The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-13
GODS LAW AND MANS"

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q toNr in the district Of che Puplah
India, where he attempts to correct
evils countenanced by the worship
of Krishna. His friend, Jack Aston
is commissioner for the English gov.
ernment at neighboring post. Ais.
ton is visiting Claude when a young
Hindoo girl rushes in and claims
their protection. It is Ameia, a girl
of mixed English and Indian blood,
who has been intended for the cor
rupt rites of the temple Of Krishna.
and promised to the priests of the
temple by Kunda Ram, native
lawyer.
The willy Kunda Ram points out
to Claude, who is anxious to save
her, that the only possible way, ac-
cording to native law, is for him to
buy the girl for a wife. The Drum
monds are proud Of their ancient
lineage and unmixed blood, but
Claude feels that his duty to the girl
is paramount. At first he determines
that she shall be his wife only in
name, but he cannot help falling in
3ove with her charm of manner and
ways.
Lord Charles Drummond, Claude's
brother, is killed in England while
hunting and Claude is summoned to
take his rightful place. He leaves
Ameia in India, promising to return
for her. When he reaches home he
is amazed to learn that his father
expects him to marry Olive Denni-
son in order to unite the Drummond
and Dennison families. Claude's ma
tive marriage is not recognized in
English law. The situation is further
by the fact that Olive
and Jack Aston are in love with
each other and have been secretly
Kunda Ram FORCES a letter from
which asks that he bring
Ameia at once to England, for
which he is to receive q large sum
If money. As Jack Aston is Just
for England on a furlough
ae volunteers to take Ameia with
him, and Ram demands money be-
lore he will permit him to do 80.
Arriving in England, Aston takes
Ameia at once to Claude, who is
filled with CONSERVATION and does
lot know what to do with her. He
finally sends her to make her home
With his old nurse and preparations
ire made for his marriage to Olive.
Torn between his obligation to mar
y Olive and his love and duty to
Ameia, Claude is thoroughly miser-
bile and finally decides to make q
lean breast of the whole affair. Ac-
ordingly he tells the whole story,
aging he has decided to take Ameia
or his wife by the English law, rati-
ying the native union.
Ameia, however, has realized the
act that she stands in the way Of (,
he elaborate plans of the two fam
lies and has decided to commit sui |
ide and rid her beloved Claude Of |
er presence. She takes a native
olson, and has already become un-
onscious when she is discovered. |
icing familiar with the working of |
he poison, Claude is able to give J
er an antidote which revives her.
[ajor Dennison notices on her fin
er ring with an odd design-his
lmily crest When she RECEIVERS he
aestions her and finds that she is
. own daughter, her mother hav-
g been = Hindoo woman whom he (
ID married according to the native
lstom and left % Claude had left (
Z. Jack and Olive are reunited and Z
snnison gives his sanction to
aude's marriage to Ameia, % that
. becomes his lawful wife both ac-i
riding 70 the law Of God and the I
p Of man. II