The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
Copyright: 1914: By Harold Mac Grath-
CHAPTER XVII,

CHAPTER XVII,
 p n MBALLAH began to go about cheerfully He no [ longer doubted his star Gutter born, he2 M A from the streets? Very well; there were
 rats and rats, and some bit deep that people died of it. He sometimes doubted the advsabty of per hitting Colonel Hare's headman Ahmed to roam about; the rascal might in the end too sharp Still it not bad idea to let Ahmed believe that he walked in security All Umballah wanted the colonel, Kath yn the young hunter, Bruce. It would be Ahmed, grown careless, who would eventually lead him his spies the hiding place.
 That in the city Umballah did doubt in the least that they were already schemng to lib crate younger sister. All his enemies where he could put his hand them
 Cheerful the word
 The crust of civilization thin the true savage was cracking through it. In the days of the Mutny Umballah would have been the Mama Sahbs right hand He would given the tragedy at Cawnpore extra touch.
 Ten thousand rupees did not go far among soldiers whose arrears called for times that So he placed where promised to do the most good It capital idea this of cutting Ramabas throat with his own money The lawless element among the troops hs Umbalahs at least his long enough for the he had in mind.
 When the multitude round platform dissolved and Winnie was led to her chamber in the zenana Umbaah treated himself to beverage known the kings peg-a trfe composed of brandy and champagne That he drank to stupefacton Gods method of protecting that night an innocent chld-for Winnie much more than that.
 Alone dazed and terrified she dropped down upon the cushions and herself sleepexactly Kathlyn had done. In the morning she awoke to find tea and food. She had heard enter leave Glancing euriously round her prison of marble and jasper and poTphyry she discovered slip of white protrud ing through square the latced window which opened out toward the garden of brides
 Hope reused her into activity. She to the window and snatched the paper eagerly It from Kathyn darling Kit The risk with which it had been placed in the latticed window occurred to Winnie.
 The note informed her that the doctor of the zenana had been sufficiently brbed to permit Kathyn make up like her and gain admittance to the Winnie complain of illness and ask for the doctor but ot before the morning of the following day So far as she Kathlyn, could learn Winnie would be left in peace till the festival of the of Juggernaut Ill, she would not be attend the ceremonies the palace would be practically deserted, and then Kathlyn would appear.
 This news plucked up winnies spirits considerably. Surely her father and Kit brave and cunning enough to crcumvent Umballah. What frghtful try What dreadful people! She miserable the her father had suffered but nevertheless she held him culpable for telling both her and Kit all and not half the truth A basket of gems She and Kit did not wish to be rich only free and happy And now her folly coming would but add to the miseres of her loved ones.
 Ahmed had told her of the ordeals the black dun geon the whippng he had done convince her that she be eternay her guard search carefully into any proposition laid before her, and play for time, tme for every she minute her ulti freedom She must promise to marry Umbaah but to her date.
 Unlike Kathlyn. who had Pundita untangle the in ricacies the bastard Persian Winnie had to depend wholly upon sign language and the inmates of the give her the respect and attention they had given