The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 14, 1914 Page: 4 of 6
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THE ADVENTURES OF KATHLYN By harqld mac grath
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flTNepsm er prbtiocb chaitsim.
Katklra Mure ksHfrlaa; her talker. Cat. Kara la
H Ihm wwkMil her leaves fcrr km In Call"
ferala kirn In Allaha India. Utaballnh
retenr t ka krone a tfcat arlnetfalltr. Taaa las-girtaastaa-
tka ealeael Manse rr tk lata Mac aa kla
ketr kecawaa a feara tap America a saay taatat an
ala r7al tfekta.
Una aw arrival la Allaha Katklra la taieraaM fcy
Vatkallak tfcat ker father beta dMil ah to (a hi
queen ana" a-mt marry htm forthwith. Hcrnttae of
ker refusal aha ta aentenceit to HndcrKa tna ardent
with TrtM heaat.
Jeka Br-aae aa Anrrlfin. and fellow rutrairr an
fha fcant "Trhlrh hrvutrht Kntkljrn to Allaha aavea her
Hfe. The eleshaat which earrlea her from the aeene
at her trlata keens-sea frightened nad runs array aepa-
ratlae; her from Hrnce aad the rent of the party.
After a ride ailed with peril Knthlrn takra rrfatre
la a rataed temple but ker fcnvra ia also the abode of
a Matt aad ahe I forced to flee from It. Nhe flnda n re-
treat la the Jungle oalr to fall Into the hand of r
band of alave trade re who bring ker to Allaha to the
public mart. She la acid to Umbnllah who. flndlaft-
ker arlll Hnaubmlealvr. throna ker Into tke dungeon
with ker father.
Bruce aad hla frlrada effect the releaae of Knlhljn
aad tke colonel and the fUKltlvea are siren aheller
ia the palace of Hala Khan.
BappHed with eamela nad aerVnnta by that hospitable
prlnre the pnrt? endeavora to reneh the eoaat bur
la overpowertd hj . a band of brlcnnila and the oo-
coantrr reaHlta la the colonel brine; drllrerril to I'm-
ballah. Kathlyn and Bruce earnpe from their cnplora
and retnrn to Allaha where Knlilj-n lenraa thnt her
father while nominally Ulnar la In renllty n prlanner.
If la arraagrd to flail a bride for him. Candidate
come from "ear anil far Knthlrn anions them. .She
hnpea by Raining arceaa to the palace In illmilc to
he able to Bet ber fnther out of rmbnllnh'a rlutcbra
and to Join Bruce nnd Itamnbol ontabte the palace
an lea Her plan la aucrerillnp; when the lenpnrila which
guard the trcaatiry become free and enter the throne
9nni tbroVrlna the' entire court Ittlo n wild pnnlc.
.The photcdramas eorre'pondtnp tn. the inftallmenti 0
"The Adventuret of Kathlyn" matt now be tern at a
number of the trading moving plcturi thrntrr. Jly thii
wifoim arranphncnt with the Stlhj l'oltropr company
II ' therefore nojsifco nof on- to' read "The Adventure
of h'aihlya" in thi paper but aUo to kefip pac with
each hutalbnent of it at the marina picture Iheatcn
tOapyrlchti I"'. Hr Harold Mac tlralh.l
I'HAl'TKU CV
P.WTlIKntf
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TtOUCHl'D in the pntnnquin .Kathlyn trolled' for
'thu onslaught of th- leopards. Once she henrd
a trniiifiuloui KTnldiinc nt the rrnr of ).t hiding
Itlnrc; ' llic inliuiiiV!n tulicrnt. Hut ili; iiiiiniiil
Vii iu)t tr.vluc to' cd iiiKiilfi ' he wnji nwrny
kliHrpuniirt Ii) claw fir ibr.niniuiir of liin kind. t;ltmi
;tjldch nir' a)mr piioIis'Ii Iirnven knew chive 'rccidnrlj'
owe n iiiulitk tbc Kinirs tiled' tlicin to iicwlb-iwliit.
