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with letter for the mullah held out
In n cleft stick in front OF him.
Her answer!" said Ismail with .
wicked grin.
What is her word7 Where Is the
OrakZai Pathan?"
But Ismail laughed and would not
answer him. 1t seemed to King that
he scented a climax. SO did his new
friends. Iie chose 10 tako tho ar
rival OF the blind men as a hint from
Providence and TO "go II blind" on tho
strength OF what he had hoped might
happen. Also he chose in that in
stant 70 force tho mullah's hand, on
the principle that hurried bufraloes
Will blunder.
nearest man. Tho mullah will march
on Khinjan"
They murmured and wondered and
backed away to give him room. Is
mail watched him with dropped Jaw
and wild eye.
Spread II through tho camp that
we march on khinjanl Shout IL!
Bid them strike tho tents!"
Somebody behind took up the shout
and II went across the camp In leaps,
as mon toss ball. There was a
surge toward the tents but King
called TO his deserters and they clus-
tored back 10 him. lie had to cement
their allegiance now or fan altogether.
and he would not be able to do IL by
ordinary argument or by pleading;
he had 10 fire their imagination. And
he did.
"She Is on our slde!" That was a
sheer guess. She has kept our man
ana sent another as hostage for him
Ia token OF good faith. Lsten Ye
saw this mans eyes healed, Lot that
be a token Be ye the men with new
eyesl Give II out! Claim the title
ana be true TO It and see me guide
you down the Khybcr in good time
like regiment many moro than a
hundred strong"
They jumped at the idea. The
"Hills"-the whole East, for that mat
tcr-are ever ready 10 form a new
sect or Join new band or a new
blood feud. Witness the Nikalseyns,
who worship a long-since dead Eng
lishman.
I'VE sect" yelled ono OF them.
I'VE see!" they choruscd. and the
idea took charge From that minute
they were a new band. with war
cry Of their own.
ITO khiujan!' they hOWled. scat
tering through the camp, and the
mullah came out to glare AT them
and tug his beard and wonder what
possessed them.
"To khinjan" they roarcd at him.
Lead us 20 Khinjan!"
ITO Khujan them" he thundcred,
throwing up both arms In a sort OF
double apostolic blessing. and mo-
touing as II he throw them the reins
and leave TO gallop. rhey roared
back at him like the sea under tho
whip Of a gaining wind. And Ismail
disappeared among them leaving
King alone. Then the mullah's eyes
fell on King and ne beckoned him.
by tho ashes OF tho fire the
mullah showed him II letter hs
had crumpled IN his fist. There
were only few lines, written In
Arabic, which all mullahs are sup
posed 10 be able TO read, and they
were signed with a strange scrawl
that might have meant anything. But
the paper smelt strongly OF her per
tume.
Come. then. Bring all your men
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mon, but strange to that camp and
hour. Somebody rose and struck
them, and they knelt like the rest; bat
when prayer was over and cooking
had begun and the camp became a
place OF savory smell, they came on
again-seven blind men.
They were weary, ragged, lean
seven very Northumberland the
front man led them, tapping the
ground with a long stick. the others
clung 20 him In line, one behind the
other. lie was the only clean shaven
one, and he was the tallest He
looked as II he had not been blind
so long, for his physical health was
better. All seven men yelled at tho
utmost OF their lungs, but he yelled
the loudest.
"Oh, the hakim-the good hakim!'
they walled. "Where is the famous
hakim? We be blind men-blind we
be-blind-bllndl Oh. pity us! Is
any klsmet worse than ours? oh,
show us to the haklml Show US the
way to him! Lead us to him! Oh,
the famous, great, good hdk!m VINO
can heal mems eyes!"
The mullah looked down on them
like vulture waiting TO see them
die, and, seeing they did not die,
turned his back and went into his
cave. Close to the ramp they stopped
and the front man, cooking his head
20 one side as only birds and the
blind do, gave voice again In nasal
singsong.
great goqd. wise hakim Kurram
q am he" said King, and he
stepped down toward him, calling 10
an assistant 10 come and bring him
water and a sponge. The blind mans
face looked strangely familiar, though
It was partly disguised By some
gummy stun stuck all about the
eyes. Taking 1t in both hands, he
tilted the eyes to the light and opened
one eye with his thumb, There was
nothing whatever the matter with H..
He opened the other.
rub me an ointment onl" the man
urged him and no stared at tho face
again.
'gsmall!" he said. your"
aye Father OF cleverness' Make
play OF healing my eyos!"
50 King dipped n sponge In water
and sent back for his bag and made
a great show OF rubbing on ointment
In minute lsmall, looking almost
like young man without his great
beard, was dancing like "A mnrtc
WIN hNlN IsNlA IN lUe ar anu 1'IHHh
as II wasps had stung him.
"Aiccc-aiccc-a he yelled. 81
see again. I see! My eyes have light
I'm them! Allah, on. Allah heap
riches on the great wise hakim who
can heal mems eyesl Allah reward
him richly for I am q beggar and
have no goods"
The other six blind men came
struggling 10 be next, and while KING
rubbed ointment on their eyes and
saw that there was nothing there he
could cure the whole camp began 10
surge toward him TO see the miracle,
and his chosen bOdy-guard OF former
soldiers rushed up 10 drive them back.
Find your way down the Khyoer
and ask for the Wilayti dakltar He
will finish the cure"
The six blind men, half-resentiul,
half-belevinF, turned away, mainly
because Ismail drove them with words
and blows. And as they went q tqll
Afrldi came striding down the camp
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A PREDIcAMENT.

