Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
ICopyright: 1914: By Harold Mac Grath.1
 CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XI. ..s Efsfs.s
 THREE BAGS SILVER.
 was the shock of the bullet rather than the sefious
 ness of the that had topped Kathlyn into the
 river In the confusion the rattle of muskery, the
 yelling of the panic stricken pack cooles who had fled heltersketer for the junge the squeang of the elephants she had forgotten crouch low the howdah There had staggering blow, after which sky and earth careened for and became black then the chill of water strangulation and she found herself struggling the deepest part of the ford strange dead arm. She had distinct recollection what took place. thought keep her head above water.
 Instantly the firing ceased; on side because there cartridges, the other for fear of hitting the one person who made this pursuit necessary. Kathlyn struggled between the elephant which carried Ramabai Pundita and the boat barge which held the eager Umbaah and his soldiers. The mahout ter rorzed, had slid off and taken to his heels ingloriously Thus Ramabai could do nothing to aid Kathlyn. Nor could the elephant ridden by the colonel and Bruce be managed Umbalah quick to see his advantage, and, laugh ing, he urged his toward the helpless girl. The colonel raised his rife and aimed at Umbaah, but there report, only click which to the frantic mans sounded like the of hell closing in behind him. Forward!" shouted Umballah.
 She was his again; he would have the pleasure of talk ing her under the very her father and loye His faltered.
 Bruce stood up in the howdah ready to dve but the colonel restrained him.
 Don't waste your life! My God, we can't help her! Not bullet in either gun. Gods all thess worthless stones call guns There, he's got her. Not shell left. Kit, Kit' The colonel broke down and cried like child. As for himself, hot irons baUa hic hut in the hands of that black devil again!
 "Colonel,' said Bruce I'm going to get some cart ridges"
 He realized then that Kathyns future depended upon him alone. The was broken So he struck the elephant who numbered ashore. The moment Kath- yn in the barge Umbaah would probably give orders resume firing He could do now with impunty.
 The soldiers drew kathlyn into the barge. Umballah that she wounded in the feshy part of the Quickly snatched of the soldiers, unwound it, and began bandage Kathlyn's arm
 The man. for his oriental craftiness still guile less enough expect sign of gratitude from her; but as he touhed she shrank in oaing. His anger famed and he flung her roughly into
 Suffer, then, little fooll'
 Meantime ile colonel Bruce dismouned and tried to tide of fleeing coolies but it more effective than blowing against the wind. They found however abandoned pack containing cartridge and they filed their pockets. calling to Ramabai and f'undita follow them along the river in pursuit of f;mbalahs barge which being rapidly poled -pstream. They might he able to pick off enough sol sers. slarpshootng to make it impossible to the sarse. They both dead shots and the least they eorli do would be to put the fight basis of equality far numbers concerned
 Tes colonel forgot all about how weak he The ~S. nd despair in heart had once given him s-ct.Icus strength.
 "Tl- c.rse the curse. always the curse!'
 Don't you believe that colonel. It is only misfor- No~ I'm going to pot Umballah. That will sim -Afy every thing Without head the soldiers will De '~>snt a saoe and they'll desert Kathlyn quickly coo&s deserted us'
 Where is Ahinsd:"
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