The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-04
VIII must Of necessity be theirs, hate
MIN darkly as they might.

; The bungalow of Colonel Hare wa.
something on the order of an arme,
camp. Native animal keepers. arme,
win rifles, patrolled the menagerie
NO n was TO pass the Gordon with
OUT explaining frankly his business
whence he came. and whittier he wal
bound.
BY the knees of one of the sentrie.
a h'tie native child vas playing, From
ume TO time the happy father woull
stoop and pat her head.
Presently there was a stir abouI
camp, An elephant shufied into thu
clearing. He was halted, made te
kneei, and Ahmed stepped out OF ths
howdah.
The little girl ran up to Ahmed Joy.
iuhy and begged to be put into the
ho"dah Smiling, Ahmed set her In
the howdah, and the mahout babe the
elephant to rise, but, interested In
some orders by Ahmed, left the beast
70 his own devices. The child called
~ the elephant walked of quietly
80 long as he remained within range
OF vision no n paid any attention to
MIN. Finally he paused under a tree
Q a the cages and reached up for
some leaves. The child caught hold
OF a limb and gleefully crawled out
upon 1t some distance beyond the ele.
phants reach. Once more, she be-
came frightened. not daring to crawl
back.
She prattled elephant talk" but the
OLD fellow could not reach her. The
baboon in the nearby cage set up a
chattering. The child ordered the
elephant to rise on his hind legs. He
placed his fore legs on the roof Of the
baboon's cage. which caved in, rather
disturbing the elephants calm. He
sank to the ground.
The baboon leaped through the open
ing and made off to test his une
pected liberty. He was friendly and
tame, but freedom was just then para
mount.
The elephant remained under the
tree, as If bordering, while the child
began to cry loudly. One of the ma
tives saw her ~predicament and hast
ened away for assistance.
Ahmed was greatly alarmed over
the loss of the baboon. 1t was a camp
pet of Colonel Hare's and ran free In
camp whenever the colonel was there.
He had captured it when a mere baby
in British East Africa. The troglo-
dyte, with that strange reasoning yet
untr~anslatable. loved the colonel de-
votedly and followed him about like
a dog and with a scent far keener. So
Ahmed and some Of the keepers set
of in search Of the colonel's pet.
He went about the search with only
half a heart. Only a little while be-
fore he had received the news of what
had happened In the slave mart that
afternoon. 1t seemed incredible. To
have her fall into Umballa's hands
thus easily. when he and Bruce Sahib
had searched the Jungle far and wide!
Well, she was alive; praise Allah for
that; and where there was life there
was hope.
Later Kathlyn was standing under
the cell window gazing at the yellow
Two hours had gone. and no
sign Of Umballa yet. She shuddered.
Had she been alone she would have
for something sharp and dead.
ly. But her father; not before him.
She must wait. One thing was posi-
tive and absolute: Umballa should
never embrace her; she was too
and desperate.
"Kit!"
yes, father"
81 have a sharp piece Of metal in
my pocket. Could you Ny
God, by my hand! . when he
comes"
"Yes, father; l am not afraid to die,
and death seems all that remains. II
should bless you. He will be a tiger
now"
my child, God was good to give
ne a daughter like you"
She turned to him this time and
him to her heart.
1T grows dark suddenly" he said.
Kathlyn glanced wei her shoulder
the window.
why. it's a baboon!" she explained.
Jock. Jock!" cried her father ex-
The baboon chartered.
kit, it's Jock / used to tell you
bout. He Is tame and follows me
bout like q dog. Jock, poor Jock!"
Father. have you a pencil?"
"A pencil?" blankly.
Eyes, yes! / car write a note and
ttach 1t to Jock. It's a chance"
Good Lord! and you're cool enough
o think like that" The colonel went
his pockets feverishly. Thank
'od, here's au old stub! But paper?"
Kathlyn tore of a broad blade Of
rass from her dress and wrote care
lilly upon 1t. II It fell into the hands
{ the natives they would not under
tand. II the baboon returned to camp.
. /. 1t made her weak to realize /.
ow slender the chance was. She. took :
ne tabaret and placed It beneath the
'indow and stood upon It. !
Jock, here, Jock!"
The baboon gave her his paws.
she tied the blade Of grass
,und his neck. Then she struck her
ands together violently. The baboon
frightened at this unex- ,
treatment. ,
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