Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-04
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ARomance Of Adventure 7 !: 49,
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-eSpecldll! uIttf abandoned the
thought that the man must resemble
the Sleeper. There was a prince OF
Germany who came to India on hunt
ing trip. You remember:"
King pricked his ears aud allowed
himself to grin. for in common with
many hundred other men who had
been lieulenants at the time, he would
once have given IN ear pnd IN eve
to know the truth of that affair. The
grin transferred his whole appearance.
until fasmini bealned on him.
I'm listening, princess he remind
ed her.
"Well-he came--the prince of Ger
many. | offered him India first, then
Asia, then the world-even as | now
offer them to you. The sirkar sent him
to see me dance, and he stayed to
hear me talk When saw ut last that
he has the head and heart Of hyena |
spat in his face and threw food at him.
HE complained to the sirkar against
me, so ] told the sirkar somenOt
much, indeed. hut enough--of the
things he and his officers had told me.
And the sirkar said at once that there
was both cholera and bubonic plague,
and he must 40 home! His officers
laughed behind his back. Ever since
that time there have always been Ger
mans In communication with me, and
| have not once been in the dark about
Germany's plans--aIthough they have
always thought am In the dark.
II went on looking for my man.
There came that old Bull-wth-abeurd
Muhammad Amin. He thinks he is the
man, having more strength to hope and
more will to will wrongly than any
man | ever met. except n German. |
have even been sure sometimes that
Muhamlnad Amin is Il German; yet
now am not sure.
From all the men | met and
watched have learned all they knew
And have never neglected TO tell the
sirkar sufficient Of what men have told
me, to keep the sirkar pleased with
me! IL was fortunate that ! knew of
a German plOt. that could spoil at the
last minute. A million dynamite
bombs was a big haul for the sirkar
My offer to go to Khinjun and keep the
Hills quiet was accepted that same
day
But what are Il million dynamite
bombs. Dynamite bombs have been
coming into Khinj0n month by month
these three years Bombs and rifles
and cartridges Muhammad Anims
men, whom he trusts because he must.
hid Ii all in Il cave showed them, that
they think, and he thinks, has only one
entrance to It, Muhammud Amin sealed
1t, and he has the key. But ! have
the ammunition
There was another way out of that
cave. although there Is none now, for
have blocked IT, My men. whom |
trust because know them carried cv-
erything out by the back way. and |
have 1t all. We, my warrior. when Mu-
hammad Amin gets the word from Ger
many and gives the sign, and the Hills
are afirc. and the whole East roars in
the flame of the jhad--wc will put our
selves ut The head of that jhad, aud
the East and the world Is ours.'
King smiled at her.
The East isn't very well armed"
he objected. Mere numbers
"Numbers?' She laughed at him.
"Tlne West has the West by the throat
1t is tearing itself They will drag in
America There will be no armed ma
tion with It's hands free--and while
those wolves fight. other wolves shall
come and steal the meat. The old
gods, who built these caves in the
Hills, are laughing! They are get
ting re; ~! Thou and l."
As she coupled him and herself to.
gether in one plan she read the
changed expression Of his face--the
very quickly passing cloud that even
the best-trnined nan cannot control.
IL know. - she asserted. sitting up-
right ana coming out Of her dream To
face facts as their master. She looked
more lovely now than ever. although
twice as dangerous. You are thinkin.
Of your brOther---of his head That |
am murderess who can never be your
friend Is TINT not s0I"
He did not answer but his eyes may
have betrayed something. for she
looked as If he had struck her.
"Oh. have needed you so much,
these many years And now that you
have come YOU want to hate me be-
D.