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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-06-27
CHAPTER XIII.

They reached the Khyber famished
and were fed ut Ali Masjid fort, after
King had given n certain password and
had whispered TO the officer command
ing. But he did not change into Eu-
ropcan clothes yet. and none OF his fol-
lowing suspected him Of being an Eng
liShmnn.
"a Hangar on n black mare has gone
down the pass ahead ~ you in n hur-
ry," they told him ut All Mnsjld. ale
had two men with him and food
enough. Only stopped long enough to
make his business known"
"Whnt did he say his business is?"
asked King.
"IIe gave n sign md said n word
that satisfied US on that point"
"Oh" said King. "Can you signal
down the passT
surely"
"Court"nay at Jnmrud?"
"l"s. In charge there and growing
tired Of doing nothing"
"Signal down and ask him to have
That bath ready for me that | spoke
about. GoOdby."
So he left All Masild at the head Of
n motley procession that grew noiSlcr
and more confident every hour. ISmail
hogan to grow nor lively and 10 have
Il good many orders to fling To the rest.
"You mourn like n dog" King told
him. "Three bowls and n whine and
a little sulking-and then forgctful.
ness!"
Ismnll looked nasty at that but did
moi answer, although he seemed to
have a hot word ready. And thence
forward he hung his head more, and ut
least tried to seem hcrcavcd. But his
name was unConvlncing none the
less, and King found II food for
thought.
The ex-soldlers md wOuld.be soldiers
marched In four behind him, growing
hourly more like drilled men, and talk
Ing, with each stride that brought
them nearer India. more as men no
who have an interest In law and or.
der. Behind them tramped the WON.
en- from KhinJan, carrying their ba-
bies and their husbands loads; and
behind them agS!N were the other
women, who had been told they would
be overtaken in the Khyher, but who
had actually had to run themselves
raw-footed In order to catch up.
Down the Khyber have come ron
querors, n dozen c%onQuering kings, and
as many beaten armies; but surely no
stranger host than this eve trudged
between the echolne walls. The very
eagles screamed at them, Signals pre-
coded them, and Courtenay himself
rode up the pass to greet them. At
Jamrud they were given food and their
rifles were taken away from them and
a guard was set 10 watch them. But
the guard only consisted Of two men,
both Of whom were Pathans, and they
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marc on the path below missed her
footing and fell II dozen feet, only To
get up again and scramble rs II a thou.
hand devils were behind her, the Ran
gar riding her grimly. like II Jockey In
n race. Three more shocks followed,
A great Slice OF khlnjan suddenly
Cavcd In with n roar, and smoke ANA
dust burst upward through the tum'
bling crust.
There was n pause after that, ms II
The waiting elements were gathering
strength. For ten minutes they watched
aud scarcely hrcathcd. Rcwn t;unga
gained the summit and, ~dismounting,
stood by King with the reins over his
nrm. The mare was too blown to do
anything but stand and trcmhle. And
King was too CENTRALIZED to do anything
but stare.
THAT Is what n woman ran do for
n nan :" said Rcwa Gungn grimly.
"Shc SET n fuse and exploded all the
dynamite. There wore tons Of IT The
Galleries must have fallen in. one on
the other! A thousand men digging
" "a 'h'llN'llli s'uiN ''Nlh l'N'l 49,
into Khinjnn now, and the only way
out Is down Earth'S Drink She bnde
IN" come and hid you gOodhy, sahib. |
would have stayed in there, hut she
commanded mo. She snid, Tell King
Snhib my love was true. Tell him ]
give him India and all Asia that
were ut my mercy ="
While the Hangar spoke there came
three more earth trcmors In swift sue
ccSSion, and n thunder out of Khininn
rs If the very %"TIills" were coming 10
an end. The mare grew frantic and
the Hangar summoned six men to hold
her.
JAMS upper rim, whore only the eagles
ever perchcd, there burst n column OF
water. unreasonable. huge, that for n
moment hlotted out the sun. II rose
sheer upward. curved on itself. and fell
In II million.ton dcluge on 10 Khin1nn
and into Khlnjan valley, kissing and
roaring and laundering.
Enrth'S Drink had been blocked by
the explosion and had found n new way
over the barrier before plunging down
again into the bowels Of the world.
The n %sky-fung leap II made as its
weight burst down n mountain wall
was enough TO blot out Khinjan for.
ever, and what had been n dry, mile
wide moat was n shallow lake with
deaths rack and rubbish floating on
the surface.
The earth rocked. King was up on
his feet in n second and faced about.
Tho Hangar laughed.
S ends the Heart OF the Hills ="
he said. "rhink kindly of her, sahib.
She thought well enough OF you!"
lie laughed again and sprnng on the
black mare, and before King could
speak or raise n hand to stop him ne
was on at wondrous speed along the
preclpicc in the direction Of the Khy.
her pass and India. Two of the men
who had come out OF Khinjan mounted
and spurred after him.
King collected his men and the WON
en- and children. 1t was ensy. for they
were numb from what they had wit.
messed and dazcd by fear. In half an
hour he had them mustered and
marching.
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CHAPTER XXI.

