The morning times., 1896-03-15

dropped off. Eagerly enough they hailed
Inc rIirSt morning nghJ, wnlCn came stream
ing into their prison through the chnks ana
crannies OF the door and shutters and they
were enabled to survey their place Of
abode. 1t was a fair-sized, onc-story
house, with rough stone walls, 20 windows
heavily Shuttered ,and roof made OF thick,
heavy fiat stones. laid on rough, uuhcvn
rdfters. Beside themselves there were their
ten servants, making twelve in ALL Nat
urally enough, their first thoughts were
those Of escape; but after fruuless efforts
to burst open the door, the windows. or even
toeSCdpcby the roof they became convinced
mat their prison WAS 100 secure for them To
get out Of. After while they heard mems
voices outside; ihcn one OF the shutters was
unharred. a flood Oflight htpouredinthrouch
the opening. ChupattceS, ghee and water
were handed in: then the shutter closed and
they heard the heavy wooden bars drop back
IN their places. both Grass and Gage re-
fused to touch any of the food that hau been
handed; but the natives. after setting aside
enough for their masters when they should
change their mind, took theirs and att. it,
The day passed away slowly enough No
more was the shutter opened; and the two
friends, who had managed To- stave off the
pangS oIhungcr with tobacco, OF which they
fortunately each had fair share, at last
took 10 the unpalItable but Wholesome
H.
They had frequently questioned the ser
wants as 10 what il all meant tit Will toe re-
membered that one of these could speak n
little English but the Only ans wtr thcv e,ot
was th;lt lhe servants were as ignorant as
they were. One discovery they made which
certainly surprised them it was that the man
who hitherto had often failed TO understand
them when they spoke 20 him now NOT only
understood, tut spoke very good English
During the night a voice was heard ont
side, 1t was Immediately responded to by
one OF the SeryantS-One whom they had
picked upin Srina ggar, ,and whom they were
taking back with them. The conversation
that took place was, when ended, thus in
terpreted:
The young man says it was his mother
who came outside; he comes from this vii
ldge; he was born here. She tells him that
the priests and the head people of the vii
lage have been in consultation all dav and
they only settled 1t sundown what they
would do to aVerge The murder Oh the l,t,,i
All the HindOOS are 10 be let out and 90 FREE.
but they viii be kept in for two davs. as.
II they are let out, the priests fear that they
would carry the news, and some people
might prevent what they wish. The Him
doos could have had nothing to 90 WIN
killing the bull. She says the MusSulman
servants, because they cooked the hump,
the most sacred part of the animal. shall
the village onto the stones beneath; that
another Tate is reserved for the English
men"
What does she say Will happen To usc''
80, merciful defender OF the poor do not
ma Ike your slave say!''
"Nonsense Tell us DIRECTLY
Il fear TO tell your highness the words
the woman uttered.'
Never mind; don't be afraid. Moth
ing shah happen to you if you tell us the
TRUTH
Your highness, the woman said that you
both shall be stripped naked and taken to
the temple 10 eXpatiate your offenses; that
your noses shalt be cut Off; that your eyes
shall he blinded; that your tongues shall he
torn out by the rootS-for they fear TO put
an EngliShman to death, although many OF
thepeople wished tOputyo under the water
fall in one of GhOlab Singh's cages, so that
the dropping water should kill you. And
TINS is TO be done on the morning after
next
The friends were horror-struck at this
announcement; they now realized how ut
terly beyond aSSStance they were and they
failed to see anything that could save them
from undergoing these horrible torturos.
Yes, there was one chance, and one only;
they knew the power of money, especially
to atives and the idea of bribc was quickly
mooted.
wv Ill the young mans mother come back
again?"
The young man says, your highncSS, that
his mother will not come back unless there
is more to tell"
On this the last hope was gone, and there
seemed nothing for it but to wait for the
unexpected; for they-at any rate, Gage
had not given up all hope.
Another miserable night; the long hours
passed slower than ever, but morning came
at last, and with the morning light; the
shutter was again unharred; the same grim
brown faces appeared; the days allowance
of food was hurriedly and silently handed
in, the shutter closed, ana the bars re-
placed. This time the friends uiu lot It
fuse the food; they We're very hungry ard
their store of tobacco was getting so low
that it would need care to last them through
the day. AnXiously did they wait for night,
for there was Il chance that the woman
would come land their hearts leapt up when
they heard the outside call and their ser
want respond to it.
Speak to her at once" said Grass;
tell her we will give her a thousand pounds
of English money-ten thousand rupees
if she will manage our escape from this
place"
.'The escape OF all of u.s." added Gage;
for the fate of the wretched Mohamnedan
servants had not entered Grass mind.
4 long conversation took place.
Alas. your highneSs, she says it is i'm
possible. 1t might have been done last
night, but tonight guards are all around the
house and she has only permission to sneak