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_ `- aqua- -- -- And I knowwe build it so wet} ita safely be Ct:uux'n-:x-:n to you. `S0318 l1n(1l'l!1.'lDl IV % ered them such sisxnl T In 'a` little while th who had acted as mtc `boiler-house on the PT` *. 1 , *.1__ n " _..1.qo-45:11 1 "So;-e` _ Und 11: `bk: Tt`Z1.suu. "5oil . enhou Se )0 prev: . ki. DEa . red {nth food. Wed wife? littsltch nal . ad actedwhm`. the mtcrpret one `when . the B "lhmm was Qahms have `I e Sahihs Eq W H: n Iuuu. In-' thgj ` 1" In ha - a`Tlol1nt2r:\'f he sa deference. asahib B3-ad 1 . e (1 ``'``` vnev `pay-Bt_a)V . Tadeld s , , ">d hims aixed 53121 % 1 m. that Was j THURSDAY, (To No Reason to 00- , 2 B_SWell (sarcasticalli , - `A-"gr Wc use one 0! Cabinets in mm home: nd the mcn~fo1`.;sayf:a:': A without it. RC!!- tainiy (ix: :1 kitCh\.l1-W0! square in 1111!. .. -. , ___1u,.. 3.1:. ; 5 llllbl LAID, Gonoulluuger A- _. 000 aln 6 ha"? he said: ` defef9 ` I A -An!lfe tq iGR1:ATEs1 ng_ 1 {nu ospit:1b}c tin actwe 3 L 2- lunar .uBeCauSC ' ._...nna` 1 nnn ommrpidyrq f Aio I':_`. is steers. eat him seless. :1 to that m I rode Inch is he State foremrm. hat every vv,vuv . .. 5,000 bur I The fo alfalfa is of the m mcnts cv in the fa ed by (13 With the as not to them. I th_is (l_i.~`k `with its -sioxzally }may be fthc scco jcutting, . `elds cv `(each cu %o11cc in `jweathcr t1on_< of stancc_< instead .cffect.~i. V` L`1'0wn.<. Cvquc-ntly iffording "qu:x1itj.`. *p12=nts fteeth .1 soi`; :11) Io1. There 1 `invig dc-emu TREA1 . ._.,\rn TCW "use by .1. ` h *1 drhina betorc crcasc 0V'Cl` ithc *thrn1gl $8,: `T11 V 11 V T: -::-._. .._.._k __ ,1. , , , _ Deposits of $1 and upwards are received, and _in't,ere"t ailowed (int rates. Accounts maywbei opened in the nan1es.of'tvo or } i' more persons and Withdrawals made bynny: _` ` 1 one _of _then; _ or`l`>y`.`the.s urvi'vor. ~ . 124:` " 'A.__A_ imp . I Iv1\.` D mania oiuqu uau uccu asnavu u_y Havelock and placed underguard" somewhere in the city. The dutiful son, who knew he was a marked man, continued running in the hope of nding a safe retreat. But unauthen-l ticated rumour came to, the village that he had run into the arms of al promptly shot him. As soon as his son had gone, Mahomed Ally bowed his head in the dust and wept, .fox-Che did not see how he was going to pos- ' sess himself" of the buried valuables. .Later,.when the rumour that the exit- E When the troop of rebels sought the , man"; while the news" that three or ominable `i't),pe`,-_an g V '- erprismg indigo merchant had been riddled with AEneld rie bullets rrached him, he howled, and swore by his dead fa_ther s" bones. and Mo- hamet s blood,` -that he would slay; every. white man who fell into his` power, if he could do so, without`-rna rterially jeopardising his own?-safety. party of English scouts, who had` `I shelter of, his village, and white troops were sent ag ainstlthem,?it.~d'es= lighted hisj_old*black` heart` .to hear` how the English had been lured into a trap and slaughtered ;-`almost to ea, the accursed ones" ` were captured caused the cunning rascal to execute _ a "ti`8`n'i:i. =9`? ':5oy- f- :`=,H=': *.1.1i3*.!.t<; :19.-9. sit. es to secure the buried riches, a"ft'feI'.'*~"`':`1j he thought. Cunning he was,` bu`t..lie was wise, also, was iMa_h`omed9Ally . `The obstinacy of Allpo_rt'.an'd' Brad-,` eld had so farl.th.ivva'.rted',e;l1`is 3dsi_`i'es`.