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K\\N¥l\ NNW '°¢||°vlng her father, Col. Hare,

in peril. hu summoned her. leaves ner hem. in California to go to him in Alisha, india. Umbaiiah protsndsr to the throne of that princlpailty, has imprisoned the colonel, named by the late king as his heir. because he fears the American may insist 9” MU "°¥l| fiiilil- UP°n her arrival in Aiiaha, Klihiyn is info:-mea sy umssuan that ner rather 9'1"! “Iii she is to be queen, and must marry him forthwith. Because of her refusal she ls sentenced to undergo two ordeals with wild

boasts.

°|°|'"\ B"U°°» an Amerioansnd fellow passenger

on the boat which brought Kathiyn to Alisha, saves her life. The elephant' which carries her from thescone of her trials becomes frightened *"4 "Wil IWIY. separating her from Bruce andthe

rest of the party.

After s ride filled with peril she takes refuge in

a ruined temple. The holy men andviilagers, be- "°V|'\l hor to be an ancient priestess, rises from the tomb, allow _her to remain as the guardian of tho sacred fire. But Kathlyn's haven is also the lb°d° °f I lion. and she is forces to flee from it, with the savage beast in pursuit. She escapes and finds a retreat in the jungle, only to fail into tho hind! of a band of eiave traders, who bring hor to Aiiaha to the public mart. She ie sold to Umbliillh Who, finding her atiii unsubmlssive,

throws her into the dungeon with her father.

Bruce and his friends effect the release of Kath-

iyn and the colonel. Umballah’s attempt to recap- ture them is unsuccessful, and the fugitlves are

given shelter in the palace of Bala Khan.

Supplied with camels and servants by that he..

pltabio prince, the party endeavors to reach the coast, but, are overpowered by a band of brlgands, and the encounter results in the colonel being do livered to Umbailah. Kathiyn and Bruce eucapi from their captors and return to Aiiaha, whers Kathlyn learns that her father, while nominally

king, is in reality a prisoner.

K|thiyn's resouroeiulness and bravery are the

moans of rescuing him, and once more they steal away from Allaha, but return broken hearted when they learn that Winnie, Kathiyn's young sister, has come to India. Umbaiiah makes her a prisoner. She is forced to enter the palace and

in turn is crowned queen of Ailaha.

Kathiyn, disguised as a woman doctor, succeeds

in gaining admittance to Winnie'a room. The joy of the sisters in the meeting is short lived, for Umballah appears and drags Kathiyn from

WInnle’e arms.

He orders that Kathlyn be offered as a sacri-

fice to the god Juggernaut. She is bound and placed in the path of the six wheeled car, but the news is carried to the colonel and his friends and they are enabled no frustrate Umbailah’s flondlsh designs.

During the progress of apublls exhibition,

Kathlyn, who is present disguised as an animal trainer, reveals herself to the people and de. mands that their queen be allowed .to leave the royal box and with her, faceithe lions in the arena. This dramtic appeal ls part of a care- fully' rehearsed program, and when Winnie joins her the trap door on which they stand opens and tho siliors disappear from the gaze of the aston- ished multitude. i

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(Copyright: 1914: By Iiurold Mac (lr».ith.) ' ~ CHAPTER XIX.

care of Ahmed and Lai Singh, then hurriedly bo the house of Iiunmbai. The fact that they had to proceod to Romnbnl's wus a severe

lbiow to Bruce nnd the colonel. Thcy had expected all to be mounted tho lnstunt they como from thc tunnel, a. swift, uuoi>stru<~t<=d flight io the mute and freedom. But Ahmed could not find his elephants. Too into he learned that the mnhouts he hu-xl sccret- ly engaged had misunderstood his instructions und had stationed themselves near tho main entrunco to the arena!

The cursing and rolling against fate is a futile

thing, never hearing fruit; so llnmnhnl suggested his house till transportation could be secured. They perfectly understood that they could not rcmuin in the house more than n few hours, for Umhaliah would surely send his men everywhere, and quite possibly first of ull to Rnmabni's.

Still Ramsbsi did not nppeur vcry much nlnrmed.

