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WEDNESDAY. JULT £9
TODAY'S FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
Markets
Middling closed today at
13 5 / B c.
Middling last year
Tone steady.
CLOSING'QUOTATIONS
Good ordinary 11 3-8
Strict good ordinary, 11 7*B
Low middling 12 3-4
Strict low middling 13 3-8
Middling 13 5-8
Strict middling 13 7-8
First tinge.. .. 13 1-2
Seconu tinge 12 7-8
Previous Dav's Fisrure9 -
Good ordinary 11 7-8
Strict good ordinary 13 3-8
Low middling 13 1-4
• mi •• w miauling
Middling 14 1-4
Strict middling 14 3-8
Tinges, first 14
Tinges, second 13 3-1
NEW YORiTCOTTON
New York. —The opening of the cotton
market this morning was very feverish
and prices declined 6 to 22 points on
first sales with August showing the.
greatest weakness. It was announced
that stock exchanges In a number of for
eign cities had closed and all sorts of
rumors were current us to the possibility
of financial troubles abroad and here.
"While heavy buying occurred on the call
and shortly after, the tempo” of the
market was such that no sustained im
provement was possible and towards the
end of the first half hour prices were
down around the lowest opening levels
again. Business was on a huge scale
and the eprly weakness was increased
by the possibility -of fains in the western
belt. .
Towards noon a distinctly better feel
ing developed and prices sold up 5 to 7
points over the previous night on more
reassuring European advices, trade buy
ing and heavy covering as the result of
a badiv oversold market.
Further good buying after midday car
ried new crops up 5 to 8 points above
last nignt and while the undertone con
tinued very nervous there was a grow
ing belief that the crisis had been passed
in Europe and that the war area wotfhl
be localized.
Cotton futures closed very steady.
High. Low. Close.
Julv 118 1 1160 1182
August 1188 1150 1186
October 1198 1166 1195
December 1217 1191 1215
January 1205 1179 1201
March 1210 1186 1208
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleans.—The European situation
again was a depressing Influence In the
cotton market today. Initial prices were
4 to 5 points down. After the opening
call there was a quick drop to a level
30 to 12 points under yesterday’s close.
Spot quotations were: July, 1280; Oc
tober, 1198.
Reassuring reports from Europe caused
a heavy buying wave on which prices
quickly rose to a level 9 points over
yesterday’s last figures.
The reaction was carried over into the
afternoon session. At 2 o’clock prices
were 16 to 17 points over yesterdya’s
closing level.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Liverpool, Eng.—The cotton market
opened eoniewhat excited, 15 to 20 points
lower. July and August soon dropped
another ten points hut later recovered on
distant positions. At 12:15 o’clock the
market showed a net decline of 11 to
14 points in new crop and 18 to 19 in
old crop positions. The weakness was
due to continental * selling and private
favorable crop condition reports. The
market was nervous.
Cotton snot, unsettled; good middling,
739: niiddlin/. 691; low’ middling, 643.
Sales. 5.000. For speculation and export,
300. Receipts. 51,000. Futures steady.
July 675
%*uly and August 676
September and October 649 ft
December and January 641
February and March 645 ft
April and May 645 ft
CHICAGO MARKET
Chicago.—Hogs: Receipts, 21,000; mar
ket strong: bnlk of sales. 875a915; light,
875a977 1-2; mixed, 860a925; heavy, 840 a
915; rough. 840a865; pigs. 760a910.
Cattle: Receipts. 13,000; steady; Beeves
740a990; steers, 640a840; Stockers and
feeders. 55a0R00; cows and heifers, 375 a
915: calves. 750a1126. #
Sheep: Receipts, 18.000; slow; sheep,
51 r as9o; yearlings, 560a655; lambs, 600 a
815.
NO GENERAL WAR IN EUROPE SAYS
MR. CHAS. P. PRESSLY HERE TODAY
Vice Consul General to Paris Says That Money, Commerce
and Trade Do Not Want a General War. Austria May be
Allowed to Whjp Servia, (However.
