Arizona republican., 1914-06-28
Copyright: 1914: By Harold Mac Grathl CHAPTER XVII


 7 MBALLAH began to go about cheerfully He no longer doubted his star. Gutter born was he? |, tN rat from the streets? Very well there were
 rats and rats, and some tt deep that people died of it. He sometimes doubted the advisablity of per mitting Colonel Hare's headman Ahmed to about the rascal might in the end prove sharp. Still it not bad idea to let Ahmed believe that he walked in security All Umballah wanted was the colonel Kath- lsn and the young hunter, Bruce It would be Ahmed grown careless, who would eventually lead him or his spies to the hiding place.
 That the trio in the city Umbaah did not doubt In the least that they already scheing to b crate the younger sister, All his enemies where be could rut his hand them!
 Cheerful the word " The crust of civilization thin; the true savage cracking out through it. the days of the Muny Umbalah would nave been the Mana Sahbs right hand He would have given the tragedy Cawnpore ap extra touch
 Ten thousand rupees did not go far among soldiers whose called for times that sum. So he placed it where it promised to do the good It was capital idea, this of cutting Ramabas throat with his own money. The lawless element among the troops hs Umbalahs at least his long enough for the purpose he had in mind
 When the multitude round the platform dissolved and Winnie was led to her chamber In the Umballah treated himself to beverage known the kings pega trfe composed of brandy and champagne That he drank to stupefaction Gods method of protecting that night an innocent chid-for Winnie was not much than that .
 Alone dazed and terrified she dropped down upon the cushions and cried herself to seep-exactly Kahlyn had done. In the morning she awoke to find tea and food She had heard enter leave. Glancing curousy round her prison of marble and jasper and porphyry, she discovered slip of white paper protrud ing through square in the atticed window which opened out toward the garden of brdes-
 Hope reused Der into activity She ran to the window and snatched the paper eagerly. It from Kathyn darling Kit The risk with which it had been placed in the latticed window occurred to Winnie.
 The note informed her that the doctor of the senana had been sufficiently bribed permit Kathyn to make up like her and gain admittance to the Winnie complain of illness and ask for the doctor, but not before the morning of tho following day So far as she Kathyn could learn, Winnie would be left in peace till the festival of the of Juggernaut H. she would be forced to attend the ceremonies the palace would be practically deserted and then Kathyn would appear.
 This news pucked up Winnie's spirits considerably. Surely her father and Kit brave and cunning enough to circumvent Umballah What frightful try! What a dreadful people, She miserable over the tortures father had suffered but nevertheless she held him cupable for telling both her and Kit all and not half truth. basket of gems! She and Kit did not wish to be rich, only free and happy. And her own folly coming would but add to the miseres of her loved .
 Ahmed had told her of the ordeals the black dun gson the whipping he had done convince her that she must eterny her guard search carefully into epy proposition laid before her. and play for tme tine,