Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-01
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Chapter l,--At the beginning of the
world war Capt. Athelstan King Of
the British Indian army and of its
secret service, is ordered to Delhi to
meet Yasmini, a dancer, and 20 with
her to khinjan to quiet the outlaws
there who are said by spies to be pre-.
pairing for Inland or holy war.
CHAPTER lion his way to Delhi
King quietly foils plan to assassnate
him and gets evidence that Yasimini
Is after him
Chapter llI.ln Delhi he is met by
Rewa Gunga, Yasmini's man, who
tells him that she has already gone
North and that he, the Hangar, has
been left to escore King
Chapter lV,--ln Yasmini's house
the Hangar attempts to outwit King,
but fails. Ismall an Afridi belonging
to Yasmini rs given to King for ser.
want.
. Chapter viking rescues some of
Yasmini's men and takes them North
with him, tricking the Rangar into
4 going ahead of him. a..
Chapter Rejoined by the Ran
gar at the mouth OF the khyber pass,
King and parry star through the pass
for Khin'an
Chapter VII.-The Rangar dcse;ts
King and Ismall, with three Others, in
the pass.
Chapter VIII-King sends to his
brother at Ali Masjid foit, meets him
alone in The pass, and with his aid
transforms himself into a native ba-
kim, or man of medicine.
Chapter K.--Calling Ismal and the
men back he. at first puzzles and then
-stonishes and delights them by his
transformation. Ismall grows friend
" and seems appalled, at the thought
that Yasmini may love King.
Chapter Kin Khinjan King is
taken into the mosque and ,9mall and
another falsely witnessing for him
that he has slain an Englishman, he
Is admitted thru the mosque wall into
the celebrated caves.
Chapter Xl--He holds a clinic for
the caves inhabitants, and hears of a
laghkar by Bull.Witf a-Beard's men.
Chapter XII--Next night Ismall
takes him to vast caye through
which an underground river pours-
"Earth's Drink'-and finds gathered
there thousands Of men, among whom
he has pointed out to his the mullah
Muhammad Amin, or Bullll.ai
Muhamniad Amin. or Bull-Witha
Beard.
Chapter XIII--After a wild dance
begins the trial OF three Of the null
lah's men who have gained admission
ny claiming to have killed an English.
man, hut cannot produce the victims
head ~ proof. Yasmini appears a
lovely vision on rock bridge above
the crowd and orders the men thrown
into Earth's Drink.
CHAPTER Xlv-King. in his disguise
a. Kurram Khan. Is placed on trial
and at the critical moment has hu.
man head thrust into his hands from
behind. Az he holds It up he sees
that IL IL the head Of his own brother,
He throws It in Earth's Drink to keep
:. from the savage mob Yasmini
dances and the mob goes crazy under
her spell.
Az he set the second lamp down he
became aware Of a subtle, interesting
smell, and memory took him back at
once to Yasminl's room In the Chandnl
Ohowk In Delhi where he had smelled
II first. It was the peculiar scent he
had been told was Yasmini's OWN
blend Of scents, like a chord Of music
u which n1usk did not predominant.
He took three strides and touched
the curtains, discovering now for the
Osst time that there were two Of them
divided down the middle. They were
n leatAef, ana though they looked Old
~ the "Hills" themselves, the leather
va supple a. good cloth.
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