''atpl'I'I'mU lfiiiiiHl'l iit'tirlij- and Ktlilii (in)Id
hnVftwent In dt.Mtiit Uulnldf Jn will! wen fri.'itij.
drmhflnth IjJ' thin Ijri"' jollied bj licr falher'aud lianmlmi
nnd all. WQiiilcrihc' wberc Fnc Slip dariVnoi will
nut firf'nr .of niirliic tin- liitnrib. who ni(iviiii'-niH
ab.uld bear .ouatniHlr. ilr- -jnr if UH(- poddnl fyt
as.- ijiey triitlcil nridrr anil alttinl Ibc ;ilnn'!iiii the atilff-
. aniff .of liiolr vel hbaeet n 'tvialonal .VnWniiis
I? mill' bv luT'cnriofilj nuld nut bp iImu.. orn.
ibiiucb alir . ndslit t"1 Mii'rllnc dtaib. CanHmil' and
K(Hliitllt't.d diH pinful ibc rtirtnifi Hicb faced the wilt.
A niaai of bpax-y yincn ran frtim tbo jtronntl U Ibc lujt
f tbifi wnlb If (iiilje ube iiii rcurb It; IT itrtly nhe
darVd .trj'! Presently t)n beeitcm nrun.tl tvl'tli jrnnil
flud;rp(?i. wniild I m fortbninilni:. nnd all bupe ( fltrh't
vtiulati. I'mbiilbib upon rtnw iiifpcctlmi rnd rec-
liprtlw bcr-dwjf.ilc inr ilorkcued itlilii nnd Indlnn drt'Ki
l"rnu tbf mber (vindmv ht' jH-crwl 'l'b P'. in lln
Jtii'li were hvt lvonnnb. W.viiis nnd fr-luklni; in pla.
AS lic wali'lnil uliiiijH inli'r.'Httil ii tin uiimlmlr tif
'A narrow queak
Ufb anlmaU ! noticed that Iwn other leopnrda (eft
o(T lirnnlliis appropbed sat main ibpir bantiPhea and
r.rllically fulloed Ihe friendly a! to. Thru Ilia other
thrr.. seeking dinrsity. sauntered lnir view. Kathlyn
' qt)lflkiied with life and hop.. Tim ven leopards' t(ert
nt least half a down yards away. Ii - but a step to
Ibe Tihc sprawlltuc nrer lb wall-
To think thai all depen4ed 'upon the hsnile of the
psisnquin door: If It opened without noli Ihtre teas
a.ckance. If It rresksd she wm lost; for sb would fall
IMo.ta hati4s of th keepsrs If jiot under th merclieit
paws of th call
8 the loncer ah hlttled lb lss time sht would
bate. Hrarely Ibm. she Iried her band upon lbs door-
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jpiiisd lUst JwfW 7rrymttrjj
Mow iNrN tymvtrVlfctlmrtt)
mtwehJ and slowly but firif hf .turnrd. It Thert was nn
MMx wwtlMsrt MHsaHtlmt aWta tb hihIm. and within
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up raptdL'V 1" tmieiin llie aeveh ietipnrd wblrlrd nmi
llw" ni bpr.'.l'iH tiic Imlf a di.wn .tnrdu wbiob ibey
Iiml lintl tn cover In roficb lb wall miVI hr. I 'p. up
ilrprrnlelK. lldlV-w-'H" " liprvmit' ciwrcj ".tvblfji did fur
ntirc for her 'ban b'i-iitiirai Birynptb 'J'tiii rata JcMpi.
nnd Himrlcil t bcr bd.' 'Hbc wrnt on. IteintniU brr
lu loi.pardu iir nt l)i'vJnct '! I rbil -t' follow un
tirt'r.Miiu?ii linrinc hcr"Hft wilb'n d-ipcrnlc ttlhati.uC
ItM pnw II. lout bin 'lipid and tutnbld Imuk nihoap b!.
innte "
lint cvi'r.v - Inimili' tbe vlncc itmdj ;W ln Avert'
iirr.-aeVc i.i-itnm.v tmnbUnc I;j tbivsrt.nmK
lltr Inns .nnd bitli'l.V eTfiTiejiPen In tlip jilnsln batl
tfltis'ltt ber tbc nerd of rtlnibiua notyMj- yet llsbtly. be
llnne brrilf ncrti tbtint.f ibc wall. AbauMfd. . I:'ir
lln tiiwi' Imlni;. ftt leaaU.fb n'nji !nfe. Sbe liiuic. tl"r-
fur ft feu iMlturte.i (ill Mii bnd'fuj".v rx'tjrl ber hfcaib.
flt'luw tbc loipanla wtn mill linplrtc nnd 'Mrlklns. futlt-
ly: and cten In' iter terror J"b. cunld not but 'admire
tbtir srnec and beauty. And iMblly. (.lie nrntlwl il
pet t hom. HoiibllivM.by this time V bud fallen hock
into bia artvnae ato.'c.
