Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-05
tcopyrIshti 1914 BY Harold Mac orath,l
CHAPTER XVI.

he had won away from the village chief The poor
fishermen gold mad and present accountable
for what they did planned to do. He advanced that
Umballah would have difficulty in rousing them to
the pitch Of murder. Umbaah would have at his beck
and call less than twenty men, armed and ruthless
Some seventy miles beyond British territory, and
wherever there British territory there British
soldiers. With them they would return leaving the
in safety behind
The Commissioner there will object" said the
Colonel
NO. sahib" replied Ahmed. THE Memsahib has
every right in the world to this You possess
the documents prove it, and nothing would he
necessary to the Commissioners.
" But, Ahmed" interposed Bruce, 1--WE are none Of
British subjects"
" What difference will that make Sahib?"
Quite enough. England is not in the habit of pro
tectng anybody but her subjects. We should prob
ably be held up till everything was verified at Alfalfa
and the priests there would hesitate charge us
with forgery and heaven knows what else. bury
the basket by all it carry it away
by pecemeal To it away it is, in bulk would
be counting suicide
Ahmed scratched his chin Trust white man for
logic
" And, besides" went Bruce, the news would 20
all the orient and the thugs would come like flies
seeming honey No; this must be kept secret il we
care to get away with it. 1t cannot be worth less than
million. And I've known white who would cut
our threats for handful of rupees"
For the first time since the expedition started out the
Colonel became normal, of action, cool in the
head, and foresighted.
Ahmed, spread the men around the camp" he
ordered, brisky. Instruct them to shoot over the
head of any who approaches; this the first time
The second time to kill Bruce has the right idea; %
let us get busy Over there, where that bowlders The
ground will be dnmp and soft under it, and when VIC
roll it back there will be sign of its having been
disturbed. used to cache ammunition that way. Give
that spade"
At depth of three feet the basket was lowered GOV.
cred, and the bowder rolled into place After that the
Colonel stopped combed the turf where the bowlder
had temporarily rested He showed his woodcraft there
1t would take keener than Umbalah possessed
to note disturbance TIE safety of the treasure
ultimately, however depended upon the loyalty of the
keepers under Ahmed They had been with the Colonel
for years; yet The Colonel shrugged He had
to trust them; that all there was to the matter
sentinel came rushing upone of the keepers
Something is sampeding the elephans!" he cried
Ahmed and the men with him rushed off. In Ahmeds
opinion, considering what lay before them, elephants
were more important than colored stones and yellow
metal Without the elephants they would indeed find
themselves in sore straits
Let us move away from here" advised Bruce. pick,
ing up the implements shouldering them He walked
several yards away, tossed shovel and pick into the
bushes, tore at the turf and stamped on it, giving it
every appearance of having been disturbed The Colonel
nodded approvingly 1t a good point and he had
overlooked it.
They returned hastily to camp, which was about 200
yards beyond the bowlder Kathlyn entered her tent
to change her clothes, ragged, soled and burnt The
odor Of wet burnt cloth is never agreeable And she
needed dry shoes, if there but hour or two
before bedtime
Only one elephant had succeeded in boiling In some
manner he had oosed his but what had him
on the run they learned. The other elephants
were swaying uneasily but their pegs were deep and
their chains stout Ahmed and the keepers went after
the truant' foot.
The noise of the chase died away Bruce was light
ing his pipe. The Colonel examining BY the fire
light few emeralds which he had taken from the bas-
ket Ramabai was pleasantly gazing at his wife Kath-
lyn and Winnie emerging from the tent when A
yell greeted their astonished The camp was sur
rounded From side came Umballah from the other
came the mutineer Kathlyn and Winnie flew to their
fathers side In between came Umbalah, with Bruce
and Ramaba and Pundta effectually separated UNI
ballah and his closed in upon the Colonel and his
daughter Treasure and revenge!
Bruce made furious effort to join Kathlyn but the
numbers against him were too many 1t was all done
70 suddenly and enectually, and all due to their own
carelessness
Kit" said her father our only chance Is to refuse
to discover to Umbaah where we have hidden the has
ket Winnie, If you open your hps it will be death
yours, Kits, mine. To have been careless like thisi
0, Kit on my honor, if Umbalah would undertake to
convey us to the seaport I'd gladly give him all the
treasure and all the money have of my own. But we
know him too we'll He will torture us ALL"
q have gone through much; can 20 through more.
Calmly replied kathryn. But ! shall never wear a
precious stone again. il / live. abhor them!"
am my fathers daughter" said Winnie
f" Put the howdahs the two elephants" Umbanah
Adered.
The men obeyed clumsily, being fishermen BY occupa
lion and mahouts by compuson