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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22
CHAPTER VI.

Long before dawn the thirty prison
ers and Ismail sQuatted In little hero
on the up-platform of railway sta.
ton, shepherded by King. who smoked
cherOot some twenty PAGES away,
sitting on an unmarked chest OF medi'
cines. He seemed absorbed In book
on surgery. Ismaii nursed the new
handbag on his knees. picking ever
lastingly at the lock and wondering
audibly what the bag contained to an
accompaniment Of low-growled sympa'
thy.
II am his scranton she said So
and he said so. Then why-why II
Allah's name-am I not to have tn
key Of this little bag that holds y
little and is so light?"
"a razor would slit the leather eaQ
ily," suggested one of tie herd. "rhen,
later, the bag might be pushed VIC
lently against some sharp thing. TO ex'
plain the cut"
Ismail shook his head.
"why? What could he do to theer
at is because know not what he
would do to me that I will do moth
ing" answered Ismail. HE Is not
at all like other sahibs have bat
dealings with. This man does unex'
pected things. This man Is not mad,
he has devil. have 1t In my heart
| to love this man. But such talk IL
foolishness. We are all her menu
"Ayei We are her mem" came the
chorus. so that King looked up and
watched them over the open book.
At dawn, when the train pulled out,
the thirty prisoners sat safely locked
in third-class compartments. King
lay lazlly on the cushions Of a first
class carriage in the rear. and Ismail
attended to the careful packing Of sods
water bottles In the iceboK on tina
floor.
"Shnll I open the little bag. sahibr
he asked.
"Put It over therel" King ordered,
| "Set 1t down."
Ismail obeyed and King laid his book
down to light another Of his BLACK
cheroots. The theme of antiseptics
ceased to exercise Its charm over him
He peeled Off his tunlc. changed hia
shirt and lay back In sweet contend
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22

Saunders led the way through mod
ern iron door, into what had once been
a royal princes stables.
In gloom that was only thrown into
contrast by widespread row Of cleo
trio lights, a long line OF barred and
locked converted horse stalls ran down
one side Of lean-tO building. All that
King could see of the men within was
the whites of their eyes. And they did
not look friendly.
He had to pass between them and
the light. and they could see more of
him than he could of them. At the
first cell he raised his left hand and
made the gold bracelet on his wrist
clink against the steel bars.
A moment later he cursed himself,
and felt the bracelet with his finger
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22
CHAPTER iV-ContInued.

The Rangers eyes blazed for q sec
ond and then grew cold again, as King
did not fail to observe. All this while
the women danced on, In time to wall
Ing fute music, until, 1t seemed from
nowhere. lovelier woman than any
Of them appeared In their midst, sit
ting cross-legged with fiat basket Mt
her knees. She sat with arms raised
and swayed from the waist as II in a
deliriun. Her arms moved In narrow
ing circles. higher and higher above
the basket lid. and the lid began to
rise. 1t was minutes before the bodies
Of two great king cobras could be
made out, moving against the woman's
spanglcd dress with hoods raised. hiss
ing the cobra's hate-song that is pre-
Jude to the poison-death.
They struck at the woman. one after
the other. and she leaped out of their
range, swift and as supple as they.
Instantly then she joined In the dance,
with the snakes striking right and
left at her. Left and right she swayed
to avoid them, far more gracefully
than a matador avoids the bull and
counting deadlier peril than he--poi-
sonous, two to his one. As she danced
she whirled both arms above her head
and cried as the werewolves are said
TO do on stormy nights.
do you do this often?" wondered
King, In q calm aside to Rewa Gunga,
turning half toward him and taking his
eyes off the dance without any very
great effort.
Rewa Gunga clapped his hands and
he dance ceased The woman spirited
her snakes away. The blind was
drawn upward and in momeot all
Was normal again with the punkall
swinging slowly overhead, except that
NE seductive smell remained, that was
Ike the early-morning breath of all
the different flowers Of India.
'Tf she were here" ssid the Hangar
a little grimly-with a trace of disap
pointment In his tone-''you would moi
snatch your eyes away like that! Per
haps you shall see her dance some day
Adhere is Ismail," he added in ar
altered tone of voice. He seemed re
lieved at sight Of the Afridi.
Bursting through the glass-bead cur
tains at the door, the great savage
strobe down the room, holding out /,
telegram. With a Inurmur of conven
honal apology King tore the envelope
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22
CHAPTER v.

