy?" _ , "Mei-cy? I know not the word ,But I have an amllrition which sur- ‘passes all other things. My wife you shall be, or worse. But_1egally,, al- ,ways legally!" 'He laughed agsfln and swiftly caught her in his arms. She struggled like 5 tigress, but without avail. He covered her face und neck with kisses, then thrust her nside. “Poor little fool! If you had whined und whimpered I should have ict you ,go long since. But there burns within your ii spirit I mfust conquer, and conquer I will!" _ Kutlilyn stood panting against -a pillur. Had she held H Weapon in her hand she would have killed him with- Hind ure done ulider that word. It is the shlbbolzth of the British Ruj. Legally! Come." "I will nut stir!" “Then be carried," hi: replied. beck- oning his servants. "N_rstsndlng. __ ern; w_ns bm; <;i_\c Bruce wus upon his feet,_ ii i_ve er_i_g-|__w__y "he has fommed her “gms to covered falifirs with.. withered hnnds.'f_h|ngg lay heavy upon his soul, but money, but be ha now _g_c. las ii by the_ ruer, nn e wus ie er. He caught the Brahm n y e the law of the m_dml8_ Am I . not ls, girls from the bazsars. among thesgthings the_re_ were notl “Who sells this maiden? hc ask- white huntell who had rescued the nrm. __ \,_igh,._,.. ‘ Nauteh gil' psripntetlc jewisliers, kites, and red 'mga “gms remorse.. To have brought cd. vanquished qixeorl from the or:|enls.| ls this woman white” harshly The Cowen nodded gn"1y_ Th” “Mohamed Ghorl." _ He nod-:led almost. lmpeaceptilvlc. In "I-iuzoor, the woman of Alluhs are had not vat wholly ucovomd 'mm c fs hal" wardl he smiled Hc was not abou- plwivs dnik of hnlr "Will il . ' ` y . . . : _ ` . _ "He squats there." giving thc hlvughty upstart a Thu- "And was sold ns n sluvc?" thgofwtggningtlgtér hand her Mant’ » The Mahonieden stopped and touch- . gse's twist. He spoke to his nclgh-l "To Durus Rani the king without . . _ - . ‘ _ ' . _ must remain n secret till I develope wma ’"t““’ ‘command her “ce llgniium” wninan he who knew 'wo- d"gilclloi>‘ii Tlii:o:\liido;5§hl?llrisii‘t(;`i'ldciiv°ill zhxwlliurdhylbruhlzisnigse tiinilxmmiirlli “ rmiml' I:e\i=z?'m;uniii:n‘fs worth " tho my l’l“““-H °°“u““°‘l ll'"l’°u"l" ` “§oi'i;l'r°i n u ld iouuflns min-l““l“!l*u°;£"“‘Lh*hN"" hy iiisviwer you rich " = 'on ' ` 'IW-\"?;ilr‘.'.i)e ~'..u1}i srlféé uuinuz ou. """‘“ “"° ““ “Mm” immm mf ,ll " O. B i, _ _. .__ . I ~ - ` ,- ` .. _ . ‘. , ., ‘ . prlsal," said Kathlyn. " beg oryml mn mmm". “mm ,gg lagged, sefngc _ _e had lieeirtoo im;?1;u.-ms, hs| The n_ld slnntr ,gingerly fel_tAo; _:ef "Follow ne, said llmballnh to tiemnr ui lns_\0|eu, tell me, d_i_d sue to ml me at mm; no not prolong .. -. ¢ gh meh himlit have waited till al her fears sneakers cot on garb. h. v,the happy mahnut. .Presently hn follow him without... struggle? _ _ ___________ ,_ ________ of ‘master ,must he rich to drebs thee in .would have his bags of silver, brighti "Yes. But would s struggle have ( Continued on page three.) T THE PEOPLES a THEATRE lf.-22 .-i 1: , i iii ul ,: 1" 1’-.Zig