Mr. Chas. P. Pressly, United States
xicc-consul general to Paris.
is back in Augusta for a visit. Mr.
Pressly was granted a 60 days leave
of absence to the states and he will
be In h’s home city for some time.
He is being warmly greeted by his
hundreds of friends in Augusa.
Mr. Pressly has a most responsible
position at Paris, which Is one of the
most Important posts in the United
States consular service and he de
clares that his work Is very pleasant
and congenial.
Having a keen knowledge of af
fairs in Europe! Mr. Pressly was, of
course, asked about the Austrian and
Rained Yesterday, First Dog
’> Day, Will It Rain 40 Days?
Rain Which Fell All Over Georgia Meant Millions to the
Farmers. Considerable Damage Had Been Done By
Dry Weather.
There wan a rainfall of .99 of an
Inch yesttrday Afternoon and even
ing in Augusta. It was dog
day ami, according to an old tradi
tion, when It raina on the firat dog
day It will rain for 40 day*. The ex
ceaa of rain for the month of July 10
date la 14*. while the deficiency In
.-clpitatlon elnce Jan 1 la 10.32.
There vu a general rain over Geor
gia yesterday In the face of a fair
weather forecast. Thomasvllle being
tli- only elation to report no rain.
Ip* iorecaat for today and tomorrow
OPING BREAK
IN WHEAL MK’I
Chicago—lnstead of advancing as most
traders expected, the wheat market to
day made a startling break right at the
opening. First prices were down more
than two cents* as bushel.
In another minute the market had
dropped an additional two cents or more,
then there waß a sudden rebound of
more than three cents, followed by an
other descent but in this case not quite
so violent.
The extreme point of the break in
the early trading was 4 3-8 under last
night. The market gradually steadied
at approixmately two cents down for
active months and less so for other op
tions.
The directors of the board of trade
held a special meeting this morning to
discuss the advisability of closing the
board because of the tense situation.
They finally decided it would remain
open for the time being.
Nervousness in wheat was apparent
throughout**.the session, though greally
minimized by the absence of any fail
ures. The close was weak, 3 5-8 to
4 8-8 down as compared with last night.
Widespread dry, not w’eatlier threaten
ing serious damage to the domestic corn
and tended to cause a deal of firm
ness. C orn closed steady, the same as
last night, to 3-S off.
Open. High Low Clow
WHEAT—
July. ... 88 90ft 88 88
Sept. ... 88 91 Vi 87 Tb 88
CORN—
July. . . 74ft 74A* 74
Sept. . . . 71** 72
UATS—
uJIy. . . $«% »«!(, S»% 3nTfc
Sept. . .\ 37 37 35)4 36(*
t URK—
July. . . .. J32fi 2395 2335
Sept. . . .3095 2LOO 2050 2060
I.ARD—
Sept. . . .1030 :l 032)4 1005 1013
Oct. . . .1030 1037 1013 1020
RIBS—
Sept. . . .1210 1210 118714 119214
Oct. . . .1162 3165 1140 1147
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
New York.—A sudden decline of 6
points in Canadian Pacific and a jump
to 5 per cent in call money this after
noon provoked fresh selling on the stock
market. Prices reacted 1 to 2 points
from their best. Offerings were com
paratively light on the decline and the
market displayed little of the feverish
ness ov«r War advices which had atrong
ly Influenced early trading.
A rally soon after the initial decline
resulted In leading stock* effacing all
losses and a number of material gains.
•Absence of further gold exports con
tributed to the improved tone. The
most wholesome feature of the local sit
uation was the evidence of Investment
purchases on « scale not witnessed here
In several years.
Bonds were weak.
The close was strong. Speculation be
came almost buoyant in the closing hour.
Early losses of 2 to 5 points, were con
verted into gains of similar proportions.
Profit-taking caused some shading from
the top level toward the end.
PLEAS OF GUILT IN
THE CITY COURT
In the city court this morning F.
1.. Arnold pleaded guilty to carrying
concealed weapons and also to carry
ing a pistol without a license. He
was given SSO or six monts in the
former and $25 or 4 months In the
latter case.
