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FRIDAY, JULY 31.
TO-DAY’S FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
THE AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET.
Middling closed today 13%c
Middling last year 1314 c.
Tone steady.
CLOSING "QUOTATIONS
Good ordinary 11 3-8
strict good ordinary 11 7-S
Low middling 12 3-4
Strict low middling 13 3-8
Middling 13 5-S
Strict middling 13 7-S
L»ood middling
Tinges, first 13 3-3
Tinges, second 12 3-4
Previous Dav's Fierures
Good ordinary 11 3-8
Strict good ordinary 11 7-8
Low middling 12 3-4
Strict low middling 13 3-8
Middling 13 5-8
Strict middling 13 7-8
First *inge 13 1-2
Secon tinge 12 7-8
Kecsipts For Week
Sales. Spin. Slilpt.
Saturday
Monday 33
Tuesday 200
Wednesday. . . . .——
Thursday 140 140 -—■
Friday S 4
Total 140 140 010
Comparative Receipts
1913. 1914.
Saturday 92 60
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleans.—Wild and wide find na
tions featured today’s cotton market at
the opening. News from abroad was
considered most unfavorable and the
market opened 3S to 43 points down but
almost immediately reacted on enormous
buying by realizing shorts. By many
brokers the market was considered dan
gerously oversold; offerings became very
scanty and prices soared standing half
an hour after the opening 7 to 8 points
over yesterday’s close and 46 to 51 points
up from the opening level.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Liverpool— Weekly cotton statistics:
Total forwarded to mills 51.000 bales;
of which 38,000 were American; stock
856,000, American 618,000; imports 40,000,
American 23.000; exports 2,000.
Cotton spot unsettled, prices irregular.
Good middling 7.14; middling 6.66; low
middling 6.18. Sales 4,000; for specula
tion and export 200. Receipts 7,000.
Futures closed irregular and unsettled.
August 6.45
August and September 6.28
September and October 6.21
December and January 6J1%
February and March 6.13%
April and May 6.16
May and June 6.16%
Noon—Official closing; July 6.46%
value. July and August 6.45% value.
LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO HOG AND "ATTLE MARKET
Chicago. Ills.—Hogs: Receipts 13,000;
dull; bulk of soles StlOaOOO; light S60al)10;
mixed S45a9K; heavy 830a900; rough 830-
a 846: pigs 74a0890.
Receipts 1.500; steady; beeves
steers 640a540; Stockers and
feeders &50a800. i 'ows and heifers 375a
-915; calves 750a11.25.
Sheep: Receipts 7,000; steady; sheep
f«isasßs; yearlings 56a0650: lambs 600a
-810.
THE WHEAT PIT
OIO«L CLOSE
All Accounts Squared With
No Suspensions Today.
Lively Fluctuations.
Chicago.—NMwithiitanding chances of
failures because of the difficulty of fi
nal settlement of July contracts, the Chi
cago Board of Trade today refused to
consider any propose! to close the doors
of the exchange Xo suspensions took
place one of the largest houses an
nouncing that it would receive the trans
fer of any trades which could not other
wise be closed
Wheat prices fluctuated in a lively
manner during the opening hour, declin
ing but thereafter were compara
tively steady, closing with losses of
to BVfec net.
Square Accounts.
Chicago—At the opening of the Board
of Trade today first, sales of wheat
showed changes of not to exceed two and
a quarter cent* as compared with a va
riation of seven cents at the opening yes
terday. The primary changes were down
ward.
All members of the Board of Trade to
day succeeded In squaring their accounts
on time at the clearing house.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Chicago, lll*.—Fear that because of the
war there would be a terrific squeeze
today in the deliveries of July wheat,
turned out to be misleading Wheat
sold off sharply from the outset start
log 1 6-8 to 4 1-8 down and continuing
to fall until the decline reached 814 after
which there were moderate rallies.
Corn also tended downward. Opening
prices which varied from one decline to
1 % advance were followed by a genera!
fall In some cases to 4c but with some
upturns later.
Oats held comparatively steady.
Provisions were lower.
After the first hour fluctuations In
wheot kept within a range of lc The
c ose was steady. 584 to B>4 under last
night.
Buying on the part of shippers caused
firmness In subsequent corn dealings. It
closed weak, at 314 to 4 cents net de
cline.