`: Then came the necessity. for.r.the'h,\1Li--5: tied journey from his villa ge1;a tli'"ac cursed English vwere, always, app, ing_ somebody; still; he_ 1`did -no"_t"- ~" spair of the '.51lCCSS'5:C._f`fhi`Cffgkzgf inducepone of the two l"c`aptive`s' 1 lnm in 3securi'ng`_the wealthf . ..`o'.-"*. .* &;.A-1"; uuuuauu: Iupc, auhu: talc; q.~|uu.. pg; u-gs` rible bu11ets--but to ha've_ -to lose the money" as we'll V was torturg: which ought. not tohbe inicted I`upc_m` -such a devout fo`l`1`ower `of r'the~ proph,et. T-hen th'e,re _that ;'exciting- scene a;'Wh_en the accyrsgd: 9 "believer Whgd. Branclyes thtoughout Cai1ada,`iand~ln theUlted?Siatesgnd - J , - .- ~. - - _ . Author of " For God and the Czar." From the Bosom at the Dbep, etc.. etc. % V , - By, DICK DONOVAN A n In... 6-3 .`..A 61;.` (`ninth " B1ARRlE B'R`ANCH V V = J._GRA4_sETT. I!8li8e.I_`.. T/zeA Story of a Woman : Lov `two prisoners over a slow re; if one of them cannot be persuaded to fetch 1 me that treasure. Though even if one should, VI -will roast them both. It will .be some compensation -for the loss of my beloved children. Alas! alas! my poor sons ! A May the plague I clear the land of the hateful. English, lwlfo are like` festering sores on the I face of our dear count_ry. _ ' ,,L_I ----I_': _. L...`n..-nntn LULSC U1 uuz ucax \.Uuu|.1_yo . _ V A rebel sepahi, aT high4caste `Brah- mm, disguised as a peasant, who heard this moan, condoled with him. 'A--.. ..an-- \`nrI-I141 I-I-an` IIt`.2`l.}l'Xu uua Illutlll, uuixuuzcu Tun LuA1;A.`l . ye may e paguccear te gand 0% -therii, he elc1hod.dThouA % est two at ast 'in` t y` an s. Let ithc-m not slip th;'ough`.- . ' TA o-van n:rv`1}\hI1P 9:l" Mh-i tncm HUI sup uuuugu. Tell me, neighbour, said Maho-' med `Ally, dost thpu know`, any way which" will make one of these :two hated feringhees do my bidding?" `f"..4. IQ L:n no-pa nnrrrrpefnrl {"19 al.CU. ICIIIIEIICCS UU LIL] Uxuuall 5 I Cut off his ears, _suggested amiable T neighbour surhly. 'I`L..L ...puuIA o-uni nr\I'I`If\Q` 1n3rr1- auu`1a.u1cTucx5uuuux pll Ill]- `That would not compel h1_m:_ bru.t are stubborn. (Al"'I'. 1,9- __-_- LL-.. , ;-..na\n-.432` r 1 I LURII vyuuxuug, buuqucu uuu. The dastardly sepoy bit his fierce- `ldoking moustache; re danced in his eyes, for `memories of his comrades hacked to pieces, `and bayoneted out Or existence by the irresistible Eng- 1;sl1.,overwhelmed him with grief; while the redlblood swirled in his swarthy cheeks, and hiseblack eves glowed like unto living coals. The sepahi was angry. 'Pnu A 1119 I-nun gxynpg no-av hn UI'u-[CS are SLUUUUI ll. *' L .Slit his nose, then, snapped the seoahi traitor. Useless also; he would get on very well .-.without a` nose. 'I"L.'.. .I....... ....L L:n Lrsoqnnca `N17 FHA w:u`.w'u.uuuL `a. uuac._ A Thengdrag out Ins tongue 11) the roots, growled the neighboun. 4 an-- ...-..1.: ...:n .1..$.. ran an Anmh T0015, gruwncu Luc lliilslluuulq. ~I-Ife would still defy me in_ dumb show.- ~ V ,; Dr0p boiling wax into his eyes, suggested the counsellor savggely; That wouldn t conquer - hxm. "I`>I-'- J_-A._...I`;- ...A.. `-;:J. L:n aA-l\_ scpaul waa angry. . _True, Ally, true are the words `that fall from thy 1ips, he growled` tdeep downin: his throat, for hatred }.and anger : half-choked him; these lEnglishmene are deant and proud, and it is hard to break their spirits, bvt give` me leave -to deal with the dc'gs'thou_hast in captivity, and may. I be accursed if`-tI fail to reduce them [to meelmesse and humility. 5313.. __I..;. ...........-n ..-'J.-..LL....