The Washington herald., 1914-06-02
Al ,ae Latest lIlaaosoplay News.
BY LOUIS GAS

which has made Q criminal Of Gregson.
| and leads Gray aside from his brutal
determination to force Rose to yield to
him. The spirit Of Gray is redeemed.
"Adventurcs OF Kathlyn, No. Is."
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Fast following the death of the King
of Allaha. Prince UmbaIlah, dethroned by
the revolution. managers to reinstate
himself and orders Kathlyn and her
father brought to the palace in order
that one OF them may be made the
reigning sovereign. Two parchments
comforting heirship to the throne to
Col. Hare and his family are now in
the hands Of the Supreme Tribunal. one
of which has been proved a forgery.
This has been cancelled by the late King.
and consequently the genuine parch-
ment is still in force. The throne ID
offered to Col Hare, but he emphatically
refuses to accept and Is arrested. There
upon. the unwelcome honor Is proffered
to Kathlyn as next In succession. She,
seeing a way to release her father and
revenge herself and family upon Um-
balah, instantly accepts and is crowned
Queen. The first thing she does upon
ascending the throne is to order the
reiease OF her father.
A girl of the Harem. who witnessed
the murder OF the King through the
treachery Of Umoallah, appears and tells
her story. Thereupon, Kathiyn and the
Supreme Tribunal order the arrest Of
Umballah. He Is ignominiously stripped
OF his rank and Is sentenced to serve for
life upon the prison treadmill. The High
Priest has discovered the will of the
King, which Is brought to the throne
room and read. 1t bequeaths a vast for
tune in gold sovereigns buried on Vol
cano Island to Kathlyn. She prefers her
liberty rather than the empty honors Of
Alfalfa, and offers to get and give the
gold, distribute it to the poor IL the
Supreme Tribunal will release her and
her family from heirship to the throne.
This they agree to do. A crafty creature
Of Umballah manages to inform him of
these doings, and in turn gets in touch
with faithful slave, who. by generous
bribery Of the guards. soon accomplishes
Umballah's escape. The latter. securing
his liberty, deftly and quickly disguises
himself in the garb of a holy-man. and
preys upon the credulity of the simple
seaside folk. so that he gets their serv-
ices and a boat. and makes a hurried
trip to Volcano Island. The day follow
ing. Kathlyn, Bruce, her father. Ram
abai and Pundita, secure swift mounts
and ride toward the sea, proposing to
voyage to the treasure trove. The ever
crafty Umballah, knowing of their route
and intentions, treacherously weakens
the cables Of the swinging bridge over a
deep chasm. assured that they will be
precipitated into its depths
Bruce, at once busy and undeterred.
soon has the bridge repaired: they re-
sumo their mounts and go forward to-
ward the seashore. Kthlyn, ever on the
alert, saves the life of her chief boat
mans child. by picking up the infant as
a leopard is about to attack 1t, and kill
ing the hungry beast by a single, we'll
directed shot from her revolver. Bruce
also has the good fortune to save the
life of the boatman himself. who has
into a leopard trap. The graft
ture of the man is so great that he offers
kathlyn's party all the boats at his dis
posal to help them make the voyage to
Volcano Island
The scene shifts to this desolate but
adventurous spot. showing Umballah and
his followers locating the cave where
when the bags of gold are brought to
light. the leader Of the sailors asks at
Jnce for division of II. Umballah quells
his mutiny in swift and decisive fashion
by plunging a knife into the malcontent
and leaves him for dead as they. by his
hurry back to the boats with
the treasure. AS these events are tran
spring, Kathlyn and her party reach the
sland and begin a search for the cave.
Then there is a tremendous hush-the
earth trembles, the sumbering volcano
belches forth fire, lava and rock, which
compels kathlyn and her party to run
to shelter under an overhanging cliff,
while tone of hot lava fall all about
them as they crouch in the shadow of
the rock. beyond harms fiery way.