The Arvada enterprise., 1915-06-17
CHAPTER II-continued.

S'sVs bI-SOVtlV0cOs
Sadly the wretch told her the tale:
the will Of the king his death, and the
subsequent death of her father in his,
Durga Rams. arms. Yonder urn con-
tanned his ashes. For the first time
in her young life Kathlyn tainted. She
had been living on her nerves for
weeks, and at the sight of that urn
something snapped. Daintily Um-
balla plucked forth the packet and
waited. At length she opened her
eyes.
You are queen. Miss Hare"
You are mad"
Nay; 1t was the madness of the
king. But mad kings often make laws
which must be obeyed. You will &C.
cuse me Of perfidy when tell you all.
The note which brought you here was
written by me and substituted for
this"
Duly Kathlyn read; "Kathlyn-If
not heard from, I'm held captive in
Alfalfa. The royal title given to me
by the king made me and my de-
scendants direct heirs to the throne.
Do not come to Alfalfa yourself. De-
stroy sealed document herewith.
r FATHER"
The Council of Three entered noise
lessly from the adjoining room. At
the four dark. inscrutable faces the be-
wildered girl stared her limbs numb
with terror. Gravely the council told
her she must come with them to the
palace.
1T is impossible!" she murmured.
You are all mad. am a white WON.
an. cannot rule over an alien race
whose tongue l cannot speak. whose
habits know nothing Of 1t is impos-
sible. Since my father is dead. must
return to my home"
NO." said Umballa
Il refuse to stir!" She was all aflre
Of = sudden: the base trickery which
had brought here here! She was very
lovely to the picturesque savage who
stood at her elbow.
As he looked down at her. in his
troubled soul Umballa knew that 1t
was not the throne SO much as 1t was
this beautiful bird OF Paradise which
he wished to cage.
BE brave" he said, like your IA
Their. ! do not wish to use force, but
you must go. 1t 10 useless to strug-
gle. Come"
She hung back for q moment; then.
realizing her utter helplessness, she
signified that she was ready to 90. She
needed time to collect her stunned and
disordered thoughts.
Before going to the palace they con-
Quoted her to the royal crypt. The
urn containing her fathers ashes was
deposited in niche. Many other
inches contained urns. and Umballs
explained to her that these held the
ashes Of many rulers. Tears welled
into Kathlyn's eyes, but they were Of
. hysterical character.
"A good sign" unused Umballa, who
thought he knew something Of women.
like all men beset with vanity. Oddly
enough. he had forgotten all about the
incident Of the lion In the freight ca.
bose. All women are felines to cor
tain extent. This golden-haired woman
had claws. and the day was coming
when he would feel them drag over his
heart.
From the crypt they proceeded to
the palace xenana (harem). which sur.
rounded q court Of exceeding beauty
Three ladies' Of the harem were sitting
in the portico, attended by slaves. All
were curiously Interested at the sight
OF a woman with white skin. tinted
like the lotus. Umballs came to Z
halt before latticed door.
Hero Nyour majesty must remain
till the day Of your coronation"
How did my father die?"
He was assassinated on the palace
steps by q Mahomedan fanatic. As
told you. he died in my arms"
His note siEniHed that he feared
imprisonment. How came he on the
palace stsps!"
He was not = prisoner. He came
and went an he pleased in the city
He bowed and left her.
Alone In her chamber. the dullness
OF her mind diminished and finally
cleared away like fog In wind. Her
dear. kind. blue-eyed father was dead
and she was virtually 4 prisoner. and
Winnie was all alone. A queen! They
were mad. or she WAS In tho midst OF
some hideous nightmare. Mad. mad
mad She began to laugh. and It was
not = pleasant sound. A queen. she
kAthlyn Hare! Her father was dead
she WAS a queen. and Winnie was oil
alone. A gale Of laughter brought to
the marble lattice many wondering
eyes. The white cockntoo shriiled his
displeasure. Those outside the lattice
saw this marvellous skinned
woman, with hair like the gold threads
In Chinese brocades. suddenly throw
herself upon pile OF cushions. and
ey saw her shoulders rock and
n<ave. but heard no sound OF waiting
After u while she fell asleep. a kind
Of dreamless stupor. When she awoks
II was twilight In the court. The
doves were cooling and nuttering In tho