TT was the night OF nights Isabella
had said "yes," Isabella's father
had said yes" and Isabella's
''young man" was happy. SO was
Isabella.
Minutes licked away as they sat
nand in hand, not caring for CONVEX
sation, blissfully content to sit and
cit and sit in each others proximity.
But suddenly Isabella's young man
grew restless. He began 10 twitch
and pull fearsome faces, His facial
contortions got worse and worse, till
at last Isabella got scared and cried:
'sWhat is II, beloved? Tell your
Isabella! Are you subject 20 flts?"
"No, OF course not" said the young
man soothingly. MY eyeglasses are
falling off and ! don't want 10 leave
go OF, your lovely little hands"
0ufglesl London.
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lne mulldH, BIOWllnB leALS
HLH out OF a Duran on his lap.
AAA the Orakzai Pathan sat and
summed himself in tho cave
mouth, emitting worldller wisdom un-
adulterated with divinity. And the
man brought news that greatly
cheered King, for he had assembled
fifty who wanted TO eat His MaJesty's
salt again.
Presently Muhammad Amin came
striding back and accosted King.
Write thy letter. thou! Write thy
letter! Here is paper. There Is IA
pen-take ~ Sitl Yonder is Ink
ttutt-ttuttl Write, now, write!"
SO King began to write, in Urdu,
for reasons of his own. lie had spoken
once or twice in Urdu TO the mullah
and had received no answer. At the
end OF ten minutes L3 handed up what
he had written, and Muhammad Amin
made as II 20 read 1t, trying to seem
t .Jerate, and cOntriving to look ir-
resolute. II was n fair guess that he
hated 10 admit ignorance OF the
scholars language.
Arc there any alterations you sug-
gest?" King asked him.
"Nay, what care l what the words
are? II she be not persuaded, the
worse for theeI'
he held II out. and as he took II
King contrived TO tear II; no also
contrlvcd to seem ashamed Of his own
clumslnesS.
81 win copy It out again." he said.
The mullah swore at him, and con-
cciving that sOme extra show OF au-
thorlty was needful, growled out:
"Remember all l said. Set down
she must surrender Khinjnn Caves or
| swear by Allah 1 will have thee tor
tured with Are and thOrns-and her,
too, when the time comes!"
every we'll" King said quietly.
And with great pretense Of copying
the other letter out on fresh paper
he now wrote what he wished to say,
taking so long about II (for he had to
weigh each word), that the mullah
strobe up and down the cave swear
ing and kicking things over.
Greeting" he wrote 10 tho most beautiful
and yery wias Princess Yasnini, In her pala.a
in the Caves In Khiuian from her servant
KuraIn Khan the hakni, In the camp of the
mullah Muhanmad Amin, a mShi's march dis
THE muliah MuhAmmad Amin mahes bis
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stand and demands now surrender tD himself
q khln!an Caves aud Of all his ammunition :
Further, 10 demands full contIul Of you AMI
fight for hs demands and already a. you
must we'll kn0w-he has, considerable following
men As you have. and he has four thousand
no threatsns as preliminary to blockade
khinjan Caua, unless the ansaer % this p-uys
favorable, lctinJ none enter, out calling his
Indan government, because willis the 'liil,'
ng9t Anl,ns themselves they can not rad India,
vii ts Ell Tine to move asainsi kim. N'r'
Knowing that be- darn begin aud can &C
comnlh What be t,rra'Sfas IN, ems. ! am s3Tg. 10
have rrndd Sd o. Old p 10 the he" gdVcmsat %I T F's T%l
We who serve one raj atu gne-one 70 remember
ono ~ fOrget-one to holp each other In
~ .6a,e no, been idle. Some 9. Muhammad
can return 70 India takiug information with me
that viii scry. my go'eTument. Ny men are
ut mas - That vengeance pguiust me would
sem swec'eT 20 y.u than rflgun 10 your former
beuay me 70 ue inulah, and be ,sure my death
M.uid leaTe nothips to be desired , ny the spec
TO BS Re 'sarsd GwTDsr ~, @ not % sSay me
- Invite Wv q, Te,Igr3 % India With me,
sPs sSd n. 4SSS .S m s b i n kSna Ga As@ saa
to plsn with mo % that end
~ vow Will, then write an answer % Muhap-
can understand. seem 20 Eirrrndar t0 him. But
20 me tond a verbal message either 10 the
"indis can nrcht yst ~ ,olr scfvice Il YOU
Will, And In that case I pledge my word 10
direct the gq'enuents attention only 20 your
late % choose, Il Is not lmpcrunent In me %
r,,,r ,'Ngr can say bow FPdly would subscribe
The mulah pounccd on the finished
letter. pretended 10 read It, and
watched him seal It up, smudging the
hot wax with his own great gnarlcd
thumb. Then he shouted for the
Orakzai Pathan, who came striding
in, all grins and swagger.
"There-tako II! Make speod" hn
ordered, and with his rifle at the
"ready" and the letter tucked inside
his shirt, the Pathan favored Kins
with q farewell grin and obeyed.
on tho morning OF the third day
after tho Pathan's departure, King
awOke with a start. The mullah's
voice, not untuneful. was rousing all
the valley echoes in the call to prayer.
Allah Is Almightyl Allah Is Almighty
/ declare thaie IA 10 God but Aahl
! declare huhaminad ls hs pIophetl
HE ye 20 prayer
HE ye % 'slyatoni
pmyer is better than 5eepl
PRAYER Is better than seepl
Tlcas Is no God Dut Allah
And while King knelt behind the
mullah and tho whole camp faced
ment there came a strange procession
among thcm-nOt strange to the
"Hhls.' where such sights are COM
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,eg muscles are not sufficiently de-
veloped. Practice It grasplng the back
ot chalr Tor support, until you are
Stronger. BE sure and relax between
rne exercises as this is just as i'm
weight, 1888, for your height. Seet :
inches, at 20 years. is about correct
but do not get stouter. "
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and will let you and them enter
Khinjan Caves. We will strike a
bargain IN the Cavern OF Earth's
Drink"
That was all. but the nre in the
mullah's eyes showed that he thought
Il was enough. He did not doubt
that once he should have his extra
four thousand In tho caves KhinJnn
would be his; and no said so.
"Khinlan In mlnel" no growled.
'India Is minol"
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Good Stories
THE DANGER ZONE.

