The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15

bling the tough underbrush Some them made for the water directly in line with the passing boats Kathya. keenly alive to the fact that here chance jumped overheard before Umballah could reach out a staying hand
 To Kathyn there only death in the path of the elephants; to remain the barge face eventually painfully but in the desperate energy with which she determined to take the chance she used it. Quite trary to her expectations her leap the best thing she could have done Most of the barges upset the treat beasts bunderng the between her and the barges.
 Bruce witnessed Kathlyns brave attempt and dashad into the water after her. It took him moment to bring her to land where her father casped her his arms and broke down again.
 Dad, dadw she whispered. Don't you see our God is powerfulest? believed going to be trampled to death, and bere am with you once more."
 They hurried back as fast as Kathlyn's weakness would permit where they left elephants doubtng that they should find them considering that 1t quite probable that they had joined their wild breth ren But no; they standing shoulder shoulder Tapping their and curling their trunks. So many had they been trained to hunt elephant that they did not to know what to do without guide them
 
 the big fellow obeyed the command docely, and the colonel and Bruce helped the exhausted girl into the howdah. The colonel followed, while Bruce took upon his own shoulders the duties of mahout. Pundta go. into the other howdah and Ramabai initiated Bruce. The elephants shufled off, away from the river. For the time being neither Bruce Ramabai gave mind the compass. To make pursuit impossible the main business just then
 Later Umbaah dulled and stupefed from his immer- sion, stood the shore. with but nine of the soldiers he had brought with him. Evidently his had faltered Very well; he would send for the other sister. She was the Colonel Sahib's daughter, and remained in Umbalahs heart, but it the pas sion of revenge.
 When he had recovered sufficiently he gave orders to one of the soldiers city, bring back at servants elephants and all that would be required for a long pursuit The messenger also to make known these preparations to the Council who would undertake forward the cable submitted to them. these things off his mind, Umbaah down and shiv- cred outwardly, while he boiled within. He was inn placable; be would blot his enemy. kth and kin. Col Hare should dip his fingers into the fgree basket-neyer while he, Durga Ram lived.
 Quite unknown quite unsuspected by him, for all the activity of his spies volcano beginning to grumb!e under his feet All tyrants the petty and the great have heard it: the muttering of the oppressed
 Perhaps the fugitives had gone thirty miles when suddenly the jungle ended abruptly and desert opened up before them Beyond stood purple line of rugged hils Ramabai raised his hand, and the elephants t a halt.
 "I believe l. know where I am." said Ramabai. " Somewhere between and wonder hills is walled city. belonging to Bala Khan, Pathan who sometimes styles himself rajah He has body of fierce fight ing men; and he lives unmoested for two loot ing would not be worth while and his position isolated and almost impregna ble Now if I right shall find shelter there he old friend of fathers and might call him friend of mne fell asleep for him occasionally"
 Bala Khan?' unused Bruce remniscently. Isn't he the chap who has sacred white elephant?"
 It is the same" answered Ramabai. "We can reach there before sunown It would be wise hasten however, this desert and those hills infested with lawless nomadc bands of m-n-brigands you call them They would cut the throat of for the sake of his clothes"