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hailllyii Hare, believing her father, Col. Hare.

in peril, has sulllrlioncd l.cr. leave; tier iiome lr- Oilifornia to go to him in Allaha, intila. Umbnllah pictclider to the tiirorlc Of that prlncipnlity. "05 i.-llprlscncd the tc/loliel, lialnczi by the late king il: ills heir, because ne fears the Aiiierlizarl Indy il\-»\5’~ on his royal lights. Up0n hcl' arlivni lli Allezlla, Katiiiyn is informed ‘ny Llnlballah that iiei' latliui' beirig dead, shi: :S to oe queen, arid l.:l.i;5t l~i..it`r, lilm farthwltll. Because ct lier ielusal site l_; ilciirenuld to ulldugo 'two oiauals with WI-‘I

beasts.

Jcl.li i3i‘uce, an Alnericali and foils.-r l.:t'_._e:i,_-i

on we una: ‘.\l-.lull ol;li.iJi'it r'_.>..iii,'ll to All_;..;. ‘

|Nnl ti.: =;-.,.~e oi iicr \ll..'l:, De;_;lii_‘s ::.i_\itLe;iuo Inc r\.'l'> t'..,'_:y, :,.‘,.,tl‘i'_llig nel' ilolii uluec _.md Li’-i: rni oi ire pdrty. i /situ o rise iillcj with peril slit, t:i‘,».c;. reiuge in

ti ruined ample. ilic holy men _.nd vlllagei'S, U-" ilavlnq rcr»t'.i he an ancient prleotcss, rises irtiiii tl'e tomb, allow iicr to rulnaili Lia the gixaflllliri i.?

anode oi :A lion, and she is wroeti to lit.: 1rl..\i ii. with the savage beast in lauieuit. one e;.t;e.;.-tr, :ilu linac. a reuea: in ul-ie jungle, only 1.: fa-li Illia

, the liailids of a band ui slnve tr.itl.;~i., \.'i.;i t;..:i;,i ` l-.gr W Allan; to tile |.iu'.Jllc malt. ell.; i.. wid :.i

Umballali. who, finding her still uit=::;;..;.;el-.=,

i tliiovlls her into tile cli.li1~_eou vvl.ii tier l.'..ii:.`.

v l.lrui;¢‘;ind his friendl.. eitcct til; ie... -.- ei iiotii- lyn and thc colonel. UrriiJ.ill:iii‘t; ;lttcrr.l;i to ic.:.ip- Lllre them is unsuccesetul, und the fugitive: .ale

,iven shelter in the palace o-f B_ii:: lénan.

Supplied with ccinieis and servants iz, that hos~

pitabic prince, the party <.~iitJe:i\'or'= to leach the co.1st,L:ut, .ire cverpowfcred by B l~»~`-J J U"'£li\1`-di,

‘ :ind the en'_:Oui’ttBr‘ |'ui;‘.4_-.S iii thu ;_.Lli'l::l 'lztting cz.-

llvered in Umballgli, Kdthlyli ..ii.l tilruue usl.;1;;i :rom their captors and return to A.i_.lla, will.-ri l<ai.h|yn learns that her lathe.-r, wlille noiililidliy

ating, is in reality :i pri:.<,r.cr.

Katlily.l's resoi;l~cuiuir»c:.s and bravery are the

lrcans of rtscuing iiiili, and Once ni.»l'i_- they sf.c,.l away from Allan: but return Lu.oi<-_ii 1.c.i:tt:/ when they lcarn tlmt W'-mile, K.it'.liyn'; yt,ii::._

islster, has some to india. Llmizalleli risfts.. l:;. _ in prisoner. She is iOri.cd to e-:ltr tile l:.-.l;.ce 1ii.J _

in turn ';; c.:».-mod queen ci' l‘li.il=.._ `

One attempt to get Vi/ir.l.ie out of tl,c <.‘e;.:‘, l

guarded palace almost casts L\a;l.l_m l.i.~r tile, hui the second plan succeeds, ar._l K-ithlyn .uid Vi/ln~ r.*.e, their father, and Bruce lirid a iiizilng pinot. iii the licilm; of their indian lriczxi, ll.1ln:‘_i¢i|,aild lil; wife Pundits. The latter is tr.c la//ii:I queen cf Ailaha ai-d ubiic ssnlilrc.-it in licr favor is grow'

