The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
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had Nero called Ahenobarbus. and beins
 comparisons they missed the grtatness of then august but hampered regent Umbaah
 Always the hazaars heard before any other part of the city. The white memsahb dead but had been recapured posing the physician r an attempt her sister, the queen o, the chief city Aaha blessed in the matter of choice and unexpected amusements unrivaicd in all Asia
 Yes. umbahh was unlike Nero-to keep the popu' amused they would temporarily forget ther bur dens.
 But why the sudden appearance of soldiers who stood guard at every exit compelling the inmates of the bazaars not to leave their houses? Ali, ai! Why this secrecy. since they knew what going take place? But the soldiers ordinarily volublt maintained grim silence, and vent far to extend the bayonet to all tnoss who tried leave the streets.
 affair of state all the natives could get In answer their inquiries Men docking to the roos But the moonshine made all things ghostly The car of the god Juggernaut visible but what lay in It's path could not be
 Umballah was not popular that night But this was a private affair We'll he knew the ingenuity and re- his enemies large There would be no rescue this night Kathlyn Memsahib should die; this time nc determined to put fear into the hearts of the others
 Having drunk his kings peg, he was well fortined against any personal qualms The passion he had hao for Kathyn dead, dead he wanted her to be-
 Whom the gods destroy they first make mad; and Umballah mad.
 The palanquin waited in vain outside the wall of tho gurden of brdeswaited till ripple of the news eidied about the conveyance the shape of greatly agtated Lal Singh.
 He is really going to kill her" he panted. He mred her to sisters side, then captured her She to be placed beneath the of Juggernaut within an hour done secretly The people are guarded and held in the Ahmed with elephant and armed keepers will be here shortly have warned him. Umbalah amuck
 Suddenly they heard voices in the garden, first Umba- lahs then Kathyns Sinister portents to the ears oa the listeners and loyal friends. The former for breaking into the garden then and there glance through the wicket gate disclosed the fact Umballah and Kathyn surrounded by fifteen OF twenty soldiers And they dared fire at Umbaah for fear of hitting Kathlyn.
 The palanquin was hastily carried of sight.
 At the end of the passage nearest the gate which seldom closed. Through this one had to pass and from the city Going through this gate could make the hill (where the of Jugger naut stood within fifteen minutes, while deour round the walls of the ancient city would of hour Umbalah ordered the gate be closed stationed a guard there. The gates changed behind him and Kahlyn This time he guarding entrance. If his enemies they would naturally be weak in numbers outside they would find it extremely difficult make entrance. More than this, he had troop toward fe colonels camp.
 The gates had scarcely been closed when Ahmed, his elephant, and his armed keepers into view. The sent Punda back camp, and the actual warfare began They approached the gate demanding to be al lowed to The soldiers refused Instantly the keep flung themselves furiously upon the soldiers. The who held the key threw it the wall just fore he overpowered But Ahmed had prepared From out the howdah he took heavy leather pad he adjusted the fore skull of the elephant gave a command.
 The skull of the elephant is thick Hunters will tell that bullets glance off from the back of
 duck. Thus protected by the leather pad elephant becomes formidable battering ram, backed by weight Only the solidity of stones may stay him.
 Ahmeds elephant shouldered through gates grandly For all the they that skull they might have been constructed of papier mache.
 Through the dust they hurried. Whenever a curious native got in the way the butt of a rifle besrred him of it.