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; day, " he. ‘said. a will not. sleep in
this town

7 “As your ‘Highness wills,’ * said ant
med Isniail, . humbly, and-: he went
|into- ‘the’ station: and” bought ‘tickets
| for ‘Delhi. “It: was’ on’ a’ Thursday |
morning ‘that the pair reached that
: town; and that: day: Ahmed -. tsmatt|

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Soins quaegae eee p enn sen etn ECE a : had an ulireceptive listener, for his |.
CHAPTER XXII.—Continued | “You know Shere “Ali?” , “said Rals- | dogs and sons of dogs, and a hireling |Sermons.. The monument before the |
Once “more disappointment seized ,t02- . | in turn our Princes from the gate Post Office, the tablets on the arch of |
.<upon Dick Linforth, and he found it “Yes.” . ! lest the’ soles of our shoes should de-|the arsenal, even the barracks in the

; all the’ more bitter in that he’had be-| «You are a friend of’ his?” '. file their sacred places. And are they gardens of the Mighul Palace aed |

lieved'a minute since that his dreams; ‘‘Yes.” nut right Huzoort” he asked cun-| his antagonism in the Prince, who so |

were to be fulfilled. He looked down! ‘“‘A great friend? His chief friend?” | ningly. “Since we submit to it, since short a time ago had been a boy at)

upon Peshawur, and the words! “yes.” we cringe at their indignities ang|Eton. The memories evoked by ra |

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which Ralston had lately spoken, | “You h !fawn upon them for their insults, are| ttle church at Lucknow had borne
half in amusement, half with regret, him?” ave sone conirol over: ‘they not right?” him company all night and still clung

/ suddenly took for. him. their full : “Why, th to him that day. He was homesick

‘ . 7 ea . poo Sade ert? ent, a at’s true, Ahmed Ismail, " : - ;
_ : 4 re rtt $ r jen “ag y
a meaning. Was it true that there was | Baal 60,” Suid Lintoreh, | replied Shere Ali, bitterly. lie was ter he eae ———=
really sed.

“no change but the change from the! “Very well,” suid Ralston. “Yceu!in tne mood to make much of any

young woman to the old one, from , Must use that control.” { rite. “This reservation of the en- The first instance took place. when |
enthusiasm to acquiescence?:.He -was! Linforth's * perplexity _ increased. | ciusure at Cawnpore: was but one| he Was driving along the Chandni |
young, and the possibility . chilled That danger should come from Shere | ign of the over bearing arrogance. of Chauk, the ‘straight, ‘broad, tree- |
him. and even inspired-him with a Ali—here was something quite lie! t ne toreigners,-the Bilati—the, men fringed street which runs from the:

kind ‘of terror. “Was he to carry the credible. He remenrbered their long‘ trom over the sea, He had fawned. Lahore Gate to the Fort. Ahmed}
Road no. further than his father-had stalks; their jointambition, A> day|upon them himself i ‘in the days of his Ismail sat-opposite to him, and, | 4

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a tb Alin he 0 Nineteenth to Renawtiat oe

done? Woule@ another Linforth in ‘passed’ in ‘the. hut in: the Promontoire ri folly. we . : leaning forward, he pointed to a tree

‘Another seneration come to the of the Meje stood cut vividly. in his! and to a tall house in. front of the

“But turn <a little, Huzoor,"" Ah-

Miah oe his Sid hn the ike tle as niemories. He saw the snow. rising ° med: whispered in his ear, and led tree., a :

. ce futility? in a swirl of white over the Breche’ him back. ‘Look. There {is the Bibi- “ny Lerd,” said he, ‘eould that |
“On ‘the | contrary?” he asked.,@d@ la Meije and the Rateau, and: garh where .the: women were im-|treé speak, what groans would one |

“Then why?” ‘ driving down the glacier towards the! prisoned. That is the house. Through | hear!”

hut. He reinembered the eagerness, that opening Sirdar Khan and

“ his “ 52 oe . § Wetlaechy
That you: might - ‘stop the Road) the enthusiasm of Shere Ali. Nye” Suid Sere AN, Notlessty.

from. going on,” said Ralston,| . four companions went—and shut the an; ; .
quietly. ; . “But he’s loyal,” ‘Linforth cried. baer behind them. In that room the iranian your . Highness, said
- “There is no one in India more ; Woman of Mecca knelt and prayed Ahmed Ismail. Like the rest of his