Open. High T.ew Co»
WHEAT—
July .... 9014 91 88 8814
Bept .... 80 98 to 8884
CORN—
July 74 7414 71 71
Bept .... 73 78 8914 8914
OATS —
July .... 38 384, 8414 3484
Sept .... 378* r?\ 56 84 38 >4
PORK—
July . . . .2360 2850 2826 2850 >
Sept . . . .2075 2075 2000 2007
i.ard —
Sept . . . .1817 1020 980 #72
Oct . . . .1030 1030 972 >4 915
RIBS—
Sept . . . .1200 1205 1150 1188
Oct .. . .1160 U6O 1107 \\p
Monday e 7
Tuesday ' aa ~,
Wednseday 2 1
Friday .... J?
'• '• 66 21
To,al 818 ~4S
Stocks and Receipts
Stock in Augusta, 1913 10 SS7
Stock in Augusta, 1914 m ats
Kec. since Sept. 1913 335856
Rec. since Sept. 1, 1914 374,206
Augusta Daily Receipts
_ . 1913 I*l4
Georgia Railroad 27 17
Southern Ry. Co 18
Augusta Southern 7
Augusta-Aiken Ry. Co 3
C. and W C. Ry
Georgia Raiiroad 7
Wagon
A. C. L. 11. R “
Cana!
River
Net receipts as ■>.
Total Jr, 0
Through .
Total ~65 ~
Weekly Crop Movement, End
ing Friday, July 24, 1914.
„ . 1914. 1913
Receipt- . . 6.659 13.807 8,565
Crop in St. 14,298.662 13,409,854 15,399.364
Came in St. 14.298,662 13,409,854 13,399.364
Shipments .. 21.429 13.857 8.565
Stock 129,729 158,015 110.503
\ is. Sup. ~ 3,303,501 2.770,943 2.659,326
FAILURE 1.1.
COTTON FIRM
S. H. Pell & Co. Suspend
Market Fell Off 140
Points. Single Purchases
of 25,000 Bales.
New York.-At the offices of S, 11.
Pell & Co. all information as to the
suspension was witheld. It was report
ed however that a statement would be
forthcoming this afternoon. The fail
ure of the firm, one of the largest do
ing business on the Cotton Eehange,
was attributed in financial circles to the,
sensaiional drop in cotton valuoe during
the week.
The suspension of the cotton broker
age firms of F. J. Frederickson A Co.,
and More, Howe Ac Co., both small con
cerns, also was announced. The market
was unaffected by the announcement.
The S. H. Pell &. Co., held membership
In the New York Stock Eehange, Chi
cago Board of Trade, New York Produce
Exchange, New York Cotton Exchange
and the Liverpool Cotton Exchange. The
members of the firm are Stephen 11. P.
Pell, Charles A. Kittle, H. 11. Pell and
associate member, Col. Robert M. Thomp
son, who was a member of the famous
Patten cotton pool.
The failure caused the cotton market
to fall off 140 points. A statement of
assets and liabilities was not made.
During the excitement that followed,
heads of cotton exchange houses them
selves went into the pit and made heavy
purchases. Some of these brokers had
not been into the pit themselves for
years. Single purchases of as high as
25,000 bales of cotton were made before
closing.
AUGUSTA EXCHANGE IS
PRACTICALLY CLOSED
Followed Closing of New
York and New Orleans
Exchanges. Condition Re
port Today Was Bullish.
Following the closing of the New York
and New Orleans Cotton Exchanges the
Augusta Kxrh' nge was practically closed
today. There was considerable excite
ment on Cotton How previous to tile
closing because of the wild fluctuations
of the market.
Many cotton men are of the belief that
the New York and New Orleans ex
changes should have closed several days
ago. as Llverpolo did. for the fact that
‘the exchanges have been kent open have
cause dterrlfle losses throughout the
country.
The condition report on cotton today,
which was 70, was considered bullish and
cotton would have gonfc up rapidly had
conditions been normal.
DEATHS
FAULKNER, MR. JAMES E.-Dled
this afternoon at 1:50 o'clock at
his home, 1406 1-2 Sllcox Street,
In the 57th year of his age. The
funeral services will be conduct
ed from the residence tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock, the Rev.
Thomas Walker otilclating. and
the interment wll Tollow in the
West View Cemetery. Besides
his wife, Mrs. James Faulkner,
deceased Is survived by three
sons, Messrs. Foster, Horrace and
J. E. Faulkner, Jr.; four daugh
ters, Mrs. George Allen, Mrs- W.