There were secret siulrwnys in his house ihnt not oven Pundits knew, and st n pinch he had u plan by which he could turn nwsy investigation. Only in the direst need, though, did he intend to execute this plan. He awnted his friends out of Allahu without the shedding of any blood.

"Well," suid Ahmed, angrily casting aside his

disguise; "well, Ramubsl, this is the crisis. Will

0,..

THROUGH the tunncl, into tho street, into the

you strlk _

Lai Blngh's wrinkled face lightened up with eng-

orness.

"Wo are ready, Romnbiil," he said. "We?" Ramubai paused in his pacing to gaxe keen-

ly into the eyes of the old consplrutor.

"Yea, we. For I, Lal Singh. propose to take my

stand at your right hand. I have not been idle. Ev- erywhere your friends arc 1' luring impalicnrc. Ah, I know You wish for n ltlootliess reibelilon; but @; cannot he, not umong our people, You hnvo IH lhst in their zeal your followers, if they know, ‘gy sweep the poor old king out of your path. Melon. Shall we put him buck on thc throne. to perform some other mnsl thing like this gilt of his throne to the Folonel Snlil-ir?"

Retmabgl, watched inicntly by thc two consplrntors

(.9 me 3|-|¢|,,h Rn] und his while friends, pscc-dback sad forth his hnnds behind his back, his head bent. 1| ' Christian; hc wus not only u Chrioiiun,

ln? :gs : Hindu, and the shedding of b.lood wus

cnt to his mind.

d°.‘.'lbl:Ymat:5l:1);?g pulled by two horses," ho said.

"Act gigkly,” sdviscd Ahmed; “one way or the

other ilmballnh will lhrow his mon round thi whclé city and more will not be u spnce lsrgo enough for a rat to crawl through. And he will fight like n

- rk me."

"'i1,:‘|=ht:rpuul:t:d suddenly in front of his wife and

h .

“lin” dum at er m legal queen. it is for you

Pundits. V0" “W Y . ..

Q. nf- gpg; shall be done.‘ llliad in mind s republic.

. l d i n on Y ‘

ffabslg-gfhdsgsgf' said Ahmed. "Common sense mmm M" you that there can be no republic in Al- gum Th," most bs an absolute ruler, nothing less. Your males-iv. speak." he i1iid°d» 5“"“'“'“3 "**'°'° Pundits. ‘ '

\ t the room, vainly striving

‘ sheqiloititkmisyegdlisf i:;i?“\\'hlte friends; but their ex- gz-elzliom evere like siono images. .\’o loip there,

no guidance. _

. _ d it old man asked Lei

sign 'i?;°:.{§,°u?,E 1?,-fscfiiaiphc vvhiio pedple who love

and respect i'°“? . ,_,

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"Captain," he began, "is Durga Rans a good master? Does he keep his promises? On the other hand, what will you ‘i

gain by taking us prisoners to Un1fJallah?" `

Pundltu rose and placed hcr hands upon her hus-

band‘s shoulders.

"We owe them our lives, Strike, llumublu; but

only if our ncotl demands ll."

"Goodl" said Lal Singh. “l'm off for the buzaars

for the night. I will buy chuputtios and pass them about, as they did in mv fotiier’s time ut Delhi in the Great Mutiny." . _ . -

Anil he vdnishcd. liztve you over witnessed the swarming of bees?

llavo you evcr heard the hum und buzz oi' them? So looked und sounded the baznurs tluit night. At every intersection of étreets und pussages there were groups, buzzing and gesticulnting. In the gutters tho cocoanut oil lamps filckered, throwing wclril shadows upon the walls; and squatting about lhesé lamps the fruit sellers and candy sellers and cob- blcrs uutl tniiors jubberctl und droneil. Light wo- men, with their puintcd faces, went aibroad boldly.

And there was but one word on all these tongues:

Nlziglc,

Could any human being pass through what this

white woman hull? N0! She wus tile reincarna- tion of some forgotten goddess. They knew that, and llnlballali would soon bring fnnllne und plitguo and death among them. \\’hcnc\'cr tllcy uttered his nnino they spilt to cleanse their nwulilu of the dcflle-

ment.

