The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-17

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 How could you do it?'
 Do what?" vaguely
 Lead forlorn to victory: you h glr'
 She brushed back the hair which tumbed about her glanced at the powder stained grouped her. glanced the oppled throne Bruce RamabaL She made effort explain. but the words would not
 
 |" would question her." said Bruce to the Colonel For my part never thoroughly believed in God do She does realize what she has done"
 The Colonel bent his head reverently.
 We owe lives to her. said Ramabai. Some where in the dim ages there a great mother. and today her soul entered the Memsahb."
 Mine!" murmured Bruce. 'This beautiful, strange woman is mine! God send the day quickly when take her in my and guard her Ramabai," he said aloud. to the balcony and proclaim Pundita queen Let have done with this before any chance of Umballah recovering What shall we do with the coun. cil?"
 Wait!" responded Ramabai "It is for another to say" And he pointed the marble flags at his feet
 And all understood what honor meant to this man of dark skin.
 Now" he continued. e. wish to go home at once We will leave sufficient guard here watch over the palace My wife waits and the death Lal Singh may have"
 The thought flashed through Kathlyns mind; the dagger Dying, Lal Singh had declared that Ramabai prisoner and well would Pundta comprehend what that meant.
 Yes, yes! let go qulckly!" Kathlyn cried Pun. dita might be dead and Winnie crazed with grief
 They left the palace immediately
 The overthrow of Umbalah seemed to be complete Everywhere the soldiers surrendered for 1t was better food in the stomach than lead Tomorrow there would be many pyre at the burning ghats but today day of victory
 Every began to hunt for Umballah. There was price his head; it the zest of hunting only that set the people to it. They in and of Umballnhs house. and not above footing, though word had gone forth that Ramabai would have every looter shot if found in the act But search they would. they could find trace of Umballah. v
 A woman who loved him-the only loyal to him M all Allaha that day-had hidden him in palanquin in the garden brides Crouched down in the space shuddering sound of shot, whether or far, dying thousand deaths, wishing he had never been taken the gutter willing to give up his jew els. his plate, simply to live.
 The the zenana when the tumult died away completely, found some slaves. She made them dves themselves of the royal turbans and ord nary white Then she told them to carry the palanquin certain house in the fruit basaar, go by side streets lleys passages avoid all gatherings Once in the of her sister. the dancer, Umbalah would be safe till he could secretly return to hs house and enter the secret chamber
 When Kathlyn left the palace thunder of cheers greeted her. Kathlyn forced to mount the durbar throne much she onged to be of But Bruce antici pa thought and dispatched of the revolution ists to the house of Ramabai Kathlyn held out her hands toward the excited populace, then turned to Ra ma expressivey. Ramabai. calm and unrufaed as ever stepped and about address the raople when the dsheveed captain of the guard whom Umbalah had sent the lions. pushed hs way to the foot of the platform.
 "The lions have escaped! "
 And there dozen lions in al strong. cruel and no doubt hungry
 Panic. Men who had been at each others throat bravely and hardily turned and fled It . foolish panic senseless but. like all panics uncontrolable Those on the platform down the steps and at swallowed by the pressing, trampling crowd.
 Bruce and the Colonel. believing that Kathlyn was behind them fought their to iearng determined to secure nets and take the lions alive. When they turned Kathlyn gone. For moment the two sood as if paralyzed Then Bruce relieved the tension by smins. He laid his hand the CoonsIs Il ouldsr