The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-17

the eunuch smashed the door in Then
thay all rushed IN together. none stand
ing aside for Azim. 1t was dark. aud
the second eunuch went reluctantly to
get . torch. in fear lest his fellow-mur-
derers should open the safe in his alb
sence.
But he need have no fear. The car
dinal event of that night il the triumph
ant vindication of the advertised merits
Of q certain make Of safes The tumult
that occurred between the Mindapore
sepoys and the people need not concern
u. The people loved not the new ratah
let that sufice The conspirators got
the key from round the dead rajah's neck.
and tried multitude Of the magic words
of the English that samud Singh knew.
even such words as "Kemup" and Cor
blimey"-in vain
In the morning, the safe in the treasure
room remained intact and defiant. the
woodwork about 1t smashed to splinters.
and great chunks Of stone knocked out
Of the wall. dents abundantly scattered
over fits impregnable door, and q dust of
files below. And the shifty Golam had
to explain the matter to the soldiers and
mollshs as best he could. This was an
extremely difficult thing to do. because
IN no kind Of business is prompt cash SO
necessary as in the revolutionary line.
The state Of affairs for the next few
days in Mindapore was exceedingly
strained. One fact stands out promi-
neptly-that AKIN Khan was hopelessly
feeble. The soldiers would not at first
believe in the exemplary integrity Of the
safe. and a deputation insisted in the
most occidental manner in verifying the
new rajah's statements. Moreover, the
populace clamored, and then by a naked
man running came the alarming intelli-
at Allapore was coming headlong and
with soldiers to verify the account Of the
revolution Golam Shah and Samud Singh
had sent him in the name of Aim.
The new deputy commissioner was a
raw young man, partly obscured by a
pith helmet and chock full Of zeal and
the desire for distinction; and he had
heard of the treasure. He was going. he
said. to sift the matter thoroughly. On
the arrival of this distressing intelli-
gence there was a hasty and informal
council Of state lat which Aim was not
present), q counter revolution was ar
ranged. and all that Aim ever learned
of 1t was the sound Of football behind
him and the cold touch of a pistol barrel
on the neck.
When the commissioner arrived. that
dexterous statesman. Golam Shah. and
that honest soldier. samud Singh. were
ready to receive him, and they had two
corpses, several witnesses, and a neat lit
tie story. In addition to Aim. they had
shot an unpopular officer Of the Minda-
pore sepoys. They told the commissioner
how Aim had plotted against the raJah
and raised a military revolt and how
the people, who loved the old rajah. even
as Golam Shah and Samud Singh loved
him, had quelled the revolt. and how
peac, was restored again. And Golam
explained how Aim had fought for life
In the hall Of audience, and how he. Co.
lam. had been wounded in the struggle.
and how samud had shot AKIN with his
own hand.
And the deputy commissioner, being
weak in his dialect. had swallowed It all.
All round the deputy commissioner. in
the minds Of the people. the palace. and
the city. hung the true story Of the case.
a. Il seemed to Goiam Shah. like an ava
lanche ready 20 fall: sad yet the, deputy