The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11
Che Solutions 81 Radfcrd Sbone

and sell the secret for many thousand
rupees. Then / ask myself what use,
when the great Shone Sahib knows al
ready 10y other means. No, / say;
will go TO Shone Sahib and give him
the secret for nothing-to see if II
agrees with his. Then, if it proves to
be the same, he will reward his hum
bic servant, Sc that he may keep a still
tongue"
Shone's prominent eyeballs fixed me
wrathfuliy, but he swallowed his gorge,
and though not, 1 suspect, humOrist,
he thought he saw the funny side of it,
and laughei.
"All right" he said: 'if you can tell
me anything ] don't know already. I'll
give you a hundred rupees when it
comes off,
MY dream was of a bomb, Sahib.'' ]
replied eagerly There was a vision
of a tail, thin man trying TO blow UP
the Nizam so that he might run OFF
with the big diamond
Snune rose wrathfully from the set
tee, made as though TO spurn me with
his foot, thought better of it, and sank
down again.
Co he Numbered, once more
adopting what he thought was the
funny side of it. GO. Mr.. Native
Dreamer. with full leave to come back
and claim your 100 rupees when you
have proved your bomb"
And as | fed from the billiard room
with every show OF alarm, l heard the
great man sigh.
Curious creatures. these niggers
Martin. We didn't win our spurs By
dreaming, did we?'
] thought to myself that they must
I have won them easily if il was by
loafng about a hotel when there was
serious work to do.
1t was nearly dark when 1 approached
the camp of Nj. Van COrtlaDdt. the I'M
whiting host of the callous villain whom
I was pledged to thwart. Though
night was now falling on the teem-
ing canvas city. | had no difficulty in
steering a straight course from my
goal. a string of Chinese lanterns
shedding fantastic rays in the glosm
was q sure guide to the pitch of the
opulent American.
AS / drew near fumbling in my cum
merbund for the bogus testimonials
furnished by the hotel proprietor, 1 saw
that several people were lOunging in
front of the central pavilion, through
the flaps OF which CLEANED the snowy
linen Of a wei furnished dinner table
Mr.. Van COrtlandt, from his lounge
chair. was dec!aiming TO the ladies anC
/ gentlemen-an in evening dreSs-On the
extent and sDlendor Of the vast as
semOlage.
Buffalo Bills Wild West amt in il
with this circus - he was saying as
entered the circle of lamp light. And
what in thunder have we here?" he
broke off on catching sight of me. a
| Begun or a Maharajah, 1 guess
dropped in friendly like for bit o.
dinner. And l can't speak a word Of
the blessed lingo"
Approaching him with a deep sa
laam, l explained my business, and h
was so pleased to find that l spoke
English that he engaged me there and
then, fOrgiving me for not being a no
table, and not troubling to examine m!
credentials.
You can wade in right now and wal
at dinner" said my new employer. rub
bling his hands over his acquisition
''Smartish Teller amt he Sophy, witt
| that red sash round his waist?"
The elderly lady addressed, whom
afterwards discovered to be his sister
had just agreed that I should "comc
| in handy" when a cultured voice be-
hind me said:
II do trust, Mr.. Van Cortlandt, that
| have not repaid your hospitality By
/ keeping dinner waiting. / was delayed
by the business that took me to the