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Manager. CAN OF T12`: Slory of a Love ~- The three hurried below. Singh junior was displaying great activity, and was helped by Jim and Laalool. Houses situated as that one was, in the centre of a wild and lawless dis- trict, where bandsof `robbers were constantly prowling about, were us- uallv well `and strongly built, and provided with meanrof defence. In this `case the walls were loopholed in parts, and there were_iron loopholed shutters to the windows. The back part"and the small-louthouses were protected by a high wall. A small body of men might have held it against very great odds. It had, in- deed, been used as an utpost, hence the reason of its being so well pro- vided with arms and ammunition. Now, no time was lost \` in making preparations to give the oncoming riders a hot reception in case they meant `mischief. The iron shutters were closed and barred; the weapons were got out as well as a plentiful supply of ammunition; the small brass signal gun was loaded with a double charge of powder and a quan- - tity of iron bolts and screws. It was then placed in a position on the par- _ apet of the roof so as to command mi the road, and port-res were got ready. `By this time the horsemen 3;. had come into full view: there were cf about twenty-ve or thirty of them. H They were riding the wonderfully 5' and blood would have. blood; their 1 dead comrades must, be revenged. It 5 would be a ght to the end. Although 1; they couldn t batter the house down 3' with the weapons at their disposal ;! they might be able to drive` the de- ed; fenders out and then cut them to -- pieces. From their shelter they _pour- 3: ed volley after v_oll_ey into the main , door of the building. That door was . the weal: spot. The woodworlrwas . splintered to atoms. Then, with a .[ yell of demoniacal fury theattackers .` rushed to the breach, tumbling over . 1 9 each other in their eagerness to reach: 3' the verandah; but they had reckoned '1 without Sunker Singh, who was` very -~ - vigilant on the me. He knew as.a 1 soldier what the object of the enemy ,. was, and laying. his little bra-ss;gun ' 5- and depressing -it to, the required . angle, he waited in grim silence until 4 . the psychological moment; then he. ` 5 let bang into the s1tjrugglin`g mob, and not without sorne -"ii*islc':;;t`o liimsel,. for ` `the light gun, heavily charged as it i '3 was,'. recoiled half-w_a_y across j the .` ' roof, jiarrowly ;missi"i_ig` the"Goiorka ; ` in its backward iglit." The attackers, ; ; who. had.,not been..pi:e`pared-for. `such. ' a'erce resistance, fell baclc in` dis_,- i `may, while the iron hail! of bullets _ and screws wrought liavoc;an'iqiigst i -them,,vstrewin gif.the `ground witlrtlieir , . dying` and .dead,--.and .exeitiii'rth,e.;=sur-_- _ vivorsfto Va frenzy. -of fury. V i g `made '8 3O*i:-i?911--'u.*ht"whdieihctl for :11. -'YWt':l1ld' pricibably. liaititt-..tslg[ee iIi'~,,:uble ti, 0.9 ...i3..--9... .4 ....I*1 0: 9fi% I _.Rit't59. wn9arerr `bY*i,:3!9~ffr; - a Jnore, 5;, p ' __; __ _, ; ' ._,`, dea th-dealiig !Iig}ifa`,',iii ,_ ._ it " . ' .2? hey L . ' _! This means trouble; we shall pro-_ bably have to defend ourselves. There isn t a moment to 1ose.f He `intended to sit beside her, and` draw out the story of. her life; but hurried footsteps on the" stair told of some -one ascending hurriedly: then the door was thrown open suddenly, and Sunker Singh burst into the X00111. Daina ran to the window and look- ed out. There, s.ure enough, about two miles away, on the straight road, was a dense dust.cloud which was too signicant to be ignored. She knew from long experience that the cloud was caused by a body of horse- men, and a body of horsemen at such a time was ominous. The treacher- ous old hag who had.guided Jim had betrayed the fugitives. Daina turned `to Allport and remarked quietly- . A Sehib, mem-sahib It be exclaimed, on the. road to the south is. a great column` of dust. A ;body of horse-`. men; are approaching. It means dan- ger. We had better be prepared! CHAPTER: x-xxx. ,3 cents Q --_A_ ...