Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-25

must pursue the assassin
1t would be useless, said ouin. He
has fed to the thick Of the jungle and the
night is dark. Let the government under
take the work. 1t Will be worth their
! while, for the man is surely the Mama
Il won't argue with YOU, said the cap
tain You may be right; it looks little
that way, admit. But certainly, the muir
derer must be caught.
Poor fellow, his premonition was well
founded Quin said, bitterly, as he gazed
at the dead body of his servant. Heaven
grant that may avenge him!"
citedly. "A splendid idea-I should have
thought of it before. We will take the as
sassln redhanded."
by the aid of Rip. No bloodhound has
the end, no matter where it leads
But the darkness"
I'VE Will overcome that obstacle. Yon-
der on the shelf is lantern
Gum pondered tor d moment. The sug-
gestion seemed good to him, the chances
more than favorable. The hope of cap
turing Mana Sahib, the merciess leader of
the Sepoy mutIny, filled him with enthusi-
asm The sight of the hound snarling and
smiling at the door decided him.
Il IN with you, he said Let US be Off"
me lantern was ready for use. Captain
Medhurst took possession of it and lighted
the wick. Armed with loaded revolyers
the men opened the outer door and raised
into the night, leaving the corpse poor
Golab Singh to solitude.
the assassin to show the dog" said Suin
1T is not necessary" said the cav ain.
He was right. At once, with his Euzzle
to the ground, Rip picked up the SC At.
Chase him. Run him down." tSdered
his master.
Giving tongue Justify, the hound
swerved to the left and plunged III o the
jungle The Englishmen followed ii best
they could. Guided by the uncertait light
OF the lantern, they f1oundered through
spear grass and underground, leape1 over
fhair
gled timber and matted vegetatiors This
continued for half an hour, and n that
time Rip was considerably ahead oil them.
the distance
He is close to his prey" cried tik cap
tain tain. The assassin is an old man, $nd We
At more reckless rate of spee1 they
pushed on. Then Rips savage !a,rking
turned suddenly to low yelps, al the
sound s. strange to say, appeared t. come
What does it mean?" asked Quin
don't KNOW, Captain MedhuE,t re-
P pnedd 80 From IF his whining 1 jude the
Per he has lost the scent"
That is the most likely thing
Inc men pressed on rapidly, dflwing
nearer and nearer to where the do& was
uttering plaintive cries. Soon theN were
close upon the spot, as yet unable 80 ac-
G Ii1h oa ior the mystery They proaeeded
| thicket of grass
RIP! Rip called the captain.
Ihey heard the hound answer, ass If he
was beneath their very feet. The next in
slant, with a sharp cry, Captain MeEburst
hung UP his arms and disappeared: The
| dull crash that followed extinguishesd the
lantern, and Quin was unable to see his
danger or to draw back in time He stem
PED INTO empty space, clutched vainIy at
some himsy substance, and dropped heavi-
| ly upon his companion. AS they struggled
| to rise, Rip darted at them and licked their
| faces with delight
Where are we?" exclaimed Ouin wben
both had discovered that they were unhurt
Ihe question was easily answered They
| nad 1allen into square pit about nine feet
| deep and fifteen feet in length Overhead
| In the artfully arranged covering of reeds
| and grass. they saw the stars through the
| hole they had broken. Looking further in
| the dim light they found they had narrow
| ly escaped a hideous death, for here and
| there the floor OF earth was studded with
| sharp-pointed stakes.
I'VE are in tiger trap built by native
| hunters, declared Captain Madhurst.
| les, that's II. The assassin must have
known of it, and he crept to the very edge
| hoping that first the hound and then our,
| selves would tumble in and be pierced on
| the stakes"
Its good thing we broke through at
the edge" said the captain, "else the ras-
| CARS expectations might have been
| realized"
We'll get the fellow yet cunning as he
| rs: Come, let me mount on your shoulders.
Wen soon be free to continue the chase
But the experiment proved failure
Quin. supported by the captain, tried to
| crumbleds and both men fell together with
| showersof loose earth. They shook them-
| selves vigorously as they rose.
They were about to make . second at