The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11

| arguing and bargaining with the
| mahouts to engage elephants for the
three days march through junglcs and
| mountainous divides to the capital
Three elephants were necessary. There
were two howdah elephants and one
pack elephant who was always tagging
| behind.
| Through long aislcs If magnificent
trees they passed, across hot, blistcring
deserts, dotted here and there by shrubs
and stunted trees, In and out Of gloomy
defiles Of flinty rock, over sluggish and
swiftly flowing streams. The days were
hot. but the nights were bitter cold
Sometimes a blue miasmic haze settled
down and the dry. raspy hides of the
elephants grew damp and they fretted
| at their chains.
Rao. the khitmatgar kathryn had
| hired In Calcutta. proved invaluable
without him she would never have sue
ceeded in entering the strange country;
for these wild eyed Mohammedan
mahouts land it IL pertinent to note
that only Mohammedans are ever made
mahouts, IT being against the tenets Of
Hinduism To kill or ride anything that
kills. scowlcd at her evilly. They would
have made way with her for an anna
piece. Rao was IA Mohammedan him
SELF 80 they listened and obcyed.
All this the first day and night out
ON the following morning leopard
crossed the trail. Kathlyn seized her
rifle and broke its spine. The jabbering
Of the mahouts would have amused her
at any other time.
Good. Memsahib." whispered Rao.
you havc put fear into their devls'
hearts. Good. Chup'" he called. stop
your noise
After that they gave Kathlyn's dog
| tent plenty of room.
one day in the heart of a natural
| clearing she saw tree. Its blossoms
and leaves were as scarlet az the seeds
of a pomegranatc.
"Oh. how beautiful What is it.
Rao?'
THE flame Of the jungle. Mcmsahib.
1t is good luck to see 1t on journey"
About the tree darted gay parrakeets
and fat green parrots. The green plum
age Of the birds against the brilliant
scarlet Of the tree was indescribably
beautiful. Everywhere was life, every
where was color.
once as the natives seated themselves
of the evening round their dung fire
while Kathlyn busted with the tea over
"A wood fire "A tiger roared near by. The
elephants trumpeted and the mahout.
rose in terror. kathryn ran for her
rifle but the trumpetlng of the ele-
plants was sufficient To send the striped
cat to other hunting grounds.
Wild ape and pig abounded and &C.
casionally a caha wriggled out OF th'
sun into the brittle grasses. Very few
a.. l..
only when they feel cornered that they
turn. Even the black panther. the most
savage Of all cats. will rarely offer bat.
tie except when attacked
Meantime the man who had followed
kathlyn arrived at the city.
Five hours later kathryn stepped on
Of her howdah, gave Rao the money fol
the mahouts and looked about. Thi:
was the gate To the capital How many
times had her father passed through It.
H,T jaw set and her eyes flashed
Whatever dangers bcsct her she wa
detcrmnd To meet them with courag,
and patience.
"Rao, you had better return to cal
cutta. What have to do must be don,
alone
Very good. But shall remain her,
till the Mcmsahib returns" RaO sa'
laamed.
And IL should not return" affected
by this strange loyalty.
Then ! shall seek Bruce Sahib. VIII,
has "A camp twenty miles east
Bruce? But he is in Singapore, -
a uuicken!ng Of her pulses.
who can say whore Bruce Slhib Is
He is like "A shadow, there to-day, her,
tomorrow. I have been his servant
Memsahib, and that is how ! am to-day
| yours. ! received telegram 10 call a
your hotel and apply To- You for service
Very good | shall wait The mahuu
here will tax" you directly To Hdr'
Sahih's bungalow. You will find your
fathers servants there and all Will b'
well. \ week, then. If you do moi
send for mo ! seek Bruce Sahih and ",
shall return with many Some vii
speak English at Ia" BUNGALOW"
Thank you, Rao, 7 shall not forget
Neither will Bruce Sahib," myst"
rously Rao salaamed.
Kathlyn got into the howdah an'
passed through the gates. Bruce Sahll
the quiet man whose hand had reachc,
ont over seas thus strangely to rcas
sure her, 4 hardness came into hcl
throat and she swallowed desperately
She was only "a. Except fo
herself there might not he a white per
son in all this sprawling. rugged prln