- 5 LU Juccnucaa auu uuuuuty. B what process, neighbour? ` That I will tell thee anon. I will. do it and rejoice. You and I, oh Ally, have old-`scores to wipe out. Thou hast had two sons strangled at the ends of a rope; a third used as y a target for the soul-destroying bul- l lcts which these white hell-dogs soak. `in hogs fat. And I-may Godgive Ime eternal reward !-.-have seen _two of my dearest friends blown s into mincemeate by the guns of the Eng- `lish. T heitwo Englishmen thou hast in thy powero~b..the grace of heaven, shall know the meaning of vengeance if Igcandeal with them`. It" is good to destroy 'one s enemies. D.-A LL.` uunnuqncu `tun 0:11-scanty LIICIII 5 - . I V - T VB_y one that wquld g1ve.1'7 em_ gm- ; V.:;_.}V__-.,.tV,V1:r;_:`V ;o_,re.egt..upon they-3 Qos1tx3g1, an`d `:hgmge'~the1r stubborn: i;'nmds. `:Aga;n, I ask by what _fI1;thqd- . ,V.There ,are two boilers; inn _ -the_u-... w __pr.1.s9_n hpu>se, pursued the! nnilap m ,xp1anat;.1or`,r_-;: and two mep,~_ one-f9r.~ . each bo`xler.`_`__ i,Each map shgl b-_|_d .down;on".%op of a bo:1_er,;j,1_z1 uc ssa:-% _ma,1;;`-...V a,t,ecape wnll Y.-he Impos- sib` e`:~"-`-T e`n~-9W1 ,W 5 11$` b?l9'5 ,- zwith -.;`. 1ttf j:-and .,hght the ;res.:*Jb~`. _ ,1,1:eath,j.f" `the vxljage shajlj.-be 3;'sl_ted` .,l:to' 3sgj_p;b1`e..tq.~w1tness Vt)l1_e:}_wr1th1ng - .ot' ~;b,e;;, 31:.` ghes _as the; esh 'l_oyg1y : frizzlbgf 1 .rarq}.te:r bongs; t 'w11lf'*4'ie 1a`;_xp;s,; :ght. Godms, g1;eat.!T `fix ?/A`jiIv: -ed and`~1augl_t_e. _ _-. "thou fart a worthy". sbng._o _,B_ ' ` ;fa`t%11`.1-._. he T-sai lee, Ll. UCSLIUJ uuca Cuclulcao But the money, the money ! That is the rst c_onsider_ation, urged Ally amuously, h1s sordxdness being para- _mcunt. `9A__- ..___- 1_,-.._1__,-1_u_'4 A.A__ :-:1 I F Lou: ' (PA II II- ye,, true, but : st thou fail in persuading one of the dogs to fetch it, give them to me that I may have the joy. of curin them of their stubbornness. I will do it. . ' Thou 'wou1d st{s=kil1l them;_? T \ "Indeed I woujil kill them, Maho- med' A1136 as -hopes .for. `;.'para'dise. Why let your enmxes liveg? .13--.' Quolnnt asnbkn u1vnuc`A e& Oknu I _vv'fi}l___ o it ;__ I` tell Qthee` Vdestroy zthem ? . v'.n_y }CI. yuur cuquuca uvciii ' By. what method wou1d_ st .thou_ Du- A...` `Lost -uonuizi punter`;-u` -non 5 the the I _ :!vr;9,e.. ; .;__.The_y 1g_Ae_1'e .1;-h1t.,.Iittlg _ r,e,f,l'5h V .i!`?it.h'8ti's1i' %=~:`v:it.l`1it..f":?'.'.2l3`. ?T?: 1;,13ad SE9?` i.f3c>`.%f4~A;I'0_!3`8- ,;~.'Be5i . .t;`f>#e`re patched, hunger; was torturi_ng,, them. ind the prospects of further` misery cr.usl_1_e.d.tne_i-n`spi until they would `have `elcomed death as a"mercihi`l. re-lease from suering 'that; ~ had be- come unfxdurable. K`---n ("_JI L-._. 1.0;.-no :3 'I:Q f\ uuusc uucuuuxaluc. i My:-._?.zGod!-" how long :is` this to last?-nioaned Allport, as he pressed hns hands to his V aching head and .stared blankly `into .space. D.`-&.At-`.-1A. rn-`AA an 1-A1111! 'qfl'l'\I1 .Bl.GI l`:.,[Uli_1g,|luy uuu .apau:.. _w .. _ .. j1_B,1'.9.d.1d.I~ ade _no reply. `Strong %nia'n,and ha dened soldier as he was, f..despair' had fastened upon him. , Aft. length .th`eir_f prison door was. thrown :open`,: and a mob app_`ea1-ed... The un- fortunate men` were led oht and taken to the bungalow; so weary and hrol_ they, that r. they. could scarcely drag their limbs along, and . they were pushed and buffeted by the brutes who surrounded them. Maho- md Ally was waiting for them. The wilyrascal was still yearning for the .bv_ried treasure,` and again he tempt-. `ed`A1lport and his comrade by swear - ing many oaths, that if one of the`, prisoners `would undertake to bring `him the money `for which he was pin~ ing. he. would enrich them both, and set them on their way rejoicing. But kitwas all in vain. `I"\___!I -_ , _,, _ ___I.'