~ ....=u In vase tones, as he stopped in front of: the house. 4"Ho,~ Sunker Singh P The worthy Goofka ` ap- peared j!eaai_ngi over. the parapet of the-:atd%ro9f.%A % Q [113 ' yfruv . 1 _; She gazed at him steadily for a few brief moments; there was a world Of jjme;m_ing in that gaze. Then her eyes .{,dr`oop_ed, she` bowed her head, and with` the` submissiveness of_one who .e`elieed that her will-_po,wer had been f emurmuretd sweetly-r r us udu uu-:graAccu., _ ' _ `- "What oh. Sipgh, Sunker Singh!" ygxe cried in base to_ns,`as hp stdpned Ii`! front '0f`.-tho, "Bruno .-"`T-In ~ C---`--- COBVCI YOU IU it yracc UL a.u;:._y. ` _ 5 Cotpox(a_1_Allport,? . sheganswered, V almost` gternly, do not concern your- aself about me. It is, a ght to-`the :death. .1 know` what my fate wogld he if I feli into the hands pf these mht1I!f3!l!_ Am-etches." We wrll keep them at bay until the last -shot, which reserve for yourself-r-* V43 kn` cnhn` Ii` \Yf\1II'P1F ? , ,.-........u.cu mmseu spoxeseman. He fwas a big, erce-looking, powerful *2-uian, wearing the, unifotm. of. . a. Bengal cavalryregiment--a uniform h.l:%Ld disgraced. _-, ,4, e:..'.1. 1-Awe -3 uwuu. .I.uu vc gut your auawci. All reet, corporal. I d like to save her, all the same, said Jim, as draw- ing himself up he saluted and retired. It was no personal considerations that prompted Laalool to suggest that Daina should endeavour to es- cape. He was true and faithful, faithful unto death. "But he foresaw disaster: he knew the temper of the men they were fighting. They had seen some of their` number shot down, and it had infuriated them, and though they had been at a dis- advantage so far, and the defenders `had hadfit all their own way, they could and would be overwhelmed by .a superior force; The attackers had not come to the end of their re- sources. As for.Jim` Bradeld, he rang true as gold; He was a simple "Tommy, or. as he would have de-` scribed himself in his own vernacular, `a common swaddy, who did not understand the meaning of the word defeat. When he had leftpthe room hardy mountain ponies known all over the country a3i.`_`Tats_ ;some of the riders were bare-legged, almost naked rascals. the budmashes of the village, buta few were booted and 3`~`0`11!'d3}theJf Wper-ercbel sowars. They'_'.ha'd vprobablwf fought in the 'N=ana_ s.`ranks at Claw ' _.m311_88_.d to escape_, and no` doubt had 31 !`.|d 05 .3a`131`8e Share of the loot. '0. _,thY fore, the `column ofchoking 7..nd``5 mV51!87, with them like `a whirl- ' Th`? `i"1 3.8.;d. their `speed as . .`~~.a-`Y ,""V`' .'_"v, 394. dashing iup_; halt- . .0 .~8.o-suddenly_as.\1p.~thyqw_,g,,. tat, _ 4 i i9*.`}-l .?".lj ""`!"?F|,*='-9-V ..-one man:-' npore. and had ' sy cuwnu use nuuux. Why have you left your post? asked Allport. I have a report to make, was the answer. Laalool suggests `that Daina, in company with Sunker Smgh s wife, should escape into the jungle by the _door at'the bottom of the compound while we hammer "the beggars in front of the house and keep em busy. He says that about six miles from here, on the cross road that goes in the direction of Cawnpore, a rich and loyal Baboo named Chunder Persad lives. The women might easily reach the place, and they would beall right and snug there. _ We chaps could then ght to a n1sh.. Ailnnot 1nn`r':o1rr Innnrinnu ` no 7`Well, tha rt a plucked un, any- way 1", exclaimed Jim enthusiastically in his` unconventional way; but I think tha shouldst get somewhere jnwhere tha l1 be safe. (I72... 11.. `M .g.,, 111.! --_ `j )9` _-`, J ` WIIc|.C Lua u uc aaqc-A _ _ . ` iAl`l`Jm1. rad,e!dl,1 mg .`1;rxelrx%,, sgnd ` . `port `youve ear t e a ys Te- cmon. , You've got your answer. A" -nA` AA-\1-nan` `I : 1:'p.