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"Nay, by your head and eye., he is moment, and; rising, saluted him rev -
pure, lyra. ily own dear friend," he erently,
exclaimed, "1 would antver for hint "Be seated, my children," he said;
with my life. _1s for the rest, as hot
cuspid m as yet, Whatever the matter
.1 knots of may lad to, 1 am resolved
to see the last of i., Listen.
"loge evening 1 `vas coming iron
- tae fern:a, end, It .u:ss ag the men
who were with me, 1 rode t' s..me
cs! un i
to exercise my horse. It
u, : r- ,m. the Kine palace. at
Too—e_ .a d 1„ get t'her'e 1 proceed -
(d `ill a_b :be ,ti eutskirte of the city
aide::end t' the quarter of the lower
..vier, of :he pep. I had it.?t ridden
far .v;i t 1 :nee the pa:,,ekeen of the
secretary, attended by .cmc
h.or,e•,e '.. i, e ued etea: e to meet
lin: mere bec:ut,e twit 1 left the and-
1,nee ]tall. he seemed immersed in bin
s'eee . S.; 1. rode up towsrae it with
the intention of saluting .him ag io,
::ten he shut the door as it were
carele s:y, but, as I thought, with an
evident desire not t, be seen: this sti-
nutlated any cariosity. 3 had no pret-
t. ue for following hien, only there
happened t., he an acquaintance who
,rae in c, ntntand of his escort and
who c rata mc. I joined him, unob-
served by the Meerza, and accomp-
anied hint under pretence of a friendly
chat. By-and-hy, ne the better part of
the tont grew more distant, I asked
him banteringly what had brought so
great a person as the (king's Meerze
into so mean a quarter, and, looking
fru ,r bane- t„ be sure the rest c.1 the
ess•,rt were rout htarin ',e cold
user ::lar, after leaving the canrt, the
\leerza had first ,gene to a respectable
Hindu house in another quarter aid
remained there for same time; and
o'ien he cline oat be was attended
•to the door by a Hindu soldier, who
• bade trap ;mart and told him not •to
inr.;et the <'.,;•p of Rasta of .\shtree,
in the 'Rudlat'=' quarter. and Tanna-
j:e i1 ay. '1'L•ence .. man was
, _ guile to a t. titer- hnu-e, and
tie-it.,ee .l. him t pie then running
,tit,t :he hearers bcfere the palankeen.
can only 'suppose it ie sothe
work of the kings,' a<1ik:1 my friend.
'witit achich we cavaliers have nothing
to do.' I thought otherwise, for Tan-
najee's name ie famous, and we rode
on.
"After some time tite • guide 'stop-
ped at the door of a decent house;
which I think was a jungum's Mutt,
The Mecrrrt did not get out of his
palankcen, and a man came to the
doorway and began to speak 'in Per-
sian, after having looked round suspi-
ciously at all of tis. I ehall trot forget
:he man, Zyna, for he :had piercing
grey eyes and a hooked nose. I sup-
pose. he. thought no one could under-
stand hint, for he did not speak low.
Still, as his head was partly inside the
nor of the secretary's palattkeen, I
:could not hear all, and could only ap-
proach, indeed, on pretence of my
horse being restless. I heard, however,
the man's direction to the secretary,
a .Hindu temple of Bhowani, in the
plain on the cast of the fort, where
papers were to be showt'at midnight,
and the 'Wuzeer's name was mention-
ed. Thither 'I will go, 'Inshalla I" to-
night. I can disguise myself, and my
speech is M•ahratta or Canarese, as I
please,• and 1Bui-wunt Rao goes with
ate."
Go not, .my precious brother," said
Zyna, interrupting hint; "there must
be d -anger ,among these plotters. Re-
member what thou art to tis all Fazil.
"If my love were not what it is for
Khan \fahomed's son" he replied, "I
would not hazard this matter; but we,
thy father and myself, awe the Wuze
rer many favours, and I should hold
myself false did II hesitate to peril
something in their cause. Even thou,
Zyna, -hast not 'forgotten how Kowas
Khan and our brave 1Budwunt Rao
fought over me when .I 'had been
stricken down in (he Friday's tfight
with the \foghuls, an.d hurt for them I
had perished. Yes, sister, .I must go."
