Gunnison news-champion., 1920-02-06

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= 81 yos. steve.- laughed Buck up-
roaFlsusly. .AAd I sthink ! savvy an-
other little incideut which occurred
whea tie lnte JaltzingFao Jitendra-
0eel what . mouthful that name H.
was in ny company. II yos had that
interesting creature around your bead
when you leaned over toward Manuel
Pacheco on the way to jail In Zape-
tillio. no wonder he kicked on % myss
teri0usly. tn match q cobra aeninst
. Ereaser. ony day."
The vengeance Of vlshnu 10 swift
and sure" placidly returned the Hindu.
Likewise. sahib. silva was Of some
small service to you during the earth
life Of the late Jitcndra."
You mean down In the carcear
The little brown man bowed low.
'.Sahib. when silva crept under The
door where NO man might pass. and
coiled upon the neck Of the guard.
think you not there were reasons why
he wished. very much. to come inside
to have speech with Jitendar
"UEh!" shuddered Buck. II should
think there were-plenty Of them. So
that was how you nailed the sentry in
the corridor. And II was his ride
which the late Jitendra gave me. I sup
poser
Swami Ram nodded.
-vishnu and Silva. sahib. % you win
testify. are not without power to sue
cor the deserving in their distress"
they're q couple Of perfectly good
snakes" hastily acquiesced the Ameri-
can. But why did Jitendra die in
stead OF following me ont Of the
prisonf And what became Of that
other Mexican guardr
"Jitendra had lost caste By being
thrust Into that foul dungeon by un-
clean hands, sahib. Also. he had
smoked Q cigarette. which II likewise
forbidden. He was to wed the Princess
Indira. but she must now seek another
husband. II was needful for him to
excarnate for publication"
'But they took you out to shoot you.
didn't theyf thought heard the vol.
ley just rs I rode up"
"A little patience. sahib. The guard
In the hall vowed obedience to vishnu
and silva In return for his life. thus
becoming q novltiate ON the Seven
Paths. It was he who made ready for
Jitendra to pass out BY hiding the pow.
der kegs In the old drain beneath the
place where the killers OF men were
accustomed to stand.
"Also he strewcd powder to the hole
where Jitendra stood when he lighted
the forbidden cigarette. Jltendra did
not smoke cigarettes. but his act was
necessary to carry out the will Of the
gods. For. sahIb, those deluded ones
were also fated to seek wisdom else
where. Not until they shall raise the
veil Of Maya from their vision and.
perceiving Truth. resolve to kill mo-
more. may they hope to return to
earth-life."
Buck Williams grinned at the naive
recital. His three friends were too
astounded to speak.
"where are you going nowf Queried
the mine owner.
"A novitiate Of the gods. who was
once jail guard. waits for me with
horses in the hills. Sahib, may poor
Swami presume upon your generos-
ltyf'
"Anything-up to half Of El Tigre."
Il have already appropriated linen
from your bed for new turban, that
Swami Ram may re-enter the world
properly attired. But vishnu and silva
are cold and hungry. Warmth they
may nnd from my own body, but food.
alasi l have none. VIII the gracious
sahib grant me the boon Of another
can Of milk ere we journey ON to meet
tho Princess Indira, who awaits Q new
husband In New EngiandT
(THB END.)