For the present the soldiers wcre bis; und groups

of them swnggcred through tho bnznnrs, chanting drunkonly and milking speech with the light women and jnutling honest men into tho gutters.

All those things Lal Singh saw and heard and

mudc note of as he went from liousso to house ilincnf.: lilo chosen and told them to hold tliemsolvcs ln rc-nd- ini-ss. us the hour was nefir ui. nultl. l*`ollowc:l the clicking of guulccks onli the rnttle of cvartriclgos. A' thousand fierce youtliu, ready for anything-klcutli, or loci, or the bcuutlca of tho xonunus. For patriot- ism in southern Aslu depends liirg-_=ly upun what iron- surcs unc muy wrlng from lt.

But how would they know the hour for tho upris-

ing? A servant would cull and nck for cliupsttlos. Good. And the mcotlng pluco? Rurmtb:1l's our-:ici-. It was well. They would be rcudy. '

Flicker-flicker went thol lghts; flicker-fliclvcr wen!

thc tongues. And the peaceful oriental stars loolf ed down sercnely,

Umbnllah remained in tho pitlnce, burning will

thu firos of murder. Messenger nfter mesrengci came to report that the fugitlvr-;< were still nit large. Contrary to Ai\metl‘u oxpectutious, Unvhulluix did not bellevc thut his enemies would he fooiliurlly cnon‘,:h to seek refuge in tho house uf lt1nmi>:1i_ The four routls loading 'out of the city worn \\':1tchr'l, the col- onci's bungalow. und even thc ruini nt' Blu: c 5 -sump. They wcrc still in the city; hui '.i.lt<~rc?

A king's peg, und nnother; :Lui liiuhnllnh .~i€oi'ui-

ed, his hcnrt. fllletl with liuivn -.::~.ut':igc.

Rumuimi mndo his preparations: in cast-. the hun-

ters cntercti tho house. llc o,1cuc:l it sccrct door which lcil into n. large gullcry, film null dusty hilt still beautiful. Ancicnt nrmur co\'f-rcti tho ~.v_1i‘:=- - armor of the dnyu when iltorc cxistcd in Delhi Li peacock throne; nlnior inlaid with puld und uilvor und turrpioi-sf.~; nnfi thcro wcro jcwt-i lncrusical swords und diitzgcrs, n blazing.: helmet \\'lilt~h our o:f Puudiln's uncostors had worn when thc (lrcut Khan cume thundering down from Cliina..

“Iicro," said Rumabni to tho ccioncl, "you will

be safe. They might search for days \vii`uout learn- ing this room existed. There will be no need to re- mnin here now. Time enough when my servant, gives warning."

They filed out of the gsllcry solemnly And Kath-

lyn went out into the garden, follows-<1 by Bruce,

“Do you know,” ssl Ksihiyn, “the sight of n.ll

that armor, old and still rnsgnlflccnt, seemed to awaken the recollection of another age to me?"

Ho wanted to take her in ills arms, but ho waited

for her to continue the thought.

"I wonder if in the dim pust. I was not an Amaz-

on?"

“I wonder ioo," he said. "lt is marvelous how this horrid country rms

brought out ln me things, emotions, and the like, that I never dreamed existed. Tonight. l feel like s pagan. I want to put cn one of those amazing chain nrmors, take a sword, and go forth." ' -

Sho stretched out her arms and suddenly he caught,

them and drew them down. . -' H

"xsthiyn, ws may or may not get out of this sliva.

I have my doubtl. for'sil‘R.o'mubsi'e thousand guns,

There will bo desperate mon about, taking whatever side promises the mostrlooi; mul they will be every- where, like poisonous flies. God knows I ought not to speak, to say anything, but my heart is"ton mil this night." :

She tried to draw uwoy her hands.

“I love you Kailllynlig.

"No, no!" She stru:-ii, cd buck from mm. "With all my heart and soul. You are as irresisti-

blo as breuthlug. And I want you for my wife, Kit!"

"No, John! Perhaps my poor father is right. A

curse of some sort sccms to be imnglng over ng-,_ For look: how many tlmcs has everything looked bright, only to turn out like this! The cnbio saying that Winnie wns on hor wuy, lilo brigunds, A.hmed‘s long sleep, the mistake this nftornoon of the map. outs. I wonder if my own God has forsaken us?"

