St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-04-11
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: sovereign, including even his wife
In this instance. the wife is beauti
full. young person, Pundita, highly
Educated. Kathlyn at once frees the
lcaptive, as far as slavery is concern.
ed; and Pundita. in gratitude, begs
to remain with her until she learns
the fate of her husband. When Kath-
lyn hears ner story, she orders Ram.
abai brought before her and declares
him innocent. He, in turn, Graves
permission to remain in the palace,
as the Queens personal bodyguard.
Thus kathlyn. by fate and by force,
secures for her personal service, two
powerful factors in her favor, (who
remain with her throughout this
ser.es of Plays. During this trying
period, while Kathlyn has all her wits
working to thwart the connivance of
the crafty people about her; Bruce,
an American sportsman, happens up
on the scene from the far interior,
where he has been hunting big game,
and at ONCE becomes hero in spite
of himself.
| Second Reel.
The second reel opens with the
close of the fateful week-Kathlyn
still refusing the all ance with I'm
ballah. the Council has decreed that
she must submit to two ordeals with
wild animals. # she survives these.
she will be perm tied to occupy the
throne like Elizabeth of old. as a
maiden queen. Bruce, learning of
her plight. has managed to communi-
cate with her, and swears b .mself her
life companion. Pundita communi-
Gates with Bruce the circumstances of
the ordeals. In the first test Ka.-.lyn
is dragged to a leopard's trap, and
lashed to the main-stay of the dead
fall as human bas to lure the spot
ted cat from the depths of the jungle
She is so secured that the heavy door
will fall the moment the animal
springs upon it. It would seem that
there is no hope of escape. The
faithful Pundita, however, has in
formed her that Bruce viii not fail
to appear at the proper moment.
Now comes the stealthy leopard Coz
er and closer to the trap. At the
last moment there is a fash, but It
is not the form of the leopard nurtl-
ing through the air-but Bruce.
Even as the heavy door falls, the
famished, frenzied cat is clawing at
it, trying to break through. Bruce
fires at the an NAL through the bars,
and it limps back to the jungle, brok-
en- from his fire.
While Kathlyn has escaped from
the beast by q seem ng marvel, for the
second time she refuses the request
of the Council, to marry the villain
Gus man that dominates them. She
IS ordered to an amphitheatre where
the populace assemble to witness her
fate as the refractory leader Of their
community. Bruce, now more WON
derfully resourceful than ever in
Kathlyn's interest, appears before
the high priest and the Council and
tells them that a miracle will save
the Queen from the jaws of the saw
age lions. but if they compel her to
submit to such cruel ordeal. the
same force will destroy many Of the
people assembled to witness her
death. The impressionable people
shrink at this idea; but stern Um-
ballah mocks at him and order him
driven out.
That same night we see Bruce and
Ramabai meet at the house of high !;
caste native. Ramabai is the leader
of band of high minded conspfra-
tors, whose object is to uplfft the
people and secure better government. /
They lead Bruce to secluded place
where are hidden land-mines, VIII ch
have been smuggled by Revolution {
lists INTO Alfalfa, in view of impending
troubles. These mines, with /
appliances for operation, i
are loaded on elephants, and then /
under cover of night. the little band
enter the deserted arena of the am
phitheatre, bury the mines, and con-
meet them with wires leading to q
box On the lower amphitheatre.
The great day comes. The hungry
lions are shown n their dens; the
populace crowd in the stalls; and
then comes Kathlyn, the beautiful
captive, regal even n her simple
robes of white, who is lead to the
arena. She walks to the far end,
md stands under canopy designed
u q resting place for athletics be-
ween their feats. Umballah and his
Council are in the royal box. The.
Keeper opens the door. and the fam
shed lions rush into the arena. They
zee the shining human mark; they
crouch their lean sinewy bodies for
he fatal spring. The scene flashes
Jack to the shadowy box where Bruce
) manipulating the push-down of a {
blasting machine As he establishes
he connection, there is rush,
oar. and the volcano Of earth and
tone bursts in the arena. leav ing in
Is litter a great cash between kath-
IN and the savage lions. The spec I
ators nee in panic. leaving many !
cad and wounded. Bruce leaps t
lown from his box into the arena =
nd sei1es Kathlyn in his arms. .
he scene dfms.