__ J, __n___ _._L :"`V":i5`:v{T`alsy:J`1l1`z.1're, why do you not `kill us and end our ,mis.'ery ? asked A1lport,\with all the passion he could command in "his weakened -state. You have" heard our answer.-. ._We- defy you. You can but take our ,lives. 35 But nothing you can urge, `nothing you can offer, nothingyou can threat- en, will induce us to become traitors. Agam, I say-, we_ defy you. A111: uncn I-A `non Can! A alvnv-1-vu A` 4366115! 1. EC , WC ucly JV. Ally rose to his feet. A storm of lpassion was shaking him. He pour-> e_~:1' out a torrent of abuse on his cap- tives, and cursed them with every curse that he could think of, ending his _tirade.by spitting in their faces as a. nal act of supreme contemot for these brave soldiers, .who were deant in spite of their sufferings and their "hopelessness. TL` A....,l'l-- 2..n..`l4. .....-...1A 1.. . . . A . .-..-.1. I-l.'.\ll ll\lllCl\.Dll\pDDu _ The deadly insult would have costl the grey-haired rufan his life if his unfortunate victims had been able to. have seized him. As it was, Jim ,Bradeld made a desperate effort-to l get his hands about the fellow s throat, but numbers prevailed, and they were both overcome until resist- ance was no longer possible. Their arms and legs were bound with cords,eand the craven wretches who lled the room insulted and mocked them. Almost livid with anger, Ally `turned to the sepahi with whom he had `previously talked, and said: Take them, friend. They are yours to do with as-you will. But see to it that they escape not.<-It will do my old eyes good to see them tor- tured. Myisons blood calls for ven- geance; wreak it, `wreak it on these hageful feringhees. ` ........~.a. .-1......` 1l\(l`1\II L.'n Hula T Allport was sa exna-usted and apa-I thetic that he see ed incapable of `displaying any interest in - the mv- steriously-conveyed missive. `But Jim }thr4; t the paper into his hands, say- ing Read it, read it 15 I tell you, it s a secret dispatch: it `may be import- ` ant and convey news ,,of the enemy.- la` 6-LA d\ndnAn I-cg . I 5551 `VI III5`I\r\-90 A great shout greeted this little speech, and with ferocious `barbarity }the victims `were dragged out; they 1 were kicked and spatoupon, and some ; of the human beasts seemed disposed j to tear them to pieces; but the sepahi ` held the rabble in check by.explain- ingto them what his intentions were. A roar of delight greeted the an- lnouneement, and the victims were 1 hustled, kicked, and subjected to levery indignity. `They were almost iunconscious when they reached the jfactory, and -as soon as they had `been left in the boiler-room, they ;both dropped` to the ground and felt ;that life was done with. The rabble `left them there, and iushed away to ` procure fuel to light the boiler res. l _It wouldybe rare sport to see the fer- wnghees. slowly roasting to death. l 1.1.1: .. 1.