The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-18

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the greasy fat clouds that blew down
and down from the north Dravot
came out with his crown on his head.
swinging his arms and stamping his
feet and looking more pleased than
Punch.
-'For the last time. drop II. Dan
says In a whisper billy Fish here
says there will be row.
"a row among my peopleF says
Dravot. Not much Pcachey. you're
fool not 10 get a wife too. Where's
the girlT saws he with a voice as loud
as the brayiug u a jackass Call up
all the chiefs aud priests and 10. the
emperor see II his wife suits him,
There was no need TO call any one
They were all there leaning on their
guns and spears round the clearing In
the center Of the pine wood depu.
tation Of priests went down 20 the IT,
tie empire 10 bring up the girl, aud the
horns blew up NJ 10 wake the dead
Billy Fish saunters round and gets as
close 20 Daniel as he could. and behind
him stood his twenty men with match.
locks. not man OF them under six
feet was next 10 Dravot aud be-
hind me was twenty men Of the rcgu.
lar army. Up comes the girl. and u
strapplng wench she was. covered with
silver and turquoises but white as
death and looking back every minute
at the priestS
-'She'll do. said Dan looking her
over What's 10 be- afraid OF. lass
Come aud kiss the lie puts his arm
round her She shuts her eyes. gives
bit Of n squeak. aud GOWN goes her
face In the side OF Dams flaming red
beard
1.-THE girls bitten mer says he.
clapping his hand TO his neck. aud
sure enough his hand was red with
blood Billy Fish aud two OF his
matchbox men catches hold u Dan by
the shoulders and drags him into the
Bashkai lot, while the priests bowls In
their linzn. Neither God nor devil. but
a man! | was all taken aback. for
priest cut nj the In front. and the army
behind began nring into the Bashkai
men..
II tried 10 give some sort OF orders
10 my men-the men o the regular
army-but II was no use. 80 fired into
the brown Of 'em with an English Mar
TIM and drilled three beggars In a line
The valley was full Of shouting. howl
Ing creatures, and every soul was
shrieking. Not a God nor devil. but
only mani The Bashkai troops
stuck 10 Billy Fish all they were worth.
but their natchlocks wasn't half as
good as the Kabul hreechloaders. and
four Of them dropped
1--WE cant stand. says Billy Fish,
Make a run for II down the valley.
The whole place Il against Us There
wasn't more than six men. not count
ing Dan. Billy Fish aud me. that came
down 10 the bottom Of the valley alive
My own notion Ia that Dan began
10 20 mad Ia his head from that hour.
He stared up and down like a stuck
pig Then he was all for walking back
alone and killing the priests with his
bare hands. which he could have done.
An emperor am l.. says Daniel. and
next year shall be knight Of the
queen
IAN right Dan says |. but come
along now while there's time
"'lts your fault. says he. for not
looking after your army better was
too heartsick 10 care. though II was all
his foolishness that brought the smash
Tin sorry. Dan. says ), but there's
no accounting for natives This bust.
ness is our Fifty seven Maybe wen
make something out Of II yet. when
we've got to BashkaL'
Lets get TO Bashkai then. says
Dan, and when | come back here
agnin III sweep the valley 80 there
Isn't bug In a blanket left
I'VE walked all that day. and all
that night Dan was stumping up and
down on the snow, chewing his beard
and muttering TO himself
There's no hope o. getting clear.
said Billy Fish. The priests will have
sent runners 10 the villages 10 say that
you are only men Why didn't you
stick ON us gods TIL things was more
settledi I'm a dead man. says Bllly
Fish. and be throws himself down ON
the snow and begins to pray To his
gods.
Next morning we was IN cruel
bad country-all up and down. no level
ground at all and no food either The
six Bashkai men looked at Billy Fish
hungrywise as II they wanted 10 ask
something. but they said never a word
AT noon we came 10 the top Of a dat
mountain all covered with snow, aud
when We climbed up into II. behold.
there was an army In position waiting
IN the middlel
1.-The runners have been very quick.
says Billy Fish. with "A little biz of a
laugh. They are waiting for US
"'We're done for says Dan. They
are Englishmen. these people. aud It's
my blasted nonsense that has brought
you TO this Get back. Billy Fish. and
take your men away; you've done what
you could. and now cut for Il Carne-
han, says he. shake hands with me
and go along with Billy Maybe they