, 1904-08-10

ea;d Harvey. Free. we can do some
thing. Let's walk along this road. anu
az we walk we can think"
CHAPTER XX1.
THE MONASTERY OF THE LAAAs.
"6@1URELY," said Orskof, peer
~ ing In the darkness Mt the
- face of the American, cit II
e2J not your purpose to desert
the girls"
IL should say not; but with our feet
and hands tied and we helpless In that
camp we could not assist them. It's
this way: DOmitan is now camping In
the woods. His horses are on the Gill.
According to what he said, there Is a
road farther up the pass by which he
will take the camels to the mountains.
II that rascal aver gets the girls into
the Zannuck stronghold. nothing that
we can do will avail. We've got to
think Of something to do now"
but what? Is it to fight? l Will
fight to the last drop Of blood!'
mo; fighting will not help us. We've
got to win out by some trick"
They sat down, and Orskoff leaned
his head in his hands. Harvey became
intent with his thoughts.
"Hello!" said Harvey, getting to his
feet quickly. somebody around here!
Hear that noise? Sounds like a wound
ed man calling for aid"
Must be one of the Zannucks or one
Of the ameer's men who crawled here
to get out of the way"
I'm going to see who and what 1t
is" said Harvey. II can't see friend
or enemy suffer when helpless"
They soon discovered a man, wound
ed by spear and sword, lying neal the
side of the road.
art thou friends?" he whispered in
the tongue of the ameer's people.
I'VE have reason to be enemies, but
we have no wish to harm you. Is
there anything we can do?
"Canst thou bring water?"
81 could if l knew where there was
any," said Harvey. do you know OF
a river or spring near byY'
NAY. there is none nearer than the
Batoola temple"
"And what is this Batoola temple?'
"a place for la~mas-priests of the
monastery. There are many there
They are hospitable. If l could ge
there, they would know how to dea
with my wounds"
"How far is it?'
at is not far. 1t stands on the high
way, but is surrounded by high walls.
"How came you hereF'
81 was with the aneer's men whel
we were attacked by the Zannucks
was wounded and crawled ava.
from the pass, for the Zannucks xii
all their wounded enemies. l could g
no farther"
"You came to a good place. TIL
Zannucks are almost within reach o
that Batoola temple"
"As | said, it is a lama monastery
There are monks of all kinds there
missionary monks. begging monks
praying monks"
"Are they all natives of Bokhara ~
mot all. They come of many ma
lions. Could be carried thereF" aske
the wounded soldier.
1--WE have work to do here" broke i
Orskoff. I'VE cannot give you tn
time"
you spoke of begging monks" sal
Harvey. what do they beg? How d
they reach peoplef"
"They walk along the roads and as
aims of all they meet. 1t is in this wa
the monasteries are supported"
what do they wear? What sort O
looking
you interested in monksr' inter
rupted Orskoff impatiently. eve hav
no time to think of them"
81 am thinking of them very har
just now"
Again addressing the wounded MAI
Harvey asked:
What sort of garb do these monk
wear?"
"Cloaks and hoods. They are hun
bic and holy men,"
"Pve seen them near Lake Baikal il
Siberia" said Orskoff. "They cove
their heads and faces so their owI
grandnothers wouldn't ~recogniz
them"