` LA nncvp. %f1t%D%in`=5s%beh91!%;and red mi. *b'y`hi`s teeixngshe sax _-L-- ` . I w4oul.d,g1ve much'1f I couldhonly 'coa'vey you to a`plac~e' of safety. ("n.-4-..-ml Annnrf " cl-an nnevvt-red- .1.u.lLuug I-U Jun :uuu- You tell Laalool that I shall re-I main here, for I want to see the ght to the nish. If he and Singh s wife want to go 'let them go. I stop here to load the guns for Corporal A11- 9' ` port. , 1 `k n ` an 4-\`u 1|`)no` Iv| naluv 1 mcA'_.11;.)`g1:lt` 1Jo3k`i.r`1 ;minquringly at Daina. ' She understood his look, and J-can-n-\:nnn. 4n -Q!|;A_,,_. VI , WC "HI JIUL 1-lilh I Strong-willed and enduring as it had shown herself to be, the woman's nature was not proof against this nan s inuence. Nothing appeals to; a Woman Sf! I'\l\1I1A!';I1`11v an Ar.-can---A reserve I01 y0uracu---r-. ` . .. Yes, but__what of yourself? he exclaimed. ' I have my dag`ger', she" answered "grimly. It aords a swift and cer- tain means of escaping the ravenous fangs. of these`.hu__man wolves.` Oh, I know them! They are more blood- athirsty than the savage animals of ; their own jungles. \lTl...I.I 5;. find 1` nnubl genus unn ' I`-G ulvunovu an un- Why, should y;I1`;;Sl'1"t-llit 2' Kis- .met! .1 have passed through `many perils, and so far luck has served me; but I bear no-charmed life. Besides, why; should I desire to live? My lfife ?is cursed I. `What have I to live or. V V U L . .1`: n n. a ' _ g pp`__ .____ tngxr own jungles. -V ` Wbuld t9 Gqd I save you I. hehmoaned In due dxstress; . ; H. 77!- `WI .l * Mueh, - he answered. The love of an honest. man, and all the happi- "ness such a love would bring. You are still young; why abandon `hope? True love compensates for much suffering.` We have both been tried in the re. I pity you from the depths `6 my soul, G.2___.-j .- `L- 2....-- _.----..-- -1 Ln. Qlyill VD DOD wvuorv Stirred to the inner recesses of her being by his words,.she pressed her hands to her faceiand sobbed hyster- ically. He did his best to, comfort her, but it was some minutes before she had tecovered command of her- self; then with a great sob she said- nlcuru. ___,g 1 ____ _ ____g_g_ ; III IIIC WIlIIC`'-. ; Our lives may__not be worth half 3 an hour's purchase, but if in this su- iprerne moment it can `afford you the l slightest consolation, hear it from my lips that I feel I could- place you on `a pedestal and worship you. Your sorrows, your misfortunes, to `say no- ; thing of your beauty and sweet wom- } anliness, have aroused in me a feel- inghof profound regard. A 3'-A-. g An-an n::-`n ah- `an--nap` "3v'vi';'u{X '{n3'r"'1'1"p}}'ih, an -outcast, a thing of which an hon.- est man would be ashamed. ,u u - ,1 _ u-..I_ Tut, l)aina, answeeeu a little ' irritably. You are talking nonsense. I. for one, would not be ashamed of you. If the fortune of war should spare us both Gk- :d|Onco1n`AA kn `ollzlv `in! ppcuc ua Uvsu She interrupted him by laying her ihand on his, and saying pathetically, "Ah, corporal, spare me! spare me! Why try; to make me dream of the impossible? ..Happmess is not for gm- '9 -He caught her hand, he ung his arms around her, and kissed her, say- ing the while---: Our mav not be _..---- -a--ouvoovvn OVUIIIIIIE `U; a woman so powerfully as courage and devotion on the part of a man. She had tried, perhaps had succeed- .ed,_ in persuading herself that she was an outcast, that there was no place on earth where she could hope to find `peace; that there was no living white` man but would recoil from her when he knew what she had been. Yet; here was a white man who had wrung ; .l1e.r,hands,..who had kissedlher on the I forehead, who had spoken soothinglyl t.o.,jher,_ and who had swo_rn,_by his _God'that` until one or other of them died_he would not desert her while danger threatened them. She was not i callous enough to be indifferent to this: the ner chords of her being! had been swept, and she thrilled; the} heart she thought was dead