St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-12-12
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done. had In mind republic"

mon sense SQOulQ L0lI you I08I I0eT&
can be no republic in Alfalfa There
must be an absolute ruler, nothing
less. Your majesty, speak" he added
salaaming before Pundita.
She looked wildly about the room
yainly striving to read the faces of he'll
white friends; but their expressions
were like stone images. No help there
no guidance.
is the life Of decrepit old man. u
asked Lal Singh, worth the lives OF
the white people who love and respect
you?"
Pundita rose and placed her hands
upon her husbands shoulders.
I'VE owe them our lives. Strike,
Ramabai; but only II our need de-
mands it."
Good" said Lal Singh. I'm OF
for the bazaars for the night. I will
buy chupatties and pass them about,
as they did In my fathers time at
Delhi in the great muttny."
And he vanished.
Have you ever witnessed the
swarming Of bees? Have you ever
heard the hum and buzz Of them?
So looked and sounded the bazaars
that night. At every intersection Of
streets and passages there were
groups, buzzing and gesticulating. In
the cutters the cocoanut oil lamps
lickered. throwing weird shadows
upon the walls, and squatting about
the lamps the fruit sellers and candy
sellers and cobblers and tailors jab-
bered and droned. Light women, with
painted faces. went abroad boldly.
And there was but one word on all
these tongues: Magic!
Could any human being pass
through what this white woman had?
No! She was the reincarnation Of
some forgotten goddess. They knew
that, and Umballa would soon bring
famine and plague and death among
them. Whenever they uttered his
name they spat to cleanse their
mouths Of the defllement.
For the present the soldiers were
his, and groups Of them staggered
through the bazaars, chanting drunk
emily and making speech with the light
women and jostling honest men into
the cutters.
All these things Lll Singh saw and
heard and made note of az he went
from house to b ouse among the
chosen and told them to hold them
selves in readiness. a. the hour was
near at hand. Followed the clicking
Of gunlocks and the rattle OF CAT.
trfdges. 4 thousand fierce youths
ready for anything-de:sth. or loot. or
the beauties Of the xenan,as. For patri-
otism in southern Asia de ponds largely
upon what treasures one may wiring
from It.
But how would they know the hour
for the uprising? A servant would
call and ask for chupatti.ss. Good.
And the meeting place? Ramabai's
garden. It was well. The,' would DO,
ready.
F1icker-ficker went the lis hits: flick
er-nicker went the tongues. And the
peaceful oriental stars looked down
serenely.
Umballa remained in the palace,
burning with the fires Of murd or. Mes
senger after messenger came t 0 report
that the fusitives were stin 1t large.
Contrary to Ahmed's expectatio MS. I'm
balla did not believe that is enc
mics would be foolhardy emo ugh to
seek refuge in the house Of RI .mabai.
The four roads leading out Of d he city
were watched. the colonel's bun galow,
and even the ruins Of Bruce's camp.
They were still in the city. but v here?
A kings peg, and another. and Um-
oalla stormed. his heart filled with
Dutch courage.
Ramabat made his preparation In
Ease the hunters entered the ho use.
ne opened a secret door which led
nto large gallery. dim and dusty, hut
till beautiful. Ancient armor GOV er,d
ne walls-armor Of the days W hen
here existed in Delhi a peac ock
hrone; ,armor inlaid with gold ;,nd
liver and turquoise; and there w>sre
ewel incrusted swords and dagge rs,
blazing; helmet which one Of Pu n
ita's ancestors had worn when tn =
treat Khan came laundering down
rom China.
Here" said Rama bal to the colo
el." you will be ga .fe. They might
earch for days with out learning this
Dom existed. There, will be no need
. remain here now. Time enough
men my servant Civ es warning"
They filed out of Il le gallery solemn
Z. And Kathlyn u 'ent out into the
arden. followed by Bruce.
DO you know" q aid Kathlyn. the
light Of all that ar nor, old and still
aagnif1cent. seemed to awaken the
collection Of anotl er age to me?'
He wanted to taxi her In his arms,
ut he waited for b. ar to continue the
bought.
Il wonder If in Il 70 dim past I was
OF an Amazon?"
i wonder. too" b said.
1T IL marvellous how this horrid
ountry has brought out in me things,
and the Ike. that I never
reamed existed. + onight I feel like
pagan. want put on one Of
lose amazing chair , armars, take q
word and 60 forth"
She stretched out Ter arms and sud-
enly he caught thel a and drew them