"Go? whither, son ?" said Afzool
Karan, whose entrance had not been
observed by either; 'whit'her wouldst
thou go, and ,for •what ?"'•
•"Father]" uttered both' at' the -same
"1 too will join you, Your another
hath not been here?"
The allusiut made was to their fa-
ther's second tviie, whops he had mar-
ried aster_ the mother of his children
he and who received from them all
the honour and respect, if not the ten -
dee 'e i tt, of their real mother. Her
name was. Lurlee, to which her title
of Nhanunt 'being added, ale was
l.nowe among her friends and depend-
ents as I.urlee Khanum; and she wit:
a, pear presently in her proper person.
"Ne, father," replied Zyna, "she was
,'ns to cook something for you, and
!its 1 ee ethiug to do with her tables:
end said that there was something go -
to happen, for that .ilars and the
raison, or stay—really d don't know,
father, how- 'it was—I forget."
'-_, t," returned her father, smiling,
"hicharee--pour thing l—those stars
are a sad trouble to her. But what art
thou going to do, son?"
"Tell him all yon have told, broth-
er." said Zyna.
Fail recapitulated what' he hacl told
his sister. and finding his father in-
terested, again stated his intention 'of
following rap the secret, whatever it
might be,
"Go, any son," said the old -Khan,
"I cannot gainsay thee in this matter.
If we can protect iKhan Mahomed or
keep evil from Itis house, or if any of
these vile plots can be traced to those
z.vtcernecl in them, a few sharp ex-
, miles may deter others, Out why not
'eke carne of the Paegah? those are
t:,+,gerons quarters by night."
"I tap ssible, father, they are too
nary; and hula -tint Rao says there
will be spies and scouts watching ev-
erywhere,
very:there, So we are better alone, and
with your leave. father, I go to pre-
pare myself,"
:lfzo, I Khan opened the .casement,
!ted l+o ked out, He partly 'leaned out
the window, and appeared to be
razing abstractedly over the city, The
:,stn::; moon was now low in the sky,
and the stars shone out more bril-
liantly than before; but clouds were
.lathering fast in the south-west,
which, from the bright gilded pinnac-
es of domes and minarets, and rest-
hig tenderly upon the white terraces,
aa.i.c, and projecting .oriels of houses
Near him—upon the tapering minarets
of his own private mosque, and the
heavy but graceful foliage that hung
abont them.
"It is a type of what is -coming,"
thought the Khan—,"here the moon-
light only partially dispelling the
=loom, which will increase; there
heavy night -clouds already threaten-
ing.. Even so with our fair kingdom:
the tempest of sorrow may break over
us. We cannot stop it, but we may at
least endure the trial, and be true to
our salt."
;He was tong silent, and the beads
which he had removed from his wrist
were passing rapidly through this fing-
ers, while his lips moved as though
in prayer. Zyna dared not speak, yet
he looked at her lovingly as bis lips
still moved, and passiautg his arm
around iter, drew her to- him. Perhaps
with that embrace more tender
thoughts came into his heart, some
memories that were sad yet grateful.
"There will be no danger, iZyna,"
he said assuringly, as be felt her trem-
bling, and guessed her thoughts: "Fa -
ell and Bulwunt Rao are bdth wary.
The moon, too, is setting, and it will
be dark, perhaps raining. He comes,
laughter," continued the Khan, as
Fazil's foot was heard on the stairs;
"let us look at him"
As he spoke, IFazil entered the room
and made the Hindu salutation of re-
vereuce to his father. "Should II be
known as your son, father " he asked,
"Nentnto Rarrayen Baba," cried Af-
zool Khan, Laughing, and returning
the salutation in the same style, "If
thou knowest thyself, it is more than
I Can nay of thee," ..
