Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-26

| + nodded. There has never been
peace along the northwest border. 1t
| did not need vision to foreSee trouble
| from that quarter. In fact it must
have been partly on the strength of
some of Kings reports that the gen.
eral was planning now.
"Well, the tribes'll know presently
| how many men we're sending oversee.
! There've been rumors about Khinjan
by the hundred lately. They're cook
ing something. Can you imagine 'em
keeping quiet now?"
"That depends, sir. Yes, can
imagine it,
The general laughed. "That's why
| sent for you. l need man with
| imagination There's a woman you've
| got 20. work with on this occasion who
can imagine a shade or two too much.
| What's worse, she's ambitious. So
| chose you to work with her"
Kings lips stiffened under his mus
! tache. and the corners of his eyes
wrinkled into crows feet to CORE
, spond. Eyes are never coal-black, of
| course, but his looked it at that min
ute.
"You know we've sent men to kim
! jan who are said to have entered the
caves. Not one of 'em has ever re-
| turned"
King frowned.
"She claims she can enter the caves
and come out again at pleasure. She
has offered to do it, and l have &C.
ceptad. Can you guess who she isl"
/ "Not Yasmini?' King hazarded, and
the general nodded. The helmet-strap
mark, printed indelibly on Kings jaw
and cheek by the Indian sun, tight
| ened and grew whiter-as the general
noted out of the corner of his eye.
"Know herr"
''Know of her, of course, sir. Every
body does. Never met her to my
knowledge"
"Um-m-mi Whose fault was that?
| Somebody ought to have seen to that.
Go to Delhi now and meet her. I'll
send her a wire to say you're coming.
She knows I've chosen you. She tried
to insist on full discretion, but / over
ruled her"
Kings tongue licked his lips, and his
eyes wrinkled. The generals voice be-
came the least shade more authorita-
! tive.
"When you see her, get a pass from
| her that'll take you into Khinjan
caves ASK her for it For the sake
of appearances I'll gazette you Sec
onded to the Khyber rifles. For the
sake of success, get a pass from her!"
"Very well, sir"
! you've a brother in the Khyber
rifles. haven't you? Was it you or your
brother who visited Khinjan once and
sent in a reports"
81 did, sir"
| He spoke without pride. Even the
brigade of British-Indian cavalry that
went to Khinjan on the strength Of
his report and leveled its defenses
with the ground, had not been able
to find the famous caves. Yet the
caves themselves are a byword.
There's talk of jihad (holy war).
There's worse than that! When you
went to Khinjan, what was your chief
object?"
| ITO find the source of the everlast-
ing rumors about the so-called Heart
of the Hills sir"
ayes, yes. / remember. / read your
report You didn't find anything. did
you? Well. The story is now that the
Heart of the Hills has come to life.
So the spies say"
King whistled softly.
There's no guessing what 1T
means" said the general. go and
work with Yasmini. The spies keep
| Bringing in rumors of ten thousand
men in Khinjan caves, and of another
large lashkar not far away from kim
jan. There must be no jihad, King!
India is all but defenselessl This
story about Heart of the Hills COM
ing to life may presage unity of action
and holy war such as the world has
not seen. Go up there and stop it if
YOU can. At least, let me know the
facts"
King grunted. To stop holy war
single handed would be rather like
stopping the wind-posSibly easy
| enough, if one knew the way. Yet ne
knew no general would throw away q
man like himself on useless venture.
He began to look happy.
The general clucked to the mare
and one wheel ceased TO touch the
gravel as they whiried along semi
circular drive. Under the porch of a
pretentious residence, sentries salut-
ed. the sails swung down and in less
than sixty seconds King was follow
ing the general through wide en-
trance into a crowded hall The In