Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-07

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They found the much sought document In the secret
chamber in Umballah's house Just he intended they
snoul and the king had it legally destroyed and
a new will, wherein pundita should have back that
which the kings ancestors had taken from hers-a
throne
After that there nothing for Colonel Hare to do
but proceed ship his animals to tine railroad thence
to the ports where he could dispose of them Never
should he this part of India again Life was too
short.
High and low they hunted Umbalah, but without
cess He hidden well. They were; however, as
sured that he fingered in the city and was snisterly
alive.
Day after day the king grew stronger mentally and
physically. Many the reforms suggested by Ramabai
were put into force Quiet length really settled down
upon the city. They began believe that Umbaiah had
fed the city, and vigilance correspondngy relaxed
The king had private chamber the window Of which
overlooked the garen of Brides There with bis sher-
pipe he resumed his old habit Of nditing
verse in pure Persian, he scholar He never
the harem but occasionally he sent for
of to play and dance before him. And
the woman who loved Umballah was among these One
day asked take journey into the bazaars to visit
the sister. Ordinarily such request would have been
denied But the king longer cared what the women
did, and the chief eunuch slept afternoons and nights
being only partly alive in the mornings
An hour later palanquin lowered directly be-
nea th kings window. To his eye 1t looked exactly
like the which had departed He went on writing,
Had he looked closely had he been the least
suspicious
This palanqun was the gift OF Durga Ram, so-called
Umballah 1t had been built especially for this long
waited for occasion 1t nothing less than
a cunning in which tiger was huddled. in vile
temper The paanqun bearers, friends of the dancing
girl the royal bearers and donned their
At this moment Of the bearers (Umballah
onen crawled StealthilS under the
paanqun and touched the spring which liberated the
tiger and opened the blind The furious beast sprang
to the window. The king too astonsned to move,
appreciate his danger From harmless paanquina)
this striped fury
The tiger bis leap struck the acquered desk broke
It, and scattered the papers about the floor
Ramaba and his officers just entering the corr
which led to the chamber when the tragedy occurred
They heard the noise the kings cries When they
reached the door silence greeted them.
The room was wrecked. There evidence of
short but terrific struggle The king lay dead upon the
door, the side Of his head crushed in His turban and
garments were IN taters mad died like king;
for in the corner by window lay the striped on,
jeweled dagger in his throat
Ramabai was first discover the deserted paanaun,
and proceeded investigate 1t did not take him
than minute to what had happened II
not an accident it coldhlooded murder, and back
of it stood the Internal ingenuity of
ohooe HNA
out Of the pastoral quiet. What would happen now
This!
On the morning after the tragic death Of the old king
those who went early worship proptate the gods
TO deal kindly with during the day. astounded
to find and of all the temples cosed Nor
was any priest visible In his usual haunts The people
were stunned Tor there could be but Interpretation
to this act part the the gods had denied
the people Why? Wherefore? Twenty-four hours
passed without their learning the the priests de-
sired to fill them with before they struck
Then came the distribution of pamphlets wherein it
was decreed that the popuace the soldery all Alfalfa
in fact bow the will of the gods go hence
forth accused The gods demanded the reinstatement
az regent Durga Ram; the deposing of Ramabai, the
infdel; feay of the troops to Durga RAM Twenty
four hours given the people to make their choice
Before the doors ahe temples the people gathered,
waing pouring dust their heads. from Brahmn
to pariah high matrons light dancing girls
And when the troops company By company began to
kneel at the these gatherings, Ramabai dis
patched note to Colonel Hare warning him to fy at
once But the messenger tore up tne note and flew to
his favorte temple Superstition thus what honor
TRUTH and generosity could not hold.
Alfalfa surrendered: and Umballah forth.
All this happened quickly that not even rumor
Of 1t reached the Coonels bungalow till 1t late
They were to have left the The king dead,
only a few minor technicaities stood in the way OF
Ramabai and Pundita.
Bruce and Kathlyn were fencing one with the other
after the manner of lovers. when Winnie her eyes wide
with fright burst upon them with the that I'm
balah at the head of many soldiers. approaching
The rushed to the front Of the bungalow in time
to witness the Colonel trying to prevent the intrusion
' of priest
n Patience, Sahib!" warned the priest.
n The Colonel upon seeing Umhallah, made at
tempt draw his revolver but the soldiers prevented
/, him from carrying into execution his wild impulse
!. The priest explained what had happened TheCoone