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

SAID.
1--WE heard of her." said King.
"Of course! Who has not? She has
desired to meet you, sahib. ever since
she was told you are the best man in
your service"
King grunted, thinking of the knife
beneath his shirt. Again, it was as II
the Rangar read part Of his thoughts, |
If not all of them. 1t is not difficult to |
counter that trick, but to do it man
must be on his guard, or the East will
know what he has thought and what
he is going to think, as many have dis
covered when it was too late.
"Her men are able to protect any
body's life from any Gods number of
assassins, whatever may lead you to
think the contrary. From now forward
your life is in her mems keeping"
"very good of her, I'm sure" King
murmured. He was thinking of the
generals express order to apply for a
passport that would take him into
Khinjan caves-mentally cursing the
necessity for asking any kind of favor
and wondering whether to ask this
man for it or wait until he should meet
Yasmini. The Rangar answered his
thoughts again as if he had spoken
them aloud.
"She left this with me, saying l am
to give it to you! 1 am to say that
| wherever you wear it, between here
and Afghanistan, your life shall be safe
and you may come and gow
King stared. The Rangar drew q
bracelet from an inner pocket and
held 1t out. It was a wonderful bar
barrie thing of pure gold, big enough
for q grown mans wrist, and old
enough to have been hammered out in
the very womb of time. 1t looked al
most like ancient Greek, and it fas-
tened with hinge and clasp that
looked as if they did not belong to it
and might have been made by a not
very skillful modern jeweler.
won't you wear it?" asked Rewa
Gunga, watching him. "It will prove
a true talisman! What was the name
of the Johnny who had lamp to rub?
Aladdin? II will be better than what
he had! He could only command a lot
of bogies. This will give you authority
over flesh and blood! Take it, sahib !"
So King put it on, letting it slip up
his sleeve out of sight-with a sensa-
ton as the snap closed of putting
handouts on himself. But the Rangar
looked relieved.
"That is your passport, sahib Show
it to a hillman whenever you suppose
yourself in danger. The Raj might
go to pieces, but while Yamini lives"
'Her friends will boast about her, i
suppose I"
King finished the sentence for him
because it Is not considered good form
for natives to hint at possible dissolu-
ton of the Anglo-Indian government.
Everybody knows that the British will
not govern India forever, but the Brit
ish-who know 1t best of ALL and work
to that end most fervently-are the
only ones encouraged to talk about it.
For a few minutes after that ReWa
Gunga held his peace, while the car.
riage swayed at breakneck speed
!. through the swarming streets. King
/, /, watching and saying nothing, did moi
believe for a second the lame expla
nation Yasmini had left behind. Sh,
must have some good reason for wish
= ing to be first up the Khyber and h,
J was very sorry indeed she had slipped
away. 1t might be only Jealousy, ye
: why should she be jealous?
= 1t was the next remark of tn,
\ Rangar's that set him entirely on hi
guard, and thenceforward whoeve
: could have read his thoughts woult
: have been more than human. He ha,
u known of that thought-reading tricl
! ever since his ayah (native nurse
taught him to lisp Hindustanee; Jus
: as surely he knew that it's impuden
e use was intended to sap his belief il
s himself.
n 'Tll bet you hundred dibs," sal
II the Rangar, shat she decided to b
e there first and get control of the stu
II ation She's slippery, and quick, an
: like all women. she's jealousw
V The Rangar's eyes were on his, bu
ID King was not to be caught again. 1t |
quite easy to think behind fence, s
to speak, If one gives attention to it.
"She will be busy presently foolin
:, those Afridis," he continued, wavin
III his cigarette. "She has fooled theI
always, to the limit of their bally ben
Yasmini plays her own game, fc
amusement and power-a good game
a/deep camel You have seen alread
: how India has to ask her aid in tt
!, Hills! She loves power, powe
N power-not for its name, for name
II are nothing, but to use it."
II "How long have you known her
II asked King.
ii The Rangar eyed him sharply.
II "a long time. She and l played t
II gether when we were children. It
\ because she knows me very well th
| she chose me to travel North with 20
A when you start to find her in Il
II Hills %
Il King cleared his throat, and Il
Rangar nodded, looking into his ey
| with the engaging confidence of a Chi
7I who never has been refused 'anythin
| in or out of reason. King made no {
fort to look pleased.
Just then the coachman took a la
corner at gallop and drew the hors
up on their launches at q door in
high white wall. Rewa Gunga spra
out of the carriage before the hors
were quite at a standstill.
Here we are!" he said and Ri
noticed that the street curved here
| that no other door and no wind
overlooked this one.
He followed the Rangar, and he W
no sooner into the shadow of the dc
than the coachman lashed the hors
and the carriage swung out of view
'"This way said the Rangar O,
ute his shoulder. Gomez
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