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The Seaforth News, 1934-09-13, Page 6PAQE SIX. THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, SEPT. .13, .193 *sr "Yes," said the woman, sitting down, and putting her arm kindly roturd Tara, and pressing her head against her own hosone—Oyes, you look tired and weary, but it will pass away. Wash your face and hands, and your feet—it Will do you good, and refresh yon. Put out your feet— so—d •was.h thene." The Cool water was refreshing as it was poured over her hands and feet; and after the woman !had dried them with the end of her saree, she again laid Tara's head against het breast, and patted her as though she were her own child, ' "You look so ureary," She said; "have you travelled far?" "From .Tooljapoor," Tara :replied, "Is well there?" asked the .wo- Man, was a !conlillOn. question with no meaning to the esker, but of how mu.ch to Tarat She coudd not answer, bat clung almost corrvulsivelly, to lhe kind breast on which she had laid her head. "I see," said the 'woman; "so young and rich, and yet thou art in sorrow, lady—test here." tAnd she drew her the more closely to her, and patted her as before. So they sat till the child 'came .back, who brought upon a piste, covered with a handkerchief, a •few simple sweeterreats and some parched rice, "'Eat," she said, "if ever so little; eat a bit of 'Luddioo,' and drink some water." Tara shook her head, and only nestled the closer to the .soft bosom: it was strangely like her mother's.. 'Poor thing, poor thing," thought the woman to herself, "what can ail her? Perhaps her husband is ,unkind. Bat, my rase," she said aloud, "eat this." And she broke off a piece •of the cake and put it to Tara's mouth. "I made it myself, and it is quite pure and clean. Eat it; open your mouth," :Tara did so mechanically, and. she put it ie.. Tara tried to eat, but her mouth was dry and hot; she could not swal low, and felt choking. The woman saw it, and rubbed her throat gently. Thr hardness and .constriction secill- ed to relax, and she was able to swallow what she had taken, and tc eat a little more, the woman feeding her. Good," ehe said kindly, "try again h'-and-hy, .0 lady,: what heavy grief is on yeu that no tears come? Can I do ought for you?" Nothing," said Tara; "only do not 'leave me whiAt• they are abseet." So they at si:emly, df Tara could have wept, it had been well; but that blessed relief was not to come yet. Sitr however: sitting there, 101 '54 etupified, resting, her head al....Tablet the „emu's heN„t, who semi and they had well redeemed their patted her. Every now. and then the' Promise of reaching their destination great, sere. hot eyes looked Mit dear- before sunset; but he had arrivedi'v. Sin,' of the goats and cnttle suen a4er. u !mosed tm•ler the trees, others had "Go away, brother," said Zyna, lain down resting in the shade. There not speak to her now; you have seen 114.. ...1111(1 hilt a taint rustle that she is safe—that is enough." the ;ere", fim,ng the leave-, the dim "My sieter," he replied in Pereian. 1)5/5 (0 flies, and that Tara might not understand, "not the droning- song oi . a man, at a well in a garden near, oIt will grieve ber, and thee too, ingeh ig to ie bellocke, and the dise sorely. ibut she must kw nothe truth. tact p'ashing rash of the water as it 1)0 not go away: I will speak tc• tier s - was emptied from the bag into the in her °Wit tongue, and howher these sad memorials which I have t: ay sat. tit.: one by one hrought, It is mercy not to delay in the ltarers gathered near them. such cases.--allan you listen to me, and tied 5.12 their hookas on the palankeen ladY5 a fvm1 moments?" he continued hfore. Then the horsemen to Tara: -what 'I have to tell you ti:, and sit e heard S here 'E hen is as ccame aek_ not worse than what yon have already ing her she were ready, an.1 telling heard, bet it will confirm it; and the bearers to, take up the palankeen. truth and reality are ever better than Tara had pat the gifts she had re- doubt," "If you please to say it, sir," said Tara, who hail arisen directly she saw Fazil approaching, and stood by the window. 