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

The march went on In single tilc IN.
III the sun died down IN splendid fury
Then there began TO be wind TINT
icy had to lean against. but the won
On were allowed no rest.
At last nt place where the trail be-.
ran to widen, the mulah hcckun.d
King 10 ride beside him. II WINS not
that he wished to be- communicative.
hut there were things Ming knew that
he did not know. and he had his own
way Of asking questions.
D hakim" he growlod. pm.
man. roulticcr' Tint * srrcpcr's
trade Of thincl Thou shalt apply II AZ
my cnmp! have some wounded md
some sick"
King did not answer. bu, buttoncd
his coat closer against the keen wind.
Tie mull"h mIstuok the shudd,r for
one Of another kind.
"nid She choose thee only for tb,
face| he aS.cd. "Dld she moi con
slider thy courage; Does she loye thee
well enough tu ransom thcc!'
Again King I'D hot answer. but he
watched the mullah's face kyculy M
the dark and missed nothing Of i,s cx.
preston. lie decided ia, mun was m
doubt-eyen rackcd ~ iudrcislon.
should she not ransom thee. huklm.
ihon shalt have n chance 10 SHOW my
men how a man out ~ India can dirl
By and by viii lend thee a messenger
10 send To her. Better make 'hr mes.
sage clear aud urgent, Thou shalt
state my terms To hcr and plead thine
own cause In the same letter. My
camp lies yondcr."
lie motloncl with one svtcp of his
arm toward "a valley that lay In shadow
TAR below them. As they approached
II the rock Glove In two ana hccnmr
two great pillars, with man on each.
And between the pillars they looked
down Into a valley IN by fires thnt
burned before n thousand hide tents.
with shadows by the hundred nlirIng
back and forth between them. A dull
roHr, Ike the voice of an army, rose
out of the gorge.
More than four thousand men v'
said the mulIah proudly.
What are four thousand for raid
into mdia;" snccrcd King, greatly
daring.
wait and scc!" growled the muliah /:
but he seemed depressed.
lie led the way downward, getting
on his horse aud giving the rclns To n
mnn. King copied him. and partwny
sliding, part stumbling down they
found their way along the dry bed nj;
u wnt"r-rUrrsc between tVo spur. of a
hillside, until they stood ~ lu-I Il fbr
midst of u cluster ~ dozen ,,u'..,.
'''." 10 a tomnri,k to which n.p'F
'.'' uns spiked. That ia. mpn had
..h Spiked 10 l., alive was suggested
by ID" budyS attitude.
Without a word 10 the scutr.r, The
mulluh led on down II lane through tie
midst Of the camp, toward great
open cave at the far side. IN which a
bonfire cast n'ful light and ,hu,luv.
watchers sitting by the thousand tents
ydwned at them, but took no particular
notice.
The mouth Of the cave wns like n
Hons, frlngcd with teeth. There were
men In H. ten or eleven VI them, ali
armed, SqunttIng round the fire.
Get out !" growlrd the mullnh. Ru,
they did not obey. They Snt aud stared
at him.
Have yc tcntsi" the mullnh asked.
In voice Hike thunder.
"Aye' But they did not 20 yet
One Of the men, he nearest the mul.
lnh' got on his feet, hut he had TO step
back n pace, for the mullnh would no,
give ground and their breath WINS In
ench others faces.
Where are the bombs7 And the
rif'csf And the many cartridgcsf" he
demanded. 1--WE have waited long, Mn.
hanmnd Amin. Where are they now3"
The others got M, 10 lend the Ore,
man encouragement. They leaned w