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The Seaforth News, 1934-12-06, Page 6PAGE SIX. THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1934.. �e ha re -No, Tara, not now," said the girl arrival," said Tara gently. "there is —"not now. 1 will tell thee why. Go." she continued to the woman, "You are kind. 'Ger holy. I have that to say :o illy sister which no one must hear. !Go! We are priestesses, and will serve :he goddess in our own fashion, Go! !But if. 3 need shelter ,for her, wilt thou sive it?" "Ali," replied the dance. "we are poor people, and can do little; but the • M'aha Ranee kind and just—I - ,otak• her.' frit replied 'Uurga absently; 'if meds be, I will come .o thee again— .go. Tara!'` she continues, stret- ching c:tt l'u hands :o her y, when the woman had 'toe out- -0 Tara. 1.t, -k ?!. tip, anti t 1:. it e. like •eft 1 t art :11. :ut :way aa:c, .0 Fire 7. -Ll in the like misery-' l,).' she cried ,o t:'e i:t: age :' e covelelese, i1 her speak t ate, err ,•. tae la,o late.—hid her to trust . tr.:, and save herself! Tara. hest d 1 ,.1ss your felt trust 0te ne aro1 -scar am then t_ not , oar ye,,. N4., n., never, never :n re—ne er :li.'.e. ex- cept n death See what 1 db!" She arose, went t the shrine and prostrated herself before :t ,at her face, so thae: her hands c tbrace1 to toot of the image. "0 kis: me, =ad- dess—i0; kill :Fie!" Tara heard her cry, in a passionate burst of 'weeping. "kill me if thou tit r 100ching thee. who an, 01: worthy; but hear Fite. and help are to save Tara: She is thy child. 0, let me save her for thee. T v11:, ii rhou wilt bid her• trust me, for 'I ant no: lying now. 1 am true to :hee and to her!" The words were almost inarticulate and gasped or sobbed, rather than spoken. They fell strangly an Tara's ears as Gunge still moaned rather ,than spoke. IIt was impossible to resist them, Tara rose and hent acro_- ,he vesti- bule to her, "Gunge," she :aid get tip, I am here: what wouldst tf-e1,1 of me?" The 1arose, eet aw.ay 7he dis- bevel!ed hair ..: . her face and again no 'fighting. Who should fight " ''Ah no," cried !Gunge, "they are at- tacked,—the Khan is already killed, I heard it as II carte in—they are all dead or dying. 10 Tara. I Wel thee no one will escape,—no, not one. Hark! the 'din increases, and thou art •here: alas! alas! 0," she begged 'the god- dess" tell- it to her—tell it ,to her—. dee will not. believe me—Tara, dost thou not hear?" just hen an eddy. perhaps ni the mountain wind, brought up to them from the deep vat:ev below-, a hn,"orae, confused din of shouts, shots, and con- flict. It could not he mistaken, 'Fara had heard it .see at 'Toiljapi„rr, but :11'- was tar more tremendous. "Come!" again shrieked Gugno, seizing her aril am! dragging her -hit- ?i -----'tie! I. ,s ()Ur last l.tatlee t,lr life—do not throw it .,way. We cat, se: .,Fit a••d hide among the bush•est an:l I tri': never leave thee. Tara. ne- ver:' :Int .he ,poke to one now teen nigh here it of sense. The l' tan killed, the rest et-,acke1, and the tierce turmoil of the fight coming up stronger and. stronger, :.11 the fretted roof of the temple seemed tilled with the sound, overpowered Tara; for at last the hid - eters tenth seemed to flash upon her s she sag down and buried her face in !ler 'sap in an attitude of mute despair. But 'Gunge would not let her rest. • It 1I ant believed now," she erie.1 wildly: "listen! -Moro Trintnu'l. with thousands upon thousands has at- tacked the camp, and he swore to me to bring the Khan's wife and daughter hither. 