H. Hchellne and Miss Maude
Tthel Faulker of this city, and
Mrs. G. Bush, of Bath, 8. C., also
by two brothers. Messrs. J. B. and
J. F. Faulkner, of Augusta.
HOURLfIiMPERATURES
Degrees
* A. M 95
7 A. M 94
S A. M «1
* A. M 97
10 A. M 70
11 A M 72
13 noon 75
1 P M 77
2 P. M 50
N. Y. COTTON FUTURES
N«w Y©rw. Cotton futures doted un
settled in tone st <1:16 s. m No offi
cial prices mndc Following are the
last sales August 9.90; October 10,50;
December 10.75; January 10.70, March
10-79. April 10.90,
CLOSE LONDON
STOCK EXCHANGE
System of Credit Practical
ly Broken is Reason For
Unprecedented Action To
day.
London, July 31. —The London stock
exchange has been closed until fur
ther notice.
The decision to close the exchange
was taken by the committee at a meet
ing held this morning.
The committee also announced that
the settlement due August 13, has been
postponed until August 27, and that
the consols settlement due August 6,
has been put over until September.
Stocks which have yet t<» be deliv
ered for the acocunt just closed must,
however, be paid for.
The chief reason tor the unprece
dented action of the committoe \va.-
the fact that the system of credit had
practically broken down and it was im
possible to carry on business in the
ordinary way. This situation dH not
arise through over speculation, but
because bankers could not collect mar
gins which had been gradually shrink
ing while at the same time the conti
nent continued to pour stock into Lon
don.
Bankers here bad been trying for
days past to get their customers I >
take up this stock. Kilt the impossibil
ity of finding cash and inability to sell
the securities caused credit usiness
automatically to cease.
The street today wns full of dealers
and their clerks di.«#ussing the situa
tion in a more orlessmournfultone.
Glasgow and Edinburg.
Glasgow, Scotland, July I.—The
stock exchanges here and in Edin
burgh were closed today.
To 5 Per Cent.
Berlin, July 31.—The rate of discount
of the Imperial Bank of Germany was
raised from 4 to 5 per cent today.
Liverpool Closed.
Liverpool, July 31. —The stock ex
change here was closed today.
At Manchester.
Manchester, Eng., July 31.—The
committee of the Manchester stock
exchange ordered the market closed to
day.
Political Notices.
TO THE VOTERS OF THK AUGUSTA
Circuit: I am a candidate for the
Judgeship of the Superior Courts of
the Augusta Circuit, subject to the ap
proaching August White Primary. I
will appreciate vour support.
Respectfully,
ts ISAAC S. PEEBLES. JR.
HAVING BEEN NOMINATED BY MY
fellow-citizens of Richmond County to
represent them in the Lower House of
the General Assembly. I hereby an*
nounce my candidacy for the position,
subject to the rules and regulations of
the White Primary of % August 19th
1914, and will appreciate the vote and
influence of every citizen of the
County.
%W. WALLACE CLARK,
wed frl sun ts The Farmers’ Candidate.
COTTON CONDITION JOLY 25TH
76.4 IN U. S. GOV’T REPORT
Compares With 79.6 Per Cent, on June 25th Thi|n
Year, 79.6 Per Cent With July 25th Last Year, 76.5
Per Cent, in 1912 and 80.0 Per Cent, the Average
Condition on July 25th For the Past Ten Years.
Georgia Has Gained 2.0 Compared With Ten Years
Ago—South Carolina, 4.0.
Washington, D. C. The condition of
the growing cotton crop of the United
States on July 25th was 76.4 per cent of
a normal, compared with a ten-year
average of 80 per cent, the United
Staten Department of Agriculture's crop
reporting board announced at noon today
in Its third condition report of tlie* sea
son. Tills condition compares with 79.6
per cent on June 25th tills year, 79.6
per cent on July 26th last ye;»r, 76.5 per
cent In 1912, and 80.0 per cent, the aver
age condition on July 25i,h for the pant
ten years.
The area planted to cotton and under
cultivation on June 26th this year, as
previously reported was 36,960,000 acres,
a decrease of 498,<M)0 acres or 1.3 per
cent from that under cultivation on June
2f»th last year. A condition of 100 per
cent of a normal on July 25th would be
equivalent to a yield of 234.1 pounds of
cotton to the acre, the bureau of crop
estimates has announced.
