Crittenden record-press., 1917-10-18

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That's the Woman! How Do You
Like the Look OF Herr"
l I've heard she didn't There's another
story that she poisoned him. know
she got away with his money-and
that's proof enough of brains Some
say she's she-devll. | think that's
an exaggeration, but bear in mind
she's dangerous!"
King grlnnel. A man who trusts
Eastern women over readily does not
rise far In the secret SERVICE.
III you've got nous enough to keep
on her soft side and use her-not let
her use yOu-you can keep the Hills
quiet and the Khyber safe If you
can contrive that-now-in this pinch
there's no limit for you, Com.
mander In chief Sail be your job be-
fore you're sixty"
King pocketed the photograph and
papers. 'rm well enough content,
2 SIT, us lluHES hIt' Ht Sulu uultNly.
The general paced once across the
room and once hack again. with hands
behind him. Then he stopped in front
of King.
mo man In India has sitter task
than you have now. A thad launched
from the Hills would mean anarchy
in the plains That would entail send.
Ing back from Fnnce an army that
can't be spared. There must be no
jhad. King There must-not-be-
one! Keep that in yeur head"
what arrangements have been
made with her, sir?'
practically none She's watching
the spies In Delhi, but they're likely
to break for the Hills any minute.
Then they'll be arrested. When that
happens the fate Of India may be in
your hands and hers Get out OF my
way now. until tifiin ;ime!"
In way that some men never learn,
King proceeded TO efTnce himself en-.
/ tir2ly among the crowd IN the hall.
c0n,riylns to say nothing of any ac-
count to anybody until the great gong
! lnsmed and the general led them all
I IN to his long dining table. Yet he
did not look furtive or seCretive. No
body noticed him. and he noticed ey.
erybody. There is nothing whatever
/ sCcretlye about that.
4 The fare was plain. and the meal a
perfunctory affair. The general and
/ his guests were there for no other
reason than To eat food. and only the
man who happened To seat himself
next TO King-a major by the name
Of llyde-spoke TO him ut all.
"Why aren't you with your regl.
mentT he asked.
Because the general asked me ia
lunch, sir!"
Il suppose you've been pestcrlng
him for an appointment
King. with his mouth full of curry,
did not answer, but his eyes smiled.
After lunch he was cloSeted with
the general again for twenty minutes,
| Then one Of the generals carriages
took him TO the station; and It did not
appear To trouble him ut all that the
other occupant Of the carriage was the
/ self-same Major Hyde who had sat
nest him nt lunch, In fact, he smiled
so pleasantly that Hyde grew exas.
perated. Neither Of them spoke. Al
the station Hyde lost his temper open.
ly, and King left him abusing an un.
happy native servant.
The station was crnmmed TO sufro.
cation by crowd that roared and
wri,hcd and Smelt to high heaven. But
the general himself had tclephoned for
Kings reservation, so he took his time
There were din and stink aud dust be.
meath savage sun, shaken into re.
verberatlons by the scream OF an en-,
cne's safety valve. Il was India IN es.
Sence and awake India arising ou.
Of letharsy India as she is more
often nowadays-and II mnde King
for the time being OF the Khyber rifles
happier than some other men can be lu
bathrooms.
Any one who watched hlm-ant
there was ut least one man who did
must have noticed his strange ahll
ity, almost like that OF water, to reach
the point he aimed for, through, and
not around, the crowd.
lie neither showed nor argued. Or
ders and blows would have been equal
ly useless, for had II tried the crowd
could not have obeyed. and II was In
no mind to try. Without the least ap
parent effort he ,rrlved--and there 1,
no other word that quite describes IT.
hn arrived. lie climbed into mis- car
rlnTe and leaned from the window.
why are you herei" asked an acid