The disguise was indeed ,perfect:
Fazil,was naked to the waist, and a
coarse 'clo'th of some •length,. ,which
might serve as a sheet if unwound,
leas crossed upon his,s'ho•ul'ders and
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1934
chest in thiel: folds, A long scarf of
thick soft muslin was tied about his
loins, 'leaving his muscular arms bare
and free. Out his chest and about his
,neck was a necklace, consisting of
several heavy rows of large wooden
beads, which, with the cloth, might
torn a sword -cut, while both served
to protect Grim front tate damp night
wind. About his head 'was a turban
of coarse cloth, and a strip of finer
material, passing under his chin, cov-
ered his mouth and eyes, and was tied
in a knot ;above his turban, leaving
two hood ends hanging clown on each
side. His face was smeared with white
earth, and above his nose the broad
trident of Krishna was painted in
white and red, covering nearly the
whole of his eyebrows and forehead,
'rile loose hteItomedan drawers had
been changed for a Hindu waistcloth,
or ' junja," tied tightly about hint, and
reaching barely to his knee; while
the ends were roiled up, leaving his
legs and most part of his thighs bare,
which, with his arms, were covered
with brown earth to subdue the ftiir-
:secs of the skin, The whole of his
clnthes were of one colour, a deep
reddish brown, which is called "bhug-
wa," and is the sacred and distinctive
colour of all religious devotees. At his
hack ituttg a broad black shield with
steel bosses upon it, and he held in
hand a sabre with a plain .steel hilt
and black scabbard, which his father
recognized as a favourite weapon, No-
thing could have been better suited
for his guise than the whole equip-
ment nor was there anything left to
desirein its perfect adaption to resist-
auce or flight, should either he neces-
yary..
"Bulwunt waits for me in the gar-
den, .and 1 go, Thy blessing, my fath-
er," said Fazil, stooping forward.
"Go, May Alla, and the saints, and
the holy !Eamon Zemin protect thee!"
said the Khats, u'isfng, and placing his
hands tenderly on his son's head. "Go,
and returns victorious!
".\meen! ameenl" (amen!) sighed
Zyna, for her heart was with her bro-
ther, as he turnedto depart upon his
perhaps perilous mission.
CHAPTER XX
"You have not stayed long, /Meth,
after all," cried the cheery :voice of
Bulwunt .Rea, as he saw his young
master approaching the place of meet-
ing, a large peepul tree, which stood
at a back entrance to the garden.
"And you are as good as your word.
I thought there Wright be some lec-
ture froth `the Mastu,' and some re-
monstrances from the Khanutn, and
possibly that the stars were not to be
overcome; but all seems to have gone
well. Did they know you?"
"My sister seethed rather frighten -
eel as she saw• ate, and shrank back,
.tut my father declared pre perfect,
anti bade ane God -speed," replied Faz-
i1; "but look over me once more:
dark as it is, it night be a matter of
rife or death if we were discovered,"
"Discovered, \leahl No. trust me
for that 1" replied Ilulw-uut. "Only
keep that courtly tongue of yours
quiet, or if you speak at all, let it be
in Ctutara. which somehow snits you
better than our soft Mahratta, and let.
it he as broad as you can make it,
Leave the rest to 01e, bhfahrattas
knots \Iahrattas," is one of our com-
mon proverbs, not untrue either. No
salaams, 'Meah! .I'f there be occasion
to salute any one, you know the node.
So—join your hands and thumbs to-
gether, carry the'ih up to your nose.
There, your thumbs along the nose—
good. 'Now a gentle inclination of the
head, very little—ISlia:bashl that was
excellent. Take care that nootBunda-
gee or Salaam Alyek----or other Mos-
lem salutation escape you: if you have
need, a soft 'Numuscar Maharaj,' or
if we meet a ,Gosai, 'Nenuno Norte -
yen Banat' Or, better than all—why
risk anything keep a silent tongue,
and leave me to talk."
"Nay, not so fast, friend," cried the
young Khan, smiling at his follower's
earnestness, "fear not for me; I lerow
enough of the customs orf the dress I
wear to bear pre out: if need be, .and I
would fain have -my tongue as my
hands care—at liberty` No ganja, I
hope, since your brain is clear:"
"By your head and eyes, no, Meah,
I have only drunk water since you
first called me," he replied earnestly;
"look here," and 'he executed one of
the most difficult of the movements
which accompanied his sword exer
cise,—"will that do?"
"Let us.on then, friend, in, the name
of all the saints, for we have enough
to do ere morning-, and it is some dis-
tance to the temple,"
""Nearly a toss, Meah, and we 'have•
to pass some bad places beyond the
deer park. Come, let nothing induce
you to enter into -a 'brawl, or notice
insult, or ave shall fail. If we ate at-
tacked, we can. strike in return.