When she ilnrrd rik it ahe pained a icflircr Hii..u
on tbc nil and hm up. Hlntinc ln-r l'Sa 'cr tbc aule
if It Sbc anw tbfns in n lilt "f lnr nt lirM. it ln-nrt
bad been i-llfi uptiii no atrcniHl. . Imi after a Itnlc
dad " uioi all f Ac said.
object resumed th.r real unapt and b- epiei tile two
elepbantu Sb called vrnniie. ber bnndt.
"It Is KnlhlrnT criud Uruiv. for tbe m of a binr
nr aUaya keenest.
"Kit!" shntiled the IVIonel ahj abarfil tbr ljow(ib
with Ilrue. "Kit. bsiir on fnr a nuwieiit Iwiserl
Ahmed to the Hall!"
THi. Colonel and Hsmsbsl bad loft lh ttn by pd
nf the windows ovcrhmklnir the tsssce whleh ma past
ths stdn of brides. Thj had had im troubln what-
ever In rcarhlns the elephants. Hut thf subsri'ifnt
walling for .Kathlrn bad keypil tlm all up In the break-
Ins point Tim pity of it was llusy dared nut stir Jrd
Hot slMrt In search of her. Had It been leopards num.
Hnir would hare nisd almrt work of It: but It wnbl
Hnir would hare nisd
w
Pii hdH?pi. niade n
bate coin' In search nf the jlrl.
nsptlTf she intdrd tbplr ffrtdmu
to ln ber own HIdi- ihe rwutn-ll uf Ixtlb Abmd
ltd Ul Slush as for pati-Mitv
Ahwrd bad lh frrisit fajltb Id Uir w -rbl in Kath
lyn'i ability tp u4 cr p ber4slf. Think ol hlial
he had already jrn? (broiiBh tinacnihed! Iviilibn
.Meina'aldlt Nice a I'barniod life and all 1b'e n'lM Itcaat tif
tbc jlirii.de f illoil cPiild not bnrm ber. It tb written.
Alii! Jbun Mhsee tbV-bi-rWl lie.e utwii the wjill.... ;
. . Ii- Knife' but imikHfii vi lifiirs. tbc clDpbant alonit
ablc;aliil Kttj'hlyn dt"iipl dnwn iiitw.lbt btju.dali.
" A namitv Miiutlk; (bid'" wnn nil ibe. aalrt. -
' lit.ui cot on jiirtr. tnj'" hkI'i'I tb $tiinl. llareijr:
"And -iyijAmlfr idiot lit kill any tiiaii vbi nt'eiiipt'i
"in Mip .'At Ail'." iiibrelnc UiitVny.ii. : I'erbupi
I lie. -.'e.npe if ilie. nipnrd 1a lb1 lttckji.?t Ibl'tie tUlt'
could linr.bpi)"iieil. It vlllikecp ttmm nll'lMtiy fi'ir'an
In'tur r itinr.- H.hne rmbnHnli lclli'vc ytiu" (i lc iIhii).
he ijt lie enucro.il alit tuji ilbwiiprahutfi? inly. And
ii Mil' 'be (titinx lime crt' tiny I'-prir tf iiyc.j''upi. IVr-
wanl. Abitict't: Tbla tim' . . -' .
" lion'f falher:'' intrm'itr Uatbljn ' I'crbnpa .
atiaU c.acapt btii iiatjo ' nf u i i.ure. l-t uamriJ"
liope I'm v itrd '''" ' ' . .
dtrttVe reaelied awr-n wl.'prrMd 'br band naHnriiiEl ;'
attd tbc dlnj(c cytl Mm Itt frffm' a ti- nucb'.. .
rti(Htd'" Ih .mtinnHwt) under bi ntwiilt' " nntblits
b'ctlfl- 'ltl lipi. ii. I.le t a man am "a trlell mil' 1
"din (Jtii: If u'lKc.we set e'ear of tbt JmU. .1 rbiill
imi tnit)i In tlielr va . ItiM U'liinin iilij :. wbat l(r
(Jih1' iiiotii' will titnl biticti I'iii ibitne all llu-.. ttirrlbb;
deck' Will ahe try in lliai n? 'I'll limt icl.efirapb
. ulll- wf reacb. I limsf ctiblr ber under u clreuiuaiancea
t mir from biiiti"."' Al'uiied." be .anirt abunl ".litur far
are we; fjin Ibp tuiifiwt tidecrapli atntlnu?' ' . - ''
Tbrf"dam Snblb."