had stir-' red with new-life; the-well-springs} which had seemed dried `for. `ever ,burst out afresh, and she was weep`- ing as a woman weeps: she was feel- ing as a woman feels; she was sobb- ing as a woman sobs who has yearn-l ed and prayed for sympathy- and, found it at last. ,`She had out of_the pit. as it were. Shame and degradation had been her lot; in ac- cordance with Oriental ideas she had been regarded as __a mere chattel to. be ung on the dust-heap. as `soon as if it-zceased to please: a thing only, with- out heart, without soul. It was hor- rible, horrible, but the horror of it all was lessened by. this man s voice and touch; foul she considered herself to: be`, but he did not despise her. With; her -hands still in his, she turned her_ " tear-bleared eyes upon him: she was . astricken-_woman,.crying out -of the ; ._very depths of. her;sou1_ for sympathy, f`i)'O_l"l' made me jweep if and he had answered the cry. -. Q I not a weak,` `miserable thing ? she._ murmured. "Why have `.r"`.`_- i,_ _ _ _ ing of a` he drew a deep sigh, she turned her eyes beaming with the light of a new-born hope upon him, and said with moving pathos, "Corporal Ail- port, I desire to live. Save me." _ 1;: the Juggle : Depths. At this point Jun Bradeldv abrupt- ly enterd the room. \XIIn.. L.-. . . A . . A .. I414. ...s..... .4...` D CHAPTER, XXXII. nupun turncu touaxna and said-;-- ,I-Ie s made of te right stu, is that chap. Then looking at the beautiful. woman by his side, with an earnest, -anxious expression,` he add- ed. I; wish, Daina, _th_at vouwouid fa_1l_in with `the! `suggestion while therfeiis yet ti__n_1e'.._ I_am_ _af_1:aid the 5 ht _is only hgginxiigtg; ~sho1'1Id i>?".`.` r9ma*nr *h! %"i...5r!! limit of; dciath i `cg! . ., . uxuaaluu Itqulluo The attackers were disconcerted. They-could hardly have anticipated such a reception. They no .doubt thought that their numbers would overawe Singh andthose under his roof. `Again they retreated to the shelter of the tr es, and kept up a fu- silade against he house, but their weapons wer not powerful. enough to make m.uch mpression. The bul- lets dinted the iron _shutters and chip- ped pieces out of the walls, or lodged in the woodwork of" the verandah, but did no further damage. The de- fenders. remained quiet, reserving their re until they could ensure its being effective. Deceived at last by this silence, and becoming. impat- ient, the sepoy s forlowers again-made another r_ush. Two or three rnana_g`- ed to scale the wall enclosing the compound, but onepitehed head`fore- most into ` the eompouhd, ~ shot `- "through thebrain-2 by a bullet from Jim Bradeldfs rie,- and the others retired. _ Again and again they tried to nd a weak spot, but were driven back; It was an -unequal. ght,` and -the defenders. 6! course. few as they F were, .had`.,n`3uch- the best of 'it`.,; The - fattackers, .however,_. were "stubborn, ` They had ,`ljost..`Athree of, their" friends, A -Allnort tu i'njed-I id ,Dainai-1* and s aid--i-7"` -~ ., 'a `rffig"-`h-.:~1(`;.".;`n:h.i`.3` ".1.- 5-` . IUVV CI $0 I `say again, `you are a fool P he cried. Throw out -these feringhees, and we will depart. Otherwise we will take themand pull down the house stone by stone, and burn you Be wise in time. Life is good. The wise man lives; the fool perishes. Come down and we_will argue with thee. Get you back, bragga_rt, whence you came, answered Singh, and: reserve-your threats for those who fear them. `I don't! Every man of you shall be slain unless you leave us in peace. I have spoken. V The sepoy s patience was exhaust- ed, and he again excitedly harangued his rabble. Suddenly midst somebody. the bullet glanced from their red at Singh, but o the parapet and did no further harm. Then a dash was made for the verandah; but from the loop-holed shutters tongues of flame shot out; two of .the foremost men fell from their saddles, and their tats