Come t"
So saying, theymoved on. rapidly
and silently to the .'Hbsdu temple
which IBulwunt Rao knew ,Of. Their
appearance -for both were attired as
nearly as possible alike, except that
Bulvunt had concealed more of ` his
face than his companion - was too
common and unobtrusive to attract
attention, ,and they passed unnoticed
through the respectable portions of
the city; meethtg, however, -few pass-
ers in the now dark and deserted
Streets. •
Passing the wall of the deer park,
and skirting the walls and glasic of
the citadel, patches of open rocky
ground -succeeded, where a flew sleep-
less asses picked up a scanty night.
ureal, and the h+oteseless 'clogs of the
city snarled and fought :over the car-
rion carcases ort cattle, or the offal
rlticlt had been thrown out there, or
disputed their half -picked bones with
troops of jackals, Mow they met then'
at intervals, who, with muffled faces
and scarcely concealed weapons, wat
cued for unwary single passengers,
from whotn by threat an violence, they
might be able to extort the means of
temporary debauchery. 'Some such
looked scowlingly upon the friencls,
and sometimes even-aelvattced upon
them; but seeing at a nearer glance
no hope of anything but hard blows,
passed them by unheeded.
"Many a good fellow had had an
end of hint trade hereabouts," said
Bulwunt in a low voice, as they pass-
ed -a more conspicuous group than
usual, who seemed inclined to dispute
:he way with them. "I -low Bruch
would there be found of a man by
morning, to ascertain what he had
been in life, if his body were thrown
upon one of those heaps of carrion,
which the hyena's, dogs, and 'jackals
are lighting over? Do you not hear
them yelling? --=Bah) that w'o'uld be an
ugly fate, and that is why I seldom
venture into this quarter by night,"
"Theft you come sometimes?"
"Why not, Meali ? Are there' - not
adventures enough for those who seek
them? 1 tell thee, many a young
noble, ay, and old one too, that I
could name, come here after dark and
-muse themselves gaily for an hour or
`•,•o; hit thou art not of that sort,
Mesh; else I had brought thee long
:Igo,'
".tut that is the quarter yonder, 1
suppose," said the young ratan, "above
which the light gleams 'brightly."
"You are right, Meah; a few min-
utes more and we enter it."
A scene it was of coarse profligacy.
Shops of a low character for the sale
of spirits were everywhere open, fill-
ed with flaming lamps, or before
which stood large iron cressets filled
with cotton seed soaked in oil, that
burned brightly, sending forth a thick
r.>py smoke, and showing' groups of
Wren, women. and children, too, sitting
on the ground, drinking the hot new
liquor, or the more rapicily intoxicat-
ing juice of the elate palm -tree; which,
contained 'in large earthen jars, was
being dispensed by badlesfnl to people
clustered around them. AU this part
resounded with obscene abuse, and
songs, and violent wrangling. In atm
group two men had drawn their riag-
gers, and were with difficulty held
hack by women hanging about. them.
In another place, two women had
hold of each other's hair, and were
beating and scratching each other
with their' disengaged hands.
They passed through all; many a
gibe and coarse invitation familiar to
Buiwuht Rao, who, had he been
alone, could not have resisted them,
followed 'them from men and women.
But he was for the time steady, check-
ed by the presence of his young chief,
and with the fierce desire of meeting
Itis hereditary enemy burning at his
heart. They were now near the place
in regard to which IBul Bunt thought
he could not be mistaken. A little 'fur-
ther there was a Hindu temple gailly
decked out with white and orange -col-
oured 'banners; people were singing
evening hymns within it, and their
voices rose even above the hoarse
murmur of the crowd, and there was a
clash of cyitbals accompanying them,
Bultvttnt stopped, and laid his hand on
Itis companion's arm.
"That is the temple," he said, "by
which I know the teullal's, anis that is
where we shall meet Tans -Wee, if at
all That is Rama of Ash -tee's shop
across the street,"
"And is the other temple far off?"
asked Fazil.
