The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-11

4 meant that alone viii lead you
iolher. And YOU must decide quickly.
Durga Ram, for even now they are
preparing for flight and this time they |
Will go far
Lead on
Send the guards back to the,
i,alace.n .;-s
Umballa made sign with his
aand but another with his eyes. The
guards fell back to the palace steps,
understanding perfectly that they and
others were to follow unseen. Only
once during the. journey did he speak.
aPundlta, remember. II you have lied
you win be punished"
"Durga RAM, L have not lied.
have promised to lead you to her, and
lead you to heriI SHALL
'Durga RAM he unused. She did |
not give him his title Of prince; in.
Iced, she never had She was really |
he rishtful heir to this crown; but |
her forbears had legally foresworn.
All! the Colonel Sahib's camp. Good.
lie knew now that in Kathlyn's es.
cape heih had the man Ahmed to reckon
with. Presently.
"She is there, Durga Ram"
And what more?" Ironically.
His GOODNESS caused her some I'm.
.easiness. Had he, by means unknown
to her, signed to'the guards to follow?
Umballa entered the living room
Of the bungalow. twas apparently
deserted. He cast quick glance
about. The curtains trembled sus.
piciously, and even as he noted It,
Bruce, Ramabai and Ahmed sprang
forth. carrying ropes. Umballa made
a dash for the door, but they were too
quick for'him. 7,
Struggling he was seized and bound;
but all the while he was Laughing in
wardly. Did they dream Of trapping
him in this childish fashion? BY now
20 or 30 of his paid men were draw
ing Gordon about the camp. All Of
them should pay the full penalty for
this act. What mattered q few ropes?
He was rather puzzled as to the rea.
son Of their leaving his right arm free.
/ Next. tho curtains were thrown back
and Kathlyn stood revealed. Near her
a leopard strained impatiently on the
leash. Umballa eyed her wonderingly.
She was like the woman who had ar.
rived weeks ago. And yet to him she
seemed less beautiful than when lie
paid five thousand rupees for her in
the slave mart. He waited.
"Umballa, write an order for my
fathers release"
4! "And i'll refuse?" Umballa wanted
to gain time.
I "You shall be liberated at the same
time as this leopard. You have had
experience with leorards. Do you not
recall the one my father killed, saving |
the life of your benefactor?"
4 II will free him in exchange for your.
self"
I Write" She offered the pen to
him.. ,-,.
He shrugged and made no effort to
take 1t.
Very WELL" said Kathlyn. Leave
u.s." Once alone she said: "Can you
run as fast as this cat?" She ap
preached and began at the knots OF
the ropes.
He saw by tho thin determined line
of her lips that she meant to do ex.
actly as she threatened. He concluded
then to sign the paper. His men
would arrive before messenger could
reach the city.
II will sign," he said. "For the pres
ent you have the best of me. But
what of the afterwards"
4 1--WE are going to hold you as hos
tage, Umballa. When my father ar
rives we intend to escort you to the
frontier and there leave you"
"Give me the pen." His men were
drawing nearer and nearer. He signed
the order of release. He knew that
even II 1t reached the Council It would
not serve, lacking an essential.
Kathlyn ioyfully caught up the or.
der and called to her friends. Ra.
mabai smiled and shook his head. II |
was not enough. he said. He took the
jeweled triangle from Umballa's tur.
ban.
go, Ramabai." said Kathlyn,
strangly tender all at once; "go bring
my father back to me. Rest assured
that II aught happens to you, umballa
shall pay"
with his head" supplemented
Bruce. Look not so eagerly toward
the west, Umballa. Your troopers will
remain at the edge of the clearing.
They have been informed that sin.
gle misstep on their part and their
master, dies"
umballa sat up stiffly in the chair.
They had beaten him by point. The
heat of his rage swept over him like
Gre, and he closed his eyes.
Ramabai passed the guards, giving
them additional warning to remain ex-
actly where they were. The captain
shrugged; it was all in a days work.
and women were always leading or
driving men into hell.
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