Arizona republican., 1914-03-15


 He was assassinated the palace steps by Ma hammedan fanatic. As told he died in arms. His note signifed that he feared imprisonment. How came he on the palace steps?"
 "H He was not prisoner. He and went he pleased in the city" He bowed and left her.
 Alone in her chamber the dullness of her mind dimi shed and finally cleared away like fog in wind. Her dear, knd blue eyed father dead, and she vu ally prisoner, and Winnie all alone. A queen! They mad, she in the midst of some hideons nightmare Mad, mad, mad She began to laugh and il not pleasant sound queen, she, Kathlyn Hare. Her father was dead, she was queen, and Winnie was all alone gale of laughter brought the marble lattice many wondering eyes. The white cockatoo shriled hs dspeasure Those outside the lattice this marvellous white skinned woman with hair like the gold threads in Chinese brocades suddenly throw herself pile ot cushions they her shoulders rock and heave ba heard sound of waling.
 After a while she fell asleep, kind of dreamless stupor When she awoke it twilight in the court. The doves coong and utterng in the cornces and the cockatoo preening his lemon colored opknot At first Kathyn had the idea where she but the light beyond the lattice the fitting shadows and tinkle stringed instrument her that awake. terribly awake.
 She perfectly st slowly gathering her strength. mental and physical. She her fathers daughter for nothing She to fight in strange warfare, nsnctvely she felt this but from what direction in what shape only God knew Yet she prepare for it. that the vital thing she marshal her forces feminine and only defensive, and watch
 Rao! Her hands clutched the pillows In five days time he would be of seek John Bruce; and there would be white there, and they would to her though thousand egions of these brown men stood between She play for time; she pretend doclity and humility meet guile with guile. She could word her faithful khitmatgar; here, if open to bribery, could be made understand Only Umbala and the council spoke English understood it. She lad days grace within that time she hoped find loop hole.
 Native girls entered noiselessy. The hanging lamps lit A abaret before her There luail and kid fruits and fragrant tea. She was not hungry, but she ate.
 Within dozen yards of her her father, stolidly munching his cnnpattis, because he knew that he live.
 One of the chief characteristics the East Indian extravaganza. To outvie each other O celebrations of births, weddings, deaths and coronaons they beggar themselves In this the oriental and the occidental thing in This principality small, but thers deal of 1t because emerald mines and turquoise pits. The Durbar brought princes and princeings from east south and vest and three four wildeyed amirs from the north. The British Calcutta heard vaguely about ths fete but attention for the simple fact that it had been invited attend Stil it watched the performance coverty. Usually Durbars took months of preparaon this had been called into existence with in days.
 Elephants and camels and bulocks palanquns, gharrs tongas cloth of gold and cloth of jewels coor confusion maddening noses and color There very little sembance of order rajah preceded princeling and down. The wailing of reeds and the muttering O Lato 1ono boun a1uo;ra low minor chords seemingly struck random, ntermingns droning chant thousand of incense. crossing and recrossng; and fireworks night fireworks which had all the way China by caravan-these things Kathlyn saw and heard from her lattice.
 The populace viewed all these manifestations quietly They perfectly willing wait If this white queen proved kind they would go about their affairs leaving her in peace but they determined that she should be puppet the hands of Umbaa whom they hated for his cruelty and money leeching ways o, everything WIS ripe in the for murder and lootand the reaching holding hand of the British Raj
 As Kathlyn advanced to the caponed das upon which she be crowned hand filled with flowers reached out She turned Ahmed.
 Bruce Sahib,' she whispered
 Ahmed ashamed deeply as she passed The impress sion that she dreaming again seized her This could possibly be real Her feet did touch the carpets; she did not to breathe she foated It only when the crown was placed her head that realized reality and the fnaty of the proceedings
 Be wise," whispered Umballa codly. " If you take off that now, neither your gods mine could save you from that mob down wonder. Be advised Rise!"
 She obeyed. She wanted to cry to that of bronze faces: People, do be your queen Let go!" They would not understand Where was Rao? Where Bruce? What of the hope that now fickered and died in her heart like guttering candle light? There a small dagger hidden in the folds of her white robe she could always that She heard Umballa speaking in the native tongue great shouting followed. The populace surged.
 What have you said to them?" she demanded.
 That her majesty had chosen Durga Ram to be her consort and to him forthwith she will we'd" He salaamed.
 So the mask of! "Marry you? o. no! Mate with you, a black?"
 |" Black?" he cried, if whiplash had struck him the face.