Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-05

shrugged He had had in mind fight between the boar
and leopard, to start his circulation, as it were.
lie ordered his prisoners be brought the Court
of Death and left there Meditation was excellent for
the end parapet the court and from there
Umballah could everything below His victims en-
tered the without struggling They merely stood
closely together in the center.
" You see? said Umbalah Now where have you
hidden the treasurer"
Kathlyn walked to of the cages and peered
into it, sleek tiger up the bars and purred
and invited her scratch his head She did not accept
the invitation, however knowing species oleraby
we'll Usually these courts of death had solid
which could be drawn up or lowered at will The ami
saal dens like cages.
With little curiosity she noted a singular arrange
ment OF the three central removal of these
three bars left opening sufficiently wide the egress
of the largest tiger or lion.
l am not answered." aid Umbalah
A click resounded from the four Sides and bar dis
appeared from each of the cages
That will be all for the present" said Umballah
Food and water you will not require Tomorrow morn
ing another bar will be removed"
And he left them
Overhead the blue sky was growing buer and the
shadows in the Court of Death a deeper black
Early the next morning town began to seethe in
the squares Boa Khan's army lay eacamped outside the
city Those who possessed dug pits for them
in the cellars of their houses Within the great temple
there was Hutter among the white robed ones What
could they do? They knew where white goddess
was, nor Umbalah They dispatched peace messenger
to the camp but the back before he
had passed the outposs
When Bruce Ramabai, Pundta. and Ahmed halted
their elephants before the empe they greeted by
the now terrified priests who begged informed what
Bola Khan proposed to do.
Deliver to the Memsahb."
The priests swore by all their gods that they knew
nothing of her.
" He speaks the truth" volunteered Ramaba as the
chief priest fell before of his gods Umbaah has
doubtless entered secretly"
What would you advise? For Gods sake think of
something, Ramabai Hesmay be torturng theml"
Let us enter the temple" said Ramaba. Ahmei
bring the treasure and leave it in the the
priests" few later Ramabai addressed tho
assemblage. Boa Khan is hostile, hut only for the
sake of his friends He lays down this law, however
obey it or disobey it, The Colonel saib and his dnugh
tiers free do what they please the treas
ure Pundita, according to the will of the late king
shall be crowned ey disobey. l you that
these are not my dictates, but Boa Khans"
Peace, peace!" The cry rose from all directions,
from the priests themselves.
The high priest held up his hand for silence I'VE
obey, on one condhon-that the queen shall in
manner interfere with her old religion nor attempt
to force her new religion into the temple"
To this Pundita agreed
Ramoba, solders To the house of Umballahl
We shall find them there cried Ahmed.
Umballah squatted upon his cushions the terrace.
The second bar had been removed The beasts were
pressing their nozzes the openings growing
deep challenges.
Once more, and for the last time will you reveal
the hiding place of the treasurer"
Not a word from the prisoners. If they told did
not tell it would have made difference with the man
above. He drunk.
The third BARI
But it did stir.
" The third bar; remove it"
The slave who had charge of the mechanism which
operated the bars refused Perhaps his refusal
saved the lives Of the Colonel and his daughters Tie
bastinado ordered for the poor dsobedent wretch
Then he thrown out into the street
And there Bruce found him and learned what was
toward
The events which followed were Of breathess randi
ity. Ramabai and Umbaah upon the parapet in
a struggle which promised death the treadmll to the
weaker. At the time Bruce opened the door 20
the Court of Death Abe final bar dropped cage
At the sight Of him the Colonel his daughters rushed
to the door. Roughly he hurled outside slamming
the iron door, which the Infatuated tigers flung
themselves.
The young newspaper to whom Winnie was en-
gagged and the grizaed Ahmed the steps of the
bungalow in California pleasant afternoon The
pipe cold in the hand of the reporter and Ahmeds
cigar dead, which always happens when one re-
counts exciting tale and another listens Among the
flower beds beyond young women wandered, fol-
lowed by a young in pongee, a panama set care
lessy upon his handsome head his brown his build
slender but round and muscular
And that Sahib, is the story" sighed Ahmed
:" And Kathlyn gave the treasures to the poor Of
Alfalfa? That was fine"
You have said"
They should have hanged this Umballah"
No Gabi