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"What abort Pahar Singh?" echo-
ed the Laha, \vho had observed the
confused expression of Jehandar
113eg's countenance, and seen also
what he was quite familiar with, the
rebel .Rajah's seal, "My lord, your
servant heard a great deal of him, as
he eame here through the country.
Everybody, from Ahmednigger to
ISholapoor, spoke of iP-'ahar Singh,
and warned trite ofl'ahar Singh, but
the-Gosais did not appear to fear
him, and eh never touched companies
of 'travelling beggars. I remember
naw," continued the 1Lalia dreamily,
•'I think some one asked enc whe-
ther Palter Singh had robbed me.
I'1,•rhaps l sail ye.. I don't know; 1
might have .aid aly:hinge good sirs.
;.rr 1 ata. like one in a hideous dreams
m1 this ro)her everybody appeared
coma -:—in the bazars, in temples.
means, . c a•s-..•Pahar Singh, Palter
Sie h—n ,thing but Pahar Singh all
,':e .lay. I heard enough of him."
• Thou Best, Labia. 1 have warned
thee Duce, and again warn thee—bc-
tare of the ...Tearer cried Jehandar
flee savagely, and from between his
el erl teeth; "a word and---"
•'lc'1:c lar
Pace" said Atari Khan,
te'•ru''t e.. ' e en and I are old
an.1 Ian: your guest, so also
this 111:,n, Gnrt1 or evil of hint I
ice:, ^er do 1 care: but tor-
tnrc •:ta1 0,e, be used; and so far as
1 k'-, ,w ,.•r have .eta. he cave nothing
lee ;he CnrtL. \Cc are helpless enough
ore, my -, r, and I, but we will not
.<.,...a ...'u to be toucheti with any of
-.tour 0ile i itrument-. Unesti„n hint
.:er'wise a, you ,llease, it le your'.
ity."
The t ice t:ii 'ail has rs v' rte.
seemed itt.ue ,d:alt
• 1, b.. ,r Sitnul1 he
re•eut O1 it .,. 'n,ai It uts
n. want lie .. dt:.
t :,at he ,t1,e.y the
N ,.. C'.: -•r' -.l --•; .i.t..t • he, at
111.1 devetien ,o :be
i 1 fur ;,e
r Gyna,
��,.•tS ret',
Dec, -.t ,,.!'l-.
Ile „ ., .. t .. _ -tu :.:ce
•
Wuzeer's son haci been sent for, and
stood aside to let hint pass: and as
the young men embraced in the
doorway, Fazil wihfspered to his
friend to disarm .then, and hold the
door.:\ pressure of the 'hand was the
sure reply.
"1 will return with my shawl," said
Kowas Khan aloud, going back to-
wards his seat, "and S will ,follow
you directly."
:\ moment afterwards Fazil and
the Khan heard a few low cries, a
struggle, and a slight clash 'of arms.
The surprise 'had been complete. The
slaves were disarmed, thrust into the
V'v ueeer's private room, and the
doors closed.
"Fear not, noble friends," cried the
cheery voice of the Wuzeer's son, as
he stood in the doorway-, "ye are safe,
and no one ie hunt, 1 have five hun-
dred men 01 my own body-geard in
;he courts, on foot and horseback;
and, Inshslla! We- can hold the Kot-
wallee against tut army, May I
c, nneF
••1'1-hlund-Ill-ilia!" -cried the Khan
end his son together, "bazar shookr,
hazer hookr!—(A thousand thanks!)
U h,dy ' ;mem, .Duraz1' I vow to thee
a elemeand lights, and a chain of gold
for the carpe of thy blessed sepal-
chre," continued the Khan. rlevoutly.
"Come, friend and brother," said
Paxil; "rr,me here and see what
treachery doth -in the most trusted
;•laces ray, fear us uc't, Jehandav
Leg," he continued; "we are not ar-
hitere in your destiny -it rests in
.roped• hands than ours. Father, take
away ;Ile knife front Inc heart."
"i 1'an't len,,,; that I ought," _said
Lc ell Khan grimly. "I shall keep it
reedy, and ±tear Cite, Jehandar Beg.
