Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter AT the beginning Of the
world war Capt. Athelstan King of
the British Indian army and of its
secret service, is ordered to Delhi to
meet Yasmini, dancer, and 90 with
her to Khinjan to quiet the outlaws
there who are said by spies to be pre-
pairing for Inland or holy war.
CHAPTER II.--On his way to Delhi
King quietly foils plan to assassinate
him and gets evidence that Yasimini
Is after him.
Chapter HIN Delhi he is met by
Rewa Gunga, Yasmini's man, who
tells him that she has already gone
North and that he, the Hangar, has
been left to escore King.
Chapter IV.-ln Yasmini's house
the Hangar attempts to outwit King,
but fails Ismall, an Afridi belonging
to iasmini, is given to King for ser
want.
Chapter viking rescues some of
Yasmini's men and takes them North
with him, tricking the Hangar into
going ahead of him.
Chapter yl.-Enjoined by the Ran
gar at the mouth of the Khyber pass
King AMI rarty s'art through The pass
for khin!an
Chapter NlI.-The Ransar ,sert
King and Ismall, with three others, in
the pass.
Chapter VlII-king sends to his
brother at Ali Masjid font. meets him
alone in he pass, and with his aid
transforms himself into native ba,
KIM or man OF medicine.
Chapter lX.-Calling lsmall and The
men back he at first puzzles and then
.stonishes and delights them by rs
transformation. .sEall grows friend
~ anu oNChiS apIulltu 1T tlt tiIONShl
that Yasmini may love King.
Chapter X--ln Khinjan k.Eg is
taken into the mosque and lomall and
another falsely Witnessing for him
that he has slain an Englishnan. ne
IS admitted thru the mosque wall into
the celebrated caves
Chapter XI-He holds clinic for
the caves inha bitants. and hears of a
iashkar by Bull.Witf. a.Bea-d's men.
Chapter XII-Next night lsmal
takes him to vast cave through
which an underground river pours--
"Earths Drinl. and finds gathered
there thousands OF men, among whom
he has pointed out to his the mullah
Muhammad Amin. or Bullll.a.i
Muhammad Amin, or Bull-Wi,h-a
Beard
Chapter XIIl--Aitcr Wild dance
begins the trial Of three of the null
labs men who have ga ned admission
by claiming to have killed an English
man, but cannot produce the victims
head as proof. Yasmini appears a
lovely vision on a rock bridge above
the crowd and orders the men thrown
into Ear;hs Drink.
Chapter XIY-kins in lis disguise
a. Kurram Khan. is placed on trial
and at the critical moment has a hu.
man head thrust into his hands from
behind. AS he holds 1t up he sees
that it Is the head of his own brother.
He throws 1t in Earth's Drink to keep
It from the savage mob. lasminl
uances and the mob goes crazy under
her spell
Chapter XV-lsmall leads King
away, thru dark passages to a rock
door guarded by ancient curtains with
red shining lamps before them. He
pushes thru the curtains. Before him
on an ancient bed lie the bodies of a
Roman warrior and Grecian woman.
dead 1000 years, yet perfectly pre-.
served. The woman is the perfect
double OF Yasminl. Yasmini herself
appears and shows King that he is
like the dead warrior in every feature.
Chapter XV1-She tells King how
she found the Sleepers and used the
mystery to control the lawless men
OF the Mills. There is gold, there are
arms and munitions in the caves. She
and King are to take up the Sleepers'
work and together conquer India and
pcrhals the world.
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