The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25

Niiul 'hl'Nul'u hhli', lunl IlilItu ut lles
and treachery. Secret signs as well as
loot have been stolen before now.
"Td like to walk through the streets
and see the crowd"
He smiled as he said TINT. KNOWING
well that the average young Rajput OF
good birth would rather fight n tiger
with cold steel than walk a mile OF
two. lie drew fire at once.
"Why walk, King snhib7 Are we
animals7 There IL a carriage Whiting
her carriage-and a coachman whose
ears were born dead. We might be
overheard In the street. Are you and
I children, tossing tones into a pool
to watch the rings widen !"
LEAD on, then" answered King.
Outside the station was a luxurious.
ly modern victoria. with c springs
and rubber tires, with horses that
would have done credit to a viceroy.
The Hangar motioned King to get In
first. and the moment they were both
seated the Rajput coachmnn set the
horses TO going like the wind. Rewa
Gunga opened a jeweled cigarette case.
"Will you have onei" he asked with
the air Of royalty entertaining n blood
equal.
King fccepted n cigarette for polite
ness sake and took occasion to admire
tho mans slender wrist, that was
doubtless hard and strong as wovep
steel, but was not much more than half
the thickness of his own. One OF the
questions that occurred & King that
minute was why this well.bred young
ster whose age he guessed at twenty.
W. or so had not turned his attention
to the army.
MY height :"
The man had read his thoughts!
Not quite tall enough. Besides
you are n soldier, are you not3 And
do you fight?" Then, after a minute
OF rather strained silence: my mes.
sage is from her"
From YasminiT"
"Who else?'
King accepted the rebuke with n lit.
tie inclination of the head. He spoke
as little as possible, because he was
puzzled. He had become conscious Of
"A puzzled look In the Rangers eyes
and 1t only added to his problem II the
hangar found In him something mex
plicable. The West can only get the
better Of the East when the East Is too
cock-sure.
she has jolly we'll gone North ="
SAID the Hangar suddenly. and King
shut his teeth with n snap. He sat bolt
upright, and the Hangar allowed him
self to look amused.
she has often heard Of you" he
said.
i've heard OF her" said King.
or course! Who has notf She has
desired TO meet you, sahib, ever since
she was told you are the best man in
your service"
King grunted, thinking Of the knife
beneath his shirt. Again, II was as II
the Hangar read n prt OF his thoughts,
II not all OF them. II Is not difficult to
that trick, but to do II a man
must be on his guard, or the East will
know what he has thought and what
he Is going to think. as many have dis
covered when II was too late.
Her men are able to protect any.
body's life from any Gods number of
assassins, whatever may lead you to
think the contrary. From now forward
your life is In her mems keeping"
Very good Of her. I'm sure" King
murmured. He was thinking OF the
generals express order to apply for a
passport" that would take him into
khinjan caves-mentally curslng the
necessity for asking any kind Of favor
and wondering whether TO ask this
for It or walt until he should meet
Yasmini. The Hangar answered his
thoughts again as II he had spoken
them aloud.
she left this with me, saying I am
TO give II TO you! I am 20 say that
wherever you wear II. between here
n Afghanistan, your life shall be safe
II you may come and gov"
King stared. The Hangar drew a
bracelet from an inner pocket and
held II out. II was a wonderful bar.
barrie thing Of pure gold, big enough
for u grown mans wrist, and old
enough 10 have been hammered out I'm
the very womb of time. II looked nj.
most like ancient Greek, and II fas-
tened with n hinge and clasp that
looked as II they did not belong 10 Il
and might have been made by a not
very skillful modern Jeweler.
Wont you wenr ~" asked Rewa
Gunga, watching him. ut will prove
n true tallsman! What was the name
OF tie Johnny who had n lamp 10 rubp
Aladdin II will be better than what
he had He could only command n lot
OF bogies. This will give you authority
over flesh and blood Take Il, smith :"
So King put II IN, letting II slip I'D
his sleeve out OF sight-with a sensa-
ton as the snap closed OF putting
handouts on himself. But the Hangar
looked relieved.
That Is your passport, sahib Show
II to a hillman whenever you suppose
yourself In danger. The Raj might
go to pieces, but while Yamini lives"
Her friends will boast about her,
suppose"
King finished the sentence for him