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EXCURSIONS TO Where water lodged after the rain there were countless millions of frogs, cranking in harsh chorus. sud being mksaly hunted by the snakes which the monsoon had driven from 'thnn-nooks and cunning nth..-makg . It was a glorious night. The rain of the preceding day had freshened the air, and towards midnight the moon safled into the blue are overhead, so they were abie to mount again and travel at a faster pace. Twice they were warned by the barking of dogs of the proximity. of small villages. They gave these places a wide berth, since there was no knowing what hap might bring a ryot who had seen them into communication with the moulvie’s followers. Each hamlet marked the centre of a cultivated area. They could distin- g‘ulsh the jungle from the arable land almost by the animals they disturbed. A gray wolf. skulking through the sparsely wooded waste, would be suc- ceeded by a herd of timid deer. Then a sounder or pigs, headed by a ten- ggch tusker. would scamper out of the rder crop, while a pack of jackals, rending the calm night with their maniac yelping, would start every .dog within a mile into a frenzy of hoarse barking. Sometimes a fox slunk across their path. Out of many a tuft they drove a startled hare. In the dense undergrOWth bummed and rustled a hidden life of greater mys- They stumbled on, leading the horses, until the first dark hour made progress impossible. Then, when the evening mists melted and the stars gave a faint light, they resumed the march, for every mile gained now was worth five at dawn if perchance their hunters thought of making a circular sweep of the country in the neighbor- hood of Rai Bareilly. “That settles it,” said Malcolm, in whose veins the blood was now cours- ing with its normal vitality, though, for the same reason, his right forearm ached abominably. “It would be folly to attempt the road again. Let us make for the river. We must find a boat there, and get men to take us to Allahabad, either by hire or force.” “How far is it to the river, sahib?” “ bout twenty-five miles.’ “Praise be to Allah! That is better than seventy, for my feet are weary of _that accursed Brahmin’s boots.” There could be no doubting the er- rand that brought a ‘cavalcade thus furiously from the direction of Luck- now. It was so near a thing that for a little while they could not be certain they had escaped unseen. But the riders whirled along towards Rai Bar- eilly, and in another quarter of an hour the night would be their best guardian. A level path now enabled them to canter, and they reached the first belt of trees ten minutes after the moul- vie’s men set out for Rai Bareilly. Luck, which was befriending Chumru that day, must have made possible that burst of speed at the right mo. ment. They were discussing their plans in the gloom of a grove of giant pipals when the clatter of horses hard ridden came from the read they had just quitted. That puzzled Frank. Winifred, of course, had said nothing of the kind, but Chumru assumed that she under- stood him, so his misrepresentation was quite honest. “It was she who told me Whither you had gone, sahib.” “Ah, she knew, then? Did she say aughtâ€"send any message?” “No, sahib, they are my kin. He who wore this uniform was a Brahmin, and that makes all the difference. Brother does not slay brother unless there be a woman in dispute.” “When did you leave the Residen- “About nine o’clock last night, sa- hib.” “Only that you would be certain to need my help, sahib.” “It seems to me,” said Malcolm, with a weak laugh, “that you would not have scrupled to knock both of them on the head if necessary." cy? “Did you see the miss-sahib before you came away?” “They 'will surely make search for us, huzoor,” he said as they headed across country towards a distant ridge, thickly coated with trees. “The Be- gum and Ahmed Ullah met here for a purpose, and their friends will not fail to tell them of the trouble in Luck- now. I have been shaking in my boots all day, for ’tis ill resting in the jungle when tigers are loose, but I knew you could not ride in the sun, and I saw no other way of getting rid of the moulvie’s men than that of sending them back in the dark.” “Pretend not to know me, sahib, and all will be well,” said his unexpected ally, and, from that instant until they stood together on the Lucknow road, Malcolm had guarded tongue and eye in the firm faith that Chumru would save him. He was not mistaken. The adroit Mohammedan knew better than to trust his sahib and himself too long on the highway. His servant’s warlike attire was suf- ficiently bewildering, and the sonorâ€" ous objurgations with which he was greeted were not calculated to dispel the cloud over his wits, but a whis- pered sentence gave hope, and hope is a wonderful restorative. A Day’s Adventures Thorgh his arm was stiff and pain- ful. the rough bandaging it had re- ceived and the coarse food given him in sufficient quantity at Rai Bareilly, had partly restored Malcolm’s strength" Nevertheless, he thought his mind was failing when, in the dim light of the inner room in which he was confined, he saw Chumru stand- ing before him. I?” THE E33} %’EA§€ Cnryrlrbt by MrLeod ' Alien LOUIS TRACY CHAPTER XI. The ryot, of course, familiar with each yard of the route. practically followed a straight