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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label. showing il is
Quinine and Iron in tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron
builds up the system. so cents.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
Quite Damp.

"The Glithers baby threw a bundle
Of stock into the fire yesterday
morning"
"What loss 1t was destroyed, of
coursef"
"No, Glithers bought the stock
from a promoter. 1t was too full of
water to burn"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

Miss Mabel Blackburn has invented
an overshoe for horses feet which pre-
vents slipping on wet streets.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
Honest.
''lIe's honest. ANYHOW"

Hes honest, anyhow"
"What makes you think sof'
81 asked him the other day If he
thought peace was near in Europe and
he said right off the bat that he didn't
know a blamed thing about It."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON HER HANDS
Too III to Walk Upright. Operation
Advised. Saved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

This woman now raises chickens and
does manual labor. Read her story:
Richmond, Ind.-''For two years l
was 50 sick and weak with troubles
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
Acoulescence.

I'D like to see you try to KISS me"
"Well, you know, I always try to
do anything you like"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

SOAP is STRONGLY ALKALINE h
and constant use will burn out the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
i'm with la Creole" Hair DRESSING
and darken, In the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price. $1.00.--Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
M ch.rced far the netter

Not Changed for the Better.
II hope you find your daughter much
improved since she went to college"
"She's educated" replied the old
fashioned mother, "but can't say she's
improved. Life.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

Only one woman to every 1000 men
in the United States is protected by
an eight-hour law.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A well known actress gives the follow
Ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint of
water add OF. Bay Rum, a small box of
Barbo Compound, and u or. Of glycerine.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix II at home at very little cost Full
directions for making and use come in
each box of Barbo Compound. II will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray
hair, and make 1t soft and glossy. 1t will
not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub OF. Adv.
Miss Nellie eastman was the first
white woman to cross the American
line into the KlOndike.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

WoMANs GROWING GLORY
10 her hair. II yours Is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change 1t In
the natural way. Price S1.00.-Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

Maud-To protect myself against
burglars, I'm going to get six-shooter.
Ethel-I'm going to get six-footer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

When a periodical drinker begins
to get loaded he should come to full
stop.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-25
COLLECTIONS
YESTERDAY aiOo 900

%otwithataudinR the fact that he
Raa supposed 10 be only "conatruc-
lively" AZ work yesterday Auditor g.
Lee Moore collected the neat sum Of
one hundred thouSa nd dollars Tor the
state treasury
ghlsf clerk John sale. Of the
Office Of tho arst auditor. left Satur<
day night for his home In Rockbridge
10 spend the Christmas holiday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-25
rHr NORTHERN NICK MUTUAL

Us tine only fro association offer
Iae rates Mt actual cost Ol1-llne
e,up anics have recently raised rates
The Northern Neck Mutual Fire As
ISOLATION. Irvingto~ Va iHsurcs your
dwelling for lhtie less than any
other concern. and stores. merchan-
disc factories oyster houses, etc Bt
about ONE-HALF THE PRICE asked
by others Save money Write them.
Twenty years old Adv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-25

VI ntssafn QpotRfiens Puywf A@d nI
~ " Evnra . 90, pvodrr~ {
nsiM~lnp H~r@hsntm

Richmond Fa- Dec ~ ts.1s
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21

gagged him. At word from Muham-
mad Amin they loosed him; and at
threat the hairless one gave signal
that brought the great stone door slid
ing forward on its oiled bronze grooves.
Then, with a dozen jests thrown to
the hairless one for consolation, and
an utter indifference to the sacredness
of the mosque floor, they sought outer
air, and Muhammad Amin led them up
the Street of the Dwellings toward
Khinjan's outer ramparts. They
reached the outer gate without Incl
dent and hurried into the great dry
valley beyond il. As they rode across
the valley the mullah thumbed long
string of beads. Unlike Yasmini, ne
was praying 10 one god; but he seemed
to have many prayers. His back was a
picture Of determined treachery-the
backs of his men were expressions Of
the creed that "he shall keep who
cani King rode all but last now and
had good view of their unconSciously
vaunted blackguardism. There was not
hint of honor or tenderness among
his heart sang within him as If he
were riding to his own marriage feast!
Last of all, close behind him.
marched his friend, the Orakzai Pa
than, and as they picked their way
among the powders across the mile
wide moat the two contrived to fall a
little TO the rear. The Pathan began
speaking in whisper and King, riding
with lowered head as if he were study
ing the dangerous track, listened.
"She sent her man Rewa Gunga to-
ward the Khyber with a message" he
whispered. He took o few men with
him, and he is 10 send them with the
message when they reach the Khyber,
but he is to come back. All he went
for is TO make sure the message is not
intercepted. for Bull-with-a-beard is
growing reckless these days. He knew
what was doing and said at once that
she is treating with the British, but
there were few who believed that.
There are more who wonder where she
hides while the message is on its way.
None has seen her. Men have swarmed
into the Cavern of Earth'S Drink and
howled for her, but she did not come.
Then the mullah went to look for his
ammunition that he stored and sealed
in cave. And 1t was gone. 1t was
all gone. And there was no proof of
who had taken IT.
"Eakim, there be some who say-and
Bull-with-a-beard is one OF them-that
she is afraid and hides.
His men say he is desperate. His
own are losing faith in him. He
snatched thee to be bait for her, hav-
ing 1t in mind that man whom she
hides in her private part of Khinjan
must he of great value TO her. He has
sworn to have thee skinned alive on q
hot rock should she fail TO come to
terms ="
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
CHAPTER xVIl-Continued