1 true: thee not, my friend."
"Von are more incky than I ant,"
e:•trred the Kotwal, sadly. "\S'he'1
deserts him he need not
eeeel 1s helpless" -and he
ele ., verse from the Gnlisten
effect, - •
-
v :b.,1111 - h„la'''y question,”
1 a.cly. ":and 'now,
eeet,eeeee. if eeri:'. :rest a poor
u. h'' 1,a- -',:tar- experie .
, .. :nr•:. ni ',v rtity gentle-
• a-, 1 'has any pri-
,es.
•:c,"-t!tiag might
eeeeee thee net. i>ut
re wer tled.1"
l .. :11, ., :'i y f
ice .__d
.v:tit the
'111 '.
It MI6 a ?,
emergencies d, ....
generally the mo-,
. .
took the Kotwal Signe
:vent to the door. The slave~ Ja1r.
eked at it for all instant bowed ,
1.earl, and crossed his arms; tvhile
1Fazil, looking round ,the hall, heck-
encd to his friend, who, attended by
seine twenty of his followers, sat
-upon the dais.
Kowas 'Khan arose instantly, and
with him the men, who made their
alt' atians, and advanced towards the
door. 'rhe slaves believed 'that the
1•
-.LI1,
A broad road frain the s'e'cond gate;
way led nearly th'rough,'the centre of
the Citadel as you entered, to.the
Maiden, or plain of exercise- The
,palace of the $even !Stories, and the
buildings 'connected with it, lay on
the left hand, an'd The "Planet ifa- ,
hal," or ;Palace of Assembly, to the
right, with otiher heavy .blocks Of
building, public and private, All 'these
palaces, et the time of which we write
were interspersed with courts end
gardens; but the space before the
great Hall, called ,the Maidenor
'Plain, was kept exclusively for the
aeseni'bly, inspection or exercise of
royal troops 00 particular o'ecasionis,
and also as the waiting -place of the
"s'ow•arees," or retinues, 'which attend-
ed those wlho visited the palace on or-
dinary business.
The hall its'el'f was a very noble
building. !Iit stood upon a low hese
ntent, beneath which were crypts,
probably used for archives, or as ma-
gazines; and was entered by flights
of steps, which led into corridors 1t
each side, The front was entirely op-
en, consisting- of one immense Gothic
arch, ninety-two ,feet in span, and of
proportionate height, andof two nar-
row lancet -shaped arches of comes-
ponding height, one on each side,
which opened into the side corridors.
The interior consisted of one immense
•rcmtiy unbroken to the roof; but up-
on its south side, and partially also
e'as't andwest, there were projections
built upon 'cloisters, which contained
roams an'd galleries; especially 'to the
south, where there was a closed :lat-
ticed balcony, wihere the 'ladies of the
court might sit and look on at cern-
monies of reception or rejoicing, and
where the King might receive the pet-
itions or salutations of the people
without inconvenience. Above these
galleries and balconies was another
story, with open turrets at the corn-
ers, and suites of apartments above.
A bury and interesting scene it was
even to those concerned. As each "so-
wares" arrived at .the entrance steps.
it was met by g number of "chob-
dare," and mirdhas, or attendants,
bearing massive gold and silver sticks
or clubs covered with chased silver or
gold; dressed exclusively .In white
muslin, wearine small circular tur
bans, flattened out at the side:, mus-
lin tunics, tight to the waist, and de-
scending thence 111 thickly -gathered
robes to the feet, which gave them
the appearance of pettieoats. 'Phese
men attended officers of higher rank
who were in fact chamberlains, and
whose duty it was to conduct the var-
ious Visitors t,, the presence of the
King, to proclaim 'aloud their titles,
end to mareh all than to their seats.
Withsit, the royal-\byssinian and
Dekllaud guards prevented. violence
among their retainers.
On re the broad corridor at either
.ode was reached by the visitors there
was 11e further interruption; and
t1i.,ua'.t the war of struggle. gibe and
quarrel, peculiar to such an assembly,
came hoarsely and with a stilled
.ounrl through the arches into the
led!..—within there was a decorous, if
indeed. it solemn anti ititpressive
'leeee ll i1 sln.rke to each outer
'i trdlo above their breath; and the
ft
mermer fran thousmels
neh !t:c1f whispers ascended and
-:erred 1C, 1.,01 trent', in y all Ong
the hel. mit., and up 1,, the lofty
er the huihling.
