The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-14

ing "We may be late, lords He said he a holy man, and I believed"
 They all hastily down the beach to seize what boats they could Here they heart rending obstacle in the refusal of the The chief however signifed that it his will and, he commanded that the fishermen should handle the They would be paid That different Why did the white people say at once? They would go anywhere for money Not the suspicious sign, thought Ramabai They got into the boats and pushed off
 On the way the island the Colonel consulted the map or diagram. he held in bis hand. It not pos sble that Umpaah knew the exact spot
 fligree basket of silver, filled with gold and gems The became eager and excited boy. The in- stinct begins just outside the cradle and ends just inside the grave
 To return to Umbalah Upon landing, he asked at once if any knew -7here the One did know the way, but he refused to show it There spirits there ruled by evil god
 "Take there, you. and I will enter without harm Am I not holy?"
 That put rather face upon the situation If the holy man willing risk encounter with the god. far be it that they should prevent him. ordinary seeker would not have found the in lifetime. Umballah had known exactly where the but he knew all that the contained. When they it UmbaIlah sniffed; tang of sulphur evident both in his and his tongue He under stood It simply small spring, mineral which sulphur predomnated He out with cupped in his hands He drank and showed them that it harmless Besides, he holy man, and his presence made intellectual all evil spirits which might within the cave.
 Umbalah, impatient as he was, had to depend upon patience. By dnt of inquiries he learned that wild Mo hammedans had cast the spell upon the upon it's threshold Umbaah toered and destroyed this by reasoning that the of Mohammedan could not affect Hindu. Finally he offered all of them fortune-and
 Torches lighted and the entered. There were many side passages; within these astute Umba- lah the for the the Mohammed- guns and powder hundreds and hundreds pounds of black destruction. lower galery-the mouth of which lay under slab of rock-led to the pit wherein rested the fligree basket For time Umballah acted like madman He sang chanted, dug his hands into the gold and choked, sobbed Here kngship the private of decades all for the taking He forgot his enemies their the fortune revealed itself to him.
 his length staggered out of the lower gallery with the basket sung upon improvsed litter be esped his enemies marching up the hill Back into the cave again. Umballah cursed and bit his nails He armed. his and he had not time to search among the smuggled arms to find his need
 Heaven-born" spoke up the who had known where the there is exit the other side We go through that without wonder people noticing us.'
 "A fortune for each Of you when you put this on the sloop!"
 Back through the they rushed, torches Harng Once bearer stumbled powder can and the holder all but sprawled him. Umbaahs hair stood end. Fear mpeled the toward the exit
 There is powder enough here blow up all of Hind! Hasten! 1"
 At the mouth of the exit the with the torches finding further need of them carelessy flung them aside
 Fools! roared Umballah you have destroyed us!
 He fed The bearers followed with the burden. Down the side of the promontory they slid Under projecting ledge they paused sweating with Suddenly the whole island rocked An explosion followed that was heard half hundred miles away, where the gunboat of the British raj patroled the shores Rocks trees, sand filled the air, and small fires broke and there