The rear lights Of the train he had
not taken swaycd out of Delhi station
and King grinned, as he wiped the
sweat from HE face with dripping
handkerchief. Behind him lowered the
hook-nosed Ismail. resentful of the I'M
expected. In front of him Saunders
eyed the proffered black cheroots sus-
picioualy. accepted one with an air Of
curiosity and passed the caso back.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22

"Look Out for tho Woman, King,
She's Dangerous. She's Got this
Brains Of Asia Coupled With West
ern Energy"
ment. Headed for the "Hills." who
would not be contented. who had beer
born In their very shadow7--in their
shadow. Of line Of Brltons who havs
all been buried therel
"The day after tomorrow TIL. see
snow" he promised himself. And Ia.
mail, grinning with yellow teeth
through gap in his hayward beard,
understood and sympathlzed.
Forward in the thlrd-class carriages
the prisoners Rugged themselves and
crooned as they met old landmarks
and recognized the changing scenery.
There was new, cleaner tang In the
hot wind that spoke Of the Hills" and
homei
At Peshawur the train was short.
ened to three coaches and started up
the spur-track that leads to Jamrud.
where fort covers in the very throat
Of the dread,..cst gorge In Asla--tha
Khyber pass.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22

INC bTseOueTs soiSSs
nail. He had made deep nick In the
soft gold. A second later yet he
smiled.
"May God be with thee~ doomed
a prisoners voice in Pashtu.
didn't know that fellow was hand
cuffed." said Saunders. did you hear
the ring2 They should have been
taken off. Leaving his irons on has
made him polite. though"
"Where did you arrest themT" King
asked when Saunders came to a stand
under light.
"All in one place. At Ais"
"who and what is ALT"
"Thief-crimp-proc - Prussian
spy and any other evil thing that takes
his fancy! Runs combination gamb-
ling hell and boarding house. Let's
'em run into debt and blackmalls 'em.
Ali's In the kaiser's pay-that's known
Wen get him when we want him. but
az present he's useful as is for de-
coy"
you wouldn't call these men pros
porous. thenT'
mot exactly! Ali Is the only spy
out of the North who prospers much at
present, and even he gets most Of his
money out OF his private business. The
Germans pay Ali little. and he traps
the hillmen when they come south
let's 'em gamble-gets 'em into debt
they can get away when they've paid
him what they owe. Yasmini sends
and pays their board and gambling
debts, and she's our man. so to speak.
She coaxes all their stories out OF 'em
and primes 'em with a few extra good
ones into the bargain. Everybody's
f0oled-'specially the Germans-and
exceptin', of course, Yasmini and the
raj. Nobody ever fooled that woman,
nor ever will IL my belief goes for
anythingw
"Um-m-mw King rubbed his chin.
"Knew anything Of my man IsmailT'
"Surel He's one Of Vasmini's pets.
She bailed him out of Ais three years
ago and he worships her. 1t was he
who broke the leg and ribs Of a pup
rajah a month or two ago for putting
on too much dog In her reception
room. He's Ursus out Of Quo vadis !!
He's dog, desperado, stalking horse
and keeper Of the queens secretsl"
"Then why d'you suppose she passed
him along to met" asked King.
Dunno! This Is your little mys-
| terry. not miner
"Glad you appreciate thatl Do me
favor, will your
Anything In reason"
| "Get the keys to all these cells-send
'em in here to me by Ismail--and
leave me In here alone!"
Saunders whistled and wiped sweat
from his glIstening face, for In spite
of windows wide open to the courtyard
| It was hotter than furnace room.
'Mayn't I have you thrown into q
den Of tigersf" he asked. "Or a nest
of cobras7 Or get the fiery furnace
ready? That God be with Ahee' stun
IL habit--they say It with JUNCTION be.
fore they knife mani"
'Trl be careful. then" King
chuckled; and It is fact that few
men can argue with him when he
laughs quietly in that why. "Send me
in the keys. like good chap"
SO Saunders went, glad enough Ia
Get into the outer MIR. The instant ths
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22

