St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-11-07

till they reached the base Of the rocky
hills. which were barren Of any vege.
tation; huge jumbles of granite the
color Of porphyry. During the night
they made about ten miles. and at
dawn we're smothered by one Of those
raging sandstorms. prevalent In this
latitude. They had to abandon the
trap cage and seek shelter In q near.
by cave. Here they remained huddled
together TIL the storm died away.
1T has blown itself Out" comment.
ed the chief. Then he spoke to Rama.
bal. who IL this man7' with . nod
toward the colonel.
He II IN American"
He came for Allaha?"
Eyes" said Ramabai. unsuspicious-
".
"Ha! Then that great prince did not
lie"
what prince!" cried Ramabai. now
alarmed.
The Prince Durga Ram. Three fat
bags Of silver, he said, would he pay
for the white hunter with the white
hair. It il the win Of Alah!"
The colonel's head sank upon his
knees. Kathlyn patted his shoulder.
Father, I ten you mind not the
mouthings Of vile guru. We shall
soon be free"
Exit, this time, II return to Allaha,
shall die. / feel it in my bones
And say mol"
The chief turned to Ramabai. You
and the woman with you shall this day
seek two camels Of the I'VE you Dor.
rowed from Bala Khan. You win
journey at once to Allaha. But do not
waste your time In stopping to &C
quaint Bala Khan. At the first sign Of
armed men each Of those lett shall die
In yonder tiger cage"
I'VE refusel''
'Then be the first to. taste'the tigers
fangs!"
The chief called to his men to seize
Ramabai and Pundita, when Kathlyn
interfered.
"Go, Ramabai: It IL useless to light
against these men who mean Ill they
ray, and who are % cruel % the tiger
himself"
1T shall be as the memsahib says, =
replied Ramabai, resignedly.
. .
One morning Umballa entered the
Judgment hail a the palace, disturbed
n mind. Anonymous notes, bidding
him not to persecute Ramabai and his
wife further. on pain Of death. He
had found these notes at the door Of
his zenana, In his stables. on his Pill
lows. In his heart he had sworn the
death OF Ramabai; but hero was .
phase upon which he had get no cal
culation. Had there not been unrest
abroad he would have scorned to pay
any attention to these warnings; but
this Ramabai-may he burn in hell!-
was q power with the populace, with
low and high castles alike. and for the
arst time. now that he gave the matter
careful thought. his own future did
not look particularly clear. More than
ever he must phn with circumspeo.
zion. He must 6ap Ramabai. openly,
lawfully. In the matter Of sedition.
Ima9tno his astonishment when. .
Dew minutes after his arrival Rsmabai
and Pundita demanded audience. the
one straight Of back and proud Of look.
the other serene and tranquil Umbaa-
Il felt q wxve Of blind hatred surge
over him, but he gave no sdgn. Rama
bal stated his case briefly. Colonel
Hare and his daughter were being
held prisoners for ransom. Three
bags Of silvSE-4omething like dve
thousand rupees-were demanded ~
the captors.
The Council looked toward umballa.
/ who nodded. having in mind the part
Of the good Samaritan. with reserva,
lions. to be sure. Having trod the
paths Of the white man. he had 90.
uuired certain adroftness in holding
his people. They had at best only the
stability Of chickens. What at one mo-
ment was terror VS. at another q
teasl Fur the present, then. he would
pretend that he had. forgotten Ill about
Ramabais part in the various unsuc-
cessful episodes.
To the Council and the gurus (os
priests) he declared that he himself
would undertake to assume the part d
envoy: he himself would bring the
legal king Of Allaha back to his throne
True. the daughter had been crowned
but she had forfeited her rights. Thus
he would return With Colonel Hare q
soon - he could make tho journey
and return.
He II contemplating some tFeach
cry" said Ramabai to his wife. =
must try TO learn what It 4"
n. his shop ID the baxaars Lal Siog1
had resumed his awl. He had, -
companion. bent and shaly old man
whose voice, however. possessed res
onance which belie4 the wrinkles ane
pahisd hands.
The rains" sa1d LAl Singh. ''xTs
very late this ysar. Leather VIII b
j poor
i .Aye."
4 Al Of which s3eniflsd 70 Ahmedtha
tho British raj had too many a2atr
Just then % gfse proper attention =
the mudno 81 Allaha.
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