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ing. The people al. last, weary of Ulnl:.i|I?ili’s nii':» :‘ui;, rise against him, with l~`..:iil'iL-;l», nt their l:c,.;i :ind the colonel and Bruce ilgilti.-l; under limi. - i<;xthlyn has been leli at iiomc, bu:-.\l1:.l ticlirgel that the revolutionists lisve Deen tl.-1.':_~itc:l rcricli l her sl-ie ruslics out and ossiirncs t;o,~.i:i::.:id rf the , scattered forces. She sue: the t-_-:ly for tl-.eiii. l' Umballah flees for ri: life,

l Umballah has crept sack to the city, liild, with \ one of the women of the harem as tin accoliiplice, _

murders the poor old king, it 1:, :irr,mg¢;_l tu: have Punoilta, a member cv' tim royal house ;lr__l wife to Ramabal, crowned queen. But Umbalian, having secured the priesthood. the grwat po-.ver ln Aliaha, as ally, comes b:.ci< to the ,~;,|,1¢5 Wm, L absolute authority. His fire: official .-nt is ig _ I imprison Kal:hlyn,Winnle, the Colonel, and Bruce, _

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Ll_\'lil.CIl by tho dlisil, lriplloj ily rollin:

B stones, llrurn tiil‘nr_\il to wilt-ro lili lliixl ~»t~~»ll litisil-

lyil fall. Tilt' rxllllislllli-~tll0 l.:.=‘ ti:,l ;i:lll opened lip vrins oi' zvrraiiizo _i;:l_-i-s, i,»r iii- \~,li-lin

promontory rippefirell to llc oil fire, llv lllnr lliill caught up iii his :lrnis the lireri~iiis hiiiwlcll, silli- gered down to the iinatiz, iliid pitliiiril into llit- iva- ter. A thin irivklc of blood filizvlllg down llur loli- head explained everyllllng; u falling stiilio li;iil szrilt it her.

"Kit, Kit! I hope to God the frelislirr- went up

A109." Ho dlllied the cold wiiivr into her face. “His othon were unhurt, though dnzeri, and for tho

of coherent thought or action.

laid Kuthlyn down on the sand

"Tend to hor. I must. miie Wo could cron the neck of

vnu

Lthr.: ter life. 'i lie cleplitxrit ..liit,~ii carllcs l1l:.' _

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we oncrcd life. But Katl;lyli's listweil is also tilt. _

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nite poopfe sflulf be my 5-nests £511 ihey have re;-‘.*t';n` mul are ready to depart.

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i:ii`<~t',." ll:iill:i`i\:ii ili~i'i;lri\.l. "\\'1i:'ii thc-iii."

"il»li'i‘_\'_ i l,'i>l'_\'ll:-ily! I Iwi il. iii my lJ:iiit‘.==t ,_-li tl.;\il ll:l.» lilti ti‘<~.i,<:ii'i~. (Ir-L ti;i>.,.- lllrii izl1o‘l:l-

iwils, llvlr, pil-it ull tilt-lit; ours. (lui lil, Kit; ylizi,

.l iilliii' twlilo, t~'.'~:§~`i2/_i i_vI"

.lt hor fzifilrr. 'l`l'_:islll'r~,

i..,`:ii’t; iil_it iz.-_-~t. , Flin. \":i':. iiofsiliiiiilgx to liriie tlilr

'_.' -; ilillll <1* tim '.‘:oi‘J. 'i`lir~ t`til_>1il\l h:i'i hzoil :nerv-

tr' t-_i

:1 iiil;iil'il"il_,li:iflii‘l'il.1ii r»\r>l~ .l~filt“:> .lin titia-lliizfuii 1 i »i-l 1, li'~"'l 'lil' init-t“ili'.' l{'l'.‘-ivli luid til-

Oil

xg ~ li\ii» iiiil 'iitr l.i“l:: to lu- liiixitrri, Im; ii<,l'.\' site ;,,\ " -3 ii" vial; iitiillflii, ill* lilili his fl:i\\'i‘i`l spot. `|`l't :l~'lll'l~f l‘.<~i`i\l't~ livr or \\'i:lriil‘f So lit* il.

