Find me my elephant and these guns and newer and surer ones shall protect you from Durga Ram, should he take it into his head to come this way." The colonel, Bruce and Ramabai set off at once.

After they had gone a camel rider entered the compound and sought audience with Bala Khan.
Kathlyn and Pundita were in the compound at the time and the former was greatly interested in the saddlebags, attached to one of which was a binocular case.

Kathlyn could not resist the inclination to open this case.

It contained an exceptionally fine pair of glasses, such as were used in that day in the British army.

No doubt they were a part of some loot.
Suddenly an idea came to her.