William Smith beaded guilty to the
same offense and was given the same
sentences as Arnold received.
Chas. Smith was found guilty of as
sault and battery and was given S4O
or 4 months.
The remitittur from the city court
is back in the sase of the A. C. 1,. T{.
R. vs. Stjwr of Georgia in which
the constitutionality sos the Georgia
electric headlight law was upheld by
the U. S. supreme court. The decision
of the city court of Richmond County
was sustained through all the courts.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Degrees
6 A. M 71
7 A. M 72
8 A. M 73
9 A. M -V. 75
10 A. M * 7g
11 A. !Vl 77
12 noon 78
IPM 80
2 P. M 82
Servian situation. He says that he
doe not expect that there will be any
extended or general conflict.
"I believe that the great powers
will Intervene and stop the war be
fore It gets to be very serolus,” said
Mr. Pressly, “and although Austria
may be allowed to take gome of the
Servian territory and practlcany
crush the little natloif I do not think
the whole of Europe will become in
volved In any conflict or that it will
be extended to more than the two na
tlon3 now In dispute. Trade, money
and commerce do not want any gen.
oral war and I do not believe thers
will be any.”
Is partly cloudy and probably local
showers.
Tils rain yesterday meant millions
to Cfcorgla farmer*. If the weather
had continued dry and hot for another
week the crop would have been cut
in half. There was considerable
damage done by the hot weather of
laat Friday, Raturday and Sunday,
but the erop has been saved by the
rain which fell yesterday. Of course,
the seasons must continue favorable If
a big yield Is to he realized, but the
majority of people believe that tho
aeasoiu from now un will be favorable.
ALTERATIONS AT
NINIHANDBROAD
Ther are quite a number of build
ing permits being issued by Rulldlng
inspector W. M. Young.
A permit was issued yesterday to
Alexander-Good win-Duvall Company,
ngents, for tlre alterations and repairs
to tlio Roberts property at Ninth and
Hroad streets. It is understood that
two more stores will be made on
Ninth stret.
The estate of the late Mr. Maurioo
Walton was granted a permit to erect
a brick waroliouae in the rear of 647
Hroad street for $950.
T.uthor Harden, frame dwelling on
Mill street near Johnson Avenue,
S7OO.
hid. Pfaff, frame dwelling on Glenn
Avnnue near Central Avenue, SI,OBO.
Empire larundry & Dry Cleaning
Company plant on Druid Park near
Central Avenue for $5,000. This Work
is to be done by H. C. Morrison, con
tractor.
The work on the Roberts property
will be done by T. O, Brown ft Sou.
Of, course tile work on ttfe Roberts
property will not dlaturb_the store «f
Swan-I'M wards which will bo in a bet
ter position than ever to serve the
public after the changes are made.
COMMENCE WORK ON THE
POST OFFICE
(Continued Irotn page one).
pense comes from the fact that moya
earth will have to be excavated; ovef
seven hundred wood or cement pil
ings will have to be purchased, and
they will go down under the surface
35 feet. Mr. Perry states that the
extra $25,000 will cover all of the
extra work, whether the piles are to
be of wood or cement.
It was stated sometime ago that
the pile foundation was found to lie
necessary for the building here, and
that to make it come within the ap
propriation ($325,000) granite instead
of marble would have to be used In
certain parts of the structure. This
would have undoubtedly spoiled the
beautiful appearance of the slendid
ly designed building, and it was hop
ed that this could be overcome. An
extra effort was made to get the Au
gusta item in the sundry civil bill
by Congressman Hardwick and
others Interested for Augusta, and
they were successful. The bill was
passed yesterday and today only
awaited the president’s signature-
Since the government will enter in
to no contract unless first ail of the
money has been appropriated, no in
formation concerning exactly the
date for beginning work cpuld be se
cured. Everything awaited the pass
ing of the bill in congress providing
for the additional money needed, and
then it could be announced that work
would be begun.
In a letter from W. H. FisselJ &
Co., who has the postoffice contract,
to their representative here, Mr. J.
