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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*. (Copyright by Harold HaoQrsth) “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) Sour Btomaeh. If you are troubled with this com plaint you should take Chamberlain's Tablets, being careful to observe the directions with each bottle. You are certain to be benefited by them If you give them a trial. For sale by all dealers. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA ►>»»»] 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: In Goes a Tin of Instant Postum At home, or traveling, it’s easy to have this delightful beverage, by dissolving a teaspoonful of the soluble powder in a cup of hot water, and adding sugar and cream. The snappy flavour is much like that of mild, high-grade Java, but Postum is pure and absolutely free from caffeine, the poisonous drug in coffee. Some people find that coffee causes headache, nervousness, sleeplessness, indi gestion, etc.—and that such coffee troubles usually vanish with a change to POSTUM “ There's a Reason” ELECTROCUTED ON BARB WIRE CIRCUIT, BUNDED 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. THREE