Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-14

Forgive mel lad forgotten. me
Farrelis are at Darieeing. where the
colonel is stationed Just uow--happily
for him"
Then" said Amber. with decision.
Il leave for DaTieeling tomorrow
morning"
Il know no reason why YOU
shouldn't" agreed Labeuouche. III
anything turns up III contrive TO lei
you know" He looked Amber up and
down with a glance that took in every
detail. "rm sorry ne observed,
eyou couldn't have managed 10 look
a trace shabhier, Still a touch here
and there. you'll do exeellently well
as a sailor on a spree
AS bad as that
"oah, my dear fallowl 1T was now
the babn speaking. while he hoped
around Amber with his head critical
" 10 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 taste fastidious
and exactiug In such mattere--"Oah,
my dear fallow. surely you appreciate
danger of venturing into natceve quar-
ters In European dross7 As regular
out and. out sahib, am meaning, OF
course. II Is permeesible for riI-raf.
sailors and Tommies from the fort.
and soa on, to indulge in dehauohery
among nateeves, but firstclass sahib
--Oah, uoahl You would be mobbed
In no.time-at.all, where We are going.
"All right; guess I can play the
part, habu At least, I've plenty OF al.
mosphere," Amber laughed, mention
ing the incident OF the peg he had not
consumed over Honest Georges bar,
II had noticed that; happy acct
dent, indeed ] think '-Labertouche
stepped back to look Amber over
againLq think you will almost do,
One moment"
He seized Amher's hat and. dashing
It violently TO the floor, deliberately
stamped II out of shape; when re-
stored to its owner 1t had aged five
years in less than bali as many min
+ NNeS. AlflDtI Adubbtuf phtiiuk " tbs
Surely you couldn't ask me TO look
more disreputnble." he said with
dubious survey Of himsef In the mir
ror
you'll do" ehuckled Iabertouche
approvingly. Just ram your hands
Into your trousers pockets without
unbnttoning your coat, and shuttle
along as II nocturnal rambles in the
slums of Calcutta were an everyday
thing to you If you're spoken to,
don't betray too much familiarity with
the yernacular You know about the
limit of the average Tommy's vocabu.
larry; don't go beyond IT," He TN
bolted and locked the door by which
Amber had entered. putting the key
In his pocket, and turned to a second
door across the room Wen leave
this way; / chose this place because
It's a regular rabbit warren. with half
a dozen entrances and exits. I'll leave
you in a passage leading to the bazaar
Wait in the doorway until you gee me
stroll past; give me thirty yards lead
and follow. Keep IN the middle Of
I the way, avoid crowd as the plague
and don't lose sight of me Ill stop
In front Of Dohla T3aksh's shop long
enough to light a cheroot and go on
without looking back when you
come out I'll be waiting for you n
we lose one another, get hack 10 youi
hotel az quickly as possible, may
send you word II ! don't, | shall IN
destand you've taken the first morning
train for Darjeeling. think that's
all"
AS Amber left the room Labertouche
extinguished the lamp, shut and
locked the door, and followed. catch
ing Amber by the arm and guiding
him through pitch darkness to thu
head of the stairs. Don't talk" he
whispered; trust me" They de-
scended an intermlnable flight OF
steps, passed down long, echoing
corridor. and again descended. From
the foot of the second flight Laber-
touche shunted Amber round through
what seemed a veritable maze of pas
sageg--in which, however, he was evil
IDENTIFY at home At length; Now
go ahead" was breathed in Ambers
ear and at the same time his arm
was released.
He obeyed blindly. stumbling down
q reekirg corridor. and In a minute
more. to his unutterable relief, was
In the open air OF the bazaar.
Blinking with the abrupt transition
from absolute night to garish light,
he skuIked in the shadow Of the