The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-03-11

WON NnuuF : tONnutfrF Hnd ne gave
the stranger permanent In~itim ~.
COW guard
One day u mnn living near the prem
ises went to AgyaS father and tuld
him that few weeks beforr he md
started on a journey at 2 O'Clock In the
morning and had seen the dead body
Of COW removed from the priests
premises and live COW Installed In Its
place. This settled Agyn'S fate. and
her father made arrnngrments with
some persons engaged IN the husines-
or struggling unmarried girls to PUT his
daughter where she would ~~t him M
more money
Agya. who saw the men ~ INTO th,.
house TO confer with her father and
suspected the puriprt ~ the confer
ence. listened to II In conceilment and
heard her father agree To Take her intu
wood near 10y aud deliver her To hrf
executioners The time appointed for
this deed was one week FROM that dny
Now. II was RuStum WIN had beg.
ged Kadur for work and heroine un,. ri
the guards ~ the COW AgyH did not
tell her father that she hnt her luyrr
had laid plan IN secure her inherit
nnce fur 81 great wns his reverence
for the priesthood thar this would de
feat the plan Rustum could mt solve
the problem by marrying her for he
had not rIilpe IN the world
Rnstum IN applying tu kadur for
work hoped that liz mighi br given
the duty Of watching the 'uw and In
tended looking out for an uppnrtunit,
to EXPOSE the fact that she WIS not
the original cow thai NJ calf had
be,'omr the embodiment of III. >ilrit
OF Nirnars son aud the hpir tn the
fortune that was g. pass ~ his death
TO Agya. II he could not .vI"'>- the
fraud possibly he might Nil the ,"w
But this world lie ditilcuii Stu,. hr
one person was trusted with her ear.
and any such attempt On hi~ Imrf
would be foiled by the other EAR.
takers
When Agya heard that >h- was To
be strangled that day week sls. knew
1t behooved her to be up and doing
She coDtrived to get word 10 IsnstuD
OF the situation that b~ might make
haste IN the sacrifice Of the COW that
she might be saved Rustnm deter
mined TO PIT his scheme IN operation
ut once.
There Is No desrth of po.-oos In
India. and Rustuw would have no
difficulty In mixing one OF them In the
cows fodder. The trouble was 10 get |
witnesses of the animals death In
deed. this could only be done by sur |
rupting the guard fec Rustum rculflS,i
that when she died Kadur wsnl,L ia,
those who were coenszant OF her ,l--sib
10 keep IL a secret u Rustum ~
1eavored 10 forestnp him By corTup
ng them himself in case he wis h.
rayed by any OF them he would h--
cent away and the gtri he loved wn,ald
% strangled Rustun decided noe ro
Ittempt to bride any enc: the risk wa.
90 great
One dark morning before dayiiSht
iustum arose and. partly dressed. stoi.
nut into the yard aud. taking some ssDt
'ustibles from under pile OF RUBBISH
where he had conceaied them. plac~d
hem against the coSner OF the house
where the. COW was kept and vet nr,r
o them. When the flames were wei.
tarted he raised a cry Of tire and hogan
u break down the door OF the una nesr
Stensibly to rescue the COW He had
he day before weakened the door. and
gave way under his blows ju,~s tsr
IRE persons appeared on the -~~D~
,ustum. rushing into the manager. teak
little syringe from his clothing AMI
II into the COW. squlrted th..
bntents under her skin Then upl"s
ming her. he led her OUT inn the yaui
BY this time the guards who w,-r. M
my only by day appeared and per~ous
! the neighboring houses began m /.
irong in 10 help put out the fire Ma
mr. came down half dressed ami. So.
IL that the COW had been saved muI
red thanks 10 vishnn and promised
'stum. who. he was told. had sav.,,
'r. large reward Bur suddeni,
Mie he was rejoicing 40 her snfet'
~ began 10 Singer and In another
onent fell dead In pres~se~ OF the
'senabled crowd =
AS soon as Agya's father heard ~
" death OF the animal that stood be-
Vas.H his daughter aud her fortune b.
stitnted proceedings In the courts To-
We her possession ~ II and. Their. h.
z many witnesses % the cows death
III no trouble In getting u nut of III.
'nds of the administrator when this
I'd been accomplished instead of turn
y her over 10 the eNssutioners he laid ! r
plan 10 marry her ~ rich merchHni
Agyn told her father how RustIIp
I'd saved her. but he would not h--
I'VE H. The lovers asked him " b-
ould be convinced " II were prorri
at the COW had been poisoned n.
I'D that he wonld and In thai c7ls-
ould consent h. the marriage Rus
m then eShnned the COW. cut n piece
ON her. took II to an English chemist ,
ID asked him 10 nnalyze n The v
lemist reported finding poison. ANA I
- lovers Were married with the con
mt OF their parents
As for the priest. he went back Z"
10 temple and resumed his work NJ u
! oracle. at which h. continued :"
ZAP mp money ut the expense of IN :. :
ho believed
This story may b- considered
;nuzy." hut missionaries VIII" hnv,
bored among the superstiti"us class,
India will testify that white there 7
NO Ia. tncnrra., f,.afuras IA, 4, tl,.,t.. | .
little or no overdriwing