New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-08

They will leave the caves in a little
while, and will come up here. They
are to go down into India and be made
prisoners If the sirkar will not enlist
them. You are to wait for them here
rs that all her message" King
asked him.
Nay. That Is nom of 1t! This is
her message: THOU SHALT KNOW
THIS DAY, THOU ENGLISHMAN.
| WHETHER OR NOT SHE TRULY
LOVED THEE! THERE SHALL BE
PROOF SUCH AS EVEN THOU
SHALT UNDERSTAND
Ismail slipped away and lost himself
among the men, and zone of them
seemed to notice that he had been
away and had come again. 1t was a
little than an hour after dawn
and the chilled rocks were beginning to
cession came out of Khinjan gate and
started toward them over the valley.
In all more than five hundred men
emerged and about a hundred women
and children. Then:
"Muhammad Amin comes! shouted
Il voice from n crag top.
They snuggled into better hiding,
and there was no. thought now of leav-
ing before the mullah should go by.
1t needed an effort to quiet them when
the mullah rose into view at last above
the rise and paused for a minute to
stare across at Khinjan before lead
ing his four thousand down and on
ward. He n silent as an image. but
his men roared like n river in flood and
he made no effort to check them.
He dismounted, for he had to, and
tossed his rcins to the nearest man
with the air Of an emperor. And he
led the way down the cliffside without
hesitation. striding like n m%Ountaineer.
His men followed him noisily.
1t was thirty minutes after the last
Of the mullah's men had vanished
through the gate, and his own men in
dozens and twenties were scattered
along the cliff-top arguing against de-
lay with growing rancOr, when a lone
horseman galloped out of Khinjan gate
and started across the valley. He rode
recklessly. He was either panic
stricken or else holder than the devil.
In a minute King had recognized
the mare, and so had the eyes of fifty
men around him. No man with half
to recognize that black mare. having
evpr seer her once. In another two
minutes King had recognized the Ran
CARS silken turban.
Most of the men were staring down
ward at the Rangar's head as he urged
the mare up the cliff path, when the
explanation of Yasmini's message
came. 1t was only King. urged by
some intuition, who had his eyes fixed
on Khinjan.
There came a shock that actually
swayed the hill they stood on. The
mare o the path below missed her
and fell a dozen feet. only to
get up again and scramble as II a thou
hand devils were behind her, the Ran
gar riding her grimly, like a jockey In
n race Three more shocks followed.
A great slice of Khinjan suddenly
caved in with n roar. and smoke and
dust burst upward through the tum-
bling crust.
There vas a pause after that, as II
the waiting elements were gathering
strength. For ten minutes they watched
md scarcely breathed. Rewa Gunga
the summit and, dismounting,
stood by King with the reins over his
arm. The mare was too blown to do
anything but stand and tremble. And
King was too enthrnlled to do anything
but stare.
THAT is what n woman can do for
man." said Rewa Gunga grimly.
She set a fuse and exploded all the
dynamite. There were tons of 1t! The
galleries must have fallen In, one on
he other! A thousand men digging
or a thousand years could never get
ntO Khinjan now, and the only way
nut is down Earth's Drink She babe
come and bid you goodby, sahib.