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MONDAY, AUGUST 24
'Hiji' S'
(Continued from Yesterday.)
"""In God’s name. Kit, don’t you know
•ny better than to wander off alone?
Do you want to drive me mad?”
"Why, father, I wasn’t afraid!"
“Afraid? Who said anything about
your being afraid? Didn’t you know
that we were being followed? It is
TJtnballa! Ah! that gives ydu a start!”
“Colonel!" said Bruce gently.
"1 know, Bruce, I sound harsh. But
you were tearing your hair, too.”
“Forgive me,” cried Kathlyn, peni
tent, for she knew she had done wrong.
“I did not think. But TJmballa?”
“Yes, Umballa. One of the keepers
found a knife by that bridge, and
Rsmabai identifies it as belonging to
Tfmballa. Whether he is alone or with
many, I do not know; but this I do
know: we must under no circum
stances become separated again. Now,
,Tra going to quiz tho chief.”
But the chief said that no person
described had passed or been seen. No
one but a holy man had come that
morning, and he had gone to the island
in the sloop.
“For what T
The chief smiled, but shook his
bead.
“Was It not a basket of gold and
precious stones?” demanded the colo
nel.
The chiefs eyes widened. There
were others who knew, then? Bruce
noticed his surprise.
"Colonel, show the good chief the
royal seal on your document.”
The colonel did so, and the chief
salaamed when he saw the royal sig
nature. He was mightily bewildered,
and gradually he was made to under
stand that he had been vilely tricked.
"To the boats!” he shouted, as if
suddenly awakening. "We may be too
late, lords! He said he was a holy
man, and I believed.”
They all ran hastily down to the
beach to seize what boats they could.
Here they met a heartrending obsta
cle in the refusal of the owners. The
chief, however, signified that It was
his will; and, moreover, he command
ed that the fishermen should handle
the oars. They would be paid. That
was different. Why did not the white
people say so at once? They would
go anywhere for money. Not the most
auspicious sign, thought Ramabal.
They got Into the boats and pushed
off.
On the way to the Island the colo
nel consulted the map, or diagram, he
held In bis hand. It was not possible
that Umballa knew the exact spot
A filigree basket of silver, filled
with gold and gems! The man be
came as eager and excited as a boy.
The instinct to hunt for treasure be
gins just outside the cradle and ends
Just inside the grave.
To return to Umballa. Upon land
ing, he asked at once if any knew
where the cave was. One man did
know the way, but he refused to show
it There were spirits there, ruled
by an evil god.
“Take me there, you, and I will en
ter without harm. Am I not holy?”
That put rather a new face upon the
situation. If the holy man was willing
to risk an encounter with the god, far
be It that they should prevent him.
An ordinary seeker would not have
found the entrance in a lifetime. Um
balla had not known exactly where the
cave was, but he knew all that the
cave contained. When they came to
it Umballa sniffed; the tang of sul
phur became evident both in his nose
and on his tongue. He understood. It
was simply a small spring, a mineral,
in which sulphur predominated. He
I came out with some cupped in bis
hands. He drank and showed them
that it was harmless. Besides, he was
a holy man, and his presence made in
effectual all evil spirits which might
roam within the cave.
Umballa, impatient as he was, had
to depend upon patience. By dint of
Inquiries he learned that wild Moham
medans had cast the spell upon the
cave, set a curse upon its threshold.
Umballa tottered and destroyed this
by reasoning that the curse of a Mo
hammedan could not affect a Hindu.
Finally, he offered each and all of them
a fortune —and won.
Torches were lighted and the cave
entered. There were many side pas
sages; and within these the astute Um
balla saw the true reason for the curse
of the Mohammedans: guns and pow
der, hundreds and hundreds of pounds
of black destruction! A lower gallery
—the mouth of which lay under a slab
of rock —led to the pit wherein rested
the filigree basket. . . . For a time
Umballa acted like a madman. He
sang, chanted, dug his hands into the
gold and stones; choked, sobbed. Here
was true kingship; the private treas
ures of a dozen decades, all his for
(he taking. He forgot his enemies and
r their nearness' as the fortune revealed
itself to him.
As his men at length staggered out
of the lower gallery with the basket
slung upon an Improvised litter he
espied his enemies marching up the
hill! Back Into the cave again. Um
balla cursed and bit his nails. He was
unarmed, as were his men, and he bad
The Adventures of Kathlyn
By HAROLD MAC GRATH
Illustrated by Pictures from the Moving Picture Production of the Sellg Polyscope* Co,
ser rrmo to search "among the "Smug
gled arms to find his need.
