The Arvada enterprise., 1915-09-02
Copyright By Harold h.cGra.hJ

| with MIN. he feared not Tor kath
lyn's death, only his future. For they
doubtless had lied to Umballa They
would not kill Kathlyn so long as they
believed she was worth u single III.
| pee.
UmbalIa came In. followed by four
troops, who stationed themselves on
each side Of the door.
Your majesty"
Wait" Numbered the colonel Sud
denly he turned to the troopers. Am
your kinx?"
| Yes. majesty" The four men ga
laamsd.
Then l order you to arrest this man
Durga Ram for treason against the
person OF your king"
The troopers stared. dumfounded
first at the colonel. then at Umballa.
Il command it,
Umballa laughed. The troopers did
not stir.
All" said the colonel THAT is all
l desire to know. | am not a king
am merely prisoner Therefore those
papers which you bring to me cannot
lawfully be signed by me" The colo
mel turned his back to Umballa sought
the latticed window. and peered forth
There are ways" blazed forth Um-
balla.
Bah, You black fool" replied the
colonel. wheeling. Have | not yet
convinced you that all you can do Is
TO kill me? Don't waste your time In
torturing me. 1t will neither open my
lips nor compel me to take a character
brush in my hand. II my daughter 10
dead. 80 be 1t. At any rate, she 10 at
present beyond your clutches. You
overreached yourself. Had you brought
her back It 10 quite possible l might
have surrendered. But am done
now"
You refuse to tell where tho fiji.
gree basket Is hidden"
Il do"
You refuse to exercise your pre-
rogative to open the doors OF the
treasury"
Il do"
umballa opened the door. motloning
to the troops to pass out. He framed
the threshold and curiously eyed this
unbendable man. Presently he would
bend umballa smiled.
Colonel Sahib. | am not yet at the
end OF my resources" and with this he
went out. closing the door.
Tha! smile troubled the colonel.
What deviltry was the scoundrel UP to
now? What could he possibly do?
Later, as he paced YEARLY to and
fro. he saw something white slip under
the door. He stopped and picked up
note, folded European fashion. All.
med and | shall watch over you. he
patient This time am pretending
to be your enemy. and YOU must act
accordingly A messenger has arrived
from Bala Khan. Your daughter and
Bruce Sahib are alive. and. more. on
the way to Alfalfa in native guise. BE
OF good cheer. Ramabai'
And umballa. as he lifted his fruit
dish Mt supper, espied another OF those
sinister warnings beware This
time he summoned his entire house
hold and threatened death TO each and
all OF them II they did not Immediately
disclose to him the person who had
placed this note under the fruit dish
| They cringed and wept and walled, but
nothing could be got out OF them lie
| had several logged on general prin-
ciples
Kathlyn and Bruce returned to Al
laha without mishap, Neither animal
nor yagabond molcs,ed them. When
they arrived they Immediately found
means to acduaiut Ramabsi. who. with
Pundlta. set out to meet them
In their picturesque DISCUSSES kath'
Ign and Bruce made handsome pair
OF high caste natives. The blue eyes
alone might have caused remarks. but
this was a negligible danger. since
color and costume dotractod kath.
lyn's hair, however, was securely hid.
den. and must b. kept so. 4 bit OF
cnrelcssness on her part. a sportiye
wind and she would be- lost She had
been for dyelng her hair. but Bruce
would not hear OF this Dissertation
So they entered IN. lions den, or,
rather. the Iackals
At Ramabais house Ahmed fell on
his knees In thRnkfulness. not that his
mcmsahib was In Alfalfa. but that she
was alive.
During tn. evening meal RamabaI
outlined hi- plot TO circumvent umbal.
la He had heard from one OF his
faithful followers that tmballa intend.
cd to force the colonel into u natIy.
marriage, later. to dispose OF the colo.