Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-10-27

Tor his easy manners, and his eyes
sought swiftly for some unrhythmic.
uEplanned thing on which to rest. that
he might save himself by a sort of
mental leverage.
CHANGING along the wall that faced
the big window, he noticed for the first
time a huge Afridi, who sat on stool
and leaned back against the silken
hangings with arms folded.
"Who is that MANI" he asked.
Her Oh, he is savage-just a
big savage" said Rewa Gunga. looking
vaguely annoyed.
why is he here7"
He did not dare let go of this chance
side issue. He knew that Rewa Gun
"a wished him TO talk of Yasmnl and
to ask questions about her, and that If
he succumbed 10 that temptation all
his self-contrOl would be cunnlngly
Slapped away from him until his Sc
crets, and his very senses, belonged to
some one else.
"What is he doing here?" he insisted.
"He? Oh, ne does nothing. He waits"
| purred the Hangar. He is to be your
! body-servant on your journey to the
North. He Is nothlng-nobody at all =!
except that he is to be trusted ut
terly because he loves Yasmini. He Is
obedience A big obedient fooll Let
him bew
NO" said King. "If he's to be my
man I'll speak to him -
He felt himself winning. Already
the spell of the room was lifting. and
he no longer felt the cloud Of sandal
wood like a veil across his brain.
"Won't you tell him TO come here to
me?"
Rewa Gunga laughed. resting his silk
turban- against the wall hangngs and
clasping both hands about his knee. 1t
was as a man might laugh who has
been touched in p bout with foils
ooh '-Tsmal !" he called with a
voice like n bell, that made King stare.
The Afrldi seemed to come out Of a
/ deep sleep and looked hewildered. rub
hing his eyes and feeling whether his
turban was on straight. He combod
his beard with nervous fingers as he
gazed about him and caugh Rcwa
Gnngas eye. Ther he sprang to his
feet
"Come" ordered Rewa Gunca.
The man oheyed.
did you see?" Rewa Gunca
/ chucllod, ole rose from his place like
q buffalo, rump first and then shoulder
after shoulder! Such men are safe /,
Such men have no guile beyond what
viii help them to obey Such men
think too slowly to invent deceit for
/ its own sake"
The Afridi came and lowered above
them, standing with guarded hands
l,notted into clubs.
what Is thy name7' King asked
him.
"Ismail (" he doomed
Thou art to be my servant?
AYE, So said She, am her man.
obeyl'
when did she say SOP" King asked
him hlandly The hiilman stroked his
great heard and stood considering the
/ question King entered Il shrewd sus-
/ Picion that be was not so stupid rs he
chose to seem. His ewes we're too
hawk-bright 10 be n stupid mans.
Before she went away" he an
| sWcred AT last.
when ala she 20 awav?o
He thought again. then "Yesterday.
he said.
"Whv did YOU wait before Won an
sweredY
The Afridrs owes frrt,vo,v sopobt
Rewa GpDgo's and found No atd tbere
WATCHING the Ropoar lass f,rtivaIv
hut eyeS less obviouelv kim wne
""' '"'''us''' mug ""9
aware lhut MS eyes were nearly closed.
as If they were not inter sted. The
fingers that clasped bis knee drummed
on 1t indiGerentIy, seeing which King
allowed himself to smile.
Never mind" he told Ismal ut Is
no matter 1t is ever well 70 think
twice before speaking once, for thus
mistakes die sulboru. Only the mon
key-folk thrive on quick answers-Is it
not so1 Thou art q man Of many Inches
of thew and sinev-hey. but thou