New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

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into Mrs sherrold's vacant place of honor
Roebuck took coffee, and looked approvingly
at the policeman. Il congratulate you,' he
said The desert blossoms like the The
ladies are charmed"
Then am rewarded, SIR Holland answered.
IT should like to know why. OF all the hundreds
Of miles of Ganges country, forty thousand
pilgrims should choose this desolate spot from
which to battle and pray at some especial
moon
My dear sir where would you find more
favcGable place for the erection of a ten days
frontage for the forty thousand to take their
simultaneous dip at Thursdays moonset; and
their choice of the sandy karda simplifies the
question OF sanitation Don't quarrel with the
dead devotee who inauguTated the Rajghat
Fair. 1 wanted 10 ask you how the place is
filing
The booths are ali up and the merchants
and the mendicants are in full cry answered
Holland The pony market is poor this year.
but the flOcks and herds viii change hands
briskly- There is no crime as Yet Thirty-tWo
thousand pilgrims have come. so far; We eX-
pect six thousand more by the bathing day.
The only thing likely 20 cause hitch is that
the old fakir has a rival
There must be many fakirs.'
''Oh yes. sir" Holland said. But the Yellow
Fakir-our original, shouting, irrepressibe
fanatic-has Green enemy encamped upon his
own favOrite location. between the wrestling
inclosure and the coppersmiths' shops. and he
doesn't like it The Green wallah has en-
thuslastic audience; he is grabbing our Yellow
friends disciples and their pice They are both
filthy, unkempt, unsavory hrutes; L wish We
could clear them out altogether"
is to safeguard the customs OF India, not TO
disturb them. Mr.. Holland. What has Mr..
Sherrold decided do?''
He has doubled the police patrol. and he
has had booths scattered more widely than
usual was the answer If there is trouble
the augmentation Of my men. and the decen-
traization of the Fair ought make col
nson easy to settle
Just so. very wise And where has the
Yellow Fakr anchored himself"
That is the difficulty sir. He is on the
loose. We hope. however. that when he finds
betake himself 10 the caIneis' or the water
carriers station or some other likely corner at
which 10 catch the pilgrims eye. AT present he
hOverS over his old nook like bird above
q robbed nest. He hasn't the courage TO do
more at present than gibe at the new light
who Is a young fellow with a hideous concIe-
ton Of ashes and piety upon him. but he does
not take kindly TO the uSurpation and YOU
know. sir religious manacs have power
L must so down to the Fair with Mr.. Sher-
rold early tomorrow" Roebuck said. nOdding.
and brushing his shirt front. Yes. they have
power. Mr- Holland: but so have we. And now.
shall join the ladies'"
Scarlet clad servants rolled up the wall Of the
tent and disposed of the temporary division Of
the company. The women were gathered IN "A
semiCircle Of rug StreWn chairs and they faced
a campfire, which was being replenshed by half
seen. fitting figures Hollands lamps had
burned themselves for the time. and behind
the leaping flames and the smoke the tents
glimmered vague and ghOstly, walled by the
rampant Of trees and watched through a lace
work OF branches by the myriad blazing stars OF
the Indian night.
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outer edge OF the ring. her hands folded on her
lap. her eyes, set deep in worn face. gazing
into the fire. She a slight brown haired
woman. unObtruSiye black Tobed, but scarcely
insignificant even in her isolation. Holland drew
a chair through the tent with him and sat
. down at her side She turned her head and
met him with smile Who put the flowers in
my tent?'' she said. Who conjuTed up
ayah from the depths Of the jungle? You are
very kind friend me. Charles
1t is such luck to see you again, Holland
answered Il do hope you will have a pleasant
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golf or ride, fish, or need anything that It Is
in my power to give you, let me know, and be
sure my pleasure viii be in arranging for you
How do you like the Knowles"
They are good, busy people" she said
evasively.
He looked across the circle at Mrs Knowless
fat stolidity. at the doctors impassiVe Jowl With
a sinking heart. They We're not the employers
for sensitive What had she not suf-
fered in the intervening years. And she sun
believed in and hoped for Champneys-
THE children not clever, but they are
good little things" Mrs. Champneys was say
ing There! Now 1 have favor to ask you
arrange for US to go down tomorrow morning?
Why should you go? L can take them my
self They shall have TWO elephants, ana VIII
see that they are shown everything and brought
back before the sun is hot. You shall remain IN
bed and rest
not with them. Freddy and are very anxious
to inspect the ponies together. and there Is a
ma rrot TO be chosen for Eileen and set OF glass
bangles for Hilda. They depend On me on, yes,
YES I must certainly CO." she SAID linen She
went on looking suddenly UP at him: Dear
friend are you afraid 1 shall suffer! NOT more
than usual. 1 assure you. Poor MT Llnstock!
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