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THE day so long anticipated had ar
rived at last. and Noel Sheriff.
stood, fully entered student. on the
steps of St. paul's hospital. His faith
er's stories of the life at the old college
had fired the boys youthful ardor, and
away in the plains of India he had
place in the !. Nj. 5.
And now it was as dust in his mouth, |
for he was alone. In his fathers sta
ton he had been the pride of the Euro
pean staff, for no one could beat him
in any branch Of athletics, but at st.
Pauls he was an unnoticed unit.
Presently man whom he saw at
once was native of India, came and
stood close by his side Moved by the
urgent need for companionship, Sher-
riff made the first advances.
II wonder if you feel as lonely as l
do?" he asked.
The native turned abruptly.
"Im from India" he replied, a dark
flush sweeping over his face as he
heard muttered ''Nigger" spoken by
one student to another.
80 am ~" exclaimed Sheriff. I'm
from Amritsar, where my father is sta
toned. His name is Sheriff, and he is
a colonel in the Indian medical. And
you?'
'I'm Hindoo, and my European
name is-pamphlett. But, surely, you
wont talk to nigger!" His tone was
acrid In it's bitterness, and Sheriff.
looked nm in surprise.
SO. come, Pamphlet" he said. eager
ly, chats not fair. Anyway, let you
and be friends"
"Well, Sheriff. hesitatingly an
swered Pamphlet, I'm queer-tem-
pered man; but let it be so.''
sThen come and live at my diggings!
There's capital front and back room
above my floor, and we can read to-
gether comfortably"
'Now, look here, young man." said
Pamphlet three weeks later. TITS time
we began to read at night. Grinning at
the hospital all day won't pass our eN-
ans for us, unless We work at night,
too. We've seen all the plays, we've
visited most Of the halls, and you and l
have got to buckle to-"
Both men were sitting in Sheriff
rooms smoking and discussing the
events of the day.
Every WE'LL" lazily replied the lad,
knocking out the ashes from his pipe.
"What do you suggest:?"'
''Well, we ought to grind up our bones
regularly at night before working at
st. Paul's in the morning. I'm sick OF
going out, aren't you?'
''I've got capital skeleton in box
upstairs said Sheriff, laughing. 81
got it" Then he stopped abruptly, as
he caught sight of his companions look
of inquiry. "l'll go and turn the DO,
out. It'll save you from buying, for We
shan't want two sets"
Box in hand, Pamphlet left the room
and the door closed behind him. Otter
now, as he drives the patient bullock:
in his paddy fields in India he sees tina
lamp-lit room in his fancy, with the DO,
standing by the door.
Gloonily enough he went to his sit
ting-room and lit candle, while h
opened the box, and turned TIL
bleached bones out with rattle on tn
table.
The skull rolled toward the edge, an,
he hastily placed his hand on it, and
raising it up, gazed absently at it. Sud
denly his face grew green, while hi
pupils contracted and expanded as h
watched with Il horrible fascination t h
shining bone. There, on the vorte,
were two deep cuts crossing eac
other.
"By Sivagee!" he murmured in Hir
doostanee. "My father was left fc
dead by two such cuts.
''My father has badly set lie.
arm;"
Then, unwllingly, as if dragged b
an unseen power, he crept round tn
table, and laid his hand on one of I'll
arm bones. With a low cry of no
ror he fell half faiting into chair.
"My father left u.s. he moaned, sti
in the language of his thoughts, st
go on pilgrimage to give thanks f'
his recovery He never returned. al
now this curse Feringhi makes a b
word and reproach of him. May ever
curse light on his head!"
Salaaming almost to the ground b
fore the table, Pamphlet gather'
the ends of the tablecloth togcthe
so that they covered the grim relic
and then, lifting up the burden re
erently, he replaced it in the be
Then, resting his head on his hant
he wept silent, awful sobs.
"Pamphlett! Pamphlett!" cri
Sheriff. from below, aren't you co
ing down? I've ordered in the CO
fee Come ont"
The man rose, once more salaam
at the box, now resting on cha
and then slowly went downstairs.
"By the way, where did you G
your bones. Did you buy theme
Well it's too bad of me to spir
yarn against myself. but here go
About three years ago, just before !
father had decided to make me Il d
tor when l was old enough. l v
walking near the great trunk re
near Amritsar. Living in the lc