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SIX teed first-class."_ Tickets Good Going May 23rd and 24th RETURN LIMIT MAY 26.11 BUSINESS EDUCATION EXCURSIONS 'tains leave Totonto 2.0) 9.1:. on NO CHANGE OF CARS “If men like him are obtaining com- mands in Delhi they will prove awk- ward," was his brief comment, and Frank did not realize what his chief was revolving in his mind until, three days later. the Brigadier asked him to don his disguise again, ride to th: southward. ,and endeavor to fan in with a batch of Inutineera on the way Nicholsofi '1ooked at him fixedly. He seemed to be considering some point suggested by Malcolm’s words. “I knew him well. sir,” he could not help saying. “He was not a subadar, but a. lance-corpgra}. He was (me of a __‘-‘1 - small escort that accompanied x from Agra to the south, but he is smart soldier, and not at all of t cutthroat type.” v -Ac‘ ahd her uncle and himself were caping from Bithoer. .._vâ€"vI Swinging his horse around, he rode straight at serai and battery. Grape- shot and bullets sang the death-song {of many a brave fellow, but Nicholson {was untouched. The Glst leaped to 1 their feet with a yell, rushed after him, and did not fire a shot until they were within twenty yards of the enemy. A .volley and the bayonet did the rest. They captured the guns, carried the serai, and pelted the flying rebels with their own artillery. The lst Pun- jabis had a stiff fight before they killed every man in the Village of Nujufgarh on the left, but the battle was won, practically in defiance of: every tenet of military tactics, when! the Slst forced their way into the serai. Utterly exhausted, the soldiers slept on the soddened ground. That night, pmoking a cigar with his staff, Nichol- son commented on the skill shown in the enemy’s disposition. “I asked a wounded havildar who it was that led the column, and he told me the commander was a new arrival, a subadar of the 8th Irregular Cavalry, named Akhab Khan,” he said. Malcolm started. 'Akhab Khan was the young sowar whose life he had spared at Cawnpogq .wfheg Winifred -_.1 Lâ€"â€"â€" ‘ ,____ V._â€"-vv- “Now, Glst,” he said, “I want you to take that serai and the guns. You all know what Sir Colin Campbell told you at Chillianwallah, and you have heard that he said the same thing at the battle of the Alma. ‘Hold your fire until you see the Whites of their eyes,’ he said, ‘and then, my boys, we will make short work of it.’ Come On! Let us follow his advice here!” The 6lst made a flank march, ford ed the branch canal under fire and were ordered to lie down. Nicholson rode up to them, a commanding figure on a seventeen hands English hunter. -u u-wwwynvuu LGLLULCo But Nichel‘sBfiâ€"was a leader who took the measure of his adversaries. Above all, he did not shirk a battle because it was risky. and left posted in fortified villages. Evidently, too. a stout serai, or inn, 3 square building surrounding a quad- rangle set apart for the lodgment of camels and merchandise was regard- ed as a stronghold. Here were placed six guns and the walls were loopholed for musketry. In a word, had the mutineers been equal in courage and morale to the British troops. the resultant attack must have ended in disastrous failure. Officers and men ate a slight meal, growled a bit, and swung off in the new direction. At four o’clock in the after- noon they found the sepoy army drawn up behind a canal, with its right pro- tected by another canal, and the centre In seven hours the column only marched nine miles, and then came the disheartening news that the spy’s in- formation was wrong. The rebels had, indeed. sent out a strong force, but they were at Nujufgarh, miles away to the right. a swamp of mud amid the larger swamp of the ploughed land and jun- gle. Horses and men floundered through it as best they might. The guns often sank almost to the trun- nions; many a time the infantry had to help elephants and bullocks to haul them out. The place named was a large vil- lage, ten miles northwest of the ridge, and Nicholson guessed instantly that the sepoys had planned the daring coup of cutting off the siege train. With him, to hear was to act. He formed a column of two thousand men and a battery of field artillery and left the camp at dawn on the 25th. If a forced march could accomplish it, he meant not only to frustrate the enemy’s design but to inflict a serious defeat on them. Malcolm went with him and never had he taken part in a harder