'Tara! will he spare them? He -wore he would not and he beat- me ,when 1 pleaded for them, Look! here are bruises on me. I tel! thee he will not .pare theta Fir you. Corvert' "I wilt die here---tl will not go from the goddess, Gunge," replied Tara. ain he child new—only hers: 'let her do with me as she wills, d will not go, Save thyself, rare 11:1 for Inc." and she a',..c and prostrated herself be - f• re the :brine. "0," she cried to the e.' ',C:. c Tara. -▪ v^ d h - piteously, v y, ' I will not leavenae.. She•_ • _ ,11. I) rag. life, what mat - Ti: ns n via. 1 see! : to ea•e t':oe. an, eht- ,vrselF es ...e was :bod to d, is r. t.. the .-...... _= .... "0Tera—rz now: a.: n into my hear--; t•:such are alike , _.._ .. Tara. I dare not c,k who have wronged bee !Speak, for time passesq t i they will be here—wilt thou trust . now? 0 goddess! what can r what can I say to make her tr • rr.e —to make her forgive me," "Look up. Gunga,," said Tara, sitt- ing down, and gently parting tae hair on the girl's forehead. "what haat thou done? It was he, not thou: see, I forgive thee freely. "0 yes, it was he, not I," she 1st "I resisted and he used to Ina: me. Yes, he beat me cruelly only yr -tee - day when he left ole and •carne into my heartto save thec! re-, the goddess tolyl me—I kilos e n ,A -- to conte here and I have fnnn1 glee. Listen!" she c ntimled le Me silo, looking ing Int'rrie sly about Iter, 'There i•. no one near ---all o ate gene. (', me! ! c11110! we are not seen: —0 ,or..e at cn'ce,-da not del' y: we can es ,;e glaring the con a uta, I-lt kd t''o-v are ei gill - ',el ov -cerate! I tcil the, the tiger and the bear on the 130 ttntaiu are better for me and thee than they. Drst them ,not hear?" "I'e is the men -firing far the Khan's -0—I the.. T: r:.: .- a 1 , sic thin ser Th. dna ...- dra t:ng• in I g, -ere ,. Fit t- 'sloe. .. .•1 !zain any ntteai- :: 1 'It 1rlt • S l > the • temple tnelesure were The Bralmtun bad disappeared ed t. r: e toe-t,onts 0. 77i't ram:- through the 1 n', :0 r,:-, evidently gr•,winii fa we•b not to bear l • 'it that titer rte -pair ''1 Ge 1gx hoped, :101•m : t r -t.rsta 1.,:t of the god- :< aE a',• •l: to tale place, She :)lit when the shouts grew `.n der she 1 drew shuddered end 1r garment more "• l her as if she were cold, 1_- v1-• thus that the Maba stance. P, .. :r,e' to-. f.,-,101,1 herr ❑lid Gunga 4, OW entered it:; her c'tendants for •ite a vor-:.'a and 't0 than•• ,r . h , give r}. the 1:01.".... sad rather the tt e - .rte eant : t her Tara '• t 1h, , 1 had a left there by the Sh'tr, '.an'1 ri i lt,, an,1 the .nde eetited hat . - t -.if n .1 11tr of .. 1,1 .1 t 1 e Iher,.,C',re the n •'la :c, Le ':11, "and d,,os notr.,k. Persalts ,i'- Aid •,±1:: ' r ;eon. 1,'11 it cuss a, though a fit iwrre i,.,. at her. I will tell her at leas; that have conn). tool stepping forward, he advanced to. Tara and whispered in her ear, • 1'ac. _lfaha Ranee • followed and ', fused as she entered the ve'tibulc. The alight shone full 'upon Tara and her expression tef deep misery could not be mistaken. Long afterwards, the Ilrot sight of that pale, wan, despairing face recurred 'to the lady with pain, and she never forgot the look of hopeless grief wh'i'ch Tara had first turned upon her. "There is no inspiration in that face," said the lady ,to the attendant, —"none. 41 seems to me the goddess hath forsaken her. Off what is she ac - c used?" "She was taken from 'the _Mussul man chief, we hear," said the Brah- tnttn, "and was' to have become a,lfus- ..ulmani, They say, -too, she is a sor- ceress, and does evil with her eyes; but iGovind Rao placed her here, and knows about her.". "I fear her not," cried the Ranee with flashing eyes. "Who is she that she dare sit in my ,presence? Put her cult! Away with thee, trench!" she continued to 'T'ara, "get thee 'hence! If thou art forsworn, begone! Take her away, Bhee'mee—she is an• offence to