St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-10-03


between Bruce, Ahmed and Ramabai.
They have taken my guns away,
and God knows I can't do the imposs
sible. Where the devil were your
camels. Ahmed?"
"Umballa has his spies, Ramabai."
said Ahmed, smiling. as he got into
his bhish rags. which Ramabai had
surrendered willingly enough. "Ra-
mabai, thou conspirator. what about
the powder mines you and your friends
hid when the late king signided that
he was inclined toward British pro-
tectorate? Eth? What about the re-
public thou hadst dreams Of? Poor
fool! It is In our blood to be ruled by
kings, oppressed; we should not know
what to do with absolute freedom.
There! Fear not. Why should ] be
tray theef The mines. The arena IL
Of wood"
But there will be many Of my
friends there" said the bewildered
Ramabai. Who was this strange man
who seemed to know everything?
Put the mines In the center Of the
arena. What We want Is merely ter
ror and confusion. Pouf! Bang!
There's your miracle. And little one
under the royal pavilion. And Umbat
Il and the council sleep In Shaitan's
arms. Welcome, my lambs!" And
Ahmed laughed noiselessly.
by the Lord!" gasped Bruce. But
the fuses? No, no, Ahmed; it cannot
be done.'
I'm the house Of my friend Lal Singh
there is cellar full Of strange magic
magic with copper wires that spit
blue fires. Eth, sahib? You and I
know; we have Travelled"
batteries. here, In this wilderness7"
Even 50. To you. Ramabai, the
powder; to me, the splitting wires; to
you, Bruce sahib. patience. Umballa
shall yet wear raw the soles Of his
feet In the treadmill."
| . =
On the night before the ordeal men
moved cautiously about the elephant
arena. It was only after much per.
| suasion and argument could Bruce
hold the men. At tho testing Of Lal
| singh's wires and batteries they had
started to fly. This was DEVILS fire.
At the end Of the arena, in box
which Bruce was to occupy. by order
Of the Council (where they proposed to
keep an eye upon him and Umballa to
wiring his hearty. the key to the wires
was laid. This box was directly over
q wooden canopy whore the mahouts
loafed between fights. Back Of this
canopy was a door which he'd outside.
Through this Bruce proposed to lead
Kathlyn during the confusion created
by the explosion.
On the day Of the ordeal only the
bedridden remained at home.
When Kathlyn arrived she was
placed under the canopy: another bit
Of kindly attention on the part Of Un'
balla to twist the white mans heart.
But nothing could have happened more
to the satisfaction Of Bruce.
"Kathlyn Hare" he sailed out soft
" in Spanish, do you hear and under
stand me-"
Yes she replied in the same
tongue DO nothing desperate. Don't
throw away your life. have sister
in America VIII you tell herr"
Listen. Under no circumstances
leave the canopy. The lions come from
the other side. We are not only
going to rescue but save you. Attend
me carefully, Behind you is q door.
'Tne1e Will be an explosion in the CEN
ter Of the arena. There was to be
another under cur friend Umballa, but
the battery was scld. Press toward
that 6oGr. have tie key"
"Ah, Mr.. .Iruce!"
"Ea:h.yr, my naEie is John"
THE lions, the lions!" howled the
porulace.
The great, tawny African brutes
blnked and turned their shaggy heads
this way and that, uneasily. Kathlyn
stood very still. How, how could they
save her? At length the lions espied
her, attracted by the white Ct her robe.
Ore bounded forward. growing. The
Others Immediately started in pursuit.
Suddenly the center Of the arena
opened and tremendous roar follow
ed. A low wall Of terror ran round the
arena. Surely this memsahib had all
the gods with her. A great crevice had
opened up between Kathlyn and the
Home nna ~ which law dead Than