The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25

Not in many big rain had they had srch excitement.
The fury in Umballah's heart might have dsquieted
Bruce had he known of its existence.
Kathlyn arriving in "er chamber flung hersels down
upon her cushions and lay he.e like Dead would
she be comfored by the worshipng Punda. Bruce had
saved her this time hut possible that he could
repeat the feat
Having convinced Umbaah and the council that she
would not marry her prosecutor, the council announced
to the populace fete LAY the would
confront the lions in the elephant arena What could oae
do against such odds Lions lro gts from the far
Nubian deserts, fierce, untamabe
That night there conference between Bruce
Ahmed, and Ramaba
They have taken my guns away, and God knows
can't do the impossible Where the devil 7ere your
cames Ahmed?'
Umbalah has his spies, Ramaba," said Ahmed, sml-
ing, he into his bhisti rags, hi Ramabai had
surrendered willingly enough; Ramaba, thou conspira
tor what about the powder mines yu and your friends
hid when the ate king sgni6ed that he inclined
toward British protectorate? Eth? What about the
republic thou hadst dreams of? Poor fool = in our
blood to be ruled by kings, oppressed should not
know what to do with absolute freedom There! Fear
not Why should 1 betray thee. The mines. Th, arena
is of wood"
But there will be many of my friencs there said the
bewildered Ramabai. Who this strange who
seemed to know everything?
Put the mines in the center of the What
want is merely and confusion Poui! Bang!
There's your miracl,. Ind little under the royal
pavilion And Umballah and the council sleep in Shat
tans arms. Welcome, my lambs!" And Ahmed laughed
noiselessy.
BY the Lord!" gasped Bruce. " But he fuses? No.
no, Ahmed it cannot be done"
my friend Ial Singh there is a cellar
full of strange magicmagic with copper wires that spit
blue fires. Eh sahb? You and ] know have trav-
eed."
Batteries, here, in this gilderness?"
" Even To yo., Rcmabai, the powder; to me, the
splitting wires; you Bruce Sahb patience. Umbalah
shall yet the soles OF his Feet in the treadmi
He shall grind the poo- mans l know what
know. Now must be off. l shall return tomorrow
night and Ramaba shall gather together fellow
consprators (who would blow Up the palace and bring
the mines to the -ena"
And while Kathyn gazed through the marble lattice
the bright another gazed the heavens in
far country, sprte of girl with dark, fearful
Father gone, sister gone; silence.
But few yards away from Kathlyn man plucked at
his chains, praying God that he might lose his
With the finished cruelty of the east Umbalah
had visited Col Hare ag~n! There is nothing like
suspense hope and from the heart of
On the night before the ordeal moved cautiously
about the elephant 1t only after much per-
suasion argument could Bruce hold the At the
testing La Snghs wires and batteries they had
to fly. This devils fire.
At the end of the arena, in box which Bruce to
occupy order of the council (whee they proposed
keep eye upon him and Umballah wiring his heart
the key the wires laid This box directly
canopy where the mahouts loafed between fights
Back this canopy door which led outside Through
this Bruce proposed lead Kahlyn during the confusion
had !oG4 4bS
(who also guardian of the arena, and the this
door reposed in Bruce's pocket
On the day of the ordeal only the bedrdden remained
at home The temples the palaces The bazaars all
deserted thorough if the black wings of the plague
had through the city Even the and the kites
there the chatterng the other soaring high
above.
Ramabai forced sit with the council, much to his
terror After much pleading the council prevailed
upon to permit him sit with Bruce. Gordon SOL
ders accordingly detailed surround Bruse box
the
When Kathlyn arrived she was placed under the
canopy another bit of kindly attention the part Of
Umballah to twist the white mans heart. But nothing
could have happened to the satisfaction cf Bruce
Kathlyn Ha-," he called out softly in Spanish "do
you hear and understand me?'
Yes" she replied in the same tongue DO nothing
desperate Don't throw away 1our fe have sister
in America. VIII you tell herr"
Listen Under no circumstance, leave the canopy.
The lions come from the other side We are not only
going to rescue but you Attend me -arefuly Be-
hind you is door, There will be explosion in the
center of the There % another under our
friend Umballah, but the battery DID, Press toward
that door. have the key"
"Ah, Mr.. Bruce -
"Kathlyn. my name is John"
" The lions, the lions :" howled the populac.
he had beens
back into antiquity that Nero yonder squirting
through his polished emerald The great tawny African
brutes bnked and turned their shaggy heads this way
and that uneasiy. Kathlyn stood still How, how
could they her? At length the lions esped her.
attracted by the white of her robe One bounded forward
growing The 9th rs Immediately started in pursuit.
Suddenly the of the opened and tremen-
dous followed. A low wall of terror round the
Surely this Memsahb had all the gods With her.
crevice had opened up between Kathyn and the