“Heaven-born,” spoke up the man
who had known where the cave was,
"there is an exit on the other side.
We can go through that without yon
der people noticing us.”
"A fortune for each of you when you
put this on the sloop!”
Back through the cave they rushed,
torches flaring. Once a bearer stum
bled over a powder can, and the torch
* S? *■
Umballa Counting the Qold.
holder all but sprawled over him. Um
balla’s hair stood oi> end. Fear im
pelled the men toward the exit.
“There is powder enough here to
blow up all of Hind! Hasten!”
At the mouth of the exit the men
with the torches, finding no further
need of them, carelessly flung them
aside.
"Fools!" roared Umballa; "you have
destroyed us!”
He fled. The bearers followed with
the burden. Down the side of the
promontory they slid. Under a pro
jecting ledge they paused, sweating
with terror. Suddenly the whole island
rocked. An explosion followed that
was heard half a hundred miles away,
where the gunboat of the British raj
patroled the shores. Rocks, trees,
sand filled the air, and small fires
broke out here and there. The bulk
of the damage, however, was done to
the far side of the promontory, not
where the frightened Umballa stood.
A twisted rifle barrel fell at his feet.
“To the sloop!” he yelled. “It is all
over!”
On the far side the other treasure
seekers stood huddled together, scarce
knowing which way to turn. The mir
acle of it was that none of them was
hurt. Perhaps a quarter of an hour
passed before their faculties awoke.
"Look!” cried Kathlyn, pointing sea
ward.
What she saw was Umballa, setting
adrift the boats which had brought
them from the mainland.
Came a second explosion, far more
furious than the first. In the down
ward rush Kathlyn stumbled and fell,
the debris falling all about her.
CHAPTER XXV.
Complications.
Blinded by the dust, tripped by the
rolling stones, Bruce turned to where
he had seen Kathlyn fall. The explo
sion—the last one —had opened up
veins of strange gases, for the whole
promontory appeared to be on fire.
He bent and caught up in his arms
the precious burden, staggered down
to the beach and plunged into the wa
ter. A thin trickle of blood flowing
down her forehead explained every
thing; a falling stone had struck her.
“Kit, Kit! I hope to God the treasure
went up also.” He dashed the cold
water into her face.
The others were unhurt, though
dazed, and for the nonce Incapable of
coherent thought or action.
"The boats!” Bruce laid Kathlyn
down on the sand and signed to Win
nie. "Tend to her. I must take a
chance at the boats. We could cross
the neck of sand at ebb, but Umballa
will be far away before that time. Kit,
Kit; my poor girl!” He patted her
wrists and called to her, and when
finally her lips stirred he rose and
waded out into the sea, followed by
four hardy fishermen. The freshening
breeze, being from the southwest, aid
ed the swimmers, for the boats did not
drift out to sea, but in a northeasterly
direction. The sloop was squaring
away for the mainland.
Did Umballa have the treasure?
Bruce wondered, as at length bis
hand reached up and took bold of the
gunwale of the boat be bad picked out.
to bring down. Would Umballa have
possessed tenacity enough to hang on
to it in face of all the devastation?
Bruce sighed as he drew himself up
and crawled into the boat He knew
that treasure had often made a hero
out at a coward; and treasure at that
moment meant life and liberty to Um
balla. On his return to the island ho
greeted the colonel somewhat roughly.
But for this accursed basket they
would have been well out of Asia by
tbli tUge*.
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“tJmFalla has your basket, colonel.
If he hasn't, then say good-by to It, for
It can never be dug from under those
tons of rock. . . . Here! where are
those fishermen going?” he demanded.
The men were in the act of pushing
off with the boats, which they had only
Just brought back.
Ramabal picked up bis discarded
rifle.
“Stop!”
“They are frightened,” explained the
chief.
"Well, they can contain their fright
till we are In safety,” Ramahsl de
clared. "Warn them.”
"Hurry, everybody! I feel It In my
bones that that black devil has the
treasure. Get these men Into the
boats. Here, pick up those oars. Get
in. Kit; you, Winnie; come every
botJyl”
Kathlyn gazed sadly at her father.
Treasure, treasure; that first. She was
beginning to hate the very sound of
the word. The colonel had been nerv
ous. impatient, and irritable ever since
the document had been discovered.