,lpn il ‘ ~ ‘li llrlilr. tllkliiif li rliaiicc tlil'0'.v, "wo

. ; l’. ill 'l ii‘.::l'ii‘i-ll iiliil f: i'ruiil tiiu st~,ilioi'l. Slip-

,,,»l- nv/ l-at l':i1l',;lll;‘_li rl<‘:ii` out :ini we oiii‘sei\'e5 `.'i :ill ='.~.-.i':lli up lilo uzziftt? it is lili‘, lliii' to the wo-

i to pil' llliliil lil any lilrtiiri' ii.”ii‘tl.~'iiip." l‘,i'.lti- i lil'.i\ fiiiorli to (ioil llilit i`iii`,):\liaii slmli

ii it li.i<.~l~ iii r :i~i~.isii~~:~_ llziiiiilhlil. do you lliititrrstlilld i~.l::i' i' will lnrziii til lou if he siivcceiis in rvziclilill.; .-\l`i1 M

llll‘Z

iii 'v.'i'li 'lint ii'i-;l;~iirii, prolilibly iiiiillmib. llc

-- "’. im tillE.» r l lilly rvvry pricsl :ind soldier in Allfllizl :till still lliirv ciinilizii lvl: for any extrawilrniice Ulfli ini ill,i_\' wish to |ll'.liiu<\ ln,"

;f.ilii1l," su.;;:l~-*toll ltiiiiizihal. "let us send the wo-

iili-il ii, lilo iiiuigiilrt in cure ut Ahmed, while we nicn

'11 i‘iilli .fl.ili." li" 1I=tii't- striitflr his liri-nds together. "Tile

it ililll'.."

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l l~l-l`ii=ll to ho svpnrulizr from flitlier, rltv'ial~i»d iii_\il. “ll” im is ll<»tf‘:'mincd to pursue U.-limllnli

iril li :li Alliillii. I must at-company him."

".\:l'l lf" :lillltul Wliiiile. 'jill li1:._- iliirc to lm said," and Bruce si;.:lir:1 to

xiii- l,.l.i';ii.::l to silirt. “lf only this `i.»i~r‘e;:o hui not

in lip! \\'e toiilii liiii‘r~ crliight iiini brfforobmliiici

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<i~» lt 'l \\ ii» .i/t» _l li \@,l

ffl: .1, 51'. itll t`=st'o\'e.

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li?

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.\~', li till it-5 .ll »;;- f. .\.iiii.i‘:l lliitl :i:'2.iii;r il his M0-

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si _ ligirii nuts the same.

l ~li‘,,l‘»'l l~ir<~l lilo llorl: oi' lin; storm. tiliiikiiif: "ll<.i!_\' one," he s_1ld "wt-. can best your enemies

,,,,_|`,»f-linlliiiizn lin lil# <>il<'liilt`s lf=.i\i:l': ill ilii~ \\l:;ifolio\\’.‘

i ' ‘~ \` - ii 'i ion" 'ii'l";li"' "lIo\‘,""’ (‘ni'f‘l`ll~'

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l.l`~:.'l.>u'it:l t_;<~.l» l. ». _ _» _ ~ lm ` ls A ' fl ' ’ \ >‘ ip li til'-_v ".\li r.\;i2'. 1: li_i I glilil I r y:i'l! flirt the Ui*-l'1~'

liiv ill lliti Clipitiv, .lf lll;‘ l..< -» oil itil . _ , ,i \ '.~ lil ."--ll il' ‘lii.l. ‘iiigrti \\'li.~` xi Lili'

"W0 siiliii bf' on the way south ii»,~.ore till: othrrs

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:1ii.-i.~i;i.‘:'.l li-_-;',ri~t>lt~.l l`;l-, ix" llivl f: 'lil'-wlirit inlii;-`,~ l i_ ,'__-,- _»,, ,i _w lil; _ l' , ._ »l, ,,¢ ,,,,,_,l,,| \,l_

i',,l: i':i' till.: ;li‘t".l1'>'t'.l ill;-=1tl' :`>l,~j,' \\.i:il_l litiil- "_._~_- ‘,t`:-: l iii?-tiffllll "' ` ` J l:;.‘l_\' ll;;:. `l`li<“.!' rc-

al biave c.iia\.in. his oiiii men or those whoee lo) nity he could purchase.