"Whirher?" one whispered 10 King.
ITO Khlnjan!" he answered; and
that was enough. Each whispered 10
the other, and they all became fired
with curiosity more potent than money
hribes.
When nc halted at last and dis
mounted and sat down and the stray
zlerS caught up, painting, they held a
council Of war all together, with Is
mall sitting NJ Kings back and leaning
n chin on his shoulder in order I" hear
better, Bone pressed on bone, and the
place grew numb King shook him on
a dozen times; but each time lSmnil
set his chin back on the same spot, as
a dog will that listens 10 his master.
Yet he insisted he was her man, aud
not Kings.
"Now, We men OF the Hills" said
King. "listen TO me who am political
offender : with : reward = for : capture
offered" That was n gem Of a title.
II fired their ~imaginatlons. II know
things that no soldier would find out
In a thousand years, and ! will tell
you some of what I know"
Now he had to be careful. II he
were to invent too much they nigh,
d~enounce him as a traitor to the
Hills" In general. II he were to tell
them too little they would lose In
terest and might very well desert him
ut the first pinch. He must feel fol
the middle way and upset no preju'
dices.
"She has discovered that this mul
iah Muhammad Amin Is no true mus
lin. but an unbelieving dog Of n for
elgner from Fa~rangistan She hal
discovered that he plans 20 make him
self an emperor In these hills, and q
sell hilimen into slavery" Might n
well serve the mullnh up hot Will
about II! Beyond any doubt not muc'
more than n mile away the mullah wa
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was not n Rlngnr nj all, but She, ana
how anybody can ever have mistaken
her for 70 man, even In mans clothc,
and with her sniu dnrkoucd, was be-.
NunI the .rulry's power to guess. lIU
for uuu. etc. liut uuhudy be
licycd that part of his tale.
As Yussuf bin Al said over tho
campfire up the khyh"r later on
oNNnrn she scts ont To- disguise her
self. she is what she will ho, and ho
vnu says he thinks othcrwis" has two
tongues aud no conscicucc!'
What IS surely true is that the four
Of them Yusminl, the general, Cour-
iuuuy and King up all night In O.
room in the fort. talking together,
while a succession Of Scutrics over
strained their ears cndonvoriug to hear
through kcyhulcS. And tn" Scntrics
heard nothing and invented very much.
But purtan Singh, the SIkh, who
carried In bread and cocoa to them AZ
about five the next morning, Hud
found them sim talking, heard King
say. $50. In my opinion, sir, thereof
be- no jihad in these parts. Thorc'h
be sporadic raids, of curse, hut
nothing q brigade can't deal with. Tho
heart of the holy wars torn out ana
thrown away"
"ycry wcll,' said the general. "iou
can go up the Khybor again and join
! your regiment"
But by that time the l%tancar's tur-
ban was on again and the tears were.
dry, and 1t was Partan Singh who
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threw most doubt on the sentry's tale
about the golden hair. But, rs the
sentry said, no doubt partan Singh
was jealous.
There Is no doubt whatever that the
general went back to PcShuwur III the
train at eight o'clock and that Tho
Hangar went with him in a separate
compartment with about Il dozen hill
men chosen from among those who had
come down with King.
And it Is certain that before they
went King had II talk with the Hangar
in "A room alone, Of which CONVERSE
ton, however, the sentry reported aft
crward that he did not Ovcrhcar one
word and he had To go to the doctor
with n cold in his ear nj that. lie sale
h" was nearly sure he heard weeping
Iiut on IN" other hand, those who saw
both Of them come out were certain
that both were smiling.
II Is quite certain that Athclstan
King went up the Khyhor again. for
the official records say so, aud they
never lie, especially In time Of war. lie
rod" Il coal.black mare, and Courtcnuy
called him "C~hikki'--a litter"
Some say the Hangar went to Debit,
Some say YaSluini Is in Delhi. Some
say no. But 1t is quit" certain that be.
fore h" started UP the Khyber King
showed Courtruay a great gold brace.
let that he had under his sleeve. Five
men saw him DO It.
Ard 10 ,I,t ,.,. -.,VI,. NJ. I..-,
In the generals train, why vas the
general so painfully polite 20 hIml And
why did lsmall insist on riding In the,
train, Instead of accepting Kings oner
to go up the Khyhcr With him?
On" thing Is very certain. King wns
right about the jlhad. There has been
none in spit" Of all Turkeys and Ger"
many's Efforts. There have been spo-
radio raids, much MS usual, but nothing
n brigade could not easily deal with
IN" press to N" contrary notw!thstand.
inC.
King ~ tho Khyhcr rifles IS now n
major for YOU can see that hy turning
MP N" army list.
But II you wish 10 know 'ust what
']ransplrod In the room in Iamrud Fort
while IN" general md Corr'cnny walt.
a. Won must ask El1c-'f you dare:
for only he knows. and one other. II
Is not liEcly You can fad the other.
But 1t Is liHrly that you may hear
from both Of them again. for ~ WON
an aud Intrigue are onc,' rs India
says The war seems long. and the
world Is large, md the chances for In
'rirn'S mr." almost infinite. given such
combination as King and YasmInl and
II 10y" affair.
And as King says on occasion.
'kuch dar nahln hal There Ia no such
thing ms fear :" Another one might
say, The roofs III" Uiuitr'
And bear in mInd. a." , . Is impor.
thnt: King wrote TO iagur. , letter,
IN Urdu from tae mE;ial'. ave, ia
which he as good as CAV. her mis- word
OF honor to be her ''loyal servant.
should she choose 10 return 10 her allie.
glance He Is no splitter Of hairs. no
qnihhl"r, His word Ia good on the
darkest night or wherever he casts "a
'hriow In the sun.
~ man aud his promlse--a woman
anu Intrigue ARE n !"
CTHE END)
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CHAPTER xxi-continued.