“Kit!" "No, no! I refuse in let you he drugged into i_hl5_ 1

want you to go, to go now tvhlio thoro is time. I command lt. As you say, we cannot tel! what may happen. Tho rebellion may prove ii flzalc; hut, one way or tho other, thetc will be death. I wnril you to leave us, for we are lndccd nccursctl!"

The man nt her sido luuyihcd. To hm' ears it was

thc some laughter sho had ltcurd in tho dos;-I-L_ 1,, her heart she know that he would not _L',o. Was slit; glad?

“.\ly life is mlnc, Kit," ho suid, l’i=lc:1sin_t: her hun-lls,

"‘und l give it to you llut I otonlist: not to spcuk of love again till you arc safe z:::'.l sound on tim

I~‘or all lhitt ho hnd rcasoncd sitrmvdly rcgnriiiiig lim

lunisc of lluiuubni, lic could not dismiss tho DOS” bility from his mind. So at length he ordcrofl his cupistiu of the giiurd, roughly und with curses-lar Uinbulluh wus not picusunt in his cups--to pt‘o<'f‘<‘il ut onvc to tht-. house of Ruinubai and learn if they were tlicrc, or hull liccn; to bustinudo every serviilll in the house till tho truth wus diuggcd from their lips. Dcad or alive!

Tho captain sniazuncd and rcported with his men.

He was tho sumo <-uptniu whom Umbzlllzth weeks be- fore hurl marked i'or deuth lu.-tnusc of his insoieucs. llut tho rogcnt hm] found him so necessary that ho dared not harm the mun till rc-all quifrt wus restored in Allitim. And well the cuptztln know this; know that his master wus only billing his time and Lliatt onccl Umbailnh had his ilcr.ii'cs his (thc cuptL\ln's) throat. would not ho worth ii copper piece. lint Lho captain wus A g,'nmblci', and Uiubuilnl\'s rupccs Welo as ncceszsnry to hint ns itlr nnd water. Still, if Uni- ballah had hidden lungs, so bali he. bot tho regout strike

A5 Ilrucc nntl Kztthlyn vent-hctl thc tl:;'=r lcnilnl

into iho house they wcro mct by llnn\u.l1.ti, vrliosc face was gru\'t‘.

“Ah, .\lt:n1suhil\, you ouulit not to lmvc come out

hcvc. You inl_-.gilt ht- _-foil l’t=r1m1:.<: l'luhuli¢1i1 is merc- ly plu_\'in§.{ '-\"iih us, rut null mmm: \\'l:sc."

ilu lnigllt hnvc bud iiiliru it). his loxiitiitfs ond, but

ho wus tlcslinotl not to ut1<-r it Tin: I-into was flung open \'li>lcntly :intl thc ,vt-i'\1;nt who hu<l btren watch-

"No, no! I refuse to let you be dragged into this."

brood Pnslffc. There urt-. Ahmed and i.n.l Siugrh und Ilnmalioi, und l will 'Je their lieutenant. ily inn Lord llnrry, besides yourself there is only one thing 1 went; my hand round the thrcnt of the black devil who has caused all this. llc seems to bear s charm- ed lifo. Never huvc I hm] a good opportunity to get 'near him. But patience!"

..IA,_» up return to futher nntl Winnie." she said.

-ineudog, pérhepa l ought not to have come out hero

MAnrH§ Wiuulc! Tile cltsnge which had taken plzifzo in the child wus tho most. remarkable of nil to Kath- |yn_ Winnie was a woman, quiet. lirilvc, unmurmur- ing, und Kuthlyn now renlizcfl that the chilli hull been fllghty simple bccuusc they had coddled her aiu! given dw-*ly to hcr whim., in thc old rlnyr- The old dgyg! ,-\h, could oithcr nf them 4.-wr _vu buck tn thi; placid, humdrum contentment of lrunc :liter all this strife?