whirled round and bolted. The excitement now. was tremendous, and evidently in obedience to an order from the leader the fallen inenwere left where they were lying and the others drew into the jungle on the opposite side of the road; and the trees afforded them some shelter. ismounting from their ponies which they tethered to the trees, they open- ed re on the_ house, although not,a soul was to be seen. "The re was quickly returned and another man fell. Maddened now into fury, the attackers made a rush for the house, uttering wild, erce cries, but a hot fire was poured upon them from the unseen defenders. They then spread themselves out, and some of their number. rushed to the back of the building, hoping to nd it unprotect- ed. Under the command of Allp_ort, however, who disposed his little force to the best possible advantage, no part was `left unguarded. He and Daina were in one of thefront upper rooms. She .,proved that she knew how not only to load, but to_ re. Jim Bradeld and Laalool were in a room at the back; they. had three Eneld tiiles`, two revolvers and an _am_ple supply of ammunition. `Singh, Junior, a regular young re-eater, did duty in a lower room with his mother, who also had been well trained `in the use of a gun, by her husband. 5..-nker Singh himself, the erce lit- tlegeit-soldier, was on the roof and controlled the brass . signal gun, which, as it was very light, he could easily move from, place to place as occasion required. . A nfnpbn-A ------A J9 J 1 { he"f stk$ng;4 vnicwe 2'; Behold, _ I am here. A.`:`7AQ 11015:-5 IE , nentuu, .1 am gacxc. Deliver unto us, . `ciomanoed the" strong-voiced" man; .deliv`er unto us ;;the white men and_the _white. woman you are shelterinz. and all` will be well withyou. We mean no harm to you; you shall` l1v'e'. * - ' nxl, `I ,1 _,`.`,L, #4-_____ gv-1 aanuun; lllC- VVUCIJ 5 Those tears) are good, [lie said: y"they show thatxyour inatu-re` is not` parched and withered. Youmust not tt"y1to deceive yourself. -You shall .1'lGt deceive yourself! I will save y.>u." v - ' ' " The white men and white woman are in my care," answered Singh de- antly, andthis house and all that s in` it are-in my care. I shall defend them with my -life. Therefore, friend, retire back to your village and live, and peace be with you. IL!` I / IOI Think again, fool,~and then answ-l er as a. wise man l. he cried. "What interest have you in these ' white dogs? Know you not that the knell of the English rule in India. is ended, and every one of the accursed` race must be killgljl `Not one will be al- lowed to escape. The Moghuls shall again reign, -and the glory of Delhi will once more dazzle with its splen- dour. .A great day has dawned for cur country."- VA..- anode an; `\54- `-:;....`I 9, __2.I III`-re The sepoy, was furious. -He turned to his followers and harangucd them excitedly. They were a motley band of ruians with a miscellaneous col- - lection of arms. Three or four our- ished guns of _servicevtype;.others had long, native guns " or rnatchlocks, some lances, some swords. There 1wasn t a man without a weapon of some kind. Their voices rose in 3 T bewildering hubbub. Each seemed to i be trying to. out-shout the other; all iindulged in pronounced jactitation, 1 thinking to impress and overawe 1 Smgh. The horses were as `restless iand excited as the riders. The dust that they raised was like a pal! of * smoke. Once more the cavalryman spoke, making his voice heard above I the shouting and cursing of his fol- j lowers. I11 ` `av:-vu 1: vv --pa J V... Shaton seize and burn you/!_roar- ed the sepoy in a. fever of passion at being rthus deed. . He had not ane ticipated this dea_.n<:e.. He was arm- ed with a. service cavalry sword: he drew it from its sheath savagely and whirled it round his head furiously. ll"`I_2,_I_ - . I-__u -,_ I . vul sauna;- Your words are big, friend, said -`Singh mockingly, but thou art not ruler here. I am true to my trust. 