Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-08-02


Tho khansamah withdrew. Amber
fell back with his shoulders TO the
wall and stared unw.nkirg at tho
lamp. He distinctly remembered I'M
dressing before going to bed. he now
found himself fully clothed. He felt
Of his pocket, and found the emerald
ring there, instead of in its chamois
case. Then it had not been a night
mare.
He had q bottle Of brandy which
rad never been uncorked. in his tray-
cling kit. Rising. he found It and in
spectcd the cork narrowly to make
sure It had not been tempered with;
then he drew H.
The khansanah returned with the
glass and an unopened bottle Of
Sohwerpe's, and prepared the drink
'nGer eyes that watched him narrow
". While Amber drank he laid
place Ter him at the table When he
left The room a second time the Vir-
5iuian produced his automatic pistol
and satisfied himself that it remained
caded and in gool working order
In the couyse Of a few minutes the
vatiye rcapreared with a trey of food
and pot of coTee These arranged,
ne stood by the chair, ready to serve
The guest Then he found himself
looking into the nGzzle OF Amhar's
weapon. and became apparently rigid
with torro..
"Sahib-!"
Make no ontcr55. dog and tell me
no lies, If you value your contemplate
life. Why did you drug meat whose
'-,~4-r o~ 81
"Eah.b,
Answer me quickly, soa Of vipers!"
by Dhola BattH, hazool, ! am in.
nocentl Another fas Gone these
things-ho who served you last night.
belize, and whose place I have taken"
Now the oath3 Of india are many
ard various so that a now specimen
need not be held wonderful But Am
Der sat bolt uprisht. bis eyes widening
and his jaw dropphT. "Dhola----t" he
said, and brousIit mis- teeth together
with an audible click, staring at the
khancamah Gs II he were a rccru-
ecsccnce Of prehistoric rnammal He
caught a motion Of tho head AID a
wave Of the hard toward the winSow.
warning him that there might be an
NavcSdropper lurking without anu
Csc admirably toltsc emergency.
fIhat iasa lic.sJeaiz5 gotten son Of
cne-cycd' woman Of sAan,oi BY ths
way Of Kathiapur iLat is lie!
20 her OF farta's anN father
81 swine, lest nay temper overcome
ne and l make ea,Tion of you"
My lord, hear met protested the
man in an extremity Of fright. These
be the words Of truth. If otherwise,
let my head be forfeit. Early
In the morning you returned from the
lake, heavy with sleep. and so soundly
have you slept since that hour that
no effort of mine could reuse you,
though many came to the door, ma
king inquiry. ! am Ram I.al a true
man, and TO tgafficker in drugs and
potions,"
9"Even so!" Said Amber, ironic.
But If, on taking thought, ! find
you've lied to ne. Go now
and hold yourself fortunate in this,
that l am not a man OF hasty judg-
ment"
"Hazoor!" Like a shadow harried
by wind of night, the khansamah
scurried from the room. But on the
threshold he paused long enough to
lay a significant finger upon his lips
and nod toward the table.
From the khansamah's quarters
came an occasional clash Of crockegy
and pattering of naked feet. Outside,
In the compound, the sepoys were
chattering yolubly; their words were
indistinguishable, but from their con
stantly increasing animation Amber
inferred that they were keenly relish
ing the topic of discussion. He be-
came sure of this when, at length,
his curiosity aroused. he went to the
window and peered out between the
wooden Stats of the blind The little
company was squatting in circle
round the fire. and bottle was pass
ing from hand to hand
ne Aui Htu bdCht puNEltut W Hilu eHS
khansamah calmly seated at the table
and enjoying one of Amber's choicest
cigarettes.
Thank God" he said, with profound
emotion, for civilized smoke!"
"Labertouche! cried Amber.
The pseudokhansamah rose, bowed
formally and shook hands with con
siderable cordially. IT'S good TO see
you whole and sound" he said y had
to wait until Ram Maths work began
to show results. He's out there, you
know, keeping the bottle moving.
don't believe those damned sepoys
will bother us much, now, but we've
got no time at all to spare Now tell
me what you have to tell, emitting
nothing of the slightest consequence. "
Amber dropped into a chair. and the
Englishman sat near to him Il say,
thank God for YOU Labertouchel You
don't know how I've needed you"
Il can fancy Eve had a ripping
time OF it myself Sorry l couldn't