In- the very midst of his disaP-i toyal.” . : ‘for. miercy, “Come away, Huzoor. We countrymen, he had a keen love for

\ nave seen. . Those were days. when a story. And the love was the keener |. 9 Sasa a :
there were. men upon the: plains at when he himself had the telling of | Pay ES ; oe ene

pointment: Linforth realized that. he re
had: ‘misjudged. his companion. Here| “He was loyal, no doubt,” said-

- was no otlicial, here was a man. The’ Ralston, with a shrug Of his shoul- India. 5 ft. He. sat up -alertly. “In. that
‘attitude of ‘indifference had gone, the jders, and beginning: with ~his - first 1 And Shere Alb ke howse lived an. Englishman of high
-air.of lassitude with it. Here was a,| meeting with Shere Ali in Lahore,! ane DFO . out with a authority. He escaped when Delhi

fierce -oath:

man quietly eracting ‘the hardest! he told Linforth all that he knew, of, . was seized by the faithful. He-came
‘service which it wag in his power to) the history of the. young Prince. -. Amongst the hills, at all events, back: when ‘Delhi was recaptured by |
“exact; claiming it as a right,.and yet] “There can be no doubt,” he said, : ‘there are men today. ‘There is no the infidels. And there he sat with

q vround
Deva

ae making, it, clear by some subtle ‘sym-| “of his.disloyalty,”’ and he recounted: sacred ground for them iu Chiltis-| an: “English: ‘officer, Vat -his’ window,
i : ‘pathy. , that he undérstood very “welll the story of:the’ ‘melons and ‘the bags; ato _ : “ : every morning ‘from’ eight to. n.ne.
all that the service would cost to the;of grain. “Since then he has been} “Not even the Road?” asked ‘Ah-!|-And’ every morning from eight to
man: who served. A eo . ‘intriguing ° ‘in Caleutta. 8 imed Ismail;.and Shere: Ali: stopped nine. .every native who passed his. average Peddler in the.Cairo Bazaars photographed on Canadian Pacific oa
neq ‘am -to hinder the. ‘making. of “Is: he in” “Caleutta now? hak Lintorth | dead, und siared at his’ companion door | was. stopped and hanged: ‘upon |" Bs $.8. Empress-of France during her world tour -which concludes May 2
ee eran asked. ooo. sus }Whil startled cyes: » He walked away | that. tr ee, while: he looked on. * Hus]. and then gocs on the “Round America’ trip via San Francisco, Bal 20s
‘that Road? “cried Linforth. me li © tha . Colon, “Havana “to New. Yorke which is reached May’ 23." “A numbe: Of:
igo oni R ; 7 yin silence aiter that; and ior the rest | zoor,. there was no inquiry. It might Canadians will fate § ; aan :
9, ‘sai a ston. f He lett. Cal-: or that. day he said: little. ‘to. “Ahmed be some: L pqzeeful ” anerchant, me |i Ob a
cutta just. about the” time ‘when . you | ‘Ismail, Wi } im’. : E
landed | in“Bowibay: And’ th m ; “froth. the “countryside. :
na” -there HS At night, ho What did it ina titer? “There Wiis ‘al!
| something” rather - strange ——some-". fie

u Jesson'to “be ‘taught*to. this city . And
thing, q think, very. disquieting in -his 80 whoever walked down the Chand-

" Beverage Peddler int Cairo

You are to. do» more. You are to

aver,” Ahined' ‘was justi-|-y
“For: Shere Alt ADs

have livea s ied t should: be
: BP . of” his. ® policy.

will thave® your desire; but yo
have talled Mee

and ee ihe English race

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in his hand. ; e Hardly: ‘a man,' be: he
rever so: ewitt, cowld cross that little
lane from one quarter of the. Real: |
dency to-canother,.so Jong as daylight |.
jlanted and so long-as Nébo the Nailer)"
stood hehind ‘the shutters of Jo-|.

ambitions | “and desires “poneath - his}:
feet : ‘in service to. the Government,
and asked no more now from Lin-
ped. forth than he himself” ‘bad: ‘ine his
turn “performed. .

