The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-01

che dull roar Of the cannon ceased. The
| men in the outposts took 1t in turn TO
stretch themselves In sleep upon the bare
planks of the floor, while the others kept
watch as best they could in case any night
o, tack might be meditated. The excited
shrongs of Hindoos and Mohammedans
filing the streets were disappearing. Only
here and there, where some fanatic hand
had fired European residence, could signs
of the siege be seen.
1t was hot, close night, and Mafferty
was half doing at his post, when he saw
jutka, kind Of box upon wheels, pass
out of the city. There were three ocou-
pants within 1.-two Hindoos with appar-
emily Hindoo woman, who was closely
! yelled, between them. The conveyance was
drawn by two horses, while several natives
walked beside, on either side of IL. When
he thought It safe to do so, Mafferty rose
and sauntered slowly on. His disguise
was so complete that ho ventured TO draw
near to the party and eventually went on
side by side with one Of the Hindoo guards,
! from whom he learned their real destina-
tion, which accorded with what the Hin.
doc women had said.
Once this was obtained, the trooper com
planned of fatigue and began to lag be-
hind. As soon as he was out of sight he
took detour and ran forward with all
| speed. Finding suitable spot Mafferty
scooped up the sand until he had made a
hole sufficiently large for his body to lie
in. He then lay down in It and drew the
sand over himself, so that 1t was impossi-
BILE for him to be detected by night as he
lay hidden there.
Private Mafferty had so we'll calculated
the route of the jutka-for he had been
over th6 route many times during his serv-
ice in India-that 1t passed him sson after
and within a few yards of wheS he lay
concealed.
When the jutka was 90 yards ahead, the
trooper raised his musket and fired in the
air, at the same time uttering loud cry
in Hindoo for help. The Hindoo guards
ran to the spot where, as they thought, the
cry for succor had come but could see
nothing. No sooner had they given up the
search and gone on than the musket was
again fired and louder cry still raised
for help. The Hindoos ran heller skelter
to the spot, as near as they could judge
and after failing once more to find the one
who called for their aid were at last stand
ing together, discussing their bearings
when, to their complete astonishment, out
of the earth itself rose Hindoo who fired
his musket full at them, and before they
could recover from their surprise the man
dashed on ahead, leaped into the jutka
flung the two Hindoos who were there out
of It., and, selling the reins, lashed the
| horses till they dashed desperately onward
the outwitted Hindoos following after.
"That Mossoo Giraud desaved you, " Maj
ferty found time to whisper into Margot' s
ear, "but for the ability of Lieutenant
Walton, the shmartest man as iver eyes
was clapped on, you d be Giraud's pris 'ner
as you was till set you free mint since,
by carrying out instructions that baby
couldn't have failed In. AS to me attire,
be aisy now; I've me own proper shute at
the outpost, and it's there we're goin if
the Pandies don't prevent"
Hitherto it had, after all, only been con-
lecture on Mafferty's part that the woman
he had gone to rescue was really Margot,
but from the circumstances he had judged
it was she, and when she spoke the trooper
found he had judged rightly.
The Hindoos following behind raised q
shout that was heard some way off, and
Mafferty, to his CONSERVATION, saw a num-
Der Of forms rising in tho gloom before
him to bar the way. Instantly he turned
the horses about and headed them right at
the Hindoos whom he had tricked AS the
animals dashed on the trooper rose and
struck down with the butt of his musket
one of the Hindoos who had seized hold of
the side of the jutka.
Quick as the horses galloped, the Hin
docs had no intention of being outdis-
tanced, and for some considerable time
they ran behind at full speed, while Maf-
ferty leaned forward and cheered the horses
on to greater speed
Two miles from Lucknow the pursuers
gave up the chase and were soon lost In
the darkness of the night. The trooper did
not think 1t advisable to make direct for
the town, but when he thought safe dis
tance lay between the Hindoos and the
jutka he dismounted and assisted Margot
to do likewise The two then loitered
about till the day dawned, when together
they went toward the great gate of Luck
now. 1t was closed
A sepoy who was passing observed them.
Margot's face was completely hidden by
her veil except her eyes. The sepoy, who
noticed that the woman was taller than
are those of Hindoo extraction, at once
grew suspicious.
"You are out early" he said. pretty
faces should not be too closely veiled.
Would you have me break the com
mand Of the gracious Mohammed by un.
puDllCI dShtu
the Ferringhees oppress us, are we not to
be true to Allah and the Roran?''
The sepoy, believing that he was speak
ing to Mohammedan woman, said nc
more on the subject, but turned to Maj
ferty:
"You are too late to enter Lucknow
The gates were closed at midnight, for the
Eerringhees fear a strong force of ours Il
on its way to root them out, That is so
but we need no gate by which to enter
There Is better way"
Mafferty, eager to learn the enemy'i
plans, asked with apparent Indifference:
"What other way have we to get into
the town save by the gateS'
"Come and will show you," answered
the sepoy, and he led them to where stood
the remains Of house that had beer
shelled by the garrison occupying wha
was known as the "postofiice
Following close behind the sepoy, Mar
got and the disguised trooper found them
selves passing down flight of rough stone
stairs and then into tunnel, from which
the earth had been excayated. IN various