The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22

SO tuut til< occupant Cl cuCn cell III
turn could see the bracelet. a
'May God DO with thee! - came the
instant greeting from each cell until
down toward the farther end. The
occupants OF the last six cells were
silent. He had scarcely finished doing
that when Ismail strobe in. slammIng
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 those whose
numbers have rubbed Quit" King or
dered him.
Ismail proceeded to obey as II that
were the least improbable order In all
the world. It took him two minutes
to select the pass-key and determine
how 1t worked, then the doors few
open one after another In quick sue
cession.
"Come Quit" he growled. "Come
out Come outl" although King had
not ordered that.
King went and stood under the CEN
ter light with his left arm barred. The
prisoners emerging like dead men out
OF tombs, bllnked at the bright light
saw him--then the bracelet--and sa.
luted.
"May God be with thee!" growled
each Of them.
They stood still then, awaiting fresh
developments. 1t did not seem to oc-
cur to any one Of them as strange that
a British officer in khaki uniform
should be sporting Yasmini's talisman !:
the thing was apparently sufficient ex-
PLANTATION in itself.
aye all know this?" he asked, hold
ing up his wrist. "Whose Is thisr
"Hersr The answer was monosyl-
inbic and instant from all thirty
threats.
| King lit cheroot and made mental
note of the wisdom OF referring to her
by pronoun, not by name.
Sand I? Who am II" he asked.
"Her messenger! Who else? Thou
art he who shall take us to the Hills +
She promised"
~ shall start for the Hills ut dawn"
King said slowly, and he watched their
eyes CLEAN at the news. No Gagged
tiger Is as wretched as prisoned hill
man. No freed bird wings more wildly
for the open. No moth comes more
foolishly back to the flame again. II
was easy to take pity on them--prob'
ably not one Of whom knew PHYS
meaning.
as there any among you who would
care to GOMEZ
"Ah-h-h-hw
"Will We obey me and himr he
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
us"
King laughed. "Ye shall leave this
place as my prisoners. Here ye have
no friends. Here ye must obey. But
what when we come to your Hills at
last? Can one man hold thirty men
prisoners then2 In the Hills will ye
still obey meT'
The answer to that was unexpected
Ismail knelt--seized his hand-and
pressed the gold bracelet to his lips
In turn, every one Of them filed by
knelt reverently and kissed the brace
lett
"Saw ye ever hillman do that be
fore" asked Ismail. "They will obey
thee! Have no fear!"
"Then comew ordered King, turning
his back confidently on thirty savages
whom Saunders. for instance. would
have preferred to drive In front Of him
after first seeing them handcuffed
Each lock has a key. but some keys
fit all locks" says the Eastern proverb
King has been chosen for many tick.
llsh errands in his time, and Saunders
is still In Delhi.
The prisoners were left squattine
under the eyes and bayonets of very
suspicious prison guard, who made nc
secret of being ready for all conceiv'
able emergencies. One enthusiast drew
the cartridge out Of his breech cham
Der and licked it at intervals of min
ute or two. to the very great interest
Of the hillmen, who memorized every
detail that by any stretch of imagina
ton might be expected to improve
their own shooting when they SHOULD
get home again.
King found his way on foot through
a maze of streets to place where HI
was admitted through one door aftel
another by sentries who saluted wher
he had whispered to them. He endet
by sitting on the end of the bed Of {
gray-headed man who owns three title.
and whose word is law between TIT
borders of province. To him h
talked as one schoolboy to bigge
one, because the gray-haired man hat
understanding. and hence sympathy.
i II don't envy you" said he unde
the sheet. There's the release 70
your prisoners. Take it-and TAX
theml Whatever possessed you t
want such a giftT
swell, sir-first place, she doesn'
want to seem to be connected with me
Second place, she has left Delhi--an
she did not mean to leave those mer
Third place, IL those thirty men ha
been anything but her particular pc
gang they'd either have been over tn
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