The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-18
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Strickland was in the police. and
people did not understand him. SO they
said he was dutiful sort OF man
and passed by on the other side
Strickland had himself TO thank for
this. He held the extraordinary theory
that a policeman in India should try
90 know as much about the natives as
the natives themselves. Now I'm the
whole OF Upper India. there is only
one man who can pass for Hindu or
Mohammedan. chamar or faquir. as he
I pleases. He is feared aud respected
/ by the natives from the GhOr kathri
10 the Jamma Musjid and he is sup.
posed TO have the gift OF invisibility
and executive control over many dev.
lis. But what good has this done him
with the Government None in the
world. He has never got Simla for his
charge. and his name is almost I'M
known TO Englishmen.
Strickland was foolish enough 10
take that man for his model and. fol
lowing ont his absurd theory. dabbled
in unsavOry places no respectable man
would think of eXploring-all among
the native riff-raff He educated him
self in this peculiar way for seven
II. He was perpetually going Fantee"
among natives. which. OF course. no
man with any sense belives in. He
was initiated into the Sat Bhai al ALA
habad. when he was on leave: he knew
the Lizard Song Of the Sansis. and the
Halli-Hukk dance. which is a religious
can-can Of startling kind. When a
man knows who dance the Halli-Hukk
nh. L.
knows something TO be proud of. He
has gone deeper than the skin But
Strickland was not proud. though he
had helped once. at Jagadhri. az the
Painting OF the Death Bull. which no
Englishman must ever look upon: had
mastered the thieves -patter OF the
changers; had taken a Eusafzai horse
thief alone near AttOck: and had stood
under the mimbar-bOard of a Border
mosque and conducted service in a
manner OF a Sunni Mollah.
His browning achievement was
spending eleven days as a faquir in
the gardens Of Bahia Atal az Amritsar.
and there picking up the threads of
the great Nisiban Murder Case But
people said. justly enough. Why on
earth can't Strickland sit in his office
and write up his diary, AM recruit.
and keep quiet. instead OF showing up
the incapacity of his seniors" So the
Nasiban Murder Case did him no good
departmentally, but after his first feel
ing OF wrath. he returned To his out
landish custom Of prying into native
life. BY the way. when a man once
acuiqres a taste for this particular
amusement. il abides with him all his
days. II is the most fascinating thing
in the world-Love not excepted.
Where other men took ten days To the
Hills. Strickland took leave for what
he called shikar. put on the disguise
that appealed 10 him az the time.
stepped down into the brown crowd.
and was swallowed up for a while. He
was a quiet. dark young feiiow-spare
black-eyed-and when he was not
thinking Of something else. a very in
teresting companion. Strickland on
Native Progress as he had seen IL was
worth hearing. Natives hated Strick-
land. but they were afraid Of him. He
knew too much
When the Youghals came into the
Station. Strickland-very gravely. as
he did everything-fel in love with
Miss IOughai. and she. after a while.
fell in love with him. because she
could not understand him. Then Strick-
land told the parents: but Mrs. You
ghal said she was not going 10 throw
her daughter into the worst paid de
partment in the Empire. and old You
ghal said. in so many words. that he
mistrusted Strickland's ways and
works, and would thank him not TO
speak or write TO his daughter any
"a 4
for he did not wish 10 make his lady
love 5 life a burden. After one long
talk with Miss Youghal he dropped the
business entirely.
The Youghals went up to Simla in
April
In July Strickland secured three
months leave on urgent private af-
fairs" He locked up his house
though not a native in the Province
would Willingly have touched "Estree-
kin Sahib $" gear for the world-and
went down 10 see a friend Of his. an
old dyer. az Tarn Taran
Here all trace Of him was lost. until
a sails met me on the Simla Mall with
this extraordinary note.
Dear old Man: Please give bearer
box Of cheroots-S upers No /. for
preference They are freshest at the
Club. I'll repay when / reappear. but
at present I'm out Of Society.
Yours.
e STRICKLAND"
ordered two boxes and handed
them over 10 the sails with my love.
That sails was Strickland. and he was
in old YOughal's employ. attached to
Miss Youghals Arab. The poor fellow
was suffering for an English smoke.
and knew that whatever happened I
should hold my tongue till the business
was over.
Later on. Mrs. Youghal. who was
wrapped up in her servants. began
talking at houses where she called OF
her paragon among saises-the man
who was never too busy to get up in
the morning and pick flowers for the
breakfast table. and who BACKED
actually blacked-the hoofs OF his
horse like a London coachman, The
turnout Of Miss Youghal's Arab was
a wonder and a delight Strickland
| DulloO. mean-found his reward i'm
the pretty things that Miss Youghal
said 20 him when she went out riding
/ Her parents We're pleased 10 find she
/ had forgotten all her foolishnss for
I young Strickland. and said she was a
/ good girl