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"Colonel," said Bruce, taking a chance throe are less than a

hundred miles from the seaport Suppose we let Uht up the coast? It is not fair to the women

to put them to any further hardship"

"Bruce, I have sworn to God that Umballa shall not have that treasure

Ramabai, do you understand what it willAllaha with that treasure, probably millions? He will be able

to buy every priest and soldier in Allaha and still have enough left

for any extravagance that he ested Ramabai, "let us send the women to the seaport in

care of Ahmed, while we ether "The very thing"

"I refuse to be separated from father," declared Kathlyn "If he is

determined to pursue Umballa back to Allaha, Ined to the boatmen to start

"If only this breeze had not coht him before

heand planning He saw his

ene enough?

As matters stood, he could not carry away the treasure He must have

help, an armed force of men he could trust On the mainland were Ahmed

and the loyal keepers; behind were three men anted his life as he