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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-04

midst Of n cluster Of a dozen sentries.
close 10 n tamarisS TO which a mans
body hung spiked. That the man had
been 81 liked tn II alive was suggested
by the body's attitude.
without n word to the sentrles the
mullah led on down n lane through the
midst OF the camp, toward u grea,
oucn cave at the far side, In which a
bonfire cast ftful light and shadow
Watchers sitting by the thousand tents
yawned at them, but tool no particular
notice.
The mouth of the cave was like a
Hons, frineed with teeth. There wcra
men in It, ten or eleven of them, all
armed. squatting round the fire.
Get out! :" growled the mullah. But
they did not obey. They sat and stirred
nj him.
Have yc tcnts7" the mullah asked.
in n voice like thunder.
Aye But they did not 70 yet.
one of the men. he nearest the rnul-
lnh. got on his feet, but he had TO step
hack a pace, for the mullah would not
give ground and their breath was in
each others faces.
"Whrrc are the hombs2 And tho
rin"sI And the many cnrtrldgesf' he
demanded. I'VE have waited long, Mu.
hummnd Amin. Where are they now p
The others rot up. to lend the first
man encouragement. They leaned on
rifles and surrounded the mulluh, SO
that King could only get n glimpse ot
him between them. They seemed In no
mood to be treated cavalierly-in no
mood t. h" argued with. And the mul.
luh did not argue.
"lc dogs =" he growled AT them, and
he S'rud" through them to the fire and
chose himself II good, thick burning
brand aye o n Of nnmeless mothers :"
Then b" charged them suddenly.
beating them over head and face and
shoulders, driving them In front of
him. utterly reckless OF their rifles.
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CHAPTER XVIII.

When King awoke he lay on q com.
Portable bed in a cave he had never
yet seen, but there was no trace OF Yas-
mini. nor Of the lei who must have
carried him TO II. He had no idea how
long he had slept. II did not matter.
He had probed Khinjan caves. and
kne , the whole purpose for which the
lawless thousands had been gathering
and were gathering still. Remained, 10
thwart that purpose. He began at
the beginning, where he stood.
Behind him In a corner at the back
of the cave was a narrow assure, hung
with a leather curtain, that was doubt
less the door into Khinjan's heart but
the only way 10 the outer air was along
a ledge above a dizzying precipice, so
high that the huge waterfall looked
like n little stream below. He was In
a very eagles aerie: the upper rim OF
Khinjan's gorge seemed not more than
a quarter OF n mile above him.
Round the corner, ten feet from the
entrance, stood a guard, armed 10 the
teeth. with n rifle, a sword, two pistols
and a long curved Khyber knife stuck
handy In his girdle. As he looked, u
little procession OF led by a
man, came up the ledge. The man was
armed, but the women were burdened
with his own belongings-the medicine
cheat--hls saddle and brldle-his I'M
rifsd m~ule-pack. They anne past the
dumb man on guard and laid them all
~ KInnIS Faak t,oN lRufIa Nha On 20
He smiled, with that genial, face-
transforming smile Of his that has so
often melted a road for him through
sullen crowds. But the man In charge
Of the women did not grin. He WA
suffering. He growled at the women.
and they yer away like obedient AMI.
mails, TO nt halfway down the ledge
and await further orders. He himself
made n II to follow them, and the
dumb man on guard did not pay much
attention he let women and man pass
behind him. stepping n pace forward
toward the edge to make more room
That vas his last entirely voluntary
oct In this world
With q suddenness that disarmed all
opposition the other bumped himself
against the wall aud bncked into the
dumb mans back. sending him,
weapons and all. hurting over the
prsciptes to the caverns into which the
water tumbled thousands Of feet away
The other rufinn spat after him. and
then walked back to where King stood
snow heal ms my boilsi" he said
grinning ut last. doubtless from pleas
ure vt the prospect He was the sam
man who had stood on guard at thu
~~Euest-cavs" when Isnaii lsd KIM
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gagged him. At u word from Muhsn'
mad Amin they loosed him ana AT q
threat the hairless one gnve Il slghai
that brought the great stone loot SID
ing forward on It's oiled bronze grooves
Then. with a dozen jcSts thrown TO
the hairless II for consolation u
nm utter indif1 erenCe to the SncrednesS
Of the mosque floor, -icy sought outer
mir, and Muhammad Amin led them up
the street OF the Dwellings toward
KhinIan's outer rampnrts. They
reached the outer gate without incl
dent and hurried into the great dry
valley beyond II. As they rode across
the valley the mullah thumhed II long
string Of beads. Unlike lasminl, he
was praying to one god but he seemed
TO have many prayers. His hnck was Il
picture Of determined trenchcry-the
backs OF his men were expressions OF
the creed that abe shall keep VINO
can! - King rode all but last now ana
had n good view OF their unConsciouSiy
Wanted hlnckguardism. There was not
n hint Of honor or tenderness among
the lot, man, woman or mullnh. Yet
his heart snnG within him ms II b"
were riding 10 his own marriage fcnS'
Last Of all, close behind him.
