Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 28, 1923, Page 10

1 A STORY TALLMENT NO. TED Illustrated Of Sep AUTHOR OF INDIA. TALBOT MUNDY OF"THE EYE OF ZEITOON Robert E. Johnston "TREASURE. ROMANCE and MYSTERY true things. that z ators “You must begin inside the palace wall, and tunnel underground.” “I will now entrust the map to you. But let me first tell you certain quite Every attempt to steal treasure has ended in There have been many. “Then take the map.” Gungadhura turned his back and i-luck! All the con- Nave died—by posion—by dagger—by the sword—by snake-bite by bullets—they have all died—al Do you understand?” Dick shuddered in spite of himself, ropean clothing. piece of parchment. crimson stain on it, betray the secret the hole, mark. fumbled in the folds of his semi-Eu- He produced a sil- ver tube after a minute, removed the cap from one end, and shook out a There was a dull | 70 “The blopd of a man who tried to =X ThouGur Tat LaY-ouT would ENcovRaGe Himes "HEY - SPARKY? DONT Ook Se ayo gal Singah, who snake bite more their roots tree, Mr. fully from both clear? “These notesvon the edge \of the map are probably in the hand y are in Persian, four of the trees are dead and } only remain, said Gungadbura| measurements must allow for “See—the knife of an assassin pierced the tube, and blood entered through It happened long ago." But he did not pass the tube ‘o Dick that he might examine the knits You must find the roots or the \last Blaino and measure cyre- ends, digging afker- ward in a straight line from ins\de the palace wall by compass. \ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1923. _WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1 “I guess so. TN study it.” The maharajah kept the tube ana left tho parchment in Dick's hands, “This afternoon, then?” “Th's afternoon,” said Dick. When he had gone, Dick went out into the sunlight, to sit down on a rock an examine the parchment with a little pocket magnifying-glass. He studied it for ten minutes. ie Is that \ Copyrigt 1922, By the Bell Syndicate, ,#” Ine. \ | -Gnother fine’ instaitment tomorrow, Leave it with me and f Jen- He fied of a year ago. he notes\, that stole it. than therefore {that ‘hat. WHO'S WHO IN TH | Wide and Yasmini stepped forth aglit- The Treasure of ter with jewels ous wealth gath “Ab-h-n!” was her greeting—the of maharajahs unbidden, irrepressible, astonished persons. The /irst gasp of mixed emotion of «a crowd CHEER UP, BARNEY, THIS PRIVATE] Yas‘ hter that sees more wonder than it bar. MaATeH MouVE.GoT COOKED UP ned for wih The GoroNet 1S The bequea Twelve princesses took their place STALK OF THE Own = WHADDA plac beside her on the dais, six on coger You CARE (F HE'S KEEPING HIS a@ riddle for a clue side. Immedtately behind her “ess HORSE UNDER CovER “iL The Gongadhur « ind Hasamurti stood: Then Yasmini DAY OF The RACE - EVERY GoDYs. Yasmin spoke he: s “My Lords, you do our olden cus- PETTING EVEN MoNEY~ ——— Sige a m honor ‘ue chivalry had nearly COME come PRIVATE MaxcH _——=—" cauld ‘soe 1 nee superstition and the ebb | DONT Ler This Race Maeth 6 SSA t u ‘ ‘ flow mutual mistrust began | “Sassy susiE- WHo wins + Fy 7 to w Y t in modern practices. ers mar ianusladce Aas r priest nor allen could| GET Starkys Though h ‘ais it shame for maidenhood to | NANNN ~ Jous: man: he wan. ct which way its utmost honor Utirupa Singh, know your hearts’ delight ‘ati ss, love and soundless fealty Dick Blaine. Ame attributes your manhood Snginesr h by" < y s for. Of those three elements search for gold is Womanhoa And so, as Shri— pore ss of all good fortune—comes | Theresa Blane, his wife, séri r to her loved one of her own a: friends with. ‘Yastalr accord and dowers him with richer | latter ¢ the services of Dlessing than he dreamed, true | Tom Tripe, the harapah’s Eng. anhood should choose her mate igh acl saa hile h chosen, honor him. My dafaba Lied 5 Of the dniteigue rds, To pone, in confidence of your | —— . : © English! 