N N ATT. w. RANSOM, once sena-
MI tor from North Carolina, made
. A'A pollteness n point of con-
science. One day he saw the very
worst bore OF his acquaintance, and,
with a short "Howdv-do?" brushed
hurt. proceeded sadly. Ransom's con-
science smote him. After ten steps,
he turned. and with a pleasant smile
called back:
~Goodby, Simpkinsl I've been
thinking a mighty heap about you
lately Simpklns." ~
The bore's face relaxed. "Ahl" said
he, returning.
Ransom waved him back wildly.
CRYING. "PVe been thinking a mighty
heap about you lately, Simpkns; but
don't come back. Simpkins, don't come
back!"-Washingto Post,
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BV PAULINE FURLONG


hion This
Full Knee Bend.
In the full bend the heels slightly
Of the body together
with the possible
bend back wo halt The bending
else, cut No. % illustrates.
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".
The skeleton forms the strong rigid framework OF the
body and supports carres and protects the soft par
muscles important internal organs. heart liver Kidneys
lungs, &c, from injury The skeleton divided into
three parts and forms Joints that movements are
made possible and also gives attachment the
THE HEAD, made up Of the skull, a bony case in
closing and protecting the brain; the face width eves
ears nose and mouth. The lower Jaw is the onv NOV
able bone in the head.
THE TRUNK which is divided by the diaphragm-
large. fiat muscle-into two parts the upper portion
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NOW ONE MAN SAVED INDIA
FOR BRITAIN-THE WARS MOST
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through which food
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Answers to Health and Beauty Questions

