Arizona republican., 1914-08-16
UNEDcs Copyright 1slA By Harold .afacGratAl, 1, 9 K -Tso-~rg- CHAPTER XXIY 11T

about Sahib Wben onespeaks of gold, tho wind carries the word far And then "x He paused scowlng And then what?"
 Il do not want the Memsahib to hear." Ahmed whA pered. But who shall say that this isnot the work of the gurus. who forget who neverforgive Sahb? But they would not folow!"
 Nay, but their would the feart of death> l will watch at night hereafter"
 Ahmed thoroughly about the ledge which the east side of the bridge had swung but the barren rocks told him nothing Armed with his riae he plunged boldly back along the elephant tr returned without success Whoever was following them was adept. Thusgee. All this worried Ahmed not little He readily understood that the murderous attempt had not been directed sgains. Kahyn alone but against all oi them But for her and subsequent warning of them would have been dead at this 'momens. "Sahib 1t would be better make camp the other side of the ford The Mensahib weak,from the shock and might collapse if we proceeded"
 II leave everything you, Ahmed. But is there place farther below where he does co fasti"
 -Ramabai will know"
 But Ramabai knew only the bridge. They would have to investigate and explore the bank Half hours jour- ney-rather a difficult one-brought them to still and shallow Here they crossed andmade camp beyond D natural clearing They erected the small for Kahlyn inside of which she changed 'her clothes her tea and lay down to sleep
 "What does Ahmed think?" asked Bruce anxionsly "That being followed Toy assassins hired by friends the priests"
 Colonel, let make straight for the seaport and let this damnabe bushel oi rnkets stay where i urssd Bruce. the lover.
 That is not possible now," replied Ramabai "We reach ,here only by the tse return the and journey ever the old trail. We must 60 on."
 The Colonel smoked his pipe moodily. He pulled between necessity and desire. He had Asia for this fligree basket, and be wanted it, with passion which was almost misery. At moment he silently vowed the whole thing into the sea- and the next his fingers would twitch and he would sigh.
 Sometimes 1t seemed to him that there some inr visible force working in him. drawing and drawing hir ssninst the dictates of his heart He experienced this feeling back in California, and had fought osnnst 1t for weeks, without avail And frequently nsw when alone and undsturbed he could the old guru shaking with the of his wrath the blood dripping from his lacernted fingers which he shook in the Coonels face Hecking it with blood It 30. He must obey that invisible will; be must go and on.
 His pipe slipped from his fingers and his fell upon bis knees and thus Kathlyn found him.
 |" Let him sleep Nemsahib," Ahmed from acros, the fire. |" He has been fighting the old guru."
 "What?" Kahlyn whispered back. "where?"
 Ahmed smiled grimly and pointed toward his forehead "Is there really such evil. Ahmed?"
 Evil begets evil heaven born, Just good begets good. The Colonel Sahib did wrong. And who shall deny of these gurus supernatural power? have seen; know"
 But once you said that we should eventually escape all of us"
 And still say it. Memsahib What is written 1. written" phegmaticay.
 Weerily she turned toward her tent, but paused to touch the head of her sleeping father she passed Her occidental mind would and could not accept pos bies these mysterious attributes of the oriental mlnd That will could reach out and prearrange mans fortunes her mind incredible for there no precedents She never had witnessed genuine case of hypnotism; those examples she had were miser- able bufooneres travesties boodwinkng not even ths newsboys in the rpper gallery True she had read O, uuch things but from the angle with which she had read the Arabian Nghts-fairy stories
 Yet here Ter father thoroughly convinced of th. efficacy of the gurus and here Ahmed com. pacently watching the effects and doubting in the least that his guru would in the end prove the stronger of the two
 One of the elephants canked his chains restessly H. may have heard the proving of cat Far beyond fre beyond the seni ne che thought she a naked form and back of She stared ntently the tree for time; but she nothing more she convinced that ber had deceived her. Besides her body seemed dead and her mind heavy for thought
 Umbaah. having satisfied hmseli that the camp woul1 not break till morning slunk away into the shadows Ha had failed again but his hate had made him strong. He naked except for loin cout His beard and hair matted the latter hanging his eyes, His body smeared with ashes Not Ahmed would have recognized him yard of. He had something less thaa nine hours to reach the before they did and it that he should have accomplces The fsher he knew to be of predatory habits and the promise of gold would ermesh them .,
 The half island which constituted the cape had the shape of miniature volcano The-e verdure at the hase of its slope and lifted their heads and there hardily. 1t was mile long and half mile wids