5"Iiii—you saw anything that had belonged to them you wonld know it, perhaps," said Pazit hesitatingly. Tara's bosom heaved so that she cougd not speak. She appeared as if gasping for breath, with the same distressing symptoms as when, in the morning, he had told 'her :first of her bereavement,— and she trembled vio- lently. iShe could not stand, anti croeched durell against the wall. "0, not now, brother! not now," pleaded. Zyna, who :put her arm round Tara, and was supporting her. But ,Fazil was merciless. "It must be," he said. :'And now, lady, listen. 11 you had any doubt these will re- move it. After left you the second time I went to the Kucheri, for what ;Jarmo INalk told me he had left there, and these were given as having be- longed to your mother, !Allende Bye, itnd your stepmother, Radha Bye. Look at them," As he spoke he untied a bundle he held, and poured 'the contents at her feet; heavy ,gold and silver orna- ments of some value, and. a few rings. Tara looked at them for a moment. The silver chain anieletS, which were her mother's, were dabbled with blo:ocl, now dry onthem.; the gold pair had been made 'after those cia hen r owfent for Rad'ha's marriage, by her brother Moro. Enough—all Were familiar lobiects. They swam before her eyes—the remit] : seemed whirling round, and, weak as she was, • . As they passed their - own gardele, said, "anct thelee---" • eh e looked among the trees—per-I •4•From that- worse than death be chance she inight see Sudba, the saved' ole," she thought, with a shut- bellock-driver, Puresheram, the der. "Fazil saved son- of gardener; but there was no one vis- - ible, else she .had cried out to them, Were they dead, too?Ahl. hoer Often had she wandered among ehe trees there with 'her nwther, and watched the butterfiie-s among the flowers 1 The bearer' stopped to change posite the wicket gate. and she could -see the bright beds cd white jessa- ntine, unpicked as yet, and large mar - and white and yellow chrysan- thements. which the men were sav- - lng for the Duseera. Who would eather -.hem now? Over .them, the 'elite bright yellow and white bet:- were hovering lumdreds, the fiercen- greeand blue drag- of janoo, or the llhopeys, her fath- flies chasindarting.er' each other, or dartiner's dependante, as as to deceive her and ;here. quick as thought, with names?" the sen. Then site So. remit d and round, w vite omen in her garden „la•;Iling hither and thither like the es see set spineinz. and fe...1 beek en -•• se:elder:nee It w 1501, • ;hat ;11e bird s.„: icr a an t. I ...vittcred ' .•••- s• ‘V,ts •Iie •Yrd, hal . 5lter .- • 1,, the thr051.1 of i eareless as to what became of •• s 7mt IIer her. As the reality of the death of all, and-. eressel Iter mind occasionally a• t the -nand with greater force, she sat up and : tee eeej...,:ts see we:. ior breath, and again fell • t'lry 'I:IL:1i upon the. cushions; then the cries of -the bearers as --1 1.11, -":11! '1 along rapillY. and. the eeese rses 1'111 tr-LItly, vt'. Vatwith the • ir.c. "cchc.r, s •713, rc. s •550-e ol motion, were relief from ere..nel - !Icree, axony: :lust, after a time ees, .1.5, The eeti .11 of setting dcwn the lit' tr. 5,-..,..lte her: ith 0 svirt. Untie. r,lt.r: ,..1 tr,s :..1 111 a vi',...tge grate • • small hnt ,,r a Fakeer. ,y 5- . :1151 S';,L,r,. Ilan was ,tpeaking to the 01,1 11.tn'r. :)...11. trootterS were dis.” :Ter. 1111 7.1;47L 1:15 fr- ohtheir horses, Shoo! 5l %%C.% 1.7;:r!n tt7 in I 'I it5t-ve sent .i,5r the Josee's wife,' - s•.'.1. "The Syn 11eN, -ay-shv ; erring yon '5"t •semethime .to eat. We ref,' ret%'''etri it‘ tite nte55 5:t.et their break t . Fe -15 '' and the lt 5tre fed. I:ear. •:.'' . tlie is coe1 • 'el '11c .5it55e.tint in tile ,lud5,5 under the Aizool—else I were helpless with Moro now." And they were dead— her people, all dead? 'Yes, the detail Full had related was 'brief and cir- cumstantial. The B'ho'peys would not lie—Nvhy should they? They were weeping, and, had taken him up dead, Her father, a negro had killed hint they said. She felt no hope could come out of this detail. They had lift- ed him up and put him...,No, she could not follow that. That beloved father, dead—disligured with ghastly woundsl—mother, Whom Janos had seen dead, and Radha,....all? He had said so. How could he—Pazil—know m..tes in a sunbeam., staying no- where, sometimes utterly blank, the ;151's thoughts ministered to her fast grewin misery. The hut dry eYest red and swollen. looked' ont some- :5115es vacantly :et the -bearers chang- ed shonlder. Site felt powerless to .ce'remorry is performed from .head to she sank clown. again utterly uncon- hoot; then, turning the back of their scions, Vnibli .Zy.wa crying over her, hands against 'their temples, make "Let them remain," said Faail, "she •their knuckles and ;finger -joints crack must see them when She recovers, loudly; this is done to avert cone else she will not believe, 'Show them quences o'f Evil Eye) and other wom- to her one by one. I dare not stay;" men coining forward with plates, on and he left the TOOM. • which were coriander and mustard 'Tara had. not 'however fainted, ,leat seed, waved them over her. Thus she was gasping for breath, and welcomed, Tara now stood waiting a Zyna called to Goolab to bring a fan, signal to advance; and. 