Large and
handsome government buildings had been erected, and evidences of
wealth and prosperity were everywhere present.
Chapter 3: The Rajah.
"Now, Mother, let us talk over our plans," Dick said as, after dinner,
they seated themselves in two chairs in the veranda, at some little
distance from the other guests at the hotel. "How are we going to
begin?"
"In the first place, Dick, we shall tomorrow send out a messenger to
Tripataly, to tell my brother of our arrival here."
"How far is it, Mother?"
"It is about a hundred and twenty miles, in a straight line, I think;
but a good bit farther than that, by the way we shall go."
"How shall we travel, Mother?"
"I will make some inquiries tomorrow, but I think that the pleasantest
way will be to drive from here to Conjeveram. I think that is about
forty miles. There we can take a native boat, and go up the river
Palar, past Arcot and Vellore, to Vaniambaddy. From there it is only
about fifteen miles to Tripataly.
"I shall tell my brother the way I propose going. Of course, if he
thinks any other way will be better, we shall go by that."
"Are we going to travel as we are, Mother, or in native dress?"
"That is a point that I have been thinking over, Dick.
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