The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-05-01

against these men VINO mean all tney
say. end who are as cruel as the tiger n
himself"
1T shall be as the memsahib says"
replied Ramabei. resignedly. /
v
One morning Umhalla entered the $
Judgment hall OF the palace, disturbed |
in mind. Anonymous notes. bidding
him not to prosecute Ramabai and his
wife further, on pain of death. He
had found these notes at the door OF
his zenana. in his stables, on his pill
lows In his heart he had sworn the
death of Ramabai; but here was a
phase upon which he had set no cal
culation Had there not been unrest
abroad he would have scorned to pay
any attention to these warnings; but
this Ramabai-may he burn in hell.
was a power with the populace, with |
low and high castles alike, and for the |
first time. now that he gave the matter |
careful thought, his own future did
not look particularly clear. More than
ever he must plan with circumspec-
ton. He must trap Ramabai, openly,
lawfully, in the matter of sedition.
Imagine his establishment when, a
few minutes after his arrival, Ramabai
and Pundita demanded audience, the
one straight of back and proud OF look,
the other serene and tranquil! Umbal-
la felt a wave of blind hatred surge
over him. but he gave no sign. Rama
bal stated his case briefly. Colonel
Hare and his daughter were being
held prisoners for ransom. Three
! bags of silver-something like five
! thousand rupees-were demanded by
the captors.
The Council looked toward Umballa,
7 who nodded, having in mind tho part
! Of the good Samaritan, with reserva-
: tions, to be sure. Having trod the
4 paths of the white man, he had ac-
r uuired a certain adroitness in holding
o his people They had at best only the
y stability of chickens. What at one mo-
n ment was a terror was at another a
II feast. For the present. then, he would
I pretend that he had forgotten all about
i Ramabai's part in the various unsuc-
l. cessful episodes.
o To the Council and the gurus (ol
prlestsl he declared that he himself
Is would undertake to assume the part O
Is envoy: he himself would bring thu
lie legal king of Alfalfa back to his throne
a True. the daughter had been crowned
m but she had forfeited her rights. Thu
Mt he would return with Colonel Hare a
he he tho q
and return.
IS HE is contemplating some treacl
Ip- cry" said Ramabai TO his wife.
he must try to learn what it Is"
I'm In his shop in the bazaars Lal Sing
ga had resumed his awl. He had, as
ely companion, bent and shaky old ma
whose voice, however, possessed re
So onance which belied the wrinkles al
palsied hands.
The THE rains" said Lal Singh, "a
lm very late this year Leather will
e!" poor"
Aye"
lily. All of which signified to Ahmed tn
the British raj had too many affai
81" just then to give proper attention
us the middle in Alfalfa.
ills but there is this man Ramabai.
will runs deep"
"So!"
dly. "He has been conspiring
cad months"
hall Then why does he not striker"
lem "Iie is wary. He is wary; e
cat sign" Lal Singh reached for his p
this and set the water bubbling. In a
am weeks believe all will be ready e'
you, the British raj"
kill "Why will men be sheep?"
yes! Lal Singh shrugged only AL
the knows. But what about this gul
And curse you say follows the colonel
70 a hib?"
1T is true. l was there" said
des- med. and here am l, with price
sula. my head!'
etch "In the business we are in there
dure always be price on our heads
ocky Umballa will bring back the coli
,ege sahib. What then?"
the 1--WE know what we know,
light Singh" and the face under the l
d at broke into a smile.
hose Five days passed. The chief of
this brigands was growing restless.
the finally declared that unless the ran
near. was delivered that night he would
ldled himself of them all. The tiger
starving. In order to prove tina
nent was not chattering idly he had
lama. prisoners tied to the wheels of
| nod cage 1t would at least amuse hi
watch their growing terror.
Look! Some one is coming I
Kathlyn.
cious, The chief saw the caravan al
same time, and he set up sho
id not pleasure. Three fat bags of silve
pees!
/, now Umballa, the good Samaritan,
gained with the chief He die
ee fat want all the prisoners, only one.
e pay bags of silver would be forthcc
white upon the promise that the young
an and the young man should b
IN his posed Of.