Weather Favorable.
Weather <ondltlons generally have
been favorable to the crop throughout
the month except In the western part of
the belt where lack of rain and high
temperatures caused late cotton to suf
fer severely.
During the early part of the month lo
cal showers over large areas to 11mb
eastward of the Mississippi greatly Im
proved the outlook, and the early plant
ed crop was nearly every where reported
as In good condition. West of the
Mississippi, htiWfVM, DO rain OCCtiffed
over the greater part of the cotton
growing fxjrtlons of Texas and the late
planted in that state was suffering for
moisture. The early planned, however,
COMPARISONS OF CONDITIONS, BY STATES, FOLLOW:
July. June- —July 23
Htates 25, 25, 10-Year
1911. 1914. J 91- 1912, Av.
Virginia 89 hr, k 1 %'•
North Carolina 86 82 77 ho 80
Houth Carolina 79 81 7f> 75 79
Georgia 82 *3 76 ho
Florida . .86 86 *2 75 83
Alabama ..81 88 79 73 79
Mississippi . .79 HI 77 HH 77
* . .76 HI 79 76 77
Tsxhs 71 74 8| HI *|
Arkansas 72 74 81 Ht 81
Tennessee ... ?'J 79 90 71 #3
Missouri 75 93 H 6 75 H 4
Oklahoma 75 79 8] ho 82
California 100 100 |(o uu jpj
United Htstes 79.6 79.6 76.5 80.0
. The fourth condition report of the season, giving the condition of the crop
on August 25th, will be Issued at noon, Monday. August 81st,
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
CLOSE IF N. I
N. 0. COTTON
EXCHANGES
Market Convulsed By
Fluctuations of 80 to 30
Points Between Sales.
Thought Wise to Suspend
Operations and Example
of Stock Exchange Fol
lowed.
New York. -The coffee and cotton
exchanges, following the lead of the
stock exchanges, suspended operations
here today, the former voting not to
open, and the latter closing after a
trading session of little more than an
hour.
The suspension of two small con
cerns anounced on the floor of the
cotton exchange, failed to affect the
market. After tne suspension of S. 11.
P. Pell and Company was announced
the cotton market became convulsed
with fluctuations of 20 to 30 points
sales, in some instances, and a falling
off of more than 100 points from last
night's closing. Huge supporting or
ders from short interests rallied It
sharply, however. It was felt that it
would be wise, however, to suspend
activity until the situation became
more settled and shortly after eleven
o’clock the Board of Managers voted
to close the exchange until ten o’clock
next Tuesday.
Tremendous blocks >f cotton were
traded in and at the time of closing
the undertone was steady. October
cotton was quoted at 10.50; December
at 10.75 and January at 10.70, repre
senting net declines of 60 to 70 points
from last night’s close.
Until Further Notice.
New Orleans. -The New Orleans
cotton exchange closed today until
further notice.
This was the first time in its his
tory the exchange was closed during
a session. Violent fluctuations shook
the market from the outset. There
was a range, of 120 to 134 points and
when trading ceased prices were 69 to
70 points down.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICfc.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BY-
Laws. the annual meeting of Stock
holders of Georgia Chemical Works,
will bo held at Augusta, the sernnd
Tuesday in August, being the 11th day
of the month.
W. H. I*. SHEPARD.
AlO Secretary.
Charleston & Western Carolina Rwy.
Agent’s Office, Augusta, tin., July 14th,
1914,
Sale of unclaimed and refused freight;
Thfrt’e will bo sold at Public Auction,
August 18th, 1914. at the Charleston A
Western Carolina Rwy. Freight Depot,
at Augusta, Ga.. various articles of tin
claimed and refused freight.
Kales will commence ai 10 a. m. and
will continue from day to day until goods
are disposed of.
Goods sold without guarantee of qual
ity, quantity or value. List of articles
to be sold may be seen on Bulletin at
Richmond County Court House, and nt
Charleston & Western Carolina Freight
T Vpot.
Parties buying goods must Immediately
remove them from place of sale.
Terms cash. <ll. It. WALKER,
J 14 23 31 A 5 13 17 Agent.
wns making satisfactory growth in
Texas as well* as In most portions of
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. 801 l
weevil were reported as Increasing In
several sections.
