Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-10-19
Mistress he said, 81 am ready to

plore the Gauges have discovered ST
George Malcolm dead body. Thel
find Sir Edward Malcolm"
Saugor made a gesture of surprise.
"Sir Edwardv' he repeated. IBID h,
not, then, perish last night during tn,
attack on the bungalow
81 am as ignorant as yourself. 1t !:
this fact you must discover. If he has
indeed, persisted, you will apprise me-
of it. If, on the contrary. he is living
YOU will hand him this letter."
And she extended to him the envel
ope she had just sealed, adding:
Doubtless, he will wish to question
you particularly concerning the two
young girls.''
"What must answer?"
'Not a word. You will feign aston
insistence. You will not even compre
speaks to you"
Let the mistress rest tranquil.
will do all that is necessary
"Oh, I have confidence in you. Be-
gone, Saugor. Fly through space &C
complish your task, and return quickly
to bring me news"
The Hindoo bowed and went out. A
moment after could be heard his
horses hoofs resounding upon the
stones of the court yard.
At the extreme end of the most
wretched street in the poorest quartel
of Benares, Kazil owned. we cannot
say house. but sort Of hut which
he had inherited from his father, who
mad been a fisherman of the Gauges.
This house, rudely constructed OF
materials of all kinds. and rooted in
with bamboo leaves. threatened ruin.
and offered during stormy weather but
little shelter.
With one push. the first passer-by
might have thrust open the door, prob
ably throwing it off it's hinges in so
doing. The one window rested in its
frame by a miracle of equilibrium.
The walls were ready to crumble.
such as it was, however. it had all to
fear from the elements, but nothing
| from man.
It's visible ruin protected it from
most powerful thieves. against all
thieves. But appearances are often de-
ceitful. They were never more so than
this night when Saugor mounted his
horse in the court yard of the Princess
'Djella.
Since midnight, in fact, George NAL
colin, KaZil and Stop, had had the au-
dacity to penetrate at three different
times into the sanctuary Of the temple,
and at each of these Journeys had car
ried away their burden of sacks filled
with gold. These sacks they brought
into Kazil's chamber.
They piled them up beneath his ben
under the mattresses filled with dry
! leaves. which. at the lowest calcula-
ton, now concealed three or four MILL
lions
George. Kazil and Stop accomplished
their last journey, and new sacks of
gold had joined their predecessors.
George and Stop We're faint with hun
ger and thirst. KaZil had no provis-
ions. but. as the fete of the Jagernath
lasted throughout the night, the shops
remained open.
Fastening out, he soon returned with
food and drink, which offered hearty
and welcome repast.
'Now, my boy" said George. when
this was finished ''let us talk. You
must open to me your heart and help
me scatter the shades that have gath
cred about us. First, the yelled wo-
man. before who tonight bowed all the
priestesses of the temple, is the Prime
ess Djella, is it not:'
Eyes. MASTER
II also recognized the Rajah Doorga1
Sahib among the men who accompa-
MED her"
"Neither the rajah. nor the princess
eyes, master"
Cd,
II would take my oath not. The
princess must nourish against you
some terrible hatred whose cause
cannot divine.
But know it," thought George, ST.
lently.
"It was the princess" continued IA
iii. ''wllo dictated to the rajah the in
famous accusations against you before
Lord Singleton"
"Ah" murmured George II was sure
of it,"
cit was by her ORDERS" continued
Kazil, "that the populace wished to as
sault you as paricide. For an hour
Saugor and the Fakir had excited them
in whispering words, signifying death
Nor is this all. The pistol shot that SO
nearly proved fatal-do you know who
fired it?"
HNo.'
'The Rajah Doorgal Sahib, seated on
the balcony beside the princess,
"Ah:" cried George, with strange
smile. "Truly. I should be proud.
These powerful enemies do me the hon.
or to tremble before me. Living, I
cause them uneasiness and fear. NV
death, at any price. is needfM. Let
them rest tranquil. They believe them.
selves to have surmounted the obsta.
Gle. They fancy that the waters of the
Gauges float my corpse toward the
sea-
"Ah" answered Kazil, joyously.
''you will prove to them their mis-
take"'
II hope So But the attack on the
bungalow-how do you explain that,
and the carrying off of the betrothed of
my brother and myself? Doubtless.
We must accuse the princess, also, Of
this double crime?''
eyes. master, do not doubt it. Nor
am without proof. Samid, one Of the
leaders. was one of the confidential
servants of the princess.
"Such proof is unanswerable. But