W. Hillsinger, superintendent of con
struction, it is stated that tne work
will begin not later than next Mon
day, August 3rd.
Tlie excavation contract has been
sub-let to the Augusta Cab & Trans
fer Company, and the workmen of
this firm will be the first, of course,
to make their appearance on the
ground. /
The site on Barrett Plaza, which,
for several months now has been
growing up in grass and weeds wifi
soon be a scene of activity, and in
fourteen months from now, according
to Mr. Perry, Augusta will have one
of the most magnificent government
buildings In the state,-*
“The Havoc* ’ By Paul Gilmore
At Bijou a Genuine Treat
Mr. Gilmore and Company Given Repeated Curtain Call 3
"The Havoc" will he seen again at
the Bijou tonight an dshould be wit*
nestled by a packed house, as It unde
niably is one of the strongest and most
powerful dramatic plays ever shown here.
Jt vibrates with tenseness and veritably
breathes with human action. Mr. Gil
more, Miss Scott and Mr. Mace stj en
thused the Bijou audience last nignt
with their superior acting in tlie diffi
cult roles interpreted by them that the
applause was profuse and prolonged and
the company were called before the cur
tain again and again to acknowledge the
enthusiastic applause breaking fortu
many times during the action of the
ploy.
"The Havoc" touches the high water
mark of American drama. It is a real
work of art and superbly acted. Nothing
more powerful and artistic than this
portrait of an intense, almost saturnitr*
man, who Is plunged into the depths,
but has the Intelligence to await the
Big Double Bill at the Bijou
Thursday Night For One Admission
Paul Gilmore in “The Bachlor” and Military Minstrel and
Band.
Tomorrow night at the Bijou there will
be amusement by the ton, as a big
double bill has been arranged and both
will be given for one admission. The
show will be a combination of such va
riety as to entertain hugely and a Mg
time will hS had Paul Gilmore .< i I
company will start their play, "The
Bachelor," Clyde Fitches grasi comedy
success with a laugh in even I»ne,
firornptly at 8:15. This Is the shortest
n time of all the plays presented thus
far by Mr. Gilmore and will run until
ten o'clock. Immediately after this )•
forma nee the boys of Company H, Klf'h
Regiment National Guards of Georgia
will "pull of" a military minstrel fal
lowed by five vaudeville a<'in The boys
have some unusual talent In their com
pany and will offer a novel and unique
entertainment well worth the admission
price In Itself. With a great line-up on
the BlJoii stage of the military boys with
the famous Fifth Regiment band in the
orchestra pit, there is bound to be soma
fun The boys nre making grent prep
arations and loads of laughter and n
rousing pood time is in store for aII
who are k foriuout« enough «/* *p;t a s<?ut
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA.
MARKETS
OF WORLD
FEEL IT
Failures on London Stock Ex*
chanae. Berlin Permits Lim
ited Tradina. St. Petersburq
and Amsterdam Close. Fever
ish Business in New York.
Canada Awaitinq Change.
New York. —Tho local stock market
opened today with trading feveriah ami
in large volume.
Early losses ranged from 3 to 5 point*
iM Amalgamated and Utah Toppers,
Great Northern preferred, Heading, Can,
Hmelting and some of the less active Is
sues.
Canadian Pacific, weakest of yester
day’s international stocks, sustained only
a slight loss. Steel and some of the
other leaders were relatively firm.
Little Business.
Paris.—The bourse opened weak today.
Prices were affected by the drop in New
York yesterday but little laiHlbese was
done. French 3 per cent rentes were a
little better than yesterday, at 78.
»
Amsterdam Closed.
Amsterdam. —The bourse here was
dosed for the day.
Permit Limited Trading.
Berlin. —The bankers' association met
today and decided a gainst dosing tho
bourse hut itbolvcml to suspend dtiallngs
in securities handled for the settlement.
Hankers display** dtho most pessimist to
mood today. 11 is expected that the
committee of tho German Imperial bank
will meet tomorrow and raise the dis
count rate from 4 to 5 per cent.