'Not now; a few more turns down
the back lades yonder and we shall
find it among the tamarind trees in
the plain. We will go there at once;''
IBu4'wunt :knew the place perfectly.
A quiet secluded spot where often
stupid from the effects of ganja or
drink he had gone to sleep off' the ef-
fects before he went home. A place
where one .or two Jogis or Gosais or.
Sunniasis ,usually put up, .or travellers.
sometimes going eastwards who had
to he clear of th'e city before dawn.
The grove, too, was a favorite place
for encampment and droves of ,Brin-
jarries or other public carriers halted
there in fair weather. N'ow,<'ltowever•,
it was quite vacant and the natural
gloom of the place was deepened by
the darkness Of the night while the
glare to which their eyes had been ex-
posed caused it to, seem more gloomy
still.
"An evil -looking place, friend, at
this !tour," said, F'azil.
"Ay, Meah, dark enough; yet bet-
ter titan" the light we have left yonder,'
he replied,. pausing and looking back
to where the glare of the Kullal's
quarter ro's'e into bbs dark night ain
above the houses:—"better than that,
Yet it is a strange place to come to 'at
rn;xr.-rxr,;
night unless there be any one here,
Be cautious ,Meah T will look in."
The temple was a .san'all one upon
a lots basement; the (sigh conical
roof or steeple could hardly be traced
atuo•ug the heavy foliage that envel-
oped it. There was a court around it
the wall of 'whic'h was not so high on
one 'sid'e but that a main standing on
tip't^ore might look in over it; and as
Fazil was about to do so, Bubb uu•t'
pulled (him back,
"For your bile, no," he w'his'pered
"some one is there. I saw .the fl'i'cker
of a fire yodeler; come round to the
back of the verandah. II know of a
hole in the wall which is not filled
up,"
IFazil followed, !His companion 'was
right. A hole had been left in the wall
for light or air, and conte loose stones
and bricks sniffed into it. just enough
aperture remained for +both to see
plainly what was therein. On two
sides of the small court, -opposite to
the temple was a terraced building
roughly built, the pillars supporting
the clay roof being of rudely hewn
thither. The basement was 'level with
that of the temple :and ascen'd'ed by
three lots steps ID the centre, Three
persons were sitting on the floor near
the embers of a fire; two enveloped in
white sheets, ,which were drawn over
their heads and partly over their faces;
they night be Brainmuns, who had
been worshipping at the temple. The
other• was a "jogi," or ascetic, who
in all his majesty of dirt and ashes--
his
shes—his hair matted and twisted about his
head like a turban, the ends of a long
grizzly beard tucked over his ' eats,
and naked to tite waist—sat cross-
legged upon a deer skin before the
embers, which cast a dull and flicker-
ing light upon his naked body.
(Occasionally, with his right hand,
Ile took the ashes front tate fire end
rubbed then over his broad hairy
chest and sinewy arms and occasion-
ally over his face, telling Itis beads th'e
while with his left. Notre of the men
spoke. Could they be the persons of
whom they were in search?
"I fear w'e are - wrong, Bulwunt,"
whispered ,Fazil, "these must be
Bralimuils with that !jogi,"
"I know of no other temple, YIeah,"
returned Bolo -tint; but ,wait here, I
will go round to the door and ques-
tion them."
"Be careful, friend; I like not the
look of the old jogi; be -careful," in-
terrupted IFazil,
"Nay, I am not going to quarrel
with him," continued. Bttdwunt Rao;
"but watch what they oto. You will
see all their faces if they turn to tae."
And with cautious steps he proved in.
The door of the temple was in
front. ,Bulwunt had seen it was part
ially opened when they +arrived. ,Feel)
heard it creak on its 'hinges as Bul-
tvont opened it, and saw him emerge
from behind the -basement of th'e
temple; and amidst a rough cry of
"who comes?" "who art thou?" from
the three persons, walk slowly and
firmly up to the basement of the ver-
atudah and make the customary rever-
ential salutation.
