Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-15

his presence. Ram looked up at taa
ceiling iust as the leaves ~ trap
through which the body Of Davis had
been dragged fell back into place
he bowed low To the image IL Siya.
$50 perish the Offenders of the
gods
Frarn behind their grille where they
had been Watching Il all the Hawk
and Spider grsnned 81 each other aI,-
provIngly. Then Morgan laughed.
@T'iI he cursed II he didn't nut 4
over. SEEKING the grating with his
hands he began shaking Il. but Il ~
sisted all his efforts. Ills voice arose
/ Ia anger, as ne drew his revolver.
.Let us out Of here quick. you old
fraad. 81 I'll lei daylight out Of you.
! Carefully keeping tn tile side 81
4 the wall aud beyond the range ~ tte
oilers gun, Ram chunder made his
reply.
The god has not yet directed your
! release, Oh worthy protector q the
poor. Shallum stepped into the room.
.sThe Mena Sahib ron called last
night, Master. has come again. he
4 announced. The fakir again addressed
Morgan.
..You little know the power Of the
/ gods, Oh foreign born The maiden
III here also. silva called. Cursirg
! the Hawk cried.
4 II don't know anything about your
internal gods. but don't you hurt that
girl or the whole bunch Of you viii
have to reckon with me. You can do.
what you like with the man, but
Bring her In commanded the
faklr.
We left Ethel and Joost Singh go
\ Ing down the street together. Ar
rived at the outer door the Hindu
knocked, whereupon Shallum opened
Ii. expressing his satisfaction as he
admitted them. Rainface coming up
pri run. found himself locked out
and cast his eyes about dis he mentally
decided upon his plan. Seeing d build
Ing close nit hand IN course Of con-
structIon with scaffolding surrounding
1t and no one at work. he Mt once
decided that by means Of the scat
folding ne could get upon the roof Of
me next building. and from thence to-
.he top Of the place inhabited BY the.
4 Hindu. on he went az fast as his
4 legs could take him TO crry out his
plan.
i within his room. Ram Chunder
bowed to the girl as she came IN.
ssYou seek the Md and counsel Of
Holy silva, maiden. pearl Of beauty"
Straight up to him Ethel walked.
II want Hfr. John Davis. Is he
here7''
with d nod Ram threw another
handful Of incense into the brazier,
md once more the back Of the room
became clouded With smoke. Three
times he struck gong, and from the
ceiling gigantic image Of silva. the
lower part OF which was carved To-
represent drapery, slowly descended
i through the smoke. Down upon q
4 dais at the end of the room It settled,
while Shalfum running to It began
making mystic motions, while Ram
stepped to the wall opposite the graf.
Ing.
Before him was a graduated quad
rant Of metal marked In places and
with d perpendicular reversible arE
which could be swung along re arr
10 points on either side. The skinny.
\ bony hand Of the fakir seized the mr.
mature and began to move II, while
Il the other hand pointed at the Idol
aBEHOLDii he cried
Slowly. silently the front Of the
figure opened and John stood revealed
within. He was fastened to the back
& OF the image b. an iron collar about
his neck, while iron bands bound his
waist, arms and legs: holding him
erect, rigid and rnotionless. His mouth
was still covered BIZ the cloth. His
eyes were open, and he was anpar-
entity conscious of MI that was taking
place. The voice OF the girl arose in
great distress.
@John. Merciful heaven What
have they done7r she sprang toward
him, but Ram SELLING her with a
strength that was astonishing Ia one
OF his age. held her back.
wait He has not suffered vet.
silva is sometimes merciful. Per
haps Il
Stadium, approaching, bowed low
sOh, reverend and beloved Masterl
Your elixir of life lacks but one thing. z
continue. commanded the fakir
as the other paused. Shallnm lifted
d curious drinking cup
This. filed with blood from the
heart, drawn from beneath the left
breast Of q pure maiden and mixed
with the other ingredients viii give
back your youth. II holy silva wills"
Turning upon the girl. Ram pointed
to her heart with q long finger.
'sDost hearg he said. Here's life
for my youth through thy blood II
Appalled,. she shrank back.
aIt cannot be.
For moment be looked at her with
an evil smile. then swung the arm
Of the quadrant and pressed It into
: 0lof Ar fa did ~ from eark fa0Y