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CHAPTER VI.

THE VICTIM.

The effect of bis mere name upon his prisoner answered the robber chief's own question, nor had she latter any reason to feel disappointed over the method of its reception. The wretched 1150 trader's catenance became ghastly, and his mouth full open, while the perspiration oozed from him at every pore. Io would about as TO. 3, STEWART TERRACE, then have fallen into the power of the Enemy "Moray. Sirdar Sahib, Take what I have and suffer me to depart," was all he could arti- culate, slobberingly.

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The latter. the while, hal boan thinking, if haply some hope of rescue might not occur to him. The Sahib had known of bis prosence, for he himself had given him permission to travel audor his protection. Would he not mis him, and as a consequence, order a body of mea to ride back to his rescue These would assey come upon the scene of his capture and follow Tha upon his tracks. But-would they? Lovy Sawats were drawn from the same region a cuptors, of and wors of the same faith a hia whom they wou'd know the strength and resource, and with whom they would certainly avoid engaging in a fight on behalf of such as bo. Besides-nnd again Chand Lull had mason to enrse bia owa stinginess, in that he had bee more than "near" in bestowing the expected dasturi apon the Salib's chuprassis, wherefore take care that no these would infallibly suspicion of his disaster should reach their THE WHOLE OF OUR STOCK OF master's ears. Further, was it not a matter of absolute certainty that railer than allow his rescue Marad Afaul would give orders for his throat to be cut from ear to one? No-hers was no hope--not a ray.

FOR ONE MONTH ONLY FROM APRIL 1ST TO 30ry.

talk we again of the rapers," degan Murad Afzal. I am moved to roguire double the

The trader fairly howled with terror, for this out now, but Allah is morriful, and shall I was just where his position came home to him. he lease? I will be content with ten thousand. If there was ons thing for which this Murad Wherefore, O dog, then abalt write, and deliver Afzul and bis band were known and dreaded it to Ebrahim, our brother-who is holy and ingred was for their absolute merciletuucas, Merea letter which shall cause those who guard the death was the greatest mercy their victims cou'd fraits of thing arer ce and usury to pay over to expect. True, there were some who had come him that sur. Yet think not to write aught that forth alive, but so hideously maimed and shat shall render is void, for Ibrahim is learned tered that they had better have been dead, and as well as boly, and can read in say tongues. with avtal tales to tell af torture and borrer Further should he not return to nathias own either witnessed or undergone. Indeed sack a fale shall be even as though thou wert lady scourge had these freebooters become, that writhing in the lowesh depths of Johanu a." strong pressure was brought. to bear upon the chief of the Galarzai, and in the result these ontrages had ceased, in recognition of which prompt compliance Mahomed Mushi Khan had been in rested by the Indian Governmont with the title of Nawab-somewhat to the contempt of thras force mountaineers, as we heard them express it.

I

It were botter, Sirdar Sahib, that I myself travelled to Mazaran to procure it, for our people are distrustful of strangers."

Murad Afzul laughed evilly.

But we are doubly so. O worshipper of be-- daubed idols," he said. So thou wouldst fai fare forth thyself? Ha ha! then how long would it be before wa beheld thos again, or one single one of the ten thousand rupess!"

Why, as soon as I could collect them, and to do that I would spare no pins, no trouble, Sirdar Sib although it would leave me a poor man, ane debt for life," replied Chand Lall, eagerly thinking, poor fool, that his jilor was

With all of this was the unfortunato Hiada so well acquainted that he would never have dreamed of trusting his person or possessions in these mountain solitudes, but that he, like others, was under the impression that Murad Afzil had taken himself and his depredations clonu away to the territory of some other poter-going to set him fren on a slender a security as tate, and the possibility of that redoubted out law taking advantage of the advent of a new Political Agent to break out afresh had escaped him altogether,

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Nor

his bare word. But the shout of laughter that wen ap from all who beard quietly undeo sived- Lin,

Who, liating a caged bird of value, turas Now under the direction of their obiof the that hird loose to stretch his wings in the hope freobcoters were rifling the pucks-and at first that it will return to its cage?" mid the chiaf. found not much in them, for they were for the "That are to us a caged bird of value, thon done so thou hast no further value. him-*. bə. enter of money-wherefore we keep thes util bad a tradu as not to be worth plandering. Batalled, turning to his followers. overything that could possibly conceal a coin was promptly laid open by the expeditions pro- cess of a blow with a stone hammer or the slush of a talwar, and soon a goodly pile of rupees lay heaped up, ready for division. Murad Afzal grinned with delight..

"God is good," he said, rubbing his hands. "The spoils of the infidel bath he delivered to the true believer. Yet, fat pag. it is not enough. Ha! not enough."

"It is not enough.'' repeated the other, the glitter of his eyes and the full meaning of his tone becoming terrible in its significance,

Ten thousand rupees must be added to it."