During this tslk in the gordon llmbolinh had not

been inactive. The while people could not possibly have left the city; they were still within the walls.

ini; :nc :avril-t burst in with the cry:

":iol.ll|~rsE" The troioncl, Winnie, nn!! Piintliln. nppenrod. For

n moment. they iit\lie\'cd that Hzmmbni was going to guide rhcm to tim sccrct gallery. lint suddenly he rniscd his hcnil und sturod boldly at the Kato. And by that sign Bruce and thc _coioncl unfit-rstood; Rum- ubai hall taken up the dice to ninlio his throw, The two mon put their hnmis to their rcvolvors and wait- ctl.

Sinn :ho cuptnln and his mon camo rushing in,

only to stop short nt n sign front ll1in1u.hai.

'\‘upti\iu," he iictain, "is Duran llum a goof] mag.

tcr? Docs hc kocp his proiniscs?"

'l`hc rnptuin turned nnd cycd his mcn. "Docs ho look out for your wclfarc us an honest

lnun should, ov does ho i~:iinpl_v uso _volt ns his tool! untl tiupcs? For \vh;\: ilncn lic wnut tho suldlcryl 'l`n gunril the \\'c:ik und tho opprcsscd from 121,; strong, or lo fortify lilnist-lf in such manner lhul it will be cnsy for him to lukc what money hc wisiica

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and flee? is he a. good master who persecutes for his own ends?"

“Ramsbai," ssid the captain, "speak out your

thought frankly and clearly."

Thus challenged, _R-nmabai said: “Join our side,

and tomorro\v at dawn we will strike rt blow for the betterment of Alisha!"

"And what of the old unztn in the dungeon?" drly. "Walt till we overthrow Umballnh and the cow-

ardly council; then wot shall speak of him. Well?" proudly and fearlcssly.

“Ru.mubai," replied tho_captain, “I too, will bo

frank, I will be loyni to'the hand that pays me best, for I am not an Allunan by birth. I am a mer cenary. I have said it."

"Be with me on the morrow and I promise out of

my own chest will I pay you your arrears and earn- est money for the future On the other hand, what will you gain by taking us prisoners to Umhallah 2'"

"My lord's word is known. I myself will take

charge of the affairs ut the palace; and Umballsh shall go to the burning ghats. I will nnnonnce to him that I fouud you not. When you arrive at tho palace you will find cvrything in readiness. But till you como I dare not lift a hand."

And at that moment lm meant. every word he said

Rumabai was the richest man in Alisha. He turnod aguin to his mon, to find that they wiero ready to follow Rsmubai anywhere and at any time.

Ahmed, wlm knew the Asiatic heart. thoroughly,

could scarcely repress a smile. No muuter. If they proved loyal to Iiamabni on the morrow much would bo forgiven.

The captain und his men departed, while Rama-

bal and his friends recntcrod the house: to find the imperturbabic Lui Singh docket! out in his ladul flnory lic was 1l.amubai's right hand, and the Dit- lsh Rnj vanished into not.hlni1n.oes.

“All is ready." he unnounced.

"I)n\vn," replied Eumnbnl.

"The servant goes forth for the chxlputtles.”

Dawn. The garden wus filling with silent armed

mon, \\'iilx ltumubni in the set-ret gully; were the

cliicfs. lianizlbui lndicatofl tho blazing swords.

"My friends, choose-. nmoug these wayne. The

gems are nothing, but tho stcol is tried and true."

Lal Singh sclccuztl the simplest, ashamed, and

slid thc scabbnrd through his cumxrmbud.

As for Kuthlyn, she could not keep bor eyes off

the bountiful chain cuiruss which had dh@ wmn e time been worn by one of. Pundltxvs kid; e war-

rlur queen.

"Bountiful, i»oautif:fll“ she exollhlihd. W\B@'i‘,a,

may I put it on? And toll me the story U #tl Unr- rior quenn. 'Dr be brave hh: ibut. to i'lg'ftt side by eldo wiih :ho man sho loved!" Sho put the culrruss

OI).