IS
But out OF the corner OF his eye, and
once or twice by looking back DELHI
erately, King saw that lsmail was
taking the members Of his new band
one by one and whispering TO them.
What he said was a mystery, but IA
they talked each man looked at King.
And the more they talked the better
pleased they seemed. And rs the day
wore on the more deferential they
grew. BY midday II King wanted to
diSmount there were three mt least to
hold his stirrup and ten TO help him
mount again.
Four thousand men with women ard
children and baggage do not move so
swiftly as one nan or Il dozen, espe-
clally in the Hills" where discipline
is reckoned beneath II proud mans
honor. There were many miles to so
before KhinJan when night fell and
the mullah babe them camp. He babe
them camp because they would have
done Il otherwise in my case.
When the evening meal was eaten,
and sentries had been set at every van
tage point. there came another order
from the mullah. The women and
children were to be left in camp next
dawn, and to remain there until sent
for. There was murmurlng NJ that
around the camp, and especially among
Kings contingent. But King laughed.
at Is good :" he said.
"Why? How SOP" they asked him.
IBID your women make for the Khy-
Der soon after the mullah marches to-
morrow. Bid them travel down the
Khyber until we and they meet! !"
But"
please yourselves. sahlbs !" The
hakim's air was one OF supremest in
difference. "As for me. | leave no
women behind me In the mountains.
! am content"
They murmured n while, but they
gave the orders TO their women, and
King watched the women nod.
Even as Yasminl had tested him and
tried him before tempting him ut last,
she must be watching him now, FOR
even the East repeats Itself. She had
sent Ismail for that purpose. 1t was
likely that her course would depend on
his. II he failed. she was done with
him. II ne succeeded in establishing n
strong position OF his own, she would
yield. With or without Ismail's aid,
with or without his enmity, he must
control his eighty men and give the
slip TO the mullah. and he went ut once
about the best way to do both.
"We will go now" he said quietly.
THAT sentry In yonder shadow has
his back turned. He has overeaten.
We will rush him and put good running
between US and the mullah."
Surprised into obedience, and too de-
lighted at the prospect OF action to
wonder why they should obey a hakim
So, they slung on their ~bandolierS and
made ready. Ismall brought up Kings
horse and he mounted. And then at
Kings word all eighty made a sudden
swoop on the drowsy sentry and took
him unawares. They tossed him over
the cliff. too startled to scream an
alarm and though sentries On either
hand heard them and shouted, they
were zone like wind-blOwn ghosts OF
dead men before the mullah even knew
what was happening.
They did not halt until not one OF
them could run another yard, King
trusting 10 his horse TO find n footing
along the clir.tops, and TO the men TO
ind the way.
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along the cliff.top arguing against de-
lay with growing rancor, when n lone
horseman galloped out Of Khinjan gate
and started across the valley. He rode
reck,essly. 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 ffty
men around him. No man with half
an eye for a horse could have failed
TO recognize that black mare, having
ever seen her once. In another two
minutes King had recognized the Ran
CARS silken turban.
Most OF the men were staring down
ward at the Rangers head as he urged
the mare up the cllf path, when the
explanation OF Yasmini's message
came. II was only King, urged by
| some intuition, who had his eyes fixed
on KhinJan.
There came n shock that actually
swayed the hill they stood on The
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Invented Cherokee AIph.bet