Toward the middle of the month gen
erous showers over the Eastern states
greatly favored growth and the planted
was generally reported as being lr» good
condition. In the central portions of the
belt local rains greatly benefited the
cm ipn Arkansas and Louisiana and In
parts of Mississippi, but rain was bad
ly needed in Mississippi as well as in
Tennessee. In Texas and Oklahoma but
little rain fell and the soli then was be
coming very dry; the efcrly planted cot
ton was reported as doing we|J, however
but the late planted was much in need 0/
rain.
Greatly Improved.
During the latter part of the month
widely-distributed showers, wltii mod
erate temperatures and the usual amount
of sunshine, greatly Improved conditions
of cotton over all eastern and most cen
tral districts and the prospects con
tinued good. In the western part of
the belt practically no rain fell in Texas
and only small amount sin Oklahoma and
Arkansas. High temperatures prevail
ed during much of the time and late
planted cotton was suffering severely.
Tha early planted was standing the
drought fairly well, hut rain whs greatly
needed in most of the district. 801 l wee
vil conditions remained th«- same; they
appeared inactive conditions remained
the same; they appeared Inactive how
ever and were doing little damage In
Texas.
(Continued from Yesterday.)
Bruce, Ruinabai, and Pundita fol
lowed the captain. He peered Into
the cages, one by one, and at length
came to the leopard’s cage. And
there was the crafty Ahmed, calmly
stroking the leopard, which snarled
suddenly. Ahmed stood up with a
flue Imitation of surprise. The cap
tain, greatly mystified, turned about.;
he waa partially convinced that ho
had had hts work for nothing. Still
he had his tongue.
"Thou. Ramabat, hast broken thy
parole. Thop wert not to leave thy
house. It shall be reported.” Then he
took a shot at Bruce: "And thou wilt
enter the city on the pain of death.”
With this he ordered the soldiers
right about and proceeded the way ho
had come.
“Ahmed, where Is she?" cried Bruce,
who was as mystified as the captain.
Smiling. Ahmed raised one of the
broad teak hoards, and the golden
head of Kathlyn appeared.
"Ahmed,” said Bruce, delighted,
"hereafter you shall be chief of this
expedition. Now, what next?"
"Secure flies and return for my mu
ter.”
"Walt,” interposed Kathlyn, emerg
ing. "I have a plan. It will be use
less to return tonight. He wilt be too
well guarded. Are you brave, Pun
dita?"
“I would die for the memsahlb.”
"And I, too,” added Ramahai.
Ahmed und nruco gazed at each
other.
"What Is your plan, memsahlb?”
and helping Kathlyn out of the cage,
the door of which he closed quickly,
as the leopard was evtnclng a temper
at. all this nocturnal disturbance.
"It Is a trap for Umballa."
“He Is oh wise ns the cobra and as
suspicious as the Jackal,” said Ahmed,
doubtfully.
"Reason forbids that we return to
night. Umballa will wait, knowing
me. Listen. Pundita, you shall re
turn to the city. Two men will ac
company you to the gate. You will
enter alone In the early morning.”
Pundita drew clone to her husband.
"You will seek llmballa and play
traitor. You will pretend to betray
me.”
"No, no, memsahlb!”
"Listen. You will demand to nee
him alone. You will say that you are
“You Btand In Extreme Danger,
Sahib.”
Jealous of me. You will tell him that
you are ready to lead him to my hiding
place."
"No, Mies Kathlyn; that will not do
at all.'j’ declared Bruce emphatically.
To this Ahmed agreed with a shake
of the head.
"Let mo finish," said Kathlyn. "You
will tell him, Pundita, that he must
come alone. He will promise, but by
somo sign or other he will signify to
his men to follow. Well, the guard
may follow. Once Umballa steps In
side the bungalow we will seize and
bind him. His life will depend upon
his writing a note to the Council to
liberate my fntber. If be refuses, the
leopard,”
"The leopard?"
"Yes; why not? A leopard was the
basic cause of all this misery and
treachery. Let us give Umballa a
taste of It. Am I cruel? Well, yes;
all that was gentle and tender In me
seems either to have vanished or
hardened. He has put terror Into my
heart; let me put It Into his.”
“It Is all Impractical," demurred
Bruce.
“He will never follow Pundita,” said
Ahmed
"Then shall we all sit down and
wait?" Kathlyn asked bitterly. "At
deast let me try. He will not harm
Pundita, since It Is I he wants."
"Bhe Is right," averred Pundita “A
woman can do more at this moment
than a hundred men. I will go. mem
sahib; and, more, I will bring him
back.”
