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


teeth out OF their mouths for tut
quoises We got more than 100 hand.
made Martins. 100 good Kohat jezails
that'll throw TO 600 yards. and 10 man
loads Of very bad ammunition for the
rifles.
"Dravot was too busy 10 attend 20
those things. but the old army that
we first made helped me- and we turn.
ed out 800 men that could drill and 10
that knew how 10 bold arms pretty
straight. Even those corkscrewed. hand
made guns was miracle 10 them Ora
vot talked big about powder shops aud
factories. walking up aud down In the
pine wood when the winter was com
ing on.
"T won't make a nation says be.
TIL make an empirel These men aren't
niggers; they're Englishl Look al their
eyes. look at their mouths Look at the
way they stand up. They sit ON chairs
In their own houses There must be
a fair 100000 Of EN- In these hills
The villages are full o. little children.
Two million people-25O.00O lighting
men-and all English! When everything
IL shipshape III hand over the crown
this crown I'm wearing now-to Queen
Victoria on my knees. and she'll say.
Rise up. Sir Daniel Dravot' oh, us
bigl It's big. tell you! but there's so
much to be done In every place-Bash'
kai. Khawak. Shu and every where
else. It's big country. and somehow
you can't help me. Peaehey, In the way
l want to be helped
eco to your blasted priests them |
said. and ! was sorry when ! made
that remark. but II did hurt me sore TO
ind Daniel talking SO superior when
I'd drilled all the men aud done all he
told me.
Don't let's quarrel. Peachey.' says
Daniel without cursing. You're king.
too. aud the half Of this kingdom Is
yours. but can't you see. Peachey, we
want cleyerer men than W now-three
or four Of 'em. that We can scatter
about for our deputies. There's anoth'
er thing. too. The winters coming
and these people won't he giving much
trouble and II they do We can't move
about want a wife
"'For Cords sake leave the women
AlonsF l says. We've both got all tho
work we can do. though | am fool
Remember the contrack aud keep clear
o. women
The contrack only lasted I'LL such
time as We was kings. and kings We
have been these months past. says Ora.
yot. weighing his CROWN In his hand
You 20 get wife. too. Peaehey.'
Don't tempt mel says I will
not have any dealings with n woman.
not TIL We are dam site more settled
than we are now. Let's lie off
BIT and SEQ n we can get some better
tobacco from Afghan country and run
In some good liquor. but no women
"'For the last time Of answering
will said Dravot. aud he went away
through the pine trees looking like u
big red devil
But getting a wife was not ~ easy
as Dan thought lie put II before the
council and there was no answer TIL
Billy Fish said that he'd better ask
the girls. Dravot id them all round.
What's wrong with met he shouts.
standing by the Idol Imbra. Am |
dog or atm ! not enough OF man for
your wenchesT He walked out " n
council room. and the others sat still.
looking at the ground.
"'Billy Fish says I TO the chief Of
Bashkai. what's the difficulty herei
A strnight answer TO a true friend
You know says Billy Fish. How
lhould man tell you who know ev-
erythlngl How can daughters OF men
marry gods or deyilsy It's not proper
"A god can do anything. says l. IL
the king Is fond Of n girl he'll not let
her die shell have TO-. said Billy
Fish. There are all sorts Of gods and
devils In these mountains. aud now
and again girl marries one Of them
and isn't seen any more Besides. you
two know the mark cut in the stone
Only the gods know that We thought
you were men I'LL you showed the sign
VI the master
Il wished then that We had explain
ed about the loss OF the genuine Sc
crets Of n master Mason ut the FIRST
20 OF. but said nothing. All that
night there was blowing Of horns In
a little dark temple halfway down the
hill and heard a girl crying tlt 10 die.
One Of the priests told us that she was
being prepared to marry the king. The
girls little BIT afraid says the priest
She thinks she's going TO die. and they
are a-heartening Of her up down In the
temple
"'Heartcn her very tender. then.
says Drnvot. or I'll hearten you with
the butt Of n gun 10 that you'll never
want 10 be henrtcned again
Il got up very early In the morning
while Dravot was asleep. and saw
the priests talking together In whis-
pers aud the chiefs talking together.
too. and they looked at me DOT Of the
corners Of their eyes
"What Is up. Fish, says TO the
Bashkai man. who was wrapped up In