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strode down the room, holding out .
telegram. With murmur of conven-
tional apology King tore the envelope
and In II second his eyes were ablaze
with something more than wonder. A
mystery, added to a mystery, stirred
all the zeal in him. But In a second he
had sweated his excitement down,
"Read that will your" he said, pass-
ing II to Rewa Gunga. II was not In
cypher, but In plain everyday King
lish.
She has not gone North. She Is stilf
In Delhi. Suit your own movements to
your plans.
"Can you explain7" asked King In
a level voice. He was watching the
Hangar narrowly, yet he could not
detect the slightest symptom Of emo
tion.
"Explalnf" said the Rangar. "WhO
can explain foolishness? 1t means
that another fat general has made an
other fat mistRke!"
"Ahw said King. "YOu are positive
she has started for the NOrth?"
( "Sahib, when she speaks 1t is best to
believe! She told me she will 60
Therefore / am ready to lead King
sahib up the Khybcr to her"
( "There's train leaves for the
North tonight" said King.
The Rangar nodded.
"You'll want pass up the line.
How many servants? Three-fo-r--
how manyT
"One," said the Rangar, and King
was instantly suspicious Of the mod
esty Of that allowance; however he
wrote out a pass FOR Rewa Gunga and
one servant and gave It to him.
"Be there on time and see about
your own reservation" he said. "Ill
attend TO lsmairs pass myself"
He folded the list Of names that the
Rangar had marked and wrote some
thing on the back. Then he begged
an envelope, and Rewa Gunga had one
brought to him. He sealed the list n
the envelope, addressed it and beck
oned Ismall again.
Z
ordered. go first TO the telegraph Of
fee. where you were before, the babu
there will tell you wlpre Saunders
. sahib may be found. Deliver the letter
10 him. Then come and find me o t the
Star Of India hotel and help ME to
battle and change my CLOTHES"
'To hear is to obeyw bOomed Ismail,
bowling; but his last glance was for
Rcwa Gunga, and he did not turn to go
/ until he had met the Rangar's eyes.
When lSnal had gone striding down
| the room King looked into the Rangar's
| eyes with that engaging frankness OF
his that disarms so many people.
"Then y0u1l be on the train to-
nlghtT he asked.
"To hear is to obey! With pleas
ure, sahlb"
"Then good-by until this evening"
King bowed very ciyilly and walked
out, rather unsteadily because his
head ached. Probably nobody else, ex-
cept the Rangar, could have guessed
what an ordeal he had passed through
or how near he had been to losing self
command.
In the street he found gharry after
while and drove TO his hotel. And
before. Ismail came he took stroll
through bazaar, where he made
few strange purchases. In the hotel
lobby he invested In leather bag
with good lock, In which to put them
Later on Ismail came and proved him
self an efficient body-servant.
That evening Ismail carried the
leather bag and found his place on the
train, and that was not so difficult. be-
cause the trains running North We're
nearly empty, although the platforms
We're all crowded. As he stood at the
carriage door with Ismnil near him,
man named Saunders slipped through
the crowd and sought him out.
ARRESTED 'em all J" he grlnned.
King did not answer He was watch
ing Rcwa Gunga, followed by a serv.
ant hurrying to reserved compart.
ment NJ the front end of the train. The
Rangnr waved 10 him and he waved
back.
The engine gave preliminary shrek
and the giant Isma.l nulged Kings
elbow in impatient warning. There
was no more sign of Rewa Gunga, who
had evidently settled down In his com
partmcnt for the night.
"Get my bag out agaIn!" King or
dered, and lsmall stared.
Get out my bag, ! said"
''ro hear Is 10 ohcyw lsmuil grpr.
blcd, reaching with his long arm
through the window.
The engine shrickcd again. SOME
body whistled, and the train began
to move.
you've missed III" said Saunders.
amused at lsmail's frantic disappoint-