marched his friend. the Ornkzal Pm
thnn, md ms they picked their way
among the powders across the mile.
wide moat the two Contrivod to fall Il
little TO the rcar. The Pa'han began
speaking in n whisper and King, riding
with lowered head as II he were study
ing the dangerous track. listened.
"Shc sent her man Rcwa Gunga to-
ward the Khyher with n message" he
whispered. "Ile took a few men with
him, and he Is 10 send thcIs with the
message when they reach the Khyb"r,
but he Is 20 come back. All he went
for Is to make sure the message is not
intercepted. for Bull.with.a.hcard Is
growing reckless these days. lie knew
what was doing and said at once that
she IS treating with the British, hut
there were few who believed that.
There are more who wonder where she
'''''' III INV II'NNNEf - vi us WY
None has seen her. Men have swarmr,l
Into the Cavern ~ Earth'S Drink and
howled for her, but She did not come.
Then tho mullah went 10 look for his
ammunition that he stored and sealed
In n cave. And II was zone. II was
all gone. And there was no proof Of
who had taken It,
"Hakim, there be some who say-nnd
Bull-with-a-hcnrd is one of thcm-that
she Is afraid and hides.
HIS men say he is desperate. His
" are losing faith In him. lie
Snatch"d thee 10 be Il bait for her. hav.
ING 1t in mind that a man whom She
hides In her private pnrt Of Khiuian
must be Of rrout ynlu" To her. lie has
sworn to have thee skinned alive on a
hot rock should she fail TO come 70
terms !"
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His nun rlno Ioy -, ,ho ..,,J b.bt,1
him. md kim l,crod t.. s,a.L oI.o,
o, the fro
ooh, ,hou nrov ,or Won ,h,o richt ~
Mphpmm,1 ,rI,, .ro.iaa "u,hn, o
curse ! shou ,o, o.. 80, ar -,
a BURNING ~ ,bo ho.o,s 60 chill .nyoI
VIVA, , st,t,o.., VIA ,np"m .,
ewes, WIN, eor.s, VIZ, Ill, who,
,l.,rl,ss ri,,,.
SHAH d.. -, ~
rruy n sunhm '
Tb,v sro,,aro, ,,.
r,r. his r...o .rI ,hon ane han, o.
rr,,r f., lt,, o,n N""., D Az
CURSE n. r"o,,a, n."" N'".'!"H
and Jr,yo tho,n o Thoa
'''' 'h'ih away again. Then
,r,,.. 80 w. :. .'e cave mouth win 'As
..,b C.,d', '''ot' "'n'' "s So
,lno, "' anu '"''' NUN
l
,~r,,,,, 80 ."'"'''S VI angry Coh'''H
,r,on,,,, '","P ne '"rh'u "h "
The tr. r-'. Wv M" '"'le on'N "
''' mr. throwing on more fuel from d
iran ,n, -, '''n''' mere was "H
stirk or, 'm'"''S' ne se'"eu
ly 60 ,'',''u ''c contents furious
,,d o,n' M NV p"' oe'"r'h MS hhee'
&c., ""' an animal l!e passed the
r,.a ing ""'h ne hnd finished bu'
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CHAPTER XIX.

Inc march went on IN single file IN.
I'll the sun died down in splendid fury
Then there began to be Il wind that
they had TO lean against, but the WON.
en- were allowed no rest.
Al last NJ a place where the trail hc-
gan to widen, the mullAh hcckonrd
Ming TO ride beside him. II wns M,
mat ne wished 20 be- nmyulco,l
out there were things King knew ,hot
ne ala not know, aud ne had his own
way OK asking questions.
D hnkim!" he growlcd, "pul.
man! Poultic"r! That is "A Swc,rrr.s
trade OF thine! Thou Shait apply II n,
my camp! | have some wounded ord
some sick"
hihR did not answer, but bu,'on,d
ms coat closer against the keen wind
Inc mullah mlstook the sAul1or for
one Of another kind.
"bid she choose thee only f,r rr
racer he asked. Did she no, cam.
