Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST H. 1913

flowers possibly offerings the gosain. Then he
picked up scrap 81 paper. There WAS writing on It
that he could translate; but the paper looked
piciousy like those deposited in the brass bowl y little
farther he upon similar scraps. then inter
walls trail OF them led into the palace Fisher followed
it. He scrambled piles Of rubbish where roofs had
fallen walls caved in and last to a passage that
dipped into the earth by short flight OF steps He
lighted match which disclosed that the steps ended
tunnel, just high enough for a TO enter by
STOPPING. He descended and CROPPED his way along for
a short distance with the aid OF matches.
Presently he came to turn. There piled up earth
blocked further advance This appeared have been
recently excavatcd from shaft in the side wall reaching
directly upward. bamboo ladder assisted passage
by that route; but the exit closed. As Fisher
peered up into the hole he thought he heard voices
versing He was now pretty certain OF how the gosain
vanished in air. The advance agents had discovered
the passage and connected 1t with the spot where they
built the hut The gosain simply climbed down through
the hole
A persistent dripping sound and Fishers realization
that he standing pool OF water formed by the
blocking OF the tunnel caused him to chuckle nwardly
He was mentally debating how catch the gosan in
way to make the greatest impression on the people.
when the pool of water beneath the hole suggested
truly lightning idea He promptly retreated along the
tunnel At the foot of the steps the flame OF his match
shone through chnk upon cleaning metal He stopped
loose stone goodly deposit OF silver and
copper coin, with fair sprinkling of gold lay revealed
1t the final touch of the whole plan surely pro-
tected by the superstition Of the tiger ghost.
In spite of the heat, Fisher made short time in re-
turning to the powerhouse.
Get out all the insulated wire we have. he ordered
Daulat Il going to lay line through the jungle to
try experiment. But we've got to move on the
Jump
While Dauat was busy with the coils of wire Fisher
hunted for scrap OF tin An empty tomato can seemed
to serve his purpose. Then he caught up a sack and
went help lay the wire through the underground At
the palace Daulat heSitated; Fisher went IN filled
the sack with the gosain's bank account, and sent
Daulat back with it to the powerhouse He then car
RED the line into the palace. and down through the tur
mel the pool of water. He attached the tomato
to the end of the wire and sank it in the mud beneath
the water This he chuckled audibly he thought
of what would happen when the gosans bare feet
splashed in the 1t had been hot exhauStng rush
work. and it drawing toward late afternoon when
Fisher reganed the powerhouse. The goSan would
soon begin his vanishing performance; but there
still time for Fisher to put in enough resistance on the
prevent short circuit blowing out his generators
and fix a switch from the main current.
II guess five hundred and fifty volts will about charge
the pool for our purpose said Fisher. Don't wish
kill the gosain; but do want to see him OF
that hole in hurry, real tiger close the
tail of his sheet.
to Fisher when he drew the OF the magic
vanishing. People had in from adjacent districts
and pitched about the hut. silent awenspired
crowd packed the compound. As Fisher edged his way
the front, the tomom beater announced that after
the King of Gosans and Lord of Magcians had brought
lightning from the clouds and utterly destroyed the
sahb's devil house he would disappear altogether.
Therefore, this last exhibition of his power only gold
and silver presents would be accepted Fisher gnned
he thought of the five hundred and fifty volts shooting
into that pool beneath where the gosain sat To the
gathering it almost a dread moment when the brass
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