The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

lyn, realizing that II was usel,s.
tempt to move this man, turned ,n,
started to run, but he interccpt.J r".
MY queen. my bride that was Il, ~,
the golden houri! Five times fv. ,b,,'
sand rupees would not purchasc Il l,,,
OF your head"
II am your queen" But sho said +,
without heart.
What! Do you believe thai u.v.
ing passed the ordeals you nulafaJ ,ho
effect by running away. You V.u h.
whatever I choose. o, it will n. ..,,I'.
done. You shall go with M g., 49,,
council, and the four Of us shall decide
All, you would not be my Wife
You shall die. Durga Ram" sin, 70.
piled, land 1t will be the death o,
pariah dog"
"Ah! Still that spirit which lowed
Why, did not buy you withou, know.
ing who you were? Are you not n.n,,
At this very moment could place. ,.r,
in my zenana and who would ,,.t
know? And soon you would D., want
any one to know
Are you without mercy"
Mercy? l know not the word Hr
have an ambition which surpass.s
all other things. My wife you shall ho.
or worse. But legally. always I,ga..',
lie laughed again and swiftly caught
her In his arms. She struggled I..a
tigress. but without avail. lie covered
her face and neck with kisses. ,h.n
thrust her aside. Poor little foo'
II you had whined and whimp.r,d
should have let you go long sine Hu,
there burns within you a spirit mus,
conquer. and conquer l Will
kathryn stood painting arains,
| f.illar Had she hold "a az
hand she would have killed him wIthou,
compunction, as one brushes "A poison.
| Gus viper.
Legally! Why, all the cr,m,- n
Hind are done under that word J..
the shibboleth Of the British RAJ L..
gally! Gomez"
Il will not stir"
Then be carried" he replied ...N.
oning his servants.
NO. no."
"Ah. Well. then. we'll ride together
in the palanquin."
To struggle would reward her with
nothing but shame and humilat.ou 80
she bent her head to the inevitdb.,. \
passionate longing to be REVENGE upon
this man began to consume her She
wanted the feel Of his brown throat N
her fingers; wanted to beat Inn down
to his knees. to twist d crush hrI
But she was q woman and she had o.,
the strength man.
Behold" cried Cmballa later. r.
he entered the presence of the cour..
behold a slave Of mine" lie pushed
Kathlyn forward. This day | boy-u.
her for five thousand rupees"
The council stirred nervously.
DO you not recognize her?' eNI.'-
antly.
The council whispered to one an.
other.
Legally she Is mine, though she Dc.
been a queen. But by running away
she has forfeited her rights to tn" tw
Of the ordeals. Am I not right
The council nodded gravely They
had not yet wholly recovered from th'.r
bewilderment.
ON the other hand, her Identity mus
remain a secret till ! have developed
my plans" continued Umballa.
you are all counting a terrible 70.
prisal." said Kathlyn. Il beg Of ,ol
TO Kill me at once; do not prolong Wg
torture. my misery. I have harmed
J none Of you, but you have gri"vuE~F
harmed me. One even now seek al
OF the British Raj; and there are ul0y
soldiers
The threat was i'll timed.
The head of the council said 10 I'm.
balla: ut would he wise t. lrce H,r
up for the present. We all face great
complication"
"A very wise counsel" agreed IN.
balla, knowing that he had brat 20
say the word to destroy then. all Md
she shall have company would II
have her lonely. Come. ma jesty. i n
to follow your humble servant" IN.
balla salaamed.
Kathlyn was led to a cell in he
palace prison whose walls she had 900:
little while ago viewed in passin- ari
thrust inside. A single window -.
mtted faint light. Umba,h r'-
manned by the door. chucklng s'''.y
Presently. her eyes becoming a...s-
toned to the dark. Kathlyn discovered
man chained to a pillar. Thr man
suddenly leaned forward.
Kit. my Kit"
. "Father!"
She caught him to her breast IN Ncr
strong young arms, crooned 20 IN
and kissed his matted head. AMI hey
stood that way for long tim,
. At this very moment there l'.. 700
before the council a wild eyed
elled Young man. How n" nai ...-.'
the palace guard none OF them ,r.N
"A white woman was hrouah 40
this room forcibly a few m.ug'.- .-.
! demand her And 10y III" God "'
father l will cut out the heart 81 ...N
one Of you IL you deny me-
white: she is Of my race"
There Is no white woman h,r,
Sahib!"
You lie." Numbered the youu '.H
, Two guards came in qu,hl'
II say you lie. She was sc,a '''
ter here"
THE man Is mad. Besides -'
rilege for him to enter our pre-,
this manner" cried one Of thc
Seize HIM"
al A fierce struggle between Tho '''
and Bruce followed: but his
| city and the attendant eNoitcu. .'
weakened him. He was carr''I
2 still fighting manfully.
. In the meantime Cmhala G
= that the reunion had LASTED
:, enough. He caught KathlNu