The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
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Colonel c'oIihyEoo commanded the
LII FIaitiarabad nnfiy Infantry The
colonel was large aorid man who
wen Illustrated the English proclIytty
for not being able to learn from Others.
HIS father had been small trad esns.en
in London who In some way l1ad put q
member of the cabinet under Obligation
to him and the obligation was repaid
by a commission for the SON NearIy
MI the young mans brother officers
were gentlemen born, and many Of
them younger sons Of MOBILES Colin.
wood was snubbed for twenty years,
and as soon as he was promoted TO the
command of a regiment commenced a
systematic snubbinG Of every officer
beneath him in rank excepting those
connected with the mobility.
The colonel was especially hard On
Lis servants. lie seemed to consider
any servant as necessary evil and ::
native Indian servant as worm of the
dust. Among those who attended him
were IN Irishman named Mallory and
a native named Haroutune. Mallory
treated all natives as his mister treat
ed his interiors. Haroutune was very
inherent from both the colonel and the
freshman. FIe was as gentle as WON
an. He was married to a soft eyed
young Indian, and they had three chill
dren, on whom they both dotted. Taey
were very frugal, their one supreme
object being to accumulate something
for their little ones.
One day Colonel CoIinwoOd missed q
valuable diamond that he had bought,
expecting to make a display with 1t
when he returned to England. The on.
Iy two persons who had access to the
room where it was kept were Mallory
and IIaroutune. The colonel who had
perfect confidence in Mallory, had Ia-
reutune arrested, and the courts in the
neighborhood We're so afraid OF the 'iu-
tocratIc soldier that he had little trou-
bic in having the Indian convicted
Haroutune was sent to prison to serve
n term OF fifteen years.
Not long after the loss of the dia-
mond Mallory left the colonel's service
to return to the British Isles Eight
years later Colinwood, having been In
vaIfded home, found his former servant
living Tin clover Setting detectives
on his track, the colonel unearthcd the
fact that he had disposed of valuable
diamond, and his prosperity dated
from the sale. .CoIinwood, finding it to
his interest to accept the remainder of
the thieCs fund ON condition that he
would not prosecute, made the compro-
mise.
A few years after this the colonel re-
turned to India with Il wife and two
little children. He debated the matter
as to what he should do in making
amends to Haroutune and decided that
to say anything about the mistake
would place him in an unpleasant posi-
ton. Haroutune now had bur n few
years to serve. Besides, he was moth
ing but a low caste native, and pris-
on was ms good place for him as any
where else. So the colonel concluded
TO do nothing in the way of justice.
Meanwhile Haroutune was anguish
ing in prison. lie was so gentle in his
manner that one of the prison officials
took him into his service. This give
the poor fellow great deal Of liberty.
Not long before his term expired
snake charmer gave an exhibition ut
the prison, and Haroutune saw MIN
perform. Among other things the
snake charmer would place bird in
the same apartment with snake. On
its masters order the snake would
steal % 10 ltle llfO anu sAlib''-
one day when Colonel Colinwood
y.as at dinner with some friends he
remarked that the time for thc expira-
ton of the man who had stolen his
diamond must have arrived. Some OF
the party said that the natives were
prone 70 take revenge for punishment
and It behooved the colonel to be on
his guard Colinwood declared that II
he were inclined to fear any Indian he
certainly would not fear Haroutune,
who was more woman than man. had
the colonel realized that the prisoner,
who had served fifteen years for an
offense of which he knew himself to
be innocent; that he had come ont OF
prison to find his wife and children,
having been deprived of his support,
had succumbed and were pll dead
had the colonel known this he might
have feared that even worm VIII
turn. Mrs. Colinwood did not share
her husbands want of faith in Indian
revenge and shuddered.
The very next day Elsie Colinwood
was found dead in the garden Ihe
children were permitted to play there
since the place was surrounded by
high wall. The little brother who made
the discovery said TINT he had seen
snake pass from tree on to the gar
den wall. There was no mark on the
body, though the throat gave evidence
of strangulation.
a month later the boy was found
dead in his bed with no moro marks on
him than had been found on his sister.
The mother, on the verge of insanity