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f t 4 f { == AP aD —— io _— aS COPYRIGHTED IN I880,8Y BE i ee § eRe A ey Vol. IX. sys brit Fe The Duke of Diamonds; OR THE FLOWER OF CALCUTTA. A Story of Strange Lands and Seas. BY CAPT. FRED’K WHITTAKER, AUTHOR OF “THE RED RAJAH,” ‘“‘THE IRISH CAPTAIN,” ‘“‘THE LOST CAPTAIN,” ETC. CHAPTER I. 1857. Tue sun of India blazes above the brown jun- gle. The tiger crouches in the long surput grass; the buffalo hides in the pools and the elephant has retired to the thicket shade; but the city of Krishnapoor is all astir, like a hive of bees. Pale, stern faces of English soldiers, exulti glances of Sikhs, and stolid indifference o a = —— - 3 - = * = -— —- = on < he = —— ~~ <= $ ” 4 —> - Smee a eee ee ILL fe th, YlsmMMéM inn ENTERED AT THE Post OFFICE AT New Yors, N. Y., AT SECOND CLAss MAIL RATES, adle ¢: Adams, Publishers, 98 WILLIAM STREET, N. Y., November 17, 1880. ee ae ae Ghoorkhas, show that mercy for a Hindoo is a thing unknown to-day. The rebellion has fail- ed; woe to the conquered! In the square of the market-place of Krishna- oor tunis a brass nine-pounder, polished till it gleams like burnished gold. Neat and plain, handsome and serviceable, it braves criticism, a dandified death-dealer, a very Nero of guns. The house-tops are crowded with people; a dense mass of humanity blocks up every avenue out of the square. All eyes are fixed on the soli- tary gun and its neat detachment of English ar- tillerymen, two by the muzzle, two by the trun- nions, two by the train. The orderly bugle sounds a clear shrill note from a great white building at the side of the square, and all eyes turn thither. Forth from the portals of this building comes a strange procession. In front a guard of swarthy Sikhs, dismounted, carrying razor-like tulwars sloping over their shoulders. Then two English soldiers with fixed ee ey a pris- oner between them; then more Sikhs, followed by a large staff of English officers, who mount a LDOLE & ADAMS. - .s . eX EN ee | TAD CC OE LILO ——EEEE — ee Ten Cents a Copy. $2.50 a Year. square, following a tall, heav -built man, in diplomatic uniform, whom all recognize as ‘*the Resident.” But it is not on him that the eyes of the popu- lace are fixed. Itis the prisoner who athhects their attention; and a low wail of grief goes ts from thousands of throats as they see him ad- vance. A handsome man anywhere, he is ear hrc magnificent now. Prisoner though e be, he looks as if he were lord of all around him. He was so only a few days ago, for this is none other than the Rajah of Krishnapoor. Prisoner or not, he is attired in robes of vel- vet, heavy with gold embroidery and sown with seed pearls, while the flash of jewels from his collar, the bracelets on his bare, muscular arms, the clasp of brilliants that supports the feather of his turban, would turn a Fi ave- nue belle green with envy. As proudly as if going to review his own troops, the deposed Rajah stalks into the midst of the silent square, straight up to the gun that has been standing idle so long, and takes his post before its muzzle. the foot of the steps and ride out into the SSS 0 Sas a ot AN — Nig SS RN \ N S\, UW —S= we \) ini. ‘ \\ aT . . ‘ a \ y 3 —— ” ~~. ~ > RW bo vA? _ .* — , ‘ ' Lt — 4 y - es aE) ALD ——\ ire . . . : » AS Ay * ‘ Paes 4 ' . ." - Hy bY) vs N) OH - : NS a — ND sy Ly ~ —— *, - ” = Ns + NS - * ~ ~~ > — Pz | ’ wy \ . ~~? . - ~~ ‘ AN We : -_*> . * a . r _- eo | ‘es hike eel a nv . EL La eal | >. = i f Wd Sie F 1a 4} G wy, Ht } | Oe - - a =, eons iy : ; ~ F oe a ~ ely ta 7 a 4 - > . oa a Ie « = «J i . ~~ — Z - a 3° ‘4 : =—- » WA \ ANY \ Y\ \ - : 4 ] Ty - wll hi POM Heaps nn gD Pow X uy) * \ | Hi > i i! ‘i PH ar 8 oie ied 4 i a T Pi pall = << = ' ll = = : ———_—— Ses pr ; : a ——— “5 a ee ae ee eg -_—_ , ‘you GUR, MY SEORDT Is SAFE WITH EFFIE AND THE CHILD, AND YOU ARE €HEATED. DOG, COWARD, LIAR; THAT IS MY ANSWER!” @ i Eomicbooks a ~“?e