Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-11-03


how it worked, then the doors flew
opeI one after another in quick sue
ceSsiOn.
"Come out" he growled. Come
Outcome OUT" although King had
not or dered that
King went and stood under the CEN
ter light with his left arm barred. The
prisoners emerging like dead men out
of tombs, blinked at the bright light
saw him-then the braceet-and sa-
luted.
May God be with thee" growled
each of item.
They stood still then. awaiting fresh
developments. II lid not seem 20 oc-
cur to any one OF them as strange that
British officer in khaki uniform
should be sporting Yasmini's talisman:
the thing was apparently sufficient ex-
PLANTATION in itself
"Ye all know this?" he asked. hold
ing up his wrist. Whose is this?"
"Hersr' The an swer was monosyl-
la6ic and instant from all thirty
throats.
King lit a cheroOt and made mental
note of the wisdom of referring 10 her
by pronoun. not by name.
And l? Who am To- he asked
"1er messenger! Who else? Thou
art he who shall take us to the Hills"
She promised"
Il shall start for the Hills at dawn"
| King said slowly. and he watched their
eyes CLEAN at the news. No Gagged
tiger is as wretched rs prisoned hill
man. No freed bird wings more wildly
for the open. No moth comes more
foolshly back to the flame again. II
was easy to take pity on them-prob-
ably not one of whom knew PHYS
meaning.
us there any among you who would
! care to come"
"Ah-h-h-hw
"Will ye obey me and hlm7" ne
asked, laying his hand on Ismail's
shoulder, as much to let them see the
bracelet again as for any other rea-
son.
"Ayei If we fail. Allah do more to
usr'
King laughed. Eye shall leave this
place as my prisoners. Here We have
no friends. Here We must obey. But
what when ye come to your Hills' at
lastf Can one man hold thirty men
prisoners then? In the Hills will ye
still obey meY'
The answer to that was unexpected.
IsmHil knelt-selzed his hand-and
pressed the gold bracelet TO his lips
In turn, every one of them filed by,
knelt reverently and kissed the brace
letl
"Saw We ever a hillman do that be
foreT asked Ismail. 'T'hey will obey
thee Have no fearr'
"Then cone - ordered King turning
his back confidently on thirty saynpes
whom Saunders. for instance, would
have preferred to drive in front of him,
after first seeing them handcuGod
Each lock has a key, but some Ike. $
fit all locks" says the Eastern proverb
King has been chosen for many tick
fish errands in his time, and Saunders
Is still in Delhi.
The prisoners We're left squattBe
under the eyes and bayonets Of very
suspicious prison guard, who made no
secret Of being ready for all concelv-
able emergencies. one enthusiast drew
the cartridge out Of his hroech cham
Der and licked II at intervals Of min
ute or two, 20 the very great interest
IF the hllmen who mem0rIzed every
detail that by any stretch Of imagina-
ton might be expected 70 improve
their own shooting when they should
get home again.
King found his way on foot through
4 maze OF streets to place where he
was admitted through one door after
another by seutries who salutcd when
he had whispered 10 them He ended
by sitting on the end Of the bed Of
gray.headed man who owns three titles
and whose word is law between the
borders Of province. To him he
talked as one schoolbOy to n bigger
one, because the gray-haired man had
understanding, and hence sympathy.
~ don't envy your said he under
the sheet. "There's the release for
your prisoners Take it--and take
them, Whatever possessed you to
want such a gift3"
wen, sir--GIst place. she doesn't
want to seem 10 be connected with me.
Second place. she has left Delhl-and
she did not mean TO leave those men.
Third place, If those thirty men had
been anything but her particular pet
gang they'd either have been over the
border or else in Jail before n0w-just
ike all the others For some reason
that don't pretend to understand, she
promised 'e1 more than she has been
able to perform So l provide per
formances. She gets the credit for it.
I get pretty good personal following
at least as far as up the Khyberl Q.
L. D., sir
The man Ia bed nodded "Not bad,
he said,
Didn't she make some effort 70 get
those men away froD Ali'sf" King
asked him. II mean didn't she try to
get them dry-nursed BY the sirkar IN