The Huttig news., 1911-08-19

T know not thy meaning. Rance. r."
 Come then, and will show thee, my king Cone thou with me. Nay, why shouldst thou falter? There is naught for thee to fear-save me" She tugged at his hand and laughed i low, in voice that sang like smitten glasses. Come, beloved"
 unwillingly, he humered her. This could not last long The wom= an half led. half dragged him to the northern boundary of the garden, where they entered a little turret butlded out from the walls over an abyss fully three hundred feet in depth And here, standing upon the verge of the parspet, with naught but a foot-high coping between Der and the frightful fall. utterly feaiie@s and unutterably lovely, Narsini flung z bare jeweled arm in an eloquent gesture.
 See. my king," she cried, her voice vibrant, her eyes kindirg as they met his. Look down upon thy kingdom. North, south east, west-ieok," she commanded. Wherever thine eyes may turn. and farther than they can see upon the dearest day, this land is all thine for the taking. Look and tell me thou hast strength to re nounce 1t ard me beloved ''
 She opened her arms with infinite allure. It is so little that is asked of thee-onlY to ascend thy fathers throne and be honored of all Bharuta, only to wield the scepter that Is thine by right. only to reign an undisputed king in two kingdoms-Khandawar and thy Narainis heart!"
 T am very sorry" he returned Tt $ quite impos .ible Resides, 1t seems that you leave the sirkar altogether out of your calculations, It may not have occurred to you that the supreme government of India may have some hing to say about the contemplated change"
 He saw her bite her lips with cha grin. and the look she flashed to his face was anything but kind and ten der. "Arre," she laughed derisively And of what account Is this frsil lettering sirkar's will besides the Will of the Body? Of what avail its diets against the rulings of the Bell? Thou know est"
 Pardon. I know nothing I have told thee. Rance, that I am not Har Oval Rutton"
 | She was mistress of thousand ar tifiees Brought to a standstill on the one line of attack, she diverged to an other without a auiver of an eyelasb to betray her discontinue.
 Yea, thou hast told me" she purred But I, Naraini, l know what know Thou dost deny myself even as thou dost deny me. but art thou willing to be put to the proof, my king?"
 If you've any means of proving my identity. l would thank you for ma king use of it. Rance.
 There is the test of the Token La1ti"
 q am not aware of It.
 The test of the Token-the ring that was brought to thee, the signet of thy house. Surely thou hast it with | thee?"
 He thrust hand within his shirt and brought forth the emerald. Here # is," he told the woman, eheerfully Now this test?'
 Place it upon thy f1nger-so, even upon thy little finger, as was thy ia ther's wont with 1t. Now lift up thine arm, so. and turn the stone to he west. toward Kathapur"
 Without comprehension he yielded 10 this whim, holding up his right arm and turning the emerald to the quar- ter indicated by Naraini. The hour had drawn close upon dawn cold air breathed down the valley and was chill to them in that 'ofty eyrie. The moon, dipping to- wards the rim of the world, was poised, globe of dull silver. upon the ridge of a far dark hill. As they watched it dropped out of sight and everything was suddenly very bleak and black
 And curious thing happened. Naraini cried out sharply-"Aho!" IS If unable to contain her excitement. Somewhere in the palace behind them great gong boomed like thun- Ter.
 A pause ensued, disturbed only by he futtering of the woman's breath; or the space of thirty pulse beats nothing happened, Then Naraini's fingers closed like bands of steel about | Amhor's left urtat "See!" she cried in a voice Of awe while the bracelets sh;vered and elashed upon her outstretched arm
 The eye my king. the eye!" l Amber shut his teeth upon an ex- | clamation of amaze. For just above he far, dark mountain ridge, uncan- nily brilliant in the void of the pale, mooniit Armament. light had blazed out; vivid emerald light winking and stabbing the darkness with shafts of seemingly supernatural radiance.
 And thy ring, lord-look The | Token!"
 The great emerald seemed to have