Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-04-02
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alarmed yaks broke up in disorder,
most OF them stampeding up the val.
ley, while three only-and one of these
evidently wounded badly-burst away
in the opposite direction. DR.. Worrall
followed by tie two Hindoo servants,
rushed pell-mell over the powders in
the hope of heading the larger herd
Mt the neck of the hollow, and SO OF
getting another shot at them. Louis,
on the other hand, elected to pursue
the bull he had wounded, which, from
its labored fight, he saw must soon
drop OF exhaustion. Handing his g1iE
to Chuta Sen, and ordering that worthy
to keep close at his heels, he broke out
into q run eastward.
'Look, sahib!" cried the shikari,
pointing. "Yaks make for the null.
lah. We cut off corner this way"
'Is this our path?" exclaimed Louis,
hesitating.
"Yes, sahib," returned Chuta Sen,
who, hampered with the gun. had once
more taken up the rear. "Yaks soon
pass below. Haste, sahib, hastc!"
Louis needed no urging. Dowh tho
steep he went-recklessly enough, con-
sidering that but six feet of stony ledge
separated him from the brink of n gull
800 feet sheer-over powders and tus-
rsnks of coarse growth, where n slip
cf the foot would have been fatal.
Down, down - now leaping, now
scrambling ON oil fours-for fully Ave
minutes. Then he stopped dead, with
blanched face. Before him and to his
right yawned cavernous depths; Oh
his left hand was the perpendicular
face of the mountain. The cliff path
had ended.
what do you mean by choosing
this route?" cried Louis, angrily. eve
can't get any farther. Let us go back,
or we shall miss the"
AS he spoke he turned wrathfuily
upon the shikari. The words choked
in his throat. Half dozen PAGES be.
hind him stood Chuta Sen-half smil.
ing, half scornful, wholly self-pos-
sessed-thc loaded gun held at the "pre-
sent"
"Feringhce," he said, metallic ring
in his voice, 81 want the tooth-the
sacred tooth of Siva!"
"Ahl" calculated Louis, flinching be-
fore the black muzzle. "That's 1t, is
it? So 1t was you who were pryinS
round the tent last night; perhaps 1t
was you, too, who attempted to rob us
while we were asleep"
"The tooth!" repeated Chuta Sen.
"Give me that and you go safe. If no,
then shoot and take it,"
The bantering tones in which Chute
Sen spoke told Louis that he had not
to deal with religious zealot-indeed,
the mere fact of the mans refraining
from killing him without scruplc made
that point sufficiently certain. No;
clearly the shikari had in his mind the
reward offered by the rajah to there
storer of the purloined tooth. This
knowledge inspired Louis with some
degree Of hope. 1t would be idle to cx.
pect nid from DR.. Worrall, who at that
moment was probably miles away; AMI
yet Louis did not relish yielding up his
possessions without even the show OF
struggle. Only one course remained
he must temporize with the fellow,
and If possible outwit him.
Look here" he said, pulling the
wedge of green jade from his pocket.
'Thc things of no value 10 me. You
shall have it if you put down that gun" A"
"No, no." replied Chuta Sen, warily.
"Throw it to my feet, so l can pick it
up. The sahib must not move till
reach the top of the rocks, or | fire.
There cast the gun over the edge, and
then the sahib may catch me--if he
can"
every WELL" snid Louis. biting his
lip. "IIere it is"
The piece of jade dropped a couple
OF feet in front of the willy hillsman
| AS he crooked his back in order to seize
it, the gun in his right hand was neces
sarily depressed for an istant, and iu
that instant Louis had flung himself
upon the bent figure. The weapon fell
with clatterto the earth, and the two
men grappled in fierce conflict.
To and fro they swayed in mad striv'
ings, now on the varge of the dizzy
height, and anon close pressed against
the adamant face of the beetling crags
Suddenly the 1.-THE shikori shook him
self free. With snarl of hatred, thf
light of murder in his eyes, he rushed
afresh upon Louis with outstretched
hands. The other sprang aside deftly
aud Chuta Sen, unable to check his
own impetus, was launched over the
edge of the narrow platform into space
There came the hiss Of the falling body
"a loDg-drawn wdil-a sickening thut
land silence.
Taking up his gun, his face pallid
his eyes wide with horror, Louis fired
into the air. After an interval ht
slipped in another cartridge and free
again. Soon he heard DR.. Worrall',
cries, and presently that gentleman
with his attendants, appeared upon ti'
spot. Louis related what had occurred
81 was afraid of something Of thi'
sort" said the doctor, picking up thu
jade tooth, which still lay where it hat
been flung. "Havc you any further
desire to retain this thing?'
II never wish to set eyes on 1t again,
returned Louis, firmly. "Tve hat
quite enough Of it."
"Then here it goes" and with tina
DR.. Worrall cast the sacred tooth
far out over the rocks; it fell with I
splash into the foaming torrent at thei.
base. "Now, we'll look for Chuta Sem
body and carry it up to the nearest vii
lage. He stumbled over the cliff. tha
is all. You understand? At the SAM
time, Louis, in case ugly rumors shon!'
arise, | think it would be well to ter
inmate our hunting expedition a