"Who is he?"
"Puneput, sahib, is a small native town between us and Kurnal, but I hope to pass to the left of it. There are many Ghoojurs there, and Wana Affghar is a chieftain among them. He knows that I have the Star of India, and he would follow me across the ocean to get it."
"Does he know where you are now?"
"His men in Delhi have looked for me, but I kept out of their way. He suspects where I am."
"It is reckless for you to keep it about you."
But the native smiled in a way that was more significant than his friend suspected.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE BURRA BAGH.
Luchman waited until several hours had passed, and would have waited longer, had not Mr. Hildreth awakened from sleep, his slight movement causing his wife and daughter to open their eyes. Despite their weariness, the excessive heat would not allow any one to slumber long. Avery himself secured a half hour's nap, though the native remained wide awake all the time.
The guide now said that some miles of open country had to be passed before they could reach a stretch of jungle where they would find the most secure of all hiding places. He proposed, therefore, that they should move on while they had the opportunity, and his suggestion was gladly followed by the others.