The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-05-08
Ia, lne ven. "a wi.h the thought

But E1e vent ca with the thought
which had PROVOKED har laughter
Love. Danger sn sbco.. unsesz. rid.
den; misery in the foreground, and
perhaps death beyond; her father back
in chains. to face she knew not what
horrors, and yet she could pause by
the wayside and think of love,
There was something" he insisted.
That wasn't happy laughter. What
caused it?"
Some day l will tell you-if we
live"
Liver" Then he laughed
And she was not slow to recognize
the Homeric quality OF his laughter.
Kit am going to get you and your
father out of all this, if but for one
thing"
And what is that?" curious in her
turn.
I'll tell you later" And there the
matter stood
The journey to the village proved
frightfully exhausting. The two were
IN sorry plight when they reached
the well.
The camel men were overjoyed at
the sight of them.
For hours they had waited in dread
contemplating fight, which would take
them anywhere but TO Bala Khan, who
rewarded cowardice in one fashion
only For, but for their cowardly in
activity, their charges might by now
be safe in the seaport toward which
they had been journeying. So they
brought food for the two and begged
that they would not be accused o
cowardice to Bala Kahn
poor devils," said Bruce. "Hat
they shown the least resistance thos
brigand chaps would have killed then
off like rats" He beckoned to the hea,
man. Take us back to Bala Khan il
the morning, and we promise that n
harm shall befall you. Now, find us
place to sleep
Nevertheless, it was hard work t
keep that promise. Eala Khan storme
and swore that death was too good fo
the watery hearts of his camel mel
They should be crucified on the wal
Kathlyns diplomacy alone averted tn
tragedy. Finally, with good deal {
reluctance, Bala Khan gave his wor'
So Bruce and Kathlyn planned
return to Alfalfa, and it was the kha
himself who devised the method. I'll
two young people should stain the
skins and don native dress He wou
give them two camels outright. on
they would be obliged to make Il
journey without servants.
"But if harm comes to you, and
n hear of it, by the beard of the prophe
= I'll throw into Alfalfa such a swar
of stinging bees that all Hind shf
hear of it. Go, and may Allah watt
a over you, infidels though you BEL
Umballa sent a messenger on /
Il fore, for he loved the theatres
- which is innate in all orientals.
= desired to enter the city to the shri
toms; to impress upon this unru
pOpulace that he, Durga Ram, was
man of his word, that when he set o
Fl to accomplish thing it was as go
a as done His arrival was greeted wi
Il cheers, but there was an undertone
n groans that was not pleasant to
r keen ears. Deep in his heart he curse
. for by these sounds he knew that or
the froth was his, the froth and SCI
- of the town. The iron heel; SO til
would have it in preference to
m friendship. o, for some way to tr
Ramabai, to hold him up in ridicu
to smash him down from his pedest
known but as yet unseen.
He wondered if he would find a
more of those anonymous notes
r lating to the inviolable person of
mabai. Woe to him who laid tn
q about, could he but put his hand III
him! He. Durga Ram, held Alfalfa
- the hollow Of his hand, and this day
would prove it.
So he put a rope about the waist
Colonel Hare, and led him through