Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-11-29

Vhc1 h. halted at last and dis
tlOcntUl ana sat down aud the strag-
glers caught up, painting. they held Il
council Of war all together, with l.
mail sitting at Kings back and leaning
chin on his shoulder In order To hear
better. Bone pressed on bone. and the
place grew rUnh; King SHOOT; him of
II doztu times; but each time lsmail
set his ytin back GA the same spot, as
Il dog will that listens to his master.
Yet ne insisted he was her man. ana
not ki.-s -.
Nov. We men of the Hills" said
King. 'iiSlcn to me who nm political
offcndrr with reward for capture,
offered That was Il gem of little.
1t fred their imaGinations. ~ knoN
things ,hat no soldier world find GU.
in thousand ycaS, aud | win ter
you Sole Of what | know"
Now be had To he Car"iIl II b,
were t. invent too much they mi5hl
der"'"-1 h'p us q traitor TO q.
Hills IL general Il hc we're To tci
them too lille th,y .would lose IL
terest and m ,;at very well desert HIN
mt the first T'0ch. iic ms' feel f0'
the middle way and upset no pr,ju
diceS.
"She ho' "overcd Tat this mul
lah MuhaHn,, Ar'l j. no true IN.
lin, hut asa nnbe!icving dog cf a for.
eigner trDH FaranGiStan! she has
discovered that he plans to make him
SEE an c'"pcrCr il these MI r., tc
SCI h.,,.ucl i...O slavery" Nlslt a.
well serve tho ru'ah - hot while
about 1T! Beyond an. douu, 10. mae
more than mile away the mullah was
getting even by cOndomning the lot of
them to death. AN eye for the risk
of an eyer say the unforgiving Hills"
IF one of us should 20 back into
his camp now he would he tortured.
B. sure of that"
Breathing deeply in the darkness,
they nodded, us If the dark had eyes,
lsma's chin drove fraction deeper
Into his shoulder.
Now We know-for oil men SNOW
that the entrance into khinmn caves Is
free to any man who can tell lie
without flnch,ng. 1t Is the way out
again thai is not free. How many men
do We know that have entered and
never returned?
They all nodded again. II was com
mon knowledge that Khinjan was a
very graveyard of the preSumptuOus.
"She has set trap for the mullah.
She will let him and all his men enter
and will never let them out again :"
How kn0west thou?" This from
two men. one on either hand.
WAS | never In Khinjan caves?" he
retorted. whence came /? am her
man, sent to help trap the mullah. |
would have trapped all of you, but for
being weary of these Hills and wish
full to go back to India and be par
doned That Is who | am! That is
how | known
Their breath came and went slbl-
inntly, and the darkness was alive with
The excitement they thought them
selves too warrior-like to utter.
But what will she do thenf" asked
somebody.
King searched his memory. and in
a moment there came back to him a
picture Of the hurrylng jezallchl he
had held up in the Khyber pass, and
recollection of the mans words.
know We not" he said. that long
ago she gave leave to all who ate salt
TO be true to the salt? She gave the
khyber jezailchis leave to fight against
her. BE sure, whatever She does. she
VIII stand between no man and his
pardon :"
"But will she lead a jlhad? We will
not fight against her"
NAY" said King, drawing his breath
in. Ismairs chin felt like knife
against his collar bone, and IsmalTs
ron fingers clutched his arm. II was
Time TO give his hostage TO Dame For.
tune. "She will 20 down into India
and use her influence in the matter Of
he pardonsw
u believe thou art very great liar
indeed y said the man who lacked part
II his nose. "The Pathan went, and
he did not come back. What proof
nave WEI"
"ie have me" said King. IF /
show you no proof, how can escape
fou?"
They all grunted agreement as Ia
hat. King used his elbow TO hit Is.
nail In the ribs. He did not dare
'peak to him; but now was the time
or lsmail to carry information to her,
that to be his Job. And after
minute lsmail rolled into shadow
md was gone. King gave him twenty
minutes stnrt, letting his men rest
heir legs and exercise their tongues
Now that lie was out of the mullah's |
'lutches-and he suspected Yasmlni |
would know OF II within IN hour or !
va and hefara dawn In onv ay,,,