-.... ..........: rm... ....c:-..l `a- loud thud. . rthrouszh one of the upper windows. _fallen, saw that a piece of (some pencil writing on that `but he couldn't read -it, and he called `Dora ! Allport, here s a despatch. ulguuca DIUJ IUGDLIII LU u\..a.I.u. 5 Half an hour passed. The suffer- ings of the prisoners were terrible. Thirst was maddening them. Sud- denly a stone fell to the ground, with It had been hurled WI It did not startle them; they were too far gone to be startled by any- thing; but Jim, happening to turn his weary eyse to where the stone had white papr was wrapped round it. He wriggled along therground until he could reach it. His hands were so far free that he "could grasp the paper, and spread it out. There was ' paper. to his mate: `.`Here, comrade; Clor- ts come from heaven. perhaps, and means our salvation. ' x ;aut auu \.uuvc_y ucwa ._Ul. um cnclny. ` . Jasper` glanced `at the paper, and p`-Saw. that `it was covered with writing izritten _with, a pencil; the `writing Was` in English. -- Suddenly: Jasper started .up,. his eves appeared to btge, and he exclaimed huskily-- AI1l\f"1'AO I'I:lllIn`n 1-nap ` `anagram o I tut? xuuuwulg LU Jllll"" . ' ' . Your enemies -intend to slowly bum you to death, but you can es-- eape by seeming to comply. with 'M":Eh o1_11`edf AH*y_ s" deman'd's."` I: t Cor`- pnral Al1port s comrade "undertake to` "ps`t ce`e3i"`f";Cawpgqre..;>ag1d;grzecover the tfgas st1pu!4't1'i.g_t1{a;t;.,the corporal A E "onri`e?l'?=-`to`* th'` ebtmgalow, : and ,orovided2` with food and drink. ` d;'beg:jggem. `from: annoyazgce. during ;fri'_'s ` ab Se<`-#34:: ,-C 1?%11aving the vi!l_a2`e,~'the_ comrade must "take, the } gouth f.roadf *leadij'ig to`? Lucknow, I but `.;5t.af`(9&ds:ena: .`ft1g,1ther,: t11an,r if rsti . om I`-lfbit which i.ine =char, of -an `old - _GoorlcaV man. . Sunker Si1'1g_.`- vvh_o`a -aggloiial ` friend of; -the iiv;-iter I ` f.`_`.th._ ht": wuss, Gnu lit CALIGIIIICU |lLl3l\lly"` Another miracle, by*heaven; an- other miracle: 1iste`n, and. he read the` following to Ji r.n'-- - ' r `v)\- nodAovu:An o..'A......I L- `-I-__I,_l CHAPTER XXVII; .Onthel_2oad. ._` _ Jt'r r1'f1`1t`tex`e'; " M t . t `.`It`7i$it1`TT 3W W?`O f7`i3"thef`m? gsterioixsir person who 1~sit,1nterested. m 4l.i`%li;'~f `-t;4s_ ?" `It (is surelywagthe.` w`omI_i :. Whgt rer`zdcr_d. us aidin`, the other jvxllag ` Then 5'-'tu;':iing.h to. 1m.`.~,he asked;-. `-`\Vhat:*dn"`yoti" thin `of it-?- - ` _ - Why, that we ve got a _friend know 'n'owt about, and she -seems smitten with thee. ' nr\1_ ,.,.__I_.__l. Anqcvvuvllii urn rrnjgf `T > .' `.. .?'.a;;vex%;:.Qt:,`on81`tu1x .;..;-4.1..-._`.\A` n '5; fn`11ifl'iSE1f-" x IJC GUIC 'oVJ 1`-JVICI. V"` '4 75'7"" " There's only one 1itte"altera i._ to make-inthg D1811." 1'm31 k.d ~ '-Tha 1l .go, and leave` me behxnd "1\Tr'-nu Inn`: hl>rP_ Brade1d.Vc SIHIICCII. WILII |.u\-\n `*0,h. hutnbns!" A.nywa.v, we must` do as she suggests. After all, we, may get but of this inferna`1 tr`ap,- and` be able to rejoin. our ,regiment.' m<|.-_-a- ....I.. .-nu. lino" alharatinn =-"`1naf;ll.gp, and leave` me U=.Iuuu- "_N()w, glook [h.e1je,.. Brad,el_d,` (cried; _ Allport `savagely, ;`~`rdon t' ygu dare to . imake that suggestion agam.-_ We've` already argued it ~ out, and jthere s nothing left to be said.` I command `you to go, andgo you.,wil1,`if`-there's any chance? ' ._ . . ' `.`All_ right, sir, don tj excite thee- sel, answered Jim, and-then; byway .01" a thrust, added, after a slight pause, P raps the cove as is left be- hind will have the best time of it, for a -V white chap" wandering about the "country by himself will be worse off than_a hunted fox, so I envy ti-.ee, corporal. - uni. .... . .......u 1.:.1 m. ;n 9119+ nun! V corporal.