The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-29

There are pistols and guns and
ammunition and strange iittle wires
BY which j make magic fires"
"BatteriessT
"one never knows what may be
needed. Youshaye the key?t
yes
Hare sahtb's daughter. And Hare
sahib aswiths twinkling eyes.
in some dungeon, mayhap. There
allsayenues seemed closed up
sumballa needs money, said Lai
Singh, thoughtfnlly: But he viii not
find it, in afterthought. z
Tomorrow. & Is s. ,il
Eat dawn
These two men were spiders in that
great web OF secret service that the
British raj weaves up and down and
across Hind, to Persia and Afghanis.
tan. TO the borders Of the Bear.
Even as Lal Singh picked up I his
mouthplece again and Ahmed sailed
forth into the bazaars SUmballa had
brought to him in the armory that
company OF soldiers who had shown
such open mutiny, not against the
state, but against him. A
Grayely he questioned the captain.
Pay our wages. then, heaven born.
said the captain. with yelled insolence.
Pay us, for we have seen not SO much
as betet money since the last big
rains" n,
Money" unused Umballa, marking
down this gallant captain for death
when the; time came.
aAi. money; bright rupees, or, better
still, yellow British gold. Pay us!n
Let US be frank with each other"
said Umballa, smiling to cover the IRE
| In his eyes. ~ s ,''
That Is what We desire replied
the:saptain, with.a knowing look at his
silent troopers. 5 Z,
! II must buy you"
The captain salaamed.
But after I have bought you?" iron.
ically.
Heaven born. our blood is yours to
spin where and when you will
From under the teak table umballa
drew forth two heavy bags Of silver
coin. These he emptied upon the table
dramatically; white, shining metal,
Sparkling as tho candle flames way.
cred umballa arranged the coin in
stacks, one Of them triple in size.
Tours, captain said Umballa, in
dicat1ng the large stack. q
The captain pocketed It, and one BY
one his troopers passed and helped
themselves and fell back along the
wall in military alignment, bright eyed
and watchful y q
Thanks, heaven born!"
The captain and his troopers filed
out. Umballa3 fingered the empty bags,
his brow wrinkled. Cut off a .cobra's
head and 1t could only wriggle till
sunset. Umballa gave the vanishing
captain two weeks. Then he should
vanish indeed. y y
The next morning while the Coun-
lScil and sUmballa were in session rela.
tive as to what should be done with
Knthlynl in the event Of her refusal to
bend. two soldiers entered, bringing
with them q beautiful native young
woman, one Pundita, wife Of. Ramabai,
found in murder n M
Umballa wiped his betel:stained lips
land salaamed mockingly. Not SO long
ago he had been attentive to this
young womanS7after her marriage.
She had sent him about his business
with burning ears and a hot cheek,
made SO by the contact Of her strong
young hand. Revenge, great or small,
was always sweet to umballa.
To the slave girl who attended
Pundita he said: go summon the
queen. It is for her. to decide what
thall be done with this woman.s. {
Through the veil Pundita's eyes
sparkled with hatred. Z,
When Kathlyn came in It was at
once explained to her that the won,
ans husband had been taken, for. muir.
der; by law his wife became the
queens property, to dispose Of as she
willed. The veil was. plncked from
Pundita's face. She was ordered to
salaam in submission to her queen.
PuRdita salaamed, but stoutly refused
to skneel. They proceeded to force her
roughly. when Kathlyn interviewed.
Tell her she is free. said Kathlyn.
%Free?n came from the amazed
Pundita's lips. e
You speak English y cried Kathlyn
excitedly. PCT
Yes. majesty
,Kath1yn could hayo embraced her
r!the very Joy of the knowledge. Ia
woman who could talk English, who
could understand, who perhaps could
help! Yes, yes; the God Of her IA.
Tiers was good.
Umballa smiled. All this was ex.
actly what he had reason to expect.
Seven days of authority It would
amuse him to watch her. r.
Tell me your story. urged Kath:
Ign Kindly. BE not afraid of these
men. i shall make you my. lady in
waiting so long as I am q
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