The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-15

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not learned yet; but King did not make
the mistake Of trusting him any better
for his easy manners, and his eyes
sought swiftly for some unrhythmic,
implanted thing on which to rest, that
he might save himself by 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 mann" he asked.
"He? Oh, he Is savage-just a
big savage" said Rewa Gunga, looking
vaguely annoyed.
"Why Is he here?"
He did not dare let go Of this chance
side issue. He knew that Rewa Cum
ga wished him to talk Of Yasmini and
to ask questions about her, and that If
he succumbed to that temptation all
his self-control would be cunningly
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, he does nothing. He waits"
purred the Hangar. "He Is to be your
body-servant on your journey to the
North. He Is nothing-nobody ut all I!
except that he Is to be trusted ut
terly because he loves Yasmlni. He is
obedience! A big obedlent fool! Let
him bev
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 n veil across his brain.
"Won't you tell him to come here to
meY
Rewa Gunga laughed, resting his silk
turban against the wall hanglngs and
clasplng both hands about his knee. II
was as a man might laugh who has
been touched In n bout with folls.
"Oh !-Ismail I" he called. with a
voice like bell, that made King stare.
! The Afridi seemed to come out Of a
deep sleep and looked bewildered, rub
bling his eyes and feeling whether his
turban was on straight. He combed
his beard with nervous fingers as he
gazed about him and caught Rewa
Gunga's eye. Thes he sprang to his
feet.
"Come I" ordered Rewa Gunga.
The man obeyed.
"Did you seer" Rewa Gunga
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a buffalo, rump first and then shoulder
after shoulder! Such men are safe !
Such men have no guile beyond what
Will 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 gnarled hands
knotted into clubs.
"What is thy nameT King asked
him.
"Ismall I" he doomed.
''Thou art to be my servantT
AYE! SO said she. I am her man.
7 obeyi"
"When did she say so?" King asked
him blandly. The hillman stroked his
great beard and stood considering the
question King entered q shrewd sus-
plcion that he was not so stupid as he
chose to seem. His eyes were too
hawk-bright to be stupid mans.
Before she went away" he an
swered at last.
"When did she go awayw
He thought again. then yesterday"
he said.
"why did you walt before you an
swered?"
The Afridi's eyes furtively sought
Rewa Gunga's and found no aid there.
Watching the Hangar less furtively,
but even less obviously, King was
aware that his eyes were nearly closed.
as II they were not interested. The
fingers that clasped his knee drummed
on It indlfferently, seeing which King
allowed himself to smile.
"Never mind" he told Ismail. ut Is
no matter. It is ever well to think
twice before speaking once, for thus
mistakes die stillborn. Only the mon.
key-folk thrive on quick answers-is II
not SO? Thou art man Of many inches
of thew and sinew-hey, bat thou
art a mani II the heart within those
great ribs of thine Is true as thine
arms are strong I shall be fortunate
to have thee for servantw
"Ayew said the Afridi. "But what
are words7 She has said I am thy
servant, and to hear her is to obeyr
"Then, take me a telegram" said
King.
He BEGIN to write ut once on half.
sheet Of paper that he tore from a let.
ter he had in his pocket, transposlng
into CIPHER as he went along.
Yasmini has gone North. 10 there any
reason at your end why should not
follow her at once7
He addressed It in plain English to
his friend the general at Peshawur
and handed II to Ismail. directing him
carefully to a government ONCE where
the CIPHER signature would be recog.
nlzed and the telegram given prece.
dcnce.
Ismail stalked on with II. stridina
like Moses down from Slnai-hook.
nose -hawk-sye-nowing heard-dig
nifty and al. and King settled down to
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