The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12

and Umbalah will catch us with the elephants he has at hand By the time he starts his expedition snah De thirty miles away. Let us be cheerfulr'
 h1t said her father "I couldn't help it. 1 can't think quickly any more. I am like a man in a nightmare
 I've been down to hel and just yet realize that am out of it. I'm sorry!"
 Poor dad" Kathyn pressed him in her arms, while Bruce nodded enyiousy but approvngy.
 By and by they drew aside the curtains Kathyn saw here and there objects which her first journey along this highway. If only she had known!
 One thing is forecast" said Bruce. When Ramabai returns it will be fight. He will able to avoid it now. shouldn't mind going back with him. Ahmed. what is this strange hold Umballah has of tue Council of Three? They always appear to be afraid of him."
 An, sahib' said Ahmed, resting his ankus goad the skull of his mount there is said to be another prs oner in the palace prson Lal Singh knows, believe
 'W Whats your idea?"
 Sahb, when put you all safe over the frontier am coming back to Alaha to find out" And that was all Ahmed would say regarding the subject.
 |" I'll wager he knows," whispered Bruce
 'B But who can it be? Another poor devil of a white man! Yet how could q white man influence the actions of the Counci"' The Colonel spoke irritably
 Look"-from Kathlyn. "There is one of those won. derful trees they call the flame of the jungle" She 'heil to the tree merely to dyer sion She wanted to keep her fathers thoughts away from Allaha
 So they journeyed into the sunset into twilight into the bright. starry night
 Back in the city the panic was already being forgotten thing of the The leopards were back at their patrolng: the high officials and dignitaries together with the unsuccessful candidates had their ways Umballah alone paced the hals we'll satisfied with the events of the day, barring the disturbance caused by the escape of the leopards.
 His captain entered and saluted.
 Highness, mahout has news"
 "News? Of what?"
 He claims that he saw the kings turban in a howdab which passed the ancient gate about hour gone."
 "That is not possible," replied Umballah
 "I told him that the king was in his chamber"
 :" So he is Wait! will go myself and see" all at vaguely perturbed He back in very short time furious It is true! Woe those permitted him to escaper
 Highness, the of the eopards and the confu. sion which followed ."
 By all the gods of Hind, and twas you who left the door open! You opened it for pass out first Sum. the council Of with you, and give this handful of silver to the only who has enough to believe his Hare Sahb is mine, will follow him into the house of the British Raj! Guards and ele- plants! And the bride to be- what of her? Look and see Nay, will go with you"
 Umbaah found empty chamber; the future queen was gone More. he found one of the women of the zenana-his favoritebound and gagged witl handkec- chiefs. Quickly he freed her.
 Hghness, the brides face like my own but her arms light cotted cream And she spake the tongue of the white people,"
 kathlyn Hare! ,She lived she had escaped the bri- gands; she had fooled him! And Ramabai had played with him cat plays with wounded mousse o, they should see this tme
 Suddenly he laughed. It echoed down the corridor and of the leopards back at the sin ister sound.
 Highnessr' timdly
 Enough, hold you bameless" He rushed from the palace.
 Poor fools Let them believe that they had escaped.