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St. Tammany farmer., 1914-10-10

v:shru in all his beauty. Instantly the
siNagers Frustrated themselves.
Poor ,llings!" murmured Kathlyn
us ..ciy men sent the natives away
for 1t was not meet that they should
witness magic In the making. They
thsn squatted In the clay court and
curiously waited for her to begin
There was we'll in the inner shrine
Tc this she went with caution. The
lion vas evidently foraging in the jun.
gle. Kathlyn filled the copper vessel
with water and returned. Next, she
gathered up what pieces OF the Idol
she could find and pieced them to.
gether. Here was her model. She
then approached one Of the fakirs and
signified that she had need OF his
knife. He demurred at first. but at
length consented to part with It. She
dug up q square piece Of clay. In fine.
she felt more like the Kathlyn Of old
than she had since completing the
leopard in her outdoor studio. It oc-
cupied her thoughts, at least part OF
them, for she realized that mayhap
her life depended upon her skill in
reproducing the hideous idol.
AS the two old hypocrites saw the
clay take form and shape and the
mocking face gradually appear, they
were assured that Kathlyn was In
deed the ancient priestess: and deep
down In their souls they experienced
something of the awe they had often
inspired in the poor. trusting ryot.
Kathlyn had talent bordering on
genius. The idol was an exact replica
Of the originl one; more, there was .
subtle beauty now where before there
had been frank responsiveness. Il
satisfied the holy men, and the un-
yelling was greeted by the villagers
with such Joy that Kathlyn forgave
them and could have wept over them.
She had made god for them. and
they fell down and worshiped it.
Five more days passed. On the af-
ternoon Of the fifth day Kathlyn was
feeding the fire. The holy men sat in
the court at their devotions. Kathlyn
turned from the IRE to see them rise
and fee In terror. She in turn ded.
for the lion stood between her and the
sarcophagus! The lion paused, lash.
Ing his tail. The many recent commo-
tions within and without the temple
had finally reused his ire. He hesi-
tated between the holy men and Kath-
lyn, and finally concluded that she in
the duttering robes would be the most
desirable.
There was no particular hurry; be-
sides, he was not hungry. The cat In
him wanted to play. He loped after
Kathlyn easily. At any time he chose
. few swift bounds would bring him
to her side.
Beyond the temple lay the same
stream by which, miles away. Kathlyn
had seen the funeral pyre and about
which she had had 20 weird fantasy.
II this stream was deep there was .
chance for life.
St. Tammany farmer., 1914-10-10
CHAPTER wi.
Truce Wafer.

1fUCe W3yeps
When Kathlyn- came to the river
she swerved toward the broadest
part Of It. Twice she stumbled over
boulders, but rose pluckily and.
bruised and breathless. plunged into
the water. It was swift running and
shoulder deep. and she was forced to
swim strongly to gain the opposite
shore. She dragged herself up to the
bank and. once there. looked back.
What she saw rather astonished her.
She could not solve the riddle ct first.
The lion seemed to be- struggling
with some invisible opponent. He
stood knee deep in the sands, tugging
and pulling. He began to roar. Even
% Kathlyn gazed she saw his chest
touch the sand and his swelling tanks
sink lower. Fascinated. she could not
withdraw her gaze. How his mighty
shoulders heaved and pulled! But
down. down, lower and lower, till
nothing but the great named head re-
NAMED In view Then that was drawn
down: the sand filed the animals
mouth and stopped his roaring: low
or. lower.
Qufcksands! The spot where he
had disappeared stirred and glistened
and shuddered. and then the eternal
blankness Of sand.
She was not, then. to die? Should
she return to the temple? Would
they not demand Of her the restora-
ton Of the lion? She must 90 on.
whittier she knew not. She regret
ted the peace Of the temple in the
daytime. She could see the dome from
where she stood. Like Ishmael, she
must 60 on, forever and forever on.
Was God watching over her? Was
It his hand which stayed the on
slaught Of the beast and defeated the
baser schemes Of man? Was there
to be . haven at the end? She smiled
wanly. What more was to beset her
path she knew not, nor cared just
then, since there was to be- haven
at the end.
Perhaps prescience brought 20 her
minds eye q picture: she saw her
father, and Bruce, and Winnie, and
her sweetheart. and they seemed to
be toasting her from the end Of q
long table, under the blue California
sky This vision renewed her strength.
She proceeded onward.
She, must have followed the river
at least q mile when she spied . raft
moored to q clump Of trees. Here
she saw a way Of saving her weary
limbs many rugged mile. She ford.
St. Tammany farmer., 1914-10-10

