Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 13, 1915, Page 3

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Chapman) | The marvelous loyalty of India to Great Britain was the most significant thing in the whole of the great war. | In one quarter only was there dissatis- | faction. That was the little state of Bundapur, in central India. Bundapur was the birthplace of the ferocious worship of the goddess Kali, the mur- der-goddess. For centuries this fierce idolatry had been decaying, but of late years there had been an effort to re- vive it. Now Bundapur had strong links of contact with other idolatrous states of India. It the rajah of Bundapur took advantage of England’s need to throw off her yoke, he would be joined by other potentates, and the flame of revolt would spread all through the central provinces. It was Mannering’s task to preserve peace in Bundapur. ish resident there, and the power be- hind the throne. There were two other rulers in the turbulent little state— the Rajah Ferozeshah, whose ances- tors had been Moslems and had be- come idolators in order to retain their hold upon the kingdom, and Muzzur, the chief priest, who officiated in the magnificent temple of the goddess, to which votaries came from all parts of India, Mannering and old Muzzur were good friends, for the British govern- ment scrupulously respects all faiths in its dominions, but when opportun- ity comes, friendship goes. And op- portunity had come with the war to the old king Ferozeshah, who dreamed of carving out for himself an empire which was to embrace all central India. Mannering was engaged to an Eng- lish girl, who was to have come out The Old Priest Watched Him With a Severe Face. to marry him when the war began. | That postponed matters, and Manner- ing, chafing under the delay, could only continue to administer the af- | fairs of the kingdom, as the represen- tative of the British raj. He had not a single white soldier to maintain his | authority, for they had all been with- | drawn. Meanwhile the annual festival of the goddess Kall was approaching. Mannering had a shrewd idea of what was brewing in Bundapur. He had, in fact, had a frank talk with old Muzzer. He had shown him what it was no use showing the old king, be- cause the priest's word alone could decide the issue. He had explained to him that England’s might, temporarily withdrawn, would fall after the war with fearful force upon a rebellious Bundapur. Let Muzzur declare for England and rich would be his re- ward. The old priest smoked and listened, and, while Mannering was wondering at his silence, a shower of stones came through the windows of the resi- dency, thrown by the turbulent, fan- atical mob without. The priest rose, smiling. “You see,” he sald. “The de- cision s not in my power, sahib. The people are very much attached to the faith of Kali, and they want to be free. Only one thing can keep them loyal.” “What is that?” asked Mannering. The priest leaned forward confl- | dentially. “If the sahib will also ac- cept the faith of Kali, the people will hear his words,” he said. When he was gone, and the few native servants had dispersed the mob, Mannering paced his room, think- ing. He was a sincerely religious man; he believed that to become an {dolator would have certain spiritual consequences; he knew that it meant the loss of Mary Trevethan, whom if a man should sacrifice his life for his country, how much the more should he not sacrifice his soul for her, and the woman he loves? The struggle lasted all night. dawn he sent for the priest. “Muzzur,” said Mannering, “prepare I a proclamation for the people stating | that I have decided to accept the faith At Not Entirely Heartbroken. A father who intended to make a | Even great professional man of his som | |usually manages to conceal his disap- | pointment when the boy signs up for a meat salary as a ball player. e supply them at a| sense will | + 'The Bt Lawrence river system is the ' margest in Canads, and it is probable | that the water power available from 1% Greatest Water Power. s greater than that of any other river ia Canada. He was the Brit- ' he had loved since he was a boy. But, ' 4915, ! | of Kal, and that I shall attend at tne | ' temple tomorrow, when the annual festival begins, to prostrate myself before the goddess.’ | The old priest watchea him with a ! serene face. He knew the struggle that Mannering had gone through; | he knew, too, that the rajah would not be overpleased ai this dramatic ending of all his pians for carving out | an idolatrous empire 1n the heart of India. “It shall be done as the sahib says,” he answered at last, and withdrew. The news buzzed through Bunda ! pur. Within two hours all the inhab- | itants of the state knew that the god- | dess Kali, of the many hands, had : conquered. The enthusiasm was in-, describable. A huge mob gathered | outside the residency and cheered | itselt hoarse. But inside Mannering ' was pacing up and down, and he paced ' all night, and none dared disturb him. | At dawn he called the bearers of ' his palanquin, and, stepping inside, he ! allowed himself to be borne through | the enthusiastic mobs that lined the streets toward Kali’s temple. Bun- dapur was en fete. The opening of the great annual festival was the occa- sion for frenzies of fanatical delight, and the approaching conversion of Mannering was the cause of the wild- est excitement. Through the streets rushed fanatics, slashing themselves with knives. The golden image of the goddess was borne back from the pro- cession to the accompaniment of a band of temple women, who danced and leaped above the bodies of the prostrate devotees. Mannering, lying in his palanquin, was aware of all this. He knew that no punishment could expiate his of- fense. He was giving te his country , that which was infinitely dearer than lite. His love, his soul, his honor « + . he stared at the photograph which he was holding. It represented Mary Trevethan as she had appeared when he was home four years before. He would never see her again, but somehow he felt that, at this crisis where dishonor and honor met, her spirit stood beside him. : ‘The palanquin stopped. The cur- | tains were drawn back. Mannering | stepped out and entered the grotesque temple, walking on a path strewn with flowers. Inside he heard the throbbing of flutes and the sighs of a vast multi- tude of worshipers. Then he was be- | | fore the