Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-07-15

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The Ring Of the
Maharajah
To One Man Ii Seemed to Cause ;
Many Deaths. +:
BY CLARISSA MACKIE /;
Copyright, 1910. by American Press 4
Association

Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.

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Yes" said Bentley. putting at his
cigar and looking thoughtfully at a
white line that marked the bronze Of
| ILLS hnger that Is where used to
wear the ring of the maharaJ ah Of
no matter what"
And thereby hangs a tale, as | can
guess" returned Laidlaw, with O
laugh. out with 1t, manw
The maharajah was friend Of
mine, | hunted tigers with him, and
once | saved his life from the beast
whose skin IL under our feet" The
three men looked down at the splendid
tiger skin at their feet, at the tawney
beauty of the silken hair and then at
the cruel head with Its snarling lips
and deadly fangs
Il saved his life. and he was very
grateful TO Inc for 1t. He gave me
rich presents, and then one day In
spite of my protests he insisted upon
my accepting the ring. 1t is a wide
band or gold with carved amethyst
sunk deep in the setting. 'Sahib
bring good fortune. the blessing Of
heaven and protection from your enc
mics Come tomorrow and | will tell
you the story Of the ring and how you
may use 1t TO advantage" Bentley
paused and looked gravely into the
fire
And the next day." prompted Laid
law, you went and
The next day went to the palace
and found that the maharajah had
died suddenly In the night"
And so you never knew the history
OF the ringT' remarked Eastman.
Not until It made new history after
1t came Into my possession. At first
| did not wear 1t through some dislike
for barbarous jewelry, and then one
day after | had been thinking of the
old maharaJah and deciding what a
white old heathen he had been l slip
ped 1t on my finger and so I grew
into the habit Of wearing IT,
zone night was dining with lot
OF fellows at the Calcutta club when
suddenly one of them, little English
- "lo " i' s"t NY
fully. | was explaining the matter of
the ring TO him when. with startled
cry, he fell eysEE oRntsf We picked him
up" he said presently. Heart dis
ease the doctors said"
ana whh' was your opinion
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