The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10

They would be ready.
 Flcker-hicker the lights; fcker-fcker the tongues And the peaceful oriental looked down serenely.
 Umbaah remained in the palace, burning with the fires of murder Messenger after messenger to port that the fugves still at large. Contrary Ahmeds expectations, Umbaah did believe that his be foohardy enough to seek refuge the house of Ramabai The four les ding out of le city watched, the oloners bur allow, and the ruins of Bruces camp. They still in the cit: : but where?
 A kings peg and another and rmballah stormed his heart filled with Dutch courage.
 Ramabai made his preparations case the hunters entered the house. He opened door which led into large gallery, dim and dusty but still beautiful Ancient covered the walls-armor of the days when there existed in Delhi peacock throne armor nlad with gold and liver turquoise there were jewel incrusted swor. and daggers blazing helmet which of Pundita's ancestors had when the Great Khan came laundering down from China.
 Here," saio Ramabai the colonel, you will be safe They might search for days without learning this room existed There will be no need to remain here Time enough when my servant gives warning"
 They filed out the gallery solemnIy. And Kathlyn out into the garden, followed by Bruce.
 Do you know" said Kathlyn, the sight of all that armor old and still magnificent, seemed to awaken the recollection of another age to me?"
 He wanted to take her in his arms, waited for her to continue the thou It.
 "I wonder if in the dim pas. Amazon? ?"
 "I wonder, too," he said.
 It is marvellous how this horrid country has brought out in me things, emotions and the like, that dreamed existed. Tonight feel like pagan. want to put of those amazing chain armors take sword and go forth"
 She stretched out her and suddenly he caught them and drew them down.
 Kathlyn, we may may not get of this alive I have my doubts, for all Ramabais thousand guns There will be desperate aoout taking whatever promises the most loot .nd they will be everywhere like poisonous fes God knows ought not to speak. say anything, but my heart is too full this night" She tried to draw away her hands,
 Il love you Kathlynl"
 No, mol" She struggled back from him.
 With all my heart and soul. You are as irresistible as breathing. And want you for my wife, Kit!"
 No, John! Perhaps my poor father is right. of some sort to be hanging For look: how times has everything looked bright. only to turn out like this The cable sayinG that Winnie was on her way the brgands -Ahmeds long sleep the mis- take this afternoon of the mahouts wonder if my own God has forsaken us7"
 "Kitw
 No, no! refuse to let you be dragged into this. want you to go, to go while thers Is time I com mand it. As you say, we cannot what may happen The rebellion may prove fszle; but, way or the other, there will be death you to leave us for we are indeed accursed r
 The man at her side laughed To her ears it was tho
 laughter she had heard in the desert In her heart she knew that he would not 60. Was she glad?
 Ny life is mine Kit" he said releasing her hands, "and give it to you But promise not to speak of love again till safe and sound the b-oad Pa cifc There Ahmed and LAl Singh and Ramabai and
 will be their lieutenant. By the Lord Harry, besides yourself there is only thing want hand round the throat of the black devil who has caused all ths He seems to bear charmed nfe Never hRvsI had . good opportunity to get near him. But patiencsl'
 Let return to fath and Wihnie.s uhe said. Be sides, perhaps ought not o ve come out here at all
 And Winnie! The change which had taken place in the child the most remarkable of all to Kathlyn. Winnie was woman quiet, brave unmurmuring, and Kathyn nov realized that the child had been nishty simply because they had coddsd her and given her whms in the old days. The old days! An. could either of them back to the placid, hudrum tentment of home after all this strifel
 During this talk in the garden UmbalhA hada not bees