The Arvada enterprise., 1915-11-18
CHAPTER XXV-Continued.

10 Drlng down. would UmDalla have
possessed tenacity enough to hang on
10 it In face Of all the devastation?
Bruce sighed as he drew himself up
and crawled into the boat. He knew
that treasure Lad often made hero
out Of a coward; and treasure at that
moment meant life and liberty to Um-
balla. On his return to the island he
greeted the colonel somewhat roughly.
But for this accursed basket they
would have been well out of Asia by
this time.
"Umballa has your basket, colonel.
II he hasn't, then say good-by to it, for
It can never be dug from under those
tons OF rock. Here. where are
those fishermen going?" he demanded
The men were in the act of pushing
off with the boats, which they had only
Just brought back
Ramabai picked up his discarded
rifle
Stop"
They are frightened" explained the
chief
well, they can contain their fright
till we are in safety" Ramabai de-
clared. Warn them"
Hurry, everybody. ! feel it in my
bones that that black devil has the
treasure. Get these men into the
boats. Here, pick up those oars Get
in. Kit; you. Winnie; come every
body"
kathlyn gazed sadly at her father
Treasure, treasure; that first She was
beginning to hate the very sound of
The word. The colonel had been nerv-
Gus, impatient, and irritable ever since
he document had been discovered.
Till recently Kathlyn had always be
ieved her father to be perfect, but
now she saw that he was human he
had his f'awed spot. Treasure, Before
her or Winnie So be It,
Colonel" said Bruce. taking a
chance throw, we are less than a
hundred miles from the seaport. Sup
pose we let tmballa clear out and we
ourselves head straight up the coast?
1t is not fair to the women to put them
to any further hardship"
Bruce, ! have sworn to God that
umballa shall not have that treasure.
Ramabai do you understand what 1t
will mean to you If he succeeds in
reaching Allaha with that treasure.
probably millions? He will be able to
buy every priest and soldier in Alfalfa
and still have enough left for any eX-
travagance that he may wish to plunge
In"
'Sahib." suggested Ramabai. let us
send the women to the seaport In care
Of Ahmed. while we men seek umbal.
la"
Good" Bruce struck his hands to,
gether. The very thing"
Il refuse to be separated from faith.
er." declared Kathlyn. IF he is deter,
mined to pursue tmballa back to Al,
laha. ! must accompany him"
And T." added Winnie.
Nothing more to be said" and
Bruce signed to the tiatmen to start.
II only this breeze had not come up,
We could have caught him before he
made shore"
tmbal!a paced the deck of the sloop.
thinking and planning. He saw his
enemies leaving in the rescued boats
Had he delayed them long enough? As
matters stood. he could no, carry away
the treasure. He must have help. an
armed force OF men he could trust. On
the mainland We're Ahmed and the 10y.
al keepers; behind were three men
who wanted his life as he wanted
theirs. The only hope he had lay In
he cupidity OF the men on the sloop
II they could be made TO stand by
him, there was a fair chance Once
he was of a mind TO heaye the basket
over the rail and trust to luck in find,
ing It again But the thought tore at
his heart lie simply could not do IL
Perhaps he could start n revolt. or
win over the chief Of the village. He
had known honest men to fall at the
sight of gold. to fight for II, to commit
any crime for it-and, II need be. Ia
die for II. But the chief was with his
enemies Finally he came to III. con.
cusion that the only thing to be done
was to carry til. trcaur" directly INTO
'ne CNleI y nut anu lH'I' await hllH
He would br!bc the men with him sui.
icien,ly TO close their mouths. II Al.
med was on the shore. the game Was
up hut he swept the mainland with
his gaze and discovered no sign OF
him.
As a matter of fact, Ahmed had ar
ranged his elephants 20 that they could
start at once up ih" coast 10 the sea
port He was waiting ON the native
highway for the return OF his master
quite confident that he would bring the
bothersome trinke,s with him lie
Knew no,hins OF tmballa's exploit
The appalling thunder Of the "Splo
s,ons worried hpd He would wait for
: Xst 80 long. then he would go and
Geek
Every vill:ge chief has his successor
II hope this Individual was ono OF
hose who hy. helped rmballa to
carry the Treasure from the cave; in