Morning looks down into Khnjai
hours after the sun has risen, beCHus'
the preCipiccS shut it out. But th'
peaks on every side are very beacon'
of the range al the earliest peep Oi
dawn. h. silence they watched days
herald touch the peaks with rosy jew
eled fingers-sbc waiting as If she ex
pcctcd the marvel Of u al 10 make
King speak.
u was cold She came and snug
gied close a. him. and IL was 50 they
watched the sparkle of dawn's jewels
die ana the peaks grow gray again, she
with an arm on his shoulder and
strands of her golden hair blown past
his face.
"Of whas are yoc thinkingf' she
asked HIM M hast.
''Of India. princess"
What OF ludiaI"
"Shc lies helpless"
"Ahl You love India?'
"Yes."
you shall love me better! You shall
love me better than your life! Then,
for love OF ne, you shall own the India
you think you love! This letter shall
co. She tapped her bosom. at is
best 10 cut you off from India first.
You shall lose that you may win"
She got up and stood in the gap
smiling mockingly framed in the dark
ness ~ the cave behind.
~ understand e. she said "You
ihink you are my enemy. G1se and
hate never lived side by side You
shall seer
Her hands slipped into his, soft and
wan; her eyes fastened on his and
held them. And as they did so King
sank, like sack half-empty and top
pied over sidewise on the floor asleep.
He neither dreamed nor was con
scious of anything, but slept like
dead man, having fought against her
mesmerSm harder than rs knew.
Statesmen, generals, uutlawS, all
make their big mistakes and manage
TO recover. Very nearly always it is
nh apparently little mistake that does
most damage in the end, something
unnoticeable at the time, that grows
jD geometrical proportion, minus in
stead OF plus.
Yasmini made her little mistake that
minute in believing King was utterly
mesmerl2ed at last and utterly in her
power. Whereas IN truth he was only
weary. II may be that she gave him
orders In his sleep after the accepted
manner of mesmerists; but if she did,
they never reached him; he was far
too fast asleep. He slept so deep and
long that he was not conscious of mems
voices, nor of being carried, nor Of
fine nor Of anxiety, nor Of anything.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21

midst OF a cluster of q dozen Sentries,
close TO a tamarisk to which a mans
body hung spiked. That the man had
been spiked to it alive was suggested
by the body's attitude.
Without word to the sentries the
mul,ah led on down lane through the
midst of the camp, toward u great
open cave 1T the far side, In which
bonfire east fitful light and shadow.
Watchers sitting by the thousand tents
yawned at them, but too& no particular
notice.
The mouth of the cave was like
lions, frlnged with teeth. There were
men In it. ten or eleven of them, all
armed, squatting round the fire.
"Get out !" growled the mullah. But
they did not obey. They sat and stared
at him.
"Have ye tents?" the muIlah asked.
in voice like thunder.
"Aye" But they did not go yet.
One Of the men, he nearest the mul-
lah, got on his feet, but he had to step
back pace, for the mullah would not
SiNt Sloubb anu tAitil WAS III
each others faces.
where are the bombs? And the
rifles? And the many cartridges" he
demanded. 1--WE have waited long. Mu-
hammad Amin. Where are they nOw?"
The others got up, to lend the first
man encouragement. They leaned on
rifles and surrounded the mullah. so
that King could only get n glimpse 0f
him between them. They seemed in no
mood to be treated cavalierly-in no
mood to be argued with. And the mui.
lah did not argue.
"Ye dogsr' he growled at them. and
he strobe through them to the fire and
chose himself good, thick burning
brand. aye sons of namelcss mothersr
Then he charged them suddenly
beating them over head and face and
shoulders, driving them in front ot
him, utterly reckless of their rifles
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
CHAPTER XIX.

