The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-10

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tered the palace and passed to tho room
where he received those who had speciai
business with him.
Roso silk was drawn over the ceinns,
anc on the walls and floor or ooioreu
stones We're rich hargings ana PERSIAN
rugs: Pictures and ornaments, carved
lurnlture both modern and ANTIQUE, ana
Iew numptuously bound volumes testi-
fled to the fact that tho rajah was man
OF education and cultaro.
His secretary, Romesl Chunder, stood
BY rosewood desk covered with writ
ing materials. and young girl OF daz.
znng beauty was kneellns on a couch az
the end of the room, fondllng playful
panther cub, while she looked through
window screened with fine gold wire into
garden whore fountains we're splashlns
In the cool deep shade OF trees.
Fora. delight OF my llfe! exclaimed
Chandra Singh.
The girl threw herself into his arms
and nestled there for a moment. He
presently disnlissed her, and his eyes
followed her graceful figure as she van
isheu behind "a crimson curtain. win
the pan Their bySher side lie was thinking
Of her mother,t the lovely French woman.
Is your III gimess ready" asked Re-
mesh Chunderfi
AiAo AiJtu blBIll1leu IHS dsSolls eAu oh
once the serious business Of the day be-
gan. For twoMor three hours, from the
great hall adJoining-tho dawan khnna--
where they had been waiting. men were
ushered one by ono into the audience
champer; mem In rags and tatters and
men IN canton silks, men OF high and
low degree, who answered questions
gave or received money and delivered let
ters incased In tissue and green silk, Of
most OF which affairs Romesh Chundert
made record.
This was the usual routine-,nore mys-
FERROUS and weighty interviews took
place elsewhere in the palace at night.
When the dawan khana had finally
ei1iptied and the secretary was putting up
his writing materials belated caller
was announced. The name whispered by
q servant into the rajahs ear caused him
a start Of surprise
he made sign to Romesh Chunder.
who left tho room by private door, and
close on his exit entered the visitor--a
presumably, from his turbnn and CASH
mere shawl "a zcmindar, that Is to cay,
an Indian dandy. The rajah gazed at
him intently, with quickened breath.
you, Raghava?' he said.
II am here, most high"
u did not know that you had left Lon
don"
should sptp repaTed you 5uda by let s7e
my coming"
''..Then YOU bring newsr"
Most important tidlngs, your high
What the zcmindar had to reveal was
told In a low voice, and tho story held
Chnndra Singh's unwavering attention for
half an hour.
You have done well-tit Is .marvelous!"'
he exclaimed. "In cunning thou hast not
E match among the feringhees. Yet i Is
h II so to h TO think that
mine, at. this most opportune time! Tell ell
has It on his person ?.that his destination
'Who else but Grenville Sahib?'
There Is no Engishman OF that name
In. Meerut. be assured Fl g must be other
wise kn5wn.s st}f3&
He doubtless is, your hlghness.
suspected as much, and for that reason,
lest the mans identity should be lost to
us. stayed my hand when might have
THAT was prudent" said the rajah.
HE knows not that you have been spy
ing upon him? g
.. @He has .. no sYApieion Of II Raghaya
stantly-ln the great ship. on the rail-
way, and thencesas far as Agra. I left
him there. most high, and travelled with
all A zpse Se IS sh n1ag seS hs
within! "a hours. your highness."
Chandra Singh put. the mopthpice Of
5eWeed h 100 to hfs lips and SMOKED
held some further conversation with his
visitor, after Which ho wrote a few lines
on sheet Of parchment and sealed It
haya," he said. iTHere IS the he authority,
which you will give to BaIrain Khan
soubahdar Of the guard And take also
W thln a pu5ge # # gold mahuFs; you have
Sf Ras Sns'eu bowed low and departed
chandra Singh sat in deep thought for
eabn mf a roll q 9e 11a on r0 whe e. one
list Of names was inscribed. He searched
1t carefully
There is no ferlnghes, either officer
ST eya e ea eouns for ne n SIX
another sun has risen, and set"
he put the yellpm back in the cabinet
the century by native artist of Agra.
His lip curled and rapt triumph shone
or cit Of his Is Mogul ancestors had sud
denly awakened within him and trans
formed him.
"At last" he muttered. "At last the
that that let th ss deVs w " Ss BE- oosed
on all the insolent oppressorsr
The day wore on and the red sun, as
crimson as blood. sank to the rim Of the
horizon In the sweet evening glow that
precedes the qulck-falling twilight OF
the east, when refreshing coolness
steals on the air, four horsemen attired
as ordinary travellers clattered down the
hilly street OF the inner town, and Rag
haya was Of tho number,
They presently passed through the
gates Of Jhaapur. and rode ut n jogging
pace to the northwest, keeping the main
road to Meerut.
At that Important station, where for
tunately the native regiments We're al
most equalcd In numbers by the Eng
fish troops, several significant things
happened while RaghaVa and his COM
rades were riding away from Jhalapur.
The day had dragged on much q. as
mutinous light cavalry troopers giving
rise to any fears 1t had caused q pleas
ms belief to exist that the PROMPT &C,
salutary, effect on the shirt Of the insur-
rectlon that was rife y the native y arr army
and sentenced them to long terms Of i'm
prisonment. On the morrow, the morning