"Slinll e Ite (iblrK'it tn' xloji at (bit siiir tiicbant;.o
Hir nmuiite't" '
N Saiilh; only ! Ift!ij aiipplle.H trnmipli n lai u.''
".Uthc m little time nt yn inn. 'oW drnp tbc dur-
min Ilnirt"
So tbrttucb V v atteeia ili.- liurrlril uiitiwteMorl ''hoa
wb nan tbe fisriftlii'd boudab iiMik It Xof Brniitcd that
tmc nuauccjtjiafHl ttimlilnti wiih retriilti: in ber Imm'e
Ii tilth well f.r Katblju ihiit Jie ball made jip bat
mind 4.i eip fnr ibt vine ni tbc itiutneut ahe did. Pur
ibf 'b-plinuU ItJiil imi left tin firai turq in ih".trect
lwn iieciar nnd lariilb-r. came niuiijii? iellnie luto
tli. Mre wiili r"pcK nnd bidder ptcpsi'rril fur .b!
rtfaiiiure nf iic tretir. biipards ivbicli nf miif
nctr Uokfd iHn anred. . ' '
At tbi' nnt'ifmt calc Urn fu;lth:eapanid forlhc p-
Vlt. rtnnljlns Ibem. .Ahmed Mla mil bllMWI.I lit l
suardii there : iImil 'wn xwd farUitt. U) bc dbifet H
jet.td Ul litem. v.iiVd and iii'ddwl twtttl tlt! ijnr-
Utlnei) bowdab. 'I V Prll lawthprl ; Jif Mmiari-d.
Sjnii. dlaaliiminted hri Wi)h Wlu'wrbiir Wbeuet Kb(l
lind eani. AhnietJ iiV lib Un; be bad un - rrnenn . to
Jiurry Nmlttnr hum) (mi4s .whirti' .tneulil aroti' th
ntrtror iii-thriatroirr wt-!w
nnntal
Tn (be cJiInneV. hm ever i It I ncn nppsiii-d u Us iinnee-
carily. He finally but pititliup ami qwapl hm-k tlif
i-uriain ;tep( ilrnre'a rolTa ininc baiii. A nibt ma
Itottl wbn bail btii biiterine in inHti.thnt d. reensnifed
at .mice thi rural (urban budi Ibc cidnnel it III wrtre.
The rokimdV face mqini notblic th- lurlton. ereryiblns.
Tim malnmi aliHal ximk atdl fnr a nmnieni uot itiiie
bplierhis bis eye. Hr ihU lime. Ima-arer. Ai..1 .i.
poiufortably AtivvMlfil bark of bit elephant' part and was
jBSCJnK abms tbe roi)t.
"The Mint!" slmufpil rkt surnrlfd Inshmit to th
susffls io hai nm seen the msjii or th turbin.
H Wbat kjnc fooir rtturnwl the tusrd.
"The while blue who was betrothed iblt day ! Al. al!
I base sn ibn royal turban H U b!"
The auardi drrbjfd htm- Ho. fhidloi; rm hop? In the?
ha ran In his elephant mounted and Ms ba.k n0
tntj Unrja Ham would par wel fur this nws
"Fathsr" sa.)d Kalhlyn raprmtdhfullr ih.t mibottt
mi3t!lrf y.nu I warned you not ia niofa tbe winajn."
Ilruep Ehrtics'd
"Hut Kit." rturnd bsr father. "Ahmed mi.vi In
ferusll.v !uk ! Me ruiihl peud limn tn flinltfrinj In lha
jriianU "
Abmnt hrird but s.id nitbrni
"Nftr miad" lOtsrpaifd time njrjfcaill "At iaj
ny man who attempt to stop ui. "
rate' ncaball bnTc lite -nd1ititaK.' f a rjiiijd nf bftiir
mid rmbal.lnii Vill 'u.t i(cb wi iib Ibc elknliotM if
baH ni linnd. Ity Ibc liiac lie nnrl IH;t'JttWdl.lioi uc
shall !" thirty miles away it u h Tbeerfwi !"