us," "Get u'p, girl," said Bheemee rough- ly, as she advanced, followed by sev- eral other women—i"get up; dost thou not hear else we will cast thee out,' !Gunge cane forward 'boldly, "Do not touch her or hurt her," she said: "I fear she is not now in her right mind, '11 1 may 'take her, II will look after her. Get up, Tara," she contin- ued in her ear: "come we will go and (tide ourselves. Conte, for thy life, come!" and she tried to lift her tip and drag her away. But Tara could not rise, her !hill's seemed paralyzed by grief or terror and he did not evidently understand what had .occurred. Not noticing the Malta Ranee, she disengaged herself from 'Gunge and once more stretched .it her arms to tic shrine before her, ml cried in piteous tones which af- fected many around her to tears, "0 1 will not leave thee: do with hie as th011 01'i't, e0011 to death!". and o lay moaning. "Sen! for Go•ind Rao ,an':! Wittul Shastree, lady," said the old lir:thniun who, was sobbing and wiping his eyes: "they know of her and yen will hear about her from 'then," "Good," replied the Ranee, softened already, "let them be brought instant- by,—they are without. We will await their e,anin.g." Nome little time elapsed and others assembled. No knew what was go- ing to happen, tatter a while Tara seemed 10 re.;ain sense and to remem- ber why she was there. ,for she sat tip and they saw her lips moving as if in prayer. As the trumpets .sounded the setting. sof the I!it-et 'watch at sunset, and the great kettledrums and pipes played the evening music in the Nobut !+hand about the gate, the Brahmin attendants entered with the usual of- ferings and began to chant one of the evening hymns of praise, as they moved round the shrine in time with the faint clash of the silver cynthal which one of them carried. '.!'hen, ti- midly and faint;y at first, brit increas- ing in power as she sang, Tara joined the 0110111, It was an emotion w}iiel1 :he could not resist and which net . von the sense of desolation and dull misery %Odell ell had overwhelmed her, c,m1d repress. She was ono ,_,.scion the effect it produced 111,• 11 :he.e ch listen -1 :o 'ler, a- her full rich ,., rose of ee the a'.',;trse au.1 tllt- 'n"1-i!.'.t: 0:10nt , . the :attetttdatit. 1 hail qct•du,l:y ceased and the s..00,1 l as.* in the receese. ,,. 1:0 7emple it affeatel nun of :hose who he -t.,1 1: to tears and ;las novel for - "N, tt„oder,” said the Ranee, who a 1 'i.teced to the hynttt with entre i n -smelt she hardly. (-hese to aelc- e w ,nder they say she • re r Set he has no tear ▪ Puce,, i n of chat is to happen, r e t are ar told her. That is not ma- t ,ral, .t is magic toe' may no, in' Irt.ked n; n. -Lady." -air! Wittul 'Shastree, who ▪ n Got Fid Rao and the other Bra- hman., • „tw approached her "we at- tend you; what are your commands." \\ e doubt the girl yonder and they tell us .he is dangerous and a sorcer- ess; we would have her removed ere to render sacrifice for victory," she replied; 'but the priests tell tis she is ;here by your order. Is it so." $y her own will," said the Shas- tree; "net our order. We would have '.ter rete, ter! ere we render sacrifice victert -he replied; "but the priests tell us she r there by your or- -ler. I, :t I r her own wilt," said the Shast- rr e `nod our - order., We would have t Ile her over tr, the council for -.e7n rut oil di4eipline, becau-e• • r°,- : R t :-he baht bee.. • l '1 111,0' tI, \! , 'e:n.: but s:t d ordeal :nil sanctuary with the eed v1' se10 her acre. II•,. '.