'Gavial), see- utile she opened the ,casement of mg her trembling violently, put her the window still more, to let in air. arm round her, looking with wonder "He said—he sake" sobbed Tara, try - at the richness of her apparel and the ing to speak; "lady, 1 cannot speak -- heavy gold ornaments she wore, her .1 ant .choking -10 1 why to I not die? exceeding beauty causing respect and die said—" • , silence even from the loquacious and "He said you were to look at them privileged nurse. all, one by ,one," said Zyna, trying to "Enter," said a low sweet voice check her own sobs .and tears. "He from within a curtain hanging across is kind. Fazil, shy brother, would not a doorway, which was slightly give you pain unless, it were for good. opened., Look! there they are," and Zola spread out the ornaments .with. 1155 OHIAPTIER own hands, shuddering at the :blood upon them, Tara advanced, still trembling, and Tara 41boked earnestly at Zyna; the clinging to IGoolab, and trying to eyes were full misery—,PO full that bide her face in robe end. o'f her garm- Zyna could not bear th-em — passed ent; she was only sensible of the same her hands over her owe; pressing sweet voice, as a girl o'f great, and to them tightly, then looked away. Tara -her strange, beauty, took her he her turned dm ornaments vacantly over arms, embraced her, and said gently, and over, sighing, and, as it were, "Peace be unto youl you are wel- catching her breath convulsively, come, with the -peace and 'blessing of "There was one, a ring with a sapph- Alla •upon you!" add 'that another tall- ire set 10 it, with whioh gte knew her er and older lady embraced her in mother never parted, for she believed like manner, and said the same. te\ifter that without it evil .would happen to that for a long while site remembered her,' and that -it had brought prosp•er- nothing, ity. It used sometimes to be put on !When she recovered, she was .13.- the altar when they worshipped Lak- ing upon a soft bedding in a small shmee, the 'Goddess of Wealth—else room, near an open window which it never lett her mother's hand; but looked out upon the lake that en- it was there. .Zyna did not know this circled the fort, ,glowing with the re- then, but she saw Tara's hand. trent- flection of ripples of sunsetcloteds, We very much as site took it up and 'Oct what seemed an island fit the lake looked at it carefully. There was a was, a II-Iind•ti temple, 'with a high py- dark stain inside, and Tara Put down ramidical roof, around Which hung the ring, gasping, as it were, for the rich foliage of several magnificent breath, then took it up again. trees, and temple and trees were re- .Zyna .watched wonderingly, the fleeted .1'mq-a the still water. 'These 'changing expressions which passed were the first objects that met her over the beautiful features: first d•es- sight. pair; then, as it seemed 'to her, pary- Then, turning round, the same ers were murmured in a language she 3 ming face that she had Seen on en- did not understand, and the features tering the apartment bent aver her, appeared to relax, the upturned eyes PROFESSIONAL CARDS Medical DIR. E. A, McMAISTER.--Gradtaiteet of the Faculty of Medicine, Unigemse. ty of Toronto, and of the New /ark Post .Graduate School and liomitail. Member of the College of Phi:skims, and Surgeons o'f Ontario. Office. gss High street. Phone 27. ' " ' • •"•% 't was. She ...pelle,1 the door and • . ' •-• 1 wit A sen,*1 greve of mango will1 11 11 greensward • ' ' e Ivr .r - d , - ' e` • Je.e.v. them, and some cattle and ,Itner an51 stra•A • :ten tre • e re in the cool shade; ceived at the shrine tinder her waist- Ile-nei in, eenderedi 111 end a girl tending them band, and remembered them. As the apperent'v avean''' a ttre. fact .tht,,, loeke.1 humieitively at her, and the ttalankeen was taken up she took '11' ,'l e came 11) n! and sat down by them out and put them into the we - man's band, who, expecting perhaps temed her up to last night. Illgt net q, n z by riy1.:351 „lace. -Do you want water, lady?" she a few copper coins, stood looking at ' sttid. 