“But If he should hold you as a host
age?" suggested the harried Ahmed
“What then?”
“What will be will be,” answered
Pundita with oriental philosophy.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
By HAROLD MAC GRATH
Illustrated by Pictures from the Moving Picture Production of the Sellg Polyscope Co.
"You shall go. Pundita,” said Ra
tnabat; "and Durga Ram shall choke
between these two hands ts he harms
a hair of your head,"
"And now to bee," said Ahmed.
Well for Kathlyn that ahe had not
the gift of clairvoyance. At the pre
cise moment she put her head upon the
pillow her father was writhing under
the lush; but never a sound came from
his lips. Kit was free. Kit was free!
"Tomorrow and tomorrow's tomor
row you shall feel the lash," cried Um
balla when he saw that his victim
could stand no more. “Once more,
whore Is the filigree basket?"
Feebly Iho colonel shook his head.
"Tomorrow, then! Up till now you
have known only neglect. Now you
shall feel the active hatred of the man
you robbed and cheated. Ah, rubles
and pearls and emeralds; you shall
never see them."
"Nor shall you!"
“Walt, and see. Thero'H another way
of twisting the secret from you. Walt;
have patience.” Umballa laughed.
And tills laughter rang In the colo
nel’s ears long after the door had
closed. What new deviltry had he In
mind?
The next morning Kathlyn came
into the living room dressed, for the
first time In weeks.
“You are not afraid, Pundita?"
"No, memsahlb. Ahmed will have
me carried to within n few yards of
the gate, and after that it will be easy
to find Durga Ram. Ah. memsahlb, If
you but knew how I hate him!”
After Pundita had departed Ahmed
brought In the leopard. Kathlyn petted
It and crooned, and the magic timbre
of her tones won over the spotted cat.
He purred.
And now they must watt An hour
flew past. Kathlyn showed signs of
restlessness, and this restlessness con
veyed Itself to the leopard, who began
to switch his tall about.
"Memsahlb, you are losing your in
fluence over the cat.” warned Ahmed.
"Go walk; go talk elephant; a«vl you,
Bruce ttahlb, go with her. I'll take
care of‘the cat."
So Bruce and Kathlyn went the
the rounds of the cages. She waa a
veritable enigma to Bruce. Tigers
lost their tenseness ami looked
straight Into her eyes. A cheetah with
cubs permitted her to touch the wab
bly Infants, whereas the keeper of this
cage dared not go within a foot of It.
By the time she reached the elephants
a dozen keepers were following her.
their eyes wide with awe.
"Miss Kathlyn, I am growing a bit
afraid of you,” said Bruce.
"And why?"
"I've never seen animals act like
thftt before. What Is It you do to
them?”
"Let. them know that. I am not
afraid of them and that I am fond of
them.”
“I am not. afraid of them and am
also fond of them. Yet they spit at
me whenever I approach."
"Perhaps It is black art.” The shad
ow of a smile crossed her lips. Then
the smile stiffened and she breathed
deeply. For the moment she had for
gotten her father, who stood chained
to a pillar In a vile cell. She put her
hand over her eyes and swayed.
"What. Is It?" he cried in alarm.
“Nothing. I had almost forgotten
where I am."
“I, too. I am beginning to let Ah
med think for me. Let ua get hack
to the bungalow.”
He loved her. And he feared her,
too. She waa so unlike any young
woman ho had ever met that she con
fused his established Ideas of the sex
"It Is best.,” said Ahmed, "that we
all remain Inside the bungalow. Ra
mabal, have you any plan In case
Pundita does not return?”
Ramabai's breast swelled. “Yes, Ah
med. I have a thousand friends In
yonder city, ready at. my call. Only,
this Is not the time. Still, I can call
to them, and by tomorrow there will
not be a stone of the palace upon an
other. Be not alarmed. Pundita will
return, but mayhap alone."
So they waited.
Now, Pundita, being a woman, was
wise In the matter of lure. She en
tered the city unquestioned. She
came to the palace steps Just as Um
balla was Issuing forth. She shiv
ered a llttle—she could not help It;
the man looked so gloomy and for
boding The scowl warned her to
walk with extreme care.
He stopped when he saw her and
was surprised Into according her the
salute one gave to a yoman of quality.
"Ah!"
"Durga Ram,” she began, "1 am
seeking you.” Her voice trembled ever
so little.