2obility and chivalry!" cominisctenior: etre’ hit Eagioun! Pauaing for a minute then, to tet PETEY DINK-.-- to fina govern-| the murmur of assent die down, and | ment's G waiting while they stamped and] f¢ are tal shuffied into three long lines, she} | | find it and mistrust mini's bis tae dlcsinea somes moving — Ho ARENov 8 with: Ton Tripe while:she sine) | nim who brings thd -@pirit . of Sopranc baie waamiat ana plot the | Observance and the will, to help an- See ne eee ee ice jother man: succeed, former's escape, Dick-and Tom Tripe|’ on, by one she “viewed thin all, walting some distance away ina shed | iti the Inst man's’ tere Coe au Gungadhura ar with she took him by the hand and led | nuchs and dem him forth. There was a movement he shows his fac at knife and he suffers an ugly wound in the mini strikes him with her brought in’ beaketa, face. He is forcing the gate when! the forest of booted legs. When the | Akbar, an clephant maddered by! servants had left the hall, Yasmini rum, chases Tripe's dog Trotters to) spoke. the gate, frightening Gungadhura My: Lords, in the:-preaence ‘of you and his aids away. Yasmini opens an 1 yow love, honor, fealty and a the gate to admit the terrified Cog wife's devotion to the prince of my The diversion created by the drunk-|choosing—to my husband who shall en elephant allows the women to os: be—who now is by Gandt cove cape from the palace with Dick 1 mony; for I went to him of my own Tom Tripe. Yasmini persuades S| free will by night! My Lords, I pre to go with her on a secret mis: yisent to you——" a place some distance There was a pause, while every Mukhum Dass, the money lender,|/iman present caught his breath, and steals the silver tube hidden in the the women rustled like a dove-cct Blaine's ce and soon af! s| behind t nel found murdered. Meanwhile, Yas-|“—Gunga Khatiawara Dhuleep} ya 7 go i - | hours later, 1 asi on T “Ob, my sister! Without you ther to lend me courage I had fi ’ ke me think the Rajput race is moribund.” A good clean sportsman!’ said several voices. Plays a red-hot | “‘l= | WERZ A MAN— SHE WAITED, BUT HE GAVE NO SIGN'| game of polo, too: [MANHOOD.” — —— | wad!’ exclaimed Col, de Wing. {What a chance to marry him to th mini and Tess go forth to take part) R push! Utirupa Singh—Mahara-| young Princess W: name in the ceremony for wh'ch the former | jah of S'alpot i left her palace Two hundred swords sprang cleat.|sa'a to dance Ike t 3 The chandellers rattled and’ the|*"“Goq tori! The great house to which they were | beams shook to the thunder of ‘two in among them then, them at about equal Some servants and distributed intervals amid NicHT— ? ii Samson called t rs and told them of his that ungadhura had been n the hill tribes The decided not only to depose on the state nt of Ross, med cal officer, that there was a bad strain In his family, to’ eliminate his | descendant “There's another po‘nt,” son. “Mukhum Dass, the mone lender, has been foully murdered, struck down by a knife from behind \ by some one who relieved him of h's EJact seent A RESTLESS said Sam- APARTMENT IN THE DARK AT 9 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND | money I've been informed that the DISAPPEAR {cellar of the house at present occu DOWN THE rie by Bla was burgled ALLEY HE Sunday morning. It seems that he HAS BEEN had given .Gungadhura leave. to UNDECIDED | search the what purpose ABOUT | Blaine prot to know. He MENTIONING has been able t r, by er some