The laiiiiiiig was made. the basket coiiveyed io ine

i iiiillut-it cart, whiih was emptied of its lliili. and loop-

ard trup; the lilillorks were brought out and harness eti'~:\il this activity before the iislilllg bouts had covered half the disluiice.

“I 'see llg‘lit," iiiurmureti l'inii:\_li:lii. lie tried io :irt coolly, but wiieii lil; spoke his voice

cracked and the blood in his iiiroiit. night silt'i':ii~nted li'im. _

"Sand, holy one!"

“Weil \'.'h:lt of e:aiitl'."' “You can dig anti cover up things ir srlilt iiiid no

one can possibly tell. The siinll tolli: liutliiiig;." i They drove the hiilioeks t`ril'\\'zl~l‘:l iililruilesslf Till they citing to wiiui l'iiiliniln.ii cziliiiiili-riul li silitiililu spot. A pit was dug, but not ,l,le_!'i>rl> i`inlilill:i.ll hziti taken frlliii lilo basket en-oiielii gold io sol. lilo lileli wild. Tlivy were ills. lie siiiiif-il iiiwairdly to tliiuJ£ how easily they could halve had all ol' it! They were still holiest.

The sand was snioothcri down over llie piiskrt. It

would not lilivo been posslhio for the lliiiiiilii t-_re tri discover the spot withiiiii; zi perfect l'iiiigc, Vliiliiil-

, lfiii drove dowii a. lirokcn sl.iclt_dll'ecily ovci- will-re

the basitet lay. Ile had bontril thcin; they woiilil i`ill<l nolllililf. .\'ow to rid hiinseii’ ot these simple fools who tiviisied him.

The inizln who loiigeli to heroine the <‘iili>I's -sur-

cessoi' was then played upon by Uiiihnllziii; to set the two fdctlolis lit eacli otl\9r`s throats; il. pi>i'fct-1. eiiniiii zltioii. Viiilitillnli itdviseil liiiii lu roilso ills i`l‘ieilii.=, tievltire iiiiit the wiiitn people had taken the goitl from the holy iiiiiii, to wlioiii it beionizell its iigniit.

Thus, lu this pealueiiil ilslit-riiie~ii`s rilliigii, li0_::\li

the old _lrziiiie of gold and polltirs, for tho two :lie iiiseliniuihlc-_ I'niiiiiil:ih, iii liiiilnu, \\'i:l.tt'iit\-_l lim <-oii~ wat l;ieei’ull_\'. ilu witnessed the riviil zippixrzirli his ifnirf, the ziiiriry gestiiros exchaiifzeil :intl itiiew that dissensitiii hull begun. The men of the \'i1I;w,e clustoretl ulloiit.

“Where -lime you hidden it?" demanded the chief.

"1t.helo»ii_D,`s to the Snlilb."

“Hilli.i0ii \\'h:1L'."' "The tl'eri.<iil‘o you and 'the false holy one took

from tim iurllliiilczi I-five!"

“1"nlSu hiii_\" one?" "Ay, wrt-trli! lic is Durga. Illini, the man who mui‘~

tleiril the King ol.” .»\il:lllu_”

Tile iiiiitliiut-i~ liiiigzliuil and ziwrcil his hand toward

the isiiioiitny; ruili:~: tif the promoniory,

“Look for is tlii‘i~c," he sfiirl, "llnder iliniliiliiins of

rork :intl dirt .'l.iitl sand. Look for lt. lllnmy Ami who is this White iiiuii who says the lioly one is

i fui,~'e'.”'

"I Sfib' ll. You scolindrvli” <‘i'it=d the <"l>loiiel, :id-

\':iiil-ilig but Bi';lit'e r<‘sti°:iiiioii lillli, serlutz tlilit the sltliailioii had taltvii :iii iiillt-zisdiit :uid sinister trend,

"I’i_itic-nee, Colonel; just u. little diploiiiiu-y," he

ili~_:'ei _

"But the main lies!" '"I`li'-if HIM' he, hilt just :il lireiselit tlierc seem to

bl* lli\'>l`@ “IGH Sffilldilig bat-it of ,him t.ii:iii hack of our liliiol' 'li01‘<‘. `l\'c have no \-my of getting ii wiiriiiiig to .'\1iine-il. \\`»:iit!"