Till recently Kathlyn had always be
lieved her fßther to be perfect, but
now she saw that he was human, he
had his flawed spot. Treasure! Before
her or Winnie! So be it.
"Colonel,” said Bruce, taking a
chance throw, “we are less than a
hundred miles from the seaport. Sup
pose we let Umballa clear out and we
ourselves head straight up the coast?
It Is not fair to the women to put them
to any further hardship.”
"Bruce, I have sworn to God that
TJmballa shall not have that treasure.
Ramabal, do you understand what It
will mean to you If he succeeds In
reaching Allaha with that treasure,
probably millions? He will be able to
buy every priest and soldier In Allaha
and still have enough left for any ex
travagance that he may wish to plunge
in.”
"Sahib,” suggested Ramabal, "let us
send the women to the seaport In care
of Ahmed, while we men seek Umbal
la.”
“Good!” Bruce struck his hands to
gether. "The very thing.”
"I refuse to be separated from fath
er,” declared Kathlyn. “If he is deter
mined to pursue Umballa back to Al
laha, I must accompany him.”
“And I!" added Winnie.
"Nothing more to be safal." and
Brace signed to the boatmen to start.
“If only this breeze had not come upl
We could have caught him before he
made shore.”
Umballa paced the deck of the sloop,
thinking and planning. He saw hie
enemies leaving in the rescued boats.
Had he delayed them long enough? As
matters stood, ho could not carry away
the treasure. He must have help, an
armed force of men he could trust. On
the mainland were Ahmed and the loy
al keepers; behind were three men
who wanted his life as he wanted
theirs. The only hope he had lay in
the cupidity of the men on the sloop.
If they could be made to stand by
him, there wbb a fair chance. Once
he was of a mind to heave the basket
over the rail and trust to luck in find
ing It again. But the thought tore at
his heart. He simply could not do It
Perhaps he could start a revolt, or
win over the chief of the village. He
had known honest men to fall at the
sight of gold, to fight for it, to commit
any crime for it —and, if need be, to
die for it But the chief was with his
enemies. Finally he came to the con
clusion that the only thing to be done
was to carry the treaure directly into
the chief's hut and there await him.
He would bribe the men with him suf
ficiently to close their mouths. If Ah
med was on the shore, the game was
up. But he swept the mainland with
his gaze and discovered no sign of
him.
As a matter of fact, Ahmed had ar
ranged bis elephants so that they could
start at once up the coast to the sea
port. He was waiting on the native
highway for the return of his master,
quite confident that he would bring the
bothersome trinkets with him. He
knew nothing of Umbalia’s exploit.
The appalling thunder of the explo
sions worried him. He would wait for
just so long; then he would go and
seek.
Every village chief has bis successor
in hope. This individual was one of
those who had helped Umballa to
carry the treasure from the cave; in
fact, the man who had guided him to
the cave itself. He spoke to Umballa.
He said that he understood the holy
one’s plight; for to these yet simple
minded village folk Umballa was still
the holy one. Their religion was the
same.
"Holy one,” he said, "we can best
your enemies who follow.”
"How," eagerly.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow)
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FLOCK OF WHITE DOVES
DESGENDED AS JAPAN'S
ULTIMATUM EXPIRED
Held as Augury by Nipponese of Quick Victories Over
German. Unanimous Approval of the War Throughout All
Japan. Cables Cut.
Tokio, 12:15 p. m—Unanimous ap- .
proval of the war with Germany which |
is calmly and dispationately discussed, j
summarizes public opinion. The news- I
papers express regret over the neces
sity of hostilities and urge the public
to refrain from exhibiting resentment |
toward the Germans in Japan. They
print messages of cheer to the army
and navy.
An imperial mesesngor went to the
shines of Ike today to inform the spir
its of the imperial ancestors of Japan's
declaration of wur. It is announced
that a flock of white doves descended
on the roof of the imperial sactuary
at the moment of theexpiratlon of tho
ultimatum to Germany, and this is
accepted as an Omen of speedy vic
tory.
200,000 PASSED THRO
BRUSSELS IN All HOURS
Being Rushed Rapidly Southward. Finely Equipped Officers
in Evening Drink Champagne and Dance With Pretty Girls.
