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

thou with mel"
3 "'rhe pardon is for deSerters," King
objected, mo, for political offenders
"liaugh," said the Pathan, bringing
down his tlat hand hard on the hakim's
thigh Il will attend W that for thee.
| will obtain my pardon hrS,. Then
will | lead thee by the hand to the
karnal Sahib and lie to him aud say.
3 This is the one who persuaded me
against nay VIII to come back to the
rcgimcutr"
"Ihuu art dreamer" said King.
Unite my hands the thong cuts me-
The Pathan ohCycd.
"nrcWnrr am |? 1t is good to dream
such dreams BY Allah, I've mind
To see that dream come trucl | never
slew man ON Indian soil, only In
these liillS' | viii 20 to them and
say, Here am! | am II dcScrtcr. |
seek that pardon" Truly | will go,
Come thou with me, little hakim"
"Nay," said KlAg. Il have another
thought. You who We're seen to STAY
a man, and who am n political offend
or, do not win pardonS 81 easily AS
that. They would hang us unless we
yame hearing lifts"
"C'rts? l'ue Allah touched thee?
Wh"t gifts should we bring? A dozen
stolen rites? 4 bag Of silver? had
U.3 The dreamer, am L.
Nay" said King, Il all the dream
cr There are others IN these Hills
others in Khiujan who wear British
medals7"
The Pnthan nodded. Hundreds.
Men ti1ht first on one side, then ON the
other, being true to either side while
the contract lasts. In All there must be
the markings Of many regiments among
the Hills"
King nodded. He himself had seen
the chlcftainS come to parley after III"
Tirah war Most ~ them had worn
British medals and had worn them
proudly.
''lf we two" he said, speaking s!ew-
~, could speak with some Of those
men and stir the spirit IN them and
persuade them 10 feel aS tlsDu doSt.
mentioning the pardon for @scrters
and the probability of bonuses 10 the
'ime-eXpired for re-cnlS,mont; II We
could march down the khybcr with
hundred such, or even with fifty or
with twenty-five or with n dozen men
we would receive our pardon for the
sake Of service rendered
Good"
The rnthnn thumpo! him % the
back So hard that his eyes wu,crcd.
I'VE would have TO use much eau
ton" King advised him, when he was
able To speak again.
AYE, II Northumberland got wind
Of II he would have us crucihcd. And
II she heard Of 1T
He was silent. Apparently there
were no words In his tongue that could
compass his dread Of her revenge. II"
was silent for ten minutes and King
sat still beside him, letting memory
II other days do It's work--mcmory Of
the long, clean reglmental lines and Of
. order and decency and Of Justice hand
ed out TO ?" I'd sundry 10y gentlemen
who d'd moi think themselves too good
10 wear II Dative regiments uniform.
e.. NO days could do Ne drill
"-lln as Wen Us ever" he said at last
Then there was silence again for nj
teen minutes more. 81 could always
shoot" he murmured; ~ could always
shoot"
When Muhummad Amin came back
, they had both forgotten Ia replace thu
lashing on Kings wrists. but the null.
lah seemed not 10 notice II.
/ Come" he ordered, with II sldcwlse
Jerk OF his great ugly head, and then
stood mutterlng impatlently while they
obeyed.
, They marched downward through
In,crmlnahlc tunnels and along lodges
poised between earth and heaven. un-
Ill they came al last to the tunnel lead.
Ing to the one entrance into khlnjan
caves. Just before they entered II two
more OF the mullah's men came up
with them, leading horses. one horse
was for the mullah, and they helped
King mount the other, showing him
more respect than is usually shown
prisoner In the ellis"
Then the mullah led the way into the
tunnel, and he seemed In deadly fear.
The echo Of the hoof.bcats irrltatcd
him. He eyed each hofc In the roof as
II lasmlni might be expected 10 shoot
down AT him or drench him with boil.
Ing oil and hurried past each Of Them
, at trot, only To draw rein immediate
ly afterward because the noise was too
great.
II became evident thai his men had
been AZ work here too, for M intervals
along the passage lay dead bodies Vas
mlni must have posted the mon thor.
hut where was shc3 Each ~ 'aam 10.
dead with knife Won.
and the mullahs' N. o. .uss,sscd ,E.l.
selves Of rifles md knives and ear.
,rldges, wiping OF blood that had
scarcely cooled yet.
When they came TO the end ~ tn,
tunnel II was 10 find the door Into the
mosque open In front Of them. and
twenty more OF Muhammnd Anlms
men standing guard over the cyclasli.
less mullah. They had bound ana
gagged him. At word from Muham.
nnd Amin they loosed him; and nj
threat the hairless one gave signal