PlMPLEs-H. s.: Since YOU bathe,
exercise and eat simple foods every
day and never suffer from constipa-
ton. the trouble may be local. Some
times impure soaps, upelean towels,
60. cause skin troubles.
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Friday, June 20, 1917
"Ma'' Sundays s
Intimate Talks
With Young Girls
THE GIRL WHO WAS AN EASY MARK
By Ma" Sunday
(WNe Of Bnlp sundap. &c Fd.rous EsangeIisil

~ THEL was an attractive girl, full Of kindly,
~ sympathetic impulse. and without a sim
IL gle mean trait In her makeup. She had
been out several seasons and was ex-
tremely popular with the opposite sex. the boys
and men vieing with one another to be her es-
cort at picnics and parties. In fact one would
have thought her lot a singularly happy one for
a young girl. Yet, in spite OF the fact that she
was always in demand and never lacked for de-
voted attention, she did not become definitely
engaged to any OF her admirers.
| thought perhaps It was because she had
not found the right man and was saving herself
for her ideal; but one day. middle aged friend
OF hers gave me the solution. Ethel had just
Eona BIZ us. awInElnE her tennis racket. and
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sT AID students must know something
made before nteigenty
first lesson ON the sructurs OF starts
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CHAPTER ky.

NJ HEN King awoke, instead OF
WE the mullah, growing texts
AM out OF Duran on mis- lap.
IA the orakzai Pathan sat and
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day and never suffer from constipa-
ton. the trouble may be local. Some
times impure soaps. upclean towels,
. 60. cause skin troubles.
REDUCE WEIGHT WITHOUT
. ENERcISE-INfRS. G.: Since YOU are
physically unable to exercise. you will
have to depend on diet 10 reduce you.
but do not be too anxious to take tho
weight of quickly and start in to
starve yourself This is not neces-
sary, and many foods are both nour-
ishing and not fattening. The excess
weight and superfluous fat make you
drowsy all the time.
sALLOW. OILY SKlN-M. b.;
After washing face with soaD and
water apply limo water. Avoid
greasy foods and pastries.
RoUoA, RED sKlN-RUTH F.;
Sulphur and cream OF tartar will not
help you TO clear the skin unless you
eat simple, healthful foods and take
physical exercises to keep the blood
clean and active.
BoRAx SOAP FOR sKIN-FRAN-
CES r.: Use plain CASTLE soap on the
face and avoid cold cream II you have
large pores. Other query answered In
b your stamped envelope. Mop large
pores with witch hazel.
ExERcISE-MRS. G. T.: Yes. you
may exercise after drinking several
glasses OF water, but rot for two or
more hours after eating. am glad TO
learn the trunk exercises are cor
recting constipation and indigestion
and thank you for your kind letter.
/ The shaky feeling after the deep
knee bending shows that you are
either overriding the exercise or the
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And while King knelt behind tho
mullah and tho whole camp faced
Mecca in forehead-in-the-d e-dust abase-
ment there came a strange procession
among thcm-not strange to the
"Hhls," where such sights are COM
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REDUCE WEIGHT WITHOUT

sALLoW. OILY SKIM. B.;
After washing face with soaD and
water apply limo water. Avoid
greasy foods and pastries.
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CHAPTER XVI.

thousand men with
1 women and children and
baggage do not move so
L-UN swiftly as one man or a
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sician and the physicians of the minis
try Of food that they actually need 1T,
but must surmount difficulties of pur-
chase and transportation.
Tho whole idea is to make II so trouble
some to get white flour that only those
who cannot digest and assimiate war
bread will lay themselves out to obtain 1t.
The officials of the ministry Of food do
not pretend that the best part Of the
wheat berry does not make the best bread.
They admit that It does. Their position
as food economists is that bread generally
satisfactory can be made from so per cent
or more Of the whole wheat berry mixed
with certain other cereals.
My own digestion" said w. =. Burton,
an expert In the ministry OF food, to me
today, has always been delicate. fan
cied that war bread would kill me. but as
for months my digestion is quite rs good
as ever. Personally ] think that the best
part of wheat mixed with the best part
Of barley makes better bread than does
the whole wheat berry. The latter con-
tains 90 much bran that 1t is liable to
disturb any but the most vigorous diges-
tons. The latter get mechanical excre-
tory benefit from the bran which saves
them from the necessity OF pills. but weak
dgestions are so affected by the coarse
particles of wheat that they cannot func-
ton properly. and the result is neither
proper digestion nor proper excretion."
1t should be understood that the British
war bread now eaten is a different
thing from the standard loaf as de-
nanded by the bread reformers who swept
Britain with their agitation some Years
ago The standard loaf had the backing
of many of the leading dietitians of the
country. II was a loaf not aduiterated as
war bread is adulterated but containing
q larger proportion of the whole wheat
berry tia, the pure white loaf contains.
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DANGER OF STARVATION
IN RUMANIA is AvERTED
Reorganization Of Transportation
System Assures Supplies Sufficient
for Sixteen Months.