"-‘»1f`k1\l," Slillke tile vhiril wi'aillfiiliq. “thou llestl"

. "¢\ii!_th0ii lizist. groiv-il loo fiit »\\'illi rule."

“.»\y'! ’ criull the iiivll lllirit of t.iii- iiiiiiiiloiis olllx "S:ihili," fwlliil the viii(-l`, witlioiit. iosiiii.: nity of ills

iirituixii dl_L::iil_\', "rite iuiiii ‘luis l>tlti~:i_\‘t‘tl intl. I .<.<‘o

I the lust ot _will ill liii~ir mos. i‘Z\'il pi~l~i=:i2t-, Iiut ' _‘Oil l\1\\"‘ -*'11\’<‘ti iliwl il'<- of my riliill mill iiiliie, uiiil

l will liiruiv i~l_\' slrt-llglih with _\»ml_" _ “l<‘ii’ili-l-_ <-:li.'t. _roll soil?" asiicrl i\':ilhlyil_

".~‘t-l- \‘.`li:il L.,-l,,t i,lt_»\il:i`filt‘. it wits in my iiiulrt till lilo '\\'li_\‘

‘iC'i`<‘ iiliili \\`<‘ Sl'-oiiiil llieel. with llis:~.>;1i\l-_ 'l‘ll¢l~¢ l_~; 5-tl

' lilltl- to ieiivo, liort: p<~:icnfiill5."

liut her lilriiilliii: fvil upuii lilo riirs :lf ii iiiuii \\'li<i

l “1i.~‘- Ii'01i<ilri»iiiii:l. lie wouhi uni lisltii :'l rt-.il=oii. |Aliiiied could have tolli Kzithlyii Lhzil ilir olil iriirli

»la»l

\’llat s up

“The cliild has a ooln-A -British sovex'eign“_lyn U,- liand.-She knows where ‘Umballah has secreted gil treasure. Since futher cannot be biidged from ll pilrpose, let. us try deceit. You speak @0319 cme while l explain to father." l

To the chief Bruce said: “The treasure is evidemlnl

lost. So. :liter il. short rest, we shall return to ouiql vii riivuii iiiiil depsirt. \\’e do not wish to be lilo can; oi' triiiillie liciwceii you and your people.” q

"But, S:l.hib, they ha.\'o.the gold!" "Tho fiilse holy one doubtless gave thei gmt bm

fore this explosion," Bruce lalii hold of his arni in in lrleiidly faslilliii. apparently, but in reality as a want- ing, “All wo want is ai. sl-lglit rest. .iii your house, Af. ter that wc shall proeecii upon our joiii°ney_" 1' \

'I`lic iiiiitiileers eould oi`l’er no rezisonzihie olljeq hug

to this iiiiil signified that it was all one lo them gl) long as the white people departed. They .hm caused oiiolieli diiililige by their nplloal-u,nce :ind .it might be tliail it wits tliruiigh their n_i:t>nt‘y that tllw .D1-¢mDm0,.', was :ill lliit lieslioyeil. The fish would he driven .iway for \\'t,-\~it;~f. _-intl wiilit, would the flercg gmt. l'i'iiiir~r.~' iuigf wileii _they ioiinii out that their 5101.05 held ,iziiliu up iii lluliit: iiilil smoke? A1, all iyhn wliillil they do hut lieizit tlieni and torture them for porlniliiiig :lily one to cuter the care? f » ' “\\'llt\il lliesv iilvil rollin," :ins.\\'ered the Chief, with,

ii. ilry giiiilo, "I will deal with tliein. None of ng luis viiil~i'<>.l l.iie i-:i\'v. They know iiio for a. mm of truth. l’t-l‘li:ip.s you :ire rlirllt," lie ziiltied to the muti- iivcr. "'l`lli<l-ii could not have .linen .1 treagn;-9 were :ind il,<r-:lpn lilo sharp eyes of those Arabs. Go hnoi: lo _ioiir lloliic:-i. ’l"liosi- while people shall he my, g_-ut-slit till thi_~y ilrlvi- rrsied :iiill ure ready to dem”-¢_'»

.lieiiielzliltly the iiieii disllvrseil, and from his hid-

ing pl;i<-i- l'lilll:lliaii situ' niiotlitir of his schemes tall into liiei-vs. 'lillorti would he no tight, at least for the prt»=-liiit. The ilioii, iiideed. had hoped 4,0 wma to :i<~tii:il wairfiirr, llut they could not force lwar on their cilli-t’ wiihoiit. snine good cailse. After nil, the eulixli-i' tht- irhltli piiiililu vrere out of the way ‘tho inet- liki' for :ill <‘uiiC0i’iic-il.

