The Arvada enterprise., 1915-10-28
Ramabai was sore at

| his mind cleared again. His first
| question upon his return to his
mental balance was directed to
| kathlyn. Where was the document
he had given to his friend Hare?
Kathlyn explained that Umballa had
taken it from her.
But, your majesty" exclaimed the
colonel rather impatiently. what diff
ference does 1t make? Your return
has nullitied that document"
mot in case OF my death. And In
Alfalfa the elder document Is always
the legal document. unless it is legally
! destroyed. 1t is not well to antago-
nize the priests, who hold us firmly to
this law. | might make will in fla
vor of Pundta. but it would not legal
ly hold in justice If all previous wills
were not legally destroyed. You must
find this document"
did you ever hear of n law to equal
that" asked Bruce OF the colonel.
mo. my boy, l never did. 1t would
mean good deal of red tape for
man who changed his mind frequently
He could not fool hts relations; they
would know. The laws Of the dark
peoples have always amazed me. be-
cause If you dig deep enough into
them you are likely to find common
sense at the bottom We must search
Umballa's house = oroughly. wish
to see Ramabai and Pundita in the
shadow Of their rights. Can't destroy
a document off-hand and make new
one without legally destroying the
first. Well. let us be getting back to
the bungalow. Well talk it over
there"
At the bungalow everything was
Systematically being prepared for the
homeward journey. The laughter and
chatter of the two girls was music to
their fathers ears. And sometimes he
intercepted secret glances between
Bruce and kathlyn. Youth, youth;
youth and love! Well, so 1t was He
himself had been youth. had loved
and been loved. But he grew very
lonely at the thought OF Kathlyn
eventually going into another home;
and some young chap would soon come
and claim Winnie, and he would have
no one but Ahmed. If only he had had
a boy. to bring his bride to his fathers
roof.
Pictures were taken down from the
walls, the various wild animal heads,
and were packed away in strong boxes.
And Ahmed went thither and yon. n
hundred cares upon his shoulders. He
was busy because then he had no time
to mourn Lal Singh.
Bruce's camp was. of course, In ut
ter ruin. Not even the cooking uten-
Sis remained: and of his men there
was left but Ali, whose leg still caused
him to limp little. So Bruce was
commanded by no less person than
kathlyn to be her fathers guest till
they departed for America. Daily
Winnie rode Rajah. He was such
funny old pachyderm, kind Of clown
among his brethren, but as gentle as n
kitten. Running away had not paid.
he was like the country boy who had
gone to the big city; he never more
could be satisfied with the farm
The baboon hung about the colonel's
heels as dog might have done: while
kathlyn had found tiger cub for n
plaything. So for awhile peace regned
at the camp.
They found the muchsought docu.
ment In the secret chamber In I'm
ballas house Dust as he intended they
should: and the king had 1t legally
destroyed and wrote a new will. where
In Pundita should have back that
which the kings ancestors had taken
| from hers-a throne.
After that there was nothing for
Colonel Hare to do but proceed to ship
his animals to the railroad, thence to
the ports where he could dispose OF
them. Never should he enter this part
OF India again. Life was too short
High and low they hunted Umballa
but without seccess. He was hidden
well. They were. however. assured
that he fingered in the city and was
sinisterly alive.
Day after day the king grew stronger
mentally and physically. Many OF the
| reforms suggested by Ramabai were
put into force. Quiet ut length really
| settled down upon the city. They be.
gan to believe that Umballa had fled
the city. and vigilance corresponding
ly relaxed
The king had II private chamber,
the window Of which overlooked tho
garden Of brides. There. with his sher.
bets and water pipe he resumed his
old habit OF indlting verse In pure
Persian. for he was scholar He
never entered the zcnana or harem:
but occasionally he sent for some OF
the women TO play and dance before
him. And the woman who loved I'm.
balla was among these. One day she
asked to take II journey into the ba.
zaars to visit her sister. Ordinarily
such n request would have been de.
MED But the king no longer cared
what the women did. md tho chief
eunuch slept afternoons and nights.
being only partly alive In the morn.
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