The bourse committee later announced
taut dealings would be permitted to a
limited degree and that settlement quo
tations would be issued this afternoon.
Bourse Closed.
©t. Petersburg.—The bourse here was
closed today and probably will not open
u mil Monday.
For th# Day.
Liverpool.—The stock exchange tasro
suspenued operations for the day.
"Hammered"
Glasgow, Scotland. —T wo members of
the Glasgow stock exchange were •ham
mered” today.
Five Failures.
London.—The gravity of the European
situation was reflected again today on
the London stock exchange. British con
sols dropped to 69ft, tho lowest point,
reached since the early years of tho
last century.
Five small failures wore reported and
it was feared more would occur later
in the day.
The market generally wai In a condi
tion of animated suspension but a lit
tle business was transacted us the fore
noon progressed. Hales were effected
only after much negotiation. The trans
actions in the American section showed
the quotation of Canadian Pacifica at
first to he 161. then rising to 17u and
afterward declining again to 166 as com
pared with yesterday’s closing price of
176 1-4. Southern Railway was quoted
at 17 against yesterday’s closing price
of 18 3-4. and United States Steel at 54.
as compared with 58 VX at the close
yesterday.
Remains Shut.
Toronto.—Tlio Toronto .Hthck Exchange
remained closed today awaiting a change
in the situation in Europe!
At Montreal.
Montreal. The boa id of governors of
the Montreal Htock Exchatige announced
todav that the market will remain sus
pended until there is delfnlte Improve
ment In European conditions.
Hamburg and Frankfort.
Berlin.—The bourses In Hamburg and
Frankfort also suspended dealings for
the settlement today.
MONEY MARKET
New York. —Mercantile paper, Da 1-2
Sterlln gunsettled, 60 days, 488; de
mand, y3m 495.
(’ommerclal bills, 48».
Government bonds, firm.; railroad
bonds, irregular.
Call money strong, 3 l-2a6; ruling rate.
5; closing, 3a4 3-2.
Time loans, strong; rates, nominal; 60
days, 5; 90 days, sal-2; six months, & 1-2.
time for a vengeance more powerful than
one of his immediate execution.
To those who are not attending the
Bijou to see Paul Gilmore and his excel
lent company In these great plays, play
ed during regular season at one dollar
and fifty cents, it is suggested that y*».i
are/denying yourself a rare privilege.
Tomorrow, at the Bijou, it is announc
ed that a double bill will be given iir
one admission price, Mr. Gilmore and
company will present Clyde Fitch ’s
great comedy success in which there is
a laugh in every minute, "The Bachelor. *
This play is shorter than any of the
others presented and will start prompt
ly at 8:15. Immediately after this there
will be given a military minstrel !>v
Company H of the Fifth Regiment < f
National Guards of Georgia with <no
music furnished by the famous Kift.i
Regimental band. There will also bit
five vaudeville acts In connection. Kir -
where In this paper will be seen a full
account of the double bill.
tomorrow night.
Just before the starting of tbe per
formance the Fifth Regimental band will
give a oonoe I on to** Bijou balcony and
then retire to the orchestra pit to ren
der selections In the theatre between
a< ts and during tbs minstrel by the *•>.-
dler boys. This band Is one of the best
to be beard anywhere m nd In Itself af
fords rare entertainment
The second half of the soldi r hues
show Is "some’ ’show, introdu< Ing "Fid
dling" John Carson, the pride of the
brigade, and who Ir the champion fid
dler of Georgia, winning first prise at
the sudltorlum afmory iri Mltrita during
the Fiddlers' ton vent lon Miss Mac Ri
lev will entertain In song and dance
numbers see being very clever. The
prise drill, buck and wing dancing,
•‘warblers'’ o fsweot songs will add to
the big show Last on the program will
be a four-round bout between Ivplle Col
lide and Charlie Quinn, both of whom
ate very athletic and will deliver a good
exhibition of this pustime
it Is announced that the tickets are
now on sale at the Bijou and that many
reservations ur»j already being made
CttcnF
(Continued fr6m Yesterday.)
