The Rajah's Fortress — page 98: what you’re looking at

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THE RAJAH'S FORTRESS. 89 used up copy of General Tokar’s proclamation printed in Burmese characters. “ Look at the heathen’s charm,” said the sergeant scornfully. ‘ Isita love letter the warmint has got?” “ Lucky it was forthe sergeant that all were at the moment too deeply engrossed to notice his impudence, which was due to the fact that he had already that day put himself outside of four bottles of Burmese rice beer discovered among the spoils. “By Jove, where do you suppose he got that?” cried Buller. Guy stepped up and put his finger on the paper. “ What about this?” he cried excitedly, his mind fired with a sudden idea. “ Me tellee you glick,” said the Chinaman. “ You no shootee me, will you? You givee me fifteen thousand rupees all the samee! Then me tellee what me do.” He paused and patted his breast proudly with his hands. ‘“‘ Me one of Pandy’s men,” he added. ‘ Me takee you where Pandy allee time lives.” COLUM 1OOO SS co