London, 2:15 a. m.—A dlsptach to
The Daily Telegraph from Ostend
says:
"An Englishman who succeeded In
getting out of Mrussels today (prob
ably Sunday) makes the following
statement regarding conditions there:
“ 'German troops are being rushed
southward through Brussels us rapid
ly as possible. The general estimate
was that 200,000 had passed through
during the 48 hours following the oc
cupation of the city. The German
troops are finely equipped and cap
able of making a long and hard day's
march. Some of their officers whom
I met In the cases told me that their
companies were making from 30 to 40
miles a day.
Equipment Wonderful.
“The equipment of all the German
forces is wonderful. Every detail is
perfect. I- noticed that of the thou
sands of carts which passed not one
had been requisitioned, but all were
built for military service and bore the
government mark. All their horses
are equipped with an extra set of
shoes which hangs from the stirrups.
HOPES PRIVATE
CAPITAL WILL
PURCHASE SHIPS
President Wilson Says, How
ever, it Has Shown no Indica
tion of Acting Unless Govern
ment Guaranteed Securities.
Washington, —Mr. Wilson said that
private capital would go in and buy
ships but that so far it had shown no
indication of acting unless the govern
ment guaranteed the securities. He
said that he would not favor sued a
plan.
The president declared It was not
his desire to compete with private cap
ital but that at such a crisis it was
necessary for the government to step
in. He expects the administration plan
to he In operation within two or three
weeks and thinks It can be managed
In such a way as to encourage private
capital. As an Instance or this, he de
clared, the government line might be
used to develop lines oftrade not at
present profitable.
The president Indicated he bad no
fear of complications with other gov
ernments for the ships would not car
ry goods under conditions which would
make them contraband.
DEFEAT OF 300
FRENCH ARMY
An Unsigned Wireless Received
by Associated Press Tells of
French Failure.
New York. The folowlng unalgned
4l*p>t< h ha* been received by the Aa
aoclated Preaa:
‘'Berlin, (No date) wlreleaa to Hay
vl 11*-. Lone laland, Auguat 22. —The
third French army ha* bten defeated,
Thla la highly Important atrateghally
a« well aa becaua* of lta moral effect.
The campaign aeema to he the product
of the much dlacuaaed French policy
to anticipate an advance Into Belgium
by attempting to cruah the center of
th? bermin poaltlona In l-orralne,
which they were led to believe weak.
"Aa a reault of the French failure It
la held probable that they will renew
their defenalve position. Oerman ex
perta are confident the frontier ferta
tike thoae at I-lege wll apeedlly auc
cum to the heavy artillery."
100,000 Women.
The I.adies' Patriotic Association,
which has a membership of 100,000, is
sending to the volunteer nurses com
fort packages for the soldiers and will
provide for the families of those who
have been called to the service. The
Red Cross Society is equipping a hos
pital ship.
Communication between Japan and
China has been severed for 24 hours.
Except for the very meagre news that
has reached hero from New York the
entire country is kept in the dark re
garding the progress of the wur in
Europe.
It is believed the cable between
Shanghult and Nagasaki has been cut.
The officers of the army and navy
are absolutely sphinx-like regarding
tlie events in the China Sea. Every
thing is quiet here.
" ‘At Waterloo I saw a part of their
artillery being hurried southward to
ward Mons. I countod 230 guns.
“ 'The bourse and general postof
fioe have been turned into dormitories
for the troops. None of tho regular
barracks have been utilized, the Ger
mans evidently fearing they had been
mined.
Privates Pay Caah.
“In their dealings with the shop
keepers the German privates are com
pelled to pay ensh, but the officers
are giving checks which the shop
keepers are required to accept, al
though they regard the chance as
cashing them as very dubious.
“ 'At evening the German officers
gather at the principal hotels where
they drink champagne and dance with
the pretty girls of the town. The
private soldiers and the Inhabitants
are on quite good terms.
" ‘No newspapers have been permit
ted to publish since the German occu
pation except one Journal whlrh
printed a single issue with tho an
nouncement of the death of the pope
and a few official proclamations.' ’’
VILLA DESIRES
CLOSE MORALITY
IN GOIIERNEIT
Chihuahua, Mex. —Gen. Francisco
Villa today Issued this statement re
garding his relations with Carranza:
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BY SEARCHLIGHT BLARE
Belgian Troops Then Fired in Masses of Struggling Ger
mans. Bugles Sounded to Drown Groans of Wounded,
Dead Piled in High Heaps.