" Kli" aiibl' hir fatb"f. " I ciiln i brip (t. can't
think uuiekij any iin.r- lam Ilk n iBfth tusi liUhiaiurc.
l'e beeii down iiilfc-H. nnd I tcdirtijnei yei'rea'IIr'c tbat
l.nm ititt of II. I'm hii'py !!' '-.
': i'lticdnd-t" Ixaibttu irvinl blm Mi her iifmfe while
Itrm-e niidilfd enrbinaly but jimtrm Jualy.
By. a lid b they ire. nHide ib curio lti'fc . Kiitblin nw
here and' there iibjerix whinh retailed-her tlrat jnurui
nlonc tliit" bitbVny. if only slit bad knnn'.
"One tbing. Ja finet'tiai' .idHriiee MViieu IlnirinlKil
reiurn it will beju lipbt.. " H. lll twt tlo. able to amiil
it nw. I sbnubln't mind pid.ns bank with him . AhtiVl.
. what is tliia atran'se bold .t'nihajlah hs orer the artldtw
' of ibc Ijiunell nf 'J'bree5 Tjiey. alwaja appear to be
hfratd iif bTm ' ' '' -:
" Ali. wihlb." i-iild Ahmed resltus hln anku or irnnil oti
the skull of bis miitini. "iherf l said io.be; anotjier prl-
'uner lirlhc p.nlaee pfisnti.- I..al Sitrch-kna'. I b.dic".
;'- Wbii l" pnir idaV"'
Slilb when I pjtt yowjatt aV er the fr.mtl't I
n'lii nminc la':k t Attnhn t ftnd nus"' Aiid that win
alt htned noiild':ay tec'ardins the xubject
' I'll wager be knovvJS" whispered ItR.ice.
"Hut wbn can It-!.? .lMlher Mi: detd f n e-H(.
fnaiiJ Yet b.w iwibl a white man Influence ibc'n-tiiit
Of I he (.iiiniiiiy "I'bP twlnnej spobMrritllbti.' .
" Iju'nk!" from Ixatlijyn.; ".Ilwre ! nim n( tbiwe won-
(birflll Irene they elilUhe tlaild' id ibe jltrtsle." -Slip CAlbd
llltitr nlti'lillou ti the irw; merely In cnune a diiaiou.
Sn wjiniril. to kiep uei-..faUir tbiuisbts away from
Albiba. '.'
Sii they Jntfruayed on Inlolbe anspt. into tlliEht
intit tlip brlsbt. tarrj nlaht.
Hae.k In the cltj the jmrijc wfl already beinc ffirEiuten
n a Ibliitf nf lb irh T'bc enp.ard wen hack at (heir
pnlmlllus: dm bUh nllu'laU anil diRiiftarle. locpiher
il)l the IIMMIicesiiful Jlindtlblles bad snne llmir i'teraf
way. I mbntl(th nbine paced the ImlU well !titfcd iVth
ihe.vrni of tbc day. Imrrinc tbe disturbance canaed by
(be i.cpe nf the lenpariln.
Ill t'Hilthin oiiert'il.nni onititnl.
k UlchniU't a niabmit bas mins.
" Ninv? 0 with i V
" He (statme that he Mtv.lhtr Upb's turban -nt'h hon-'lnh
wljleb pasfed ibe nnc(em Bn(p atpml nn Imiir soie?
"'n.liiH.lfc. tint iw)iiibe' 4iW KnityUiliL ' ;
"I lold lilm tlmt the ltiiife'tfaa In hi -handier."
"Snbi. Wyi.'' rw'lllai tiiTielf ntiil see" all nt
uiief 'Vaijiud' lifrnirhed. lie tm baek Jn. n Wry sbint
lltneUrlnns - It Is trn! We io thrno tvuerndtied
umi t eupapr;
"Ilichnc. the (MCA) of the leonard and the eonfu.
abm hleb fnllOweil . .
"lly all the koiN of I Iiml Miu ttn yu who pft the
door open ! Von opened ii fur me to p.i ihii flrM. Sum-
mon the council "ff wtib you nnd elve thu handful of
silver tn th only man who Im sns enough to believe
hl eye Harp Sabb l mine and I will follow him into
the very bouse of the H- .i Hnj! (Jnurds and elppW"!
And the bride to be wbnt of her? ljok and see. Nay
I will en wlih rou."
rmballab. round an emuiy pbambsrj li future qitretj
was one. Mor. !u fniintl onp. of (lie waniPn of the ien-
na lilt fafrH bound inn) swi with ha.ndVfrohipN.
