Evening journal., 1907-05-21
A Dangerous Man.
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rCopvrieht. 1907. bv G. ID. Daniels. I

doings Of Ram Lal up in the Hima
laya mountains to the north. Ever
since the great mutiny the British n
India have been vigilant to suppress
any native seeking to be conspicuous
In a way to appeal to popular super
stition. Queer tales were told abou
Ram Lal. He had suddenly appeared
among the people, coming from no one
knew where. and he had performed
miracles. He had made 5000 peopl,
believe that he was a god.
When things began to get bit seri
Gus, the colonel dispatched a detach
ment Of cavalry with orders to brins
Ram Lal into Ghoorka. He did no
run away when he heard Of their com
ing. On the contrary, he met the rid
ers two miles out Of the hill tow
where he made his headquarters an,
waited for them on the banks of {
creek. 1t was midsummer, and tht
bed of the stream was almost dry
Ram Lal took his station on a knoll ;
few yards away from the stream, an,
as the cavalry came up to cross h,
stopped them with a wave Of his han,
and said
You have come for me. Your sahll
colonel says that I am a fraud and
cheat, and you would take me t
Ghoorka and expose me. Very we'll
Will CO."
When Ram Lal was brought out th
colonel said TO him:
81 have heard about you and you
doings. You are a fraud and an in
postor Your so called magic is a
nonsense, and am going to expose yo-
here and now and then have you whip
ped Off the grounds"
1T shnll be as the sahib colonC
Wishes" was the humble reply.
A fine big horse bought for the anti
lery six months before had been foun
utterly useless, owing to his vlcioU
temper. He could not be harnesse
and he could not be saddled. He he
killed two men and injured three. n
one would have him at any price, an
while waiting on red tape to dispose O
the animal somehow he was kept chain
ed in a stable. After the colonel ha.
addressed Ram Lal the horse wa
brought ont. There were ropes aroun,
his neck and four men hanging to t.
free ends. The horse reared, kicked
squealed and flung himself about ant
pointing TO him, the colonel said:
IF you are a magician you can quiz
that beast"
"Ram Lal called out some strang
woEls, and the horse dropped to hi
four feet and whined and stood wil
ears working. The men were biddc
to let him loose aud at a nod from tn
colonel they complied.
'lIo, you. come to mev' called Ran
Lal. aud the horse slowly advance
and rubbed his nose against the man
shoulder. He whispered some word
In his ear, and he lay down. lie beck
oned 70 a boy and tossed him upoi
the animals back. and the lad rod
about for Eve minutes.
"I have told him to make you n
more trouble" said the man to tn
colonel. "and he will not. He will b
the most obedient Of horses in the fu
ture."
There were murmurs Of astonishmen
and admiration from the soldiers ant
the natives, and the colonel ground hi
teeth with vexatlOn. Instead of dis
gracing Ram Lal he had been mad
an object Of ridicule The major a
the post had an English bulldog tba
had to be kept chained up most Of tn
time. He would permit a few nativ
servants to approach him, but tn
presence OF a stranger would make hin
furious. He was brought out and halt
cd for a couple Of minutes within te
feet of the magician. He few into
passion at once. Indeed. the man pre-
volked him by gestures and taunt'
When the chain was slipped, every liy
ing man on the ground expected to Sc
the native torn to pieces. The do
sprang forward with good intent, bu
of a sudden the man was not there
It seemed as If the earth had swallow
ed him at a gulp. The dog ran abou
looking for him for a moment and the
dropped his tail and began to whine
Then Ram Lal was seen again. II
took the dog by the tail and dragge
him around. He stood with his foe
on him. He beat him with a site
and sent him to his kennel in abjec
fear.
There was a great shout of admire
tioD, and the colonel became whit
faced with anger In voice vibratin
with passion he ordered a sergeant
guard to load their carbines and ste
TO the front Then, turning to Rar
Lal. he said:
''You who can do such great thing
should not fear the bullets OF m
troopers"
"Surely, no." was the reply.
''I shall order these men 10 FIRE o
you"
Every well"
The troopers were making read
when the colonel was suddenly missed
Thousands had seen him standin
there. and now thousands looked 70
him in vain. The firing party was ol
dered back into the ranks, and tn
multitude was hushed when the col,
mel was seen at the other end Of tn
parade ground.
There were no more experiment.
Ram Lal went back to his hill towr
but few days later he disappeared
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