The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-11-12
THE NUWAB'S TREASURE

palace which the old nuwab lana had
built felt like leading q looting
party through its gardens to the
underground treasure. and when ]
walked through the Sheitanpara. or
Devils Quarter" OF the city. and
caught sight Of the malicious eyes
looking at me from beneath black
brows / felt my blood run cold, for
believed that in short time we
would feel the knives of these dark
faced demons in our vitals
A few days before the outbreak at
Meerut where the Sepoys opened the
rebellion by numbering the white
officers OF the native regiment the
old nuwab died. don't know what
fastened his death. but it was said
that cobra bit MIN on the arm. and
sent him out OF the world before he
could add his name to the black
rascals who were about to render the
names OF Cawnpore and Lucknow the
most famous Us well as the darkest in
history. ~
One afternoon Casey. dare devil
young fellow who had run away from
home TO take service with US in the
Puniab. came to mo ana proposed a
scheme which could have found birth
in no other head than his. This was
secret visit to the palace and trip
to the underground region. provided
we could reach it.
You don't propose to steal any OF
the treasure. do YOU. Jack. T" l asked.
Not much; ring or so for the
girls at home and maybe charm for
myself when shall have served out
my time.-something the treasurer Of
the nuwabs household won't miss.
II you don't want to go. Tom. I'll get
Murray or Hinton"
told him that sooner than see him
entrust his secret to those fellows l
would join him, aud we concluded to
make the attempt that very night
We met no one. or else the palace
was deserted. for it was rumored that
the servants had killed themselves
after the death OF their MASTER and
keeping on. we came at last to a door
set in the WALL which Casey said was
the way TO the underground vaults.
In a short time we were bcneath
the palace OF the nuwab and l leaned
against a wall of solid stone while my
companion inspected the map with a
match in ono hand. Not sound
came TO our ears and felt uncanny.
for knew that death would be our
portion il we were seen by the merci-
less natives.
This is the way" cried Casey.
Don't you see the strange trail on
the floor here as If a serpent had worn
1t smooth by crawling along the flags?
All we have to do is to follow this
trail. and we will open our eyes to
the greatest treasure outside the royal
palaces OF Delhi
Casey led me on and on. down a
passage which seemed endless. but at
last we came to an open door so low
that we had to stoop to enter the
chamber beyond. Here / straight
ened and looked at my comrade.
For the life OF me could not have
found my way out IL had been COM
PEELED to beat retreat The walls
were dry. even hot as il some unseen
fire ragged beyond them, and when
touched them l turned to Casey and
declared that we were approaching
the internal regions. but he laughed
and pushed on.
Atlast we stood in chamber which
the torch OF Casey revealed in a man
ner that drew startled cry from my
throat We had reached the main
treasure house OF the nuwab!
Gems elittered everywhere; they
lay on the floor in indiscriminate con-
fusion = necklaces rings Indian
1xunanhao xx,fth Id
and swords tipped with diamonds thai
were enough to have illuminated a
great room. Besides there were
Advantageous adorned with effigies Of
the native gods and goddesses .Brah-
ma. silva Vishnu-the whole cata.
logue was there and not one seemed
missing. down to the smallest and
most insignificant deity OF the dark
skinned race.
All at once Casey's torch went out
and we were left In utter darkness.
The light was extinguished without
apparent cause. and felt my hear
come up in my throat as thought o
some devil magic connected with the
accident
Casey struck another match. but i
WOulu not Durn, ana IN This way We
exhausted every one we had throwing
them on the floor with curses as W,
deplored our failure.
I'VE must get backr' cried
There is some power at work her,
and we will>fnd ourselves Ia traI
unless we make tracks for the QUITE
rooms
MY God! the door Is closed IN,
We are already shut In"
These words went to my heart lik,
a sentence OF death. They fell from
Casey's lips and started toward hin
In the dark. stumbling over a heap o
regalia only TO find his words true
the door was shut and immovable!
Suddenly my hand came In contac
with something which sent thrill o
horror through every nerve. dit
not have to think the second time u
guess what I had touched In tina
stygian gloom for the contact wa
quite enough. had simply laid my
hand on the body OF boaI