•i-1 a,,•,rred to leer? he ;t•.11 d the attendant. "Nene," ne," replied the man. "They have been talking together, she ' ant! the girl beside her stere, who wanted er to get up and go away;but shy ❑.,t a:rred -i1L.c the five guns In -- ed and she was toll of the victory." "I will ,ask her again what she Wishes, lady," said Gavin(' Rao, "hut better than 1, !Morro Trinrnttil` should, do it, who, we hear, has married his sister to cher father, He, too, is with- out with the 'R'ajah; They have just come up Into the fo'r't," "Let hint be ,ealiled," replied •tire lady,"and keep out other Strangers. .13e ye an seated sin's," she continued to the Brahmunts who had accompan- ied fhe Shas•tree. "while this inquiry lasts. C!HIAiPTI.ER LX.XXI. The inner part of 'the vestibule \vast not large,—a square roost supported upon massive stone pillars at the cor- ners with a slightly raised dais all ar- ound; atter as the 'ld'radmuns entered and took their scats, Tara couldnot avoid noticing then, and appeared 01000 conscious of surrounding occur rences then before. Thinking she would rise, Gunge approached her, but Tara motioned her away, "My time is not yet cause" she said; "I will mat go;" and again she drew her garment about her and resumed her silent 'po- si•tion. But not for long. There was asud- den movement among those without and a way was cleared for one who came its rapidly. "Who wants 010' •here?" cried a strong manly voice apparently hoarse from shouting. ".1 .girll twat girl? Let me pass," As he strode in through the men Who were sitting behind, Tara turned her head and etuldenly beheld her en- emy-. She rose at once, excited and de. flan:, sa ,noble in her manner, so ex- preseive in her abhorrence, that \for, Trinnnttl shrank back a step, abashed, "i e t ne!" she cried, stamping he• foot, "There is the goddess; not a ea,nd time malt then take me from her. \I w ,fathers," she cried, appea'int;- to all around, 'he would t:•ice have dishonored Ole and 1 have been cave,! 'Nle,t 1 am under your protection. 0, give ole 1101 to !tint! Take me to the mother of the Rajah, .ltc ndll pried: etc." "She is here said the Sllastree, steppin, forward 'and thy fate Khali he decided before :her. Fear not, dau- ghter." "Friends," sail Moro 'Trimmul, lookin,e' round, "have a care for sty honor! 'I'w'ice have I rescued her from shame. Once when she was escaping from Tooljapoor; once in separating her from those who have been slain. Give her 10 ole, for her shame to be hidden away for ever." "I will not go; 1 w1..1!1 not go," cnied Tara, entering the door of the shrine and clasping the feet of the goddess. "Kill ole 0 ye will here, --1 am ready; but I will not go with him," "1 claim them both, sirs" cried Mo- ro Trimmul passionately; "her and her sister Monrlee yonder, Beware, all of ye how ye interfere with the fa- mily honor of a respectable elan. I will brook it from no one, not even Siwaji Rho ay himself! Have I won a victory today at the goddess' com- mand and ant 1 to be disgraced and humbled before her, by a deranged til alld doting a:ttncdands, ere it is closed? Come firth, Tara!" he called. hharse voice—"come forth, else I o ill tear thee thehee. Away with Iter," .. r cried t„ two of Itis attendants, oho !tad selze•i +Gantgo and were hold - ng her fast "a t tt twill her to my t ,n.e, end hint her there: I will bring the other. Nat. Inc'' 1s, beware wile -say- rue, for, by the gods, he dies, be he who he stay!" and he drew his -tv„rd and was advancing when the ha -tree stepped be ?sore him. "Madman,” he used, stetalting forth his stands; "forbear! put up thy wea- pon—no one here dreads it. \1'e are l;raltmuns, as thou art! Fear not," he continued to Tara, who had stood up and was trembling violently, but not with terror. "Fear not; thou art under the protection of the cotutcil, and he dare not interfere with thee." "Fool and dotard," est -claimed Moro Trimtn:ul tinder his breath, and from between his