b6f0edore and shuttIecock with the
sound. The lion roared again; this
time ct the insulting echoes. For a
few minutes the noise was deafening.
A rumble a. Of distant thunder, and
Ne storm died away.
By and by she peered cautiously.
She saw the Hon crossing the open
space between the temple and the Jun.
gle. She saw him pause, bend his
head. then lope away In the direction
taken BY Rajah.
To Kathlyn It seemed that she had
no longer anything to do with the body
Of Kathlyn Hare. The soul Of another
had stepped into this wearied flesh Of
hers and now directed its physical
manifestations, while her own spirit
stood gratefully and passively aloof.
Nothing could happen now; the world
had grown still and cain. The spirit
drew the sleeves Of the robe snusly
about her arms and laid Kathlyns
head upon them and drew her down
Into profound slumber.
Halt q mile to the north Of the
ruined temple there lay, all unsus-
pected by Kathlyn. q village-a vii.
aage belonging solely to the poor, most
" ryots or tillers Of the soil. Tho
poor In Asia know but two periods Of
time. for rarely do they possess such
thing as q watch or . clock: sunset
and sunrise. Perhaps the man Of the
family may sit awhile at dusk on his
mud doorsill, with his bubbling water
pipe Qf he has one), and watch the
stars slowly swing across the arch.
4 pinch Of very bad tobacco is slowly
consumed; then hs enters the hut.
dings himself upon his mating (per
haps cotton rug. more likely bum
dc Of woven water reeds), and sleeps.
No ono wakes him: habit rousos him
at dawn. He scrubs his teeth with
dbrous stick. It is part Of his re-
ligious belief to keep his teeth clean.
The East Indian (Hindu Of Mohamme-
dan) has the whitest, soundest teeth
In the world II the betelnut is but tenn
perately used.
Beyond this village lay q ruined city,
now inhabited by cobras and sinking
jackals.
Dawn. A few dung fires snDldered.
From the doorway Of one Of the mud
huts came q lean man, his naked torso
streaked with wet ashes, his matted
hair hanging in knots and tangles on
his emaciated shoulders. His aspect
was exceedingly filthy; he was holy
man, which In this mad country signi.
des physical debasement, patience,
and fortitude such a. would have
adorned any other use. A human
lAmprey. sticking himself always at
the thin and meager board Of the poor.
. vile parasite, but holyi
The holy man directed his steps to
the narrow, beaten pathway which led
70 the temple. where, every morning.
he performed certain rites which the
poor. benishted ryots believed would
some day restore the ruined city and
tho prosperity which attends fat
harvests. The holy man had solemn
" declared that It would take no less
than ten years to bring about this
miracle. And the villagers fell down
with their foreheads In the dust HeI
St. Tammany farmer., 1914-10-10

mas . Brahmin: the caste strins hmm,
about his neck: he was indeed holy
ne who could have dwslt on tho fat ol
tho land. In maharajahs' courts. The
least that can be said II that he DOR
1ormed his duties scrupulously.
SO. then. the red rim OF the March
sun shouldersd up above the rollins
jungle as he came into the beaten
clay court which fronted the temple.
The lion stalked only 1t night. rarely
appearing In the daytime. Once a
month he was given Q bullock apr he
kept tiger and leopard away, and the
Villagers dwelt In peace. The lion had
escaped from Alaha. where the spe-
cies were kept q an additional snort.
Since he had taken up his abode In
the temple there had been fewer
tnefts from the cattle sheds.
The holy man was about to assume
nis sQuatting posture in the center a
the court az usual, when from out OF
tns sarcophagus rose languidlr I
1oFm. shrouded in white. The form
stretched its lovely arms. whfte az
alahaster. and presently the hands
rubbed . pair Of sleepy eyes. Then
tno form sat down within the sarco.
phasus. laid its arms on the rim and
.wearily hid its face In them.
The watcher was the most dunn.
founded holy man In all India. For
The arst time In his hypocritical life
he found faith In himself, In his
puertls rites. He had cenjured I'M
vondsr spirit unaided, alone. He
Eo0e. turned. and never . holy man
'an faster. When he arrived. painting
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St. Tammany farmer., 1914-10-10

