St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-11-28

light &c clotted cream! And she spake
the tongue Of the white people"
Kathlyn Haze! She lived: she had
escaped the brigands; she had fooled
him! And Ramabai had played with
him as cat plays with q wounded
mouse. O. they should see this time!
Suddenly he laughed. It echoed
down the corridor, and one Of the
treasure leopards roared back at the
sinister sound.
"Highness!" timidly.
Enough! I hold you blameless."
He rushed from the palace.
Poor fools! Let them believe that
they had escaped. There was still the
little sister; In short time now she
would be inside the city walls. The
Colonel Sahib would return; indeed.
yes. There would be no further din.
Guilty regarding the fligree basket Of
gold and gems. Still, he would pur-
sue them, II only for the mere sport
Of It II he failed to catch them all
he had to do was to sit down and wait
Tor them to return Of their own voli-
ton.
Ramabia. however. was a menace:
and Umballa wondered how he was
going to lay hold Of him. While wait
Ing for his elephants to be harnessed
he summoned the Council. Rama
bats property must be confscated and
Ramabai put to death. Here for the
first time the Council fatty refused to
fall in with Umballa's plans. And
they gave very good reasons. Yes,
Ramabai was menace, but till the
soldiery was fully paid. to touch Rama
bal would mean the bursting forth of
the hidden ire and they would all be
consumed.
Open the treasury door for me,
then!"
We dare not. The keepers under
stand. They would loose the leopards,
which we dare not shoot. The law
/. -
What is the law to us?" demanded
Umballa frankly. Let US make laws
to suit our needs. The white man
does. And we need money: we need
each other" pointing a finger sug-
gestively toward the floor.
Only when we have the troops" re-
piled the Council firmly. I'VE have
bent our heads to your will 80 far In |
everything. but we refuse to sacrifice
these heads because of personal
spite against Ramabai, whom we
frankly and wisely fear. We dare not |
break into the treasury. The keepers
are unbribable; the priests are with
them. and the people are with the
priests. Bring back the white man ana
bis daughter first; II that IN impossi-
bic, marry this second daughter. and
We will crown her; and then you may
work your will upon Ramabai. You
have failed in all directions SO Tar.
Succeed but once and we are ready to
follow you"
Umballa choked back the hot, i'm
perious words which crowded to his
lips. These were plain. unvarnished
acts. and he must bow to the inevita-
,le. however distasteful 1t might be.
FOR the present, then, Ramabai should
'e permitted to 60 unframed. But
might die suddenly and ac-
;identally In the recapture Of the Colo
lel Sahib. An accidental death would
extinguish any volcanic fires
hat smoldered under Alfalfa So, with
his secret determination in mind, Um-
'alla set forth.
Ahmed. his mind busy with a thou.
and things. forgot the thousand and |
rst, at that stage most important OF
II; and this was the short cut, mere
athway through the Jungle but which
sssened the journey by some thirty
tiles. A4qA this pathway Umballa
hose. Tho three hours headway was
nus pared down to minutes, and ct