witnesses—beg: | ve, who haunt the b that Mukhum Dass got to ahead of burg I(T LOOKS MYSTERIOUS TO ME ANO 4 THINK (D> BETTER LET HERIKNOW | KNOW MORNING, PHYLLIS— 1 KNOW I SHOULD HAVE MADE MYSELF KNOWN LAST NIGHT BUT | WANTED To TELL. YOU THAT 1SAW YOU WHEN You LEFT THE REAR OF YOUR APARTMENT ABOUT 9 cellar hing of | valu and went off with it On the home he was | murdered.” | “If it can be proved that Gungad | hura murdered Mukhum ass, or caused him to be murdered, I rhould say arrest him, try the brute and hang him!’ said one of the offic “I should say, let's prove the cs if we can,” said Samson, “and + that for an extra argument to for Gungadhure's abdication. No need to hang him. We need cyidence for | a sword of Damocles.” “Who would some 0 “T shall gah,” said “Uti, succeed h'm?” asked recommend Utirupa Sin Jamson, with his eyes alert, | a is one of these men who j know the one Tm That young wor WHat cHa WRITIN’ HAROLD, WHo GAVE THE CONCERT Last SURPRISED TO SNer~ Avo THE SHE COVERED HERSELF WITH PAPERS Att Saip — SHE OUGHT To | SING How —!! GASOLINE ALLEY—WHAT CAN YOU DO IN A CASE LIKE THAT? cee, SAY ANYTHING 1 WAS APARTMENT ALL THE EVENING! MISTAKEN, WALT. NOW CAN YOU BEAT THAT — } WOULDN'T. THINK OF DOUBTING HER“ WORD AND YET | SAW HER WITH MY OWN EYES ! IN MY None Oo Youre Bi2Ness'— | Thats WHAT, Gwan' GET OUTA HERE! Go wash Your FACE BEPmRE | SLAP IT! > Sweer ars — AINTCHA EVER GoNNA PUNISH HEe FOR SNOOoPING Heroro! PLEASE Cun, MOUesELF: proceeding was surr " hundred throats. capablo:/o®: trout: wall, but a gat Rung Hol’ they roared. to play with! F to receive them Rung Hot" happens, of very ute and dange: porch were four 1, bt i Ho!" bringing down their! ous intentions along another Ine con showing the glint with a stamp all together| nected with the throne of Slaly sheen of splendid « veath hook the building I'l send a wire to the high comr They clustered 1 q Then the baskets were cut open by! sioner and another to Simla, embody climbed down fre 1 nd | the ords’ points and they flung!ing what we recommend, and—what let her into a st for the | flowers at the dais, swamping it in! ao you say to sending for a battery DON'T YOU THINK IF You AGREED women with arms { ou. ! jasmine sweet-smelling buds,! or two? WITH MR. DAZZLE ONCE IN sand phrases of congratulation and! until th t was not visible | 0d! as the verdict AWHILE INSTEAD OF ALWAYS igiad. welcome Yasmint had not finished all she} One hour and a half later, Tsmail ARGUING WITH HIM, You WOULD oF queer 1 ‘ a had When the shouting died) an Afridi gatu-keeper, started off en BOTH BE HAPPIER 7? pored ' blades returned to scabbards,|a racing camel fulipelt for the border ' Gr 1 he her volce again st ° with a letter to Yasmini, giving § HAN rare. Abel tee tiund a rangely quiet Ram's a punt of what h: at axinea ; : cars with equal resonance, like the | pened vote of a hidden bell | . 8 8 © © The wep the: peat Ana's And since, my Lords, in olden A few days later Gungadhura sur patric ! ho old’ days it happened often that a Raj-! prised Dick by ordering him to r wayn ' vir put woman held and buttressed up) don work where he had been digtin i ' A 1 husband's throne, honoring him told him to look for the er I 1 Rajputana with her courage and Slalpore. He promised a nin the ar { cent. and consented te : dawn!" Gungadhura “e “Where ) ground cD r wer the ¥ ok his M i a S all, How can I keep it secret PERMAPS YOURE RIGHT ABOUT THAT MISS WINKLE! ITS MERELY A SUGGESTION MR.DATZLE ! YES, THERE'S A LOT OF FRUTH TO THAT! IF I'D AGREE WITH RAZZLE INSTEAD OF WRANGLING WITH HIM, THERE'D BE . MORE HARMONY AROUND HERE !! 1 CERTAINLY WAS A JACKASS To LET THAT JONES’ ORDER GET AWAY its -enense rete ) YOU MEAN BY CALLING § MEA. ¢ ~