`-' - Oh, you can't kid `me in that way, said Jasper-.. Whatever happens," whatever the risks(I will remain as: hostage. If our mysterious .fx-ien sets _me free, and I `can rejoin you, we shall be able, perhaps, to reach a placeof safety. But if she fails, that end incarnate, Mahomed~All_v, can wreak his vengeance on me as 50931 as he likes._' J3-A. ----.- - L1... n..L:nn6 DUUH 35 Ill: 111163- Further discussion of the subject was stopped bv the tramp of feet and . a babel of voices, as the mob. return- ed. And there was a wild cry of exultation as the door was ung open, and the black wretches poured in. inging down bundles of wood and dried dung, which they had col- lected for fu`el.~ At the head of them was the sepahi who had suggested that the captives should be slowly grilled to death by being fastened to [the gradually-heating boilers.- CJ-nnrnvcsu-aoarv qua` GA `II:D Iimfl .A"_ _ his cummerbund, sprang atthe as- , him in the neck,.in the side of the ' n-k-a ;gre'at gash from which the . to the .-ground`, face downwards"; Uilclx u.|.auUI.uCu mat} a nun a Llbaaul \.. The sepahi scowled, and his black eyes were aglow with hatred. `He did not understand English, and turn- ing to one of his followers,swho had . been` a_ kitmurghar in the service of an English family, he asked him what the white dog had said. When he had been infornied, his eyes took on an increased erceness, and` with a see-wl and a contemptuous curl of the lip he told the kitmurghar to say that it was now too late. v Mahomed Ally had handed the captives over to him, and he wasnft going to be baulked of his pleasure, so he told the people to till the furnaces, and set light to the fuel. While several began to stuff the fuel in, others refrained, and the captives gathered that there was a dif- ference of opinion. that soon became an altercation. The tall bully. of a scpahi roared and raved,`whirling his arms about like a windmill, and danc- ing with passion. He was being de- ed. Not that he was of any import- ance, or _a person of authority in the village community, though` he be- heved that he was. Moreover he was a Brahmin; while those around him were low-caste Hindoos and in his secret heart he loathed them. The high-"caste Brahmin :and the low- caste Hindoo tolerates each other, and that is all. The Brahmin de- spises the Hindoo s idols and "looks upon him as an ixiferiorpirrson. This 5 scpahi regarded his fellow ' villagersl as dirt. His bidding must be done. He wasn't going to be dictated to by `mere Hindoo slaves. Of course,` he `didn t express those sentiments, but he thought them: all Brahmins do. The authority he sought to exercise, however, wasn't recognised. The villagers, or mostof them, were loyal to -their headman. Besides, Maho- med P\lly had` kinsmen and close relatives there, and they hoped to benet if the coveted treasure was ` forthcoming. -Therefore, they didnot intend to miss .a chance because the scpahi:-who to them was a foreign- er, as he was a native of a village much farther north--wished to grati- fy his demoniacal hatred for the fer- mghees. But the sepahi s passion was aming to white heat, and when one of those about him, who insisted on the `captives being taken before lAl1y again. snapped his nger under ' the haughty Brahmin s` nose,- the haughty Brahmin struck him to .the ground. Then`. arose an uproar that seemed to shake the rm building. A The. fallen man hada brother there, and the. brother, drawing, a knife from -saulter like a wild leopard, and cut` b100. .Spurted i_in av-stream. _ The _Bi-ahmm _clutched_h1s gashed throat`, in a- spasm of agon_y,]then-p1tc,hed,on Thu nan:-\6:ir'n'n mocha 4.