The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
IL ADVENTURES OF KATHLYNBy Harold MacGratl

: all these days of suspense ana tor.
ror
| And suddenly the jungle came ia al,
end. and "A long, ploughed field rpen,J
into view. Beyond this field iuso
ruined wall. broken by n crumhin cato
and lounging in the gateway ~, SOL.
dicrs. Near by were two elcphai s. ON.
ployed in pilng logs.
Rajah, pcrforce, slackcncd d GA,
| The soldiers became animated lr.m,a
atcly the two mahouts charg, tb,t-
brutes toward Raiah, which stop, l. H..
had had his sport. He swaycd o., and
fro. one of the mahouts rcacu,. for.
ward and clouted Rajah on tl. knee.
He slowly kneelcd. The sold,,-. ran
forward to help kathryn out ~ tho
! howdah. At the sight of her st.. ,b.ir
establishment was great.
She was very weak and faint. ST., tho
increasing Babel of tongues u.. lk.
little triphammers beating upon her
aching head. one Of the suli.,.- e,e
her u drink of water. lie hold can.
teen high, so that the water trt,.I.1
into her mouth: no lips but l'. own
must touch the nozzle, otherWis. bcmr
Brahmin, he would be denlcd. %ail,.s
instantly focked about, jabho,ls in
wonder. Some Of the boder touched
her bare arms. The soldiers drot, hem
back angrilY Through the pros. a
horseman pushed forward I'll, r.der
stared at the strange captive. started.
| and uttered an astonishod cry.
THE white queen Of Alfalfa. whom
mine own eyes saw crowned at ~. dur.
: bar there" he murmured. az, tho
.c a..
mean? Stop" he called to the su....is
Kathlyn looked up duly. "C"u},. .or
to his highness the kumor'" The
prince should decide what should b.
done with her.
The Kumor was big and lazy and sen.
sual. He gazed upon Kathlyu N.h
eyes which sparkled evilly. like 20 ,ir,.
who is this woman" he d,m4a.,i
brightness, she Is the white queen OBJ.
Alfalfa. but who may say tina; s.r IS
here" with a smile as evil as his mi.-
ters.
But how came she here"
The horseman chiefly recoun'eg 'ae
events as he had seen them iu tu, CAP.
ital IF Alfalfa.
Who are you, maiden" the kuupr
asked in English, for, like all po,on-
English. 1t presented the dci,.riIlD
pastime of Conspiring IN two langat-.s.
for from Bombay to Calcutta from
peshawar to Madras. India .,,'..s.
conspires and takes an OCCASION. iot
shot at some poor devil Of c,mu.s.
sioner whose only desire is Ia Al,r
them combine religion and sauj'...,0.
Il am an American. Please take mr
to the English commissioner W.-
how instinct toll her that sho uu-h'
not expect succor from this man V.'h
the pearls about his gross neck
~ regret that his EXcell"ucy the, come
missioner has gone 10 Bombay l'.-
sides. l do not know that you tell ''"
truth. Still. | can offer you what p..l.s
and emeralds you may find to ,.Ir
liking"
Your Highness, there are t..-'
whose coming shortly will Gauss ,n,
much annoyance II you refuse T. e'-
me proper aid. There is no ro-~ |N.
way for YOU to cover up my app.
ance here. Send me TO the comW-.
sioner's hungalo-'. where I may HH.'
the coming of my friends"
Indeed" The Kumor saw h.,
conflict not altogether to his l.'
He wat lazy, and there was
damnahle. unrclcnting hand Of '.
British Raj looming in the distai..
He shrugged. "Ahmet call Tho ,no.
tain of the guard and have him convey
this runaway queen to Alfalfa. sur.
| may not NEEDLE with the affairs ut
friendly state" With "A wave of
fat. hejcwell"d hand he appeared To- .--
miss the matter from his mind.
Kathlyn was led away. The hun
mind can stand only so many shock
outside the palace courtyard -
Rajah. the howdah securely Alta.
once more. Kathlyn was hidden
mount. \ water bottle and some o.,
We're placed in the howdah beside l,'.
Then a drunken mahout mounted '.-
hind Rajah's ears The elephant lI
not like the feel Of the mans legs and
he began To sway ominously N'.'f-
theless. he permitted the mahou' 2. ...-
rect him to one of the city gate .."
soldiers trooping alongside.
It appeared that there was a uI.h
shorter route to Alfalfa, Time
essential. Bruce had had to maxi '.-
the frontier blindly. as it were" Oil,
regular highway was a moderated ..'-
cent road with led along the bar
one OF those streams which even.
join the sacred Jumna. This. of co.. ....
was also sacred. Many indus
bathing in the CHATS. They pass
these and presently came upon a { .''I
pyre
Sometimes one sleeps with ON, .."
open, and thus 1t was with Is
out Of Il funeral pyre her t's- -N
thoughts huilded II frightful dream
The drunken mahout slid off !.
the soldiers turned aside. Iilr,l
Continued on 1hirtCcrh P"..