Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-09-14
I-ah.rtouchs Auen.a r.ntty. -No,

tonight you VIII learn sometninB HUN
this Dhola Baksh-Qomething impor
tant, undoubtedly. May Q this
ring-this tokenf"
Unbuttoning his shirt. Amber pro
duced the Eye from the chamois bag.
L~abertouche studied it for a long time
in silence, returning It with an air OF
deep perturbation.
THE thing is strange to me" he
said. For the present we may dis
miss It as simply what it p%retends to
be-a token, a sign by which n man
shall know another. . wear IT,
but turn the stone in; and keep you
hands In your pockets when we're out
side"
Amber obeyed. We'll be going
nowS"
yea" Labertouche rose, throwing
away his cigar and stamping out its
fire.
But the Farrells?"
Forgive me-; I had forgotten. The
Farrells are at Da~rjeelfng, where the
colonel is stationed just now-happily
for him"
"Then," said Amber, with decision,
II leave for Darjeeling tomorrow
morning"
II know no reason why you
shouldn't" agreed Labertouche. IF
anything turns up I'll contrive to let
you know" He looked Amber up and
down with a glance that took in every
detail. I'm sorry" he observed,
you couldn't have managed to look
a trace shabbier. Still, a touch here
and there, you'll do excellently well
as a sailor on a spree"
"As bad as that?"
"Oah, my dear fallow!"-it was now
the babu speaking, while he hoped
around Amber with his head critical
ly to one side, like an inquisitive jack
daw, now and again darting forward
to peck at him with hands that nerv'
ously but deity arranged details OF
his attire to please a taste fastidious
and exacting in such matters-"Oah
my dear fallow, surely you appreciate
/ danger OF venturing into nateeve quar-
) tiers In European dress? AS regular
| out-and-out sahib, / am meaning, o
: course. 1t is permeesible for riff-raff
sailors and Tommies from the fort
and soa on, to indulge in d~ebaucherJ
among nateeves, but f1rst-class sahil
-Oah. noah! You would be mobbet
in no-time-at-all, where we are going.
"All right; l guess l can play thu
t part, babu. At least, I've plenty of at
mosphere," Amber laughed, mention
ing the incident of the peg he had no
consumed over Honest Georges bar
e" had noticed that; a happy acc1
dent, indeed. I think'-Labertouch
stepped back to look Amber owe
again-"T thtSk you will almost dc
One moment"
He seized Amber's hat and, dashini
It violently to the floor, deliberatel
stamped it out Of shape; when re
I stored to its owner 1t had aged hv
years in less than half as many mir
utes. Amber laughed, putting it or
Surely you couldn't ask me to loo
more disreputable," he said with
1 dubious survey of himsef in the mi,
i ror.
\ You'll do" chuckled Labertouch
| approvingly. Just ram your hand
\ into. your trousers pockets withol
unbuttoning your coat, and Snuff
Y along as If nocturnal rambles in tn
slums of Calcutta were an every-da
thing to you, If you're spoken t
!. don't betray too much familiarity wit
4 the vernacular. You know about Il
~ limit of the average Tommy's vocab
y larry; don't go beyond it." He u
II bolted and locked the door by whit
n Amber had entered, putting the kt
N in his pocket, and turned to a secor
. door across the DON We'll leaV
this way; l chose this place becau:
\ it's a regular rabbit warren, with ha
II a dozen entrances and exits. I'll leaN
you in a passage leading to the baza
" Wait in the doorway until you see n
stroll past; give me thirty yards lea
and follow. Keep in the middle
the way, avoid a crowd as the plagu
u and don't lose sight Of me, I'll ste
in front of Dohla Baksh's shop lor
enough to light a cheroot and go
without looking back. When "
come out I'll be waiting for you.
we lose one another, get back to yo'
hotel as quickly as possible. m'
send you word. If / don't, I shall u
daa+apd voy've taken the first mOruil
train for Darjeeling. think that
in ALL"
ITO BE CONTINUED)