Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-07-07
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cause they are unable to talk youl
.Ongup. so the best they could do was
20 retreat. My stout friend is lnrtic
rlariy grirvcd that such a thing has
occurred He desires to make rcSiitu
ton rs far rs possible Let the higl
priest come forward and accept {
handful of rupees. That will prove
heir friendship
The point is we'll taken, AMI JOt
Knows their weakness. Immediately
hubbub arises. Most Of the crowt
seem to be i'm favor of an eager nc
.pptance 4 few dpmur. but they arc
80 much in the minority that they are
speedily showed under and the mou
laice comes f2rv:-y:! - receive the
JrOmlsen rupees, n venerable man, who
resembles the priest Joe saw in tht
mosque, though it cannot be the same
Mynbcer Joe has been careful tt
Keep back a portion of the truth, be
cause he fears lest it create new
.rouhlc At the time of the SuddcI
disaster Sandy had been just putting
the finishing touches to Il picture of
the ugly old idol Ni.hnu. AMI he has
glanaged to retain his precious note
Dook through all the disturbance.
The humor of the crowd has changed
as wonderfully as upon many a simi
ar occasion. for there is nothing NOR,
ickle upon earth than a mob. The
Norshiprrs of Old Nishnu are now
,a-pr to call the Americans 'hciI
friends. though it is all done by word
" gesture. Hand shaking is generally
ahoocd in India. for man fears lest
H. lose caste by touching another and
lavc to inhict punishment on himself
Is Il penalty.
Just at this moment there bursts
MO view detachment of SrpoyS,
headed hy British officer. at whose
'iIc runs brave Molly Tanner. They
,ome from the cantonmcnt, ana 1t Is
evident the colonel did not hcsi'At"
moment when he learned that Myn
Tor Joe was in danger.
or course. all are relieved when
hey see the three Americans unin
iurcd. and mark the change in Tia" hu
nor Of the crowd. Molly cannot TN
lrrSianl II. and ns she nffectionntcly
.r,cts her father she asks:
"What is this? one time these men
seem eager To murder YOU, and now
hey act as though Oh the best Of
crms.'
Dcmostloncs Tanncr. still blowing
lard from the effects Of his wild rUn
Jerks his thumb over his shoulder and
'cmarks:
"It's all owing to Mwnhccr Joe. He
,Hlavcrrd the heather. and made them
believe we were doing their old god a
.rHl favor when We tumhl"d into thr
'rmplr through the window. after the
6caStly platform gave way
"lndccd! He seems Il wonderful
man, governor" murmurs the girl
stealing look at the object Of her
thoughts who, Just then, is engaged in
conversation with the British officer
explaining the cause Of the sensation
"Y"s, my dear child Such logic rs
lr possesses would even cnthlse the
Illinois Senate. Why, unless you're
IN you're guard he can easily bring
vou around to his way of thinking and
make You believe black is WHITE
The girl turns her head away again,
this time TO hide her rosy cheeks; she
p!uShcs without hardly knowing why,
save that there is something in hri
Gathers m!nncr Of speaking that
seems like Il sly alluSion ana warning
to herself Love is very sensitive, cs
prcially at that Stage where the mod
ast young woman awakens to the con
litiun of her own heart, and the back
ward young man has not yet gathered
courage ENOUGH to storm the citadel
which he hopes 70 capture.
As the crowd rapidly increases. with
evening coming on apacc it is deemed
best to leave the scene and retire. The
soldiers right about face and head
four Americans have entered Il palkco
gbarry and started for tlclr hotel.
Mynhecr Joe decides that the baron
can hardly be held accountable for this
affair, since no stretch of the imagina
ton could invest him with the powel
to weaken the platform and hurl thI
two adventurous lockers on in Venice
through the window Of the temple of
Nishnu.
AS the incident has really been pro
ductive of no more Ill than relieving
Tanners pocket Of so many rupees
which he can easily afford to offer al
the shrine of the idol, they feel that
they can well afford to laugh over the
adventure now.
This Is especially the case when, af
ter Joe has eloquentiy translated his
beauties of Vishnu, Sandy passes his
notebook to Molly, and her eyes far
upon the well-cXecuted fac-simile of
the hideous idol these benghted peo
| pie worship.
Her laughter breaks forth like rip
,ling water, and the deep bass of the
governor joins in the tide.
Passers-by turn and survey the shi
gram with amazement. as though won
lering what manner of passengers II
contains.
They reach the snug little hotel rs
light Is casting her mantle over Bonn
bay. A young moon nearing the half
way stage hangs high in the heavens
proving that it will not be dark Il,
| east.
ITO be Continued.l