The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-07-24

aud none OF his things could be dis
| covered. His pony came home to his
stable three days afterward with his
saddle still on. Grahame had been a
man OF many hobbies, though an ex
cellent officer, and his habit of wan
dering through the bazaar, kodak in
hand, taught him many things that
the natives considered it was not good
Sahlb should know. The unerring
eye OF the lens pounced upon aud
penetrated many DISCUSSES of men who
were wanted" aud who would other
wise have passed uunotIced II mad
been the means. some months before.
OF arreshng Yusuf Khan. Dulladar of
Police, who had made away with GER
tain Government moneys. Grahame's
kodak had found him out in the bazaar
IN the disguise of an Euzufzia horse
dealer. He had been condemned. un-
dergone his sentence and had thop
disappeared, no one knew where.
swearing to he revenged ON Grahamc
! Suhib.
One morning some months later, the
Coloncl's daughter and | were riding
through the bazaar. Parade had been
dismissed, and as Rhoda wanted TO
get something on her way home, we
lett the MADAM and made for Dhurm
Dass's shop. He was occupied for
the moment with another customer,
and his fat deferential voice carried
across the shop
Without doubt. as your honor says.
1T is a devil machine, taking pictures
and seeing things with its accursed
| eye that Sahib sees not This box
| costing me much rupees"
strolled across the shop TO look at
! the kodak and found Rhoda looking
mt 1t eagerly. She clutched my arm
and whispered eXcitedly: ut is Ais
tair's! know it by the deep scratch
ON the side. Ask the man where he
got it,
How much for this?' I said.
That devil machine costing much
moneys as your honor knows, where
fore forty rupees"
Take twenty, Dhurm Dass, and
he content
Wherefore, Dhurm Dass, having
made good bargain, took twenty.
and Rhoda and | carried home our
prize.
Shortly after our discovery in the
bazaar | had an invitation to go out
IN camp for week S shooting
At the last moment a thought oc-
CURED to me that / might as well take
Alistair's kodak, 50 l slipped dozen
plates into it and sluug it across my
shoulder.
The sun was high when I reached
the river and turned southwark, head
ing for Kotanhulli bungalow. Ar
rived there, j bid the old butter pre-
pare me meal toward evening. and
went out all day after snipe.
Toward shutdown | came back with
a fairly good bag, aud throwing my
self into long chair in the veranda.
|. proceeded to enjoy we'll earned
cheroot. Then, and only then, did it
occur to me that this was the bunco.
low where Grahame had last been
heard Of
Mir Khan, / said, turning sud
denly to the old butler, who was Law
ing the table, when did You last see
Crahame Sahib?"
\ CLEAN Of fear flashed across the
man face, but he instantly resumed
. his lmpassive mask as he answered.
Many Sahibs have come hither to
ask that question, but who am / that
should know the fate of Grahamc
/ Sahib? He was here before the rains
last year since then have not looked
upon his face. / have heard that he
rs gone no one knows whittier.
. Doubtless he is i'm the hands of God. go
kotauhulli bungalow was about ms
. drcary q spot as there was i'm the
whole presidency 4 matched three
. roomcd dwelling with q dilapidated
. vcr1uda running along one side. Two
/ long chairs aud table furnished IL.
. Inside, the centre room served ass sit
. ting room with % bed and bathroom
opening on it. 10 also was mcagcrIv
/ furnished with table, two chairs and
q smaller sidc table, whcrcou / had
laid Allstair's camera. At the far end.
. the room opened Uu to the matcv'e
. vcrauja aud servants premises. and
s0 almost to Che river bank. As sat
could see through the open door.
way across tho house the steady How
. OF the yellow water and the mud
banks ON the far side.
silence; Yes. Andapparont solitude.
AMI yet ass / Law
in my long chair, The feeling began Ia
grow Upon rue that ] was NOT alone.
. The consciousness That s,mc one was
behind me made me SIT up suddenly
and turn round, but thcrc was uo
one.
The level rays OF Che sun wore
shining directly into The sitGug-room
as j went down fine steps. Suddenly.
through the stiffness, + heard "a faint
/ click behind nue., and then llttleuoi
like That of n plate falling into tine
we'll of q clmoro. turned sharplv.
/ but there no one in The room, and the
+ Kodak lay whore i had put it.
Again from Che inner room came the
faint click. as OF released shutter,
again the attic of o. changing plate.