Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-10-19

could feel the eyes of many women
fixed on him-and began to draw on
his guard as a fighting man draws on
armor. There and then he deliberately
set himself to resist mesmerism, which
is the East's chief weapon.
Rewa Gunga, perfectly at home,
sprawled leisurely along cushioned
couch with a grace that the West has
not learned yet; but King did not make
the mistake Of trusting him any better
for his easy manners, and his eyes
sought swiftly for some unrhythmic,
unplanned thing on which to rest, that
he might save himself by a sort of
mental leverage.
Glancing along the wall that faced
time a huge Afridi, who sat on stool
and leaned back against the silken
hangings with arms folded.
"Who is that manT he asked.
"He? Oh, he Is a savage-just q
big savage" said Rewa Gunga, looking
vaguely annoyed.
"Why is he here?"
He did not dare let go of this chance
side issue. He knew that Rewa Gun
ga wished him to talk of Yasmini and
| to ask questions about her. and that If
he succumbed to that temptation all
his self-control would be cunningly
sapped away from him until his Sc
crets, and his very senses, belonged to
some one else.
"What is he doing here?" he insisted.
"He? Oh, he does nothing. He waits"
purred the Rangar. "He is to be your
body-servant on your journey to the
North. He is nothing-nobody at all !
except that he is to be trusted ut
terly because he loves Yasmini. He is
obedience! A big obedient fool! Let
him bel'
"No," said King. eff he's to be my
man pll speak to him!"
He felt himself winning. Already
the spell Of the room was lifting, and
he no longer felt the cloud Of sandal.
wood like veil across his brain.
won't you tell him to come here to
mer'
Rewa Gunga laughed, resting his silk
turban against the wall hangings and
clasping both hands about his knee. II
was as a man might laugh who has
been touched in bout with foils.
ooh !-Ismail !" he called, with 6
voice like bell, that made King stare
The Afridi seemed to come out of {
deep sleep and looked bewildered, rub
bing his eyes and feeling whether hi!
turban was on straight. He combeC
his beard with nervous fingers as HI
, gazed about him and caught Rev;
Gunga's eye. Then he sprang to hi
: feet.
Gomez" ordered Rewa Gunga.
The man obeyed.
'Did you see" Rewa Gung'
chuckled. "He rose from his place lik
a buffalo, rump first and then shoulde
; after shoulder! Such men are safe
$ Such men have no guile beyond wha
will help them to obey! Such me-
g think too slowly to invent deceit fo
o its own sake"
v The Afridi came and lowered abov
them, standing with gnarled hand
s knotted into clubs.
r What is thy name?" King aske
S him.
"Ismail !" he doomed.
n Thou art to be my servant?"
aye! So said she. am her mai
1 obeyw
"When did she say so?" King aske
him blandly. The hillman stroked h
n great beard and stood considering tt
10 question. King entered a shrewd su
" picion that he was not so stupid as /
% chose to seem. His eyes were tt
n hawk-bright to be a stupid mans.
,s Before she went away" he a
O swered at last.
10 "When did she go away?'
Id He thought again, then Yesterday
N he said.
20 "Why did you wait before you a
g. swered?"
Id The Afridls eyes furtively soug
Rewa Gunga's and found no aid thel