• The king :tri early tarsen his seat.
I",c n u auk, or royal throne, was nn-
elee :he centre of the balcony before
r,on.:a dais. rained .a step
, .; e ;he gc ur ' floor of the hail.
THURSDAY, MAY
31, 1934..
Colours which could be :detsised. IIere
were tunics of satin, and cloth -of-
gold, brocaded tturbans and scarfs of
the riches materials, mingled together
in the greatest profusion; and this
brilliant array, in which all hues
seemed: to blend with a 'strangely
gorgeous iharnrony, 'formed a power-
ful 'background in relief of the white
dresses and white coverings of the
dolor.
Then beyond, the eye followed hlie
,graceful o'u'tline of the vast a'rc'h ag-
ainst a deep blue sky, flecked with
bight clonds, Below, it rested 0100'n
the ,lain where in the .quivering
p ,q s
heat, thick gave a tremulous move-
ineut bo the atmosphere, stood the
serried masses of royal troops and
•sownarees, compa'risoled etephanta
and led horses, litters and their bear-
ers—air in tihe gldwing colours which
we have already seen from the
Queen's balcony; .and with bright
arrays and armor, which Bashed and
glinted in' a th'o'usand spairieles as the
wearers moved. '
The Secretary and the 'Peer had
noted, carefully and . jealously, the
names of the several nobles and sir
diars as they were announced by the
mirdhas in attendance—presented the
customary nuzzurs or offerings, ac-
cording to their rank, and ware con-
ducted to their places; and every now
and then one or 'other whispered to
the !King, as neutral or su'spec'ted per-
sons passed or when the ,appearance
of a well-known loyal friends gave as-
surance of support. 'S'till Afzool
!Khan's place was vacant and that of
the Wuzeer. bit 'wens true tire: latter
could not yet be expected, but his
son, at least mig'h't be preseett; and
the double absence cast a gloom ovef
the'Kitg's face, which he could bare-
ly conceal.
"I .had counted upon A'fzool Khan
and his son Fazil," said Ile (King,
mournfully, to the 'Peer, "'but you see
'they have not come. We might not
expect Kowas Rhan without his fa-
ther; but 1 had thought L\fzool' Khan
amara„ the truest of my people—what
itltin'k ye "
The Peer could give but little con-
solation. He, too had expected the
'Khan, and had had no doubts of his
'fidelity; so also the 'Secretary; but his
unacceuntable absence disturbed
Ilieui both.
Just then the lady Lurlee's escort,
entering the open space, wheeled up
among other troops, and the leader,
Raheem Khan, slashed at speed to the
foot of the basement, made his rever-
ence to the King, and followed his
men to the position they :had taken
ore
"Ale" cried the Peer, joyfully," to
the 'King, "those are ,Afzool Khan's
'sow-aree'; the Oid +K+han and his son
are net far off' now, 'Showier-Oolla:"
and he looked anxiously to the :tide
entrance, in the hope of sceing him
advance with his son from the arch-
way in the corridor. Others came in,
but neither appeared.
"Whet hinders ,\'fzonl Khan?" said
the Secretary to the Peer, after a
while; "who is detaining flim "
"Send and inquire," said the King,
"Go." said •the Peer to a nlirdha in
attendance, "and .sec if Afzool Khan
be in the corridor; if not, go to his
officer and inquire where he ie,—not
ns if our Prince had asked, but front
tae." The Ring, to whom t•he Haar
looked for orders, nod•;led assent, and
Ile departed and returned speedily.
"I examined both corridors, and he
was not in either, Huzrut," he said to
the hely loan. "00 I went to Raheem
'Kim, who tells ane he has come with
the K;hanuut;" and here his voice
dropped almost to a whisper, "that
Afzool Khan hath been at' the Kot-
wal's, at jellanrlar 1^. e ' , .ince morn-
ing. awl it is particular business, as
both be rind his son have been fn prl-
date consnitation with stint .si: Cc sun-
rise,"
The King had leaned over the rail
to hear the detail, but he had not not-
iced the first part of the message; and
as the man receded among the at-
tendants behind, ;looked from one to
the other of his friends, but could ga-
ther no consolation from their faces.