A. She Danced She whiried Both
Arms Above Her Head and Cried
- the WerewoIves Are Said to Do
on Stormy Nights.
and In a second his eyes were ablaze
with something more than wonder. A
mystery, added to a mystery. stirred
all the zeal In him. But In second he
had sweated his excitement down.
READ that. will your he said. pass
lng It to Rewa Gunga. 1t was not In
CIPHER. but In plain everyday Eng
HAN.
ghs has not gone North. She Is still
IN Delhi Suit your own movements 70
your plaua
"Cnn you explainf" asked King In
. level voice. He was watching Tbs
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22

The Hangar deserts King and
hls native escort IN dangerous
part Of khyber pses, and The
special agent tsstes more weird
adventure.
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crO an coNTixunDA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22

Around them the clatter Of the station
crowd began to die. and Parsimony
in a shabby uniform went round to
lower lights.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-17
Try one of POLES specials.

Wilson W~adsworth, who came to
Langdon last week from the family
home at Grinnell, Iowa, will spend
the summer vacation on his fathers
farm, known as the Rosa Lake ranch
a few miles east of town.
Martin P%enner, a pioneer among
the older residents west of Langdon,
is leaving the latter part of the week
to look over some land that he has
been offered near Great Falls, Mont.
He is expecting to return in about
three weeks.
Pat Shelp while in town Saturday
stated a number of the earlier sown
fields Of wheat, in before the down.
fall Of heavy wet snow of two weeks
ago, are now showing up green. The
growth looks strong and healthy and
promises we'll for a starter.
Monday nights freight brought in
a carload of five Chevrolet automobiles
for the j. F. Ramage garage. Mr..
Ramage has orders placed for five
carloads of Ford's for which he has
customers waiting, but is unable to
get them sent through from the fac
tory, owing to the heavy rush exper-
fenced since the season opened.
Editor W. j. Storie was one of the
committee Of the Modern Woodmen
camp of Osnabrock here Tuesday to
act as an escort to the remains Of
Hans ~Jorgenson, the Great Northern
section foreman at Osnabrock, whose
death Tuesday was the result of an
accident he met with about three
weeks ago.
1t is given out by County Superin-
tendent Fred j. Reher that the annual
institute of teachers of Cavalier
county will be held in this city either
the third or fourth week in June.
Next week a more definite notice as
to date and program, as yet in a for
NATIVE stage, will be given. Also
the plans will be announced that are
being made by our townspeople for
the entertainment of visiting teachers
during their weeks stay in the city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-17
T0wey & Kirkham
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS
langdon, N. Oak,

John w. Scott, of the court house,
was a passenger yesterday to the Twin
Cities whree he expectes to spend the
balance of the week giving busires,
matters his attention.
Superintendent Kuhnes, of the city
schools, went on yesterdays afternoon
train to Grand Forks, where a repre-.
sentative meeting of high school prin-
cipals from over the northern part of
the state is being held this week.
A young son of Jacob Hensel, liv.
ing in the Easily settlement, was
brought to Langdon last Friday to un-
dergo an operation for appendicitis.
The case was one in which there was
a considerable formation of pus, but
late reports indicate the boy as out of
danger.
James Mcintosh, an old Harvey
Centre resident who for some years
past has been holding a federal APP
pointment as deputy collector of u.
S. customs at Antlers, N. D., spent
part Of the week here and with old
friends in Harvey township.
M. Liebeler, who has the Langdon
agency for the Dodge Bros. make OF
automobiles reports the sale of five
cars during the week. The purchasers
were Austin Krautz, Frank Timian,
William Kitchin, Christ Albert and
Everett Gordon, all residents in the
; vicinity of Dresden.
Frank Kartes was a returning pas.
senger Tuesday from a two weeks triI
through parts of Colorado and Wyom.
ing, looking over that country with ar
idea of locating. In moving south
this summer it is the intention of the
Kartes family to spend some time al
Denver.
Rev. w. E. Dudley, of Forest
River, will visit here during the latel
part of the week at the M. Liebelel
home with the parents of Mrs. Dud'
ley. Mr.. Dudley comes to fill the
pulpit of the Methodist church here
Sunday, the pastor, Rev. Geo. c.
Lee, going to Forest River for the
services of that day.
Dan. c. Donovan. who is the own
er of a private elevator at Lansford,
N. d., is making a few days visit
with several old Langdon friends this
week. Years ago Mr. Donovan was
in the grain buying business in Lang
don, also for a short time at Osna.
brock. He still has a large number
of friends among the older residents
lof this part Of the county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-17
Legal blanks of all kinds for sale.