`... . . . . `.14-; Lllt: 51auu.a.uy-u.cauu5 UUl1\-l.a,- Staggering up" to this rufan,_All-. port said: "`Look here, my friend, `you must postpone this little treat you ve planned for yourselves, as my comrade and I have thought better of the matter, and one of us will go to -Cawnpore and endeavour to bring back Mahomed Ally s son's treasure. "FL. ........1.: .........1..A .....I L2.` klnnl; -.u uu.-.,5n uuuu, nauc uuwuwiusua. _ Theeaptives, who of necessity had `been silent spectatorsof this excit- imr scene, _c_ould not help but feel a sense of `"satisfaction `that the feroc- ious bully had met with his` desserts. It .was a gruesome sight,-`b,ut- they `had beeh satiated-"with gruesome" sights of late. 'l`I....J- ._-L-L f7` ._11 _,-;- 1 l_,,.'___:, 99 vaunua U1 IGLC. -- .. That s what I call good business. ;rema1-ked Jim Bradeld, and it fstrikes me our friend's xjemovdfrom L the active list. i N i The tragedyndid not seem to cause anyone much concern. The .Hindoo `who had been knocked down. sprang `to his.feet and kicked the fallen. Brae hmin; som`e1>ody`ma_de a half-hearted attempt to stahnch the bleeding, but ei.t7was useless, for the_"'jugula"r.. vein ` on,the'1ef_t sid e..of the neck. had been slas-hedfracross, and the sepghi gave,- up j the` _.ghost. V Those "around .talked'-; ae`,%ood`v deal at` thei'top - of their voi'_._e.;e `an ' _ , :s;ietlavted_`vA muchg; ntil gongggpg " _gsxjxien_/vconsatit` `ed In [Se1.`as:: a}h sat ;tl1_a- . . 3, ( I. our .4l:`C3lfl.lcu|.o l1tte' alterahon C 9) ----._1...-J T:rn v (I ____ tically outlavirs, andihad, as they be- lieved; entirely thrown off the white ycke, it was no use making a fuss about such a triing matter as the killing of a saucy Brahmin in a Hin- dco village. `K0|`-Irsrvuna. A11`. A34` and nnnnnn` O-`an V III uvltlahoiiiseyd Ally did not conceal the i intense satisfaction he felt when it was announced that the white dogs had funked at last. The threat to frizzle them, he was assured, had had its ef- ifect, and whentthey. saw the serious- ncss of the preparations that were made for their warm reception, all their deance left ' them, and they howled for mercy. They were now `as meek and submissive as sheep. - ma`rl Such was the information conveyed to Any, who chuckled and grinned, and through his interpreter he re- Illa! l\\u\l" So fear has_:_1t last subgiued you, and you are`wi'l1mg to render me the service I demand? IG\Y-_'I) T. .._A- A|I-_-._. __.l.- A_-I-.. BU] VILC cl \l\'oIllII\.I VYes. It was .Allport who spoke. But before wevwill say anything, re- lease -us from these cords, and give us water to drink, -for we are perish- . ihg with thirst. A&- 4\l\o\`nOllQr`- `-1:13 `4\I`r\~nvA-c E VVIBII BIIIIDU i A1l'y.conferred' with his followers fhr a few minutes, then ordered the request to be complied with. The cords were taken from the cramped limbseof the men, and two large 10- `tahs of water were procured, one handed to each, and the contents of the lotahwere drained. Refreshed by ...the_ ~d_raught,~ which.had cooled his 1?.b1:.rnin`g `throat, Allport spoke again. 1 ' V`..e anon -nuon `-l\ -.