Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-11


Cd to an hour past midnight. ! began
to consider what had better DO. I was
pusaled to account for the non appear.
ance Of Baboo Das.
Meanwhile the tumult had sweiled 10
a friehtful din. The streets without
seemed to Sc choksd With rioters. "liill
sta RAM" they yelled. ''elay the Der.
etic. Loot bic house. Down with The
destroyers OF the faithy'
I Was fully alive to The situation nov,
ana the thought Of my peril sicksned
me. A moment lAter a sticceesion Of
heavy thuds, followed BY tremendous
crash and burst Of cheers, told that
the main entrance Of the house had
been beaten In. Cries Of rag, and ter.
ror and the sounds Of deadly conflict
6oated up the staircaye.
I determined to escape, II such a
thing were possible. There was no
time to put on shoes or coat. l,seised
my money and papers and jammed
them Into the pockets Of ny troDers.
ran to the window and looked out.
Alasl The courtyard swarmed with
dusky figures. The only avenue Of 60.
cape was cut OF.
turned back into the room. resolved
TO sell my life dearly. I had no weap.
Ons. but on the wall hung . Tibetan
shield and spear. trimmed with yak's
tails. dragged them down and rushed
for the door. Before could close II
entirely q asurs slipped through the
crack, and I very nearly impaled Gun.
pat on my spear.
''rhe sahib must aSht," be exclaimed.
"BaboO Das has ned, and the rioters are
downstairs and everywhere. They
have killed some Of the servants. and
now they will search for my master.
whom they hate. They believe he h In
the house. They will kill you, too,
sahib. II they hnd you."
"What shall We DOR I demand
us there way to escapef"
None, Sahlb. We must push furni.
ture against the door and fight. The
police and the soldiers will bs here
presently" .sH-\
But surely the mob won't hurt q lit.
tie chap like you," I replied, allsd with
admiration at the lads bravery. Go
while you con. 0unpat."
NO." he answered calmly, my duty
10 With the Sahib. will stay here"
There was no time to argue. for Of.
ready the bloodth'rsty mlscreants were
patterlns up the staircase with shouts
and yslla. The door had only Q frail
bolt On the inside. but luckily the furni-
ture OF the room was massive. 0unpat
seemed to know just what was wanted.
He helped me to the best Of bic
strength. and hardly was the barricads
Ii place when the mob surgsd through
the hall.
THE hereto b Trapped" they cried,
1t sight Of the closed door. 'Coms out,
Sta Ram. and meet your fate"
Crash! crash! crash4 The door trem.
bled undcr the rain Of heavy blows. A
tsb'e that vas On the summit Of the
oerricade !opp'ed 10 the moor and burst
asundsr. The mob heard the fall and
yelled exultantly. -,
ounpet tw'r'ed NE spear between his
supple ringers. Tho emo VIII b soon,
eanio'" no sa'd quite calmly. The next
Instant 10 save On eager cry ana point.
@ overhead. There saw for the nrst
time . small circular tnp-door.
"Whers does lt lsadT demanded.
ITO the roof" replied Gunpat. my
master sits there on hot evenings. But
there y no ladder. We must take from
the barrscade, Sahib."
No sooner sald than done. Hardly %
they could b spared. We removed q
table. . chest Of dnwsn. and two
cnai1s. We pi!ed tnsm one upon IN.
other. I'phinly saw the door culver
from top 70 bottom % mounted the
shasy structure. vas directly below
inc trap now ana blow from ny ast
drove u upward. ] Srasped the edge
OF tne opening ana osew myself tosthe
roof. 0unpet passed Up the two spears
ana the shield. Then caught the lads
nands ana drew MIN, TO my Side.
That Instant the mob broke Into the
room below, where they expected to
uno S'!e nam. Tney nowIed with rage
d the empty room. Then We NV the'r
dark faces slar'ng ct the pile In the
middle OF tine room, ana up at the open
ing 10 the ceh'ne above. We slammed
Gown the trap door, Dut there was no
way to fasten OF on tho outside.
We knew the mob would follow 10 In
q moment, 70 We ran scross the nat
roof mounted the perapet. ana spnng
10 the top OF an adJo'nins mouse. Thus
We hurried on from roof 10 roof till
we were some distance from the house
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