DR.. and Mrs. Tom Smith went down
the line Saturday and remained for a
week end visit at the Prom home.
M. Rabenovitz left Saturday for a
visit of part of the week with his
family who make their home in the
Twin Cities.
A visit Of the stork Monday morn.
ing on Sixth street left a baby girl
of the regulation weight at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. 7. Burke.
Tony Backus was a returning pas
senger Saturday from a visit of part
of the week with relatives and friends
of the family at St. Cloud, MINI.
DR.. J. w. Towey returned Tuesday
from Bismarck where he went to take
the examination incident to his offer
ing his services for enlistment in
the medical corps.
Postmaster George A. Williams
was in the city Thursday for a short
time giving business matters at the
county seat attention during a brief
stay in the afternoon.
Last weeks top price for wheat
was reached with a closing quotation
of So. 96-four cents short of the
three dollar mark, which it is alleged
a few are still hanging on for. The
rise Saturday was one of four cents.
Miss Tena Tembreull, of Pierz,
Mimi, who has been caring for the
home of her brother, Cashier j.. P.
Tembreull, of the Citizens State Bank,
since the recent death of the latter
wife, was a passenger Tuesday tt
Easily, where she will spend part OF
the week with G. A. Tembreull anc
family.
Prof. Erickson, since the start Of
the present year the successor of Hon.
N. c. Macdonald as state inspector
of rural schools, is spending the weeE
in making an official inspection will
Superintendent Reher, of the rura
and graded schools throughout Cava,
lier county. 1t is being made will
a view to a new classification to b.
effective the coming year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-17
Try one of Polie's specials.

G. 0. Rye is at Dresden putting in
a large steam heating plant at the
residence Of August Moritz.
Gustav Brecke was here yesterday
to attend to probate matters in Judge
Bleakley's court between trains.
Miss Cecil Pease was here from her
school near Gallo making a visit over
Sunday at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W.. A. Pease.
Thos. Donovan was over here from
Leroy, N. D., a few days last week
a visitor at the home of his brother,
DR.. E. |. Donovan.
Attorneys Price and Devaney were
returning passengers yesterday from
Bismarck where they we're in atten
dance at court representing loca
clients.
Miss Myrtle McComb left on Tues.
days train for Valley City, intending
to remain until fall completing hel
course at the state normal school.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-17

Miss Annie Witzel came up from
Minneapolis on Thursdays passenger
and is making a visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs John Wit
eel, of Mt. Carmel, during the illness
of her mother, who has been suffer.
ing severely for some weeks past with
inlammatory rheumatism.
j. B. Beauchamp and wife spent
part Of last week here from their
home at Olga. Thew came to see
their youngest daughter, who recently
underwent an operation and is at pre-
sent in a private hospital, while re-
covering health and strength. They
visited at Judge H. E. Dorval' home
returning to Olga on Sunday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-17
Try one of POLES specials.

@
Harry G. Waldron and family were
here over Sunday from Grand Forks
making a visit at the Allan Pinkerton
home.
Attorney w. A. Mcintyre gave
business matters here his attention
during a visit to Langdon of a couple
of days the first Of the week.
Prof Bonnar, the new principal of
the Hannah school, accompanied by
his wife were visitors in the city a
a couple of days last week.
Fourteen are reported as having
taken the teachers examination in
| this city last week. Five are stated as
having written at Munich.
W. H Wilson was a Clyde visitor
Saturday t~ransacting business in town,
visiting while here at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Robert Allison.
M. Fuchs returned to the city Sat.
urday from Clear Lake, Mimi, where
he has been looking after private
business interests during an absence
of a month.
John S. Gogin, who recently was
appointed a local representative of
the federal farm loan bank of st. Paul
was in the city Friday from his home
at Osnabrock.
Rev. Bernard of Mt. Carmel was
in the city last Thursday assisting in
the services conducted at St. Alphon-
sus church upon the occasion of the
funeral of the late Mrs. John P. TEN
breull.
H. E. Windemuth took Saturdays
train for the South St. Paul stock
market to look after the sale of a
shipment Of a car of mixed cattle and
hogs that went on the early morning
stock train.
w. A. Laidlaw is among those Wis
iting in Langdon part Of the week.
He vas here with others interested ir
the farm machinery business here.
His son, Walter Laidlaw, Jr., is here
from Minneapolis with him.
Mrs. F. ]. Hubbard, Miss Lucy A,
Gordon and Mrs. James w. Woolne,
composed a delegation of the loca
womans' missionary society attending
the annual presbyterial meeting tina
is being held at Grand Forks thi
week. They left on Mondays train
Sergeant Henry Clay Anderson, VIII,
was here last week from Grafton en-
Listing recruits for Company c Of thu
North Dakota national guard is a Sol
of John F. Anderson, an old residen
of Milton and fer some years engage
in the drug business there.
Fred L.. Ober, proprietor of tn
Sanitary confectionery store, ha
about completed extensive improve
ments and alterations that have beer
in progress since spring opened at hi
ice cream parlors. The color scheme
of white with silver bronze trimming
, is quite effective.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-17

