The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01

rs there any one that you lovo?" said Dana Da-
The Enslishman loved his wife. but mad de-
sire to drag her name into the conversation
He therefore shook his head
"1s there any ono that you hate?" said Dana
Da The Engiishman said tina. there were SOW
eral men whom he hated deeply.
Very good" said Dana Da upon whom the
whIskey and the opium were beginning TO tell.
"only give me their and 1 will dispatch
Sending to them and kill them"
Now a Sending is a horrible arrangement. arst
invented they say. in Iceland. 1t Is Thing
by wizard. and may take any form but,
most generally. wanders about the land In tho
shape OF little purple cloud till 1t finds tho
Sendee. and him 1t kills By changing into tho
form OF a horse. or a cat. or man without
face 1t Is not strictly native patent. though
chamars can. IL irritated. dispatch a Sending
which sits the breast their enemy By
night and nearly kills him. Very few natives
caro- to irritata chamars for this reason.
LET me dispatch a Sending said Dana Da;
1T am nearly dead now with want and drink.
and opium; but should like TO Kill man before
die I send Sending anywhere you
choose, and in any form except in the shape OF
q man"
The Engishman had no friends that he wished
TO kill. but partly to soothe Dana Da. whose eyes
were rolling and partly to VIVA. would be
done. he asked whether modified Sending
could be arranged for-such Sending
should make II mana life burden to him. and
yet do him harm. II this possible. he
notified his Willingness to give Dana Dn ten
rupees for the sob.
~ not what was" said Dana Da,
"and must take the money because am poor
To what Englishman shall! I send it?"
Send a Sending to Lone sahib." said the Eng
Nshman. naming a man who had been most
bitter Ia rebuking him for his apostasy from the
Teacup Creed Dana Da laughed and nodded.
Il could have chosen better man myself
said he. Il Will that he finds the Sending
shout his path and about his bed"
He lay down the hearth-rug, turned uo tina
whites of his ayes shivered all over and be-
gan TO snort This was Magic or opIum or
the Sending. all three When ne opened his
eyes he vowed that the Sending had started upon
the warpath. and that moment flying
UP TO the'town where the Lone Sahib lives
Give mo my ten rupees" said Dana d. wear
lily. and write e letter to Lone Sahib telling
him. and all who believe with him. that you and
a friend are using power greater than theirA
They VIII sec that you speaking the truth"
He departed unsteadily. with the promise OF
some moro rupees II anything came of the Send
Ing.
The Englishman sent letter TO Lone sahib
nology OF the Creed He wrote: 1T also in tho
days OF what you held to be my backsliding.
have obtained Enlightenment and with Enligh,-
eminent has come Power" Then he grew SO
deeply mysterious that the recipient OF the letter
could make neither head tall of It. and was
proportionately Impressed; for he fancied that
his friend had become "hfth-rounder." When
8 man is "nfth-rounder' he can do more than
slade ard Houdin combined
Lone sahib read the letter in Ave direren.
iashione' and was beginning sixth !nterpreta-
ton when his bearer dashed in with the rays
mat there was cat in the bed. Now II there
was one thing that Lone Sahib hated more than
another, II was a cat. He rated the bearer for
NOT turning II out OF the house The bearer said
that ne was afraid All the doors of tho ned
room had been shut throughout the morning
and no real cat could possibly have entered rho
room He would prefer not to NEEDLE with thu
creature.
Lone sehib entered the room giprerlv ana
there. on the pillow OF his bed sprawled and
whlmpered a wee white kitten not turpsome
irlsky little beast. but slug-iike era sler win
Its eyes barely opened and It's paws lacking