"Ten thousand- How can I find such n sum, Sirdar Sahib, I who am but a pror man! I have not a tenth of it,"

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a

Not enough? But it is my all, Sirdar Se Mosting of the Board of Directors of the Company, held at the Company's Office, hib, yaa, my all," groaned the trader. Wah No. 13, Beaconsfield Arcade, Victoria, Hong-wah! but I am peor, and have not the where- kong, on Wednesday, the 8th day of April, withal to start life afresh." 1903, the following Resolution was passed ----

That the final CALL of FIFTY CENTS per SHARE upon all the Holders of Ordinary Shares in the above Company in respect of all the Stares held by them in the above Company be and the samo is hereby made. Such. Call to be paid to the Company at their Bankers, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at their Premises, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before the 9th day of May, 1903.

of the same.

.

"Now art thou blowing up the ice which shall consume thir own limbs, yet slowly, thon foal dog. Wait. Thou shalt taste how it feels." At a signal the prisoner was seized and bound, The while others were heating an old gun-bar- rel in a fire which had ten kindled whan they first halted. Then they brought it towards him. At the sight the miserable wretch uttered a loud scream of torror and despair.

In obedience to this somewhat mysterions mandate, one of them varned and dived into a cleft, producing therefrom an object which ha pleefully unrolled, and held up before the gaze of the horrified captive-aud well indeed migat the latter quake, for it was the skin of a man.

It had been most deftly taken off. Face, head, ears everything in fact. Staring at the horrid thing, Chand Lall felt his very marrow melt within him.

See," said Murad Afzal." Fudd out die, even then. He lived to taste of fire and boiling And the rest of the band laughed liko ghe," fiends, but the wretched Hindu covered his face and shook,

Well mayet thon tremble," want, on bis For should Ibrahim re- pitiless tormentor. tora without ten thousand rupees, or not return at all, by the salting of the third sun, thine own skin shall dry beside that onə."

The victim uttered a lond cry.

"The third sun! Why, Sirdar Sahib, that will be impossible. I can nover have so much money collected in so short a time. Make it the sixth san."

Murad Afzal consulted a moment with his followers. Then be said,

"Allah is merciful, aid so, too, will I be. I will say then by the setting of the fifth san after this one. Yet try not to play as any false trick, bu dog, for it will be as-less, and for what it will mean to thyself, look on gender and be assured." and as though to emphasise the chisf's words, he who held the horrible human skin shook it warningly and suggestive- ly in the face of the thoroughly terrified t age. *

And NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that in Accordance with Article 24 of the Company's Articles of Association, Interest will be charged as from the said 91b day of May, 1903, at the

Syreal louder, pig," jaer Murad Afzal, rata of $10 per centum per sonum, upon all

"There is none to hear thee save these racks, and Calla remaining unpaid after the said 9th day of May, 1903, on to the actual dates of payment they are necustomed to auch sounds. Ha ha!" The miserable man struggled frantically pro- Shareholders are particularly requested to mising to pay anything if they would refrain But the lust of cruelty note that upon presentation at the Office of the from tortu ing him. Company of the Banker's Receipt for payment now syskoned in the ferocious natures would of the Call, together with the Certificats of the not be allayed, and the hot iro wis laid hiss-

The Political Agont, having dined well in his Shares, in respect of which the Call has beening to the thigh of their victim, whosa frenzied. paid, un endorsement to that effect will be made and agonising yells rang in deafening and fload-evening camp, was going over some official

like eoboes from the surrounding rocks, grim papers by the light of the tent lamp. upon the Certifloats.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

and pitiless as though rejoicing in the act of W. KERFOOT HUGHES, savagery upon which they glared down. Theu

Secretary,

Morad Afzal, too experienced in such matters to Hongkong, 9th April, 1903.

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How likest thou that, pig ?" he said. "Did not thy fat frizzle? I bare a mind to send a slice of it to the swine.enting Foringhi at Mazaran. Did it hurt, the kiss of the hot iron Yet that was but the beginning. How would it feel lasting the whole day. Think, for thou wilt now haven little time."

*

•

b. Sant Singh," he sid, looking up as ehuprassi entered, "what became of that trader who was with us? I didn't ses him when

first camped."

Hazoor, he is carapu just below the Sowars' tents, I believe,"

* Yes?

You may go and the official resumed what he was dolog, witheat futher thought for the luckless Chand Lall, who cer tasols was not where the lying choprassi had said."

(To be contínried)

It was the hour of prayer, and now the whole band, with their shoes off, and their chaddas spread on the ground, facing in the direction of Mecca, were going through the prescribed pres trations and formules of the Moslew ritual. Ibrahim the mullah, a little in front of the rest, OWNERS at HOUSES situated in the Central Division of the City of Victoria led the devotions, intoning each strophe in and in the Western Division of Kowloon. who anasal, droning key, the others, ranged bhiadhave not had their premises LIME WASHED | him in rows, now kneeling, now rising, respond- and CLEANSED in accordance with law, aro

ed somewhat after the manner of the recital

reminded that the period during which the work of a litany, but perhaps to an outs de observer. should be finisher onds on the 3 th day of April, 1903, and the Sanitary Board being con- the absolute and whole-hearted durontnews of their domesnour would have constituted the

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