Today's wheat-$2.2 %.
Did you put in a "war" garden
this spring?
Order your engraved cards at the
Democrat Office.
American flags! Just the thing for
your show window or Windshield.
Five cents. Apply at Democrat Office.
If you are looking for bargains in
fence posts, cord wood or poplar poles
see Manager M. C.. Campbell, at the
Langdon Elevator Co.
The Red front variety store of E.
c. Pitheon & Co., is among the new
advertisers. to be found on another
page of this weeks paper.
Lebanon lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, is
to hold a special meeting on Friday
evening of this week when the first
degree of Masonry will be conferred
on a class of several candidates.
Wednesday, June Goth is the date
set for a reunion of the Scottish rites
degrees of Masonry in Langdon when
a large class of candidates will be
advanced in the work of the order.
Wednesday of next week is the day
set aside by Mayo, Power for Inspec.
Aon Day. Have you done your chit
in the clean up campaign that has been
waged in Langdon since sp,ing opened
up.
Mothers Day. with its accom-.
paning observance by the display of
che white or red c%arnation, was the
occasion of special programs in the
services of the various churches last
Sunday.
Every patriotic citizen of Langdor
should make it a point to see "Civil'
ization' at the Electric theatre Sat.
urday afternoon and evening. Seats
now on sale at the H. E. Close & Co.
drug store.
Friday was a holiday for pupils ane
teachers of the city schools and en-
abled their making necessary prepar
ations for the high school Count,
Fair" held in the gymnasium tina
evening.
Another squadron of Bucks ant
Maxwells was brought up Tuesda,
from the Forks for MCLAUGHLIN &
Stranger with Will Stranger in charg.
as pilot. Those accompanying hin
were Ed. Docksteader, L. C. Stembe:
and Ben Lothspeich.
Two Dodge touring cars. a REQ si1
and two Dixie Flyers make up tn
complement of new cars placed ii
the sa]esrooms of the Liebeler aut,
garage this week to fill up after tn,
large number of sales made durin,
the week.
Next Tuesday afternoons regula
meeting Of theLangdon woman club
will be held at the home of Mrs. Geo
w. Price. A feature Of the meetin,
not included in the program will be
talk by Miss Julia Newton, of the ex
tension department of the North Da
kota agricultural college at Fargo up
ON "Fruit Conservation
Two new Studebaker cars left tn
Krein & Row garage on Monday
~ 49, -. 1865
chaser of a Studebaker four and Wi
liam Shelley of Iona taking HON
with him a Studebaker "six." Tn
May sale of automobiles in Langdo
will break all records. Local deal
ers, however, are complaining of tn
trouble being experienced in %securin
cars enough to meet the demands Q
customers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-17
COMING EVENTS.

May 19-Electric Theatre. Civilization
May 2-25-Eighth Grade Examinations
May S0-Decoration Day Exercises
June Glass Play, 'Comus. the Mask"
jun 8-Milton Juvenile Band Concert.
June FARMERS Picnic Gathering.
June 6-High School Commencement Day.
June 10-16-Langdon's Baby Week.
June 12-1S-14-C. E. Union Convention.
June 20-Scottish Rite Reunion.
July 8-12-Langdon %Chautauqua Assembly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-17
A. O. WOLD

Chiropractor and Optometrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana. Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, N. OAK.