The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-25

amman cages OF her fatner she called
Tor Ahmed
my father?s
-Ah, memsahib. they sayshe is dead.
e know not One night-the second
after We aytiyed-he was summoned|
10 the palace. However came back
They have killed himlr
Perhaps. Theyswatch me, too: but
TACT simple: WeSwait and see.
Kathlyn rushed across the ground
intervening between the animal cages
land the bungalow. There was no one
In sight. She raniupI the steps .
tolbe greeted inside by the lsnayeS um.
balla.
aYou? her hand flying TO her bosom
II, Miss Hare He salaamed, with
asweeptng gesture OF his hands. 4
Z Sadly the wretch told her the tale;
thelwill Of the king. his death. and Tia
subsequent death Of her ather In his,
purga Rams, arms. Yonderi urn con:
tanned bis ashes. For the first time
|insher young life Kathlynt tainted. She!
had been living ON her nerves for
weeks. and at the sight OF that urn
something snapped. Dalntily3 um.
balla pluckeds forth the packet and
waited! At length she opened her
eyes. y a y rs y
you are, a queen, Miss Hare"
You are mad!"f
Nay; st, was theS madness of the
king Butsmad kings often. make laws
which must be obeyed You will tacS
euse me of Spertldyswheng I tell you all.
The note. which brought you here was
written by me; and substituted for.
this" VI ;s
Duly Kathlyn read; "Kathlyn-1tl
not heard from, I'm held captive ii
Allaha. The royal title given to me
by the king made me and my de-
scendants direct heirs to the throne.
Do not come to Alfalfa yourself. De,
.stroy sealed document herewith. 4
i.t7slsY2s FATHER"
The Council OF Three entered noise.
lesslys from the adjoining room. at.
the four dark. inscrutablet faces the be-
|.wlldered girl stared. her limbs numb
with terror Grayely the council told
her she must come with them: to the
palace. ~ ffi,.Fi
ut is impossible!" she murpured.
,"Yo gu are all mad. lam awhile won.
an. cannot rule over an alien race
whose tongue ! cannot speak, whose
habits Isknow nothing Of. II, is, impos-
sible. Since my father IS dead. Unjust
return to my home.s - go
mo. said umballa. lli
S"I refuse to stir!"B Sheswas all aflre
of a sudden: the base trickery which
had brought! here here! She was very
lovely to the picturesque savage WHO
stood at her elbow. Il.
AS he looked down at her, in his
|jtronbled soul sIImbalIaj knew that II
was not the throne SO much as itlwaa
|SthisI beautiful bird oh Paradise which
|fheswishe to cage r. & ssibts /
BE brave he said, like your ia.
;ther 4 do mot wish to use force;t but
you must go: IL is useless to. strug
Iigle. Come Ky i,A;s J,
She hung back for a moment: then;
realizing her utter helplessness, she
Isignified that she was ready to! 60. She
needed time to collect her stunned and
disordered thoughts:
Z Before going to the palace; they con.
lucted her to the royal crypt. The
urn containing her fathers ashes was
deposited in a niche. Many other
Eiches contained urns, and Umballa
explained to her that these held the
ashes Of many rulers. Tears iwelled
|iinto. Kathlyn's eyes but they. were Of
la hysterical character.
ga good sign. = unused umballa, who
thought he knew something Of women
like all men beset with vanity. Oddly
enough, he. had forgotten all!about the
incident gof the, lion In the freight Gu;
boose. All women are felines to a Ger.
tain extent. This golden.haired woman
had claws, and the day was coming
when he would feel them drag over! his
heart. Il; ~ ,5' y st,. Il;
From the crypt they proceeded to
the palace zenanay harem) which sur:
grounded d court Of exceeding beauty.
Three ladies Of the harem were sitting
I!intthe portico, attended by slaves. All;
were curiously Interested at the sight
of a woman with white skin, tinted
luke the lotus. Umballa came to- a
Ithalt before q! latticed door.
4 Here your majesty must remain
I,tilltthetd day Of your coronation"
How did my father die 2. HI
Hetwast assassinated on the palace.
steps by a Malone dan fanatic. ASH
told you, he died in my arms
.His note signified that he Z feared
imprisonment. How came he on the
palace steps?" ssI,s 6. Il 4
He was Fnotsa prisoner. He came
and went as he pleased In the city,
He bowed and left her. Sc;
Alone I'M her chamber, the dullness
Of her mind diminished and finally
elearedlaways like a fog in a wind. Her
dear, kind, sblue;eyed father was dead.
and she was virtually a prisoner, and
Winnie was all alone A, queen! They
were mad, i or she was in the midst Of
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