The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05
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possess mighty wills, who make sleep by look ing into his who override and destroy weaker minds. know; l have You have heard of pended animation? We'll have examples of it; and so have my people Can you wonder at their eas in being swayed this way and that? But these refer to do sit about in the bazaars with wooden bowls for coppers It is sad however that all die with their makers It depends upon how old the Colonel Sahibs is I know -riess who than hundred old and wrnked like the hide of Hathi, the god of elephants
 But child could through all this rigamaroe." Can Bruce Sahib?" Again Ramabai smiled My people sometimes children in that they amusement. Have patience my friend; for I under stand Do I not love Pundita you love the Memsahib?"
 What do you mean?" demanded Bruce, roughly
 "I have eyes"
 Well, yes; it is Behind you are your people; behind us, nothing That is why I frantic. Um- baah, whenever he finds himself checkmated digs up what he assumes to be unused law There is none contest it. tell you, Ramabai, escape soon, will You suggested this impossible mar riage. It is horrible!"
 "B But it luls Umballah and ulled, he becomes care less. Beyond the north gate there ready men and elephants. And when the moment arrives, thither shall fly, all of But,' mysterously, i've may not have fly When Umballah that the Colonel Sahb will refuse sign the necessary treasury
 
 been trihed with"
 "We must wait. But it's mighty hard"
 The garden of brides has already described But this day when the yelled candidates in wait ing there was spring in the air; and there climbing trelises climbing the marble walls and the pomegranae blossoms set fire to it a At the gate stood Ramaba, dressed according his station, and representing by proxy the king. Presently splendid palanquin arrived and within tardy candidate She loIo, ,xr;th ments pearls and uncut sapphires and rubes Upon lift ing her veil she revealed beautiful high face. Ramaba bade her pass No had she taken her place than still another palanquin announced. and this drawn by fat, sleek bullocks all of color Ranaba held up his hand The bullock drivers stopped their charges, and from the paanquin emerged yelled woman This Kathyn
 The selected candidates were now all present. As of ceremonies, Ramabai conducted palace thence into the oom gayy decorated the occasion In balcony directly above the canopy of the throne were musicians, playing the mournful har monies so dear to the oriental heart
 Upon the throne Col. Hare gorgeously 1ttired, but cold and stern of ysage, prepared play his part in this unutterable bufoonery. Near by stood Durga Ram, called Umbalah, smiling. It going to be very simple; wonder stubborn white fool welded he should be made disappear; and there should be another wedding in which he Durga Ram, should take the part of the bridegroom Then for the treasury fight and ater ease abroad Let the igree basket of gems stay where it there millions n the treasury the accumulated hoardings of many decades
 The council and high priests also woro their state robes, and behind them officers and other digni- taries.
 There stir as Ramaba entered with the yelled candidates The Colonel in vain tried hide his interest and anxiety. Kathyn was there, somewhere, among these kowtowing but there nothing by which he could recognize her As the spread about the throne Ramabai signifed to the musicians
 Silence
 Then Ramabai brought candidate after candidate close the Colonel that he alone might the face behind the veil At each uplifting of the veil the colonel shook