15:61, tell thee again, depart hence and we. . _A_, p D co asked _' Singh. CDBIUDIIB h7II\J|4\ , Fuel! fuel! collect fuf, he cried. Burn the place down, and burn the foul toads within its walls. H:e `fairly danced in his excitement, and the suggestion was hailed with a thundering cheer, or what did duty for a cheer, that warned those within that something was going to happen; andthey stood on the alert while those without began to tear up the brushwood, -and gather together heaps of dead grass and leav`s, every man his share; then they tore across the road like a human avalanche and -.cast their material on the verandah. That done, they swept back, and one, having lighted a. brand, darted out and'thrus_t it into thepile of inam- mable stuff. It was his last act in this world, forhe spun round and fell dead, his brain shattered with a bullet which was red from the win- dow bv Daina. Simultaneously with his fall there was a hiss and cackle. } The parched and withered stuff, from [ow-hich.the sun had _sucked every drop , of moisture, burst into a great ame, ithat rose as a wall: of fire, while a Ldense voluineo-f suffocating smoke` -1 W? ;.c' ` . . you ;t,o desert ~ = en-*`niy.~ place>ais here. 7, f".:'._. T is -mine. I can load a gun and ;r`e*.one: so my place is` here.` You `areia br'ave and `honourable man; you will _defe;nd;,me to the last. Then. I `havejthe means "of. swift death here. She tappedi her bosom where the poi- soned dagger lay, signicantly. There was that in her tone and manner `which forbade any further argument, and Allport attempted none, though he felt -sad and uneasy. There was~ an- ominous silence outside, but he `had suicient experience to under- .-stand that it did not indicate the de- feat of `the enemy. `Jt is true that the attackers had been somewhat discon- certed by theunexpected blast of tire and iron hail with which the little brass gun on the roof` had smote them. and they held` a hurried council _cf war amidst the shelter of the Jungle growth on the '--opposite side of the road. They could not see their foes, but to their cost they had learnt that they were furnished. with death-dealing weapons, and knew how to use them; but though repuls- ed for the moment the attackers were not defeated. The swift torrent of feeling that surges through the hearts of Orientals in periods of excitement turned these traitors into madmen and made them indifferent to their safety, and the Musselmans swore by their koran, and the Hindoos by the cow, that they would never eat again until, they had __shed the blood of every soul in the dawk-house. There was` Goorka -there, and there was 3' Goorkafs son and a Goorka s wife; and they loathed and detested the Goorkas; but they did not loathe and detest them half so much as they loathed and detes_ted the feringhee soldiers. Then the white woman! She would be dealt with as thousands of white women had been treated since the revolt began. M/'1th an im- pulse that actuated them all alike, as if an electric shock had passed through them, the wretches ourish- ed their weapons in a paroxysm of frenzy, and yelling like a pack of jackals they. rushed from their retreat, and throwing themselves against the already splintered door, would have swarmed into the house; but the doorway was narrow, and two En- eld bullets, tired from the passage, ploughed a way through the bodies of the first two men who, throwing up their arms, fell back against those who were struggling, forward and the bleeding corpses themselves formed a barrier. This tragic incident threw the others into confusion and panic, and they rushed back to their shelter once more. So far the traitor sepoy had directed operations, but his lead- crship had not been a conspicuous success. -Suddenly to his dense in- tellect there came a brilliant idea. Why hadn- t be thought of it before ? Those hornets who stung so badly, and maddened with their stings, should beburnt out of their nest. It jwas the proper way to treat hornets. 