"It is but too true, my lord;" said
the Secretary sadly; "we need not
expect them; for the Wttzeer's.. son,
with a heavy body of horse and foot,
just gone to the Kotwallee—he
wan ,ren with them not long ago
passing, the fort gate. Jeleandar Beg
is not come, anti it is clear to ,tae that
they have garrisoned the 'Kotwallee,
and will defend it till the Wuzeer ar-
rives, when they will declare revolt,
Sending a party here is but a Wind."
".\ed 'who are here to check it?"
asked the ling apprehensively.
"Many, my lord," replied the Peer
:sr•nestly; "all the iDekhanies are my
disciples, and I will answer for them
tai, a man. .\ll the artillery are With
then. Filar not,"
The :King looked inquiringly ,to his
i.Secretary.
"Yes, my Prince," he said, "fear
not: we cannot. wait for: them; noth-
ing good ever - came of vacillation ar
expediency. 14'ismil.lal Shall I - order
silence?"
`Bisnilla-ir-rebate»-ir-raheem 1"
exclaimed the Ring devoutly, looking
up, "I ant ready. Order silence," he
said to one of the-tnirdh'as.
%a d
...,
. r: , ..
'fl-lurf, 010, ,n'. dezorati t visible upon
1 1' consisted of a wide cushion
e,ileees, Covered with white mus -
n• rtes at the back and -irk,'•
r cereri atth
-..Isi ,,; ;.:, indeed, appeared
,11.1 gold. On the right hand
h t-.011, Was dressed in
,rte muslin, with a single
1 ''0717111)11) . Inds turban, sat the
r :_. :'.'11,Iscc Sahib, - the religious
71' hare before mentioned;
.n'ac of the rail the Secre-
1i17?, nobles, whn£e
it..a51,7. wave over
.,l nirrcltac, er
feeteere,
x.n..e"l, among the
,.. ._ . ... ,...^ 11' 'ale entrantCe the
. . .:.d:ea::inr, against the pil-
hear ilr, the Kin;
,'r 5' ,', -re,or 51111-
'11 • s1 uo,', chat-, and the
ail •.•,v=_ , meetly Nal, -
0 ... air.•'
"2Klamo'shl silence!" cried` the furan
in a loud, deep voice, which rang
through the 'hall, and sounded stran-
gely, Interrupting ;the loose rn'tn•myur-,
ing chat 'w'hich hair prevailed before
--t"Kbanddoshl"
"K1hanrosii! was. reiterated by all
the-mird'h'as and chobdars stationed
about -the hall, and by the attendants
behind, and was up by those 111 the
corridors, spreading to the crowd
without, and to . the trooips--""IGla'a-
ni osh,"
'The silence .that ensued was al-
most oppressive; In,the hall itself,
after the then had once more settled
tltebnselv'es in their seats, there was"
not a sound Or murmur. The strug-
gles 'anal gibes without ceased, and
ei'en the troop's were still, save where
a neigh, or the rattle of caparisons,
as horse's tossed their heads or
champed their bits, broke silence; dor
an elephant, clashing his bells, and
being admonished by his driver, lift-
ed his trunk, and gave a short
scream.
!It was tibe Secretary's o'f'fice to
open the business of the ,day, and
gust as he was about to speak, the
chief elf the eunuchs entened, 'bearing
the Queen's billet, and kneeling down
behind The rail, while he spoke aside,
covering his mouth, said to •the 'R'ing
Martily- t
""Lt is a matter of life or death. If
Alzool K'h'an hath any favour in your
eyes, 0 (King, save Man! there may,
be tithe."
"This is some trick on thee, De
clod," said the Ring sneeringly; "we
know where 'he is, and haw employed.
IHe is ours no longer, and hath left
us of his own 'free will."
