Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-08-24

merits, and, entering at hazard, ne
would have ruin the risk, not only OF
not finding him whom he sought, u
Of discovery by any Of the servants.
who, giving the alarm, would compei
him to take fight, and, consequently,
render useless and without result his
purpose.
To study those within, he approached
one OF the lighted windows on the
ground floor. and, peering through the
glass. he could distinguish an old man
seated at a desk spread with volumln-
Gus papers. 1t was Sir John Malcolm.
"The father!' Saugor murmured, con-
tinuing to skirt the bungalow to FUR
Their investigate his search.
Thus he stood below Georges open
window. The blind was lifted. The
sound Of a restless step could be dis
tinctly heard. Evidently, the inmate
of this paced to and fro with re-
verish movement, which betokened
great agitation Of mind.
"It must be he!' thought the Hindoo.
Each of the lower windows opened
on a balcony. The creeping vines
whose flower offers in this country so
infinite a variety-trailed the length OF
a wire support for this purpose, cover
ing the whole with a mass of bloom.
Saugor, Notwithstanding his immense
stature, joined the s%uppleness Of the
panther to the agility of the monkey
He made a place for his foot or the
wire, which seemed too frail to bean
the weight of his body, and, with a sin
gle bound. he reached the balcony, to
which he chung with his hands.
AS soon as his head was level with
the window, he could see that his
guess had not been wrong, and that but
one more movement was necessary to
find himself in George Malcolm's pres
eace.
Waiting until the latter had turned
his back toward him, In his feverish
and nervous promenade, Saugor be-
strobe the balcony, and George, retrac-
ing his steps, beheld the Hindoo stand
ing, m~otionless, before the window.
He had never seen Saugor except I'M
der the folds Of his long, white mantle,
which concealed him from head to foot.
Thus he could not recognize him, and,
at this hour, his h~erculean stature and
fierce, expressive eyes were not reas-
surfing.
Astonished and somewhat alarmed at
such an unexpected alparition. he
halted in his walk and extended a
band towards a panolpy to seize some
weapon, half-opening his lips to utter
a cry for help.
Saugor prevented him by a gesture,
and quickly whispered:
do not call; do not dream of de-
Tense. | am not an enemy!'
who, then, are your
II am he whose face is unknown to
you, but whose voice you should recog-
rize. | am he who tonight awaited
you in vain in the shaded walk
MY guideY' cried George.
"Yes.-
"And whom do you seek tonight in
this house?'
Yourself
"For what purpose?,
"To lead you to one who expects
ycu"
"Who sent your"
"She,"
About Georges mouth crept n smile
of satisfied vanity.
"She of whom you speak, he said
does she know that twice this even
ing you have uttered the signal, and
twice ] have given no response?"
"She knows it,"
and, Notwithstanding this. she has
given you the order to return?''
Yes. Cor she commanded me. 4
must see and speak to him. He must
learn that I await him, and he will
come"
For several seconds George was ST.
lent.
Come, sir" Saugor continued. "We
will find the horses in the accustomed
place, and we will fly through spacer'
depart without me-" answered
George. II will not follow your
Saugor made an abrupt movement,
and his ~countenance expressed the
NEST profound stupor. Evidently he
could not believe his ears. and the
thought of serious resistance to any
wish Of the unknown appeared to him
quite incredible.
II have come" he murmured, 'sto
take back the sahib with me-
IL have perfectly understood that
such was your Intention" replied the
Englishman. But all anticipations
are not realized. You have come alone.
You will depart alone.''
SauGor shook his head in open disbe-
lief.
1T is impossible" he said.
"And why?'
"The mistress has commanded. She
must be obeyed."
You, who owe her obedience do
well to act and speak thus" replied
George. You are a faithful servant.
and You deserve a good master. If. by
any chance, you lose the place you
now occupy, come to me, and | will
willingly take you into my service"
Opening a drawer, from which he
took ten guineas, he said:
Several times you have acted to-
ware me as a guide, and tonight you
have exposed yourself to serious peril
in order to reach me. This merits some
recompense. Take this"
And he placed the gold pieces In the
hand of the Hindoo.
The latter regarded for a moment
with a kind of astonishment, the shin,
ing metal-then an expression of inef-
fable disdain spread over his face. He
shook his hand, as IL to shake off a con.
tact repulsive to 1t, and the guineas
rolled upon the Indian mating to the