The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-25
A WRONGED MANS
Cruel revenge
Dreadful Fate of an English
Officer In India.

WHO well 1lluStfAleu lhe rNnSllSn pro-
clivity for not being able to learn from
others. His father had been a small
| tradesman in London who in some
way had put a member of the cabinet
under obligation TO him and the obli-
| CATION was repaid by commission for
the son. Nearly all the young mans
brother officers were gentlemen born,
and many of them younger sons of no
bles. Colinwood was snubbed for
twenty years. and as soon as he was
| promoted to the command of regi-
ment commenced systematic snub-
bing of every officer beneath him in
rank.
The colonel was especially hard on
his servants. He seemed TO consider
any servant as n necessary evil and
native Indian servant as worm of
the dust. Among those who attended
him was an Irishman named Mallory
and q native named Haroutune. Ma
lony treated all natives as his master
| treated his Interiors. Harout1ne was
| very different from both the colonel
| and the Irishman. He was as gentle
as a woman. He was married TO a
soft eyed young Indian, and they had
three children.
| One day Colonel Colinwood missed
valuable diamond that he had bought
expecting to make a display with it
| when he returned to England. The
only two persons who had access to
| khn uSo,,. x,,in,.o kant Nuara Mo
lOny and Haroutune. The colonel, who
had perfect confidence in Mallory, had
Haroutune arrested. ana the courts in
the neighborhood were so afraid of the
autocratic soldier that he had little
trouble in having the Indian convict
ed. Haroutune was sent to prison to
serve term of fifteen years.
Not long after the loss of the dia
mond Maloney left the ColOnel's service
to return to the British, isles. Eight
! years later Colinwood, having been in
vallded home, found his former serv-
ant living "in clover" Setting detec-
tives on his track, the colonel unearth-
ed the fact that he had disposed of a
valuable diamond, and his prosperity
dated from the sale. Colinwood, find
ing it to his interest to accept the re
mainder of the thief's fund on cOndi-
ton that he would not prosecute, made
the compromise.
A few years after this the colonel re-
turned to India with a wife and two
little children. He debated the matter
as to what he should do In making
amends to Haroutune and decided that
to say anything about the mistake
would place him in an unpleasant posi-
tion. Haroutune now had but few
years to serve Besides, he was moth
ing but low caste native, and pris-
ON was as good place for him as any
where else. SO the colonel concluded
to de nothing in the way of justice.
Meanwhile IIaroutune was languish-
ing in prison. He was SO gentle in his
manner that one of the prison officials
took him into his service. This gave
the poor fellow great deal of liberty.
Not long before his term expired a
snake charmer gave an exhibition at
the prison, and Haroutune saw him
perform. Among other things, the
snake charmer would place bird In
the same apartment with snake. On
its masters order the snake would
steal up to the bird and strangle 1t.
One day when Colonel Colinwood
was mt dinner with some friends he re
marked that the time for the re-
lease of the man who had stolen his
diamond must have arrived. Some OF
the party said that the natives were
prone to take revenge for punishment
and IL behooved the colonel to be Oh
his guard. Colinwood declared that il
he were inclined to fear any Indian he
certainly would not fear Haroutune
who was more woman than man Had
the colonel realized that the prisoner
who had served fifteen years for al
Offense of which he knew himself to be
Innocent that he had come out OF
| prison to find his wife and children
having been deprived of his support
had succumhed and were all dead-had
, the colonel known this he might have
feared that even Il worm will turn
Mrs. Colnwood did not share her hus
bands want of faith in Indian revenge
3 and shuddored
= The very next day Elsie Colinwood
was found dead in the garden. The
Q children We're permitted to play there
4 since the place was. surrounded by &
high wall, The little brother who made
the discovery said that he had seen {
. snake pass from tree ON to the gar
den wall There was no mark on the
body though the throat gave evidence
Z. Of stranguation.
A month later the boy was fount
dead In his bed with no more marks or
him than had been found on his sister
n The mother, on the verge OF insanity
at her loss, besought her husband t
a resign his position and return to Eng
land. He promised to do SO, but before
he could make his arrangements his
wife met a fate similar to that OF hel
p children. The distracted man followed
u her to her grave apd completed his
r preparations to leave country tina
, had become a horror to him. The nigh
before he was TO sail he was awakened
by choking sensation and, graspins
what was coled about his neck tore 4
away aud threw il to the other side o
the room, The next morning Il seryan