Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

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The Rsjput shrugged expressively.
an angry light In his dark. bold ewes.
1T pleases my lord to lest, he com
planned: hut am child. to be
played within
I'm no, Joking, salIg Singh. and
this business is no joke at all What
I'm trying to drive into your bead is
the fact that you've made the mistake
OF your life. I'm not Ratton and I'm
nothing like Rutton; ! am an Amcri.
can citizen and
Pardon, hasoor. but is this wosth
Thy vhilsl ! am no child, what |
know / know. II thou art indeed not
Har Dyal Rutton. bow is II that thou
dost wear upon thy finger the signet
o. thy house"--salig Singh indicated
the emerald which Amber had for.
gotien--'the Token sent thee by the
Bell? II thou are not my lord the
rightful Maharana of Khandawar, how
is II that thou hast answered the
summons OF the Bell7 Are the serv-
ants OF the Body fools who have fol-
lowed thee hither. losing trace Of thee
no single instant since thou didst slay
the Bengal who bore the Token 10
thee Am blind, Salig Singh, thy
childhood's playmate. the grand vizier
OF thy too-briet rule. 10 whom thou
didst surrender the reins OF govern
ment Of Khandawar? know thee.
thou oanst not deceive me True II Is
that thou art changed--sadly changed,
my lord; and the years have not
worn upon thee as they might had
thought to find thee an older man
and. by thy grace, IA wiser, But even
MS ! am Salig Singh. thou are nope
other than my lord, Har Dyal Rut-
ton"
Sallg Singh put hts shoulders
against the wall and, leaning so with
arms folded. regarded Amber with u
triumph not uRmixed with contempt,
II was plain that he considered his
argument final. his case complete, the
verdict his. While Amber found no
words with which To combat his false
impression, and could only stare, open.
mouthed and fascinated But at
length he recollected himself and
called his wits together
That's all very pretty he admitted
fairly, .'but It won't hold water |
don't suppose these faithful servants
Of the Bell yon mentioned happened
to tell you that ChatteriI himself mis-
took me for Rutton. TO begin with,
and Jus, found out his mistake In
time to recover the Token. Did they7"
The man shook his head YEARLY.
Nothing to that import hath come
to mine cars" he said.
"All right And of course they didn't
tell you that Rutton committed sui
eide down there on Long Island Just
after he had killed the babu?7
Again sslig Singh replied by making
q negative movement OF his head.
We'll. all I've got to say Is that
your Internal Body employs a
giddy lot of incompetents to run it's
errands."
Salig Singh said nothing, and Amber
pondered the situation briefly He
understood now how the babu's com.
panion had fallen into error; how
Chatterji, possessing sufficient intel
ligence to recognize his initial mis-
take, had, having rectified IT, saved
bis facs by saying nothing to his com
panion OF the incident; and how the
latter had remained In ignorance Of
Rutton's death after the Staying OF
ThotfaTA ~ had Ia
taken Amber for the man he had been
sent TO spy upon. The prologue was
plain enough, but how to deal with
this, its sequel, was a problem that
taxed his ingenuity. A single solution
seemed practicable. Of the many he
debated: to get in touch with Laher-
touche and leave the rest to him.
He stood for so long In meditation
that the Rajput began to show traces
OF Impotence. He moved restlessly
yawned, and at length spoke.
'1s not my lord content? Can he
not see. the dice are cast? What
profit can he think to win through
furtherancs OF this farce?'
Well" curiosity prompted Amber
to ask, what do you waEt of me.
them"
rs there need to ask? Through the
Mouthpiece, the Bengal, Behari Lal
Chatterji, whom thou didst slay the
message OF the Bell was brought to
thee. Thou hast been called! it is for
thee to answer"
Called"
ITO the Gateway OF Swords. ha
xoor."
"oh, yes: to be sure But where
IN thunderation is it?"
That my lord doth know"
you think so? Well have It your
swn way But suppose decline the
invitation"
Salig Singh looked bored since
thou hast come so far" he said. thou
wilt go farther, hazoor."
'Meaning-by foree7"
"of thine own viii. Those whom
the Voice calleth are not led to the
Gateway by their noses"
onut Aunhar narafatad aepnuOsp