Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-11-22

he SInlleu, WITH tnht YcnlHl. lace
Transforming smile of his thai has So
often melted road for him through
sullen crowds. But the man In charge
Of the women did not grin. lie was
suffering. He growled at the women,
and they went away like obedient ami
mails, 10 sit halfway down the ledge
and await further orders. lie himself
made MS if 10 follow them and the
dumb man on guard lid NOT pay much
attention; he let women and NAN pass
behind Lin, stepping one pace forward
toward the edge TO make more room.
That vas his last entirely voluntary
act N 'hlS world.
VIII a suddcnncsS that diSarr.d all
opposition the other bumped himself
against The wH'l ana hucked into the
dumb mans back, sending him,
wcapcos and all hurtlnE over thn
precipice to the Governs INTO which tn
water tuuMcl tl.IE NJ. o.. feet away.
The o,nec russian r,Jt after hA and
the oatrr. ,",G 70 NAlro kiag Stco'.
NOV neal VIC NY Doijs," he safe,
grinning NJ !'St doubtless fr0:u pleas
ure ut the prospect. He was the same
man who hHG ,.vr, ca s,arG a, th'
"guest-c vagu !>mai led Kin.
out TO see 90 ''yc.. e Nurth's Drink.
The t"r.i'.,ion was to fling T."
brute aft" his l.,.iir. Tie tcmp,i.-
ton alwg,S IS to do the wrong thing
to cap VIA. With wrath, injustice with
vengeance. That way wars begin and
IRE rClcr ended. K..s sl.agA,! hl.
into The cave, and bent over the chest
Of medical supplies, T-,l. finding the
light better .ur his purpose IT tie en-
trance, he called the man back and
made him sit down on the box.
The business Il lancing bpiis Is not
especially edlfylng in itself; but that
particular minor operation probably
saved India. But for hope of it the
man with the boils would never have
stood two turns on guard hand run
ming and let the relief sleep on so he
would not have been on duty when the
message came TO carry Kings belong.
ings to his new cave of residence.
There would have been no object In
killing the dumb man, and so there
would have been an expert with n load.
ed rifle TO keep Muhammad Amin Turk
ing down the trail.
Muhammad Amin came-like the
devil, TO scotch Kings faith. He had
followed the women with the loads.
He stood now. like a big bear on IL
mountain track, swaying his head from
side TO side six feet away. King
jumped, nearly driving the lance into
a new place in his patients neck.
Let him go" growled Muhammad
Amin. 900, thou Stand guard over
the women until | comet"
The mullah turned a rifle this way
and that in his paws, like great bear
dancing. The very OrakZai Pathnn
who had sat next King In the Cavern
Of Earth's Drink, was creeping up be-
hind the women and already had his
rifle leveled at the man with boils.
"Aye" said the mullah, watching
Kings eyes. He has done well, and
the road Is clear"
The man with boils offered no fight.
He dropped his rifle and threw his
/ hands W. In moment the 0rakzal
Pathan was In command Of two rifles,
holding King from among the women,
whom he seemed TO regard as his plum
der too. The women appeared SUI
premely Indifferent In any event. King
nodded back TO him. A friend is a
friend in the Hills" and rare Is the
man who spares his enemy.
"None comes to earn living in the
HIS" Towled the mullnh. Swaying
his head slowly and devouring King
with cruel calculating eyes. "Why art
thou heref"
81 slew man. said King.
Thou Hest II was my men who got
the head that let thee inl Speak !
Why art thou herei"
But King did not answer. The null
lah resumed.
Gle who brought me the message
yesterday says he has II from another,