Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20

t1eESy hands of the outraged priests
SSsS9 OF Bhala, Sir Donald Faver-
sham prepared to start the new day.
He could not well realize just what
had happened in the twenty four hours
that had just ended. 1t needed the
commonplace details of Il morning S
toilet to make things seem actual
And what facts they We're that
changed his whole future!
Ruth had promised to marry him.
Favershum belonged to that great
class of Englishmen who unite the
virtues of careful training with an
adaptability to circumstance which
has made Great Britain the coloniZer
of the world
He was as formal in many ways as
u clock. In others he could amaze the
most impulSive and impressionable add
venturer.
When he first met Ruth he had had
not the faintest notion of wooing her.
His admiration had been frank and
unreserved. but without any underly-
ing depth of feeling.
His volunteering to join John Dorr
and Ruth i'll this wild search for th.
missing idol had been what he called
Il lark.
1t was only long association with her.
the constant view of her pretty limo
cence and an occasional glimpse of her
profounder and womanly nature that
had touched his heart and Weakened in
I,;p ri, In nf,.ai cd
from confessing to himself.
Then came the moment when she
had turned to him for help and he had
been the single person in the worl !
who could save John Dorr.
Sharp and brief as had been tia
struggle in his own mind. it h;'1
brought him to an acknowledgment IF
the fact that she was the only womaa
he wanted for his wife.
On the very tick of her hour of tror.-
BILE he had ventured to ask his rewal-l
for service.
She had promised, and now he, bar =
net and retired officer of the British
army. shook like boy at the thought
of the happiness that awaited him.
They met mt breakfast Dorr st:!l
showing the effects OF his nights al
ventures Ruth bright eyed from waat
of sleep and Sir Donald alone present.
ing the appearance of one who had he~
gun the day Alright after souH,l
nights rest.
Their natural topic of conversati n
was of DORIS attempt to capture tie
idol and Sir ponald's rescue of him.
John could give little satisfaction 20
Ruth's minute inquiries. and the Frg
lishman confessed that he himself,
though much more familiar with t..a
native ways and native temples. hid
not much notion of exactly how it h IL
all come about nor how he had found
Dorr and eYtricated him.
The only thing | gather from it I'll
is this" he said amiably. You bad
better take my advice in this country
and not try to perform any of your
western feats. India is Il very cid
country, and they resent here anything
that doesn't follow the good old lincs;.'
II suppose was very foolish Joln
confessed ruefully. But when s~w
that image right within reach sinl:,ly
couldn't resist the temptation to G alb
it and try to escape"
Sir Donald looked at Ruth meaning
ly. II can't say that Pm a bit sol y,
old chap" he told Dorr. AFTER all as
You say. it's an i'll wind that blows no
one any good"
Instantly Ruth caught his meant ~.
and her eyes fell. Yes, she had pr M
Used. and this brave gentleman '-ho
had risked his life for her sake she uld
not be without his reward.
But-she stared miserably at ner
plate until John rallied her and sv 1re
that he would yet get the plans
And here comes the fellow who 'Sill
tell US what really did happen" Viz