The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
JCopyright: 1914: BY Harold MacGrath.
CHAPTER V.
THE TEMPLE OF TIE LION.

THE TEMPLE OF THE LION
~ Ill Bruce dropped down the arena to Kath.
lyn's side ne had never given thought the pos
| sibity OF the key not being the right one
Trapped !-ands Ahmed but a few yards away with
gharri ready to convey them to the camp free
dom, 1t took the heart of him for a moment. The
confusion all about the pau of dust the roaring
frightened lions which had escaped destruction shr
cries of the panic stricken populace, who looked
upon the white Memsahib as the daughter Shaitan
these dulled his inventive faculties the Here
was the confusion, properly planned and he could not
make of it. Possibly. when further explosion
snook the air. the mob and the soldiers would
Of curiosity. And then good-by!
But the signt of a lion emerging he murk, the
wrong side of the crevasse, reused him thoroughly
Save YOURSELF" said Kathlyn in despair; there
possible way of saving meg have never in all my life
injured any one, and yet God makes go through all
this | mad, you are, the whole world isl
Run"
Bruce laughed; it that kind of laughter with
which enter battle. He drew La Sngh's reyolvers
and thrust into her hand
Shoot at the keyhole. Leave the lion to me. With
the pandemonum will note the shots if they
do will think that explosions the way. I'll
get you this nightmare that's what born
for"
Nightmare!'
There nowr'--as Kathyn leaned dzziy gainst one
of the supports.
I've gone through good DEAL" sne said Without
more ado pressed muzze of the revolver into
keyhoe and fired She heard shot behind her. another
another but she kept firing into and about the
keyhoe until the revolver empty.
A firm hand drew her aside.
Gone to sleep. Let have vhack at that door,"
where's Ramabai?'
Went back over the wall. Probably Ahmed;
maybe gone directly off toward camp. Anyhow he nas
\, faith in me-"
- And, o! so have l, so have L."
Bruce bore his weight savagey against the door-once,
twice. thrice-and pitched his outside
He was up instantly. He caught Kathyn by the hand
and hurried her along; and all she could think of
Winnie romping toward the canoped studo her father
asleep the veranda and the leopard cat sprawed
on the dvan! ~
''Sahib! Huzoorr' voice called. This way!'
Ahmed! Ahmedm cried Kathlyn.
"Yes heaven born; but hurry, hurry! Umbalah will
return he get the better of his
legs silva take that battery that out! Heav-
en- born, you queen in fact :"
81 want to home, Ahmed, hone!
Here's the gharri. Here Sahibp He held out a
handful of cartridges toward Bruce. "These fit Lal
singhs pistols Hurry hurry"
Bruce helped Kathlyn into the vehicle and jumped in
beside and Ahmed struck the horse. The gharri
rickety old contrvance every hinge creakng like
lost soul; but Ahmed had reasoned that the
dapdated the vehicle the less conspicuous it would be.
lie urged the horse He wanted tie flying mob to think
that he flying, too which, indeed, he The
gharr rolled and careened like dory in squal A
Bruce and Kathlyn flung together, and
quite unconscously sne caught hold of his lean,
brown hand. 1t would not be true to say that he
Unconscious of the act
Presently they entered the paved streets of the ba-
laars, and the going improved. Kathyn leaned back