The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-06-05

walls, the various wild animal heads,
and were packed away in strong boxes.
And Ahmed went thither and yon.
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 a
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 colonePs
heels as a dog might have done; while
Kathlyn had found tiger cub for a
plaything. So for awhile peace reigned
at the camp.
They found the much-sought docu-
ment in the secret chamber in UNI
balla's house Gust as he intended they
should and the king had it legally
destroyed and wrote 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
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
we'll 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 at length really
: settled down upon the city. They be
; gan to believe that Umballa had flet
the city, and vigilance corresponding
| ly relaxed.
g The king had private chamber
2 the window of which overlooked tn
t garden of brides. There, with his shel
bets and water pipe he resumed hi
g old habit of inditing verse in pur
n Persian, for he was scholar H
d never entered the Zenana or harem
e but occasionally he sent for some c
/, the women to play and dance befor
= him And the woman who loved I'm
Y balla was among these. One day sh
S asked to take journey into the b;
S zaars to visit her sister. Ordinaril
e. such request would have been d
n MED. But the king no longer care
what the women did, and the chit
d. eunuch slept afternoons and night
I being only partly alive in the NOR
ir ings.
An hour later a palanquin was 10y
Il, cred directly beneath the kings wi
| dow To his eye it looked exactly Ill
e. the one which had departed. He wei
Id closely, had he been the least susl
ne cious
This palanquin was the gift
he Durga Ram, so-called Umballa. 1t h;
he been built especially for this Ion
l waited-for occasion. 1t was nothil
I'D more nor less than summing cage
which tiger was huddled, in Vi
IN, temper. The palanquin bearers, frien
he of the dancing girl, had overpower
lis the royal bearers and donned the
an costumes. At this moment one of t
as bearers (Umballa himself, trusting
es onel) crawled stealthily under t
nd palanquin and touched the spri
or which liberated the tiger and open
at the blind The furious beast spra
to the window. The king was too
till tonished to move, to appreciate
rst danger From yon harmless pal;
his quin this striped fury!
to The tiger in his leap struck
ent lacquered desk, broke it and scatter
re? the papers about the floor.
lad Ramabai and his officers We're j.
entering the corridor which led to