The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-22

For hours they, had waited in read,4contemplating fight
which would take them anywhere but to Bala Khan,
who rewarded cowardice in one fashion only. For, but
for their cowardly inactivity, their charges might by
now be safe in the seaport toward which they had been
journeying. So they brought food for the two and
begged That they would not be accused of cowardice -
Bala Khan.
Poor devis!" said Bruce. Had they shown tho
least resistance those brigand chaps would have killed
them off like rats. He beckoned to the head man.
Take us back to Bala Khan in the morning, and we
promise that no harm shall befaII you. Now, find US n
place to sleep"
Nevertheless, it was hard work to keep that prom
Use. Bala Khan stormed and swore that death was too
good for the watery hearts Of his camel men. They
should be crucied on the wall. Kathlyn's diplomacy
alone averted the tragedy. Finally, with a good deal Of
reluctance. Bala Khan gave his word.
So Bruce and kathlyn planned to return to Allana,
and it was the khan himself who devised the method.
The two young people should stain their skins and don
native dress. He would give them two camels outright,
only they would be obliged to make the journey with.
out servants.
But il harm comes to you, and 1 hear Of it, by the
beard Of the prophet, I'll throw into Alfalfa such a
swarm Of singing bees that all Hind shall hear Of it.
Now go, and may Allah watch over you, infdels though
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theatrical, which is innate in all Orentals. He desired
to enter the city to the shrilling of reeds and the boom
ing of tom-toms; to impress upon this unruly populace
that he, Dinga Ram, was a man of his word, that when
he set out to accomplish a thing it was as good as done.
His arrival was greeted with cheers, but there was an
undertone Of groans that was not pleasant to his keen
ears, Deep in his heart he cursed. for by these sounds
he knew that only the froth was. his, the froth and scum
of the town. The iron heel; SO they would have it in
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Ramabai, to hold him up in ridicule, to smash him
down from his pedestal, known but as yet unseen!
He wondered if he would find any more Of those
anonymous notes relating to the inviolable person Of
Ramabai. Woe to him who laid them abodt, could he
but put his hand upon him! He, Dinga Ram, held
Alfalfa in the hollow Of his hand, and this day he
would prove it,
So he put a rope about the waist OF Col. Hare, and
led him through the streets, as the ancient Romans he
had read about did to the vanquished. He himself rec
ognized the absurdity Of all these things, but his safety
lay in. the fact that the populace at large were incapable
of reasoning for themselves; they saw only that which
was visible to the eye.
On tine palace steps he harangued the people, praising
his deeds. He alone had gone into the wilderness and
faced death to ransom their lawful king. Why these
bonds? The king had shirked his duty; he had betrayed
his trust; but in order that the people should be no
longer without a head, this man should become their
prisoner king; he should be forced to sign laws for their
betterment. Without the royal signature the treasury
could not be touched, and now the soldiers should be
paid in full.
From the soldiers about came Wild huzzahs.
Ahmed and Ial Singh. packed away in the heart Of
the crowd, exchanged gloomy looks. Once the army was
Umbalahis. they readily understood what would FOL.
low: Umhalah would acclairs himself. and the troops
would iafck him.
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