1 He imparted this brilliant idea to his 1 friends. They greeted it with an ex- pultant shout. n.. .. - ._...'. . . .i ; .`J1/I;4rseLlrf;1_-_-+"3T_{, wo_u1_dn t, ask me. to [desert my chum, _to dS1_'t Sunker 'Singh and his" family. Besxdes, I am only a soldier, 4- It is_ my duty to face an no I. 1 . 1____L :_ . W ....`..p :sU quay. nuuxcaa nu. scucxa Ta: wuam. om. ;DRe.N: Kari N Ebv Detroit. Mich. a ~_-1 . * (:OI0UL`l'A_`TION`FlilB V W` 7" " "" um, 5`:'.,'=":.'.:-,E'::--.,_*__,N,,-,g --I-,,_ `"um`..`:?m"A'$723.FL`~ws .'v ` ,!- nbm cl T . ua.nn'a.'.`;.3."z`=\.':3nF'."}c?n'ae`='- . _..__.*T ,1 mum-m{ " .l'lunou.DIuoron. orDlI.K.& , "` " ""--' U 1U`..- ciJREDIssAsEf'6I= MEN. -I_I11nn-.____ A _ __ A. % Daron, :`mr:GrBW" 5 "ln_the name of the Beiiig you have Just invoked. I swear I will not.. he answered, with all the em- alhasis of earnestness. And I will answer too. for my comrade, Jim Jioradeld-a. true-hearted Lancashire boy. We will save you or perrsh. 1 should never hold up my head_ again if I deserted you at su_cl_1__a Csls. I owe my life to you-rt IS yours. I- an a British soldier; you are a wom- an in distress. when you appealed --to me before, I daretnot be false to my trust. Such a 0l lSldl'3tlOn can- not weigh with me now. Jim Brad-V ield and I have long before this been i reported as either missing .or dead. Yoluhave saved both of us, and have thus rendered a service to the army in India, and I should be a craven in-- d_eed if I deserted you. No, Daina-- since I know you by no other name .__uruu- nausea in on . . n n . . a A can-9 .....I --v-vvs covvv nanny UUUIKJTH UIIVU llllltu KV benet you; no matter how much mon?Y 703 11370 spent in Wiin; no matter hoiw `(link you ma e. don t ive u n es- Prnntil you syn {rec opiniin :3-Jin these master lgocl ta. 1! you are at pr<'S_D` wlthtnth clutches otan secret habxtwlnch 33189 us you:-life by egrees; it you; are .3 from the results of past ind1scre- W3? Your blood has been tainted from lnyvprinbe disease and you dare not marry ? 11 You are married and live in dread or symP' _ tomlbrenkin out and exposing your P83`? louansu arms as the result of a mi!` 'K. & your Ref!!! your case ore them condentially Dd W!!! tell you honestly if you are cuI`8b`' Du. K. & - 2:- out CanadaKv'vi`ax?o?-:`:l?e`bl :v%$);grosx- :'::;:'a_3'3!:8l'ld Tmcgtasagads of patient: ` an. c th rea ukilland through the virtue 5: :$r`N.w 'Mc&od Trocuncnt. When you treat with them you know you are dealln with respon- Ilble phylicianl as they owns and occupg thou-own omce building in Detroit, value $100. When they decide your case is I|'8N0. your worry is removed for ou 33` *9! Will not deceive you. T 6? Guarantee to cure all curable cases. No mstterhowman dto h f'ld!0 benet you: no , ..',.m`. ., .33., ?.`Z?...`m.m \.uI 1 capuuuclll U'lI'0l]gHUU[ L iHZiu';i. This is a combined news service which no other paper in Canada can hope to offer to its readers. - new blue v AZIJLVO Briggs--I don t think much 01 Under-blosso_m. He s a scoundrel. He lies in has teeth. 11.... 4 "` \JIl66D- - VV.Ily DHUUI` teeth are false.-L1fe.. _.--_-r -- V. For several years to come the readers of The Mail and Empire v.-fl -have each morning a sixnuitzlncc-1:; reproduction of the ample and accur- ate Wall Street reports and cxcIu cable and sporting news of the .\'c~.v `York `Sun, received over The Mail and Empire's own Ieased wires. and in addition the full reports of the Associated Press, the Canadian Press. the G. N.-W. special Canadian ser- %vice, and up-to-date despatchc-.< from The Mail and Empire's scores of correspondents throughout Cayuga. "W-e :5 n nlxovni-\:o-`A.-I an-..