The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-19
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 Several weeks passed, and the jemadar had not said or done anything that could he considered the act of a madman. Nevertheless, matters were in an unSatis- factory state, and Eaton was anxiouSly debating with himself what course he should take. One day he received let. se, from the government which assisted m help him out of his difficulty. He was ordered to break up his establishment, and to take all the elephants to Shoran pur, a place about sixty miles from Jehan- abad, and there to organ'zs new khed- dah. The hustle and excitement Of the next few days seemed to have the effect of rousing the jemadar, and he exerted himself to carry out bis masters orders with such intelligence and promptness, that Captain Eaton was greatly pleased, and his suspicious as to the mans state of mind began to wear of
 Within a short time the kheddah was removed to Shoranpur. It was small town, not far from the frontier, aud was a wild, unsettled out-of-the-way place. the haunt ot numerous dacoits, Afghan horse-thieves and other bad characters It was not long before Captain Eaton realized what savage, lawless place it was. One evening week or two after his arrival at Shoranpur, as he sat in his room counting a large number of rupees which were to be paid away next morn ing, being the wages of the establish ment for the past month, he heard some one enter the room, and looking up, saw Bux Khan.
 "l have something to report, Sahib," be said as he ashamed.
 Wha, is it, jemadar2"
 "As was sitting in a shop in the ba- xaar this afternoon, l overheard two countrymen of mine, men from the mountains, plotting with some of our Bengalee mahouts to murder the Slhib tonight and to rob him of that money" and he pointed to the heap of rupees on the table.
 Thus was startling news. The English man looked steadily in the jemadar's face, thinking it might possibly be the delusion of a disordered brain. But there was nothing in his face or in the way he spoke to counten ance the idea. He was perfectly quiet and composed, and his eyes were steadier and had less of the strange gleam in them that had before so impressed Captain Eaton.
 "Did you recognize any of the ma bouts! How many were there?' he asked.
 There were three and knew them at once by their voices, though did not see them. They were Toolsee, Bannajee and the old man Lal Dass."
 "Did you hear what their plan was 2'
 "Yes, Sahib. They intend to enter your room about midnight and to cut your throat while you are slee ping, and then to carry of the rupees"
 "What do you think we ought to do, lemadar 2" asked Eaton, after pause, while he thought over this unwelcome piece of news.
 If the Sahib will permit me to sit in his room, thiAk we should wait for them, and receive them when they come" And a look of grim satisfaction, almost smile, passed over the jem adar's face.
 "Will we two b. strong enough to deal with the five, do you think?'
 "Yes, Sahib," was the reply. The Bengalees are cowardly dogs and will not fight. will manage my two coun. uymen, if need be-"
 So it was decided, after a few more minutes conversation, that Captain Eaton and the jem adar should sit up to- gether armed, and arrest the villains in the act of breaking into the house.
 About ten o'clock that night the jenna. dar presented himself at the window of his masters bedroom and was quietly ad- mitted. Without a werd, he took up his position in one corner, and having girded himself for action, squatted down on the floor with his kukri or heavy convex edged Afghan knife across his knees. Captain Eaton seated himself opposite to him on the other side of the window, lay ing his sword and loaded revolver on the table before him.
 About midnight, the jemadar suddenly moved and whispered, "Sahib, they are eomingw
 Both men rose to their feet and, grasp Ing their weapons, stepped back into the corners of the room. They heard whis pering voices outside; the window was pushed open, and one by one the five robbers crept into the room. Suddenly there was faint gleam of light One of the men had taken lighted lamp out of an earthenware pot in which he had been carrying It. The next moment there was a rush and loud crash. The jemadar had sprung on to one of the Afghans and hurled him to the ground with stunning force. At the same moment Captain Eaton sprang to the window, and swing ing his sword and holding his revolver ready to fire, shouted: "Drop your weaponsi"
 The next instant the captain was lying on his back. The other Afghan had rushed at him, and in step ping back to strike at him with his sword, Eaton had nipped and fallen, his revolver exploded harmlessly as he fell The Afghan threw himself on him, and for some moments there was furious struggle on the ground. Suddenly the Afghan gasped and fell back, almost cloven in tive. The jemadar having disabled and disarmed his man. bad c0me in hix n, 2sfexts zss;stan<e and