St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-01-02

80 v,o had helped Umballs e
lnoso .na treasure from the cave
. ca. 10 man who had guided MIN y
.as' 80 itself. He spoke to Umoai,.
nv ,ns s.,a that he understood the no.y
~ 80 r,,vht. for to these yet simp.s
~. village folk Umba1la Wa ~.
mlnueI ane Their religion was the
same. &c.. can - {
your enemies who follow
.F1ow,' eagerly.
"Youder is the chiefs bullock cart
I myself will find the nul'ocAS'
"What then9"
fore the others land" -.
IAN extra handful Of gold tor YOU
Get the oars out! Let US hurry!
More, holy one: these men WV
obey me-"
"They shah all b VA pai4"
Uueasla Ind rss11sA - po
where he could not plan witnoet
treachery. He proposed to carry the
basket into the Jungle somewhere
bury it, and make way with every man
Who knew the sesrss; then, q the
nroper time, he would return Tor y
With brave caravan, his own men OF
} those whose loyalty he could repair
chase. A
The landing was made, the oaskes
conveyed to the bullock cart which
Nos amntied of it's bait and leopard
trap: the bullocks were orousn. ~.
and harnessed-all this activity Dsio.
the fishing boats had covered NAN ~
distance.
: IT see light" murmured Umpa4la.
He tried to act coolly, but when ns
:. smoke his voice cracked and the oiooo
s N his throat nigh suffocated him.
II sand, holy one!"
v "Well. what Of sand!
70 "You can dig and cover up things ~
d. sand and NO one can possibly TELL Ine
e. sand tells nothing a
ut They drove the bullocks 1orwsN
10 mercilessly till they came to VIVA. o1
re- ha,,a considered q suitable spot
nit was dug. but not before umDs1. :.
q had taken from the basket enoosa
q cold 10 set the men Wild. They were
lp- his. He smiled inwardly to tnink no y,
We easily they could have had al o. -
IT! They we're still honest
sm The sand was smoothed DOWN oses
the basket. II would not have Oee.
lat nossible for the human eye to olscoses
re. the spot without perfect range. o
1t hal,a drove down . broken STICK y.
in rectlv over where the basket LAY. ne =
re, had beaten them; they would fino
to nothing. Now to rid himself OF tnes
aha simple fools who trusted MIN.
ex- The man who longed to become ~
nge chiefs successor was then playeu wy.
Nv umbslla: to set the two factions q
US each others throat; . pexfect eiiman1
are ton 11nballa advised hdm TO rous'
bal hia friends. declare that the white peg
ple had taken the gold away IRON =
J to- holy man, to whom It oeDnseu I
-. -, agent. r.,,.rnsS
ster- village began the old game OF soid an
Al politics, for the two are msepara0t
Umballa, in hiding. watched the co
test gleefully He Witnessed the Fav'
and approach his chief, saw the ans.
tart. gestures exchanged, and knew that q
up! sension had begun. The men OF =
. ne village clustered about s.!
"Where have ye,u hidden it?' 9
loop, manded the chi sf. It belongs 20 =
his sahib'
oats. Hidden whak?"
!. Az "The treasur you and the false hf
wsy one took from the forbidden cave:
J, an False holy one?'
!. On "Ay, wretch Fie = Durga ram.
"A
men ha"
Inted The mutinsw .lnasAsA - VA
y in his hand toward the smoking ~
loop. OF the promontory
d by look for 1t then q" he said, "un
Once mountains OF rock and dirt and %
asket Look for it there! And who -
md white man who ssya the holy one
re at false?
do it Il say It, you sccum 1rel!' cried
It, or colonel, advancing; hut Bruce
He strained him, seeing that the situa1
t the had taken an unplea SAINT and sini
mmit trend.
,e. to Patience, colonel; Just little d
b his macy" he urged.
} con- But the man lies!
done THAT may be. but just at pre-
? into there seem to be NOR men stan
him. back Of him than bac OF our
n suf- here. We have no wa = OF gettil
II All warning to ahmed. Wa ~!
Q was "Jackal." spoke the oh Se wrasoi
with thou nest!"
gn Of "Ah! thou has grown. too fat
rule"
ad ar .Ay!" cried the men lack Of the
could tinous one
"sahib." said the chief. without
ing any Of his natural dignity.
man has betrayed me. see the lul
q gold in their eyes. Evil presage.
you have saved the life, Of my {
and mine, and will throw my stree
with YOU
Father, can't you see:' asked h
lyn.
"see what?"
1.-THE inevitable. It waas In my