Crittenden record-press., 1917-10-25
CHAPTER VI.

Long OcIOrt UuNH lnt lllfly Ut'N"h-
ers and lsmnil squntted In little herd
on the up-platforn Of railway sta
tion, shepherlcd by King, who Smoked
a chcToOt some twenty PAGES pwnN
sitting on an unmarked chest ~ medi-
clnes. lie seemed absorbed In u book
on surgery. lsmaIl nurs"d the new
handbag on his knees, picking ever
/ lastincly nj the lock and wondering
nudihly what the hag contained To an
accompaniment Of low.growlcd sympa
thy.
81 am his seryHnt-for She said So
and he said so. Then whl-Nhy In
Alluh's nNmc-um | not to have the
kN of this little bag that holds So
little and Is So lighti'
"A razor would slit the leather eas.
lly" suggested one Of the herd. Then
later, the bag might he pushed Nio-
lrntly against some sharp thing, 10 ~
plain the cut
/ lSnnil shook his head.
Why7 What could he do TO thee"
ut is hrruus- know H.; what he
would do to me that viii do moth
lrg" answered lsuail. He is not
NJ all Ike other suhlhS | have had
dealings with. This man does uncN
pected things. This man is hot mad
he has a devil have II IN my heart
To love this man. Hut such talk is
foollShursS We nre all her men :"
AYE! We are her men 900 came the
'horuS, 50 that King looked up and
watched them over the open book.
Al dawn. when the train pulled out
The thirty prisoners sat safely locked
N third.claSS compartments, King
'ay laLlly on the cushions ~ first
'n>N carriage In the rear .ud l>WG.l
attended to the careful packing 81 Soda
water bottles In the lccbox on the
Hn#r.
"ShaH open the little Tag. srh.hi'
lc asked.
Put II over there" King ordered.
's"t 20 down"
lNmall ohcycd md King laid d.. book
lown to lgh, another ~ bis bluck
chcroots. The theme of ant,s.piic,
ceus'd to exercise IT. charm over him.
He peeled m his tuulc. changed Ms
,hir, and lay back In sweet content.
nenl. Headed for the "Illls." who
would not bee cont,nicd. who had been
born In their very shadowi-ln their
shadow. Of line Of Bri,ons who have
all been buried there
The day after tomorrow III zee
aow! - he promised himself. And L.
nail, grinning with yellow teeth
through gap In his wnyward beard.
understood and sympathilcd.
Forward In the third.clhss carriages
The prisoners hugped themselves and
'rooncd ~ they met old landmarks
and recognized the changing scenery.
There was new. cleaner tang IN ~.
NJ, wind that spoke Of the "Hllls" and
1omc'
Al feshnvur the train was short.
aned 10 three coaches and started up
ihe spur-track, that leads 10 Jamrud.
where u fort covers In the very thront
II the dreadfulest gorge In Asla--the
khyhcr pass.
II was not long Journey. nor very
slow one, for there was nothing 10
block the way except occasional men
NTH npnG nhn
little bridges. II was low tide under
'he illmnlayas. The food that was
Training lndln of her armed men had
EFT Jainrud high and dry with little
nondescript force stranded there. as
Il were, under British major and
some native officers. FroWnlng over
Inmrud were the lean "ilills," peoplcd
hv the fercest fghing men on earth.
aud the clouds that hung over the Khy.
bcr'S course were I'M accent 10 the say.
agery.
hut King smiled mcrrily as he
Jumped out of the train, and Rewn
Gunrn, who was there to meet him.
advanced with ontstretchcd hand aud
a smile ihnt would have melted snow
m the distant peaks II he had only
looked the other wny.
welcome, King sahlb - he laughed. !
with IN" mir ~ skilled frnccr who
ndmircs another, better one. II shall
know hct,er another time and let You
Keep In front Of me, trust YOU had
comfortable journeyi"
"Ihnuks,' said King. shaking hands
win I'm. ana then turning away To un.
lock the carriage doors ,hnt held his
Prisoners Ia. They were hnyInr NOW
Ike wolves to be- free. and they >uryol
uo. ''e wolves from u cage 10 clnmnr
' the Hangar. paving him ami
struggling to he The first 10 ask hla
questions.
My We mountain people: nny :" he
II, too, Rm from the plnIns!
What du ! know Of your families or
nj your friendsi Am I to be torn to /.
pieces tn make mcalY"
AZ that lsmRll in,crf,red. with tho
nd Of an nsh pick handle. chance.
found beside the track. Laughing M
II the whole thing was the greatest
'oke Imaginable, Rewa Gungu fell into
stride beside King and led him AWAY In
The direction of some tents.
"She Ii up the puss ahead Of us." he
announced. "Shc was In the deuce
of u hurry, ran assure you. She want.
ed to wnl, and meet you. but matters
were too jolly well urgent and we
'hall have our bRny work cut out 70