SId'r thy courage? Does She Low. rl.c
well enough to ransom thorf'
Again King dll not answer I'm, g..
watched the mU'lah's face bnrrIy A.,
The dark and missed uorhlu. of ms nv.
preston. He decided the man WAS n,
4"uht-ryon ruckrd hy INDIGESTION.
should she not rnnsom thee. boRim
lL"u shalt have Il chuucr 10 .lo,y ,,r
en- how II man out Of I.Ii. rnr ,u.,
hy Il by will lend thee a mns.,,..r
10 send to her. Better make the ms.
snge clear and Urgent Thou sLaIi
state my terms 10 her and plroJ tIf,,
own cause in the same letter NJ.
camp lies youdcr."
lie motoucd with one swoon ~, ~
arm toward a valley that lay in shpdny
iHr below them Az they approoch,d
IL the rock Glove In two and boom,
Two great pillars, with a man an oa,h
Ana between the pillars thev IooLa1
down into n valley lii by Gres ,h,,
burned before a thousand hide ten,s
with shadows by the hundred o,,,,nn
Dack n forth between them All
roar, like the voice OF an army rn.a
out OF the gorge.
More than four thousand mani.
said the mullah proudly.
What are four thousand for n ro,d
into lndiar" sneered King, eren,,v
daring. '""y
"Wait and zee !" growled the mruo,.
but he seemed depressed.
He led the way downward, pet,,r,
on his horse and giving the reins n =
a King copied him, and partwo"
sliding, part stumbling down tboy
FOUND their way along the dry bed Of
a water-course between two spur, q, .
hillside, until they stood at last IN ths
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CHAPTER xvn-continued.

Morning looks down into Khinjan
hours after the sun has risen, because
the precipices shut Il out But the
peaks on every side are very beacons
of the range at the earliest peep Of
dawn In silence they watched days
herald touch the peaks with rosy Jew.
eled n~ngers-she waiting os II she ex-
pected the marvel Of II all TO make
King speak.
II was cold. She came and snug
eled close TO him. and II was so they
watched the sparkle OF dawn's jewels
die and the peaks grow gray again, she
with an arm on his shoulder and
strands OF her golden hair blown past
his face.
"of what are you thinkingr she
asked him NJ last.
"Of India, princess"
what OF IndiaY r
"she lies helpless"
"Ahl You love Indiaf"
"Yes."
You shall love me better You shall
fove me better than your life Then,
for love Of me, you shall own the India
you think you love. This letter shall
sol" She tapped her bosom. 1T Is
best TO cut you Off from India first.
You shall lose that you may win !"
She got up and stood In the gar,
smiling mockingly, framed In the dark
ness OF the cave behind.
II understand !" she said. you
think you ore my enemy. Love and
hate never lived side by side. You
shall see !"
Her hands slipped into his, soft and
warm her eyes fastened on his and
held them. And as they did so King
sank. like a sack half-empty and top
pied over sidewise on the floor asleep.
He neither dreamed nor was con-
scious Of anything, but slept like a
dead man, having fought against her
mesmerism harder than he knew.
Statesmen. generals. outlaws, oil
make their big mistakes and anage
20 recover. Very nearly always II Is
an apparently little mistake that does
most damage In the end, something
unnoticenble at the time, that grows
In geometrical proportion, minus In
stead Of plus.
Yasmini made her little mistake that
minute In believing King was utterly
mesmertzed ut last and utterly IN her
power. Whereas In truth he was only
weary. 1t may be that she ave him
orders In his sleep, after the accepted
manner Of mesmerists; but II she did.
they never reached him he was far
too fast asleep. He slept SO deep and
long that he was not conscious OF mems
voices, nor Of being carried. nor Of
time. nor Of anxiety. nor OF anything.
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his beard monotonously with hand.
The rifle. TINT he pretended to be hold.
Ing, really leaned against his back and
with the free hand he was making sig.
nails.
King knew well he was making sig.
nails. But he knew too that In Vas.
minis power, her prisoner, he had no
chance at all of interfering with her
plans. Having grounded on the bot
tom OF impotence. so to speak, any tide
that would take him Off must be n good
tide. He pretended L be aware Of
nothing, and to he particularly un.
aware that the Pathan. with a rifle
In each hand. was pretending to come
casually up the path.
In n minute he vas covered by a
rifle. In another minute the mullah
had dashed his hands. In Ave minutes
more the women were loaded again
with his belongings and they were all
halfway down the track In single file,
the mnllah bringing up the rear, de
scending backward with rifle ready
against surprise, us II he expected Vas
mini and her men to pounce out any
minute TO the rescue.