'I am the :loser's daughter, and them in amazement ,"Xfay your grief pass 'from you, and may 'God be merciful unto you, my child," said the woman. Ere Tara cull reply, a bearer had shut the door, and the snen ran on with re- newed vigour. Yes, the little change had refresh- ed her, and she again .101.1 asleep, mer- cifully: and it was evening, and the shadows were lengthening fast, w'h'en -he became aware that they ap- proached a large town. passed throngh a busy bazar crowded with eeople. then emerged from it; crossed 0505 a bridge, from which a ' large piece of water tvt- vkille MI the left hand, and the. t el-, and ,bastions of A fort ee ashed by it; , then the gloom ,1 a deep -arched gateway, and light heyond, re-pectably dressed elder- ly 00,1111a, in Ilahomedan costume, took hOld ef the side of the palankeen, and ran along with it a short distance, "St' -p." tbe cried -to the bearers, - 1., the place; put it clown and if hen Tara SION several other wom- en ad eanml and ,hold up a heavy sheet ,5o as to screen her as she got out, and the door was opened; and Gool- ab, for she it was, speaking a rough dialect of Malfratta, .1fid •her come foreh. As she did so, and stood there "oolab "took the evil -off her" as was her custom.; 1( women Ipass th•eir han-ds over the person on whom the DR GILBERT C. JARROTr Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, egre iversity of Western Ontario. Ifeemisez- of College of Physicians and Surgeeme o'f Ontario. Office 43 Goderick St, West Phone 37. Hours 24,30 gs 7.30-9.00 p.m Other hours by ameako- anent. Successor to Dr. Ches. 1145tratIr..... •wr DR. H. HUGH ROSS, Playsintar, and Surgeon. Late of London i pita!, London, England, Sweat attention to diseases of the en, nose and throat. Office and ease- denee behind Dominion Rank. Odfiee ercial Hotel, Seaforth, 3rd Monderar Phone No, 5; Residence Phone 104.. and a soft warm hand was paed glistened, there was 0 look as if of over her face, and the ends of the hope or triumph upon the fare. She fingers kissed in loving greeting; ,tltd t moved closer to Tara, still closer, as UR- J. A. MUN'N, Successor * itTilteri- the .ginl did not speak, .thongh a sweet she thought she saw tears gathering De, R. R. Ross, graduate of smile spread over her features, and in the hot eyes, 11 Tara could aney western University, Chicago, Uts . she si:emed to beckon with her left weep it would be well. Zyna pas,ed centiate Royal College of DentalSnots- . hand to another person behind her, her left arm round her, and gently geons, TorontoOffice aver Sire' own hardware, Main St., Seaforth. Pao= whom Tara coold not sec. ,Another drew the girl's head on her moment and her deliverer advanced, shouider and bosom; it fell softly 151. saluting her respectfully. there and rested; the hand which Fazil had ridden fast to overtake held the ring dropped on her lap, Tara, but had not succeeded. Twenty beating restlessly; but the other men, a light palankeen, and the hope grasped her so that it almost caused of a liberal reward, had induced the pain. Kind nature did not suffer the bearers to put out their utmost speed, terrible struggle to continue longer, else Tara had died; and with afillost a shriek of pain, her tears burst Furth UnControllahly, "Thank God 'for h," said Lurlee. who had entered, and was standing over them, and who now passed her hands over Tara, as .Goolab had done; "she will be easier for this, and the worst is past: let her weep. The Mess- ing of Alla and the Prophet on thee, my datig,hter," she said to Tara. "I salute thee with peace! Thou .hast en- tered at a fortunate moment, and there is joy following 1113- grief. Feel not; thou hast come to those wile will he tc' thce what thou host lost.' "Site V ill require much Tare, moth er," said Zyea; "feel how she is trem Wing; I will not leave her. Ah, yes— that is the reason; take away those things, ,'Goolah; wash them and put them by," tGoolab took them up, and with all her choicest epithets of "Poor little rose! my pretty dove! my lily! my own lifer she tried to, soothe the girl; but Tara heeded. ITO one, Keep- ing, the ring clutched in her own