The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-24

 down his statement, to which he swore adding many cunning and malicious embellishments, which made the lie seem very like truth As he left the hut. accompanied by his brother. the pusari followed them The brothers separated in the village, and Ivan start ed for Pandiyan with his unseen enemy behind him. The pusari could not rid himself of the feeling that he was still visible and so followed at some dis tanee Ivan walked fast Slancing over his shoulder from time to time and muttering as he went.
 The puSari followed his enemy about all day Ivan did but little work of any kind but sat moody and restless in his hut all the afternoon only going ocea- sionally to the door and glaucing anN- iollslv around He was alone in the hut. aS he was widower and had no children, while Nalan. who lived with him. was absent at Mankulam. Late i'll the afternoon he began to make prepar- ations for cooking the evening meal, but in very preoccupied. desultorv manner When 1t grew dusk he sud denly stopped went to the door and looked out to see II he Was being watched and seeing he was not slipped out, through the fence. into the jungle at the back of his hut The puSari fol lowed him Ivan pushed his way through the dense undergrowth for some distance till he came to huge hollow tree that had been blasted by lightning Here he stopped for a few minutes in listening attitude. Hear ing nothing to alarm him he fell on his knees and thrust his arm into hole under the roots and drew out something tied up i'll cloth The puSari saw his enemy open the bundle, and then his suspicion that he was the murderer of th, headman was fully confirmed, for II was full of iewelry and rupee. For some minutes Ivan remained gloatlng over his illgottcn weath, counting the money and lingering the jewels Once he started and d look of terror passed oyer his face He had heard d rustic overhead, but II was only caused hV small monkey in the tree above, which Was watching his movements with ln- tense curiosity At length Ivan tied up hi, booty and replaced it in the hollow tree. and then sneaked back to his hut unseen hv any one but his invisible enc mv Soon afterwards his brother Nalan returned home and the two men cooked and ate their evening meal almost in silence After watching them for some time the pusari went oti to his own house
 He found Nallee lying moaning in Il corner, utterly pro>trated by the heavy blow that had fallen on her. \ kiud- hearted woman of the village had brought her some food aS she had not cooked anything for herself, but the weeping girl refused to eat, and lay moaning and sohbing as if her heart was breaking. The pusari longed to be able to speak to her and assure her of his innocence but made no attempt to do SO, knowing how useless it would be. At length the woman went away, and the pusari sat for d long time watching with an aching heart his sorrowing un- happy daughter At last exhausted hy her weeping and grief, Nallcc fell asleep Seeing this he arose and went out into the village It was now quite dark, and nearly every one had retired to rest He wandered aimlessly about till he found himself before the little temple on the dam of the tank All was dark within save where faint light shonc through Il hole in the roof on to the hdeuus little idol He entered the temple and stood before the shrine Long and earnestly did he pray to the god to deliver him from the spell that had been cast on him, and many were the promises and vows he made should his prayer be granted Then he began to dance before the idol chanting sacred manthras or hymns All night long did the pusari remain in the temple, sometimes offering puia, sometimes praying and at other times dancing wildly before the shrine. But the little stone god stood black and silent in it's niche, and no answer came to the pli~a ri's violent prayers
 CHAPTER ilI.-THE BREAKING or TIE STILL
 When the day dawned it found the pusari still in the temple offering pray. CTS and applications to the god for de liverancc from the spell he was under
 As soon as il was sufficiently light for him to sec hi, way he left the temple and went down into the village \ hope had risen in his breast that hi- prayer, may have been answered and he was anxious to ascertain whether ne was still invisible. The hope was soon dispelled A, he passed the door of Il hut an old man came out. yawning and stretching hi. arms, and though the pu>ari stood right before him, took no notice of hin Filled with despair the pusari went to his own house and sat in the porch d prey t. the gloomie-t most miserable thought He occupied him self in watching Nallee The overflow ing grief and agitation of the preceding day had passed oil leaving her li,tle-- unhappy and restless. She wa, trying to attend to her household duties but her thoughts were elsewhere, for she sighed frequently and her eyes filled with tears very often. Every now and then she went to the door and glanced out On one such occasion she uttered an exclamation of surprise On looking out the pusari saw several men and women whom he recognized as some of