-onq:`no- .ut.uuu5 uuuat, runpun. apunc dgeuu. , "`Yes, we have decided to render you the `service youilemand, he said. My `comrade here will proceed at once to Cawnpore, leaving me behind as a hostageybut it is an unalterable condition that you must give me a ucettain amount of liberty, and allow lme to remain in the bungalow, and |.supply me with such food as your jresources will -perm_it. ' Say, will you i"_a`cccp.t that cbndition ? - * Jun_o|`n-\:n1u \v\u\vP $IIIl`n_ 9\III\IIBI_\JII E Agam the cunning and grasping _AI1y'"confer'red with his friends, and thc,1'1gh. there was some, diversity of ,opi.niO_ :'1,`the` majority, including Ally` 1)`- n_1se.lf,WWere in favour of Allport s You can easily afford this 11 1 n d no me . practical `kit- chen necessity. 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That night th)_' beds, and slept the sleep 01 `ll With the new day the) `Vl{ men. The recuperativc P0"? 5? had prevailed, and not'1lh_ , their sufferings and h ,3. felt t to do battle again W country's cause. The) 1`f"'-' ever, that they were cnemv s 'power; that spised and hated by _ around them, and that thtl. their lives, so far, to ` - of Mahomed Ally. who ' _ ` to jeopardise even his .3". could but recover the rlchis his `Son had accumulated- hem tuitous circumstance saved Em led by ,a guardian anttelv ` . (1 `Sonic undenable reasoll-til: ~- V ` al . [meted sitl the km, -- `:LL`A ." ..--`., ..- T _ MANSONHCAMPBEILL. Pr: CHAPTER XXVI. In the Last Extremity. Mahomed Ally was `a consummate and treacherous rascal, who during the years he -had/been in the guiltyl Nana's services _had caught from his master the "spirit of cunning which? had `enabled the iniquitous Mahara-l jah to deceive all who trusted him. Mahorned, who was a greedy, sordid wretch, had taken care,-while pro- `fessing to be faithful and loyal to his -employer, to enrich -himself at that v'employer s expense, and much of his ill-gotten gains had gone into his son s business. That business, as they believed,,was to make all the family Wealthy. When the tramp of the British soldiers, who were -sweeping on to vengeance, was first heard by the pickets placed outside of Cawn- ore-The- .Blood-stained , City- ahomed Ally, having a strong re- gard for his skin, retired to his native village, breathing anathemas against -the accursed English. He had taken a good care, whenever opportunity occurred, to convey as much as pos- sible of his erstwhile master. s `pro-' perty to thesame place. But when the indigo merchant paid him the flying visit, and -told him nwith-` wails and moans that he had ed without. his wealth , which he had` been_com'-A pclled to bury, the wretch wrung hisi hands in an agony of emotion, and,'I thinking only of the money andvalu-` `able loot which his rebel soldiers sons, had addedto `the pile, he `im- plored him with tears, and those fail- ing, tried to coerce him with threats, to disguise himself, return to Cawn- i pore, and at all risks come back with` the treasure. But the -indigo man` was not taking the risks, on.. The stringing-up of `his soldier brothers to the banyan tree, by. the accursed English, who seemed to be ubiquit- ous, and to have the nine lives of a cat, had so disturbed him that he pre- ferred to `place as much distance as possible between .. himself and them. So. having-;furnished his father with a little plan, showing the hiding-place of his wealth,-and,ifurt11er than that, informed his estimable..parent' that a - vast amount of treasure, -leftwbehind by Nana Sahib had been `seized by. `Ll....,.l....1_. ....A nlannr` unrlnra-nan"-rl