day’s work. The road was a bullock track, “The mutineers are mustering 101‘ a big march,” he said. “They are provid- ing guns, litters, and commissiariat camels, and the story goes that they mean to fight the Feringhis at Baha- durgarh.” An hour later a native spy from De]- hi came to the camp. On the 24th of August an officer rode in from the town of Baghput, twenty- five miles to the north, to report that the train was parked there for the night. “What sort of escort accompanies it?” asked Nicholson, when the news reached him. “Almost exclusively natives and few in number at that,” he was told. The siege train was toiling slowly across the Punjab, but the setting in of the monsoon rendered the transit of heavy cannon a laborious task. CHAPTER ‘XV. At the King’s Court Without guns to breach the walls, even the heroic Nicholson was power- ;ess against a strongly fortified city. RED YEAR A Story of the Indian Mutiny ‘opyrizbt by McLeod Allen LOUIS TRA --_ â€"-â€".rvw-\.Avuu UL Luc he rode ‘ defense and the state of feeling among Grape- the different sections that composed 1th-song the rebel garrison, he must perforce lch'olson remain longer. But that was in the aped to lap of fate. At present he could only ter him, plan and contrive to the best of his emy. A Fortune favored the adventurers at he rest. first. They encountered a score of r truffians who had cut themselves rebels adrift from the Gwalior contingent. lst Pun~ Among these strangers Chumru was 9 they quickly a hero. He beguiled the way lage of with tales of derring-do in Oudh and s, when Malcolm, whose head was shrouded in nto the a gigantic and blood-stained turban, listened with interest to his servant’s. rs slept account of the actions outside Cawn- t night, pore and on the road to Lucknow. It Nichol- was excellent fooling to hear Chumru town in detailing the wholesale slaughter of the Nazarenes, while the victors, al- who it ways the sepoys, found it advisable to he told fall back on a strategic position many arrival, miles in the rear after each desperate Saval-ry, encounter. In this hail-fellow-well-met manner an was the party crossed the bridge, were in- he had terrogated by a guard at the Water Vinifred Gate and admitted to the fortress. It ere es- chanced that a first-rate feud was in progress, and the officer, whose duty it was to question new arrivals, was ubadar, taking part in it. 'ne of a Money was short in the royal trea- fed .me - sury. Many thousands of sepoys had is a' neither been paid nor fed ;, there was 0f the a quarrel between Mohammedans and .Hindoos, because the former insisted lly. He on slaughtering cattle; and the more 3 point respectable citizens were clamoring lfor protection from the rapacity, in- lg Com- science and lust of the swaggering 'e awk- - soldiers. 1t, and, That very day matters had reached 3 chief ‘ climax. Malcolm found a brawling ., three I mob in front of the Lahore gate of the him to palace. He caught Chumru’s eye and to the the latter appealed to a sepoy for in- fall in lo way , e Klng of Kings hath a quarrel 1 er the with his son. Mirza Moghul, who is not the de- over pleased with the recent division at 311' o: the command,” was the answer. D many “What, th-'n" ' ‘ C. v - . .s -.he:e mcig than in.» 44.09» Of course, having undertaken an unpleasant duty he intended to carry it through. If he did not learn the nature and extent of the enemy’s bat- teries, the general dispositions of the Ahc-..â€"â€" ~ uuure or money on Malcolm's part and the exercise of Chumru’s peculiar in- ventiveness in maintaining a. flow of lurid language, they counted on keep- ing their new-found comrades in tow while they made the tour of the city. The curiosity of strangers would be quite natural, and Malcolm hOped they might be able to slip out again with some expedition planned for the night or the next morning. Nejdi was in good condition again after the tremendous exertions under- gone since he carried his master from Lucknow. Malcolm was in two minds whether to take him or not, but the chance that his life might depend on a reliable horse, and, perhaps, a touch of the gambler’s belief in luck, swayed his judgment, and Nejdi was saddled Chumru rode a spare charger whicl Malcolm had purchased at the sale 0 a dead officer’s effects. Fully equip ped in their character as rebel no.1 commissioned officers, the two rode forth, crossed the Jumna, reached the Meerut road unchallenged and turned their horses’ heads toward