The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-31


again fired and louder cry still raised
for help. The Hindoos ran heller SHELTER
TO the spot, ms 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 astonishmont, out
of the earth itself rose q 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 1t, and, Selling the reins, dashed the
horses till they dashed desperately onward,
the outwitted Hindoos following after.
THAT Mossoo Giraud desaved you, " Maj
ferty found time to whisper into Margots
ear, "but for the ability of Lieutenant
Walton, the shmartest man as liver eyes
was clapped on, you'd be Giraud's pristine
as you was till set you free a mint since,
by carrying out instructions that q 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 1T had after all, only been con-
lecture on Mafforty's part that the woman
he had gone to rescue was N,lly Margot,
but from the circumstances ne had judged
1t was she, and when she spoke the trooper
found he had judged rightly.
The Hindoos following behind raised a
shout that was heard some way off and
Mafferty, to his CONSERVATION, saw u num-
Der of forms rising in the 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
90 L., a
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 Maj
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 a safe dis
tapce 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
Margots 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 yelled. F"
would you have me break the com
mand of the gracious Mohammed by I'M
velllng IN puDllcy asked Margot. Though
the Ferringhees Cypress us, are we not to
ba trt,a b, llnh . no
The sepoy, believing that he was speak
ing to Mohammedan woman, said no
more on the subject, but turned to Maj
ferty:
you are too late to enter Lucknow
The gates were closed at midnight, for tho
Ferringhces fear IA strong force of ours is
on its way to root them out. That is So
but we need no gate by which to enter
There is "A better way"
Matlcrty, eager to learn the enemy's
plans, asked with apparent Indifference:
"What other way have we to get into
the town save by the gatc?"
"Come and l will show you," answered
the sepoy, and he led them to where stood
the remains of house that had been
shelled by the garrison occupying what
was known as the 'postoffice
Following close behind the sepoy, Mar
| got and the disguised trooper found them
selves passing down flight of rough stone
stairs and then into IA tunnel, from which
the earth had been excavated. In various
places the ceiling was propped up with
beams, while along the whole of the pas
sage was laid thick train of powder
With every sense strained to the utmost,
the two followed the sepoy, who carried
lantern, until considerable distance had
been traversed, when they reached finally
a cellar some 30 feet SQUARE. A ladder
I slantcd to its center and led to a trapdoor
which opened into the room above where
the sound of voices could be distinctly
heard The whole cellar was piled high
with barrels of powder. except the place
| near the ladder. A single barrel of powder
stood there, and against it the sepoy neg
ligently leaned
Mafferty, to his great astonshment and
| alarm. realized that the cellar was one
| that he had seen before. for it ran beneath
the OUTPOST from which the day before he
had started on his search for the missing
Margot.
eve have every outpost of the Ferring-