Qnldeli be frd hor
" Hlahnssi. ip brlds's fare dark 111 my own but
hr amis w.r its Ijjht n( Holted erpam! And she spake
thp tonsne of tbe wbltp p-nplp."
KatJilyn llaftf! HI- llls.l; .be hsd espsjied thp brl
knJ- she had fooled hint! And Uatnvii had pis red
wlh him as a t plajs with waitmM mousp. O thej-
should see this in!
Suddettb If lambed. It ediiwd don IhP rorridnr.
and nil" of the ttteiurs Isopardi rojted back at the sin
later sound
Hijfbneis" Hmldly
Knouili; hold joti hlimtlfis H tati tna
tin palace
AifSs
Poor f'ools! It them bellpre that thpy hsd escsprJ
Tlure was atill (he little sister ; In a abort time now she
would le Inside the city walls. The Colonel Sahib wonM
return; ihdePtl yes. There would be no mrtber difficulty
regordltiK the filigree basket uf gold and jtems. Stilt be'
would pitraue them. If only for tbe mere sport of It. If
lie failed tn :n(rh them all hr had to do waa to sit down
and wait for Ihem to rPturn of thdr own Tolltlnn. .
Hatnabai howrvcr was n inetiaca; nnd Umballnh won
dered how he waa coltij; to lay hold of him. While wail
inr. for bis elephants to lie harnessed he summoned th
I'niitieil Hamaliars properly must be ronflscnltd and
Ilantabai put to death. Here for the first time the conn
cil Mtttly refund to fall In with rmbnllab'a plana. And
ihcv save very fioml reasons. Ye Hnmabal was a men
ni'f.hiti till tbe soldiery waa fully paid to touch Ilamabai
would menu the burstine forth of thu bidden firp ami
Ibcj would all Ik' consumed.
"Open the treasury door for me then!"
' Wc dare not. The beepers understand. Thpy would
looi. the leopards which ' we dare not ahool. The
law - "
' What 14 the law to us?" demanded I'mballah franklj
"l.et us make laws In suit our npds. The wbie mn.i
dee And we need money; w;e (iPtil each olber." iKilntlnr
a MUST siijtcestlvply toward the Ibvor.
Onlj when c bavp tbc troops." replied tbe Couni'D
lirrt'H. " Wr have Mil our bead to your will so far in
everything ldt we refuse to hncrlfipp these bpads because
of a n.crantta! spite acaipst Ilainnbn.1. whom wc frankly and
icit fear Wc dare. not brrnjc into the treasurj. The
k..pr nre unbrllmble . the prics.ts are with them and'
the jw ple are with the prtea'a. Urine back ihe white
man and bi daughter Jirsl': if iliiu )ii impoosilde martv
tlit eeiiind dniishter. ami we will crown her. and diet.-
tint may ork jmir wllj.itptin Itaiiiabsi. You have failed
in nil directions "so fnr Suppj-ed bin once and we ar'
cady to follow' you."
1 mbaMnh liokcil back' ihc bni imperious words which
. row det ! bia lip Theee wercplnin. unvarniahed facts IV
Ht.il i moat bow to ibc inevitable however dUtastvful ft
might lie For the present tjiit Itamiibai .should be pr
nutted toco t'obafifieil. Itnt Itamalial mlcht die suddenly
.icd n id nliUl.i in the recapture i the- ( 'ri'iiiiPl Sahib
ii accidental dentli would certainty puttnjmij.h anv ol
.iniV tire lout sn'mblerpd under .MjtitiM. So with tbi
secret de'.'rminiit bin in mind. I'mhallnh t forth
Abtiied bis mind busy wdlli a- thousand tli.tiR. forifi
tb" thottsand atiil 't'irt.' at tlmt sibcp most iniiortiint of
nil . null this was tbc abort cut n mere pathway (hroi eh
thcjlunstejaitivlileh bViencd' tbe Joiirney by eome thirty
fin'i.. .Ami this THtihWny rmha'Unh choke Tbe three
hoiirs' beniluny ttH tlltis unfed ilrtu'ri to milllllea and t
Ibc proper tinne li'nbtillah would appear not behind the
imrsttwl. bnt In the pond In 'firmit of them
Tbpjjc'.ims'. in te sure n Imro pculhillly of hP colonel
riiul llbtinrty Bettinc heyjiiHl'tliP mecthij; of the path aic'
tbc Mail. tWt I tf;Hc kept col nc forward all throili (b
abtjit wblnb liy the way wa. exactlj wbnf '.be atutO
. Ahnird did. Hut iCnibtyuS .lirfuittj . the nett mnrinns
neutrglised (be ijdwin.tnsir aalm-il.
