The Brandon news., 1911-04-06
INTHERAJAH'SI
SERVICE N
By EDWIN D. TRCHSDALE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.
By EDWIN D. TKoUsDALE

- This story WIS told me by an Eng
lishman who had grown old in the,
civil service In Inlia, AWelWere sitting
lin the smoking room Oh a ainefsbetweenl
Southampton and New York:
/ The people, of India are the most
sensitive as well as the rndst merciless
people of the world. An Indian will
treat one he wishes to destroy with
the most 'flattering attention while he
lis planning to kill him. He always
Istrikes in the dark that is. when he
kills with steel. But it is with poison
| that Indians do; their most artistic MUIR
derous work They have studied the
science of poison forI ages They ihhve
poison rings, poison perfumes, poison
flowers. But the strangest Of all is
poison human beings They will feed
person on a certain poison till be has
absorbed so much Of it that his very
| breath, is noxious to one unused TO
what the poison person is saturated
with ~ 4Tlagig 7u@J9tJe3f9 s 1iaifi
1 had a, na narrow rtooa escape ON death
when i was In India. It was when T
| first went out there, as a youngster and
had no idea Of the secret dangers to-
be incurred, That which an Indian is
most, Jealous of is, a woman, Any. Eu7j
ropean who attempts the slightest fa1
miliarity with one of them is in ,im1
minent danger of his life If they
would give ! fellow a chance, it
wouldn't be quite s6terrible, but they
won't. He is either murdered in the
dark or poisoned. lip;85 ggW n8a.4O
Twas just twenty years old when I
landed in Calcutta to- take position In
British house dealing in opium and
the goods OF the country. Later ] was
sent into the interior to buy curioss
two Of us being sent together for
greater safety. Bob Britton. not much
older than myself. was my companion
In one OF the towns we heard OF a.
rajah whose brother, or some other
relative had died childless. and the
rajah had inherited his effects. Not
gaming to keep duplicates. he had offer;
ed to sell many articles. Bob and I
called on him. and he exhibited his
wares, treating us at the same time
royalty. III While we were bargaining
he feasted us In the room occupied by
the women. which was great honor,
Unfortunately for Bob and me we
drank too much wine. Jfsiq fJag nniaitt
Being permitted to roam where we
pleased, we devoted ourselves each to
pretty Indian girl. Presently j miss
ed Bob. He and the girl he was with
had stro1Ied away into a sort ofoin9
closed summer garden. ! invited my
companion To go or in the SAME way,
bat she gave me d look that was all
the warningiI needed II contented my
self. with remaining with the others
Bob and the girl heg was with re-
NAMED away from the rest OF us for
some time. When he returned he ap1
peared 10 be quite proud Of himself,
though the girls face wore fright
ened look. AS soon as we were alone
he told me that heF had taken the
sweetest kiss he had ever tasted.
asked him, if he was sure he was pn-
observed. and he said he saw, no one
about, but while his lips touched the
girls she had uttered suppressed
scream. 1T was Immediately after this
that the two returned. 9a 5l8s ala8II
When we rejoined the rajah ne ex-
pressed a hope that we had enjoyed
ourselves. He was very effusiye In IN
his offers of hospitality and friendship.
he asked usAhoW we we're pleased with
the ladies, and when Wes xpressedes
ourselves delishfed He saidSthaD we
had not seen the most bea utiful; 4 Ha
klapped his hands, asseryaM appeared.
he gave an otder III aat6nghes d we-tfd
lot understand, ahe servant withdrew,
and in a few minutes our host led US
Into another room where were Assem-
bled several of the handsomestl Indian
women / have ever seen. 9sEhg rajah'
Introduced u.s. then left us. saying
that be would take "a hap. 80 s
One of the women, ppafently with
the consent OF the others, toekNB Bob uI-
der her especial, care. another took
me. and III wasn't long before under
pretense cf showing, us some OF the
fajah's most valuable curfos, they leo
hs into y suit of rooms filled with
enough rare articles to stock ia muse
4 am. Bob and II soon got into separate
rooms. Ny cofnpanion and II seated
burselvess on a>rdivan land were chat
ting about. the curios when : noticed
that she had been using some strange
berfume.@ SheNgradually drew nearer,
to me, and noticed deathly sick-
hess coming ever me. An instinetyof
telf preservation, SUPPOSE me to
ket up from tie diEan. NY next II ifea
Eas to find NBebsS TRstaggerea into aEz
bther room. There was Bob with his
lips eiuedftb those faf the irl)he Was
with: Seeing me, she unYQunpyq1, upy1, ner
krmHsI from about him.. and he Tell to
fhei f6or.o Iowenta to- him. bent I over
hinbanib knew. that .heiwas dsadDy 5Ge
There was q door near by opening e
into 4 garden. ! managed to get to II
Ind passed out. The fresh air revived