The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-04-24

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ly. But her father; not before him
She must wait. One thing was posi-
tive and absolute: Umballa should
never embrace her; she was toe
strong and desperate.
Kit"
"Yes, father"
Il have sharp piece of metal in
my pocket. Could you My
God, by my handl when he
comes?"
Yes, father; / am not afraid to die,
and death seems all that remains. /
should bless you. He will be a tiger
now"
MY child, God was good to give
me daughter like you"
She turned to him this time and
pressed him to her heart.
1T grows dark suddenly" he said.
Kathlyn glanced over her shoulder
at the window.
why, it's baboon!" she explained
Jock, Jock!" cried her father ex-
citedly.
The baboon chartered.
kit it's Jock | used to tell you
about. He is tame and follows me
about like dog. Jock, poor Jock!"
Father. have you a pencil?"
"A pencil?" blankly
Yes, yes! | can write a note and
attach it to Jock. It's chance"
Good Lord. and you're cool enough
to think like that" The colonel went
through his pockets feverishly. THANK
God, here's an old stub! But paper"
Kathlyn tore off a broad blade of
grass from her dress and wrote care
fully upon it. If it fell into the hands
Of the natives they would not under
stand. If the .baboon returned to camp
1t made her weak to realize
how slender the chance was. She took
the tabaret and placed it beneath the
window and stood upon it.
Jock, here, jock"
The baboon gave her his paws.
Deity she tied the blade of grass
round his neck. Then she struck her
hands together violently. The baboon
vanished, frightened at this unex-
pected treatment.
He is gone
: The colonel did not reply, but began
to examine his chains infinitely.
Kit, there's no getting me out of
here without files. If there is any
rescue you go and return Promise"
Il promise"
Then they sat down to wait.
And Ahmed in his search came to
the river. Some natives were swim.
ming and sporting in the water. All
med put question. o, yes, they had
seen the strange looking ape (for ba-
boons were not usual in this part of
the world; he had gone up one of the
trees near by. Colonel Hare had al
ways used peculiar whistle to bring
Jock, and Ahmed resorted to this de.
vice. Half an hours perseverance re.
warded him; and then he found the
blade of grass.
Dungeon window by tree. Kath.
lyn."
That was sufficient for Ahmed. He
turned the baboon over to the care of
one OF his subordinates and hurried
away to Bruce's camp, only to find
that he had gone to the coloners.
Away went Ahmed again, tireless. He
found Bruce pacing the bungalow
frontage
Ahmed"
Yes, sahib. Listen" He told his
tale quickly.
The guards at all the gates have
orders to shoot me if they catch me
within the walls of the city. | mus,
disguise myself in some way"
I'll find you an Arab burnoose
sahib, and that will hide you. 1t will
be dark by the time we reach the
city, and We'll enter by one of the
other gates. That will allay suspicion
First we must seek the house of Ra.
mabai. | need money for bribery"
Bruce searched his wallet It was
empty. He had given all he had to
the Brahmin.
You lead, Ahmed. | am dazed."
In the city few knew anything about
not even the keenest of I'm.
balla's spies. Umballa had his sus.
picions, but as yet he could prove
nothing. To the populace he was a
harmless animal trainer who was only
100 glad not in any way to be impli.
Gated with his master. So thew LET
him alone. Day by day he waited for
The report from Lal Singh, but SO far
ne had heard nothing except that the
British raj was very busy killing the
followers of the Mahdi in the Sudan
It was a subtle inference that for the
present all aliens in Alfalfa must LOOK
out for themselves
"Sahib," he whispered, 81 have
learned something. Day after dav ! |
have been waiting. hoping. Colonel |
Sahib lives, but where l know not"
"Lives!"
al! In FOUNDER prison where later
We 60 He lives. That is enough for
ais servant. He is my father and INV
mother, and would die for him and
his. All! Here is the north pata
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