The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
CHAPTER XI.
[Copyright: 1914: By Harold Mac Grath. THREE BAGS OF SILVER.

tCopyright: Grath.
 THREE SILVER.
 the shock the bullet rather than serious
 of the wound that had toppled Kathyn into the
 river In the confusion, the rattle of musketry the
 yelling of the panic stricken pack cooies who had fled heltersketer the jungle the squealng of the elephants, she had forgotten crouch low in the how dah There had staggering blow after which sky and earth careened for moment and became black; then the chill of and stranguaton, and she found herself struggling in the deepest part of the ford, strange deadness in She had distinct reco lection of what took place; her thought keep her head above water.
 Instantly the firing ceased side because there cartridges, the other fear hitting the person who had made this pursuit necessary Kathyn struggled between the elephant which Ramaba and Pundita and the boat barge which he1 the eager Umbaah and his soldiers. The mahout, rorzed had slid off and taken his heels inglorously. Thus Ramabai could nothing to aid Kathlyn. Nor could elephant ridden by the colonel Bruce be managed.
 Umbalah quick to bis advantage, and, laugh ing he urged his toward the helpless girl The colonel raised his rife and aimed Umballah there report only click which to the frantic mans sounded like the gates of hell closing in behind him. "Forward~ shouted Umbalah.
 She was his again; he would have pleasure talk ing under the very of her father and over
 
 stood up in the howdah ready to dive; but the colonel restrained him.
 Don't waste your lfel My God, can't help herl Not bullet in either gun. Gods all these worthless stones call guns! There, he's got her! Not shell left! Kit, Ktp The colonel broke down and cried like child As for hmsef hot irons could have wrung tear from his but Kit, in the hands of that black devil again!
 Colonel" said Bruce "Tm going get cart ridges"
 He realized then that Kathlynt future depended upon him alone The colonel broken man. So he struck the elephant, which numbered ashore. The moment Kathlyn was safe the barge Umbaah would probably give orders to resume firing. He could do with mpunity.
 The soldiers drew Kathyn into the barge. Umbalah saw that wounded in the heshy part of the arm Quickly snatched off the turban of the soldiers unwound it. and began to bandage Kathlyn's The man, all his oriental craftiness, still guie less enough expect sign of gratitude from her; but her she shrank in oathing His anger famed and he flung her roughly into a seat
 Suffer- then, little foolr'
 Meantime the colonel and Bruce dismounted and tried to stem the tide of fleeing cooes; but it more effective than blowing against the wind They found. however abandoned pack containing cartridge cases and they filled their pockets calling to Ramabai Pundita to follow them along the river in pursuit of Umballah's barge, which being rapidly poled upstream. They might be able to pick off enough sol diers sharpshooting, make it impossible the barge They both dead shots, and the least they would be put the fight basis of equality numbers concerned
 The colonel forgot all about how weak he The rage and despair in his heart had given him fictitious strength
 The curse the curse, always the curse!"
 Don't you believe that colonel. It is only msfor- tune. Now I'm going to pot Umbalah. That will sim pfy everything Without a head the soldiers will be without cause, and they'll desert Kathlyn quickly a cooles deserted us."
 Where is AhmedY
 "Ahmed? I had forgotten all about himI But we can't wait He'll have look for himself Harkv'