Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-02

dew the glistenfns heels again a Just the
right insSan this time bringing up with a
Tremendous impact on the monsters aank, %
that when Djsridgowka's revolutions were
resumed. as they were almost instantly. it
was witn suilen. half gaspin. air. and with
perceptib!e limp that betcksaed more than
trifing injury to MS hips
"Apother thousand to Eve hundred on tbs
white stallion vociferared Poindexter yvs
AGAIN over the many voiced applause is
it go. Your eIcsIleacyt Or 50 you three
to one!"
The rajah's Oriental conposure bad deep
ened into sonietaing more than Ori'ntal
guinness. AMI his cT-le. gaze roaa1ed from
tie tiger to tae little begun-Iaoy radiant
with snolderiHs ferceness Of dissatlsfae>
ton but be. nevertheless inclined his head
ma jesticaily. and the third additional oet
was registered
But again and again was the tigers spring
repeated. and wiLa 10 better Success. save
that on one occas. on one of bis mighty fore
paws managed Il, fetch tine brave seed long
raklng stro1e along the Ions. ripping bus
skin INTO strips aud staining his sliqery coat
with hood
Il was now a foregone conclusion that
Nadgka would be the victor The English
men roare Themselves hoarse. even tue na
tlves yelled their Il restrained delight, IN
spite Of their royal masters frowuIng dis
pleasure. while little Mahall fairly clapped
her hands and founded III her seat al tie s.de
of her stern visaged protector
But Djeridgowka, though plainly dis
pilrt-d mad as yet suffered no positively dis.
abhns injury, and IT was quickly evident
that he intende to make one more supreme
effort to retrieve the day
\. ithout the slightest warning, be sud
denly changed his tactics by swerving from
his pr wing circuit, and running, instead OF
leapinZ directly toward the horses lowered
crest, until within COUPE of yards, and
then launching himself forward, like the
veritabe thunderbclt for which be wa.
named, full at Nadgka's throat
But the stallion was, not there to meet it,
having danced to one side with the rapidity
OF thought Then, and before the tiger could
recover from the shock OF striking the oppo-
site wall of the pit, crash crashl era shl sue
cessively were the steel shod. terrible heels
launched each time reaching the mark with
arrowy precision and bone crushing force.
And then the jungle monarch was seen run
ming whlmperingly around the skirts Of the
arena on three legs, and with his jaw hope
the sole object Of effectlng skulhns escape
from MS victorious foe.
The ra JAN made the sign by which his IA
vorite was permitted to make good his re-
treat, and then, with bow to Col Mohun,
turned to go with his suite.
"One moment, excellency!" shouted Ma
hala's protector "Deign, if you please. to
formally announce that the victory is with
Nadgka, and my little friend here is to con
tinue undisturbed under my guardianship"
The potentate did So with none o. the best
grace, it must be said, and ten took his de
parture with as much haste as was consistent
with his august dignity.
1t was none too soon.
The wr'te stallion. which had until that
moment remained proudly in the center OF
the pit, suddenly reared himself high in the
air, with flashing eyes and floating name,
aud then fell upon his side-dead.
Poor Nadgkal' commented Maj Poin
dexter, laying his hand on Mohun's shoulder,
on which the little begun was now sobbing
as if her heart would break. See, his entire
left ribs were laid bare by that one stroke of
Djeridgowka's paw. But never mind Mahala
is free from the "a jahs clutches, and have
won pot of his money"
And perhaps they didn't mind, at least not
greatly. Money had changed hands, Mahala,
the whlom Nautch girl, WAS saved to become
II great magistrates wife i'll Bombay, and the
mother o. q child destined to depose the
usurping rljah of Nagpoor, twenty years
later, and restore the rightful dynasty and
most decisive SINGLE combat hal been nobly
contested and herocaly won
But thenstbe hero was only n white stallion
only horse!- Nathan ID. Urner i'll Once q
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