.'A ETOMl'l of masked dnliceri. pefipnt.clic. Hna (he fails'
. Conffcteor tlmt they had .mtirippd pursuit. ! saw np
rnflii win le bnbl not w luteal ibe dnncinf
. Mow l'inlillnli enine .upin tlieni sitddPnlv. tike a tbitii
de'tbolt 'cnnlbn'ini( lb" ejephnnts; hnw the) tied to a
nearbt temple. krilie'd the ;daucera fjir masks and ?ar
laetitf.llrd; still .further into :the wti..ded biMs. -im hfd
tr-cr (llr.malt nrtti -ready needs but little (Itine I'm
ballab rptwriicil tr fhe-Hty iotlslied lie had nt iast
iPMnwl'tbAm of tbeir menns of .travel. o-er or later
tile) would fiii'iTider In the jiiIibIp hear of thp arrnal of
the (.niincer itmiclifcr. ami return.
Abmcd une prave. Ijil Singh" had nc. N'tw -.liar"
Ihe tajiediilnii. lind pnieiicatly fnitcd his place una back
In Uic.him'e alHtp In ibe bastairr' Yes. Ahmet! was srne
Up waa nUo n- trllle dHhenrtimed. The fakir had said
Ibpt there would be ninny illsappointmenta hut Hint hi
the end . He misbt he a liar like all the oih.i
Hindu.- Yet. aiiridj one part of bis forcndluiK mis ror
lectiianny ti.iappnitilu(enia
"Kit." Nib! her father " A tuned' Warned oii not '
. Pinp
" t rtip. sorry."
It V op. the tip of hep tnngitr to retort that ifa own
pftreleiiie'. wax the basic caue of ih. jiursuit . but sh"
retiienibered in time what her father hud been through
"There N i VlUaee not far" reminded Ahmed. "The.
arc a friendly people; It is ipiite piwsible with ihc tn .!
we.biivc. to huy siime Imfses. small tyt sturdy. Hut there
is one thins I do noi understand sahib."
"And what is llmtS" asked the colonel.
"The rendineas with which rmballab gnve up the pur
suit It's n Iiuir walk let us lie Bpttin forward "
. lto thai iiflprnoonthey were all mnunted one more
on slrotiB. traptald ponies with water and provisions.
And thp spirits of nil rosp acconlinitly. Kven Ahmpd be
came cheerful.
" We'll make It. please fJod !M said the colonel " Oire
in." a telegraph ollice. Thai's all I need jmt now "
"Two days sablb" said Ahmed "we will reea the
sea." .
Thpy rode nil through the night slopping only at dawn
for breakfast and a rat nap nfter. Then forward stain
UN UISylMinie upon n hunter's rest'Tiouse dfaertpd. Hpre
thpy ttgrppil to sp-nd Ibe night. Heyond tlm rest house
wpre half n doten scattered mud huts occupied by na
lives who pretended friendliness lulling even Ilia keen
Ahmed into a sense of security. Hut at dawn whim
they nioke clieprfntly tn pick up the trail thpy found
their hnrei nn pWvjinns gone.
The colonel nruce. and Ahmed still armed nersr
hiring permitted the rifles out nf their keeping t out
grimly In pursuit of the thieves whlbi Kathlyn proeteH
to farnfia on Inr own Initiative
Hbp came presently upon a magnificent ravin half
nillP In depth. There waa a broad ledgs soma flftean fe.t
blow. It was evidently tlsed as a goat path lor a r at
hand stood a shepherd's hut. Stirred by the sfilrlt of
Investigation ahe mad preparation for Wt by t
taehlng lb ropt sb had brought kIor to t toUt
howldr
I'antliers!
They were coming up (ha pathway kaWsd f. It
wnub! hi slmpla enpugh to descend ; Hut ttow ( tt bark
o h ret Loins? Thera waa no tbw to Wa; a Mutt
rt at once. m aturt 1 u j jrU(l
o her star.
Wit railed out loudly as tkt twun ownwifa. Tli
bephsnl cams rusala wit t hi fcut .MHifeasJ
wbtt M aw
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