"Indeed! And why do you seek me,
who am your enemy, and who always
will be?"
"A woman loves where she must,
not. where she wills,”
Umballa seemed to ponder over
this truth
"And why have you sought me?"
"A woman’s reasons. My husband
and the memaahlb —”
"You know then, where she Is?”
FIFTEEN
quickly.
"Aye, Durga Ram; I alone know
where she Is hiding.”
He sent a shrewd glance Into her
eyea. Had she wavered, 111 would have
befallen her.
"Tell me.”
"Follow."
He laughed. Nearby stood two of
the palace guards. “All women are
liars. Why should 1 trust you?"
"That Is true. Why should you
trust me?” She turned and with
bowed head started to walk away.
"Walt!" he called to her, at the
same time motioning to the guards to
follow at a distance.
'Tf I lead you to the memsahlb It!
must be alone."
"You say that you alone know whera
she Is?"
“I meant that I alone will lead you,
to her. And you must decide quickly*
Durga Ram, for even now they are
preparing for flight, and this time they
will go far."
"Lead on.”
“Send the guards back to that
palace."
Umballa made a sign with bla
hand, but another with his eyes. Tha
guards fell back to the palace steps,,
understanding perfectly that they and
others were to follow unseen. Only
once during the Journey did he speak.
“Pundita, remember. If you have lied
you will be punished."
"Durga Ram, I have not lied. I
have promlsed-Ao lead you to her, and
lead you to her I shall."
“Durga Ram,” he mused. She did
not give him his title of prinoe; In
deed. she never had She was really
the rightful heir to thla crown; but
her forbears bad legally foresworn.
Ah! the Colonel Sahib's camp. Good.
He knew now that in Kathlyn'a es
cape he had the man Ahmed to reckon
with. Presently.
“She is there, Durga Ram."
"And what more?" Ironically.
Ills coolness caused her some un
easiness. Had he, by means unknown
to her, signed to the guards to follow?
Umballa entered the living room
of the bungalow It was apparently
deserted. He cast a quick glance
about. The curtains trembled sus
piciously, and even as he noted It,
Bruce, Ramabal and Ahmed sprang
forth, carrying ropes. Umballa made
a dash for the door, but they were too
quick for him.
Struggling he was seized and bound;
but all the while he was laughing In
wardly. Did they dream of trapping
him In this childish fashion? By now
20 or 30 of his paid men were draw
ing a cordon about the oamp. All of
them should pay the full penalty for
this act. What mattered a few rop4W?
He was rather puzzled as to the rea
son of their leaving bis right arm frea.
, Next, the curtains were thrown back
and Kathlyn stood revealad. Near her
a leopard strained Impatiently on the
lnaah. Umballa eyed her wonderlngly.
She was like the woman who had ar
rived weeks ngo. And yet to him she
seemed less beautiful than when ha
paid five thousand rupees for her In
the Blave mart. He waited.
"Umballa, write an order for my
father's release.”
"And If 1 refuse?" Umballa wanted
to gain time.
"You shall be liberated at the same
time aa thla leopard. You have had
experience with leopards. Do yon not
recall the one my father killed, saving
the life of your benefactor?"
“I will free him In exchange tor your
self.”
“Write.” She ottered the pen to
him.
He shrugged and made no effort to
take It.
"Very well," said Kathlyn. "Leave
us." Once alone she said: “Can you
run as fast as this cat?” She ap
proached and began at the knots of
the ropes.
He saw by the thin determined line
of her lips that ahe meant to do ex
actly as she threatened. He concluded
then to sign the paper. His men
would arrive before a messenger could
reach the city.
"I will sign, "Ye said. “For the pres
ent. you have the best of me. But
what of the afterwards?”
"We are going to hold you aa hos
tage, Umballa. When my father ar
rives we Intend to escort you to tha
frontier and there leave you.”
“Give mo the pen." His men were
drawing nearer and nearer. He signed
the order of release. He knew that
even If It ranched the Council It would
not serve, lacking an essential.
Kathlyn Joyfully caught up the or
der and called to her friends. Ra
mahai smiled and shook his head. It
was not onough, he said. He took tha
Jeweled triangle from Umballa’* tur
ban.
"Go. Ramabal,” said Kathlyn.
strongly tender all at once; "go bring
my father back to me. Rest assured
that if aught happens to you, Umballa
shall Buy.’’.
(To Be Cj-uinued Tomorrow.)
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