line. After a steady jog of an 1101” and a half they saw the silver thread of the Ganges from the crest of a small ridge that ran north and south. The river was then about three miles distant, and they were hurrying down the descent ‘when they came upon an ekka, a little native two-wheeled cart, Without springs, and drawn by a diminutive pony. Alone among wheeled convey- ances, the ekka can leave the main roads in fairly level country, and this one had evidently brought a zemindar (mm a riverside Village. The man himself: a portly, fun. bearded Mohammedan, was examining a growing crop, and his behavior, no less than the furtive looks cast at the There are few features of the land- scafie so complex in their windings as the foot-paths of India. Owing to the immense distances between townsâ€" the tertile and densly populated Doab offers no standard of comparison for the remainder of a vast continentâ€" roads were scarce and far between in Mutiny days. The Grand Trunk Road and the rivers Ganges and Jumna were the main arteries of traffic. For the rest, men marched across country, and the narrow ribands of field tracks meandered through plowed land and jungle, traversed nullah and hill and wood, and intersected each other in a tangle that was wholly inextricab‘e un- less one traveled by the compass or by well-known landmarks, where such were visible. The ryot apologized for his stupi- dity, and Frank recognized that his retainer disapproved very strongly of such strict adherence to the truth. On the plea that they must hasten if the midday heat were to be avoided, they cut short the halt to less than an hour. When they came to tighten the girths again they found that Chumru’s horse had fallen lame. As Nejdi, too, was showing signs of stiffness, Malcolm mounted one ofthe spare animals and led the Arab. Chumru and the ryot bestroele the third horse, and, under the guidance of one who knew every path, they set out for the Ganges. I There was plenty of fodder for the ghorses, too. and they showed their good condition by eating freely. The :ryot eyed Chumru doubtingly when Malcolm gave him five rupees. Under fordinary conditions, the sahib’ s native assistant would demand the return lot the money at the first convenient ;moment, and, indeed, Chumru himself swas in the habit of exacting a stiff Mommission on his master’s disburse- ‘ments. Frank smiled at the man’s embarrassed air. “The sahib means that his camp marches by road,’ ’put in Chumru, se- verely. “Didst not hear him say that we have mislaid the track?” “I have no camp,” sai'd Malcol-m, “but I pay the same rates for the boat” “Blessed be Kali!” he cried. “I saw five female ghosts with goats’ heads in a tree last night, and my wife said it betokened a journey and wealth. Not only can I bring you by the short- est road, huzoor, but my brother has a budgerow moored at the ghat, mean- ing to carry my castor-oil seeds to Mirzapur. I am not ready for him yet for three weeks or more, and he will ask no better occupation than to drop down stream with you and your camp." The ryot was delighted with his good fortune. “We have lost our way,” he said. “We want to reach the river and take boat speedily to Allahabad. If one like thyself were willing to ride with us to the nearest village on the bank where boats can be obtained, we would give him ten rupees, and, moreover, let him keep the horse that carried him.” “Just so. Not every day canst thou obtain good payment for a few hours’ work. Now, listen. How far is the Ganges from here?” “Less than three hours, sahib.” “What for, horses?" “Not so, sahjb. A horse can cover the distance in an hourâ€"if he be not weary.” The peasant could use his eyes, it seemed, but Malcolm passed the phrase without comment. “The money is thine, friend,” said he, quietly, “and there is more to be earned if thou art so minded.” “I am but a poor manâ€"” began the ryot. This was so undeniable that Mal- colm did not hesitate to ask the ryot for milk and eggs. The man was civil. Indeed. he thought the English- man was some important official, and took Chumru for his native deputy. He threw down the s000p, handed to his wife an earthen vessel half full of the milky sap gathered from the plants, and led the “huzoors” at once to his shieling. Here he produced some ghee and chupatties, and half a dozen raw eggs. The feast might not tempt an epicure, but its components were excellent, and Frank was well aware that the ghee was exceedingly nutritious, though nauseating to Euro- pean taste, being practically rancid butter made from buffalo milk. On sucn a night an“ India; seems to Bé dead as a land but tremendously alive “Sahib.” he said. when they came upon a villager and his wife scraping opium from unripe poppy-heads in a field. “un‘ess we rest and eat we shall find no boat on Ganga toâ€"day." as a storehouse of insects, animals, and reptiles. Even the air has its strange denizens in the guise of huge beetles and vampire-winged flying foxes. And that is why men call it the unchanging East. Civilization has made but few marks on its far-flung plains. Its peoples are either nomads 6- mil in huts of mud and straw and rcratch the earth to grow their crops as thzir forbears have done since the 1. a. nof h story. Tim the ambcr and rose tints oi fawn; a'-. c d; stance to the horizon, the griti'es estimated thatt hey had tra- ...v:2 nignts; he had fought in a lost ta'tie azd ridden sixty-five miles, ' ‘rcz-t cozznting his exertions before "53:11:; to the field of Chinhut. Nejdi : .'