Parl», 9:30 a. m.—The Petit Journal
publishes the following details of the
fighting around Iduge, obtained oy it
from a Belgian officer:
"German troops rushed on the barbed
wire defenses before the forts In the
daVkness. A vary strong current of elec
tricity was being maintained In the.ie
wires and the first ranks ot the Germans
were electrocuted.
Hesitated.
“Unchecked the assailants fallowed In
masses hut they were blinded by ihe
glare of powerful searchlights. Th* y
hesitated and started the retire. At the
moment a heavy fire of rifles and artil
lery was concentrated on the muss of
3 BERMAN FORGES ARE
MOVING IN BELGIUM
The Column at Antwerp’s South, at Lille and at Namur
Forts Comprise Quarter Million Men. Main Northern
Army of 300,000 Slowly Advancing.
Rotterdam < (via London, 12 noon.) —
According to best Information here lie
disposition of the German forces In Bel
gium is broadly ns follows:
The right flank immediately south of
Antwerp Is moving southwest In the di
rection of Lille.
A second force Is moving on Mauheuge,
50 miles southeast of Lille, In the lie
partment of Nianl
A third Is nplsd with reduction of
the Namur forts, wheih consist of nine
defenses of steel and concrete surround
ing the oily.
it is estimated that these three col
umns together comprise nearly a quui er
of a million men.
Main Northern Army.
The main northern army of about 3)0,-
“I have no personal feeling In this
matter against Carranza. This coun
try should not again be under military
government. The armies by our con
stitution are secondary to the consti
tuted government and It Is now time
that the country should be governed
by the people, for the people, and not
as heretofore, governed by a military
Clique whose only object is personal
welfare and not the welfare of the
masses.
“I desire the moral help of the
American people in this political
fight lam now aging. I consider my
self the moral champion to procure
by all honorable means for my down
trodden countrymen Justice, at the
same time showing them their obliga
tions towards law and order.
“There need bo no alarm whatever
regarding my standing In this matter.
I desire the American people to un
derstand once nml for all Ilia'. I shall
now take the part of silent moral
pressure on any government lluit may
emanate; this pressure Is not menac
ing by any means. I desire morality,
the strictest morality In government.”
Trouble-Makers.
Washington. —President Wilson de
clared today that persons who would
be benefited by American Interven
tion In Mexico were seeking to stir up
trouble between Carranza and Villa.
He told callers his Information sbow
German troops and they were cut to
pieces. The mass of bodies formed a
mound, In some places many feet mgr,.
“To drown out the groans of tie
wounded German bugles sounded martial
airs and the troops still alive united in
cheering.
Attacked Each Other.
“Near one fort two columns of Ger
mans, Winded by the g'are of Belgian
searchlights, attacked each other. Tuts
Incident was seen from the fort. ‘When
one side seemed to have the better of
the struggle, the Belgian officer goes >fi
to say, ‘our artillery fired Into both
sides alike, thus making the strurfliM
more even.’ M
000 men. Is advancing "lowly with Its
front extending from Givet, Franco, to
Dledenhofon In Lorraine. The French
defenses from Lefere to Reinls .iro
thought to be Its objective.
The main body to the south Is direct
ing Its efforts upon the Verdun-Nanoy
line of defenses and now occupies
Strausshurg.
Travelers returning here sav troop
movements in western Germany Ivivj
subsided considerably and that the mobi
lization evidently has been achieved. 'X as
railroads arm now principally occupied
with transportation of munitions of w-r.
Moat of these are now principally occu
pied with transportation of munitions of
war. Most of these ate passing through
I tusseldortf, Coblenz. Mainz and Kaatatt.
ed report s of a serious break between
the two leaders was falHe.
The president said an effort to
make tnouble between Villa and Car
lo nza was being carried on lelde and
outside of Mexico and that It was
evident those responsible wanted the
United Btates to step In.
With 2.000.
Nogales, Sonora.--Gov. Maytorena
has begun active operations against
Col. P Klias Calles, who has rebelled
against President Carranza. Mayto
rena arrived yesterday at the head of
2,C00 troops, part of which he sent Im
mediately toward Cananea, which is
reported to have been occupied Sat
urday night after a bloodless battle
by 800 Callea troops. Maytorena has
nrreated Nogalen citizens.
HASN’T DROPPED PLAN.
Washington. —President Wilson to
day denied reports which he said were
started in “interested quarters” that
he was going to drop the plan to have
the government buy ships to carry on
the foreign trade of the United Htates.
He said he had every Intention of
pushing the plan to a successful com
pletion.
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