the bridge of boats that debouched beneath the walls of the King’s palace. Provided they met some stragglers on the road they meant to enter the city with the dawn. By skilful expen- diture of money on Malcolm’s part and ‘L- __- ° Their preparations were made with the utmost secrecy. The same men who sold Bahadur Shah’s cause to the British were also the professed Spies of the rebels. They were utterly un- reliable, yet their tale-bearing in Delhi might bring instant disaster to Mal- colm and his native comrade. The Mohammedan’s statement was true enough. He had waylaid Nichol- son and obtained permission to accom- pany his master. Like a faithful dog he was not to be shaken off, and, in his heart of hearts, Malcolm was glad of it. “Nay, sahib, give not instructions to me in the matter. I go with you.” “It is impossible.” “Huzoor, it is the order of: Jan Nik- kelsen-sahib Bahadur. He says I will be useful, and he hath promised me another jaghir.” “If I do not come back within Weekâ€"” he began. There were others to relatives England, and Frank tied them in small packet. Chumru went off. He returned in half an hour, to find his master sealing a letter addressed to “Miss Winifred Mayne, to be forwarded, if possible, with the Lucknow Relief Force.” 9 “This time I go alone," said Frank, sadly. “Perchance I shall not be long absent. You will remain here in charge of my baggage and of certaain letters which I shall give you.” “Why am I cast aside, sahib?” “Nay. Say not so. ’Tis a matter that I must deal with myself, and not of my own wish, Chumru. I obey the general-sahib’s order.” “Jan Nikkelsen-sahib Bahadur?” “Yes. I would refuse any other. But haste thee, for time presses.” “I 'hat is toward, sahib?” asked the Mohammedan. “Have we not seen enough of India that we must set forth once more?" His worst hour came when sought Chumru’s aid in the matter walnut-juice. “You ‘Will be rendering a national service by your deed, ” said Nicholson, gazing into Frank’s troubled eyes with that magnetic power that bent all men to his will. “I know it is a distasteful “Yes, sir,” said Malcolm, choking back the protest on his lips. He could not trust himself to say more. He re- fused even to allow his thoughts to dwell on such a repellant subject. A spy! What soldier likes the office? It stifles ambition. It robs war of its glamour. it may call for a display of the utmost braveryâ€"that calm courage of facing an ignoble death alone, unâ€" :f‘.96d'.d, forgotten, which is the finest t: st of chivalry, but it can never com- trend itself to a high-spirited youth. Frank had already won distinction in the field; it was hard to be chosen ‘?-:)'3.' for such a doubtful enterprise. ouslness, but you are able to carry it through, an (1 five hours of your obser- vation will be worth five weeks of native reports. Will you do it?” THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. of in “What matters it abo folk. 0 King.” yelled want food, not a 881111013990?- m- 13...- avail." "‘But you do n0t help me,” he said, with some display 0f spirit. “Respec- table citizens tell me that you plunder their houses and debauch their wives and daughters. I have issued re peated injunctions prOhibiting P0bbery and _q_ppressi0n in the CitY. but “x n- -MUV“. He began by explaining timorously that while atfairs remained in their present unsettled condition he could not arrange matters as he would have Wished. He knew that there were arrears of pay and that the food supply was irregular. Malcolm had seen Bahadur Shah only once before. He remembered how decorous and dignified was the Mogul court when Britain paid honor to an ancient dynasty. And now, What a change! The aged emperor had to 1m a trembling hand to obtain a hearing, while, ever and anon, even during his short address, belated officers and troopers clattered in on horseback, and did not dismount within the precincts of the sacred Hall 01: Audience itself, But now a craning of necks and a sudden hush of the animated talk showed that some development was toward. Servants entered with cush- ions, which they disposed around the foot of the throne and at the base of its canopy. A few nobles and court functionsaries lounged in. two gor- geously appareled guards came through the doorway, and behind them tottered a feeble old man, robed in white, and wearing on his head an aigrette of Bird of Paradise plumes, fastened with a gold clasp in which sparkled an immense emerald. ' There was