iter ance of: the word. af

“Reasonable!” he cried: “You are i:

| in. Indin. Do - ever, white men act.
{reasonably } in India?” ‘and he turned’
with a smile. “There was: a Brent. !
“I too have ved in Aready,” ho uncle of yours in the days of tho

Bald. . debn Company, wosw't theres = Your | hannes' house, Shere Ali was fired
It was this’ last intinvatton whieh father told ma about him’ here en

wep Mane . by the story of that steve. By so
sabdued the protests in Linforth's|this tower. When’ his time was Up, | {little was the gurrison saved, Ahmed

mind. He, looked at the worn face of | he sent his money home :and took: Ismail led him down to a corner ‘of
the Commissioner, then he Hited hia his passage, and then came nek ~-
eye and awept the horizon with higs/came back. to the mountains and d.s-
“gaze, Tho violet Nght upon ‘the hills; appeared. © Very Wikely he may he
‘Yad lost its “brightnoss and itgisitting somawhere “beyond that. hur,
, our Tn) the: fare dlatance: the4 riar.of, hilis.bya Jittle shrine to,.Uhiy 7 .
fin nih balves wore withdrawn) hone un old,;old man, raverenendsas 4 AD, lopped hig with 7 WOK von
“in’ nilat; Somowhore ‘in that: grant Pa RNt, with. a strip. of cloth» calout:. ‘Nis Teo whieh Ahined. Tamuil did: not
barrier to the cast waa tho ‘Rap atk a Joing, and forgettuleoft (ho days; understand, “ : :
» the Malakand Pass, whore, the Roat when he ruled a dtvtrict Me the! “Huzoort” he nas ‘auistounly, and ¥
* now , began. Linforth tirned away! Plains. Y should: not wonder, oles Shere, Alicturnead upon hin’ with, an -
a from, Ane aia: towers Poshawur, [ret a rongsommbla: country 6 9 Mnperlous word, .
vom Tunlston.. Andeed, was not far out ie oS “sHEned, dog! |
Ahingd: Jamal had tparte-1 wish Lo: be alone! :
wip ated Peainh Bhare AWS Off from Caleutt te: oy arocon. the, Witte ehuren'|
“out Aha, Te Nad jak frat” of all od Qus dnd the walk gird ing.
eae i) ore a nad ae ap to thee ‘green inchdow: whi:
‘af the anélosura wherein, ATG Uo “aes look of a playinits |:
he In) Tiblgurh, where, the, women. and, VOU “hg. play at ground of, some
hat ‘children: wore mausacred,. jand © (ho, nvoat public-achoal Mn’ Rngland.. Shere
- Road: ‘throumh. “Ohilietan snoatie Wane well Into whieh thoir -bodlos -werg : al s eyes took in tha-whole, plature,
It’ would ba. the eauso of wir if wo flung. An Mngilsl soldier turned and then saw it but dimly through a
{nalsted upon it now, Just. us I WAS] then bank from: that enclosure, rae mist, “Wor the ttle church, though
a “the cause of war whon. your fathor, Maing thon’ admittares,’ Ahmed We hid’ never seen it before, woe
jo went up from Peahawnr 20 Yours) Lamadl,. knowing well that i would familar and moat moylig, Te waa
5 7 ago, Or It might ho the conkeqnoses) ny yo, amited quietly under hit. jodal ot the Royal Chapel at Eton,
i war, Uf tha Chiltls rose In aris) moustache; but Shere All canerlly and, In pla of Minjvelf, as he paged
undoubtedly wo should carry ft On LO) Hointud to nome Rnglgh tourists WhO | (ie Coars Mod Nia heurl, We yourned
aeours dantrol “of tho eOuUrY, in| wore within the Gnelosure: da he baal: aneo more Mn. the shadow
a future, | Welh it i the ite "Why abonld we remain owe side?!" of Unagl chapel, wh ads comrades and
he ankedd, i hia friends, Not yot ad ha wholly