altar, beside old Muzzur, who ' held the sacrificial knife, and staring into his eyes were the cruel eyes of | Kali, the stone image with the many | ' hands, each dripping with human blood. Upon his golden throne lolled the | old rajah. He was calculating what step he should take when Mannering | had accepted Kall. It upset the plans ' | that he had built; yet he was shrewd ! enough to have others in view. With { Mannering’s aid he could yet carve out his empire. Mannering, standing beside the priest, let his eyes roam over the huge interior of the temple. He saw the decorated walls, the breathless crowds, completely silent, waiting for | | the moment when he would fall be- fore Kall's statue, to be anointed with the blood of the dreadful sacrifice, the | drawn curtains behind which the ra- jah's wives were gazing curiously onm | him. And at the last moment, while the ; . sound of the tom-toms indicated that the goddess was awaiting the sacrifice, a new thought took possession of Man- ! nering. He could not carry out his plan. { He perceived the hideous pit into which he had so nearly fallen. The ; world would ascribe his complaisance to fear; it would be said that an Eng- lishman had accepted Kali to save his | car. EASY FOR THE DETECTIVE Knowledge of Human Nature and a Little Reasoning Led Him to tre Truth. Conspicuous on the end of the coun- ter in the little cigar shop was a brand | new, highly ornate cigar lighter made of heavy bronze. It was the type which has & wire rod sheathed in a phial of alcohol, from which the rod is drawn to be dipped in a jet of fire. So proud was the cigarmaker of the new fixture that he pointed it out to every customer with special courtesy. While thus engaged one evening re- cently he was’ borrified to discover that the wire rod with its beautiful bronze handle was missing. “It was here a moment since,” he declared to a man who was walting for a light. “Where can it be?” “Easy question to answer,” smiled the customer. “That little rod is out there on the pavement just outside the door. I have not seem it, but I, know it is there.” “Sure enough, it is there,” ex- claimed the cigarmaker, rushing to ! recover his p-operty. “How did you know that?” “In my business, which happens to be that of a professional detective,” exclaimed the customer, “I find thnt| a knowledge of the human inclination to do many trifling things unconscious- 1y is of value. In the present case force of habit caused your last cus- tomer to throw away the cigar lighter after using it precisely as if it were 2 match. Ile did it without thinking. He threw the rod either to the right or left, “after lighting his cigar, ac- cording to the hand he had used. | “Now, the rod was not on the floor to his left, for I looked carefully when you spoke. Consequently it had to be | on the pavement, as the cigar lighter | stands just next to the open door. “Here is ny card. If ever you need a detective let me know.” Needless Interruptions. A New Yorker writes the Times to protest against a habit he says met- ropolitan women have of knitting at concerts. Recently, he declares, he was obliged to sit near a knitter and the click of her busy needles dis- turbed him. Here is a serious issue. One has seen a woman, returning from mar- ket, shelling her beans on the street ‘There could be no objection to her plucking a holiday goose under the same circumstances, provided she ! didn’t scatter feathers on the floor. But knitting at a concert is differ- ent. A knitting needle obbligato to a harp selection might lack something of the ideal. One might better take a basket of corn to husk, or an arm- ful of stockings to darn. Almost any concert enthusiast will agree with the Times complainant. It the music is not to one’s liking it is better to exchange whispered stories with one's ueighbor than to disturb the assemblage with clicking needles. SANITARY PRESSING CLUB CLEANING, PRESSING. REPAIRING and DYEING. Ladies Work a Specialty. Satisfaction Guaranteed. GIVE US A TRIAL Kibler Hotel Basement. Phone No. 3y3 life. Was not the empire built upon faith and loyalty, and the courage of | her servants? How could he serve it better than by remaining true to his faith, whatever happened? It was the moment of judgment, when, unless he saw his duty clear as & razor edge before him, incalculable ills must follow. Mannering saw it. The blood of the sacrifice was drenching Kall's altar. Muzzur turned toward Mannering, motioning to him to prostrate himself. Mannering waved i him away and called to the crowd. “I have come here today,” he sald, | “to testify to the truth. Since Eng- land became your lord, when has she sought to change your faith or cus- | toms? Nevertheless, I am here to tell | you now that your faith in Kall is the | faith of the sandpiper that walks . among the marshes before the sand has set.” He heard a rustle, a sigh, and sud- denly the whole body of worshipers was upon its feet in terror of the sac- rilege that was being accomplished. For, snatching from the priest's band the hammer with which the vic- tim had been slaughtered, Mannering brought it down upon the head of the sbominable idol. And Kali, the many- handed goddess, fell from her pedes- tal and rolled, a hideous thing, along the temple floor. Then, laying down the hammer, Mannering awaited death. But since none dared lay hands on him, he went out into the street. He walked to the residency and waited. Twenty min- utes later he heard the mob come roaring down the bazaar and toward the veranda on which he awaited them alone. He stood there with folded arms, pa- tient, ready for the vengeance of the fanatical multitude But, when they reached him, he found himself stand- ing above a prostrate crowd of wor- shipers. For even black-skinned peo- ples grope upward toward the higher, and by his act the worship of the mur- der goddess had been swept away for ever. | FDO YOUR OWN SHOPPING. Every Kind from Cotten to Sik, Any Color and Style From 25¢ to $5.00 per pair Look for the Trade Mark! whoiente Lord & “Onyx”’ _{§ Hosiery Gives the BEST VALUE for Your Money WATSON & GILLESPIE, HOUSEHOLD MOVING A SPECIALTY Oak and Pine Wood Orders handled promptly. 2hones: Office 109, Res. 57 Green OUR SHIELD | 2 WP 1S OUR MOTTO Which is proven by our six years success in Lakeland. Maker of the National Steel reinforced concrete Burial Vault Building Blocks of all discrip- tions. 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