. tin: horse which brought Chumru you: ;-u::‘;~;r.;>w were. nearly exhausted. -n'cn the hardy Mohammedan was Fagg ard and spent, and his oblique ‘ s {:10 wed like the red embers of a ‘ dying fire. ..:::cl some fifteen miles. Malcolm '35 ready to drop with fatigue. He rs wnztndcd; he had not slept during THE DURHAM CHRONICLE sword would hotâ€" fiavev another instant had 11 terfered: - ot good-looking?» g 0nbt A new tear shone In the IV dan’s .eyes, and he did noi mnks gorge rose with a d¢ gust, and it is hard to say 51!?th “nun; ___L ‘ ' “Wow!” The kneeling man ‘d as the sword pricked him “There are two mems in a ham the ghat. They alone remain 0 Who crossed. And I saved th‘ hib. I swear It, by the Kaaba, ‘ them.” _°..v A “LLVC. “And the othei'slthey who fled? What of them?” he said, knowing that the scenes enacted elsewhere must have had their counterpart at Fatteh- pore. Malcolm guessed rightly that Mr. Tucker was the judge at that station, but he must not‘petray ignorance. “Speak, sug,” he said. “What of Fattehpore and Allahabad, and be sure thou hast spent thy last hour if thou liest.” “Sahib, God knoweth that I can tell thee naught of Allahabad, but the bud- mashes at Fattehpore have risen, and Tucker-sahib is dead. They killed him, I have. heard, after a fight on the roof of the cutcherry.” Were he not so worn with fatigue, and were not the issues depending on the man’s revelations so important, Malcolm would have laughed at this remarkable change of tone. The flab- by, well-fed r-ascal squealed like a pig when the point of the sword touched his skin, and the Englishman was forced to scowl fiercely to hide a smile. “Spare my life, huzoor, and I will tell thee everything,” he roared. “Now, sahib!” he cried. Malcolm drew his sword and sprang down. The zemindar fell on his knees. When the zemindar was close to the ekka, Chumru whipped out one of the Brahmin’s cavalry pistols. Malcolm understood instantly that his native companion had found the ekka-wallah more communicative. In fact, Chumru had fooled the man by pretending a willingness to slay the Feringhi forthwith, and the sheep-like ryot was now livid with terror at the prospect of witnessing an immediate killing. “Jump down and tie both when I give the word, sahib,” he whispered. “There has been murder done here.” Chumru edged nearer his master while their new acquaintance walked towards the ekka. “I will go on in front in the ekka,” he agreed, “and lead you to my dwell- ing speedily.” “Excellent,” he said. “We shall go to his house and wait while his ser- vants look for a boati" This suggestion seemed to please the other man. “Our friend here says that things are quiet on the river, but there are no boats to be had,” explained Mal- colm. Chumru grinned, and the ze- mindar regarded him with troubled eyes. “You will not find a budgerow on this side. Perchance they will ferry you across at the village in a small boat, and you will have better accom- modation at Fattehpore.” "Are we opposite Fattehpore?” “Yesâ€"sahib.” All the while the zemindar’s eyes were looking furtively from Frank to the lower ground. It was a puzzling situation. The man was not actively hostile, yet his manner betrayed an undercurrent of fear and dislike that could only be accounted for by the downfall of British power in the 10- cality. Thinking Chumru could deal better with his fellow-countryman, Malcolm called him, breaking in on a lively conversation that was going on between his servant and the ekka- wallah. Chumru, who hada- told the ryot to dismount, came at once. “That is impossibleâ€"sahibâ€"” and the words came reluctantlyâ€"“there are no boats on the river these days.” “Why not?" “They are all away, carrying grain and hay.” “What then, are Your crops so for- ward? This one will not be ready for harvesting ere another month.” “A most worthy and honorable sen- timent, and I trust it will avail you when we have hanged all these rebels and we come to inquire into the con- duct of your village. I want you to accompany me now and place my orderly and myself on board a boat for Allahabad." “I know not what you mean,” was the self-contained answer. “In this district we are peacable people. We look after our crops, even as I am engaged at this moment, and have no concern with what goes on elsewhere.” tioner that the customary phrases of lespect were omitted, though he Spoke civilly enough. “Nevertheless, what is it?” demand- ed Frank. “Has the Mutiny spread thus far, or is it confined to Cawn- pore mindar’s face assumed a 'brOnze-green tint when he saw the European offi- cer, and the sulky-looking native perched behind the shafts of the ekka growled something in the local patois that caused the ryot sitting behind Chumru to squirm uneasily. “Have a care, sahib, else we may hop on to a limed twig." “I come from Lucknow," he said. “What news is there from Fattehpore and Allahabad?” The other glanced hastily around, as though he hoped to find assistance near, and Chumru muttered to his master: ’i‘he boldest courseâ€" was the best one. Malcolm rode up to the zemin- dar, who was separated some forty paces from the ekka. The man hesitated. 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