They entered n tunnel and wound
along II, stepping ut short intervals
over the bodies of three stabbed sen.
tries. The Pathan spurned them with
his heel us he passed. In the glare at
the tunnels mouth King tripped over
the body OF n fourth man and fell with
his chin beyond the edge Of a sheer
precipice.
They were on n ledge above the wa.
terfall again. having come through q
projection on the cliffs side, for kim
jan Is all rnt-runs and projections. like
n sponge or a hornets nest on n titanic
scale.
They Don reached another cave, ut
which the mullah stopped. II was n
dark lll-smelling hole. but he ordered
King into II and the Pnthan after him
on guard, after first seeing the women
pile all their loads inside. Then he
took the women away and wen OF
muttcring TO himself. staggering,
swinging his right arm MS he strobe, In
II way few natives do.
LET us hope he has forgotten
these :" the Pathan grinncd, touching
the pile OF rifles. weight for weight
in silver they will bring me n fine
price. He mny forget. He dreams.
For n mullah he cares less for meat
and money than any | ever saw. lie Is
mad, l think. 1t is my opinion Allah
touched him."
"What is that, under thy shlrtr"
King asked.
The iathan grinncd, and undid the
button. There was n second shirt I'M
derneath, and to that on the left breast
were pinned two British medals.
"Oh. yes! :" he laughed. ~ served the
raj! | was In the army eleven years"
"Why did you leave ~" King asked,
remembering that this man loved to
hear his W voice.
"Oh, ! had furlough. ! knitted n man
this side Of the border. 1t was no nf-
fair of the British. But ] was seen,
and I entered this place. 1t Is n devil
Of n place"
Now the art OF ruling India consists
not In treading barefootcd on scorpions
not In virtuous Indignation ut men
who know no better-but in seeking
for and making much Of the gold that
lies ever amid the dross. There Is
gold In the character of any man who
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would not have been on duty when the
message came TO carry Kings belong
ings TO his new ave OF residence.
There would have been no object In
killing the dumb man. and so there
would have been an expert with u load-
ed rifle to keep Muhammad Amin lurk-
Ing down the trail.
Muhammad Amin came-like the
devil, TO scotch Kings faith. lie had
followed the women with the loads.
He stood now, like n big bear on n
mountain track, swaying his head from
Side to side six feet away. King
Jumped, nearly driving the lance into
n new place in his patients neck.
Let him gor growled Muhammad
Amin. go, thou! Stand guard over
the women until l come"
The mullah turned n rifle this way
and that In his paws. like n great bear
dancing. The very OrakzaI Pathan
who had sat mex King In the Cavern
OF Earth's Drink, was creeping up be-
hind the women and already had his
rifle leveled at the man with bOils.
Aye" said the mullah, watching
Kings eyes. "He has done well. and
the road Is clear! -
The man with bolls offered no fight.
He dropped his rifle and threw his
hands up. In n moment the OrakZai
Pathan was In command Of two rifles,
holding King from among the women,
whom he seemed TO regard as his plum
der too. The women appeared SUI
prcmely Indifferent In any event. King
nodded back to him. A friend is n
friend In the "Hllls," and rare Is the
man who spares his enemy.
None ome 10 earn n living In the
Hills" growled the mullah, swaying
his head slowly and devouring King
with cruel calculating eyes. why art
thou heref"
II slew n man," said King.
Thou Hest II was my men who got
the head that lot thee in! Speak !
Why art thou herei"
But King did not answer. The mul.
lah resumed.
"Ile who brought me tho message
yesterday says he has II from another.
who had II from n third, that thou art
here because she plans a simultaneous
rising in India, and thou art from the
Punjab whore the Sikhs all wait TO
rise. Is that truel"
"Thy man said IT," answered King.
Then hear me!' said the mullah.
Listen, thou.v But he did not begin
TO speak yet. He tried 10 see past King
into the cave and to peer about into
the shadows.
"Where Is she7" he asked. "Her
man Rewa Gunga went yesterday, with
three men and IA letter to carry down
the Khyber. But where ls shef"
So he had slept the clock round
King did not answer, He blocked the
way into the cnve and looked past the
mullah. The Orakzai Pathan crouched
among the women, and the women
grinned. The mullah stared into
Kings face. with the scrutiny OF n
trader nppraising loot. Fire leaped up
behind his calculating eyes. And with.
out a word passing between them. King
knew that this man as well as Vas
mini was In possession Of the secret
Of the Sleeper. Perhaps he knew II
FIRST perhaps abe snntched the keep
ing Of the secret from him. At all
events he knew II and recognized
Kings likeness to the Sleeper. for hi,
eyes betrayed him. He began to stroke
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nee passed the grllling tests before
enlistment In u Britlsh.Indlan regi.
ment. 1t may need experience TO lay a
finger on 1t, but 1t Is surely there.