clenched teeth, "I w•iif settle with thee for this, one day yet. As ye will, sir:," he continued bitter- ly, looking round and panting as he dropped Itis sword's point, "My hon- onr is in the hands of the council at last, not in my own keeping and I ant helpless; but hasten what ye have to do for I will not leave ye till ye have decided in regard to her. ,Look at her—harlot and witch, sorceress and devil—who hath already destroy- ed men's souls,—will ye believe the goddess protects such as she i,?" "Let it be so," said the Shastree. "Tara, art time willing 0:1 abide the sight, as the issue of the ordeal sttg- s.terl by thyself, to wait he, coming? 1: so, we will stay here with thee," in a low voice, turning and joining her !tanls in supplication before alto mage she addressed the ,godcleos: ' 11 1 ant thy child, tell lite what to say to "item: or, -if thou wilt, let 110 be anoth- .." Iii t', t1, „ ....t •t 1 Ton a IMat0! !oat thra hear? Tara ready before thee—ready to come!, Low as ,the 'wronds t"ere spoken, they were heard by 'all!; and remem, 'tiering theevents of the clay, and be- lieving in 'the power of the gocl•dess, it was ex -petted The girl would fell and die where she was, on the solemn in - vacation; het it was not so, For a few utg'nlonts she stood gazing intently at the image, \wnithout altering her posi- tion of su'p'plic'a'tion; then she smiled, her hands dropped, and she turned at once and faced the assembly, Not even in 'her office as priestess Iliad her beauty. been .more glorious ---the ex- pression of her features more sublime. t0 Bra'hmitne" she said calmly and .imply, du her sweet musical voice, "hear my last words: !1 -ail an orphan and a widow, lT have ,no one deft 'on earth to protect ire,—not one. To be 111 danger of .that man's evil designs is to die hourly. Did he ,succeed as he has tried, it would be to live in shame. now II can clic 0 ipnrity, The goddess calls Fite; she will not come to ore, though I have asked her, IShe is far from Fite, yet she bcckbns to me; look, there!" and she stretched forth her hand to the roof—"she calls mc, and II come, pure and puriUed by fire. Now listen, all ye IBraltmuns; I ant tree 'an'd pure, and I am sutee hence- forth. When ye will and where ye will I am eud'ee; and on ,his head be curses and Ole vengeance of 'Kane°, who for- bids it. Let me die in the fire and ,1 ant happy! What she pats into my mouth I say to you truly. Let no One tforbid dt. INo ole spoke, no one .answered. The people before her rose as one man, \:faun- trembled, some crept and women screamed aloud; but Tara stood there uninove•cd, her 'bos'om heaving rapidly' and the glowing'beau- ty n'd rapture of her face unchanged, `'Jey 'Kaleel IJey IKalee Toolja 'Mata! Jcy Kalee!" exclaimed the S'hastree; "let it be 00 she says, brothers. Hence- forth she is suave and We accept the sacrifice for Ile goddess has said it by her 1ip0, Ah, the ordeal is fulfilled, in- deed, and to the honor of her votary! rear not," Ile said, "daughter: by this act is thy husband dielivere'd from torment; and tell thou hast suffered in this life is sanctified unto thee. Bring flowers, bring garlands," he cried to the people; "crown her here at the altar. and let her be worshipped." "Tara, Tara!" cried a husky lake close to her, entreatingly; "Tara, what hast thou done? Art thou mad? 0 girl, why hast thou doomed thyself? Conte, there is yet time: come with mel" "Begone!" cried the girl interrupt- ing hint; '3 spurn thee, Moro Trim - mud before all 'these elders: ,false and cruel as thou art, 1 am at last beyond thy reach!" 