Morris tribune., 1914-10-09
THE MAN WHO
WOULD Be KING
PART III.
Continued from page 6.


with it, and upon the third summer
there fell hot night, night issue and
a strained waiting for something to be
telegraphed from the other side Of the
world, exactly as had happened before
AT 8 O'clock l 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.
-tCan you give me drinkp" he whim
pered "For the Lords sake, give me
drink
| went back to the Office, the man
following with groan Of pain. and
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, said, handing
him, the whisky. What can LIDO for
youY
He took a gulp Of the spirit raw and
shivered in spite of the suffocating heat
/ was the king Of Kafristan-me and
Dravot-crowned kings we was! In
this Office we settled it-you setting
there and giving us the books. 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
begged of him!'
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 thatY
| leaned forward and looked into his
face as steadily as could. He dropped
one hand upon the table and grasp
ed it by the wrist. 1t was twisted like
a birds claw. and upon the back was
a ragged, red. diamond shaped scar.
mo, don't look there. Look at me"
said Carnehan. - 49, A#&
you went as far as Jagdallak with
that caravan" said at a venture. ITO
Jagdallak, where you turned of to try
to get into Kafristan."
mo, we didn'tsneither. What are you
@ talking about? We turned off before
"a 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 stclothes and
mine too and said we would be heath
en-, because the Kaff1rs didn't allow
Mohammedans to talk to them. So we
dressed betwixt and between, and such
a sight as Daniel Dravot never saw
yet nor expect to see again. That was
in a most mountainous country, and
our camels couldn't go along any more
because OF the mountains. They were
tall and black. and coming home saw
them fight like wild goats-there are
4Ots Of goats in Ka6ristan."
Take some more whisky" said
very slowly. What did you and Dan
lei Dravot do when the camels could
go no further because of the rough
roads that led into Kaf1ristanY'
q
party called Peachey Taliaferro Carne
han that was with Dravot. Shall / tel
you about him? He died out there in
the cold. Slap from the bridge fell ole
Peachey, turning and twisting in the
air like penny whirIigig that you car
sell, to the ameer.
"And then these camels were no use
~ A.,
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 IL
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
IL front Of them, singing, Sell me fou
mules Says the first man, If you arr
rich enough TO buy you are rich enough
to rob- But before ever he could pm
his hand to his knife Dravot break
his neck over his knee. and the othe
party runs away So Carnehan loadet
the mules with the rifles that wa
taken of the camels, and together w
starts forward into those bitter coll
mountainous parts and never roaj
broader than the back of your hand"
He paused for moment while
asked him If he could remember til
nature Of the country through whic
he had journeyed
II am telling you as straight as
can. but my mead isn't as good as
might be- They drove nails through
TO make me near better how brave
died. We came to big level valley a
among the mountains. and the mule
were near dead. so we killed them, nc
having anything in special for them {
MS to eat
Then ten men with bows and a
rows ran down that valley, chasil
twenty men with bows and arrow
and the row was tremenjus. Th
was fair men-fairer than you or me
with yellow hair and rama Y.ly q hIo w