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she Had But Single Thsssht, -
9lesp.
land where there were white people:
but each morning found her hesitant.
Behind her tree there was : clear.
Ing. then tumble Of thickly growing
trees: beyond those was another
clearing. upon which stood deserted
elephant stockadA. The grass had
grown rank in It for want Of use. She
was IN the act. Of putting on grass san-
dals when she saw, to her dismay, the
approach Of men and elephants. Two
elephants were ridden By mahouts
Two other elephants were being jos-
tied toward the stockads. evidently
new captives. They proceeded pas.
1ive1y, however. for elephants submit
9 cspsav.ty WIN iess .eAA .oeolo 3 9. s.A
any other wild beast Kathlyn
crouched low IN the grass and waited
till men and elephants entered the
stockade; then she ran quickly o..
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affairs ~ they attended % theirs.
6ometimes the great striped tigee
prowled about the base Of the trees
shafpened his claws on the bark. but
he never attempted to ascend 70 the
platform. Perhaps he realized the
useleasness of investigation, since
the Platform made u Impossible te1
MIN g see what was up there. But ~
ways now % ana 1rom the uuce -
ter. ne paused iookeo up, cllcleo tns
tree' ana went away mystined
Only the grass eating beasts came
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St. Tammany farmer., 1914-10-10

eessSNe@e0 $3.50 eeSSSs
over their backs and rolling. head un.
der: and they buheted ono another
amiably. and there was . baby who
seemed to get IN everybodyis way and
the grownups treated him shabbily.
BY and by they. too. trooped OF. Then
came wild pigs, and furtivs antelope.
and foolish. chattering apes.
At last the truce water became do.
serted and Kathlyn lay down again,
only to be surprised by Z huge ape
who stuck his head up over tho edge
Of the platform. Tho surprise was
mutual. Kathlyn pushed the idol to
ward him. The splash Of Il In the va
ter scared of the unwalcoms guest,
and then Kathlyn lay down and slept.
A day or SO later Bruce arrived ct
the temple. Day after day he had
hung to the trail. picking It up here
and losing It there. He found Rajah.
the elephant. the howdah gone, and
only the ornamental headpiece dis.
covered to Bruce that he had found
his rogue. Rajah was docile enough:
he had been domesticated 90 long that
his freedom rather irked him.
Bruce elected from the mourning
holy men the amazing adventure "a
ell it, details. Kathlyn had disap.
peared In the jungle and not even the
tried hunters could hnd her. She Was
lost. Bruce. though In his heart Of
hearts he believed her dead. took IN
the trail again. But many weary
weeks were 70 pass ers be learned
that she hved. AS 3
He shook his hst toward Allaha. s0.
Dursa Ram. one Of these flne days
you and shall square accounts!.
Kathlyn had Just completed FOR her.
sen dress Of grass. Three years be-
fore she had learned the trick nom
the natives Of Hawaii. The many
days Of hardship had made her thin
ner. but never had she been % hardy.
% clsareyed, 90 quick ana 1.-THE Is her
actions. She had lived precariously.
stealing her food at dusk from the
nelds ct the ryots; sugar cane. nv
vegetables. plantains, maneoee Soma.
dnss ~ lagleo -
St. Tammany farmer., 1914-10-10

By pairs the villagers departed, and
soon none remained save her selt-ap-
pointed guardians, the two holy men.
kathlyn felt . desire to explore this
wonderful temple. She discovered
what must hawe been the inner shrine.
The chamber was Allied with idols;
here and there bit Of gold Leaf. CEN
turtles old. glistened spon the bronze,
the clay. the wood. The caste mark
on the largest idols bead. was pol.
ished ruby. overlooked doubtless dur
Ing the loot. She swept the dust from
tha jewel with the tip Of her finger.
and the dull nre sent 4 shiver Of de.
hght over her. She was still woman.
As she wandered farther In her foot
touched something and she looked
down. It was . bone: In lhct, the flooe
was strewn with bones. She quickly
discerned. much to her relief, that
none OF these bones were human. This
was. or had been. the dem pf the lion.
There w.,s an acrid. unpleeyant odor:
80 she hurried back to thA braxier.
Vaguely she comprehended Mat shs
must keep the fire replenished from
time to time In order to paciV the
TWO holy men. AZ night It would 1end
on any appruach Of the lion.
Who're was Brucef Would he tWo1
nno aer? Tha4 philosophy which t1he
nad inherited nom hef father, thu
aurst acceptance Of the inevitable.
wes the ono thing which carried her
Through her trials sanely. An ordi.
rAry womaa would have died from
lA4le axhaanum.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
WIFE STANDS BY
MAN HELD AS
TRAIN BANDIT
Mrs. R. P. Fields Engages Law
yer With Sayings-Declares
Husband Is Innocent.