` `/\l'I l`A Theatrical expense accounts come under the head of play bills. The Laan News Service, control- led by the New York Sun, is acknow- -ledged to be the best of its kind on the continent, commercial, sporting and cable news being its special feat- ures. The Mail and Empire has been a client of this service for some years past. Readers will be gratied to learn that it has now closed a con- tract With the New York Sun for the exclusive publication rights of both the day and the night service of the Laifan Bureau, not only in Ontario, but also in Quebec, Manitoba, AL berta, Saskatchewan and British Co- lumbia. In this contract, which Cox'- ers several years, and was secured at an enormous expense, the Montreal Star is associated with The Mail and Empire. I. \.u uuu, uuu uc ICU LU se n A brave man had gone down T others, seeing that they couid h longer defend the position, ed - the compound and gained the d"" way that opened on to th ' 0" the back of the house. In their m excitement the attackers had for ad ten that exit. 'Singh s wife, not gm` ing her husband, turned back 3` was seen no more. She was eithned shot or perished in the flames. All port, Daina, .Laalool, Jim 3,adgc1d` and Singh Junior, sped into th depths of the forest. They were we armed, and _the gathering darkness favoured their `escape. The yells and cries of the disappointed enemy fcn upon their ears. Then there was a dull roar that shook the ground, and a lurid glare spread far through the jungle. The ammunition left in the building had blown up,_ reducing the 0 flleit. plae to a heap of ruins, involving . several. of the enemy, who swarming over the walls of the pound bent on loot, in the wcr com. Wl(l~ ~'spread destruction which the Cxplg. sion caused. It is probable that the others believed that all the defenders had perished, for the fugitives found that thev were not being pursued_ Young Singh was well acquainted with the jungle, and though the dark. ness made the going difcult, he guided them well. `He said that he knew of a cavern about a league p awav, and if they could reach it they 1 might remain there in safety until the` . daylight broke. CONTRACT CLOSED FOR A GREAST NEWS SERVICE With a sudden impulse of emotion she ung out both her hands towards him, and he grasped them in both of his. `She tried to speak, but sobs choked her -voice. He raised` her hands to her shoulders, thus drawing her towards him, and bending a little forward he kissed her on the fore~ ad. It was the kiss of a man who er. I . I Don t give way like this, he said falteringly, his own feelings of emo- tion almost getting the better of him. Be strong in your suffering. I, `too. have had a bitter, terrible sorrow, and I came to India to ing away my life. Fate, however, has thrown on and me together, and until one 0 us `IS dead, or I haveplaced you in saf- ety, we will not part. Qflursotnn --p:II...I ._.l A-- `I h Bitied her, who was trying to soothe f i k 1. . d :7" 7' roan O 3 % 3voog; de``droog % , : y',-.,,`. ' / : W "I _,_, 9115` `d t- e. (1 poured; :'n%:2;v::ig:2rs:n;? as /--.1 . :;;tfy;;ct3 gdenlg/a;:e1acke% hthe 1 .1 3 f 11 :11 re 0L % ivfo hell tgngge53 1113-`}l:_0tugeh the pas. 'Gfat utters aared t hterio;-_ From ,iior51:n01;e{led the n`nOn ones mpre A 5 ` 0? th- 68 9:6 {O0 iroy ti-aitorghe bolts took \, zoigefvept thgomc of and shatferd 5 e. ]1C5 gay: or te 1:135 t1`. the st 8 o;"}i11;; as ti*;,`;;f.aH6b;Z3a`1iZ'3 gig]. nker SW35 met that . _ ta O fc (lowli- thC iownied be ; ing `:11. 3 1 fiegrgze man Th: [A the) ` . ` ` . vex} be v --we -on --gg .5. ., G'i885---``Why s};ouIdn't hc? His math an. :..1.-...n 1` :c_. YOU CAN PAY WHEN CURED cAuAnA F,6i!'_2;)-Y!AR8 (To be continued.) The Inevitable. sub [llem N through th ze interior. cannon once 0 us death-dean. --wv an ---av vv JV-nu Ir; oav VEIIVI lllbllolr --your cause is my cause now, and even` though I should be denounced as a traitor to my Queen and coun- `try, I will save you or perish. You have saved me and you have a right Ato demand my service on-- your own behalf.