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

" Tch! Tch ~ clicked Ahmed II unwou,t dirty
turban and slipped out of the ragged shrtlke frock
These and the skin below bhsti entered,
bhsti goes out What is simpler than that? 1t is not
light enough for the soldiers notice There food and
water here. Trust eude those bhangguzzlers
side. Am 1 a ryot farmer to twist naught but bull
locks tais?"
Ahmed said Bruce holding his hand you're
man."
Thanks Sahib" dryly. But hasten! At dawn to-
morrow, late tonight, Ramabai eturns witt full
skin. The Mem5ahb ,eas stand the ordeal
of terror for she is guarded we'll Yet they
not going to bind her, I should rot worry. She has
animal magic in her eye, in her voice has wild
beasts grow still when she spoke. Who knows? Now,
Sleep"
Bruce and Ramabai had no difficulty in passing the
guards The white hunter free come and o, and
the sleepy soldiers the water skin which Ramabai
threw careessly his head They OF down against
the wall again nd replenished the dung fire Bruce
Ramabai wisely EIDE wide detour to the eepul tree.
which they climbed disturbing the apes the para
keets.
Somewhere o'clock they heard the king Of
wheels and of voices Shortly into range
of vision drew a pair of bullocks pull ng tiger trap
toward the clearing This cage was of stout wood with
iron bars The of the cage solid the front had
falling door. The whole structuro rested upon low
the ground. An iron ring attached the wall.
and to this generally tied kid the beatng of which
lued the tiger for which the trap laid The momeut
the brute touched the bait the falling sid down.
imprisoning the prowler.
When Bruce this damnabe thing he understood,
and he shook 'h horror and voicee rage. He caught
Ramabai by the savagely that low cry came
frc-4 the brown mans lips
Patience, Sahibl" he warned Without you what
will the Memsahib do? They will tie Eer in that and
liberae tiger. The rest lies with you, Sahib"
Ramabai. God hears me, some shall pay for
this! The nineteenth century, and I am wide
awake! I MAJ be able kill the brute with the Sc
reyovers but III stop him. if ave to use my bare
hands Kathlyn Hare!"
Hush!" again warned Ramabai, gg.ng is perch.
Later by half Bruce witnessed spectacle such
few white happily for their reason permitted
.athyn in her royal robes (for ordeas of this
character ceremonals), a lace of wonderful
eneralds about her throat stepped palanqun
stood waiting From other vehicles conveyances
stepped Umbalah, the council, and the yellow robej
priests. Troops also appeared, and behind them the
eager, expectars populace. They we're to be amused
There were many of thcm, however, Who hoped that
miracle would happen.
Ramabai," whispered Bruce she as beautiful as
dream. If had only known! Well t':ere1 going to
be miracle See how straight she stands sign of
fear in her face There's . . woman
for me - he added under his breath
He the bejeweled turban of Umbalah bend toward
the girl, and it hard resist taking pot at the
Kathlyn shook her head. Thereupor she was led
to the trap her hands bound the rope round her
waist attached securely to the ring
All, they talked about it that night in the surgins
bazaars in the palace, wherever two persons came to-
gether how the white hunter had appeared nowhere
rushed toward the trap the tiger approached entered
and dropped the door, blazed away at the beast who
turned tail and limped off into the jungle Al! It was
sight for eyes, They could laugh behind Umbaahs back
the gutter born the iron heeed upstat they could riddle
(confdentaly) the council with jests The law was
the law and none the priests in their sbavsn