The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-25

nothing, as usual" Rundhia retort-
ed.
Lynn's fingers returned to the tele-
phone, but her eyes were on Run
dhia. The threat of the telephone
no longer worked. He nodded.
go ahead" he said. "Phone the
Resident, if you care to. wanted to
keep you out Of it, but do as you
please
Lynn stood up. NO." she an
swered. 81 will write to Captain
Norwood. I will ask him to come
and see me. Perhaps my evidence
would help him. At the very least,
I can tell him how sorry I am"
Lynn dear!" said the Mahara-
nee.
But Lynn was resolute. She
wouldn't listen to her. MAY I have
pen, ink and paper?"
No one answered. Lynn tugged
open the drawer of the writing ta-
BILE, pulled out paper, sat there and
began to write. She laid the note
she had addressed to Aunty Hard
ing on the desk. In her haste, she
splashed ink on the envelope. When
she had finished her letter to Nor
wood, she noticed the blots on the
letter to Aunty Harding. She threw
Aunty's envelope into the waste-bas-
ket. She turned both letters face
downward on the blotter while she
searched for envelopes. There were
none in the desk drawer. She asked
Rundhia for envelopes. He found
two. She inserted the letters, sealed
up the envelopes and addressed
them. Rundhia walked out of the
room.
Il have sent him." said the Ma
haranee, ito find a. reliable mes
senger, who will know how to find
Captain Norwood if he is not at his
camp"
Lynn gave both letters to the Ma
haranee.
Darling" said the Maharanee,
''Rundhia adores you so much that
you could persuade him to do any
thing"
Lynn stared: "Do you think /
could persuade him to try to prove
Captain Norwood's innocence?"
"But Lynn dear, if Captain Nor
wood has been guilty of taking
bribe-"
Lynn interrupted: 81 don't believe
Captain Norwood is guilty."
But what do you know about
him?"
"Maharanee dear, what do you
know about me? How do you know
I'm not criminal?"
Lynn"
"Maharanee dear, even if Captain
Norwood could be guilty of an un-
gentlemanly, mean thing like taking
bribe, it was ! who betrayed him
and / want him to know it. If he
isn't guilty"
The door opened suddenly. Run
dhia entered, followed by an attend
ant in the Maharajah's livery.
YES" said the Maharanee, "that
man can be trusted. Lynn dear, I
will give him both your letters. He
will find Captain Norwood, even if
he has to hunt all over Kadur."
She gave the man emphatic orders
in his own language, told him to go
at once, watched him along the cor
ridor and led Lynn through the brass
gate to the women's quarters.
Rundhia waited, standing. When
he heard the messengers football
returning along the corridor, he
opened the door, admitted him,
closed the door, held out his hand,
received both letters, glanced at
them and returned to the messen-
ger the one that was addressed to
Mrs. Harding.
Deliver that one. After that,
keep out of sight for an hour. Then
return and say that you have de-
livered the other letter to Captain
Norwood. Co."
Rundhia opened the letter that
was addressed to Norwood. He
smiled. There was no heading:
"Your unkindness about what you
saw this morning does not make me
wish to hurt you in return. There
is something I wish to tell you. 1t
is important. / hate myself for
something that said unintentional-
ly, under great strain. I can ex-
plain it. Won't you see me?
seT x-vy,