Arizona republican., 1914-08-02

for playthng SO for awhile peace reigned at the
camp.
They found the much sought document in the secret
chamber in Umbalahs house (just he intended they
snould and the king had it legally destroyed and wrote
a new will, wherein Pundita should have back that
which the kings ancestors had taken from hers
throne.
After that there nothing for Colonel Hare to do
but proceed ship his animals the railroad, thence
to the ports where he could dispose Of them. Never
should be enter this part of India again. Life
short.
High and low they hunted Umbalah. but without
cess. He was hidden we'll They were however.
sured that lie fingered in the cry and snisterly
alive.
Day after day the king grew stronger mentally and
physically Many of the reforms suggested by Ramaba
put into force Quiet length really settled down
upon the city They began believe that Umbaah had
fed the city, and vigilance eorrespondngy reIa- ed
The king had private chamber the window Of which
overlooked the garden of brides There, with his sher
bets and water pipe he resumed his old habit of ndtng
in pure Persian for lie was a scholar. BE
entered the harem but occasionally he sent for
Of tne to play and dance before him. And
the woman who loved Umbalah among these One
day she asked to take journey into the bazanrs to visit
the sister Ordinarily such a request would have been
denied. But the king longer cared what the women
did. and the chief eunuch slept afternoons end nights
being only partly alive in the mornings.
An hour later palanquin lowered directly BE-
meath the kings window. To his eye it looked exactly
like the which had departed He vent writing.
absorbed Had he looked closely had be been ne least
suspicious
This palanquin was the gift of Durga RAM socalisd
Umballah. 1t had been built especially for this long
waited for occasion 1t nothing nor less than
cunning cage in which tiger huddIed. in vile
temper The palanqun bearers. friends Of the dancing
girl mad overpowered the royal bearers and donned heis
costumes At this moment Of the bearers Umballah
himself trusting one1 crawled stealtht under the
paanquin and touched the spring which liberated the
tiger and opened the blind The furious beast spans
to the window. The king was too astonisned to move
appreciate bis danger From yon harmless paanquin
this striped fury'
The tiger in his leap struck the acquered desk broke
it, and scattered the papers about the Goor.
Ramabai and his officers just entering the ccr,
dor which led the nber when the tragedy occurred
They heard the noise. the kings cries. When they
reached the door silence greeted them
The wrecked. There was evidence OF
short but terrific struggle The king lay dead the
6oor the side Of bis head crushed in. His turban and
garments were in taters But he mad died like king;
for in the by the window lay the striped ons
jeweed dagger in his throat
Ramabai was first to discover the deserted palnnqun
and proceeded investigate 1t did take him more
thai minute understand what had happened 1t was
not an accident it cod-booded murder, and back
of 1t stood the internal ingenuity Of one man.
Thus TOOK Alfalfa by the hair again and shook her
out of the pastoral quiet What would happen nou2
This.
On the morning after the death Of the old king
those who early Worship proptiate the gods
to deal kindly with during the day. were astounded
to find the and gates of all the temples closed Nor
was any priest visible in his usual haunts The people
were For there could be but Interpretation
to this act Oh part of the the gods had denied
the people. Why? Wherefore? Twenty-four aous
passed without their learning the the priests de-
sired to fill them with terror before they struck.
Then came the distribution Of pamphlets wherein it
was decreed that the popuace the sodiery, all Alfalfa
in fact bow the will of the gods or go hence
forth accursed The gods demanded the reinstatement
as regent Durga RAM the deposing Of Ramabai the
nfde the fealty of the troops to Durga RAM Twenty
hours given the people to make their choice
Before the doors all the temples the people gathered
waiing nd pouring dust their heads from Brahn
to paah high caste matrons to light dancing girls
And when the troops, company by company, began to
knee outer rim Of these gatherings Ramabai dis
patched note TO Colonel marc, warning nun 10 uy
once But the messenger up the note and few to
his favore temple. Superstition thus what honor
truth and generosity could not hold.
Alfalfa surrendered; and Umballah came forth.
All this happened so quickly that not a rumor
Of It reached the Coones bungalow till it too late
They were to have left the The king dead,
only few minor teehnicaities stood in the way Of
Rsmabai and Pundita.
Bruce and kathryn fencing with the other.
ster the lovers when Winnie, her wide
with fright burst in upon them with the that UNI
balah at the head Of many soldiers, approaching
The lovers rushed to the front of the bungalow in time
to witness the Colonel trying prevent the intrusion
Of a priest
Patience Sahib!" warned the priest
The Colonel, upon seeing Umbalah. made an e.
tempt to draw his revolver but the soldiers prevented
him from earring into execution his wild impulse.
The priest explained what had happened ThelColonel
Sahb his friend Bruce Sahb and his youngest daushtel
would be permitted depart in peace: but Kathlyn
Memsahb must wed Durga Ram