She dropped her arms from his
shoulders and walked about the cell,
searching every stone. Their only
hope lay In tho window, and that ap
peared Impossible since she had no
means of filing through her father's
chains and tho bars of the window.
Hhe returned und sat down beside her
father gmd rested her nchtng head on
her knees, thinking, thinking.
Rruce, struggling with the soldiers
(and long since their fat flesh had
been stung Into such activity!), saw
Umballa appear In the corridor.
"Durga Ram," he cried, with a furi
ous effort to free his arms, "Durga
Ram, you damnable Bcoundrel, it
would bo wise for you to kill me, here
and now, for if I ever get free, God
help ycu! O, 1 sha’n’t kill you; that
would be too merciful. But Ml
your bones, one by one, and never
more shall you stand and walk. Do
you hear me? Where Is Kothlyn
Hare? She Is mine!"
Umballa showed his teeth In what
was an attempt to smile, lie still
saw flashes of tire before his eyes, and
it was yet difficult to breathe natural
ly. Still, he could twist this white
man's heart, play with him.
"Take him away. Put him outside
the city gates and let him go.”
Bruce was greatly astonished at this
sign of clemency.
"Hut.” added TTmballa. crossing bis
lips with his tongue, "place him
against a wall and shoot him If he Is
caught wlthltf the city. He Is mad,
and therefore I am lenient. There Is
no white woman In tho palace or In
the royal zenana. OIT with him I"
“You lie, Durga Ram! You found
her In the slave mart today."
TTmballa shrugged and waved his
hand. Ho could have had Rruce shot
at once, but It pleased him to dangle
death before the eyes of his rival. lie
was no fool; he saw the trend of af
fairs. This young white man loved
Kathlyn Hare. All the better. In view
of what was to come.
Bruce was conducted to the gate
and rudely pushed outside. He turned
savagely, but a dozen black officers
convinced him that this time he would
meet death. Ah, .where was All, and
Ahmed, and tho man Lai Singh, who
was to notify the English? He found
All at camp, the' chief mahout having
been conducted there in un Improvised
litter. He recounted his experiences.
"I was helpless, sahib.”
“No more than I am, All. But bs of
good cheer: Umballa and I shall meet
soon, man (o man.”
“Allah Is Allah; there Is no God but
God.”
"And sometimes,” said Bruce, mood
ily, "he watches over the lnnoceut.”
"Ahmed is at Hare Sahib's camp.”
"Thanks, All; that's tbe best news
I have heard yet Ahmed will And a
yay. Take care of yourself. I’m off!”
V.’hon Umballa appeared before the
Council their astonishment knew no
bounds. The clay tinted skin, the
shaking hands, tbe disheveled gar
ments—what, had happened to this
schemer whom 111 luck had made their
master?
He explained. "I went too near our
prisoner. A flash of strength vu
enough. They shall be flogged.”
“But the woman!”
“Woman? She Is a tiger-cat, and
tiger-cats must sometimes be flogged.
It Is my will. Now I hare nows for
you. There Is another sister, younger
and weaker. Our queen,” and he sa
laamed Ironically, *'our queen did not
know that her father lived, and there,
I made my first mistake.”
”But she will now submit to nave
him!”
"Ah! would Indeed that were the
case. But tiger-cats are always tiger
cats, and nothing will bend this maid;
she must be broken, broken. It Is my !
will,” with a flash of fire in his eyes.
The Council salaamed. Umballu's
will must of necessity be theirs, hate
him darkly as they might.
• • • • • • •
The bungalow of Colonel Hare was
something on the order of an armed
camp. Native animal keepers, armed
with rifles, patrolled the menagerie !
No one was to pass the cordon with- j
out explaining frankly his business,
whence be came, and whither he was
bound.
Jiy the knees of one of the sentries |
a little native child was playing. From
time to time the happy father would ■
stoop and pat her bead.
Presently there was a stir about
camp. An elephant shuffled Into the
clearing. He was halted, made to!
kneel, and Ahmed stepped out of the
bowdah.
