The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-22
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me Sappers.
Between Hampstead and Mazda Vale
J there is a pleasantly situated street
(; fianked on either side by neat villas
1 dear to the English heart by reason OF
n their tenacious adherence 10 uniform
4 aty and stamped by the carefully TRIM
med box-hedges which mark the bouA-
Diary OF the minute lawns as eininentiy
!; respectable. Stock brokers, business
gentlemen, whose names, ending eu-
y phonically in helm" and stein, sus-
gested consanguinity, widowed ladies'
OF youthful appearance keenly inter
ested In church work and inexhausu-
BILE on the subject OF my late dear
husband" an occasioraf star ia the
theatrical world, half tolerated. nan
lionized by the rest--such were the
types that domiciIed in the red oricA
walls and lived elsewhere. The villas
had numbers, but they were rarely re-
Serred 70, and for the most part irate
| cabmen were Instructed 10 discover
| Forest Lodge. Malplaqnet House, or
| The Pines. as tho case might De- ny
the Hight OF "new-art' lamps, whose ra-
dance was more artistic than enec-
tual.
At the corner one house had had the
temerity To dtfferentlate from It's com
panicns. Doubtless il had been bulN
before the golden age OF toy turrets,
weather-cocks, latticed windows anu
gable, for il was uncompromislngy
simple I'm structure and disgraced the
rest OF the Park" by its Indifference
Ia the prettiness OF lace curtains ana
symmetrical fower-beds. Like the
rest. however, II rejoiced IN name
! and Indra House vas written Ia SUN
black letters on the gate-posts. NO
body knew very mach about the inhao-
! 1tants It was vaguely understood that
a few select Hindu gentlemen belong
ing TO the legal profession had united
to form a suitable home for students
Of their own nationality. and color was
lent to this superstition by the regular
appearance toward dusk OF respectfully
dressed individuals. undeniably orien-
tai In feature and complexion, who
passed noiselessly into the gloomy ana
unexplored precincts. AT first the ten
ants OF Maipfaquet House, Forest
Lodge and The Pines protested against
what they called the running or Sc
lect neighborhood,' but little by little
the obvious inoffensiveness OF the new
neighbors silenced the most sensitive
and Indra House was allowed TO sink
into mysterious oblivion.
One certain evening about three
weeks after the opening OF Parliament
u young Hindu entered the uncared-tor
garden, and after having glanced
sharply around him, rang the bell
which was marked by the harmless IN
junction "Tradesmen only" There was
nosimmediate response and he waited
patiently, his eyes travelling mean
while In keen search down the path
way, dimly lighted by the street lamp
There was no one to be seen, however
The characterless drizzle that polished
the neat paving-stones to silvery re-
fiectors OF the cas-jets kept even the
seYvant.girs within doors, and satisfied
that he was alone the visitor repeated
his summons. this time ringing three
times and allowing a brief but appar-
emily calculated interval between each
peal. Then the door opened and he
stepped into the bare, poorly-lighted
hall.
"Swaraj!" he said TO the dark-skin-
med servant and receiving the low an
swer, Kali" he nodded and passed
on.
The room which he now entered fac
ed the doorway and by curious con-
struction ended the passage. leaving
, only q small space for the narrow
Ewinding staircase. 1t was a very or
'dfuAry apartment. plainly furnished
! and suggested the reading-room OF a
sthird-class club. -fcw-rzrcrs-f7fy
scattered on the table--the Times, the
Daily News. an illustrated monthly. "a
Law tournal--a miscellaneous but fnof-
fensive collection. A Hindu youth
i stood by the fireside. He was OF the
type more commonly seen in the low
resorts OF the East End--a miserable
!n6hre, destined from birth TO go under
1 In the struggle. His clothes were
''threadbare and confirmed the silent
testimony OF the hollow cheeks and
wild sunken eyes. An object for pity
I, ---or OF fear. AS the door opened his
hand had slipped 10 an electric bell
on the mantel shelf. then perceiving
Z, who the newcomer was, his arm drop
ped Imply to his side.
y s'Swaraj!" the elder man said quiet
~.
"Kali," The youth by the tiresde
are all there" he added They await
you"
do you keep guard -
until / am needed"
(. There was an underlying signir-
\ canoe In the answer, or which the new
; arrival seemed fully aware. He glanc.
z ed keenly at the emaciated yet still
agile figure and at the eyes with their
smoldering blaze Of fanaticsm
"You are indeed among the chosen
ones, brother" he said and crossed
Z the room.
The second door opened stiffly anC
X revealed yet a third which was appar
4 ently locked from the inside. A twice
repeated tap, however, caused the key
tb>b be turned and he passed into the
4 Adjoining room. pausing a moment OF
THE threshold with q Rracefnl gesture
y uf salutation. A party OF % men seat
"a ut the long table returned his greet
X tnes and he took the vacant place neal
thb center. His competitions were al
on his race, though not all or the saTH'
D btonch OF that race Both In the Gu
okttheir features and in their genera
abpearance they were divided into w.,
d{6tinct groups OF which the Hind
seated at the head OF the table repre-
eonted the moro important lie wa
unNsually fair-skinned, and that pecu
K 1iktffy. to,cther with the cold era.
tAfks and regular handsome features
- kmpcd him Enthusiastically as a Chit
Ven Brahman. lie was carefully