The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
VINE ..AnERIQUE.

I'D know her in a million" vowed
Saunders, Il can take oath she has
lot gone anywhere by train! Unless
she has walked, or taken carriage,
she's in Delhi"
The engine gave preliminary
shrek and the giant Ismail nudged
Kings elbow in impatient warning.
There was no more sign of Rewa Gun
ga, who had evidently settled down In
his compartment for the night.
Get my bag out again." King or
dered, and Ismail stared.
=. ct ont my bag. ! said"
20 hear is to obey" Ismail grun-
hled. req ching with his long arm
throp'h $40 window.
inc shrieked again, some
he stled, and the train began
TO nc G..
you've missed it," said Saunders,
amused at lsmail's frantic disappoint-
ment The giant was Juggling at his
beard How about your trunk? Bet
ter wire ahead and have it spotted
for YOU"
No said King; tits still in the
baggage room at the other station
didn't intend to so by this train.
Came down here to see another fellow
off, that S all! Have cigar and
then let's go together and look those
prisoners over"
CHAPTER "
The rear lights of the train he had
not taken swayed out of Delhi station
and King grinned as he wiped the
sweat from his face with dripping
handkerchief Behind him lowered the
hawk-nosed Ismail, resentful Of the I'M
expected. In front of him Saunders
eyed the proffered black cheroots sus-
piciously, accepted one with an air of
curiosity ard passed the case back
Around them the clatter of the station
crowd began to die. and Parsimony in
a shabby uniform went round to lower
lights.
Are you sure
Kings merry eyes looked into Sanu.
ders' as if there were no world war
really and they two were puppets in
a comedy.
are you absolutely certain Vas
mini is in DELHI"
No" said Saunders. What | swear
TO is that she has not left by train,
It's my business to know who leaves
by train"
What can you suggest" asked
King twisting at his scrubby little
mustache But if he wished to convey
the impression of man at his wits
end. he failed signelly.
~? Nothing, She's the most elus-
i've individual in Asia! One person in
the world knows where she is, unless
she has an accomplice. Ny informa-
tons negative. l know she has not
gone by"
King struck a match and held it
out, so the sentence was unfinished;
the first few puffs of the astonishing
cigar wiped out all memory of the
missing word. And then King chang
ed the subject.
Those men I asked you to est
"Nabbed-puff-ever one O. en-,
--puff-puff--al under-puff-pu lock
and key.-best smoke l ever ID
where d'you get 'em?"
Have they been in communication
with herr"
Puff-puff - you bet they had!
Where d'you get these things"
Not her special men by any
CHANGER"
Puff-"Gad. what smoke!-couldnt
say. Of course. but"-puff-puf-"1
shouldn't think So
"Well-Ill go along with you II you
like AID look them over"
Roth tone ana manner gave Saun-
ders credit for the suggestion, and
Saunders seemed to like 1t. There is
nothing like following up, in football,
war or courtship.
II see you're Judge Of cigar"
caid King, and Saunders purred, all
men being fools to some extent. and
the only trouble being to demonstrate
the fact.
They had started for the station