The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

IJmballah could see everything below His victims en- tered the court without struggling They merely stood closely together in the center
 / You see?p said Umpallah "Now, where have you hidden the treasurer"
 Kathlyn walked over to one of the cages and peered it sleek tiger troted to the bars and purred and invited to scratch his head She did not accept the invitation however knowing the species toerably we'll Usually these courts If death had solid steel doors which could be drawn mp lowered at will The ani- nal dens like cages.
 With little curiosity she noted singular arrange ment of the three central bars The removal of these three left opening sufficiently wide for the egress of the largest tiger lion.
 l" I not answered" -aid Umballah.
 click resounded from the four sides, and bar dis appeared from each of the cages
 "That will be all for the present." said Umballah Food and water you will not require. Tomorrow morn- ing another bar will be removed"
 And he left them.
 Overhead the blue sky growing bluer and tho shadows in the Court of Death deeper black
 Early the next morning the town began to seethe in the squares Boa Khans army lay ezcamped outside the city Those who possessed treasures dug pits for them in the cellars of their houses Within the great temple there futter among the white robed ones what could they do? They new where the white goddess was nor Umballah. They Dispatched peace messenger  had passed the outposts.
 When Bruce Ramabai Pundita, and Ahmed halted their elephants before the empe they greeted by the now terrified priests who begged to be informed what Bola Khan proposed to do.
 Deliver to the Memsahb."
 The priests by all their gods that they knew nothing of her.
 He speaks the truth" volunteered Ramaba as the chief priest fell before of his gods umbalah has doubtless entered secretly"
 What would you advise? For Gods sake, think of something, Ramabai He may be torturng theml
 Let us enter the temple" said Ramabai <" Ahmed, bring the treasure and leave it in the care Of the priests" few moments later Ramabai addressed the assemblage Boa Khan is hostile, but only for the sake his friends. He lays down this law however obey it dsobey it. The Colonel sahb and his dangh- ters are go free do what they please with the reas ure. Pundita according to the will of the late kins shall be crowned Obey disobey. warn you that these are not my dictates, but Bola Khan's"
 Peace, peace." The cry from all directions even the priests themselves.
 The high priest held up his hand for silence. We obey on one condition-that the queen shall in interfere with her old religion nor attempt to force her religion into the temple"
 To this Pundta agreed
 Ramabai, soldiers! To the house of Umballah! We shall find them there," cried Ahmed.
 Umbalah squatted upon his cushions on the terrace. The second bar had been removed The beasts were pressing their wet the openings and growing deep challenges.
 "Once more, and for the last time, will you reveal the hiding place of the treasure?"
 Not word from the prisoners. If they told or did tell it would have made difference with the maa above He drunk
 The third bari"
 But it did not stir
 "The third bar remove it!"
 The slave who had charge of the mechanism which operated the bars refused act Perhaps his refusal saved the lives of the Colonel and his daughters The bastnado for the poor disobedient wretch Then he was thrown out into the street.
 And there Bruce found him and learned what was toward.
 The events which followed of breathless rapid ity. Ramabai and Umbaah met upon the parapet in
 struggle which promised death the treadmill to ths weaker. At the time Bruce opened the door to Court of Death the final bar dropped in the cage At the sight Colonel and his daughters rushed to the door, Roughly he hurled them ouside slamming the iron door, which the inurated tigers flung themselves
 The young newspaper man to whom Winnie gagged the grzzled Ahmed sat the steps of the bungalow in California pleasant afternoon. The pipe cold in the hand of the reporter and Ahmeds cigar dead, which always happens when one re- counts an exciting tale another listens. Among the flower beds beyond two young women wandered fol- lowed by young in pongee panama set care lessy upon his head his face brown, his build slender but round and muscular
 And that Sahib, n the story sighed Ahmed
 And Kathlyn gave the treasures to the of Allaha? That fine"
 You have said.'
 They should have hanged this Umbafah.''
 "No, Sahb. Death is grateful. It is not pnaiaA- ment; it is peace But Durga Ram, called Umballah will spend the remainder of his days in the treadm which is concrete he'll not abstract Always round his ankles there will be irons, the gals of the night chains Always his wrists shall be bruised and torn: for sometimes he will lose his step and hang by his wrists So much for ngratitude; much for the blind, ness revenge"
 Do you think England will step in?" Perhaps. But long Pundita rules justly. SD long her consort abets her, England will not Perhaps if one of them dies. There! the maids Ind will roa nd hrev fhe Colon