Rexford p. Fields, held for the rob
berry of store in Milledgeville and
of completely in the $4,000 holdup
of the Queen and Crescent train is
not to be deserted by his wife.
While the detectives are doing ev
erything possible to get evidence
against her husband, Mrs Fields is
busy with her lawyer. whom she has
employed with money saved by her, 10
prove an alibi, and is eXertng every
energy to free her husband and pro-
wider.
my husband is innocent of both
charges against him, and | can prove
it." said Mrs. Fields
Il am certain that my husband did
not hold up the Nashville, Chatta
nooga and st. Louis train at Winnings
on January 16 On that night ] was
seriously i'll, and both Perry and my
husband were at my bedside all night,
together with prominent local ply
stefan.
my two children-Jimmy years
old, and Mildred. 5-are both positive
that Mr. Fields will soon be home.
have not told them where he Is If
they should take my husband away, !
don't know what | would do. 1t would
be hard for me to provide for them.
The police say the evidence against
Fields is final. as set of yeggmen' S
tools was found beneath the floor at
his home. A note was found with
them which Fields admitted belongs
to him Fields has also admitted, 1t
is said. that he frequently played deaf
and dumb to get money.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
SAGE TEA KEEPS
YOUR HAIR DARK
When Mixed With Sulphur 1t
Brings Back Its Luster and
Abundance,

GRAY hair. however handsome, de-
rofes advancing age. We all kno"
tbe advantages of youthful appear -
o nv Your hair is your charm. IL
n,e or mars the face. when II
eades turns gray and looks dry'
,"er and scraggly just a few APP
nlications Of Sage Tea ana sulphur
vii enhance its appearance mum
dredfold. rool, vounP.
r,tbn I nre9are the tonic at home or
g cot from any drug store a 9o-ceh lI
ssettle Of "Wyeth's Sage and sulphur
p lIoi,. Remedy." Thousands Of toIks
commend this ready-to-use prepd. :
r retinn because it darkens the mar
tnoo.VtifnlIy and removes dandrull'
stons scalp itching and taillhg ma,,
h .oid no one can possibly tell as
~ darkens so naturally and evenly.
" roisten a sponge or soft orusll
Yjtb II. drawing this through 'n e
%air taking one small strand a. a.. .
. .iS1i' nv morning the gray hair dis-
'm, after another application or
s .I'p lie natural color is restored ana
t"b poromes thick. glossy and lustrous'
80 Won appear years younger
ADVERTISEMENT.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
100000 WILL
FIGHT BASED
ON RING

LOUISVILLE, KY, March PA
woman's fight for s1,75OO0O. which
depends on common law marriage
and a pledge ring" is on in Judge
Fields court in the suit OF Ellen
Golden Ewald against the estate Of
Louis p Ewald.
Louis p Ewald, an eccentric mil
lionaire ironmaster of ST. Louis and
Louisville. died three years ago, leav-
ing an estate valued at about 81,
100000. His will bequeathed the bulk
Of the property TO the three children
of Ellen Golden, with whom he had
lived for years. His brothers and sis
ters in st. Louis were left $4,000
each. They also are contesting the
will.
Ellen Golden filed suit, claiming
that she and Ewald in 1890 entered
into common law marriage in St.
Louis, where he had met her in the
underworld but he gave her a ring
as a pledge when he took her away
from that life, and that they lived to-
gether ever after, three children be-
ing born TO them. She claimed a
wifes share of the estate.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
SIX NEAR>D death
AS AUTO ROLLS
OVER 3 TIMES
Two Girls and Man Pinned Un-
der Car in Accident on the
Roswell Road.