hand, she hid her face in Zyna's bos- om, then suffered her graduallly •to lay her head down on her knee, and rock it 8°41y. She dared not speak, but tried to look up grate,fully, sometimes, and then clung the closer to her gen- tle nurse. "Hush," said Zyna, as fresh bursts of tears often occurred, "I know what .has happened, and I will not leave thee, Tara; no, .never now. And he, my brother, says it too." ISlo 'they sa: ansi lay—the two ,girls—eong into 'the night; and gradually, •unable 'to resist the kindness lavished on her, Tara spoke a little, ancl iZyna encouraged it, and heard wonderingly, 'Tara's sim- ple tale or trial and sorrow. That night, too, 'her future fate was the su'litiect of earnest 'debate, often approaching the verge of passion, be- tween Adzool Khan, his, son and the Peer. What could they dttr with. a ,Brahmti• orph50a, a heathenunbeliev- er who was a captive, and a slave, by the laws o,f war? Long and earnestly did the !Peer plead that she should, forthwith be sem to the royal har- em, So beautiful a slave would be cherished, loved, and have every 'lux- ury •sat her •oornmand; she might be- come the mother of princes, and the head .of the state; and kfzood• OK•han supported this opinion, which was borne out by texts [Tont the law plausibly quoted by Inc Peer. (To Be Continued) DR, F. J. B.U1R1ROWS, Seafords. Office and residence, Goderich stow& east of the United Church. 02.12112MK for the County of Huron. TeLegfromett No. 46. DR. F. J. R. FlORSTER—Eya, Sat Nose and Throat. Graduate in. IA' erne, University of Toronto W. Late Assistant New York (Waal& mic and Aural Institute, Mooretrastrat Eye, and Golden Square throat bet* tads, London, England. At Co..- ercial Hotel, Seaforth, 3r4 day - day in each month from 130 ties 5 p.m. DR W. C. SPIROAIT.—Gradeato Faculty of Medicine, Univeraht et Western Ontario, London. Menseleee. of College of Physicians and. goons of Ontario. Office in rear at Aberhart's drug store, Seeforek. Phone 90, Hours 1.30-4 p.m, lilt -9 p.m, Other hours by appointeneet, Dental It wa- a horrible reality net es yet inIly understrelt—which 41,2 gent:e mind could net grasp. Dead ! who saw them ? They were alive last night.—who hed kill- ed them? If she •had seen the:r, that, indeed, would be eurety. Ne. it was not tree. They could be dead,—they could not have left her so helpless, It Was some fraud, some de- ception, She hail not gone far: Sim/. phul was close by: she wetild run and sit in the garden, and wait her Mother; and .she half -opened the Cloor ../f the litter. Sibere Khan rode by it, erect and' stern, but bo,ted down to her as the &W.I. rar.Ved. "Do pee want anything, lady?" he f.aid, to sleep; it will re 't you." The voice, kind as it -A d/Sy/(11- .ed the other thought, and brought back the bitter reality of des,-,lation and the events of the night. How she had been lifted up—and the girl Gun- ga's laugh of tritimpli and mockery rang in her ears, and WAS before her eyes now, as she pressed her hands against thcin: the rude Men who car- ried her down the steps: the fearful .sirreiks and din in the temple; the shots and blows, growing fainter as they carried her away: and, above all, the voice of Moro Trill -iron!, ex- ulting with Gunge that .thvy were safe from d.eath, Mod had Tara cap- tive. "To lautunion first," he had .ears my goats. I will go and tell my mother ycni -want water. You are a Brahnotn, are you mot?" Tara petted her head in as•Scilt— she could not speak; and the girl ran away, crying to the lad not to let her 55" It- :‘15a7. 11v4.Ild-by tar child and mother re - and the letter brought a 509- ' .'-., and a drinking - me. ree is i at tr. 1 sdy," she said; .54:5t: :eon t.tt.t tml wash your 1 Srrels.-, 1 know you," -he 5000' '1 hn. turned he. Lee II. 'ler. -,1C1ere have I seen "No matter," s,,id Tara, do t kl'...,'.. 1 1..r1la the dame drea- rily. "So many traveller» come and 5)111 10', no matter. Shan' 1 cook anything for 5.01 our house and bathe?" "No," said Tara; "they will ge, presently; I will stay here." "Ccne 'hither, i0orna," she =Aid the girl, who was standing apart, and she whispered. to her; "go, and come quickly," she added, aloud. "Do not send for any one else," said Tarn; "I am well." ."Are you not ill?" said the woman. "Ah, your eyes are red snd swollen," 'I have a headed -le eeplied 'Tara; "it is so liot." DR. F. J. 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