Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-10-14
A SOLDIER OF
COMMERCE
BY JOHN ROE GORDON
CHAPT ER XXI.

YHIssS'rstJ face Of the American, 1t lS
Casky not your purpose 10 desert
the girls
81 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 cliff.
According to what he said. there is q
road farther up tho pass by which he
will take the caIncis to the mountains
IL that rascal ever gets the girls into
the Xnnnuck stronghold. nothing that
we can do will avail We've got to
think Of something TO &c now"
But what? Is It to hght2 | will
night TO the last drop uf blOod"'
No; lighting will not heip us. We've
got to win ont by some lrick,"
They sat down. and DrskOT leaneh
his head in his hands. lIarvcy became
intent with his thoughts
Hello" said Harvey, getting to his
feet quickly "Som"body around here
Hear that noise? Sounds like wound
ed man calling for aid "
"Mnst he one OF the Iannucks or one
Of the amccr's mru who crawIed here
to get ont Of the way
"I'tn going to see who and what 1t
is" said Harvey 81 can't see freud
or enemy suffer whcu helpless"
They soon discovered II rnau. wound
ed by spear and sword, lying near the
side of the road
Art thou frendsr' he whispered IN
the tongue Of the lfnccr's people.
I'VE lIav" Irnsou Ia u" rhcmieS. but
we l,av" no wsl, ia harm you IL
there anything W" can dor
"Canst thou bring wn,"r'"
81 could if I knew where there was
any" said Harvey "Do you know "
a river or spring near byf
"Nay. there is none nearer thAo th"
Batoola temple"
"And what is this Batoola teInpleT'
~ plac" for Iarbas priests Of the
monastery. Thrr" are many there.
They are boSpitable. II could get
there, they would know how to deal
with my wounds
"IlOW TAR is ~
''It is not far II stands on the high
way. but is surrounded by high walls "
GLOW came you hrrcW
II WAS with the aIIie"r'S men when
we were attacked by tn" Iannncks
WAS wounded aud crawlrd away
from the pass. for TIA" IanuIrks Kill
oil their wounded enemies. could 20
no farther"
"Yon came to Il good place. The
Iannucks ar" almost within reach of
that Batoola temple"
"AS I said. it is II lama monastery.
There are monks of HlI kinds there
missionary monks. begging monks.
praying monks"
Are they all natives of 1okhara"
"Not all They come of many nn-
tiouS Could | be carried thercT asked
tho wounded soldier.
"W" have work to do here" broke in
Orskof I'VE cannot give you the
time"
"You spoke Of begging monks" said
Harvey. What do they beg? How do
they reach people,"
"rhcy walk along the roads and ask
aims of all they meet. 1t is in this way
the monasterics are supported
WHAT do they wear? What sort Of
looking
"You interested in monks" inter.
rupted Orskoif impatiently. 1--WE have
no time to think of them"
81 am thinking Of them very hard
Just now"
Again addressing the wounded man,
Harvey asked:
what sort of garb do these monks
wear?"
"ClOaks and hoods. They are hum
BILE and holy men"
"I've seen them near Lake Baikal in
Siberia" said Orskoff. "Thcy cover
their heads and faces so their own
grandmOthcrs wouldn't recognize
them"
"Oh, they do! And the monastery is
poor, supported by aims"
EYES," said the soldier of the ameer
"You want to go thercY
81 would live If | could be carried
there"
"lf we could make litter Of some
kind, we might do it,"
I'VE could manage with our coats
to make chair in which to carry
him." said Orskoff, "but we have not
the time. We cannot forsake our duty
to the girls for wounded enemy"
1--WE are not forsaking the girls
have an idea these monks can be of use
to us. | want to see them. Help mC
make the chair"
Harvcy's voice was imperative. Ors
koff protested, but 1t was of no avail
He tied the sleeves of their coats to
gether and formed what he called Q
Russian field chair. The wounded mar
was then picked up, and the three