The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
SYNOPSIS


ssr % him 81. " start. ."i im s"mn%fy
.umbaIia. a pro,ese Of the King of
anH; hope. to x. succeed to the throne
.assS ,hs liz 70 the kIus eo' and h"a
reward decoration, carrying with 1t
royal honors and the rights OF success
sion. had been conferred upon him.
In the meantime the King Of Alfalfa
has died and Umhalla and the three
Col. Hare Into prison. ON Kathlyn's
arrival In Alfalfa she Is informed 10y
I'm, ia. that her father 4. dead and
durbar is arranged, the central hgure
Of which Is kathiyn. protesting and grief
Of John Bruce. fellow passenger On
the boat. Her fathers servant. Ahmed,
sSe @hisp"rs his name ne AND T ,e neW him
10 bring Bruce to her aid. She refuses
to marry Umbaila.
The Council DEGREES she shall face
several ordeals. She Is rescued by Bruce.
After many adventures kathlyn takes
refuge In "A ruined temple. There she Is
discovered by a holy man. who believes
ne has produced AN ancient priestess
kathlyn lives in the jungle for many
days before being discovered by n party
OF Mohammedan hunters'
They decide to take her to Alfalfa and
stroiling through the slave mart Is at.
tracted to wild and beautiful yellow
haired girl who Is being auctioncd Inn
PEELED 10y he knows not what he sur
prises the spectators by purchasing
kathlyn for the sum of 5000 rupees
kathlyn sends message to Bruce 10y
the Brahmin caste marker and follows
umballa to his house. where she reveals
her IDENTITY. Later she is taken , 6efore
locked up. In the cell in the palace
prison into which umballa thrusts her
the wall At this very moment Bruce
receives Kathiyns message and PUSHES
to the palace where he faces Cmballa
OF kathlyn. After fight he Is over
powered and carried away. cmballa re-.
Kathlyn and her father. During the en-
suing struggle he gets within the Colo.
ners reach and thu prisoners hand
The Colonel Is too weak to 10 tm-
balla serious injury and he escapes with
geance. a pet baboon OF the colonies
escapes from his camp and tracks the
Colonel TO his ell kathiyn s sges him
bles IA note ON n leaf from her dress and
bids him take it back. BY this means
Bruce locates her and comes that night
with an elephant and chain by which he
pulls out the window bars and releases
her; The n Colonel vel i Is chained to pillar
kathryn learns that her father is
under mysterious curse; Pundiia lures
freed. The party nees and makes allies
of a native tribe by agreeing to md and
restore a sacred white elephant
CHAPTER XIII.
TIME golden sands. the purple cliffs
the translucent blue of the
Il heavens. and the group OF
picturesque rascals jabberng and
gesticulating and pressing about their
chief made IA picture kathlyn was
never to forget.
Patience. my little ones" said the
chief. showing his white. strong teeth
tt, hot ~ atl N
smile. There is plenty Of time
Bruce leaned toward kathlyn.
stand perfectly still. just as you are.
! believe | can reach the knot back Of
your hands. This squabbling is the
very thing needed. They will not pay
any attention to us for few minutes
and II ! can read signs they'll all be al
each others threats shortly"
But even il We get free what can
we do?'
kathlyn was beginning to lose both
faith and heart. The sight Of her father
being led back to Alfalfa by Durga
Ram, after ali the misery To which he
had been subjected, shook the courage
which had held her up these long, I'M
happy weeks. For she realized that
her father was still weak. and that any
additional suffering would kill him.
You mustn't talk like that" said
Bruce. You've been in tighter places
than this. II We can get free, leave the
rest to me. So long as one can see and
hear and move there's hope"
I'm becoming a coward. Do wha,
you can. l promise to obey you in all
things"
Bruce bent as far as he could. and
went desperately to work at the knot
with his teeth Success or failure did not
really matter. simply he did not pro-
pose to die without making a mighty
struggle to avoid death. The first kno,
became loose. then another. kathlyr
stirred her hands cautiously.
Now" he whispered.
She twisted her hands two or three
times and found them free.
Mine. now" said Bruce. Hurry"
II was a simple matter for her to re.
lease Bruce.
God bless those rupees" he muir.
INJURED. "There1l be a fine row in 6
minute. Keep perfectly still, and wher
the moment comes follow me into tn,
cave. They have left their guns II
there"
You are a brave and ready man, Mr.
Bruce"
You called me John once"
We'll. then. john "A ghost Of a smil.
fitting across her lips. Men were no
generally sentimental in the face O
death.
There are nine of u.s." screamed
one Of the brigands.
And ! claim one bag because with
out my help and brains you would hav,
had nothing" roared the chief. "Wh,
warned you against the opium? Ha
pig"
The first blow was struck. Instant,
the chief drew his knife and lunged a
the two nearest him.
''Treachery."
"Ha Pigs. Dogs. Come, III shov
you who is master,"
Thief"
The remaining brigands closed fl
upon their leader and bore him upol
his back.
ITO the tiger with him"
Now" cried Bruce.
He flung the rope from his hands
caught kathryn by the arm, and, run
ming and stumbling. they gained tn
cave, either ignored or unobserved b.
the victorious brigands.
They dragged the stunned leader 1
his feet and hailed him to the cage
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