"Thou art a bold fellow," exclaimed
one of the mencovered with a sheet,
who stood up, looking at Bulavtint
from head to feet, "to intrude upon
respectable people unbidden, A Gosat,
too, whence art thou?" ,
"I ant a poor disciple of Amrut
Geer of Kttlliauce, if ye know tate
town," answered Bulwunt, deferential
ly; "and they call me Poorungeer. •I"
haye come to the city on business and
have, travelled far today. I- often put
up here, and, as I sat' lights, I 'enter
ed in the Hope of shelter for the
night. I will rain presently, and, with
your ,permission, I will take a drink
of water and rest here."
"There is plenty of water in the
well without," returned tate matt sulk-
ily; "and there are the iron bucket
and cord—take theist and begone.
There ars a thousand Gosain's Butts
in Beejapoor, why shouldst thou stay
here?begonet"
Continued Next Week
Japanese folk do ntauy things in
"contrary" ways. 'For instance. during
the dray .the +Japanese 'housewife opens
wide the sliding+walls of 'wo'od and
paper which form her J louse, but at
night they are en'tclosed by solid
board shutters, and people sleep vir-
tually without ventilation.
At 'the door ,of a t'healtre or a res-
taurant the Japanese -hand the ,attend-
ant their Shoes 'instead of their hats,
At a d+inner the sweets, if they comae
at all, are served -early in the meal in-
stead of toward the encl. Acting in
the theatre is unodelled not on life,
but on the movensents of dolls in nna-
rionetlte ,Shows, and, in tthe classic,
'No" ,drama the possibility of ,show -
beg emotion ,by facial expression' is
elinnin'ated by the use ,of carved wood
en masks.
Ariwhere e-hwnot been
"civilid,zed" ou•tthof ithe!rpeope)naatsural 'coaar-
tesy, ,a chauffeur +will refuse ao pass
another ,on 'tate' road — .from na)oMves
of .politeness. To us the Japanese me-
thod of ;beckoning would signify Ito
go away. ,Bo'ats are ,beached stern
foremost; 'horses are 'backed into their
stalls, -sawing and planing are done
With a pu,lbing motion; keys are ,turn-
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office 185W, residence 185J.
Auctioneer.
GEORGE ELLIOTT, Licensed
Auctioneer for the County of Huron.
'Arra'ngements can be ndade for Sale
Date at The Seaforth News. Charges
:moderate and satisfaction gurantecd
WATSON AND REID
REAL ESTATE
AND INSURANCE AGENCY
(Succssors to James 'Watson)
M.AI'N ST., S'EAFORTH, ONT.
All kinds df Insurance risks effect-
ed at lowest rates in First -Class
Companies.
THE NMcKILLOP
Mutual Fire Insurance Co,
HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH; One
OFIFICE'RS
Geo. R. McCartney, Seaforth - Pres,
James Connolly, Goderich - Vice -Pres -
Merton A. Reid, Seaforth-Sec.- Treas.
AGENTS:
W. E. Hinchley, Seaforth; John
Murray, R. R. 3, ,Seaforth; E. R. G.
Jarmuejsth, B'rod'hagen; James Watt,
Blyth; C. F. 'Hewitt, Kincardine;
Wm, Yeo,Holmesrvihe.
DIRECTORS:
William Knott, Londeslboro;: George
Leonhard t, Brodhagen; James Con-
nolly, Goderich; Alex. Broad'foot, No.
3, Seaforth; Robert Ferris, Blyth;
George ivfeCartney, No. 3, Seaforth;
John Pepper, Bru:cafield; James Shoi-
dice, Walton.; Thomas 'Moylan, No, 5,
Seaforth.
Parties desirous to effect i'nsuranet.
or transact other business, 'will be
promptly attended to by applications
to ,any of the above named officers ad-
dressed to their respective post
ofifices.
ed its their looks in :a reverse direction
from 'that 'wh!ich is +custotnery with.
us.
The list of things )than the ijaapa•nese
do "'backward's" might be continued
in'delfin'itely, brut is 'conveniently
ended with the singular way in which
they reckon IGte ages, 'elf 't'heir Ich!l-
dren, 'In Canada a ,child (born on ,the
131st of (December is one day old the
next aMorning. In ;Japan the would be
two years old! For Whey reckon :that
et 'c'hild is ,one year old on, :the bay he
s (born, and two years• 'old on the fol.
owing INew 'Ye'ar's /Day.
'Want and For Sale Ads, 1 week, 25c