The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-03-12
THE TOOTH OF silva.
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Worrall In their tent one night, aftse
. ten hours' stalk In the desolate re- |
slon at the foot Of the Himalayas. IT |
vote we give It up as q bad Job and
make tracks homeward."
"We've been unlucly, that's all" TO
turned DR.. Worrall "There are yalrA |
about for we came across their 'spoor'
to-day up the lake. Halloe, Louis,
what's that thing2"
Louis had pulled out his chronome-
ter as he was speaking, and the doc
tors eye CHANGED to catch the gewgaw
that dangled from the chain.
"This?" replied Louis, nonchalantly.
"Oh, it's little present I had from
Pollard before he leftCalcutta. Neither
valuable nor very ornamental, but
keep it in memory Of him"
The object which DR.. Worrall now
scrutinized with some degree of curl
osity was conical-shaped piece Of
| green jade, about an inch in length;
from the base of 1t projected short
strip of tarnished metal, and through
this metal hole had been bored. DIR.
Worrall looked long and carefully at
the article.
"Where did Pollard get it?" he asked,
grave look on his face.
"Well, he came across it in this very
neighborhood, I believe. Perhaps, I
ought to say-putting the fact into
plain English-he stole it."
"How did he become possessed of
itP"
"Oh, by some means or other he Sc
| - 4os, a. pro1 In,
temple, in which an elaborately jew
eled image of silva was enshrined. The
jade teeth Of the idol were fixed into
their sockets with golden screws, and
Pollard, desirous of having memento
of his hazardous enterprise, broke one
of the teeth off, and carried 1t away
with him. 1t was the act of an icoro-
clast, vandal, but"
"You don't mean to tell me-" cried
DR.. Worrall, excitedly, "that this is the
notorious Bharatra tooth?"
"Now you mention it, l recollect
that was the name of the temple-the
Bharatra temple. But why notori-
ous?"
"It appears that the Bhootaneese
have special regard for these teeth.
| SCOIc5 VI IuSCllpUiohS upoh
them heing attributed to Brahma's
own hand. 1t was the double triangle
cut into the face of this piece of jade
that caused me to question you respect
ing it. A description of the missing
tooth was circulated throughout the
district, the rajah of Waysnu offering
q substantial reward for it's recovery.
If you value your comfort and safety
Louis, would advise you to get rid Of
The stone at the earliest opportunity.
Many fanatic would not count the
cost if he could only obtain possession
of the tooth, and many who are not
fanatics would have little scruple
about killing you for the sake of the
} reward"
IT had no idea was carrying such
a dangerous article about with me-" re.
Joined Louis, with laugh. Here it
goes back into my pocket"
"Harkl" interposed the doctor, sud-
denly sitting up stiff1y. what was
; that?"
He rose to his feet, strobe past the
, tent pole, and lifted the flap of the
tent. For minute he looked keenly
out into the night, listening.
II must have been mistaken, "he said.
returning. II thought heard stealthy
footsteps in the grass. But there's no.
body about"
: '"Tho wind among the leaves, that
was ALL" opined Louis, with q yawn.
II say, Worrall, think I'll turn in,
I'm dead beat"
The doctor followed his companions
example, and within half an hour the
twain were deep in slumber. How long
Louis had slept he knew not before
he awoke with shiver, the cold night
mir beating full upon his face. And
no wonder-for there, not yard from
his head, the tent cloth was dangling
; loose. While he was dreamily debat.
Ing the means by which the canvas
3 could be refastened with the leas.
!, amount of exertion to himself, he saw
hand thrust into the opening. Louis
! gazed fxedly. The cloth was cautious
" raised, and now the moons rays
3 glistened upon forearm which, pro
I truded into the tent, swept gently
: from side to side, in an ever widening
semi-circle.
. Louis rolled over noiselessly and
. clutched the cropping limb with botf
:. his hands. The tug of war was violent
. but brief, for Louis fingers slipped
down his adversary's arm as if it were
the body of an eel. The vigor he had
;, used, thus Unexpectedly released, shot
= him backward upon DR.. Worrall, who
alarmed at his friends halloos, had
), risen into a sitting posture. Before
:. they could "sort themselves out" the
: would-be pilferer-for there could b.
:. no doubt the intruder was upon plum
= der bent-had utterly vanished int<
= space. Nor, although they at onc'
reused the inmates Of the camp-thei
IIindoo bearers, porters and attend
ants-could the slightest trace of th'
marauder be discovered.