Did the i-wider oi’ this open mutiny Iiave ulterior.

tlivsligiis llpiili thu trczisiirc, uyou the lito of Uinblil. ltlii? 1‘s~rllups. .M _~.ii;.' rrito, evieuns ro shaped tliieam, wil-es. its to iiiillify wliiitever pliuil he had formed in, his :.:olil~:l1z1.ied brain.

Tile Colonel was trilctnbie and fall ln mmm; Kmhglg

illeli. It would bam ‘boon nothing omg; ¢q¢D,~lq¢\' ilirss to ‘.m\‘e optiily aiitxgonlzul lil iiiuii. _

“You 'liiive ii. pltii, KB, but wliiit lol?" i' n "I tiairr :lot tai.) you lima. You lim too e_

But I ileliew I cm held you tn wlierg Un1f liiirivil tliti l>:i>.lll*l. I £901 that lliiiballnin ip ini; cv;-i'y iiili\'\‘ \\'t\. mix And I durq pay LQQQDQQ »---tiiid u\‘<‘ii iiisli::itt‘il-----tliis mutiny to 341B @0121) i'tii‘ us. Jie is liioiio, Ekvmvnzli wo ann :$17 gpm; lllil lt' we tr_\' lo liner: hfin openly wa shall Wa. -PM tliliil-t\ for :i littll- \\'lliic. 'l‘h.om. they nm leaving ug; 'I`li-J-_v :irc griiilliililig, il-.it I do iiol. lielievo itliat m3:i.na` :iiiyliiliig si~i'iolis."

“.\`o\\' tiicii white people," siiid the chief, "coma-UI

my ilolistx You :ire \'t'i-lroiiio there nov and alllayg, You iliirti this lilly szivell my life and thai: ot my; 1-liiltl. I :lin gi':itei'ili."

liisitle lilo hut liiiiiiiyii drew tim <-lilld toward hill

iillll .2ll‘11lli` lll‘i‘*iS='ll lilH'li lilo ii;.iitl_\' r‘liitt‘lied flugerl, Slip pliirltvd Lilo so\'i'i‘\‘ii:ii froln tile lilt.lo pink palm :lllii ht-ld il. lip. The t~liilii`s falthor sei;/.eil lt, wondel~. iiif_'l\'. _

"tltilil! 'l‘liu_\' licil to inn! I itiieiv it_" ` "\i<',~»." >=-ull llrlire. "'i`iioy did find the treasure.

'l`llti}. iii‘:l:i;:'lt. li. litiro :liill llllrivil il. qilii‘.kly_ Andi \\l- iiiilllilu your llttlo girl kilziws wliero. Qiiestion. liui"' ,r

li wits not ilil misy iiiniler. ’l`iit\, Uhlid wats: nntilrally-

Slllk :iiii tilt* iii't-sriiro of :lil llivse while -skinned pet!- pli~ strilvll iir-ro ll.<ii.illy lialiilllinir toil.f.:uo with Ii -‘ll='»'l\‘>‘ til' i\1ll‘:il_\'.~'i.»; lliit her futher \viis patient, and \\'1»l*il ily \.\;ll'ii illu se<~i'et, 'wzis iii':i_Lgcd out of her Silo

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Having found the hiding place of the treasure, they intended to take it that night

”ihilt li n l.

I l.<‘t us h:irr'!"

.l>..l.l .ie , - '-ll 5 _ _ __

‘ i ' rfllfl i ~ 'il»i‘- "\iii:' -,loly nlil-; thrsv lilrn will 'irc-;,' me.

t'liniit:e\_ (`ilt<:@ lui; '~<.._' i-i ._ illllill to li_. , l.i tri

kai, o--¢~~ til" mil :iwli (r\..~t lr l.l. .; iii li;iiilii;: it ii::iiln. "`l‘)isy sliiiil :ill lic woll p:il'l."

