Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-05

ly utilized his liberty by swapping viciously
at his liberator's nose There were pros
poets of merry fight at this, but in lurch-
ing back from this sudden attack the first
beggar rolled from off his comrades body
They spent the next fifteen minutes get
ting up into sitting positions, and once this
was accomplished the second beggar show
ed his gratitude for his friends help by
paying back with interest the debt of curses
and insults which had been heaped upon
him while he was helpless. Number One
listened with attention and evident interest
till his brother paused perforce for lack
of breath, when he himself joyfully took up
the refrain once more.
Finally, it struck him that If one bandage
could be eaten others might be also. and
he Immediately broke of in the middle of a
scandalous TRADE against his comrade's
grandmother and set to work on the elbow
knots of the descendant OF the objectiona-
BILE old lady-the said descendant cursing
him steadily all the time he was working.
1t was 10 o'clock when they clambered
out of the ditch, and. after stretching and
rubbing their cramped limbs. they started
hurriedly for town.
At about the hour these two left Dadur,
Abdulla Milk knocked at the door of q
house in Beebe Jan street. He stood in a
small, badly lighted vestibule while the
servant who had admitted him passed out
Of sight through several rooms to announce
his coming. Abdulla listened intently till
the sound of the mans steps grew faint,
then turned swiftly to the outer door, OPEN
ped past him like shadows and disappeared
behind the folds of the heavy tapestry
which shut off the first room from the ves-
Thule
beckoned Abdulia forward. and, with a
sympathetic shake Of his head, whispered
that he was afraid his dear friend AbduIla
had chosen an unfortunate time to visit
his illustrious master, as he was almost
beside himself with rage and grief over
the loss of Aguf.
Abdulla, who seemed duly alarmed at
tbs prospect. had barely passed through
thing fall heavily in the room behind; then
cry, smothered in it's beginnings. reached
him. He smiled little as he recollected
the half-gloating sympathy with which the
on his way with considerably more conf
| dence
| He was evidently we'll acquainted with this
house. for he turned suddenly at sight Of q
half-open door and crept cautiously down the
passageway which led to 1t. The door OPEN
F., ed to the kitchens, and Abdulla carefully
counted the number of servants working
there over their pots and pans. He gave q
sigh of relief after the count. and then
slowly and silently pushed the door to inch
| by inch. locked and bolted it. secreted the
key in his cummerbund and went on to his
interview.
! He drew back purdah at the head of a
short flight of stairs and stood in the door
way bowling.
Juggi BIN Chundra was sitting on broad
| divan with pillows heaped about him-a fat.
| fiabby. unhealthy Hindu. about sixty years
| of age. He was smoking a narghyle and
| the unwieldy fingers which held the jewel
| ed mouthpiece shook nervously, probably
| as a result OF the half-emptied brandy bot
/ tie that stood on tabaret at his elbow.
! He greeted Abdulla with a snarl, and
| dropped the morthpiece of the pipe In the
greeting; it fell among the cushions. ana
| Ike some hideous gorged vulture. then, re-
gaining 1t. giared savagely at Abdulla
| again.
$50 thou'st come, Ell, pig-son of q pig;
1 thou hast come, eh.
II have. my father" answered AbduIla,