Part 32 (1/2)
Again the Geran to pace the room, noith his hands behind him, noith folded arh chin as he see soan to loose the flood of her resources, that Ranjoor Singh ht make use of what he chose; she was satisfied to leave the German in the Sikh's hands and to squander aid at randoan to coh, and hurry out again Some of theive thees to carry, very seriously Babu Sita Ra away, to co his hands He ran over to Yasmini
”It is awful!” he wailed ”Soon there will be no troops left hich to quell Moha, and none but disloyal overnment is mad, and I am veree h, pretending to be busy with other ers, noted the effect of the babu's wail on the Gerh
”We should lose tiiiments ready to mutiny, and they will come to me to wherever I send for theazed into the Sikh's brown ones very shrewdly and very long His hand sought the neighborhood of his hip, and dwelt there a ht necessary
”I have decided we must hurry,” he said ”I will show you what I have to shoill not be taking chances You o for your mutineers while you stay there with iments coree?”
”Yes,” said Ranjoor Singh
”Then choose your er Choose a man ill not try to play tricks-a man ill not warn the authorities, because if there is any slip, any trickery, I will undo in one second all that has been done!”
So Ranjoor Singh conferred with Yasreat bowls of flowers that always stand in her big ; and she suppressed a squeal of excite up and down
”Take Sita Rah scowled at the babu
”That fat bellyful of fear!” he growled ”I would rather take a pig!”
”All the same, take Sita Raain out of a co that frightened him so much that he trembled like a man with palsy
”I am married man with children!” he expostulated
”I will be kind to your !” purred Yaso!” vowed the babu
”Put him in the cobra room!” she coo!” said Sita Ram ”But, oh, reater than legendary ransom! I shall not come back alive! I know I shall not come back alive!”
”Who cares, babuji?” asked Yasmini
”True!” said Sita Ra stomach I am often last I am veree full of fear!”
”We shall need food,” interposed the German ”Water will be there, but we had better have sufficient food with us for two nights”
Yasave a sharp order, and several of her maids ran out of the rooave one each to the Gerh, and to Sita Ram Sita Ham opened his and peered in The Gerain Ranjoor Singh accepted his at its face value, and did not open it
”May the ive!” he said, for there is no word for ”Thank you” in all India
”I will bless the memsahib at each s!” laughed Yasmini