The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-24

he returned to the village.
 ! Several days passed, and the pu>ari remained invisible to mortal eyes, He ! suffered neither from hunger. nor thirst nor fatigue and required ne sleep Almle>Slv and eeaSeleSSlN, he wandered about sunk in the lowest 1 depths oi misery and despair His great wish was tn find the pi>1>i village : aSaju as he hoped that in some way 1 the spell might then be removed from him Night after night he entcr,'d the forest aud wandered about till laN break with eyes and ears open for any ! sign ct thr presence ot the pt>a>i>. hus though. before long he knew every path and game track and almost every tree ] fer mllc> around lac could mol find agaiu the haunted jungle Sometimes when tired ot his frui,le>> midnight wan dcriue> hc would so to the rlc,Nheld~ and S,t bN the blazing fires m the watch hut> and listen to the talk If the men and boys guarding thc crops from the wild beasts purins tho daN he haunted the village entering all the hutS un- seen amt listening to tue conversation of the villagers ottvn lac laughed te himself as he overheard secrets dl>s . closed weakues~e> exposed aud designs laid bare hN men and women who thought themselves alone and >ate from eavc>dropPiug The excitement about the murder ut the hvadmau s,>ou ,hri out and Il ceased to he tho absorbing thrmc of conversation m the village The ltl~ari Was supposed Ia haNo cet safely un Ia >otuv distant country Wth ! his booty
 Daring thi> tune the pu~art. watched his enemy increasingly his tecluE> at hatred and desire Tor vengeance et''W ing deeper every daN. Ivan Wa tuo eununGa villain te=eNeste suspicion tt showing h> Ill g"tteu wealth and hc had not as vet prohtci much hv h> crime Every evening the pu>an watched inm go mt" thv jungle and eloat o>ct the money and jewels tr har hidden ,n thc hollow tree
 The pu>ar also kept an untlr!ne laN ng watch oser his daughter lte brother aud family had kN thl, taken complete possession oi hi~ huus,. and property Nalley felt keruk then u= paciau> proceedings and uukind trcs, mcut oi her for her father moro than once saw her with tears at modification and indignation m her eyr~ r~ll out ot the hous, into the jungle Rut >he very often met there one who dried her tears aln xiv and easily Nalau appeared to be always on the watch for her and met her sa often and so openly that Il soon became the talk ot the village Many sncerrd at hin for Il tool te think ol marrN lup portionle~- glrl as they now thought her and also the daughter ui II murderer lt -oon bveauc clear tu the pus.tft that matters were coming Ia a crisis and that Nalnn stunp lnto rc. sentiment and defiance hy thr remarks ot tho villagers, and pltymR Waller ii,. tr"ss and unhapplness, would soon make her h~ wife and take hor away Nalan s generous and honorable conduct towards his daughter and hl~ expression ot be lief n his innocence. had completely won th" pu.ar heart He -nw with approval and pleasure the relations hp tween the two and the thought that his daughter would ~nnu he prot tided tor helped in considerable measure to r,. couclc hln to hl~ unhappy lot
 IL happened one night that the ptl.nrl in on" of his nocturnal ramhlo~ found himself nt the river II was now th" height of the hot season. and the river was almost dry Near where the path crossed th" riNcr Wsts small pool tho only water for miles around tu this the Iusari went and seated on the bank above watched the wild animals coming i to driuk IL WAS n tnght moonlight night. and th" light reflected from th" white sandy bed of the tiycr made cvcr, thing clearly visible First came pair of porcupinrs winch played about and chased zach other rattling thcir pulls noi.ilS. Jill the sudden aplcarnrccn nt au old ~hc-bcar with 4 cuI, oii het back pat them To flight The bear drank und -hutllcd of and then wuh noi,rl.-- -tcnlthN step leopard elldcd oat ut th, jungle into the fnounlIght II hooked about with it. cruel round elraining cy"- for t"W Inninrnt- and then lyiug down on it- stomach hpped it- hi et water iit"r~ard came n herd of wild pig ~u~p.ciou- and War, followed L., a number oi graceful sfott.ri deer A- th"-. were drinking II slight nois. ih the dirtanco eau,rd them nj to throw up 'hcir head and l-t.n ln atti,udr- oi alarm and then tp disappear iu tho Iuu gic lk" -hade~- \ fw moments later with heavy bnt client tread herd "i elephant. cam" along the river ahd fii''lf sit 'ii' l''fif1. tilI''h iiE t''i'i'''fT -hnwero of water o}cr thcil-.ite. with thar truuk- afterwards 'il" pusar hat hv ihi- tinn" uuitc lost all fear ui "ild .nuaAl- -o hr sal and watched them "'th pleasure and in perfect -"e'ir. ity
 ~1dd"niy tft" p,Isari -tirtod to hi- feet. and with staring eyes and hna,inR heart gahed at -ometAing in the distancr that had caught hi- eye Ii waa a brilliant glar" of lght oyer th" trcc- l. wa. the pi-a-i village at la-t' Without mo nirut- hesitation and br"athles. with anxi"ty hc hurried oil III the direction of tne light going -;raigii, thrpuRh ihe jungle toward II Nearer and nearer appeared th" light till d, la.t wth joy and "Zultation in his heart. b" stepped out of the jungl" into the wrllreIn"rn. bcfrd enchanted bazaar But ih.tea1