Crittenden record-press., 1917-10-25

"Those men asked you to ar
rest-T
"Nabbed"-puf-"every one Of 'en -
-pufr-puff-"all under"-pufr-puff-
"lock and key,-best smoke ! ever
tasted"
"Well-rll go along with you II
you Ike and look them over"
Both tone and manner gave Saun.
ders credit for the suggestion, aud
Saunders seemed to like 1t. There Is
nothing Ike following up, in football,
war or courtshlp.
"I see you're judge Of a cigar"
said King, and Saunders purred. all
men being fools 10 some extent, anu
The only trouble being to demonstrate
the fac.
They had started for the station en-
trance when Il nasal voice began in
tonlnc "Cap-teen King sahil,-Cnp-
teen Ling sahib!" and telegraph mes
senger PASSED them with his book un.
der his arm. King whistled him. A
moment later he was tearing Cpcn an
official urgent telegram and writing n
string Of f-urcs in pencil across the
top. Then ac dc-codcd swiftly:
Adviccs are lasmini was In Delhi as 70
Gently as ?. Ills evening Fa.! to under
stand YOUR inability TO get In touch. Have
you tried a. ner house? Matters In Khy-
Der district much less satisfactory, Word
from O-C Khyber rifles 10 effect that
las 7- S. collecting. ECttCr sweep ny
IL el.. md proceed nogthward Is .uiuA.
ly as compatible with caution. L. NJ L.
Good ncw,| asked Saunders, Liow.
Ing smoke through his nose.
Excellent Where's my man? Here
-you-lsmailw
The giant came and lowered above
him.
'You Swore she went North
TIA, sahih TO PeShawur she went !"
81 have telegram here that says
she is in Dehiw
He pattcd his coat, where the inner
pocket hulgcd.
'Nay, then the tar lies, for | saw her
80 with these two eyes Of mine !"
at is not wise 10 lie to me. my
friend King assured him. SO pleasant
iy that none could doubt he was telling
truth.
III l lie may eat dirt" Ismail an
swered him.
Inches lent the Afridi dignity. but
dignity has often been used Gs a stalk
IN. horse FOR un.rurh. King nodded,
and il was not possible to Judge lS his
expression whether he believed or not.
Lets make Il move" he said, turn
Ing to Saunders. "She seems at any
rate TO wish II believed she has gone
North. I'll take the early morning
train. Where are the prisonersi'
"ln the old Mir Khan palace. Shall
we take this gharryT
With Ismail up beside the driver
nursing Kings bag and looking like a
great grim vulture about 10 eat the
horse, they drove back through swarm
ing streets In the direction OF the river.
King seemed To have lost oil interest In
crowds. He sat staring ahead In
silence. although Saunders made more
than one effort TO engage him in con-
versatiOn. \
"No" he said at last suddenly-so
that Saunders jumped.
"No whstf'
"No need 10 stay here. I've got what
! came for.'
"What was thatf" asked Saunders,
but King was silent again. Conscious
" the unaccustOmed weight on his left
wrist, he moved his arm so that the
sleeve drew and he could see the edge
81 the great gold bracelet Rewa Gunga
had given him in Yssrninl's name.
"Know anything u Rewa Gungsf"
he asked suddenly again.
"Not much. I've seen him. I've
spoken with him, and I've had TO stand
impudcnce from hlm-twice. I've been
tipped on more than once 10 let him
alone because he's her man. He does
ticklish errands for her, or 80 they
say. He's what you might call known
10 the police all right"
They began to approach nn age-old
palace near the river, and Saunders
whispered password when an armed /
guard halted them. They were halted /.
again AT gloomy gateway where an |
officer came out 10 look them over; 10y |
his leave they left the gharry and fol. !
lowed him under the arch until their /
heels rang on stone paving In big III. Z
lighted courtyard surrounded by high I
walls.
There, after II little talk, they left !
lsmail squntting beside Kings bag, and !
Saunders led the way through u mod. .
ern iron door. into what had once been F.
n royal princes stables.
In gloom that was only thrown into
contrast by II Wide spread row Of clcc.
trlc lights y long line of barred and |
locked converted horse stalls run down 1
one side Of u lcan.to building All that
King could see n the men within was
the whites ~ their eyes. And they did /
not lock friendly.
He had 10 pass between then aud
the light, and they could see more Of
him than he could II them. Al the
first cell be- raised Ills lett hand aud
made the gold brucrlct ou his vr,..
cllnk against the steel hnrs.
A moment Inter he cursed himself,
and folt the bracelet with his finger
nail. He had made n deep nick In the
soft gold. A second later yet he