Crittenden record-press., 1917-10-25
MAY God Be With Thee!" Boemed
the Prisoners Voice.

"Msy God Be With Thee!" Boomed
the Prisoners Voice.
Germans pay Ali little, and he traps
the hillmcn when they come south
lets 'em gamble-getS EN- into debt
. they can get away when they've paid
him what they owe. YaSmiui sends
and pays their board and gambling
debts, and she's our man, 50 to speak.
She coaxes all their stories out Of 'om
and primes 'cm with a few extra good
ones into the bargain. Evcryhudy'S
fooled-'specially The GermanS.-aud
cxceptin', ~ course. Nasmini aud the
raj. Nobody ever fooled that woman.
nor ever will II my belief goes for
anything"
"Tm.m.m" King rubbed his chin.
"Know anything of my man lSmail?'
"Sure! He's one Of YasminI's pets.
She hailed him out of ANS three years
ago and he worShipS her. II was he
who broke the leg and ribs Of II pup
rajah a month ar two ago for putting
on too Luch dog in her reception
room. He's urSuS out Of Quo Vadis"
He's dog, dcsperado, stalking horse
and keeper II the queens secrets"
"Then why dyou suppose she passed
him along to me?" asked King.
Dunno, This is your little u'ys-
terry. not mine"
"Glad You appreciate that! Do me
a favor, will y0u?"
Anything in reason" -.
"Gct the keys 10 all these cells-send
'em In here 10 rae by Ismall-nnd
leave IN. In here al0nel"
Saunders whistled and wiped sweat
from his glIstcnlng face, for In spite
~ windows wide open to the courtyard
4, was hotter than furnace room.
'Mayn't I have you thrown into
den of tlsers?" he asked. "Or nest
of cobrns; or get the fiery furnace
ready? That God be with thee stun
is hahIt--they say II with JUNCTION he
fore they knife a mani"
"rll he careful, then" King
chuckled; and II Is fact that few
men can argue with him when he
laughs quietly In that way. "Scnd me
In the keys, like good chap"
So Saunders went. glad enough 10
get into the outer mir. The instant the
door slammed King continued down
the line with his left wrist held high
so that the occupant Of each cell In
turn could see the bracelet
MAY God be- with theew came the
instant greeting from each cell until
down toward the farther end. The
occupants ~ the last six cells were
silent. He had scarcely finished doing
that when Ismall strobe In, slammlng |
the great iron door behind him, jan.
Cling bunch of keys and looking more |
than ever like somebody out of the Old |
Testament.
"Open every door except these whose |
number h,,e rubbed out !" King or. |
dered h,il.
lsinnll proceeded 10 obey ms II that |
were tho least improbable order In all |
the world = took him two minutes |
10 select tie naSS-kcy and determine
how u worked then the doors ilcN |
open one after another In quick sue.
coSsinn.
"Cumc outw he rrowlcd. "Comt
out Come outr although King had
no, ordered that.
King went and stood under the cen.
ter HIGHT with his left arm hrcd. The
prisoners emerging like dead tncn out
~ tombs hliukrd n, the bright light
saw hln-thcn the brncelet-ani ~
lulcd.
MAY God be with thee" growlcd
each of them.
They stood S,ill then. awaiting fresh
Developments. n did not sn-'' 10 60
cur 10 amy one of them as strange thn,
n British officer In Khaki uniform
should be sporting Yasminis tallNnnn;
the thing was apparently sufficient cx.
rlnna,ion In Itself.
"Ye all know ,hlsg' he nsked, hold.
lng NJ his wrist "wbosc is ihlsr
Hers The answer was monosyl.
Liable and instant from MI thirty
thrunts
Rig ~ u thcroot uHl W3ic lnculi
note ~ the wisdom Of referring to her
by pronoun, not by name.
"And II Who am II" he asked.
"TIer mcsscnrerl Who elsc1 Thou
Art he who shall take us TO the Iiillsf
SIZE promised"
~ shnll start for ,hr Hills at daw,."
GiNg nid slowly. Hnd he us'c' - ihcl'
rscs glcam at the news. No c,rcf