The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31

chamber in Umbalahs house 0ust he intended they shoud) and tho king had 1t legally destroyed and
 will wherein Pundita should have back that which the kings ancestors had taken from her-a throne
 After that there nothing for Colonel Hare to do but to ship his animals the railroad to the ports where he could dispose of them Never should he enter this part of India again. Life short.
 High and low they hunted Umbafah but without suc- cess He was hidden well. They were, however sured that he fingered in the city and sinistery alive.
 Day after day the king grew stronger mentally and physically Many of the reforms suggested by Ramabai put into force Quiet length really settled down upon the city They began believe that Umballah had fled the city, and vigilance correspondingiy relaxed.
 The king had private chamber the window of which overlooked the garden of brides There with hf sher bets and water ppe he resumed his old habit Of nding verse in pure Persian, for he | scholar He never entered the hare occasionally he sent for of the women to play and dance before him. And the woman who loved Umbnlah among those. One day she asked take journey into the the sister. Ordinarily such would have been denied. But the king longer cared what the women did and the chief eunuch slept afternoons and nights bcing only partly alive in the mornings
 An hour later a palanQuin lowered directly b. meath the kings window. To his 1t looked sxacty like tho one which had departed. He on wrftfnx absorbed Had he looked cossy, had he been the suspicious
 This paanquin was the gift of Durga Ram. soesssd Umbarah. It had been built especially for this long waited for occasion It nothing less than q cunning cage in which q tiger huddled in a vilc temper The palnnquin bearers, friends of the dancing girl had overpowered the royal bearers and donned their costumes At this moment of the bearers Umbalah himself trusting oneD cnwled stealthily under the pnlanqun and touched the spring which liberated the tiger and opened the blind The furious beast sprang to the window. The king astonshed to move, to appreciate his danger. From yon harmless paanqun this striped fury!
 The tiger in his leap struck the lncquered desk broke fl, and scattered the papers about the floor
 Ramabai and his officers just entering the corr dor which led to the chamber when the tragedy They heard the noise, the kings cries. When they reached the door silence greeted them
 The room was wrecked There was evidence of but terrific struggle The king lay upon the aoor the side of his head crushed in. His turban garments in But he had died like king; for In the by the window lay the striped one, jeweed dagger in his throat
 Ramabai first to discover the deserted paanquin, and proceeded to investigate. Ii did take him than minute understand what had happened It was accident 1t cold blooded murder, and back of 1t stood the internal ingenuity of man.
 Thus fate took Aaha by the hair again and shook her out of the pastoral quiet What would happen now?
 This
 On morning after the gc death of the old king. those who early to worship to proptate the gods deal kindly with them during the day. astounded find the doors and gates of all the temples cosedl Nor was any priest visible his usual haunts The people stunned For there could be but interpretation to this on the part of the the gods had de- nied the people Why? wherefore7 Twenty-four hours passed without their learning the the priests de- sired to fill them with terror before they struck.
 Then came the distribution pamphlets wherein t decreed that the popuace the soldery all Allaha In fact, must bow to the will of the gods or hence forth accursed The gods demanded the reinstatement regent Durga Ram; the deposing of Ramaba the in6del; the featy of the troops Durga Ram Twenty four hours were given the people make their choice
 the doors of all the temples the people gathered wang and pouring dust their heads, from Brahmin pariah from high caste matrons to light dancing girls And when the troops, company by company, began to kneel the outer rim of these gatherings Ramabai dispatched to Colonel Hare warning him to fly at But the messenger tore up the note and flew to his favorite temple. Superstition thus what honor, truth and generosity could not hold.
 Strange, how we occidentals have stolen out from under the shadow of anathema. Curse us, and we smile and shrug shoulders for curse is but the mouthng of angry But to these brown and yellow and people, from the seppes of Lassa to the tangled jungles mid Africa. the of fake gods 
 loyal deat simple and patient and hard working; priest raise his hand in anathema and at once they mad cruel and rcmorseless tiger.
 Allaha surrendered and Umbalah forth.
 All this happened quickly that not even rumor of reached the Colones bungalow till it too late They were to have left on the The king dead only few minor techncaties stood in the way of Ramabai and Pundita
 Bruce and Kathyn fencing with the othe-. after the of lovers when Winnie, her eyes wide with fright burst in upon them with the that Um hallah, at the head of many soldiers approaching The rushed to the front of the bungalow in time witness the Colonel trying to prevent the intrusion of priest
 Patience Sahb!' warned the priest
 The Colonel upon seeing Umballah, made attempt to draw his revolver but the soldiers prevented him from carrying into execution his wild impulse
 The priest explained what had happened. The Colonel Sahb his friend Bruce Sahb, and his youngest daughter would be permitted depart in peace; but Kathlyn