The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

wind has risen What Am I of your slaves that you lift hand against me?' She seized bowl con taning flowers the contents his face Fire fire and death !" she shred at him.
 The douche brought the man out of his stupor
 Fire?" he repeated
 Come"
 This time he followed her docey, wping his face his sleeve.
 They heard great shouting street, but did tarry to learn what had caused it.
 One of Umbalahs bearers, upon realizing what his master had done, had down the for aid He had had two objects in viewo the white goddess and to buy his freedom.
 few hundred yards away in another street the Colonel Bruce and Ahmed dragging for the purpose of laying it for a lion bay in a blind alley. Into their presence rushed the wild eyed bearer.
 Save the white goddess" he cried.
 Bruce seized him by the shoulder What IS that?"
 The white goddess, Sahib! She is the roof of burning house. Durga Ram, my master, fire it. He Is drunk and hiding in a house by.'
 The is mad'' declared the colonel Kit would have lost her way this far He is lying. He wants money
 Ahmed spoke. The bearer fell upon his knees
 Three shots at ntervals
 The colonel and Bruce stared into each others eyes
 God in heaven" gasped the colonel those volver shots !"
 Bring the net!" shouted Ahmed. To the trembling bearer he said: Lead follow. And if you have spoken the truth you shall only have freedom but rupees for your old age''
 A lions is a heavy affair, but with the aid of the keepers the quickly and lightly if burden less Smoke There fire. The he rts of tn, white beat painfully And the thought occurred to both of them: they should have gor Ramabais home first then turned their attention to the ons And Um- ballah hiding in a house near by
 Well for them that they entered the doomed quarters as they did Kathlyn them and the muzzle of the revolver which she pressing her heart lowered, the weapon itself slipping from her hand the roof. God not going to let her die like this
 Spread out the net 1" commanded Bruce Kathlyn, can you hear | he shouted cupping his hands before his mouth. Fainty he heard her reply. When l give the worj jump. Do not be afraid"
 Kathyn stepped upon the parapet A great volume of smoke obscured her moment. Out of the windows the vivid tongues of flame darted flashing upward She all her and waited for the call of the man she loved Inside floor gave way with crash and the collateral walls of the building swayed ominousy A desparng accompanied the thunder of falling beams The lions had gone to their death
 Jump!"
 Without hesitation Kathlyn flung herself into space. through the crowd which had, fer the mo- ment, forgotten its danger in the wonder of this spectacle. The holding the net threw themselves backward Kathyn struck the mesh. Even then her body touched the street cobbes and she bruised and shaken severely but o, alive, alive There the great shouting which mbaah and the dancing girl had htard
 Shortly after the house collapsed. The fire spread to the houses each side
 Bruce seized the bearer by the Now, the house which Umbaah entered l"
 Eagerly enough the slave directed him. For a: the abuse and beatngs the slave to have his hour But tEey found the house empty, except for chatering monkey and screaming parrot both attached to ped estal perches Bruce liberated them and returned to the Colonel.