Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-08
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10 Oend King 10 her VIII and at last
writes and shows him a letter to his
general, telling that King has turned
traitor. They go back again TO the
Sleepers and at last she mesmerizes
and leaves King asleep.
Chapter XVIll.-King awakes in an
other cave. Hhe mullah captures
him and carries him off to his own
camp outside Khinjan. On the way
King commences to gather men to
him by promises OF pardon. Hhe null
lah is rebellious against Yasmini
me march went on in single file I'm.
III the sun died down in splendid fury,
lhen there began to be a wind thot
they had to lean against, but the won.
en- were allowed no rest.
AT last at place where the trail he.
gan to widen, the mullah bockoued
hlng To rid" beside him. II was moi
that he wished to be communicative
but there were things King knew that
ne did not know, aud he had his own
way of asking questions
d hakim," he growled. "pil-
man! Poulticer, That is sweepers
trade of thine Thou shalt apply il at
my camp have some wounded and
some sick"
King did not answer. hut buttoned
MS coat closer against the keen wind
Inc mullah mistook the sbudder for
one of another kind.
Did she choose thee only for ths
1aceF he asked. did she not con
slder thy courage? Does Shit love thee
well enough to ransom thee?"
Again King did not answer, but he
watched the mullah's face kcenly in
the dark and missed nothing of its ex
preston. He decided the man WAS in
douDt-even racked by INDIGESTION.
Should she not ransom thee, hakim
tflou shalt have Il chance to show my
men how man out of India can die
BY and by will lend thee a messenger
10 send To her, Better make The mos.
sage ctcar ana urgent! Thou shalt
state my terms to ner and plead thine
own cause in the same letter, Nv
camp lies yondcr.'
He motioned with one sween of his
arm toward valley that lay in shadow
TAR below them. As they approached
II the rock Glove In two and bpcamp
two great pillars with man on each
And between the pillars they looked
down into a valley lit by fires that
burned before a thousand hide tpnts
with shadows BY the hundred nittlny
back and forth between them. A duh
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 raid
into India" sneered King. greatly
daring.
"Wait and see." growed The mulah
but he seemed depressed.
He led the way downward uetfjn.
on his hors. and giving the rens TO a
man. King copied him, and PARKWAY
sliding, part stumbling down they
found their way along the dry bed of
a water-course between two SPURS of n
hillside, until they stood at last in thn
midst of n cluster of dozen seutrips
close to tamarisk to which mans
body hung spiked That the man had
been spiked to II alive was suggested
by the body's attitude.
Without u word to the sentries the
mullah led on down n lane through the
midst OF the camp, toward great
open cave at the far side In which n
bonfire cast titful light and shudow.
Watchers sitting by The thousand tents
yawned at them, but took no particular
notice.
The mouth Of the cave was like n
lions. fringed with teeth. There were
men in II, ten or eleven of them, MI
armed squntting round the fire.
Get OUT" growled the mulah. But
they did not obey They sat and stared
at him.
"Have We tentsf' the mullah asked,
In voice like thunder,
"Aye!" But they did not go yet.
One Of the men, he nearest the null
lah, got on his feet but he had to step
back II pace. for the mullah would not
give ground and their breath was iii
each Others faces.
Where are the bombs7 And the
rifles7 And the many cnrtridges?" he
demanded. 1--WE have waited long. NIu.
hammnd Amin. Where are they now"
The Others got up, to lend the first
man encouragement They leaned ON