San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-04
THE NUWAB'S TREASURE

uGueRef went 10 the JUN OF
Gate and looked out upon the splendid
palace which he old nuwab Tana had
built ] felt like leading footing
party through its gardens to the
underground treasure. and when
walked through the Sheitanpara OF
Devils Quarter OF the city and
caught sight OF the malicious eye:
looking at me from beneath black
brows felt my blood run cold. for
believed that ia short time VIC
would feel the knives OF these dark
faced demons in our yiial>
A few days before the outbreak al
Meerut where the sepoys opened The
rebellion by numbering tho white
o tccrs OF the native regiment the
old nuwab died. don't know what
FASTENED his death but il was said
that q cobra bit him on the arm. and
sent hira out OF the world before he
could add his name to the black
rascals who we're about 10 render the
names Of Cawnpore and Lucknow the
most famous as well as the darkest in
history.
One afternoon Caseg q dare devil
Young fellow who had run away from
homo 10 take ser ice with US in the
Puniab came to me ana proposed 4
scheme which could have found birth
in no other head than his This was
a secret visit 10 the palace and trip
10 the underground region. provided
we could reach it.
You don't propose to steal any OF
tie treasure do YOU Jack asked.
Not much; ring or so for the
girls az home and maybe a charm for
myself when ! shall have served out
my ime-something the treasurer OF
the nuwabs household won't miss
i you don't want 10 go Tom I'll get
Murray or Hinton.
told him that sooner than see him
entrust his secret to those fellows
would join him aud we concluded 10
make the attempt that very night
We met no one. or else the palace
was deserted for it was rumored that
he servants mad killed themselves
after the death OF their master. and
keeping on. We came at last TO door
set in The wall which Casey said was
the way 10 the underground vaults.
In short time we were beneath
The palace OF the nuwab and leaned
against 4 wall Of solid stone while my
companion inspected the map with "A
match in one hand Not a sound
came TO our ears and / felt uncanny.
for ! knew that death would be our
portion if we were seen by the merci-
less natives
This Is the way" cried Casey
Don't you see the strange trail on
he floor here rs # a serpent had worn
Il smooth by crawling along the flags?
All we have 10 do is to follow this
trail and we viii open our eyes to
The greatest treasure outside the royal
palaces OF Delhi
Casey led me Cd and on, down a
passage which seemed endless. but at
last We came 10 an open door so low
that we had TO stOop 10 enter the
chamber beyond. Here l straight
ened and looked at my comrade.
For the lie Of me could not have
found NY way out If had been com
PEELED 70 beat a retreat The walls
we're dry even hot IS il some unseen
fire ragged beyond them, and when
touched them turned 10 Casey and
declared that we we're approaching
the internal regions but he laughed
and pushed on
Atlssi we stood in a chamber which
the torch Of Casey revealed in a man
ner that drew 4 startled cry from my
throat We had reached the main
treasure house Of the nuwab!
Gems glittered everywhere; they
lay on the floor in indiscrimiuate con-
fusion - necklaces rings Indian
brooches daggers with ieweled hits
and swords tipped with diamonds that
were enough TO have Illuminated
great room. Besides there were
driuking-cups adorned with efigies Of
the native gods and goddesses Brah-
ma S.va fishnu-the whole cata-
iogue was there. and not one seemed
missing down TO the smallest and
most Insignificant deity OF the dark
skinned race
All a. once Casey's torch went out
and we we're left in utter darkness
The light was extinguished without
apparent cause and l felt my heart
come up in my throat as l thought Of
some devil magic connected with the
accident
Casey struck another match. but it
would not burn. aud in this way we
exhausted every one we bad throwing
them on the floor with curses as we
deplOred our failure.
I'VE must get back cried.
There is some power at work here
and We will find ourselves in a trap
unless VIC make tracks for the outer
rooms
My Cod the door is closed aud
We are already shut in"
These words went 10 my heart like
a sentence OF death. They fell from
Casey's lips and started toward him
10 the dark stumbling over heap Of
regalis only 10 find his words true
the door was shut and immoyable,
Suddenly my hand came in contact
with something which sent a thrill OF
horror through every nerve. l did
not have 20 think the second time to
guess what ! had touched In that
stygian gloom. for the contact was
quite enough / had simply laid my
hand on the body OF boai
For some time leaned against the
wall deprived Of the power OF speech.
] wondered where tho serpent was
and how near TO my BODY was his dis
gushing head and the folds which can
crush a stag TO death in an instant
sly God. / have touched a snake,
rang out the voice OF Casey. and
felt him reel against me in the dark.
no wonder the old nuwab used TO
say that his treasure couldn't be
looted. He has kept it guarded by
serpents and we are in their coilsl'
We stood together our hands touch
ing and our hearts almost stilled by
terror. Shut up IN n cham Der with a
lot Of boas was terrible enough. and
when we knew that these monsters
could see in the dark and we're noise
less in their actions. our fears in
creased until we we're fairly paraIyzed
with It
We searched our pockets and