The march went on in single file I'M
Ill the sun died down in splendid fury.
Then there began to be wind that
they had TO lean against, but the wom-
on were allowed no rest.
At last at place where the trail be-
gan To widen, the mullah beckoned
King to ride beside him. II was not
that he wished to be communicative,
but there were things King knew that
he did not know, and he had his own
way of asking questions.
ID hakim!" he growled, "Pill-
mani Poulticer! That is a sweeper's
trade of thine! Thou shalt apply it at
my camp! l have some wounded and
some sick"
King did not answer but buttoned
his coat closer against the keen wind.
The mullah mistook the shudder for
one of another kind.
did she choose thee only for thy
facef" he asked. Did she not con-
slider thy courage? Does she love thee
well enough to ransom thee?"
Again King did not answer, but he
watched the mullah's face keenly in
the dark and missed nothing of its ex-
preston. He decided the man was in
doubt-even racked by indecision.
SHOULD she not ransom thee, hakim,
thou shalt have Il chance to show my
men how man out of India can die
to send to her. Better make the mes
sage clear and urgent! Thou shalt
state my terms to her and plead thine
own cause in the same letter. My
camp lies yonder."
He motioned with one sweep of his
arm toward valley that lay In shadow
far below them. AS they approached
It the rock Glove in two and became
two great pillars, with man on each.
And between the pillars they looked
down into a valley lit by fires that
burned before q thousand hide tents,
with shadows by the hundred fitting
back and forth between them. A dull
roar, like the voice Of an army, rose
out Of the gorge.
"More than four thousand men!"
said the mullah proudly.
"what are four thousand for q raid
into India'" sneered King greatly
daring.
"Wait and see!" growled the mullah !;
but he seemed depressed.
He led the way downward. getting
of his horse and giving the reins to a
man. King copied him, and PARKWAY
sliding. part stumbling down they
found their way along the dry bed Of
water-course between two spurs Of
hillside. until they stood st last In the
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
CHAPTER XVIII.

When King awoke he lay on com
Portable bed IN cave he had never
yer seen. but there was no trace OF Yns-
mini, nor Of the men who must have
carried him 20 lt lie had 10 idea how
long he had slept II did not matter.
He had pruhed Khinian caves. and
knew the whole purpose fer which the
iawless thousands had beeu gathering
and were gathering still Remained, 20
thwart thai purpose. He began II
the beginning. where he stood
Behind him Ia eorner "a the back
of the cgye vas a larrDw lssgrs, hung
with Leather -UrraI-. raa- was doubt
less the d0Gr sat8 E1Inl lan heart: bat
the only way Co rae 1Gssr az was along
ledge above a eiEgglng rrariplcs. 50
high that fhe huxs vf-arFaI I9oked
like litfle - earn a~lCV. H- was In
a very eagles asr1es rAe Egger rim OF
KhInjan's gorge sasrass nSr za0re than
quarter Of . nile abgys h11-
Round the corner. te1 feet FROM the
entrance. stood a guard. a-r-ef r. the
teeth. with n rife. a sword. two y stOis
handy In lis zirdle. As be lOoked
little procession OF women. lef by a
man, came up the ledge. The man was
armed. but the women were burdened
with his own belongings-the medicine
rhest-his saddle and bridle-hls un-
rifled mulepnck. They came past the
dumb man on guard and laid them all
f,.c
He smiled with that genial, face
transforming smile Of his that has so
often melted n road for him through
sullen crowds. But the man In charge
Of the women did not grin. He wns
suffering. He growled at the women.
and they went away like obedient ami
mails. to sit halfway down the ledge
and await further orders. He himself
made as IL to follow them. and the
dumb man on guard did not pay much
attention he let women and man pass
behind him. stepping one pace forward
toward the edge to make more room.
That was his last entirely voluntary
act In this world.
With a suddenness that disarmed all
exposition tie other bumped himself
Ngninst the wall and bucked into the
dumb mans back. sending him.
weapons and all. hurtling over the
precipice to the caverns into which the
water tumbled thousands Of feet away.
The other ruffian spat after him. and
sAen walked back to where King stood
sNow heal me my bolls T. he said
Erinning ut last. doubtless from pleas
ere 1T the prospect. He was the sam"
nAn who had stood on guard ut the
1Ruepk-cASe" when Ismail led King
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21

