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signed by ns" The colonel turned his back to Umbaah Nught the lattced window. and peered forth.
 There are ways" bazed forth Umbalah.
 Bah! You black fool" replied the colonel, wheel ing " Have 1 not yet convinced you that all you can do is to kill mel Don't waste your time in torturng ne It will neither open my lips nor compel me to take character brush in hand If my daughter is dead be It. At any rate she present beyond your clutches You overreached yourself Had you brought her back H quite possible might have surrendered But am alone now.'
 You refuse to tell where the figree basket is hid den?"
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 You refuse to exercise your prerogatiye to open tha doors of the treasury?"
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 Umbalah opened the door, motioning to the troopers to pass out. He framed the threshold and eurously eyed this unbendabe Presently he would bend. Umballah smiled.
 Col Sahib am not yet at the end of my ,ources, and with this he went out, closing the door.
 That smile troubled the colonel. What deyiltry the scoundrel up now? What could he possibly do?
 Later as he paced wearily to and fro he saw some thing white slip under the door. He stopped and picked up note, folded European fashion. His heart thrilled as he read the suited script Ahmed and shall watch over you Be patient This time I pretending O be your enemy and you accordingly. messenger has arrived from Bala Khan. Your daughter and Bruce eaho are ahVe and, more, the way to Aaha in native guse. Be of good cheer. Ramaba'
 And umbalah as he lifted his fruit dish supper espied another of those sinister warnings Beware This time he summoned his entire household and threat ened death each and all of them if they did not im- medatey disclose him the person who had placed this note under the fruit dish They cringed wept and walled, but nothing could be got them. He had several fogged general principles
 kathlyn and Bruce returned to Allaha without mis- hap Neither animal nor yagabond moested them. When they arrived they immediately found acquant Ramabai, who with Pundita set out to meet them.
 In their picturesque dsguises Kathyn and Bruce made
 handsome pair of high natives. The blue eyes alone might have caused remarks but this neglig ble danger, since color and detracted Kahlyns har however was securely hidden and must be kept bit Of carelessness on her part sportve wind and she would be lost She had been for dyeing her ha bur Bruce would not hear of this dissertation.
 So they entered the lions den, or, rather the jackas
 At Ramabais house Ahmed fell his knees in thank fulness not that his memsahib was in Aaha but that she alive.
 During the evening meal Ramabai outlined his plot to crcumvent Cmballah. He had heard from of lis faithful followers that Umbaah intended to force the colonel into native marriage later dispose of the colonel and marry the himself. Suttee had fallen in dsuse in Alaha. He Ramabai would apparently side with Umballah against Col Hare who would dersand perfectly As the colonel would refuse marry he, Ramaba would suggest that the colonel be married by proxy However suspicious Umballah might be, he would not be able to find fault with this plan. The be- rothal would take place in about fortnight The memsahb would be chosen consort out of all the sembed high caste ladies of the state.
 Ahmed threw up his hands in horror, but Lal Singh bade him be patient What did the mcmsahib say to this? The memsahib answered that she placed herself servedly in Ramabais hands; that Umbaah was mad and must be treated as one.
 Ramabai, why not strike now?" suggested Ahmed
 The promise Cmballah has made to the soldiers has reunited them temporarily. Have patience, Ahmed Lal