Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-09
CHAPTER XIII.
Interviewing the swami.

w hiAI iNAlAN 0sta Nhtht StnAu-
ward in the taXicab two men were IN
the midst of animated discussion In
the Swamis room. They were the
scholar himself and his up-to-date
friend, Prince Kananda, The prince
had arrived in the goom-enehrouded
house only few minutes before. lie
had uttered several short. sharp sen.
tences big with interest that had
stirred the Swami from the repose
usual to the Oriental priest 1t was
evident that Kananada expected a re-
sponsiye remark from his friend, and
that the Swami, feeling the obligation,
was Weighing his words before utter
snce.
Nothing of the slightest interest to
US was found" said Kananda, evident
ly in repetition. He had seen a skep-
tical expression spread over the
Swamis bronze face. and anticipated
an inquiry
The search was thorough" asked
the scholar
My dear old chap" said the Prince.
is 1t likely we would go to such ex-
u tihplhiiltAlN AsAib9Aitb WlluOul DtlUS
most painstaking in that respect? A
speck OF diamond dust could not have
escaped us.
A slow smile CLEANED through the
mask that comprised the scholars
features. Mock Difference colored his
manner as, taking the mouthpiece of
the Oriental pipe from between his
LING nd he "a.
divan, he arose and paced the length
Of the room.
Far be 1t from thy servant. o
Prince" he said with palpable sar-
casm. TO question the method pur-
sued by SO illustrious a parsonage;
but" and he here returned to the easy
familiarity of their ordinary inter
course. since the search was made so
thoroughly, since it was a climax to
a deed SO venturesome that # might
have embroiled you even with such
slow-witted persons AS the policemen
of the Western world, would II not
have been well to have got the right
MANI"
You mean-r
AAANhhr 9oui ilO1di
said the priest with another touch OF
ironic homage, that the man whom
the brilliant Ali and his equally intelli-
gent assistants seized so boldly in the
park, and then spirited away with a
skill hardly to be equaled by an In
dian schoolboy. was not the person
whom 1t was worth your distinguished
while to search"
The Prince was dumfounded. He
circled the table, fished in his pocket
for cigarette. rolled it abstractedly
between his thumb and middle finger,
lighted it. and then watched the In
scutable features OF him whom for so
many years he had called master"
is It possible?" he exclaimed at
last. And l gave my personal atten-
ton to the task. too! instructed All
explicitly, and ] ordered him to see
that the men who aided him should
be among the shrewdest and most
praiseworthy OF our followers. All
had tracked the man for days. He
said he was as familiar with his face
as with that of his own father. How
could they have been mistaken?"
Easily enough" said the Swami.
-The men went into Mrs. Missioner's
home about the same time. There is
a slight resemblance in their general
build, and-the wrong man came outl"
Then we have lost twelve hours"
said Kananda.
"You have lost more than that"
said the priest, opportunity. These
Occidentals are singularly fraternal
1t is not probable that the man you
searched will let the other go un-
warned"
The Prince tossed his cigarette into
the fire, and with the springing glide
OF panther. and as silently, crossed
to the string of gongs that hung oppo-