PETROGRAD. October s.-Tse crisis
in Rumania, which threatened to force
excavations on a large scale. has been
solved and n food supply sufficient for
sixteen months guaranteed. according
to Col. j. W. Boyle of the Canadian
militia, widely known in America as a
mining engineer. who for the last four
months has been reorganizing the
transport system on the Russo -Ruma-
man front.
BY virtue Of corelating the water
ways and the railways. and systema-
tizing the transport Of foodstuffs and
materials throughout the southern prov
inces, the danger of famine has been
averted. Col. Boyle believes. Col. Boyle,
in referring to conditions on the Ru-
manian front. spoke in most compli-
mentary terms of the Rumanian troops
and their Russian comrades. That far
OFF sector has suffered little from the
decentralization that affected other parts
Of the front. and the returning en-
gineer reports the spirits of the men
excellent, and that there is every rea-
son to believe they can continue to hold
their present line.
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BELGIAN AlRMEN BOMB
GERMAN CANTONMENTS
Official Communique From Belgian
Legation Here Tells Of Fighting
on That Front.

bombing OF German environments by
Belgian aviators in reprisal for German
bomb dropping behind the fighting
lines is announced in an official COM
mun,que by the Belgian legation The
communique, which reviewed opera
tons last week, says:
Along the whole Belgian front en-
envy artillery operations have been very
active during the past week, particu-
larly in the region of Ramscapelle,
where action has been most violent,
and where the Germans made use of
gas bombs.
I'VE have successfully replied to the
enemy's fire; their works, communca-
tons and cantonments at Einsdyk,
Essen. Soygeveld and Woumen have
been heavily shelled by our artillery
Vigorous bomb lighting and a bonn
bardment north of Dixmude ended in
our favor.
In the region of Woumen our art;I-
lery has co-operated with the French
and British during the offensive Of our
allies October 4.
Several enemy patrols attempted to
approach our lines in the sector of
Ramsca pelle and DiXmude, but were
repulsed.
Our aviators made more than $50
flights during the week. Our scouting
patrols were very busy and brought
down two enemy planes. During these
offensive air operations various other
planes were forced to land within their
lines. completely out Of control.
These operations efflcaciously pro-
tected our accommodating planes.
German cantonments have been sub
jected to heavy bombardment from our
aviators as a reprisal against numerous
bombs thrown at different points in our
rear zone"
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DESTROYER PROGRAM IS
UNDER CONSIDERATION

Secretary Daniels had before him today
contracts for the big destroyer program.
already arranged tentatively with the
builders The bill appropriating 1856. ooo.-
600 for construction Of the destroyers and
for financing plant additions to carry out
the program was put through in the last
hours Of the session of Congress.
The Navy has declined to publish the
number of additional destroyers contem-
plated, but it has been stated officially
that the number Of boats either In COM
mission or under construction would be
more than doubled. and when the pro-
gram has been completed the United
States will have a far greater number OF
destroyers than any other power. includ-
ing Great Britain.
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WAR BREAD IN BRITAIN !.
IS FOUND SATISFACTORY
Composed Of Wheat Flour Mixed
With Barley, Rice, Potatoes, Beans
and Sometimes Peanuts.
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.
Cnblegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.


Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.
LONDON. October S.-War bread as
eaten at present in Britain gives fairly
good satisfaction. 1t is not composed
of the whole wheat berry, but of 81 per
cent of wheat mixed with barley, rec,
potatoes. beans and sometimes peanuts.
War bread varies in quality. accord
ing to the skill, first of the millers, and,
second. of the bakers. Delicate diges-
tive assiplilative powers often are dis
tressed by the bread. In such cases
where the opinion of the family ply
stefan is confirmed by that of a physi-
clan representing the ministry of food
the persons involved are allowed to buy
pure white bread. Not only profess
siona1 but geographical difficulties are
put in the way of obtaining this flour.
Just now the ministry of food is pro-
posing to divide the country into dis
tricts with ono authorized whit" flour
baker in each. none of these bakers be
ing nearer than fifty miles to another.
Thus persons requiring white flour
must not only convince their own ply