'Coote away, Moro," said Maloos- ray roughly, who .had just entered and dragged him bhckw•ards with one hand, while he seized his sword and wrested it front him with the other: "art thou a child? dost thou fight with attend'an'ts and women? Come with me; the tRajah calls thee," The Brah- :mun struggled to be free but Tamla- jee's powerful arras were about him in which he was borne away .helpless to resist, Not in her firm admission to the of- fice she had held, not in the holiest of ceremonies at which she had before aseisted, was greater ,honor ever done to Tara than now. Bedecked withgar- lands, with flowers and the attendants forming themselves into a procession and chanting hymns of praise. led her round and round the image. The temple court and its precincts were now filled with people who tools up the shouts of victory—'•Jey Xalee! Jcy Toobbja Mata!" and as she passed on- wards, throwing handfuls not flowers among them, all who could reach her, touched her garments reverently or prostrated themselves 'before 'her with frantic cries for blessing. And so they ted her on. IHow many sweet memories crowd- ed into Tara's mind now and urged -er on, There was no fear, no irresol- nttf'on— father, mother, Zyna, Itazil— all dead, as she thought, and a fierce and ruthless enemy !persecuting her to the last. 'All she could think on was that she was free, that 110 one could harm her now..H-ad they then fled ,her to death She would have gone sing- ing the hymns ,trivampitantly, (To Be Continued) Dust Causes Asthma; Evert a little speck too small to see will lead to a- gonies which no words can describe. The walls of the breathing tubes con- tract and it seems as if the very life must pass. From this condition Dr, J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy brings the user to perfect rest. It relieves the passages and normal breathing is firstly established again. Hundreds of testimonials received an- nually prove its effectiveness. The second estimatef o wheat production in the Prairie Provinces for 11934 0 two million bushels lower than the preliminary estimate of 2;(9 million bushels made on September 114 h hast. PROFESSIONAL CARDS Medical DiR.. E, A. McMIAISOPE12.-_Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine, Univers- ity of Toronto, and of the New York Post Graduate School and Hospital. Memb'er of the College of Physicians). and Surgeons of Ontario. Office ma High street. Phone 27. DR, GI.LBERT C. JA,RROTT of F Faculty Graduate y at Medicine, d':Im- iversity of Wes'tern' Ontario. Menthes. of College of Physicians and Surgeoate' of Ontario. Office 43 Goderich St. West. Phone 37, Hours 2.4.30 ,ptm-. 7,30.9.00 p.m, Other hours by appoint-- meat. ppoint- men•t. Successor to Dr. Chas. Mackay. DR. H. HUGH ROSS, Physician and Surgeon. Late of London Hw.- pital, London, England. Specet attention to diseases of the eye, mar, nose and throat. Office and rases deuce behind Dominion Bank, OSot ercial Hotel, 'Seaforth, 3rd Monday iso Phone No. 5; Residence Phone ! 4. DR. F. J. BURROWS, Seafortha Office and residence, Goderioh ❑brawl,, east of the 'United Church. ()Wilgus(' for the County of Huron. Telephony No, 4b, DR. F. J. R, b1O'RS'TER-~Eye, Ewe Nose and Throat. Graduate in leads, - nine, University of Toronto Late Assistant New York Ophthal- mic and Aural Institute, Mooredteid'o• Eye, and Golden Square throat home,. tads, London, England. At Oom as. ercial Hotel, Seaforth, 3rd Wednee-. day in each month from 1.30 p.m, to 5 p.m. DR, W, C. SPROAT,—Graduate on Faculty of Medicine, University eat, Western Ontario, London, Memb,mr of College of Physicians and SM- geons of Ontario. Office fn rear oe Aberhart's drug store, Stake -till. Phone 90. Hours 1,30-4 p.m., 7.,* -9 p.m. Other hours by appointment, Dental DR. J. A. MLUN'N, Successor tap Dr, R. R. 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