i. thr manager c£ the institmiuii,

"O^me liH"?," he iUT> -ste u tieckoninp Eam«las into
* Y**ii;i i iii. Hf p t in,

"VT*- ;,;iv^ :^eL *«itt«?niplatinj2 upon the nature of

ut n» you,"" the

0:i^ iff thf* s^iiiis was hoMing- a stont cane. Smiling,
E,iUJ<ii^ t« -<»iz the stielc from its owner and offering it to thf*
S'rtjiml *•.»!• il: *

"Hf-rf 33 a stick. Pnnish Rnm<ias to your heart's c<in-
teat," uiiti l^k'iiug <Invvii, presented bis back for the tfeat-
w«-iit. All b'lgheiL

"Jf^tt that." expLthif'ti the Swami. *Ve ha,ve hit it ifi
ri^sht. Y^.'i: hiivp TO stay in this Ashram forgone fuU year-
TiiijB ii» the pimSrismPiAt!"

"If Ram »iof-s n«*t will it sr*?1* askeii Rum ilas qtfetly.

"It \A Ram vho speaks through us,'1 he rejoined.

"Ram gp^lta als** in Ramdas. He says Ramtlas should
wit agivt t*» y<mr proposal," said Ramdas.

"W^ shall && about it. We are putting you in & separate
room nn*i *iw of lifi \vill mount guard on yon. Ton cannot
niu" h^ sai*l, shaking Ms head.
ani"* will heilniie," Ramdas replied .
h\w hav*-\,oii any idea of the charge against yw?"* lie

"Vi»u ha\e u! ready pronouiiee*! the judgment. What
»i««fc:S it ir*jtt*r whether Riiin<iJis kn<*»\vs ur n<»t what the
charge is:" ;uisw w«i Ramdas.
^He^wtT, I um telling yon what it is," he went on:
**yoft imve outwitted us for two days. You were with
n» perfectly incognito. We had heard of yon ami wished
<i aefc ><m. Hence the punishment for your