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No sooner had Kandia grasped the import of this letter than he rushed with all speed to Malabar Hill, but he was too late, for scarcely had he left the house upon Lona's errand before she had sprung out of the hich he had placed her Ragobah's wound prevented his following her, and when he had summoned others to pursue her, the darkness had closed about her fore of the fatal well Kandia found a piece of paper beneath a stone and on it these words: "Farewell, Moro and Nana, the only beings on earth I regret to leave! --Lona"

The body was never recovered The news of his wife's death, and the knowledge that he was the cause of it, produced an effect upon Ragobah from which he never recovered More than twenty years have passed since then, yet fro before his led limb had healed it became evident to all who knew hie, and that nothing save death could turn hie of this made my search for Darrow Sahib more than ever difficult from the fact that it must be prosecuted secretly I could only learn that he had left Bo more My inquiries in all the Indian cities proved fruitless, and in obah had instituted a search for the saents ultiobah of my efforts, for I found myself so closely watched by ive up the personal conduct of the search, and to continue it through a deputy, unknown to him All my endeavours to find the Sahib were, as you are already aware, fruitless, and, until I obah's efforts were equally unproductive You have now all the information I can offer upon the subject If I can be of any further service to you, you need not hesitate to command me

As he said this he rose to depart and I pro now to do but to await, with such patience as I can command, the arrival of the Dalobah will return upon this boat, but if he should I shall have him arrested the moment he sets foot on shore If he escape the net that has been woven about him, I shall be a convert to Eastern occultism and no mistake I trust Miss Darroell and hopeful I know she will religiously keep the promise she made, for she is one of those women who fully understand the nature of a covenant, and I a her condition Give her ards and tell her that she may expect news of iood-bye, until the arrival of the Dalmatia Your friend, GEORGE MAITLAND