The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14
STORY WITHOUT END.
MYSTERY or TWO BEINGS WHO
CROSSED THE NARRAToss PATH.

The Handsome Yong Iaihaa PRISONER
whose Knife Was stained with Blood.
The Young Girl who Presented a slivss
Rlng-wsro tho Two connecteds
Il was ON tho Cd Of January, 1879,
that General Roberts left Hazar Pr
Ziarat TO subdue the Khos; district. an
unsophisticated country where the rev
cnue had hitherto been collected IN cop
per. and up,to this date the semblance
Of tho rupoe had not been known.
Hazar Pr ziarat (tho shrine Of
thousand Enthusiastically old mem was
hardly even n village. and only the day
preceding some six or seven had been
added 10 the number Of saints, AZ q
batch Of murderons maTaudcra had been
executed, and dying IN the faith, shout
ing tho fatmah and acknowledging
nothing but piety IA their attempts ON
inhdcl life. their corpses had doubtless
rendered their graves sanctifiod ground, /
ed 10 added 10 tho ziarat--in these
parts a holy grove, generally Of olive,
% fell which is dissertation.
As the Tenth hussars spread cheerily
into order covering the advance, their
bright pouch belt bucklesltho last glitter
left after even stirrups had been dulledl
sparkling In the bright sunlight a. they
threaded among the camel thorn sprin-
killed. over the plain. the writer diyerged
from the advance having 20 convoy
with a small escort II cavalry and in
fantry n long train a some 900 empty
caInels ordered % the advance base 20
al pp with supplies Mywny lay among
hills bordering the right bank q the
Kurrum river. and soon lost sight Of
the force moving on Matonn and fin
ished the days march without any I'D
venture On the Sd Of January th0'in.
cidonta befell which now seek 90 mar
rate
In a lonely valley party Of my Sikh
infantry brought before me a Paihan
prisoner, saying; Here Is u man who
has beon caught concoaling his arms 10
has been ordered by General Roherta
that all snoh shall be dispatched. Mag
we kill hinf'
Now, this was hnru saying
Tho young man appeared BY his head
gear 10 b. a WaziTi, a not unfriendly
tribe. which. however furnished not
few lawleus dcprcdAiorA His only arm
was tho long Afghan knife, necessary
for his own. protection perhaps and IN
the cold weather Il appeared not pnnat'
ural that he sh0ald wrap himself IN hi
thin outer colorcd scarf. worn somcwhni
after the fashion Of a plaid His fnc'
was handsome. open ard fearless bu
snch was che snien II all Afghans--oftcz
seen ON the most cold FLOODED henda
could NOT. however. though De
termined 10 fulhll the spirit u instruc
tions At once hand him over 20 the bay
. onei, and. saying, "Oh. his knife 4 onl,'
y for harmless ne OF protection-~ tool
= Il from him and druw Is. twas tAiekll
= coated with fairly fresh blood
n For . moment I could have handes
IA him over b death. but reason told M
az that this was no additional evidence o
!, murder. He might have slain . goat O
: sheep, he might have met an enemy 4
fair fght-qnestions Of oourne wen use
lea Finally. with some misg' wings a
e 20 whether was strictly obeying order
Il aud amid the scowis and murnurs o
!, the skis who wcrc quito strange TO m,
"a command. ! gave the young man BAG
"a his knife and scn, him ON his way.
= He left gracefully and courteously
showing neither In his smiling face NO
G In his elastic gait ono single sign q
guilt or fear. and soon his erect hgur
- was lost to my view over tho brow Of
n low hill
~ some hours Of march followed, am
the care o. massing the long. unwield
-, line Of camels In column on each sint1
plain. bcforo again filing the next pass
annexation necessary o. enable my wa
guard 60 b. within hail IN case Of attac
81 on ~ tempting and easy PREY, full
absorbed me and drove the preceding n
cidont clean from my head.
Suddenly became awarc Of a youn
Pathan girl running beside my hor'
and holding up 10 me a silver ring =
with a turquoise This seemed 10 me
OF very unusual act from a Mussulma
m. and Pathan. where seclusion Is
strictly the rule, and had no idea as
Oh the meaning she wished 10 convey, N
az Pushtoo being unequal 20 the dialect a
.. spoke, and indeed scanty enough at
:, times However, seeing that / w
OA meant 10 take the ring. l did 20. q
ng girl. about IL. showing that she moG
IN. should take Il from her Even th'
she made no effort 70 leave and .
TO- imagining perhaps that she wanted mo
ch ey for some purpose, offered her a Il
J., rupees, which she refused potulantly.
- turned 20 the Hindoo sowars who 10
D, behind me and asked what IL all meal
20. hut they only laughed unpleasantly,
-. II TO say, "whai can Aussulman a
"" a woman mean except what Is contcm
ng tibley" 80 that, angry at their soorn a
i've possible misconceptions flung the 3
-. back her ring and hade her bcgone :
~! left. mutterng and apparently still M
en- ious 20 explain, but a troop Of horsem
,ch now appeared ON the plain, and viii
ing their long lanccs round their hes
UT oantcrcd shouting toward US Tho -
md infantry closod their files and propai
I'm. 20 receive them, and / went forward
rcconnoitcr them more closely.
ur' They turned ont 90 b. a friendly =
the gah, or dcputation, seeking 0cne