The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-27

through the same phases. Sum.
mer passed, and winter there
~ after, and came and passed
again. The daily paper continued and l
with it, and upon the third summer
there fell hot night, night issue and
strained waiting for something to be
telegraphed from the other side Of the
world, exactly as had happened before.
At 8 o'clock I cried, Print off, and
turned to go, when there crept to my
chair what was left of man. He was
bent into a circle, his head was sunk
between his shoulders, and he moved
his feet one over the other like bear.
Can you give me drink?" he whim-
pered. "For the Lords sake, give me
drink
I went back to the Office, the man
following with groan Of pain. and 1
turned up the lamp.
looked at him intently. Once before
had seen eyebrows that met over the
| nose in an inch broad black band but
| for the life of me could not tell where.
II don't know you," l said, handing
| him the whisky. What can 1 do for
your
He took gulp of the spirit raw and
shivered in spite of the suffocating heat.
1--WE come back" he repeated. And
l was the king of Kafiristan-me and
Dravot-crowned kings we was! In
this Office we settled it-you setting
there and giving us the books. I am
Peachey-Peachey Taliaferro Carne-
han, and you've been sitting here ever
since-oh, Lord! Poor, poor, Dan, that
would never take advice, not though I
begged of himv'
''Take the whisky said, land take
your own time. Tell me all you can
recollect Of everything from beginning
to end. You got across the border on
your camels, Dravot dressed as a mad
priest and you his servant. Do you
remember that?'
1 leaned forward and looked into his
face as steadily as I could He dropped
one hand upon the table and l grasp
ed it by the wrist. 1t was twisted like
a birds claw, and upon the back was
a ragged. red, diamond shaped scar.
| ANU, AOA I AOOA IAC4O. AOOh at AACs
said Carnehan.
"You went as far as Jagdallak with
that caravan" said at venture. Ito
Jagdallak, where you turned off to try
to get into Kafristan."
"No, we didn't neither. What are you
talking about? We turned off before
Jagdallak, because we heard the roads
was good. But they wasn't good
enough for our two camels-mine and
Dravot's. When we left the caravan
Dravot took off all his clothes and
mine too and said we would be heath
en-, because the Kaftirs didn't allow
Mohammedans to talk to them. So we
dressed betwixt and between, and such
a sight as Daniel Dravot l never saw
yet nor expect to see again. That was
in most mountainous country, and
our camels couldn't go along any more
because of the mountains. They were
tall and black. and coming home I saw
them fight like wild goats-there are
lots of goats in Kafristan.''
Take some more whisky" l said
very slowly. What did you and Dan
tel DravOt do when the camels could
go no further because Of the rough
roads that led into Kafiristan?'
What did which do? There was a
party called Peachey Taliaferro Carne.
han that was with Dravot. Shall tell
you about him? He died out there in
the cold. Slap from the bridge fell old
Peachey. turning, and twisting in the
air like penny whirligig that you car
sell to the ameer.
And then these camels were no use
and Peachey said to Dravot, For the
Lords sake let's get out of this before
our heads are chopped OFF, And witt
) that they killed the camels all among
the mountains. not having anything ir
particular to eat. but first they took Of
the boxes with the guns and the am
munition till two men came along driv
ing four mules. Dravot up and dances
iE front of them. singing. Sell me Your
; mules Says the first man. If you are
rich enough to buy you are rich enough
to rob- But before ever be could put
his hand to his knife Dravot breaks
!. his neck over his knee, and the Other
party runs away. So Carnehan loaded
J the mules with the rifles that was
taken off the camels. and together We
: starts forward into those bitter colo
mountainous parts and never roaG
broader than the back of your hand"
He paused for moment while
asked him if he could remember the
nature of the county through which
| he had journeyed.
II am telling you as straight as
| can. but my head isn't as good as i
might be. They drove nails through i
/. to make me hear better how Dravo
died. We came to big level valley al
among the mountains. and the mule:
: were near dead. SO we killed them. no
having anything In special for them O
t Us to eat. &
J "Then ten men with bows and a.