Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-30
PART /.

OaQ 10 MnoW Irom AJmiE'
~ There had been deficit In the
budget, which necessitated travelling
not second class. which Is only half as
dear us first class, but by intermediate.
which Is very awful indeed.
My particular intermediate happened
to be empty till reached Nasirabad.
when huge gentleman In shirt sleeves
entered and. following the custom OF
Intermediates. passed the time Of day.
He was wanderer and vugabond
like myself, but with an educated taste
for whisky. He told tales Of things he
had seen aud done. Of out Of the way
corners of the empire into which he
had penetrated and Of adventures In
which he risked his life for few days
food.
My friend wanted to send telegram
back from the next station to Ajnlr.
which Is the turning or place from the
Bombay to the Mhow line as you trav-
el westward. My friend had no money
beyond . annuS. which he wanted for
dinner, and had no money ut all Ow
Ing to the hitch In the budget before
mentioned.
''Dld you say you are travelling back
along this line within any days?" asked
he.
within ten." said.
Cant you make 1t eight?" said he.
mine Is rather urgent business"
"I can send your telegram within ten
days II that will serve YOU" said.
II couldn't trust the wire to fetch
him. now | think Of 1t. It's this way:
He leaves Delhi on the 23d for Bom-
bay. That means he'll be running
through Admir- about the night of the
3d."
But I'm going into the Indian des'
ert." explained.
"well and good" he said. You'll be
changing ut Marwar Junction to get
into Jodhpore territory-you must do
that-and he'll be coming through Mar
war Junction In the early morning or
the oath by the Bombay mail. Can you
be at Warwar Junction that tmef
would take 1t more than kind Of you If
you was to come out Of central India
in time to catch him at Marwar juno
ton and say to him, He has gone
south for the week He'll know what
that means. He's big man with red
beard. and a great swell he Is. You'll
find him sleeping like gentleman with
all his luggage round him in second
class compartment. ask you as
stranger-golng to the west" he said
with emphasis
"Where have you come fromT said l,
From the east" said he. land am
hoping that you will give him the mes
sage OH the sQuare-for the sake OF my
mother as well as your own"
Englishmen are not usually softened
by appeals to the memory Of their
mothers, but for certain reasons. which
will be fully apparent, ! saw 6t to
agree.
"rn give the message II I catch
him." | said. "and for the sake OF your
mother IA we'll as mine I'll give you
word of advice. Don't try to run the
Central India states just now rs the
correspondent OF the BackwOOdsman
There's a renl one knocking about here.
and 1t might lead to trouble"
Thank you" said he simply. "And
when will the swine be gomez can't
starve because he's running my work.
l wunted to get hold Of the Degumber
Rajah down here about his fathers
widow and give him jump"
What did he do to bis fathers
widow, then"
FILLED her up with red pepper and
slIppered her to death as she hung
from beam found that out myself,
and I'm the only man that would dare
going into the state to get hush poney
for It. But you'll give the man at
Marwar Junction my message|
He got out ut little roadside sta
ton. When ! left the train ] did onsi'
ness with divers kings, and In eight
DAYS passed through many changes OF
life.
Then I headed for the great Indian
desert upon the proper date as ! hao
promised. and the night mall set me
down at Marwar Junction.
The Bombay mail from Delhi makes
short halt at Marwar. She arrived
as ! got In. and had just time to
bury to her platform and 60 down the
carriages. There was only one second
class on the train. slipped the win
dow and looked down upon a flaming
red beard. half covered by a railway
rug.
"Tickets agaInY' said he.
mo" said l.. II am to tell you that
be Is gone sonth for the week. he u
gone south for the week.!
The train had begun to move out
The red man rubbed his eyes. HE has
zone south for the week." he repeated.
"Now, that's just like his tmpidence
Did he say that was to give you any
thing? Cause won't"
HE didn't" said and dropped
Later on ] reflected that two gentle
men like my friends could not do any
good II they foregathered and person
ated correspondents Of newspapers
and might. II they "stuck up" one oi
the little rat trap states Of central In
dia or southern Rajputana. get them
selves into serious difficulties. l there
fore took some trouble and succeeded
so I was later informed, In having
them headed back from the Degumbe
borders.
Then became respectable and 10
turned to an office where there wer'
no kings and no incidents except thu
daily manufacture Of newspaper. 4
newspaper office seems to attract ever.
conceivable sort of person. to the pref
udice Of discipline. But that is thu
amusing part of the year. There an
other SIX months wherein none eve