The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-27

| identity. When one grows older. the
power. usually. departs, but while 1t lasts
it may descend upon q man at any mo
ment- Who Is Kim-Kim-Kim? Ee
| sQuatted In a corner OF the changing
| thoughts, hands folded in lap, and pupils
/ contracted TO pin-points. In q minute-in
/ another half-second-hs felt that he would
! arrive at the solution CT the tremendous
/ puzzle; but here. as always happens, his
mind dropped away from those heights
with the rush OF = wounded birdy and
passing his hand before his eyes. he
shock his head
IN his excursions as q Hindu, after 4
long life within doors, It was necessary
that he disguise himself, and he had 70
have q pretext. He went out into the
warm rain. smiling tenderly. and sought
certain house whose outside he had
noted down some time before.
ARE. DosL thou know what manner
Of women we be in this quarter? o
shamer
/" was I born yesterday Kim squat
ted native fashion on the cushions Of that
upper room = little dye-stufr and three
yards Of cloth 70 help out jest Is it
too much TO ask?'
Who is she? Thou art fun young, as
Sahibs go, for this devilry'
on, She She is the daughter OF a
certain schooimaster OF q regiment IN the
cantonements. He has beaten me twice
because I went over their wall IN these
clothes. Now I would 90 as 3 gardner's
boy. Old men are very Jealous
That IS true. Hold thy face stu
while dab on the juice Not too black,
Haikun- 7 would not appear TO her as
hubshL' (nigger)
on, love makes naught Of these
things. And how old IS she?'
Twelve years. I think, said the
shameless Kim. Spread it also on the
breast Il may be her father viii tear
the clothes or ne and II am piebald'-he
laughed
The girl worked busfly, dabbing q
twist OF cloth into q little saucer OF
brown dye that holds longer than any
walnut Juice.
Now. send out and get ne loin-
cloth and cloth for the turban Woe is
ne. ny head Is al unshaved. And ne
viii surely knock OF my urban
= am not barber. but viii make
shift Thou vast born to be breaker Of
hearts, All this disguise for one evening"
Remember, the stuff does not wash
away She shook with laughter TIL her
bracelets and anklets jingled- But who
who IS to pay me for this?'
" Trust IN the gods. my sister said
Kim gravely, screwing his face round
as the stain dried. Some days q feast,
and some days famine. Besides, hast
thou ever helped to paint sahib thus
before?
Never, indeed. but q Test Is not
money
&C. It IS worth much more
Child. thou art beyond all dispute the I
most shameless son OF Shaitan that |
have ever known, TO take UP a poor girls |
time with this play. and then to say: Is |
not jest enough? Thou wilt go very far /
IN this worla.' She gave the dancing /
girls salutation in mockery.
All one. Make haste and rough-cut
ny head Kim shifted from foot TO foot,
his eyes ablaze with mirth as be thought
1f the fat days before him He gave
the girl four annas and went down the
stairs IL the likeness Of Iow-caste Hindi
IN every detail
The book deals with the Secret Service
y India, in which Kim qualities Il
S 2 wonderful story-the best Kipling can
10. It IS published by Doubleday. Page
md Company, New York, and IS handled /
n Wichita by the Goldsmith Company.