THE THREE SAPPHIRES
BY W. A. FRASER
AUTHOR OF "FOOL'S GOLD," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY
ARTHUR HEMING
NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
Copyright, 1918,
By George H. Doran Company
Copyright, 1918, by Street & Smith Corporation
Printed in the United States of America
THERE WAS A COUGHING ROAR AND A LEOPARD, TURNED BY THESHOT, BOUNDED INTO THE JUNGLE.
CONTENTS
PART ONE
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
PART TWO
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
PART THREE
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
PART FOUR
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
ILLUSTRATIONS
THERE WAS A COUGHING ROAR AND A LEOPARD, TURNED BY THE SHOT, BOUNDEDINTO THE JUNGLE
PUNDIT BAGH SHOT INTO THE AIR A QUIVERING MASS OF GOLD AND BRONZE IN THESUNLIGHT
GREAT AS WAS THE ELEPHANT'S STRENGTH, SHE COULD NOT BREAK THE PYTHON'SDEADLY CLASP
THE GRAY STALLION'S THUNDERING GALLOP ALL BUT DROWNING THE BLASPHEMOUSREPROACH
THE THREE SAPPHIRES
PART ONE
Chapter I
From where they were on the marble terrace that reached from the palaceto a little lake—the Lake of the Golden Coin—Lord Victor Gilfain andCaptain Swinton could see the intricate maze of Darpore City's lightsdown on the plain, six miles away.
Over the feather-topped sal forest behind the palace a gorgeous moon wasflooding the earth with light, turning to ribbons of gold the circlingripples on the jade lake, where mahseer and burbel splashed in play.
Rajah Darpore was leaning lazily against the fretwork marble balustradejust where the ghat steps dipped down under the water. He was reallyPrince Ananda, the shazada, for down in the city