Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
What is it?"
Nothing" she answered.

In cnalnS, TO race Sne knew not Wuhl
horrors. and yet she could pause by
the wayside and think Of love!
There was something" he insisted.
That wasn't happy laughter. What
caused it?"
Some day l will tell you-if we
live" -...
Liver" Then he laughed.
And she was not slow to recognize
the Homeric quality Of his laughter.
Kit, am going to get you and your
father out Of all this. If but for one
thing"
And what is that?" curious in her
turn.
I'll tell you later" And there the
matter stood. '.
The journey to the village proved
frightfully exhausting. The two were
in sorry plight when they reached
the well.
The camel men were overjoyed at
the sight of them.
For hours they had waited in dread.
| contemplating flight. which would take
them anywhere but to Bala Khan, who
rewarded cowardice in one fashion
only. For. but for their cowardly in
activity. their charges might by now
be safe in the seaport toward which
they had been journeying. So they
brought food for the two and begged
| that they would not be accused OF
cowardice to Bala Kahn.
Poor devils," said Bruce. Had
they shown the least resistance those
brigand chaps would have killed them
off like rats" He beckoned to the head
man. Take US back to Bala Khan IN
the morning, and we promise that no
harm shall befall you. Now. find US
place to Sleep"
| Nevertheless, II was hard work to
keep that promise. Bala Khan stormed
| and swore that death was too good FOR
the watery hearts OF his camel men.
They should be crucified on the wall.
Kathlyn's diplomacy alone averted the
tragedy. Finally. with good deal OF
reluctance, Baln Khan gave his word
So Bruce and Kathlyn planned to
return to Allaha, and it was the khan
himself who devised the method. The
two young people should stain their
skins and don native dress. He would
give them two camels outright. only
they would be obliged To make the
journey without servants.
But II harm comes to you, and
hear of It. by the beard Of the prophet.
I'll throw into Allaha such a swarm
of stinging bees that all Hind shall
hear of 1t. Go. and may Allah watch
over you. infidels though you be-!
Umballa sent q messenger on be-
fore. for h loved the theatrical.
which Is innate In all orientals. He
desired to enter the city to the shrill-
ing of reeds and the booming of tom
toms; to impress upon this unruiy
populace that he. Durga Ram. was a
man of his word, that when he set out
to accomplish q thing It was as good
rs done. His arrival was greeted with
cheers, but there was an undertone OF
groans that was not pleasant to his
! keen ears Deep in his heart he cursed.
for by these sounds he knew TINT only
the froth was his. the froth and scum
of the town. The iron heel: SO they
would have It In preference to his
friendship. o. for some way to trap
Ramabai. to hold him up in ridicule,
to smash him down from his pedestal,
known but as yet unseen!
He wondered II he would find any
more of those anonymous notes re-
iating to the inyioiable person OF Ra'
mabai. Woe to him who laid them
about, could he but put his hand upon
him. He. Durga Ram. held Allaha in
the hollow of his hand. and this day he
would prove It.
So he put a rope about the waist OF
!, Colonel Hare. and led him through the
streets. as the ancient Romans he had
read about did to the vanqulshed. He
: himself recognized the absurdity oi
; all these things. but his safety lay In
the fact that the populace at large
were incapable of reasoning for them
selves; they saw only that which was
visible to the eye.
On the palace steps he harangued
the people. praising his deeds. He
alone had gone into the wilderness
and faced death to ransom their law
full king. Why these bonds? The
king had shirked his duty; he had be
trayed his trust; but in order that the
people should be no longer without q
head. this man should become their
prisoner king; he should be forced to
sign laws for their betterment. With.
out the royal signature the treasury
could not be touched. and now the
soldiers should be paid in full.
From the soldiers about came wild
huzzahs.
fTo BE coNTINUED)