The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
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killing the man, so without hesitance
or fear he caught the leopard 10y the
back OF the neck and by hind leg
and swung her into the sea.
The chief was severely mauled, hut
The white woman had saved his child
and the white man had saved him. He
would remember.
Thus the leopard quite innocently
served a purpose. for all her deadly in
tentions: the chief was filled with graft
tude.
When the colonel and the others came
into view the former seized Kathlyn by
the shoulders and shook her hysteri-
cally.
I'm Gods name. Kit, don't you know
any better than to wander on alone ?
Do you want To drive me mad?"
why. father, ! wasn't afraid"
afraid? Who said anything about
your being afraid? Didn't you know
that We Were being followed? II Is
tmhalla' All, that gives you a start
Colonel" said Bruce gently.
Il know. Bruce. l sound harsh. But
you were tearing your hair too
Forgive me" cried Kathlyn. penitent
for she knew she had done wrong. 81
did not think. But I'mballa?"
Yes, Imballa. One Of the keepers
found knife by that bridge and Ra-
mabai Identifies 1t as belonging to I'm
balla. Whether he is alone or with
many I do not know. hut this do
know: We must under no circum-
stances become separated again. Now
I'm going to quiz the chief"
But the chief said that no person
described had passed or been seen. M
one but a holy man had come that
morning. and he had gone to the island
In the sloop.
For what?"
The chief smiled, but shook his head
Was II not a basket of gold and
precious stones?" demand the colonel
The chiefs eyes widcned. There were
others who knew. then? Bruce noticed
his surprise.
Colonel. show the good chief the
royal seal on your document"
The colonel did SO. and the chief sa-
laamed when he saw the royal sigma
ture. He was nightly bewildered and
gradually he was made to urdersta nd
that he had been vilely tricked.
ITO the boats" he shouted as II sud
denly awakening. I'VE may be too Ia to
lords. He said he was n holy man. and
I believed"
They ran hastily down to the beach
to seize what boats they could. Here
they met heartrending oh"tacIe In
the refusal of the owners. The chief
however. signifed that II was his will
and moreover ne commando that the
fishermen should handle the oars. They
would he paid. That was different
Why did not the white people say sc
at once? They would go anywhere for
money. Not the most auspicious sign
thought Ramabai. They got into tn,
boats and pushed OF.
On the way to the irland the Colone
consulted the map or diagram. he held
In his hand. 1t was not possible tina,
Umballa knew the exact spot.
A filigree basket OF silver filled with
gold and gems! The man became as
eager and excited as boy. The instinc,
to hunt for treasure begins Just outside
the cradle and ends Just inside the
grave.
To return to Umballa. Upon landinl
he asked at once If any knew where
the cave was. One man did know the
way, but he refused to show It, Their,
were spirits there ruled by an evil
god.
Take me there, you. and will enter
without harm. Am I not holy?"
That put rather new face upon the
situation. II the holy man was willing
To risk an encounter with the god, far
he II that they should prevent him. An
ordinary seeker would not have found
the entrance In a. lifetime. Umballa