The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-17
! CHAPTER 1I-Continued.

+ II then determined to kill his {daugh--i5
+ tor. It was ! the mi ht Of my e lty
burial The sahibah was alone sini$th u
house and was intending to leave Il TN 81 !,
night. I knew she would see that every
thing was securely fastened I1f.t! 4 she
went away, and so when opened one
OF tho windows, slI was sure she would
come 10 close ats Crouchtng down out out
side 1 awaited her approach, intending 70 70,
spring up and stab her While she was was
pulling the window down. everything
happened rs Explained -What ss ans ING = '
Sahlb? i did notSkllI hor!fsaN No, at the
last moment ornetning--neve rstnlnd Wn WAY
stayed my arm death. Of an binno @
cent girl dld not promise me q ny ilst1'ls
satisfaction, ands gave UP ~ ne ~ s
II had no desire to pro- long u. NY VI la
turned Ia New York and mpar i3f q 31or
Bombay, as innocent act a as wnen r - q
5iIoftiit. NV life had been allure alla
Won 4 arrested me on he charge OF mtr-.
der nothing would have gvensme greiater,
pleasure than to- have been able 70 Ioleau
guilty ,,,,an ,yhv ~ az hated
panio oW all He Robbed john me Of the only wo
man r. ever loved. Maddened by jealousy;
told her had thrown him INTO n, the il wen sSs
believed it and ned from me. ana ~ n q
few minutes had thrown herself 4 v into 70
that bottomless hole. See. sn arr, M, ne
SAID he IS tHe road she
took in order that her bones mlgnt res s
With his, and after all they are thousandJy
Of miles APART IT'S not aSe 'r And ehs
take back to my onemys family :. nc n
Knowledge that in death am IN triu " q
full height, THAT while the carcass $ y, q
the English cur rots In a foreign lang,
Rama Ragobah's bones lie mingled l ,, wi.a
those Of his beautiful ,Lonamr NY y o h1o1
NTH tho quickness Of a cat nc dodged
me- spat in my face as 81 turned, ana,
with Il horrible laugh, sprang 4 he q aaon,
s niS h h. Ys DGMa aseRe an
a faint plash-and all was s!letlt. t'sl'l q
Ragobah was gone! ..aa, 3 800
For fully minutes i, $1,000 q, , olaT ~
cally to the house, ! at first thought o.
Informing the authorities OF the whole
affair, hut when realized how Y, marc !.
were Il charged with Ragobah,s murder,
II decided to keep the. secret 9, the vel,
M shudder when think Of Miss 11art
who her assaIlant really vas q a wondfH e
you have written me nothing ABOUT we y,
but suppose you thought 1t would only
a 9rend meif aa Wo
doubtless IIt have felt ii imperative that !
should know of it, SOL conclude Iro or
Your silence TINT you did not discover Iy his
III need not, OF course. tell yon; ny
dear doctor that we have tSsa ae y a IL"
end of our Indian clue. ana tha sd ~, nee ~
set out Of India Just az soon aa posss PIG
need s' not l' he surprised + have s sRss.
Ct relating rs nna ten er
Eow sorry am that thus far nave .
been unable to- be- any rea Ia cseryc iced ID
her AS shall see VOW IL 1o regards to
GS7ls GEORGE MAITLAND. e
When 1 had finished reading this le ,to
teri looked UP at Gwen, W =, ss ~
that ITS news haa depressed co nel' not de.
] tect any such effect On tne g. u,i, =
| she seemed to he In much better sP1f'''as
than when began rendinng: ! o,,8,, she
Eve Eve m am9s;'ib but IT, She let her eyes fail
aud did not compet her se seq ~ nose oss
E Mes aess Enoa,n ~ tna
may expect n MI Ma'I reniied sihe
S % ,esH ho fe tise m N ha
failure, and VIII now be more !num aYI ~
aelsrmnsdI to sss ts aIH IL tho
q has 9 pdn IT e sfs a.
Viii be no rS easy task to discover q ns%' "
clue, and I shall watch Maisand,dso, y wo 'ri
curiosity" Gwen did not spea,k, bns Z, US yss
listened to our converaatlon NIL, tthhe en
| approach to a healthy interest .h ~ !. :
had known her TO display On - any 9t' va
occasion since her Saths5s dgaas er contdi-
ton Ton since that sad occurrence Mad Wor,
Fsd me me god deal She yeG 20 eas sa i n
1 state or wearied iistlesAness. NOTHING
seemed to impress her, nnd of she s wgaa
| what she had intended to say Wien she
began it! Her elasticity Yas gone, ana
every effort Visible ,buraehh nj g ,a nsr' Was
as q dull, heavy weight, bearing NJ iies !
dswn, and kneW too l1at W. hat II i,
fact. she really didn't care g Urea g w g,s
she Of 1t all, EIper iellee hnd sans ny ny
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