The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-08
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Hung reached up as if to pull her
from the saddle.
The pony that had been peacefully
feeding brought up its head with
a sudden jerk, causing Chai-Hung to
slip sideways, losing his balance;
and Monica, the shock bringing her
to her senses, found herself raining
blows from her riding-stock at the
yellow horror at her side.
Before the ring of Chai-Hung's
men could encircle her, she had
pricked the pony's TANKS and rid
den wildly down the forest path, her
aureole of soft curls blowing in the
breeze.
She had a dim memory of the IA
miliar outline of Dawson's bungalow,
of a cook-boy taking the reins from
her trembling fingers, and then she
knew that she was lying, face-down-
ward, in a long cane chair, sobbing
as if her heart would break
Centuries seemed to pass before
she could muster up the courage to
shout for the servant.
Where is the 'Tuan HEWITT she
inquired huSkily.
HE went out before makan-and
has not yet returned"
Not back YETI" she echoed blank
ly.
And the Tuan Dawson?"
THE Tuan-Halzim eats the air
also
''Bi1a,' she. said in a tone that
signifed dismissal.
And still the cook-boy hesitated.
viii the mem -sahib take tea?"
Yes, I will have tea as soon as
possible. I am very tired" she adj
ded. as If an excuse were necessary.
The boy had almost disappeared
through the doorway when she called
after him.
will you send one of the Tuan-
Hakim's orderlies. 1 wish to speak
to him
THE master has taken them all.
A messenger came to him, an hour
ago, with an important paper He
was in a great hurry, for he did not
stop to tell me when he would be
back"
Dawson servant. entering noise
iessly,. set he tray on the table in
front of her. She glanced up weart-
ly to see the Oriental fall TO his hands
on the boards, fiattering himself alb
jectly, his teeth chattering together
like man with the ague. Following
the direction of his frightened eyes,
she became aware that a broad shad-
ow had fallen across the floor. The
color left her cheeks and her hand
shook so that some of the amber
fluid fell from the spout on the lac
quer tray.
Chai-Hung stood on the threshold.
his hands clasped in front Of him.
beaning amiabiy in spite of a certain
shortness of breath. Behind him, on
the wooden stairway. a hump-backed
coolie. a red paper sumbrella stuck
under one arm. carried between his
two hands a thing that resembled
biscuit box, shaped like a barrel, with
a knob at one side and a handle at
the top, the existence Of which did
not appear to have occurred to him
81 trust I am not intruding Mrs.
Viney?" He dropped unlimited into
a chair. II have FASTENED to proffer
nv apologies for my conduct this aft
ernoon. 1 have not been very well,
and the remains of a fever from
which I had been suffering went TO
my head.
You See-I have brought my own
tea" pursued the bandit cheerfully,
taking the metal box from the dwarf
who promptly effaced himself. 1T
IS one of our customs which must
appear rather strange to you. Mrs.
Whey. In ancient times which fortu-
nately, perhaps, are past--nobody
could tell who were ones friends
and who were enemies. a very IA
vorite method of dispatching ones
enemies was by poison. Hence this
quaint portable teapot. 1t was in
vented many centuries before your
vacuum flask and yet it possesses
certain of it's qualities. Here we
have the outer sheath-a metal con-
tainer simply, with a hinged flap to
cover the spout. If 1 were to show
you the inside-you would find a china
pct with a padding all round it of
horse hair sewn into silk"
Monica, her interest suddenly
aroused, looked up at him. He was
holding the thing as his servant had
dOne-and not by the metal handle
in the lid He leant easily forward
and placed it on the table before her.
Just clear of the tray.
Don't imagine for one instant that
1 brought it here because 1 believed
you would poison me-" he observed
with the innocent smile of a child.
1T caught my eye as l left, and l
fancied that it might serve to amuse
YOU" With a deft movement, he
tilted up the cap. observe the
spout
Monica carried away by the excite
ment of the afternoon, by the food