The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-08

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himself UP and stood there, weakly,
But there was venom enough In his
eyes. The tabiean lasted a minute Oh
two; then slowly he closed the door
bolted Il, and departed.
This ominous silence awoke the old
terror In Kathlyn's heart far more
than verbal threats would have done.
There would be reprisal, something
finished In cruelty. rs 4
MY dear, my dear!r She ran over
to her father and flung her arms
about him, supporting him and moth.
ering him. An hour passed.
.All in, Kit; all In; haven't the
tistrength of a cat. All, great God! II
THAT strength had but lasted q mo-
Sment longer! Well. he's still alive.
But Q, my Kit, my golden Kit, to see
you here is to be tortured like the
damned. And It Is, all my fault, all
mine!s The man who had once been
so strong ssobbed hysterically.
Hush, hush!r 80 ! ~ ~
There were rare and wonderful
Jewels of which I alone knew the hi.
ding place. But God knows that 1t was
not greed i wanted them for you and
Winnie. Iknewjyou were here. Trust
that black devil to announce the fact
to me- a. ;. God! what L haven't
suffered In the way. Of suspense! Kit,
Kit what has he done to your
Briefly she recounted her adven-
lures, and when she had done he
bowed his head upon her bare shout.
der. and wept as only. strong men,
made weak, weep. t-, SIS
To Kathlyn it was terrible. Father,
don't. don't! You hurt me! can't
!.stand.i t!ss s..S Z, =
After. while he said: what
shall I'VE do, Klt;awhat shall. we do?".
Il will marry him, father" she an.
swered quietly. "We can take our re.
venge afterward."
What ~ q
III It will save you" q
Child, let me, rot here. What!
Would you trust, him, knowing his
false heartsas youtdo? The moment
you married him would be my death
warrant. No, no! II you weaken now
shall curse you, curse you, my Kit!
There has been horror enough. 1 can
die" I 4 Il
We'll. and so can ], father"
Silence. Afar a cockatoo shrilled; !.
u laugh came family through the win.
dow and later the tinkle of music.
Up above the world was going on the
same as usual. Trains were hurrying
to and fro; the great ships were going
down the sapphire seas; children were
at play, and the world wide marts
were busying with the daily affairs
of men.
"Jewels!" she murmured, gazing al
the sky beyond the grilled window.
Was there ever a precious stone that
lay not in the shadow of blood and
misery? Poor poor, foolish father!
AS II jewels were. in beauty 1.-THE
of the misery they begot! aift
"Ay, Kit, Jewels: sapphires and
rubles and emeralds, diamonds and
pearls and moonstones. And wanted
them for. my pretty cubs .Umballa
knew that would return for them and
laid his plans. But were they not
mine?" -
"Yes, II you intended to rule these
people; no, II you thought to take
them away. Do you not know that to
Winnie and me a hair of your head is
more precious than the Koh.i.noor!
We must put our heads together and
plan some way to get out"
She dropped her arms from his
shoulders and walked about the cell
searching every stone. Their only
hope lay in the window, and that ap
peared impossible since she had no
means of filing through her fathers
chains and the bars Of the window
She returned and sat down beside her
father and rested her aching head on
her knees, thinking, thinking. n
Bruce, struggling with the soldiers
tand long since their fat flesh had
been stung into such activity!), saw
Umballa appear in the corridor.
4"Durga Ram" he cried, with furi
Gus effort to free his arms, "Durga
Ram. you damnable scoundrel, IT
would be wise for you to kill me- here
and now, for i'll ever get Free God
help you'll; OH sha'n't kill you; that
would be too tmerclful. But I'll break
your bones, one by one, and never
more shall you stand and walk. Do
you hear me? Where i, is Kathlyn
Hare? She Is mine!"
Umballa showed his teeth in what
was an attempt to smile. He still
saw flashes OF fire before his eyes and
it4was yet difficult. to- breathe natural.
ly. Still, he could twist this white
mans heart, play with him.
Take him away. Put him outside
the city gates and let him go"
Bruce was greatly astonished at this
sign Of .clemency. -.se |;
:, But added Umballa, crossing his
lips with i his tongue, place him
against n wall and shoot him, ~ be IN