The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-01

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ward Bruce. These at Lal singh's
pistols. Hurry. hurry.
Bruce helped Kathlyn into the We:
shlcle and Jumped. m beside her, and
Ahmed struck the horse. The CHART
was a ricketyI old continuance, every
hinge lcreaking like some lost soul; but
Ahmed had reasoned that the more
sdilapidated the vehicle, the less con.
spicuous &c would be. He urged the
horse He wanted the flying mob to
think that he was flying, too, which
indeed, heSwas. The gharri rolled and
careened like a doryY in I a squat. A
dozen times Bruce and Kathlyn were
flung together. and quito unconscious:
llys she caught hold Of his lean, strong
brown hand! II would not be true to
say that he was unconscio OF the
act. 4. y & Il y
Presently they entered the paved
streets of the bazaars. and the going
improved. Kathlyn leaned back. 7,
II am Kathlyn Hare, and this is the
year u. /, 4 - ', AZ
\ Come, now. Miss Kathlyn, no think
ing; leave the whole business to me
1.-THE worry and the planning. II we
can reach my elephants. all right;
we'll be in Delhi within seven days.
The, rest OF the going win be as simple
as falling of a log III
That Yankee phrase did more to re:
habllitate her than all his assurances.
( From time to timd Bruce stole "a
glance tltroagh the curtained window.
tstragglers were stening along close
Ito the walls, aud there we're soldiers
who!h had forgotten ito bring their guns
from the lephant arena. Once he
heard the CHATTER OF boots. a horse
man ran alongside the gharri, slowed
sup, peered3 down, AM! shrugged. Kath
slyn shrank toward Bruce. The rider
proceeded ION his way. Ahmed recog
i nized him as the sambassa dor from the
neighboring principality ruled by 8
sKumor, who was In turn ruled by the
British raj Kathlyns could not shut
out the i1eer on his face.
& BY amidafternoon the gharri reached
Bruce's camp. Ramabai and Pundi
ia greeted Kathlyn with delight. All
their troubles were over. They haf
but to mount the elephants and ride
away.
Ahmed, urged Kathlyn. leave The
gharri and come with us.
No. memsahib, Ahmed gazed al
her strangely-.I have work to do
much work. Allah guard you!n he
struck the horse with his bamboo and
careened away. ~
Let us DO Of cried Bruce. .tWe
have go miles to put between us and
freedom Intact. We cannot make the
railway. All. pack! Go to sthel bun!
galow and remain there. You viii sbe
questioned. Tell the truth. There &
not an elephant In the royal stables
that can beat Rajah. All aboard! Nc
sstopsl" smiling as he helped Kathlyn
into the lhowdah. I'VE shall be forced
to ride all night
The elephants started forward, thai
ridden by Bruce and Kathlyn In the
lead, Ramabai and Pundita following
o few yards In the rear.
Mr. Bruce, i am sure Ahmed has
some ation regarding father j
don't know what. Who knows2 They
may have lied to me. He may be
alive. aiiyein
IN return and find out. once I've
got You safe. I don't blame you for
thinking all this q nightmare. God
knows It's nightmarish. DO you know,
I've been thinking Il over. It appears
FLYING SQUADRON.
|; The Flying squaGron viii hold a
meeting ut Loop Park tomorrow. All
Temperance people are expected to at
tend