/ his beard monotonously with one hand.
The rifle that he pretended to be hold
| ing. really leaned against his back and
| with the free hand he was making sig
nails
| King knew well he was making sig
nails But he knew too that in Vas
minis power, her prisoner, he had no
chance at all Of interfering with her
| plans. Having grounded on the bot
| tom Of impotence, SO to speak, any tide
| that would take him off must be good
tide. He pretended 10 be aware of
nothing, and TO be particularly un-
aware that the pathan, with rife
in each hand. was pretending to come
casually up the path
In a minute he was covered by q
rife. In another minute the mullah
bad lashed his hands. In five minutes
more the women were loaded again
with his belongings and they were all
halfway down the track in single file,
the mullah bringing up the rear, de
Scendng backward with rife ready
against surprise, as If he expected Yas-
mini and her men 10 pOunce out any
minute tO the rescue.
They entered tuuEsi and wound
along II, stepping x short intervals
over the bodies - three stabbed sen
tries. The P-.than spurned them with
his heel as he passed. In the glare at
tie mnners mouth King tripped over
the body of fourth man and fell with
his chin beyond the edge Of a sheer
precipice.
They were on ledge above the wa
terfall again, having come through a
projection on the cliffs side, for Kiln
jan is all rat-runs and projections, like
a sponge or hornets nest on a titanic
scale.
They soon reached another cave, at
which the mullah stopped. II was a
dark ill-Smclling hoe but he ordered
King into il and the Pathan after him
on guard, after first seeing the women
pile all their loads inside. Then he
took the women away and went off
muttering to himself. staggering,
swinging his right arm as he strobe. In
way few natives do.
LET us hope he has forgotten
these" the Pathan grinned, touching
the pile OF rifles. weight for weight
in silver they will bring me fine
price He may forget He dreams.
For a mullah he cares less for meat
and money than any | ever saw. He is
mad, | think. 1t is my opinion Allah
touched him"
what is that, under thy shirt?"
King asked.
The Pathan grinned, and undid the
button. There was a second shirt un-
dcrneuth, and to that on the left breast
were pinned two British medals.
"Oh, yes" he laughed. 81 served the
raj! | was in the army eleven years."
''Why did you leave it," King asked,
remembering that this man loved to
hear his own voice.
"Oh had furlough. / knitted a man
this side of The border. 1t was no af-
fair of the British. But / was seen,
and | entered this place. 1t is devil
of n place"
Now the art of ruling India consists
not in treading barefOoted on scorpions
not in virtuous indignation at men
who know no bctter-but in seeking
for and making much of the gold that
lies ever amid the dross. There is
gold in the character Of any man who
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21

ont TO see the Cavern OF Earth's Drink.
The temptation was To fling the
brute after his victim. The tempta-
tion always is to DO the wrong thing
10 cap wrath with wrath. injustice with
vengeance. That way wars begin and
are never ended. King beckOned him
into the cave. and bent over the chest
OF medical supplies. Then, finding the
light better for his purpose at the en-
trance, ne called the man back and
made him sit down on The box.
The husi1eSs of lancing bolls is not
especially edifying in itself; but that
particular minor operation probably
saved India. But for hope OF 1t the
man with the boils would never have
stood two turns on guard hand run
ming and lct the relief sleep on; so he
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21
$50 Thou Art to Ape the Sleeper IN
His Bronze Mail, Eh!"

His own rifle lay on the ground behind
him, and King kicked its stock clear
of the fire.
"Oh, shall pray for you this night ~
Muhammad Amin snarled. What
curse / shall beg for YOU Oh what
burning of the bowels ye shall have!
What Il sickness What running Of the
eyes What sores! What boils What
sleepless nights and faithless women
shall be yours What a prayer l viii
pray TO Allah ~
They scattered into outer gloom De-
fore his rage, and then came back to
kneel to him and beg him Withdraw his
curse. He kicked them as they knet
and drove them away again. Then
silhouetted in the cave mouth, with the
glow of the fire before him, he stood
with folded arms and dared theIL
shoot.
After five minutes of angry rontem.
plation of the camp he turned on q
contemptuous heel and came back to
the fire, throwing on more fuel from q
great pile In corner. There was an
iron pot in the embers He seized a
stick and stirred the contents furious
ly, then set the pot between his knees
and ate like an animal. He passed the
pot to King when he had finished, but
fingers had passed too many times
through what was left In 1t and the
very thought Of eating the mess made
his gorge rise; so King thanked him
and set the pot aside.
Then, THAT is thy placer" Muham.
mad Amin growled, pointing over his
shoulder to ledge of rock, like a shelf
in the fur wall. But though he was Al
lowed to climb up and lie down, he was
not allowed to sleep-nor did he want
to sleep-for more than an hour -
come.
The mullah came over from the fire
again and stood beside him, giarinS
like great animal and grumbiins in
his beard.
Does abe surely love theer ho
asked at last, and King nodded, be-
cause ne knew he was on the tran of
information.
$50 thou art to ape the Sleeper IN
his bronze mail. eh? Thou art - come
to life. Us she was said to come % nfe.
and the two of you are - pander
India? Is that it3~
CT0 BE COeeJ1(UuDA