The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-11

You shall so. Pundita." said Ra-
nabai; and Durga Ram shall choke
,etween these two hands II he harms
b hair Of your head ~
+And now TO bed.s said Ahmed.
Well for Kathlyn that she had not
.he gift Of clairyoyance. At the pre-
.ise moment she put her head upon the
pillow her father was writing under
the lash but neveria sound came from
ais lips. Kit free; Kit was free!
Tomorrow and tomorrow'ss tomor.,
row; you shall feel the LASH cried UNI
balla when he, saw that his victim,
could stand no more. "0nce more;
where is the fligree basket?
Feebly the colonel shook his head.
Tomorrow, then! Up till now YOU
have known only neglect. Now You
shall feel the active hatred. OF the man
you robbed and cheated All. rubies
and pearls and emeralds; you shall
never see them" =
Nor shall your ~ err j
WAIT and see. There's another way
Of twisting the secret from you. Wait;
have patience Umballa laughed.
And this laughter rang in the colo.
Inel's ears long after the door had
closed. What new deviltry had he in.
mind? 49,; y
The next morning Kathlyn came
Into the living. room dressed, for the
.lrst time in weeks p
you are not afraid, Pundita?n -
mo. memsahib. Ahmed will have
me carried to within a!few yards Of
the gate, and after that 1t will be easy,
to find Durga Ram. All, memsahib, II
you but knew how L hate hlm!. 4
After Pundita had departed Ahmed
brought in the leopard. Kathlyn petted
1t and crooned. and the magic timbre-
Of her tones won over the spotted cat.
He purred. 81
And now they must wait. An hour
aew past Kathlyn showed signs Of
restlessncss, and this restlessness con.
yeyed itself to the leopard, who began
to switch his tall about. tt5
"Glemsahib, you are losing your in.
fuence over the cat,r warned Ahmed.
Go walk; go talk elephant; and you,
Bruce Sahib, go with her. Ill take
care of the cat ri
So Bruce and Kathlyn went the
the rounds Of the cages. She was a
iveritable enigma to Bruce. Tigers
lost their tenseness and looked
straight into her eyes. A cheetah with
cubs permitted her to touch the wab-
bly, infants, whereas the keeper of this
cage dared not go within foot OF It.
BY the time she reached the elephants
dozen keepers, were following her,
their eyes wide with awe.
Miss Kathlyn, I am growing a bit
afraid OF you" said Bruce.
"And why?"
tive never seen animals act like
that before. What is 1t you do to
them?"
Let them know that I am not
afraid of them and that I am fond OF
them"
81 am not afraid Of them and am
also fond Of them. Yet they spit at
me whenever approach" --Szs -.
Perhaps it is black art" The shad.
ow Of smile crossed her lips. Then
the smile stiffened and she breathed
deeply. For the moment she had for.
gotten her father. who stood chained
TO pillar In q vile cell. She put her
hand over her eyes and swayed
What is it?" he cried In alarm.
Nothing. had almost forgotten
where I am" "
Il. too ] am beginning to let All.
med think for me. Let US get back
to the bungalow"
He loved her. And he feared her,
too. She was SO unlike any young
woman he had ever met that she con,
fused his established ideas of the sex
at is best" said Ahmed, that we
all remain inside the bungalow. Ra.
mabai, have you any plan in case
Pundita does not return?"
Ramabafs breast swelled. "Yes. All.
med. I have a thousand friends In
yonder city, ready at my call Only.
this is not the time. Still. can call
to them, and by tomorrow there will
not be stone Of the palace upon an.
other. Be not alarmed. Pundita will
return, but mayhap alone" 81
So they waited.
Now. Pundlta, being a woman. was
wise in the matter Of lure. She en-.
tered the city unquestioned. She
came to the palace steps just as I'm
balla was issuing forth. She shiv
cred little-she could not help It;
the man looked SO gloomy and for.
boding. The scowl warned her tc
walk with extreme care.
He stopped when he saw her and
was surprised into according her the
salute one gave to a yoman Of quality
"Ah!" $50 ~
"Durga RAM" she began. q am
seeking YOU" Her voice trembled ever
so little.
Indeed! And why do you seek me
who am your enemy, and who always
will haov ~.