Morris tribune., 1914-10-09

A1&udLlSLduS
than 500 miles from Peshawar. They
have two and thirty heather idols
there. and we'll be the thfrty-third.
It's mountainous country, and the
women are very beautiful"
"But that is provided against in the
contrack," said Carnehan. Neither
women nor liquor, Daniel"
"And that's all we know, except that
no one has gone there, and they fight,
and in any place where they fight
man who knows how to drill men can
always be king. We shall go to those
parts and say to any king we fnd
'D'you want to vanquishcyour foesY
and we will show him how to- drill
men. for that we know better than
anything else. Then we will subvert
that king and seize his throne and es-
tablish dynasty"
You'll be cut to pieces before you're
fifty miles across the border" | said.
You have to travel through Afghan
istan to get to that country. Are you
at all in earnest?'
"A little,' said Dravot sweetly. "Now,
as big map as you have got, even
If it's all blank where Kaf1ristan is, and
any books you've got We can read.
though we aren't very educated"
uncased the big thirty two miles to
the inch map of India and two smaller
frontier maps, hauled down volume
Inf-kan Of the Encyclopaedia Britain
MICA, and the men consulted them.
"See herer' said Dravot his thumb
on the map, up to Jagdallak. Peach
ey and me know the road. We was
there with Roberts army. Well have
to turn off to the right at Jagdallak.
through Laghmann territory: then we
get among the hills-14.oO0 feet-16,O00
1t will be cold work there, but it don't
look very far on the map"
smoked while the men pored over
Raverty, Wood, the maps and the En-
| cyclopaedia.
There is no use your waiting" said
Dravot politely. Its about 4 O'Clock
now Well go before 6 o'clock If you
want to sleep, and we won't steal any
| Of the papers. When we've got our
kingdom in going order we'll let you
know, and you can come up and help
US to govern II"
would two lunatics make con-
track like thatY' asked Carnehan with
subdued pride, showing me greasy
half sheet of note paper on which was
/ written the following. / copied it then
and there as curiosity:
This contrack between me and you per-
| suing witnesseth in the name Sof God
/ Amen and so forth.
| One.-That me and you will settle this
matter together-L e., to be Kings Of Kali
/ ristan -.xa,,sx
Two.-That you and me will not, while
this matter is being settled. look at any
| liquor, nor any woman black, white or
| brown, so as to get mixed up with one
or the other harmful
Three.-That we conduct ourselves with
dignity and discretion, and If one Of US
| gets into trouble the other will stay by
him.
Signed by you and me this day,
Peachey Taliaferro Carnehan.
Daniel Dravot
+ Both Gentlemen at Large.
! left them still poring over the maps
and making notes on the back of the
''contrack." /" BE sure to come down to
| the Serai tomorrow to say goodby,"
were their parting words.
The Kumharsen Serial is the great
four square sink of humanity where
the strings of camels and horses from
the north load and unload In the
afternoon went down there to see
whether my friends intended to keep
their word or were lying about drunk.
A priest attired in fragments of rib
bons and rags stalked up to me. grave
j " twisting a child's paper whirligig.
Behind him was his servant, bending
under the load of crate Of mud toys.
The two were loading up two camels
and the inha bitants of the Serai watch
ed them with shrieks of laughter.
''The priest is mad" said horse
] dealer to me. He is going up to Ka-
bul to sell toys to the ameer He will
either be raised to honor or have his
head cut off. He came in here this
morning and has been behaving madly
ever since"
+ "From Roum have | come" shouted
the priest, waving his whirligig-''from
Roum, blown by the breath of hun
dred devils across the sea! Who viii
take the protected Of God to the north
to sell charms that are never still to
the amir? Ho. Hazar Mir Khan" he
yelled to his servant. "drive out the
camels. but let me first mount my
own. ;"
He leaped on the back of his beast
as it knelt and. turning round to me-
cried. Come, thou. also. sahib. little
along the road and | will sell thee q
charm, an amulet that shall make thee
king of KatiriStan
Then the light broke nnon me. and
followed the two campls out Of the
Serai till we reached open road, and
the priest halted
What d'you think o that said be
IN English "tarnehan rant talk their
patter so I've made him my servant
He makes a handsome servant risnt
/