The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-19
to bis master and asked for leave of ab.

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 Certainly" said Captain Eaton. & For how leng do yoa want leave s'
 A strange sort Of expression passed over the jemadar's face as he said after a moments hesitation :: '' Twc days, Sahib."
 It was granted at once and the jenna. dar left the Eheddah short time after ward.
 As Eaton was al dinner that evening his butler spoke to him about some busi. ness connected with the kheddah, whese- upon his master ordered that nothing should be done in the matter till the re- turn of the jemadar.
 The butler fidgeted about for some moments, and then said: Sahib, the js- madar will never return
 "Never returni Why, he only asked for two days leave"
 "Yes. Sihib, tknow. But the jemadar will never return"
 "What do you mean? Do you think he has gone back to his own county
 "No, Sahib."
 linen what makes you think he will not return2" demanded Eaton impa- tiently.
 "Sthib, he took his gun with him." said the butler with a nod fusi of mean ing.
 "Took his gun with him |" repeated atom in surprise. Then light broke in on him. Why you don't mean to say he intends to destroy himself?"
 That is what everybody says, Sahib." !"
 But why should heI 1 don't under stand :"
 "Sahib." replied the butler earnestly, madar has been mad, if he was not so be- fore. He would have killed himself be- fore this, but for one thing"
 "What was that?"
 "He owed you a debt of gratitude, Sahib. for saving his child from Shsitan, and until that was paid of, he did not feel at liberty to do as he wished. But that debt was settled last night, when he saved your llte from those murdering dogs, and nov he is free. You will never see the jemadar again, Sahib.' Captain Eayon immediately sent for several respectable elderly men con. rected with the kheddah and having told them ot his builer's susI Iicions, asked their opinion. They unanimously agreed that the jemadar would shoot himself They also gave it as their opiaion that he would first visit his caild's grave at Je- hanabad.
 It was a sleepless night that the Eng lishman passed. He had taken fancy to the wild, lawless, strange-natured man, and it was a shock to him to realize what was about to happen. He lay awake for hours, trying to think how he could avert the catastrophe, which he now felt would surely take place. He decided at length to start next morning and follow the jem- adar to Jehanabad, and it he found him, to try and induce him to return to the kheddah at once. But he felt very little hope of succeeding.
 About four o'clock in the morning he got up, and having reused his servants, ordered them to get everything ready for five days journey to Jehanabad. An hour before daybreak, he started, riding, accomp anied by couple of the 1ectest and best elephants in the kheddah, carry ing supplies and camp necessaries. They travelled as fast as they could all day, only haltlng for an hour at midday for rest and food. In the evening they ar. rived at a small village, having ridden more than thirty miles. and accomplished half the,r journey. As tkey rode along, Eaton inquired of the people they met and at the baz aars through which they passed whether any one had seen the emadar. Bux Khan was a man of too striking an appearance to escape Botice :; and in answer to the Englishman's in- quiries, many persons stated that they had seen a very tall Afghan carrying a gun, walking rapidly in the direction of ehanabad, the previous afternoon.
 Having passed the night In native caravansera in the village. Captain Eaton very early next morning resumed his journey. He continued 10 inquire every now and then of the passeis-by whether they had met the jemadar; and it soon became evident from their replies to the question as to when they had seen him, that he had walked straight on withou stopping to rest or to eat or drink. As they nered Jehanabad, Eaton's heart sank within him, for he knew that the jamadar must have got there during the previous evening, and what had happened during the past eighteen hours he shud- dered to think. So anxious was he that he would not stop to rest at midday, but pushed on and rode ahead of the ele- plants. it was early in the afternoon when he got to Jehanabad, and riding through the town, made his way to the had buried his child. He soon came in sight of it. It was quite deserted; not a soul was in sight. When he came in sight of the saints tomb, however, his heart stood still, for a number of noisy crows were perched on the trees over shadowing it The gallant Englishman drew rein and rode slowly up to and round the tomb. His worst fears were realized for there, across the grave of his child, his empty gun by his side, lay Bux Khan dead.-CAam6ers' Journal.
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