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highly probable he knew English, and il he
knew English it was certain the whole of
their design was in the masters knowledge.
There was one singularty in the position. II
Secundrn Dass knew and concealed bisknowI-
edge of English, Harris was a proficient in
several of the tongues of India, and as his
career in that part of the werld had been
great deal worse than pronigate he had not
thought proper to remark upon the circum-
stance Each side had thus spy hole on
the counses of the other. The plotters, so
soon as this advantage was explained, re.
turned to camp. Harris hearing the Hin.
doosanee was once more closctcd with his
master crept TO the side of the tent and the
rest sitting about the fire with their tobacco.
awaited his report with Impotence. When
he came at last his face was very black. lie
had overheard enough to confirm the worst
of his suspicious. Secundra Dass was a good
English scholar; he had been some days
creeping and listening, the master was now
fully Informed of the conspiracy. and the
pair proposed on the morrow to fall out OF
line at carrying place ahd plunge at a ven
ture in the woods
nat then, was to be done? Some we're
for killing the master ON the spot: but Harris
assured them that would be "A crime without
profit, since the secret of the treasure must
die along with him that buried it. Others
were lor ueS's'll5 az once from the whole en-
'elPll'e anu hi''hll9 lor we" AorAi but me
appetiAlhS name Of treasure ana tine thought
OF 'he lohS way tIey hGd ALREADY taNelet
oiSaulied the HaJofI1y' imagine ti'y WeFe
uuh fellows Tor tine most par' HtrE,S' IN
uee'l' he'l 9'iu' ac'l menus Apuhi'lh was
no l"oi' Ilu>tIe was an educated man. DuU
even ''leae hH'i manifest loIea III me- ana
1n9 resi- were I'' dr'B' OF ooiohla r"saalI'y.
me conclusion they reached at leasJ' was
i''io 'iie o"Sl"Ih9 "l grten ana nope imam
rousoh' IL was 10 teinPoflze' TO be wary ana
MatC" Vne master 10 DC sient and supply no
IN 'n'l "'u"eHV 10 ms suspicious ana 10 de-
peliu enL"ely Vs WEI! Is hahe QUIZ on the
c c tl'O tn'Ir cum was as greedy nope
80, Gnu II .''"". as themselves ana might,
IL =, an "e''"N MS me anu UIe'''uie'
49,. 'oe' IL, ,"e y''' ~ oi ''ie lleAV cay DC
ou'','i " anu '"a muster ill'''' nave apPfafe1
~ ives l." Il" W go 'u' anu Twice tney
80 vi cum, Vi'''u' rue "'"S.gI' save 'naU
On7 0'''''" 'lnla ne grew It "Il9 PaIe' dis
Pi''S ti no S's " IA ihehl' ap1Iosi1ed
-. WV '"Fr'tI VIZ" ""l'" Ae H,'u IaHeh
~"9'''' '"'iI"' Ms ipV"''"ilIS as lor y ser
wee anu reJ''leu lne caravan WIN all ms
I'u'i N1II''I,'I anu 'Neeti u-il'9S Oh Hlleh ana
peaIl.I- buO ~ Is certain ne uHH smeIIed
!
| 9P'Nc oi"S III ViOH "'Iei car ana I1tffl5
listened A. ana SHlNeIeI py l1o tent IN VAIN.
me same NI7h' ID vas announced they were
TO le"'e 'He it-7 ana proceed " root a CIR
culi'l"hce "hlch srealiy 4essehed the chances
oI e'caI'e'
| ana no" tuere began between the Two
sues Silent contest LOT ne on me one hand,
lor re ii'9 On Vne o'uer' Iuey were now near
ina quarter ol 'He" eaa]V Ill winch the master
i'l'.'''l must "eelh 70 play the part OF guide;
an" using lAl9 l'E PreleNu o. prosecution,
1"irl9 al4,t ms men SAL win nm every night
u"ou' 'l' iIit' anu Iaoore1 10 ehtIaP MN mo
SoHe a.'i!i9. OH IL ne ia' sup ms secret ne
knew wen III WIS me warrant Tor ms DEATH
on 'hc "'N4r manu- he "urSt NOT refuse their
/ que',ioH'' amy must appear 10 heiP them 10
'n9 oc'' o4 MS cIpa'"y' OF ne practically
| pupiiSI-u MS hHslrus'' ana yet Mountain
as3ure' me inc man pro" was never ruined.
lh,'e1u -hoUh'alh coli'7Sed 10 me they
| "o'"u soon nave 0i"eHaNsu the captains
SlorF' ana supposed lneir designated Vlctln
sun qulle innocent OF theif designs, put for
'Ho lar' 'iaD ne con IIlOeu however ihgenl-
o"slSJ 70 give me SIP 10 questions ana tne
ScD 'ioltei 'oill-i .a'-on oL us repeated Ell
io''S ~ eSo"le, lac I'3O Vi 'nese' "nlcn