The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-17
ADVENTURES OF KATHLYN-By HAROLD MAcGRAT1
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| tails arched. Doubtless. .h.y Me-.
| badly frightened.
Kathlyn reached for the r., .Iy,r sh.
| carried and fired at the an mails nv,
| expecting to hit one of them, u h,,,ns
that the noise of the firca'm vouis
| swerve them into the passa.. ncros.
| the way. Instead. they came ....rh, %
| where she stood.
She stepped inside and slammed ,bo
| door, holding and feeline fuu, \,
vain for lock or bolt.
Evidently the lions had ht.,I ,p,-
side, undecided, for she could n..r tnsr,
| smiling at the doorsll. If th,y 'oa,aa
she was lost, for she could No., homo 70
| hold the door against the u.,rsb a,
beasts as heavy as these lions We're.
Elsewhere In the bazaars the. ,,l,,s
Bruce and Ahmed were SETTING nts for
| the recapture OF the lions. pu,. .,na.
| dent that Kathlyn was by h, lima
SAT in the haven of Ramahags h.u.n
The girl glanced hurriedlv u..r no,
| shoulder toward the dim rich.,, air.
case. The moment the sniiI.r. .. sod
| she withdrew from the door ed ran
| up the stairs to the first arr .r.. "a
| find all these doors locklcss ash
| below announced that the l.u. had
| heard her and had entered III. vas
n second flight. and TN this u.,y III,
girl. She might fire at the b,a,.. and
even IL she succeeded in hittin. ,tom
II would serve only to madden hem
One cannot kill lions with n TOW.
Still lockless doors, No safety,
She then espied a ladder whiri Java
| to the roof ton. and IN this she cl.,1baa
They could not possibly follow n,r i'm
| the ladder, and as she reached the .op.
and IL turned back at her pressur. shs
knew that for the present she had rotb.
| ing TO fear from the lions.
The interior of the house was # tbs
fiImsiest wood. slovenly nut together
Along the roof was a parapet. Sin. l.f,
the tran omen so that she could ... all
that went on below. Almost us sbe
looked. the tawny bodies swept ND 70
the foot of the ladder. and tb,r. 70.
NAMED snarlinp and spittinp ,rd
reaching IN as far as they could
Somewhere on tho WAY KathIyn nov
that those lions had tasted blood
II. was in this s,ree, dve,t m. ,ty,o-
NJ tho woman In the zenana tho ,y,n,,
who loved IrmhaI,a
Kathlyn leaned over the narane, ,bs
street was totally deserted Ar tho
doors NJ the shons were closed and Tho
windows shut. She must fight II out
alone
One OF the lions sent I'M n n,rve
shaking roar: but Kathlyn did not stir.
Silence.
Then. round the massage she saw A
psIanouIn. carried nv slaves. She leaned
far over
"He,p," she cried. .Help,"
The hearers nausea abruntIv and thu
curtain Of the paIanouin was swopt
hack Tho dar,x sinister visa go az I'm.
baIla was revealed
"Thou?" he said. Then his LAUGH.
ter rose IN To the girl motlnul,ss
through her terror "Come down IN
houri OF Saadi, Come 10 the arms ~
Durro Ram who loves Won, wilt NOT?
Woe to thee," droppIng his mockerv
Eyes. Durga Ram. II is T." replied
Eathlyn. finding her voice. insensats
rage usurping the throne OF terror.
"Here I am. come and take me-"
Let him face the lions,
I-mbolIa left the paIanouin. onenod
the door Of the house. espied the ruin
hish in Tho hail. was in tho not NJ
mounting the first stems when one ~
the lions roared again. Drunk as he
was, hiled with drunkards courage
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