Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-19
..afistress," he said. II am ready to

| depart lmmeulauely loF Dch"
will reach there in two hours. flls'
ascertain IL the boatmen ordered 10 eA-
plore the Gauges have discovered Slr
George Malcolm dead body. Iheh
find Sir Edward Malcolm
Saugor made a gesture or SURPRISE;
'Sir Edwardr.' he repeated. "Dld he
not, then, perish last night during lhe
attack on the bungalow
II am as ignorant as yourself. II IL
this fact you must discover. II he mas,
| indeed persisted, you will apprise me
of it. If. on the contrary, he is lving,
you will hand him this letter"
And she extended to him the envel-
p she had just sealed, adding:
sDoubtless, he will wish to question
you particularly concerning the two
young girls"
what must I answerT
Not a word. You will feign aston
ishment, and appear surprised at ms
insistence. You will not even compre-
bend what are the things of which he
| speaks to you"
Let the mistress rest tranquil. 1
| will do all that is necessary"
"Oh. / have confidence in you. Be
gone Saugor. Fly through space, ac-
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 r%esounding upon the
stones of the court yard.
At the extreme end of the most
wretched street in the poorest quarter
Of BeEares, Kazil owned, we cannot
$3.50 49, ~Anf ~ hI1t which
he had inherited from his father, VINO
mad been a fisherman of the Ganges.
This house. rudely constructed or
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 crulnble.
such as it was. however, it had all to
fear from the elements, but nothing
from
It's visible ruin protected 1t from
most powerful thieves, against all
thieves. But appearances are often de-
ceitfui. 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 filed
with gold. These sacks they brought
into Kazil's chamber.
They piled them up beneath his be4
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 were 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 a hearty
and welcome repast.
Nov, 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 Primo
ess Djella, is it notT'
"YeS, master"
81 also recognized the Rajah Doorgal
Sahib among the men who accompa-
MED her"
"Neither the rajah nor the princess
"Yes, master"
sination of Sir John Malcolm?"
II would take my oath not. The
princess must nourish against you
some terrible hatred, whose cause I
cannot divine.
But I know it." thought George, ST.
lently.
1T vas the princess" continued Ka-
I'll, "who dictated to the rajah the In
famous accusations against you before
Lord Singleton"
"Ah" murmured George, 81 was sure
of it."
1T was by her orders.' continued
Kali, "that the populace wished to as
SAINT you as a parricide. For an hour.
N"uEOI anu the dklF Uau excited tnem
in whispering words, signifying death.
Nor is this all. The pistol shot that SO
nearly proved fatal-do you know who
fired it?'
"N3."
"The Rajah Doorgal Sahib, seated on
the balcony beside the princess"
"Ah!" cried George, with a 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 needful. Let
them rest tranquil. They believe them
selves to have surmounted the obsta-
Gle. They fancy that the waters OF the
Ganges float my corpse toward the
sea-
"Ahf' answered Kazil, j~oyously
you viii prove to them their mis-,
take.."
Il 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?"
Yes. master, do rot doubt it. Nor
N 49, II