Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24

the revolutcnsts who had left house but
two since. She flung open the door.
Pundta7" cried the man.
Winnie caught him By the sleeve and dragged him
into the chamber Just time The distracted
Pundita had plucksd another dagger from the wall and
the man stayed her she struck.
Highness," he cried, ne liyesr' And he recounted
the startling events of the morning, the teachery Of
the palace troops, the coming of Katnlyn chain
the turn of the tide.
They live!" cried Pundita, and covered her face.
Winnie had not understood a word said, but he
preston on Pundita's face iumnative She threw
her arms around the native woman, and the two of
them wept In common. All human beings nave two
faculties alike, that Of weeping and laughing.
To return to Kathyn: by and by she able to slip
into doorway, and the bawling rabble passed down
the narrow street. The house was deserted and the
hallway and what had been booth filed WITH rub
bish Kathlyn, she leaned breathessy against the
door, felt it give. And very glad she Of this
knowledge moment later, when two lions galloped into
the street. their stiff. their tails arched. Doubt
less, they badly frightened.
Kathyn reached the carried and fred
at the animals, not expecting hit of them, but
hoping that the noise Of the firearms would them
into the passage the way. Instead, they
straight to where she stood
She stepped inside and slammed the door, holding it
and feeling about in vain for lock bolt
Evidently the lions had halted outside undecided,
could hear them shifting at the doorsll. II they
eaped she lost, she could hope hold the
against the onrush of heavy these lions
Elsewhere in the bazaars the Colonel. Bruce, and
Ahmed setting the recapture the lions.
quite confident tnat Kathlyn by this time safe in
the haven of Ramabais house.
The girl glanced hurriedy her shoulder toward
the dim rickety staircase. The moment the shifting
ceased she withdrew from the door and ran up the
stairs to the first landing to find all these doors lock-
lessl crash below announced that the lions hae heard
her and had entered There a second fight and up
this few the girl She might FIRE the beasts, and
IL she succeeded in hitting them it would only
madden them One cannot kill lions with toy.
Still lockless doors! No safety.
She then espied a ladder which gave the roof top
sad up this she climbed. They could possibly fol-
low her the ladder and she reached the top and
1t turned back at ner presence she knew that the
present she had nothing to fear from the lions
The interior of the house of the Hmsies wood.
soveny put together Along the roof parapet
She left the trap open that she cou, all that
vent below. Almost sne looked the tawny bodies
swept up to the the ladder and there remained
snarling and splitting and reaching up far they
could. Somewhere the way Kathlyn knew that these
lions had tasted blood.
1t in this street dwelt the sister of the woman
Kathlyn leaned the parapet, the street
tally deserted All the doors of the shops
and the windows shut She must fight IL out alone. She
drew deep breath and squared her shoulders trick
sne had long ago learned from her father. She had
fought battles alone this she without
confidence Perhaps the lions, finding their efforts
futile, would depart She must wait
1t grew to The beat down upon her saw
agey. Here and there she could fires in the city.
Pllage. The muezzn's tower of the mosque like
finger pointing to She could even glimpse
patch OF white stucco which belonged the palace.
And she had fought her that morning the steps
of the palace the daughter OF the Goth had scaled
the steps of the Quirinal in Rome 1t unbelievable.
She could not remember anything but the dead Lal
Singh and the strong of her father she
out of her And she had turned defeat into VIC
tory She drew her hand across her eyes.
One OF the lions sent up shaking rear; but
Kathlyn did not stir.
Silence.
Then. round the passage she palanaun.
ried by slaves. She leaned far
''Help!" she cried Help
The bearers paused abruptly, and the curtain the
palanquin swept back The dark sinister visage
Umbalah revealed.
Thou?" he said. Then his laughter up the
girl. motionless through her terror Come down. o
houri Of Saad Come to the arms of Durga Ram. wno
loves you! Wilt not? Woe to thee?" dropping his
mockery.
Yes, Durga Ram, 1t is II" replied Kathlyn. finding
her voice Insensae usurpng the throne of terror
Here am; come and take mel"
Let him face the lions
Umbalah left the palanqun. opened the door Of the
house, esped the rubbish In the hall; in the
mounting the frst steps when of the lions roared
again. Drunk he was, filed with drunkard's
courage. UmbalIah started back The lions! Out into
the street he He turned the bearers and
ordered them to fire the innammables in the ha But
fnev refu for the Md
with rage. Umbaah struck at them, entered the hall
aaa md threuu uohted match Ia rnhhish