II heard" said King, las l came to-
ward the khyber In great haste (for
the police were ut my heels)--"
"Ah, the police!" the Pathnn grinned
pleasantly. The Inference was that ut
some time or other he had left his
mark on the police.
II heard" SAID King, that the slrkaE
has offered Dardons to all deserters
who return"
"Hah! But thou art a hakim. not a
soldier !"
True I" said King.
"In india earned my salt. I obeyed
the law. There ID no law here In the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-06-28
.HAVEDARK HAIR
YOUNG;
Nobody can Tell when you
Darken Gray, Faded Hair
with Sage Tea.

Grandmother kept her hair beau
tifully darkened, glossy and attrac-
tive with a brew of Sage Tea and
Sulphur. | Whenever her hair took on
that dull, faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect. By asking at
any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" you will get a
large bottle Of this old-time recipe,
improved by the addition Of other
ingredients, all ready to use, for
about SO cents. This, simple mixture
can be depended upon to restore
natural color and beauty to the hair.
( A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's. Sage
and Sulphur Compound now because
it darkens so naturally and evenly
that nobody can tell it has been ap-
plied-it's so easy to use, too. You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw it through. your hair, tax
ing one strand at a time. By morn
ing the gray hair disappears; after
another application or two, it is. re-
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy, soft and beautiful. This prep
aration is a delightful toilet requisite.
It is not intended for the cure, miti-
cation or prevention of disease.
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surgeon, and his mania led him to
"keep his hand in practice" by operat-
ing on his wife and children. @"2
Bolton obtained a bottle Of chloro-
form, and, mounting an ironing board
on the backs of chairs, he put his wife
to sleep for the purpose Of operating
for the removal Of an imagined can
cerous growth. The woman did not
explain why she submitted, but when
found by investigating nurses she was
suffering from incisions made in three
places. A dangerous wound had been
inflicted in her abdomen, another in
her hip and the third in her right leg.
Bolton, after cutting his wife, had
taken his eight-year-old daughter and
had operated upon her, making numer-
Gus incisions with a crude collection of
old razors.
"Why did you do it?" he was asked
In court. z ~ IT. =. s~..-~,
IT am a noted surgeon" he replied,
81 operated to scrape the bones"
" A younger child a boy Of four years,
was just recovering from an anesthet-
ic when the nurses arrived. He, too,
had been operated upon. Is
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the victim Of the disease remembers
nothing back Of the date on which he
was stricken. His wife and baby are
utter strangers to him, SO utterly has
his peculiar illness wiped out the
mans memory. The only aid the man
can bring from his obliterated past Is
whatever recollection his young wife
may have concerning any point that
he may desire to be enlightened upon.
In answer to queries he is forced to
say:
II don't know, but my wife tells me
so and So" Even the identity Of his
wife had to be impressed on the man
by physicians.
The afflicted young man, who is be-
Ing treated in /. Denver, is thirty-six
years Of age, Of good physique and
pleasing personality. He seems to be
man Of ordinary refinement. Prior
to his affliction he was an expert gas
engine mechanic. ~,
According to the wife's story, her
husband used to talk over business
affairs with her and always. assured
her that If anything happened to him
there was sufficient funds ahead to
care for her and their child. Now his
memory is sealed and there is no way
to learn where that fortune is.
Before the Mexican war the victim
of aphasia was engaged in mining en-
terprises in Mexico, but these were
wiped out by the war. Then he went
West to'regain health and fortune and
recently purchqsed a farm tractor on
which he hoped to recoup his fortune.
He was working. on this machine when
stricken with disease first diagnosed
as qrAnsy. Later it affected his mind.
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ALARM CLOCK DRAWS FIRE
American Patrol Leader Strung 1t or
Wire in Front Of German
Trenches. &

Paris.-Americans who had been
trying to draw the fire Of certain Ger
man batteries used an alarm clock to
fool Fritz and, caused the Germans
useless expenditure Of large quantities
Of machine gun and rifle ammunition.
In order to fool the Germans an Amer
lean patrol leader tucked an alarm
clock under his arm and crept into
mo Mans Land" in the darkness,
fastening the clock to wire.s
Soon the alarm rang, whereupon the
Germans opened fire. The alarm had
been so arranged that the clock cut
loose internationally, and each time
drew a violent fire from the enemy,
Meanwhile the Americans rested In
their trenches and enjoyed g hearty
laugh. ~