New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
The Green Fakfr.
BY MAYNE LINDSAY.

upon his handiwork-
Thirteen hours before, mango grove, set
desolately upon the skirts Of the Ganges karda
the coarse grassed- sandy jungle that bordered
the river in cold weather-had wakened 10 the
bubble OF czmeIs- With them had come tent
pitchers coolies and shouting orderlies: and
over al there had been the eye of Charles Hol-
land superintendent of Indian police Now the
dusk was falling on lane Of tents that spread
below the great trees. One end Of the avenue
was spanned by a gaudy striped marquee,
through whose open door chairs, tables and
tiser skins, frilled cushions and a travellers
bookcase, were invitingiy visible. a fiagstan
had been raised before it: the halyards were
slack. but there bunting heaped at its foot.
A Savory smell Of cooking and wood smoke
came from the outskirts OF the grove noisy with
Ile voices OF khaEsamahs and the clash OF
cooking pets: and before each tent door, raised
upon a perch Of wood. clay saucer carried a
floating wick A servant ran down the line as
Holland waited; and presently twenty niue
primitive lamps smoked and twlnkled gayly,
with a Crowning. festive air, through the dark
4 pony stumbled about the tussocks outside
the grove. and Holland turned TO greet its rider
as he disuOunted. "Ah, Nerney," he said,
here are the others?
.-Coring-5ad elephants TWO Charles. a rid
ing party and the commissioner in dogcart-
FSv George YOU have worked! Il is good enough
foIk''
Think soe~ Holland was gratifed- 1t took
some planning and measuring; l don't thlnk
the general effect is bad. You'll find badmin-
tor court leyelled in front of the mess tent
Here" touching Sunken hoWeTpot at ms loot-
: one hole. there nodding 10 the flagstaff.
Is another in case the ladies like some fancy
putting. And the chiTags make neat lHunl-
They smell rather strong" Eerney said, sniff
ing al an odor Of oil and lampblack with a
critical nose But look-Oh yes. they look fine.
Wen, If bundobust could do II, old man the
camp ought 10 be a success. There Is every
attraction on the spot outside the falr ana 'le
pilgrims altogether
ALL Holland linked arms and the two men
paced down the grove. That Is Just What
wanted TOu know Mrs. ChampneyS IS coming
AEaII I 77r m Ct attention.
her away from the-Jhe association OF the place
She had to come, You know, because she
syoverness TO the KnOWieS's children 'Tlsn
for the commissioner I've planned. or Mrs Roe
buck or any Of the rest: but if Nellie champ
neys can be kept from remembering things
shah be satisfied She nursed my poor VIE:
she's q brick; its horrible to think Of what her
life has been-and viii be"
puzzled. Who is Mrs Champneys?'
What You don't remember about Lin
stocks murder
..Tfnstock? I.instocl2 Must nave been when
] was in Bur1nah. Stop a bit though; there
glimner-- Wasn't Champnevs The name OF
;he man who killed him. But 1 don't really
recoIlect. What it,
II thought you would recall the name at
least" Holland said. -Linstock and Champ
neys were both in the Public NorkS, anu tneE
came teating here to Rajghat TO survey for
Tathhursts scheme Of a second dam Ihey
never got on; they had words IN the clue lhe
night before they started Champneys was a
great soul in some rhingS-CleVer. acute, uasneS
.,r genius in ffrl-but q mad tempered. erratic,
hot headed beggar. They had another scene at
the riverside. just outside their tent. because
IinStock decided for the bund. and ChampneNs
against Il. and there was report 10 De agreed
upon Then Li1stOck. who was senior. threat
ered Champneys. and ChampneyS picked up
a table knife and flung il at him just as he
dropped the curtain OF MS tent on lhe i4st
word Linstock stumbled inside. and when his
bearer went in there ne was dead stuck in
the back: he must have died on the spot with
out Champneys even discovering that his stroke
had told
of course. yes: now / know the story: but
not til now that il had happened here Champ
news gave himself up. and then thought better,
or worse Of il. and escaped on the way TO
the central jail. There was hue and cry for
him all over India"
Yes: that is il. He was never found; he
was dark fellow, and a fine Hindostani
scholar: there is doubt he got away
in native dress. and that Mrs. ChampneyS
passed il Oh to him somehow, when she was
allowed te see him at the railway. The pre-
lruinary inquiry was held at Harlghar, OF
course and he was committed for the sessions;
The evidence and his own attitude We're dead
against him. We knew him well; had some
r1E7g more than a liking for the man; he was
q. s.vatfe soul His wife stayed with US Tor
months afterward- all through BeSsle's Illness;
D0cr woman she was like a wounded hare. ana
yer she chung 10 a desperate hope that ne was
how by some miracle, not guilty after
ali She holds il still though ii Is four years
since il happened and three since ] have seen
He- For Champneys's sake, and Bessle-s, ana
her own I want to make the camp lively, and
10 keep her away from the river and the
s-er.e Of the murder, which is just above Where
the pilgrims are gathered for the FAR
We have to pass il TO get into the bazaar-
I.iristock's relatives in England marked the
spot with stone cross. the fools! 1t would