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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 ’
I
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
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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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