Quite im'oluniu.:'ily hcr eyes rovnd to hire, vnl

vnu- lfmrhm s-t her like one cnfrancui. Toe heals of hone. nt them loop-ui, i;-ut thrlr Jim ravx~.a.t-.\.>4 mum. There vu. iiowovcr, n ines-s-\s;e*.ln the cycs wh‘_c.n ervm mul vim equal claarnor-"_ 0. to be ine, oo ho ‘mul in tho dd familiar wot-lui'

Lo-.viy Pundits mm the story. Aznshe unfolded the

ialo lint!-.!;.n oxporlnaoed at stream cxhtisltdun. uu- ilke anything sho lui: grvvkrusiy Imam. Bbo wmv cd to snutrh dawn ann of thc svods lit! 008 III thc palace, to mated in mv .midsvt ehhottlq And the odd part nf it was this ¢§oia.rattou“w» not &lD- lent; it grow and axjnndaillinliillbwilln o&il*s peopul tres.

The sky was yellow when thexlittlo ADW KING(

off upon its do/:pornte empire. Anpmrd who bil Ui- hlnd for Lho women.

God bo with you," said Kailxiyn aenlho $9 I1

hxmcl to Bruce.

rksthlyn, i'm scmid of yon." agiqsltll

"In what way!" -~

*Whitt made you yu! on i i

yom' eyes look an if-l‘lnK\\i ll. i will stay here and obey the 1 HN Url# youl You know thu way to the secret Umory. Fly to it at the first sound of firing. No one knows how this is going to end. I would not give a rupoc for the word of any soldier in Allahu. Promise, or I shall not bo ubic to keep my mind on what is before me."

“I promise thot only in tho mutter of life and

douth will i stir. 0," impuislvely, "why was I not born u man!"

“l much prefer you as you are." He smiled, kiss-

ed her hnnd, and took his place among the eager re- volutionlsts.

"Kit," said Winnie when the women were alone,

"Kit, that mon loves you!"

"And, Winnie, girl, if anything happens to him ft.

will kill mc!" Kathlyn wrapped her arms about her sister.

Pundits solemnly gave each of the girls s dagger.

“\Vhnt is this for?" Kathlyu asked. "lf my lord falls there will be worse things than

death in store for us." Pundits was again the fatal- ist, “My husband strikes openly now. 1-Io must win or die."

War! Rebellion! Great. clamor and shoutlm bo- foro thc palace stairs! _

“Give us llmbailah und the council!"

"Give us the gutter rat, Durga Ram!'1 Q _

"\\'c will bury him with the swine!"

“IImbullah!" From one end of the city to the other there ans

turmoil.

limimllnh heard the shouting, and at first did not

understand; but boon tho truth came to him. Tho city wus in revolt. He summoned what servants ho could trust and armed them. And when the cap- tuln of the guard cntered to seize Umbsllah he wad himself overpowered. The dispatch with which this wus nccompllshed stunned the soldiers, who know not whni to do without their leader.

\\'iu=.n l.al Singh staggered into the house of Ram-

nhni, holding his side in mortal agony, dying, Kath- lyu felt the recurrence of that strange duality which sho had first known in the Temple of the Lion.

"We hu\e foiled." whispered Lal Singh. “The

pulnco eoldicrs betrayed ual All are prisoners, short ly to be shot. . . The secret gallery. . . Food end water there! . . . Fly!" And thus Lai Singh gsvs up his cobhler‘s booth.

As in a dream Kathiyn ran from the houso into

the street. Winnie would have followed, but Pundi- ts citing to her, refusing to let hor go. The sway look in Ksihiyn‘s eyes had warned Pundits of the futlliiy of trying to coerce her. _

With the sun breaking in lances of light sl

tho ancient chuln armor, ber golden hair fide] to

hind her like s cloud, on, on Ksthlyn mn, earn stumbling, novcr falterlng, till she camo out lu the square; before the palace. Like an Am-on I ohl she called to the scattering revolutionists, ‘gl- Qd, hsrangued, smothered them under her scorn |\n.i contempt, and finally roused them to frenzy. De became again in their eyes the white goddess whom no beast. nor tmp could harm; and they would hoo gone to the gates of hell at a word from her. Anil many did.

in her madness Ksthlyn turned the Go; 1

when hcr father-'s arms closed round ho! the sunk D sensible upon his breast.

(Continued next Ssturdsy.)

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