Now,” ep Ay are Tatty! ante ned cfarcottens he. waa softened out of lls
ino Chitty, MiKHE rhe Fee een tts the barton ot hia fealouny.| geese Neer Crete aul YEU negate outa We prenent, Yala to Panta npuctyeuar-aconery
Anforth, ; lieoved aways They are foreigners, Und WEE angie fel for a while from |" the river's unmapped nource In Ware netany RUE Tera TReneS in to world,”
Sphere la’ that poseibilitwe Rakes pha yr REO ee HAW WA B eo dey Mita’ GWeutdora > Wire he® rafotnied | Mfield VWasing and. hadedanded: onthe, nt Una funetion het: the: bronze pla | ‘Stanbarehip: a ne Bedag COE AND!
ton roturned.: oS We. don't mean On Ee py Tndtan seal? Wit tie Indian mniny | Alined Tndall: hochadd him fallow ee eae aa eye (ade: otLom, Wilson one, OF he 0uls,
“ont: wh agcount., Ao gnyrye cane oth 1 WOLSWwHHK on Hy Noe not Thayeh: Wee! hand: apenk no word, Ho: drove Woks |. wan thare and then: docldud. to: orn | Gtanding: old-time quldew of the Cane

zi ‘ cllod

“Roady jut the Chilis MABE. vac, ; ob wore born next-door; rt ) ta-1o: only. hess oko to}. the Order.and Dultona wore awarded Wlan Tloakles, wad Uy

. sagan i] hon Ain Ue 4 OVEN, ‘ bet - 4 " 4 m nm oe i why. al wid i AwTTTiT® ; " vs ta orn whachad (revediod diatnnocs " he next Pow-Wow Wilk dt.44 iladod Wow. there Sahouls

, 8 DOW. AUR I ns eek VaR i. Vs OE ROTA PUT, 2 oY th IPG CA RR on'the trait from:2,600 milea down to. inka phieocearly dn AUREL cot. Unis Uaurdd tat tis
Mor alrt won othatr teat “a8 “Tow: aS tiny “ante A "Among thot year. ‘beside: Wapta, Bane Cump | pants fo (hoe function his,

Leek Biuuls Ve, end ube in re AR ‘y,
barred’ the way, .

“This Is’ the graveyard,’ " sald Ah-
med Ismail, and Shere AU, looking!”

TJooks funny and It sounds event:

funnier, but aftar. all why not? Talat:
bad enough to ‘curry 140° pounds ‘on
two. foot! ins deep: anow.s igure for |
yourself. what It would “he fs
£ quintuple: the poundage cyen thous
> {teeds. Aeatrihuted.:ovar ales lia, thie
human, allowane ‘ofsfootuge

: Thin gonial: {don wns put: into prac-
“tee: ‘by: Walter. Nixon, meiniber, of
“the Council of the rail Riders of tho
Canadian Rockies snd. Iwas found to]. |,
work ont quite-well. In the! partion. ||
“Jar Instance shown In ihe ents, tie
_tagk: was to, break ithe “tnd through
, eon ‘anows tothe Phoenbe nitne ty
“Kyeitlah Columbia and this: ondrota
“Atagle® would: bave™ boon tmpoasible

abe: he mati Sud RMONte |

alin hiewiy oad i) Phone: ‘Aine. fats Thorac on unawares ieigie Toy uve
he Teal Riders Travernos © : a sc

“foi inflo- “patton “holders 1 Mr. jurter ne three “Way (CG: miley ron}

Nixon | ‘J country rida from: ‘Marble Ciiyoron
without some fuch device as the one)” ' tnt Paw.WVor the Bantt-Windermere ttoad. Pha:
depicted, Phe rat Pow-Wow of tha Order! i ie pe -unod-calld-al, the Vermilion
The jden of the, Trail Riders, Ordor Wao dcwithethe en Oat sane ee Paint Votn, “olhinbe wp anblings:
¥ D- : Talvar i)

ume SE "ot wwinita we die the Canddian Teifie Railway: decom: inion ‘fo itl an SH cae tratl
Wades ntent in the Canadian Rockies modation ah the Bungalow Catnp, at} Wo mn Tigh Alpi oan, of elmit ind
I 7.000 fest. above sea level, Takakkaw Palla won aipplomentad over the High pi one nun t
2 Ther ee t noarby: about With Awenty, Indian tepees and, ft Goodsiy, and after droppiur down th

hore, wore present OF NEAT: HOU a etrenlar (unt decorated att Goodalr” Crock rises oxsin lonpalde: «

28 saddle or pack horaya and 14 Tone SON Dance Lodge, YL war each Dos to. Tarke CP Ufiara. dart

ma rl ui

Trail Tudars. of ue Camara
nnn inerannod preatly fa ne eet:
of its formation. ;: Peete ANE
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