something familiar in the tone. Frank edged away and glanced at the speaker, whom he recognized instantly as a subadar in his old regi- ment. “We shall get neither food nor money till some one clears those ac- cursed Feringhis off the hill,” growled a deep voice close behind Malcolm. “I, too. I have not eaten since sun- rise yesterday.” “As for me, I care not who leads. I want my pay.” “And the other, Akhab Khan. They say he fought for the Nazarenes at Meerut. Mohammed Latif swears he deefnded the treasury there,” chimed in another. “Who is he, then, this havildar c; gunners from Bareilly?” said one. Even in that moment of deadly peril he could not help admiring the exquisite skill with which the great marble wall was decorated with mo- saics and paintings of the fauna and flora of India. The mosaics were wholly composed of precious stones. and the paintings were executed in rich tints that told of a master hand. There was nothing bizarre or crude in their conception. They might have adorned some Athenian temple in the heyday of Greece, and were wholly free from the stiff drawing and 11am- boyant coloring usually seen in the East. He did not then know that a renegade Venetian artist, Austin de Bordeaux, had carried out this work for Shah Jehan, that great patron of the arts, and in any event, his appre- ciation of their excellence was Spasmo- dic, for the broken words he heard; from the excited soldiery warned him' that a crisis was imminent in the for- tunes of Delhi. The impatient warriors snorted their disapproval. They did not like to be kept waiting, but carried their resent- ment no further, and Malcolm, with alert eyes and ears, moved about among them, as by that means he hOped to avoid attracting attention. The throne was empty, but an atten- dant appeared through the door at the foot of the stairs, and announced that the Light of the World would receive his faithful soldiers in a few minutes. Not even in Agra, and certainly not in gaudy Lucknow, had Malcolm seen any structure of such striking archi- tectural effect. The elegant roof was supported on three rows of red sands stone pillars, adorned with chaste gild- ing and stucco-work. Open on three sides, the audience chamber was back- ed by a wall of white marble, from which a staircase led to a throne raised about ten feet from the ground and covered with a rarely beautiful marble canopy borne on four small pillars. The sepoys tramped on, heedless of the destruction they caused in the gar- den. They passed through the noble Nakar Khana, or music-room, and en- tered another and larger square, at the further end of which stood the Diwan-i- Am, or Hall of Public Audience. Frank joined the ruck of the de- monstrators and passed through the portals of the magnificent gate. A long, high-roofed arcade, spacious as the nave of a cathedral, with raised marble platforms for merchants on each side, gave access to a quadrangle. In the centre stood a fountain, and round about were grassy lawns and beds of flowers. A rowdy gang of full five hundred armed mutineers marched up and hus- tled the mob right and left as they forced a way to the gate. Their words and attitude betokened trouble. The opportunity was too good to be lost. Malcolm dismounted, gave the reins to Chumru, and told him to wait his re- turn under some trees somewhat re moved from the road, for Akhab Khan had sharp eyes, and the Mohamme- dan’s grotesque face was well known to him. Chumru made a fearsome grimace, but Malcolm’s order was per- emptory. Summoning a fruit-seller, the bearer led the Gwalior men to the rendezvous named and distributed mangoes amongst them. ‘fé‘be sure. Is there nor am Coun- cil of the Barah Topi? (Twelve Hats.) Are not Bakht Khan and Akhab Khan in charge of brigades? Where hast thou been, brother, that these things “Be patient with me, I pray thee, friend. I and twenty more, whom thou seest here, have ridden in within the hour. We come to join the Jehad, and we are grieved to find a dispute to- ward when we expected to be led against the infidels." The sepoy laughed scornfully. “You will see as many fights here as outside the walls,” he muttered, and moved off, for men were beginning to guard their tongues in Imperial Delhi. are not known to '"â€"â€"V9 UM chair on the 1:11 To be continued thee?" See our Trunks a best for the money. nd Suit Cases TERMS: CA ' 011088 at, lowest prices. OE and get your footwear. 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