'His wife and daughter are with
the IBegum Sehiiba, Read that, and
you will know why," answered the
main firmly,
"Can it be true ?" asked the Ring
of the Peer, opening the note. "Ya
,Khubeer, O!" he continued, after a
pause: "tli'is is wonderfull wonderful!
O friend;l and yet we had suspected
our noble friend, But he is true see,
here is our royal signet to this; no
doubt, no doubt," -
"What is it?" .cried both the Peer
and the Secretary in a breath, seeing
the Ring much excited.
"Afzool Khan and his soli are im-
prisoned at the hotwallee, and ,are
prevented from attending. They must
be brought instantly."
"Yes, friends," continued the Ring,
"there is treachery in this, for Jehan-
dar Beg and the Wuzeer are one, it
is clear now, and we amust act at
once. Ismail ,Khan," continued he
firmly, to an officer who stood behind',
him clothed in a shirt of mail, "gc,
thou with two hundred of the royal
guard, and some of the mirdhae,.
bring Jehandar Beg to the presence.
and with hint Afzool 'Khan and los
San."
"I beg to petition," said tate eunuch
"that some of Afzoal Khan's Paigah
are here, wlto came with their alis
tress; they might as well go, if I
might send them." ,
"Of course, replied the King;
"why not send the whole Paigah?"
"'Excellent," said the _'Peer; "take
what are here with thee, Ts -mail Klotn
at once, and send ,for the rest
Raheem Khan will not fail thee."
"I am gone, my lord, and will take
hint with me; he is my son -m -law."
":\It, I had forgotten. Go; fear
not; bring then safely and quickly,
friend, for we have much need o:
their presence."
"Ya Ulla Kareem!" said the Peet
devoutly, looking up, "this is thy do-
ing. 0 dear old friend! thou art not
„ane from among us as we had fear-
ed. Bisnlilla, let us proceed! first with
these letters of Sivaji's, then with the
rest. Afzool Rhan will be here by
that time, and the people will rise to
his call as a man. Inshallal your poor
sservant, too, will do his best. Let sil-
ence be called again."
It was necessary: for the entrance
of the eunuch, tate delivery of the
note, followed as they were by The
Withdrawal of Afzool Khan's men,
and sane of .the royal guard, had
excited no little, curiosity in the as-
sembly. '.\'fzool :K'han's absence had
been regretted by sante, rejoiced in
by o.1here, but noticed by all; and
now that his men were sent away,
speculations that ensued were various
as to the cause; and while some 'fear-
ed disclosures, others already rejoic-
ed in the prospect of his possible dis-
grace.
KJnsnlosltI" again.was cued by the
same voice, which, rung clearly above
the buzz of eonversa'tiat, and was
taken tip as before--'K'hamosir-sal-
encel
n a .eat, the whnie
4 roo'rc•rl by ,quilted
rbr, ver .-Lich white mus-
,.,. ,rest; r _tat, with the ex-
: rc• and .;here a colored
.,.ot.ai••;,elt, anri an occasional
a
', 11,3::1 "0 0511,00
ey -A .•.'.1',TTy, er,ciesl by .a
.-n5y. flank','. 's.y bas,ti,oros e,f
great -trength. T'hc- whale '4 the in.
terior was lair) out in palaces, under
carious 'denominations, anri public
buildings, such as the courts of civil
and criminal justice, the treasury, the
military and revenue record office:,
and the like, and the great 0 -hill if
Audience, which n'ow concerns us.
,rr.amc•rt, the whole of the
a'vre 7111 same ehar-
artrr'
r: !re as the King, with little
r.,A ir,nin'em
,e respects the as-
su.1,1had a-monetonnlls appearance
bet 7.7) the other hand the effect was
chi e and solemn and agreed with
tae plain undecerated character , of
the. building.
The privileged attendants, however,
who were:.allowed entrance with their
masters, and who stood ill files be-
hind them against the wall were
dressed in the brightest and t gayest
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dressed to their respective .pes'e-
ofsi'ces.
his family; and surely nothing nee's'•
be done in; private, When ,ye, U Mo
ie'ms! can be Witnesses before Gail
and .the Prophet. •
(To -Be •Continued)
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