n out again suddenly, and judging from
the smoke and tumult it must have been terrific. All were surprised, and
stood watching the clouds of grey smoke roll up into the bright morning
air. But soon it died away, and believing it to be an outbreak by the
conquered troops subdued with a firm hand by the victorious people, we
thought no more of it.

The hours that succeeded were full of stirring incidents, and it was long
before the least semblance of order could be restored in the city. With
Kona I went forth into the crowded, turbulent streets, and the sight that
met our gaze was awful. Bodies of soldiers and civilians were lying
everywhere, the faces of some, to whom death had come swiftly, so calm
and composed that they looked as if they slept, while upon the
blood-smeared countenances of others, hideously mutilated perhaps, were
terrible expressions, showing in what frightful agony they had passed
into eternity. The road-ways were strewn with heaps of corpses; the
gutters flowed with blood.

At such terrible cost had the tyrannical reign of the Naya been
terminated; by such a frightful loss of human life had Omar been raised
to the Emerald Throne.

Greater part of that eventful day was spent by Niaro, Kona, Goliba and
myself in restoring order, while the people themselves, assisted by the
troops, who had already sworn allegiance to their young Naba, cleared
the streets and removed, as far as possible, all traces of the deadly
feud. But to us there came no tidings of the Naya, although the strictest
watch was kept everywhere to prevent her escaping.

The people were determined that if she might not pay the penalty of her
evil deeds by death, she should at least be held captive in one of the
foul dungeons beneath the palace, where so many of their relatives had
rotted and died in agony or starvation.

A blazing noontide was succeeded by a calm and peaceful evening. Through
many hours I had endeavoured, as far as lay in my power, to assume the
command given me, and assisted by a number of quaintly-garbed officials
enthusiastic in Omar's cause, I found my office by no means difficult.
Order again reigning in the streets and the bodies removed, the city had
quietly settled down, though of course not to its usual peacefulness.
Crowds of the more excited ones still surged up and down the broad
thoroughfares, calling down vengeance upon the once powerful queen, but
all voices were united in cheers for the Naba Omar, thei