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to the wall and to hold the other young woarden, the thoughts of each far

away The attendant felt no worry in bringing Winnie into the garden

A cry frouards and eunuchs froet out alone More than this,

she gave Winnie liberty in order to trap her if possible

By and by the native girl pretended to feel drowsy in the heat of the

sun, and her head fell forward a trifle It was then that Winnie heard

a lohistle, an old familiar whistle such as she and Kit had used

once upon a tiidly It was hard

work not to cry out Over the wall the drab trunk of an elephant

protruded, and soarden

Winnie rose The head of the native girl came up instinctively; but as

Winnie leisurely strolled toward the palace, the head sank again

Winnie turned and wandered along the walls, apparently exa nearer and nearer to the

bit of white paper which the idle breeze stirred back and forth

tentatively When she reached the spot she stooped and plucked so up the paper as she did so And still in the

stooping posture, she read the note, crumpled it and stuffed it into a

hole in the wall