The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-10

hand corner of Afghanistan, not more
than BOO miles from Peshawar. They
have two and thirty heather idols
there. and Wen be the thirty third.
It's mountainous country. and the
women are very beautiful
But that is provided against in the
contrack." said Carnehnn. Neither
women nor huu-or. Daniel"
And that's all we know. except that
no one has gone there. and they fight
and In any place where they fight a
man who knows how to drill men can
always be king. We shall go TO those
parts and say to any king we find:
| 'D'you want to vanquish your foes?
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
lyon have to travel through Afghan
istan to get to that country. Are you
at all in earnest?
"a little" said Ora vot sweetly. Now.
as big map as you have got. even
if it's all blank where Katiristan is. and
/
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 here said Dravot. his thumb
on the map Up to Jagtlallak. Peach-
ey and me know the road. We was
there with Roberts army. Well have
to turn Off tn the right at JaSdallak.
through I.ashmann territory: then we
get among the hills-14.OO0 feet-15OOO
/. 1t will be cold work there. but 1t 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 O'Clock
now. Well go before 4 o'clock IF yon
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 it,
"Would two lnnatics make con-
track like that :"aSked Carnehan with
subdued pride. showing me a greasy
half sheet of note paper on which was
written the following. | copied 1t then
and there as "A curiosity:
This con,rack between me and you per-
suing witnesseth in the name of God
Amen and SO forth
One.-That me and you will settle this
matter together e.. to be Kings of Kafi-
ristan.
Two.-That you and me will not. while
this matter is being settled. look at any
liquor nor any woman black. white or
brown, 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. .-es
Signed by you and me this day.
Peachey Taliaferro Carnehan.
Daniel Dravot
Both Gentlemen at Large
I left them still porting over the maps
and making notes OH the back of the
contra ok" BE sure to come down to
the Serai tomorrow to say goodby."
were their parting words.
The Kumharsen Serai 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 mp to me. grave
~ twisting 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 inhabitants of the Serai watch
ed them with shrieks of laughter.
1.-The priest is mad" said a horse
dealer to me. He is going up to Ka-
bull 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 l come" shouted
the priest. waving his whirligig-"from
Roum. blown by the breath of hun
dred devils across the sea! Who will
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
eameis. but let me first mount my
own"
He leaped on the back Of his beast
as IT kneit and turning round to me.
cried. Come. thou. also. sahib little
along the road and 1 will sell thee
charm. an amulet that shall make thee
ting of KafIristan"
Then the light broke upon me, and
followed the two cameis out Of the
Serai till we reached open road, and
the priest halted.
what d'you think o. that?" said he
In English. "Carnehan can't talk their
patti so I've made him my servant.
He makes a handsome servant 'Tisn't
for nothing that I've been knocking
oh b. Tn