The little girl ran up to Ahmed Joy-,
fully and begged to be put Into the'
bowdah. Smiling, Ahmed set- her in j
the howdah, and UflTmahoiit bade tbe
elephant to rise, but. Interested In
some orders by Ahrned, left the beast
to his own devices. The child called
and the elephant walked off quietly.
Bo long as he remained within range
of vision no one paid any attention to
him. Finally he paused under a tree
near the cages and reached up for
some leaves. The child caught hold,
of a limb and gieefutyy crawled outj
The Adventures of Kathlyn
By HAROLD MAC GRATH
Illustrated by Pictures from tbe Mo. ing Picture Production of the selig Polyscope Co,
upon It some distance beyond the ele
phant’s reach. Once more, she be
came frightened, not daring to crawl
back.
She prattled "elephnnt talk," but the
old fellow could not reach her. The
baboon In the nearby enge sot up a
chattering. The child ordered the
elephant to rise on Ills hind legs. He
placed his fore legs on the roof of the
<* > y<^ ; "Vw
r * 5' e *
The Baboon Receiving Kathlyn’e
Message.
baboon’s cage, which caved In, rather
disturbing tho elephant’s calm. Ho
sank to the ground.
Tho baboon leaped through tho open
ing and made off to test his unex
pected liberty. He was friendly and
tame, but freedom was Just then parTO
mount.
Tho elephant remained under the
tree, as If pondering, while tbo child
began to cry loudly. Ono of tbo na
tives saw her predicament und hast
ened away for assistance.
Ahinod was greatly alarmed over
tho loss of tlie baboon. It was a camp
pet of Colonel Haro's and ran free In
camp whenever the colonel was there,
lie had captured It when a mere baby
In British East Africa. The troglo
dyte, with that strango reasoning yet
untranslatable, loved the colonel de
votedly an* followed him about like
a dog and with a scent far keener. So
Ahmed and some of the keepers set
off In search of tbe colonel's pet.
He wont übout tho search with only
half a heart. Only a little while be
fore he had received the news of what
had happened In the slnve mart that
afternoon. It seemod Incredible. To
have her fall Into Urabnlla's hands
thus easily, when he and Bruce Sahib
had searched the Jungle far and wide!
Well, she was alive; praise Allah for
that; and where there was life there
was hope.
Later Kathlyn was standing under
the cell window gazing at the yellow
sunset. Two hours had gone, and no
sign of llmballa yet. She shuddered.
Had she been alone she would have
hunted for something sharp and dead
ly. But her father; not before him.
She must wait. One thing was posi
tive and absolute: Umballa should
never embrace her; she was too
strong and desperate.
"Kit!”
"Yes, father."
"I have a sharp piece of metal In
my pocket. Could you . . . My
God, by my hand! . , . when he
comes?”
"Yes, father; I am not afraid to die,
and death seems all that remains. I
should bless you. He will be a tiger
now.”
"My child, God was good to give
me a daughter like you."
She turned to him this time and
pressed him to her heart.
“It grows dark suddenly,” he said. I
Kathlyn glanced over her shoulder
at the window.
“Why, It’s a baboon!” she explained
“Jock, Jock!" cried her father ex
citedly.
The baboon chattered.
"Kit, It's Jock I used to tell you
about. Ho Is tame and follows me
about like a dog. Jock, poor Jock!"
"Father, have you a pencil?”
"A pencil?” blankly.
"Yet, yes! I can write a note and
attach It to Jock It's a chance.” j
"Good Lord! and you’re cool enough
to think like that!" The colonel went
through his pockets feverishly. "Thank
God, here's an old alub! But paper?" !
Kathlyn tore off a broad blude of
grasa from her dress and wrote care
fully upon It. If It fell Into the hands
of (he natives they would not under
stand. If tbo baboon returned to camp.
*, x i IL made her weak to realize
(Copjrigbt by Harold MaoOrathi
how slender the chance was. She took
the tabaret and placed It beneath the
window and stood upon It.
"Jock, here, Jock!"
The bnboon gave her his paws.
Deftly she tied the blade of grass
round his neck. Then she struck her
hands together violently. The baboon
vanished, frightened at this unex
pected treatment.