Ihree Young men and three girls
are recovering from injuries received
IN an automobile accident on CLYDE
Hill, on the Roswell road, late Mon
day night, when the machine in which
they were riding became unmanage-
able and turned turtle at the bottom
of the hill.
They were taken to Grady Hospital
in an emergency car Of a local ga
rage, and were sent home after their
wounds were dressed by surgeons.
They are:
Miss Lucille Lewis, 20 years old, of
No. 1853 Nelson street
Miss Julia Lewis, IS years old, No
1913 Nelson street.
Miss Myrtle Smithers, No. 1853 Nell
son street
c. L. Whitehead, No, 1o7. Trinity
avenue.
Ralph Smith, Winder, Ga.
s. w. Wood, No. 70 1-2 Edgewood
avenue.
None of them was seriously in
jured. The Lewis sisters were pinned
under the machine, and Ralph Smith
was pinned under the seat by. his
right arm. Miss Smithers and the
TWO other young men were hurled
from the machine several yards into
the underbrush at the side Of the
road.
Young Whitehead was driving the
machine According to the story he
told at the hospital. he had taken T.
c. Galloway. of the Cleveland Man
ming Piano Company, out to West
End, and as he was driving the ma
chine back to town he met Smith and
Wood and the three girls. He in
vited them to take ride and started
the machine for the outskirts of the
city
Whitehead says that when the ma
chine began the ascent of Clyde Hill,
which is a steep grade, the front
wheels Of the car locked and the
steering gear became useless. The
car swerved to one side turned three
somersaults and crashed to the bot
tom of the hill.
After the accident Smith and Miss
Smitners walked to the nearest farm
residence, where they telephoned for
assistance.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
NEGRO MISSIONS
CONVENTION IS
URGED HERE
Ministers Plan Conference to In
terest Students in Evangeli-
cal Work\in Africa.

Atlanta ministers Tuesday were
discussing the probability of stu
dents convention to interest negroes
in evangelization of Africa, to be
held in Atlanta in May At a joint
meeting of white and negro pastors
at the First Baptist Church resolu-
tions were adopted urging Or. John
r. Mott, chairman of the continua
ton committee of the Edinburgh
Missionary Conference, to hold the
students missionary convention in
this city.
A resolution by Dr. c. W. Daniel
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
indorsing the campaign by leaders OF
both races to solve the religious
problems of the life of the commu-
nifty, was adopted
Mondays meeting was the result
of the efforts of w. Woods White,
who personally engineered the ar
rangements
The following ministers and re-
ligious workers issued the call for
the meeting: c. X. Nelson, Bishop
Diocese of North Georgia, Episcopal
Church; Charles W. Daniel, pastor
First Baptist H. NJ. DuBose. pastor
First Methodist; John E. White, pas
tor Second Baptist; B. F. Fraser
pastor st. Paul Methodist; r. O..
Finn pastor North Avenue Presby-
terrain; C. B. Wilmer, rector st. Luke
Episcopal: c. T. A. Pise, rector St
Philips Cathedral; Dunbar H. Og-
den. pastor Central Presbyterian; p.
James Bryant, pastor Wheat Street
Baptist: A. D. Williams, pastor Ebe-
nezer Baptist; II. II. Proctor, pastor
First congregational; William Byrd
professor Morris Brown College; W.
A. Fountain, president Morris Brown
College; E. P. Johnson, pastor Reed
Street Baptist; l.. H. King. pastor
Central Avenue Methodist Episcopal.
w. Woods White, Marion McH
Hull, NJ. D.. J. p. Jackson, general
secretary Young Mems Christian AS
sociation; Marion NJ. Jackson presi
dent Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
MOTHER! NO USE
TAKING CHANCES
If Child Is Cross, Feverish, Co.'S
tive, Give "CaIifornia Syrup
of Figs"

II your little ones tongue is coated,
il is a sure sign the stomach, liver and
bowels need gentle. thorough cleansing
at once. When your child is cross,
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or act naturally: If breath is bad, stom-
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or If feversh. give a teasponful Of cal
ifornia Syrup Of Figs" and in few
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You have well, playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaNed to
take this harmless fruit laxative NIL
lions Of mothers keep 1t handy because
they know it's action on the stomach,
liver and bowels is prompt and sure.
They also know little given to-day
saves "a sick child tomorrow,
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bottle
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of all ages ard for grown ups plainly on
the bottle Beware of counterfeits sold
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