The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21

1ie's superb acting. To have come all
bis way alone in search OF them. IN
familiar with the customs and the Ian
suage OF the peoplet How she had
succeededEln getting here without mis-
hap was in itself remarkable.
She took winnie's wrist in her hand
and pressed It reassuringly, then put
tered about In her medical bag. Very
softly she whispered:
Il shall remain with you till dusk:
Give no sign whatever that you know
me, for you will be watched. Tonight
{ will smuggle you out Of the palace.
Take these. and soon pretend to be
luieted."
Winnie swallowed the bits of sugar
and lay back. Kathlyn slgnified that
she wished to be alone with her pa
tient. Once alone with Winnie. she
cast aside her veil.
20, Xiii"
Hush, baby! We are going to get
you safely away"
81 am afraid"
$50 are we all; but We must not let
anyone see that we are. Father and
Ahmed are near by. But oh, why did
you attempt to find u.s."
But you cabled me to come, weeks
ago!"
Il? Never." And the mystery was
40 longer a mystery to Kathlyn. The
hand OF Umballa lay bare. Could they
eventually win out against q mar who
seemed to miss no point in the game?
You were deceived, Winnie. To think
Of 1t! We had escaped, were ready to
sail for home, when We learned that
you had left for India. 1t nearly broke
our hearts"
Whatever shall we do, Kit?" Win.
ME flung her arms round her sister
and drew her down. my Kit"
I'VE must be brave, whatever hap.
pens"
"And am I not your sister," quietly.
do you believe In me so little? Why
shouldn't ! be brave? But you've al
ways treated me like q baby; you
never tried to prove me"
Kathlyn's arms wound themselves
tightly about the slender form. /.
And thus Umballa found them.
Very touching" he said, standing
with his back to the door. But nice
ly trapped" He laughed as Kathlyn
sprang TO her feet, as her hand sought
the dagger at her side. Don't draw
it, he said. 81 might hurt your arm
in w%renching 1T away from you. Poor
little fool! Back into the cage. like a
homing pigeon! Had / not known you
all would return, think you l would
have given up the chase SO easily?
You would not bend, SO then you must
break. The godtJuggernaut yearns for
a sacrifice to prove that w still love
and worship him. You spurned my
love: now you shall know my hate.
You shall die, unpleasantly."
Quickly as a cat springs he caught
her hands and wrenched them toward
him, dragging her toward the door.
Winnie sprang up from the cushions.
her eyes ablaze with the fighting spirit.
Too soon the door closed in her face
and she heard the bolt outside go
s%lithering home.
Said Umballa from the corridor: ITO
you, pretty kitten, l shall come later.
I need you for my wife. When I return
you will be all alone in the world,
truly an orphan. And do not make
your eyes red needlessly."
Winnie screamed and Kathlyn fought
with the fury Of a netted tlgress. For
a few minutes Umballa had his hands
full. but in the end he conquered.
Outside the garden OF brides three
men waited in vain for the coming Of
kathlyn and her sister.
The god Juggernaut did not repoec
In his accustomed niche In the temple
that night. The car had to be pulled
UP and down q steep hill, and on the
return. owing to the darkness, 1t was
left at the top Of the hill, safely
propped to prevent its rolling down Of
Its own accord. When the moon rose
Juggernaut's eyes cleaned like. tho
striped cats. Long since he had seen
a human sacrifice. Perhaps the old
days would return once more. He
was weary at heart riding over sickly
flowers; he wanted flesh and bones
and the music Of the'death rattle. His
cousins, War and Pcstilence, still took
their tithes. Why should he be do.
nied?
The whispering became a murmur-
ing, and the murmuring grew into ex-
citable %chattering; and by ten o'clock
that night all the bazaars knew that
the ancient rites OF Juggcrnaut were
to be revived that night. The bazaars
had never heard Of Nero, called Aheno-
barbus, and, being without comparI.
sons, they missed The greatness OF
their august but hampered regent Um-
balla.
Always the bazaars heard news be-
fore any other part Of the city. Tho
white memsahib was not dead. but
had been recaptured while posing Us
the zenana physician In an attempt to
raecua her sister. the new ntenn nh