"He Is gone."
The colonel did not reply, but began,
to examine his chains minutely.
"Kit, I hero's no getting me out of
here without files. If there Is any
rescue you go and return. Promise.*
"I promise.”
Then (hey sat down to wait.
And Ahmed In his search came to
tho river. Some natives were swim
ming and sporting In the water. Ah
med put a question. O, yes, they had
seen the strange looking ape (for ba
boons were not usual In this part of
the world); he had gone up one of the
trees near by. Colonel Hare had al
ways used s peculiar whistle to bring
Jock, and Ahmed reaorted to this de
vice. Half an hour's perseverance re
warded him; and then he found tha
blade of grass.
"Dungeon window by tree. Kath
lyn."
That was sufficient for Ahmed. He
turned the baboon over to the care of
one of his subordinates and hurried
away to Bruce's camp, only to find
that he had gone to the colonel's.
Away went Ahmed again, tireless. He
found Bruce pacing the bungalow
frontage.
"Ahfiied!"
“Yes, sahib. Listen.” He told his
tale quickly.
"The guards at all the gates have
orders to shoot me If they catch me
within (be walls of the city. I must
disguise myself In some way.”
"I'll find you an Arab burnoose,
sijhlb, and that will hide you. It will
bo dark by tho time We reach tha
city, and we’ll enter by one of the
other gates. That will allay suspicion.
First we must seek the house of Ila
muhal. I need money for bribery.”
Bruce searched his wallet. It vui
empty. He had given all he had to
the Brahmin.
“You lead, Ahmed. I am dazed.”
In the city few knew anything about
Ahmed, not even the keenest of l!m
--balln's spies. Umballa had his sus
picions, but ns yet he could prove
nothing. To the populace he was a
harmless animal trainer who was only
too glad not In any way to be Impll
cated with his master. So they let
him alone. Day by day he waited for
the report from l.al Singh, but so far
he had heard nothing except that the
British raj was very busy killing the
followers of the Mahdl In the Sudan,
it was a subtle Inference that for the
present all aliens In Allaha must look
out for themselves.
"Sahib.” he whispered, "I havn
learned something. Day after day I
have been waiting, hoping. Colonel
Hulilb llvea, but where I know not.”
f”Uve»!"
"At! In younder prison where later
we go. He llvea. That Is enough for
hls servant. He la my father and my
mother, ans I would die for him and
hls. Ah! Here la the north gate,
llend your head, sahib, when we pass.”
They entered the city without mis
hnp. No one questioned them. In
deed, they were but two In a dozen
who passed In at the same time. They
threaded the rfarrow streets quickly,
uklrtlng the glow of many dung Ores
for fear that Bruce's leggings might
be revealed under the burnoose.
When at length they cnne to the
house of Rarnabal they did not seek
to enter the front, but chose the gate
In the rear of the garden. The moon
was up and the garden was almost as
light as day.
"Hamabal!” called Bruce In a whis
per.
The dreaming man seated at a table
came out of his dream with a start.
A servant ran to the gate.
"Who calls?” demanded Ramabla,
suspicious us all conspirators ever are.
“It Is 1, Bruce," was the reply In
English, flinging aside hls burnoose.
"Bruce Bahib? Open!” cried Rac
mabal. "What do you here? Have
you found her?"
Hamabal's wife, Pundlta, came from
the house. She recognized Bruce Im
mediately.
“The memaahlb! Have you found
her?”
"Just a moment. Kathlyn Memsahlb
Is In one of the palace dungeons. She
must be liberated tonight. We need
money to bribe what sentries are
about." Bruce went on to relate the
Incident of the baboon. "This proves
that the note was written not more
than three hours ago. She probably
will bo held there till morning. This
time we’ll place her far beyond the
reach of TJinballa.”
"Either my money or my life. In a
month from now ...”
"What?” asked Ahmed
"Ah, I must not tell." Pundlta stole
close to Rarnabal.
Ahmed smiled. _ ___
(To Be Oidlinued Tomorrow.)
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