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nm l}p»‘plnlli;i.t tcira at his hefllru lie l,i:ii;il‘,' could I'iiit»:l.!l:ili lind rcnchetl the p'ii.l \\‘l.r_‘i~r hn could _ :lot do ll.. ` ‘I not plan without tical-ller;,'. ill; ;;i=l;ii»rrll ill viirfi' 3

1 il could start it roioiz, or win over the ills llrsakrt into the jiiiigle snlnrntii:-i-t~_ fl-:ry i:_ and i

Perhap. e ' -

chief of the village. He hed known honest. mon to make nil in til, night ot much sold. to riiirht Nr lt. w wm- ihmi. at

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with

man who _kan-\\ l.,n ser

he w01|i.i ri»f»-:-in 'ir il "~“

it-srzllri ,,.'>,l_.-i. llii:l .ii <l».il;\t_l ..io._i , ~ .» . | . _ . _ _\S ,,,_,,-_,~,»,- .»;,,,il_ lit- (mill ntl .-_izry ;l-.ing :I»_ :r~ :'.~ , ‘Yliildrr is the rliiclg biili-.ack fart. I nirself will

fini thi; liiiilriulta.

I`(’il

.l,

stood but-it of her iiither, pli:ahll;_':, pllslilliir.

"H0 15 ililiil." “`\\l=`Dl‘i'ell liriii-0, “lint no ruililtii

ienve him." '

“\\'lii1l iv ilil-:I I do zvilhollt you. .l.1hli!" From dowil the llcurh :lin rliiol"s liiilc ulrl c:l:r.'~

tmiiiiiiiz to the xzroilp of oxtiitwl lm", 5-lu, wus c~iii~'r~iilng something in hor hiliill, ller I.:1lii':' l.~.»‘t hor by the :irlii anti piilloil iirr ha-ck of lliiil. I{_ii.lii\-ll

i put ‘ner hniiil upon t._iic riiil-iii's ilnr.._g ,,,,_,¢N.-,_,_,;`,___ = The rliliil izazed up rilyly. oleolicd her litti¢ lmm|_ _ I anll disclosed a yellow ro\'rl'clym! ' I The nrgiinirnt hctiivcon the chief and his miltiiiolls

fnlioi\'ei~s \vi~nt nn.

".ioiili," siiir! l(:i:h!yil. "you swiilk lin- lillfvrl. l

rnii liriiierstand only li word llr-rv mill ;j.,,t,-,._ Um listen. Teil :lm vlilef lliili :ill we llr\,~l;»,- l,~ l. lm ,,,,,,_

= nlllioll to depart iii lii,_u-c litter." i-ill. ,,,l,i&,d_ Sm'\,,__

mini y;

l l

l i

tfilll lim stolen liiilirir-it vnri, oi' thc digging ln U10 l'-'Ui'l, of tll(‘ holy i.llt-_ _ _ill e-.ililll liizillili-r they must lure lllnhnllnh front his ioti~r_ll it :iwn Iliiiiliy ng,-,-,.,| “mm "mt may nn ro. “fr” lf’ Ui" l'f1=i\;\ iilitl slr-al iiiirk at mire ln n round- 'f‘f"‘ “”‘~" _l`l}l‘i' Wliild ronie iiiifflrlently armod» ___~__f_"i fllr <‘l\=°l rviilll liretiiiiti in be wiililiilg with iil»

_N \\_'lli'<- i'mii.1il-:iii stole forth from his hldln-9 l‘_‘““"'_’*‘?\S0"1\\\ly t°<'i'lniil that his eiiemies had gone- lmiillillili ~-ii tnirwiii-r his miitinoors and made HP- _\_1l\Y_f_‘1_i_1fflil:~ lvllli them to lu-lp him carry away tlioi _lr__1_s_,i.e limi nlsiit, the rightful nwnern were dl-1 "1___'_;'_ ‘;:___‘__l_i<’ i'_rul<i-n _stink in tim damp sand. _ _ _. _ ._ i, \\lirli Lliiiizillah and iii; mem Arrived. .l l.:l.-- lil lin- siiiiti gre-iiioil iiiiim it was lhtped llltt ii liwilili. oiioilt-il lil liilighlar. _

(continued nut Saturday.) .

PEOPI-

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