The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

Bring them to me at once" shouted Mr..
Fothergill in the vernacuiar which he
could speak well enough when the spirit
| moved him.
What beads does the Presence refer
| to? Your servant has seen no beads. l
swear it by the head of my son. God Is
my witness that I am innocent. The Pro-
tector Of the poor has been listening to
my enemies. They are liars and the sons
of liars. l am a poor man. but I speak
the truth
"Ho, khitmatgar. choki-dar lao 1u1dee."
shouted Captain Halstead.
This call for the speedy presence OF a
policeman had its effect on Ramsami. He
wept and grovelIed on his knees In the
dirt.
Il will speak the whole truth. AS I
carried water for the Mem Sahib's BATH
l saw the door of her room open. Never
before had I seen the room of a Mem
Sahib. l looked in. and 10, on the noor
| saw string of beads I picked it up.
thinking the Mem-Sahib cared not for
house and my wife tied 1t round the
neck of my little son. It Is there now.
II the Presence finds that l speak mott
the truth may be put to shame
Assuming his most judicial air. Mr..
FothergiII dispatched Il messenger fori
the child He was treating the matterl
as huge jest, thinking the missinsl
necklace was trumpery string OF
beads. The affair mad been amusingI
after Il fashion. and he was deter-I
mined to see its logical finish The
house of the bhisti-wallah was not far
distant and while waiting for the ar-I
rival of the child the company discussed.
the wizard and his works. The maSi-f
clan and his assistants sluatted on the
grass of the compound passing hub
ble-bubba from one to the other, In
halfng the acrid fumes of the strong
tobacco until their lungs were distended
and exhaling the smoke from mouth and
nostril Not word passed between
them. They awaited the end In grave
silence.
Presently the cIang of nagging wo-i
mans angry voice filed the air The
servant had seized the child bodily and
carried him off In his arms. yeIlinst
and screeching. The language of tho
Calcutta coolis is rich in vituperativsi
adjectives and nouns, and the womanl
showed that she was an adept in their
use as she followed her offspring with
shriII outcries.
Tell that woman that we won't cad
her youngster." shouted Mr. Fothergtly
to the interpreter.
Ramsaui had indeed spoken the
truth. When the struggling child was
naked with the exception of silver
chain round his waist and Mlnnie'si
pearl necklace round his neck.
Mr.. FothergilI was astonished- The pearl
necklace in his estimation was priceless.I
not only because of Its INTRINSIC values
which was great. but because of it's ass
sociations- Had 1t not been for his JOY
in its recovery. Miss Minnie would prob-
her carelessness, the Master Attendant
being at times q choieric man. as the
poems In the custom house we'll know
Under the circumstances he behaved very
we'll He let Off Ramsami (who knew nos
thing about the value of the pearisl with
reprirnand- Minnie ran to her room
and appeared again in a moment with y
string OF great blue beads. which she
clapsed round the neck OF the sonPtn9
dnery.
Here. you little dear, you shall have
your beads. Them she exclaimed. caressS
ing the small specimen OF Hindee humane