Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-13
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 q Inland or holy war. , Isl.
CHAPTER lion his way to Delhi
= King quietly fols a plan to assassinate
him and gets evidence that Yasimini
is after him.
Chapter lll.-ln 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 lV.--ln Yasmini's house
I the Hangar attempts to ,outwit King,
but fails. Ismall an Afridi belongings
/ TO Yasmini is given to King for a sen,
! tant.
4 i Chapter viking rescucs some sOi
4 Yasmini's men and takes them North
4 With him, tricking the Hangar inte
I going ahead of him.
MI Chapter vI--Rejoined NV the Ran.
4 gar at the mouth OF The lhyber pas
!, kins and par y start thrc Ugh the pAsr
l Tor Khinian. WI,
ss Chapter vII.-The Rangs gdaf'crts
I King and lsmall, with three Others. II
/ the pass. 7''' w f"' -
81 Chapter VlIl-King sends to his
I brother at Ali Masjid foit meets him
alone in he pass. and with his a'd
transforms himself into native ba-
kim, or mcn of medicine.
Chapter lX,-Callng lsmall and the
men back he at first puzzles and then
,stonishes and delights them by his
transformation small grows friend
y and seems appalled, at the thought
that fasmini may love King.
Chapter Nm Khinjan King il
4 .aken into the mosque and lsmall and
another falsely witnessing for him
that he has slain an Enslishman, he
IS admitted thru the mosque wall into
the celebrated caves
4 Chapter Nile holds clinic fol
the caves inhabitants. and hears Of d
.ashkar by Bull.Witf .a-Bea.d's men.
Chapter XlI-NeXt night lsmal
takes him to vast cave through
which an underground river pours--
"Earth's Drink and finds gathered
there thousands, Of men, among whom
he has pointed out to his the mullaf
Muhammad Amin. or Bullllai
Muhammad Amin, or Bull.With-a
Beard
Chapter XIll--After wild dance
begins the trial OF three Of the mul
labs mon who have gained admission
" claiming to have killed an English
man. but cannot proGacc the victims
head as proof. Yasm.ni appears,
lovely vision on a rock bridge above
the crowd and orders the men thrown
into Earth's Drink.
Chapter XIV--Kins, in mis- disguise
as Kurram Khan, is placed on trial
and at the critical moment has hui
man head thrust into his hands from
behind. As he holds 1t Up he seei
chat 1t Is the head of his own brother
He throws 1t in Earths Drink to keel
!. from the savage MOB. iasmin
canoes and the mob goes crazy unde
her spell
Chapter XV-Ismal leads KIM
away, thru dark passages to rocl
door guarded by ancient curtains will
red shining lamps before them. H
pushes thru the curtains. Before hin
on an ancient bed lie the bodies of
Roman warrior and Grecian woman
dead 1000 years, yet perfectly pre-
served. The woman is the perfec
double OF Yasmini. Yasmini hersel
appears and shows King that he /
like the dead warrior in every feature
Chapter XVI-She tells King no,
she found the Sleepers and used tn
mystery to control the lawless me-
Of the Hills. There is gold, there ar
arms and munitions In the caves. Sh
and kinERre to- take up the Sleepers
work and together conquer India an
PERHAPS tho world.