The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-27
!. The 2enindlT'S D1uQ1Ier
A Story of Hindustan.
BY MICHAEL CLIFFORD WHITE.

. Of WiOHAEL CLIFFORD WHITE. q.
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a puzzled look sat on the shrewd face
of the village ghatuch. or professional
matchmaker, rs he slowly made his way
through the hazaar to the house of So
man Gopalahrishna. we'll to do mer-
chant between whose son Hari and
pretty little Choti Ta@ore. the daughter
OF the zemlndar, or principal land own
ei, he had been arranging a marriage.
Il would appear that when everything
was all but satisfactorily arranged Il
thlrd party, a wealthy money lender.
had interviewed. and with a considerable
brlhe had tempted the chatuch to break
oil the match, in order to marry his own
(the money Iender'sl son, as i'll looking a
youth as he was i'll humored. to the
zemuiar's daughter
i shall be Obliged to make use of nv
wits 70 rearrauge this NATTER" solilo.
quized tile ghaJuch as he approached
the merchants house at will not be
an easy affair, but the money lenders
big fee, which already feel in my grasp.
should be an incentive to a fine piece Of
dipIomacy.' SO. assuming a grave de-
mcanor, the ghatuch entered the mer-
chants house. where, having salaamed
and seated himself cross legged on a
mat. lac awaited the opening of the con
versaton
Well, shatuch," said the merchant.
with smile Of welcome. for he consil.
cred the marriage Of his son to the ze-
mlndar's daughter good alliance
well, ghatuch you have brought the
marriage contract, | Suup9SeT"
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had neither. tba means nnr tba inrlina,i1n
to ren;y fha s7ne. so ao,in calri1o b;.
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the dauab.l- in fact of a raiah ,,.hnge
name la was not th.n nj libertv +, nm
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pernis.io1 for tbn ocroi,nt to stand nver
s.. win many salaams and nrot..t,-
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10 tha b1-ea of tLn z.,,i,J,r car..r.t,,
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oviI carntananca and mil Iod LaI,;ts
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was "iil! "ul w NIH ''i'S gu "SSui C'
me OE halA' SiNa' 'Ishhu' ana 50 iorth'
that ne was handsome ana ihtellgeht
enough ior ms parents 10 seeh lor MN
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