H"Qu"yah' Inventor OF the Cherokee
hlphnb"t, was one Of the great men
~ 'ne ihuian race He was a half
n''"'' whose English name was
George Guess, His father was a white
,,'h ana his mother a ull.blood In
dian woman. ~"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-03
Opposed to Taking Water
Supply From Raritan River

TRENTON, Oct. 3.-Haaring was
commenced here yesterday before the
Board OF Conservation and Develop
men upon the application of the
Elizabethtown Water Company for
permission to divert water from the
Raritan river as a means OF increas-
ing Its water supply for the city OF
Elizabeth and twenty mine commune
ties t~hereabout. Only one witness
was heard, Morris r. Sherrard. engi-
'neer of Newark, who testified In be-
half of the company.
Counsel, representing the Delaware
& Raritan Canal. the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad, New Brunswick.
Somerville. Bound Brook and a num-
Der of other affected interests. were
present to oppose the granting of the
application.
The application Is based upon the
fact that the territory supplied by
the Elixabethtown Water Company
a recently had established within
its borders many new industries. par
ticularly of a war nature. resulting In
a great increase In the demand for
water supplies. The hearing will be
continued next Wednesday here. 1t
Is anticipated that the board OF con-
~servation will have to hold a number
sessions 1oefore all the testimony Is
igard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-03
Italians to Have Veterans
In Parade Here Oct. II

The Italians OF Perth Amboy VINO
are working hard for the c OF
the Fourth Liberty Loan drive mere
reported today that the returns OF
workers and ~canvassers are hne, ana
claim that they are holding back on
their report until the demonstration
planned for italian residents Sunday
afternoon, October ID.
The demonstration was TO have
taken place October s but has been
postponed as the committee, headed
by the Rev. Coiumbino Galassi. has
heard that 400 italian veterans are
expected to arrive shortly in New
York City for the purpose of aiding
the Liberty Loan. and h COMMITTEES
has been promised some of these
men for the demonstration. They
will tour the country with a band
from the italian army and will return
to New York October IL. 1t ts on fne
following day when some of the vet
Grams have been promised for this
city.
Tho demonstration will consist of
a parade. participated IN by the many
italian residents of the city and the
veterans. 1t will end at the high
where 1t Is expected that
thousands of dollars worth of
bonds will be sold.
Tonight there will be a general
meeting for Italians in the church IN
Barclay street to make arrangements
the big time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-03
MAKES LUPINE BREAD
Hun Chemists Perfect Old Formula
MS War Necessity


(Associdted Press Correspondenee.)
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3:-Germany
is threatened with a new war foe
called lupine bread. To work a pro-
cess for converting the lupine, a legu-
minous plant. into food for man and
beast ON a large scale. a company has
been formed at Chsmnitx. Saxony,
with a capital of 5000. geo marks.
The lupine was held In no particu-'
lar esteem until about fifty years ago.
when a German chemist discovered a
process by which the bitter taste Of
the plant was eliminated and the veg
etabie fat and albumen which 1t con-
tains were made serviceable for hui
man consumption. Now a German
expert has taken up and per-
fected the old recipe. 1t is said that
iupine meal makes quite a palatable
and wholesome bread" while the re-
fuse Is excellent food for cattle. The
German government. 1T is announced.
Is about to take this lupine cultivation
under its official wing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-03
Sergeant James Nolan

Dear Sirs:
Just a few lines to you and all my
friends which / hope you will give
space in your valuable paper. l re-
ceiyed o a dozen papers from
home and In n of them l read the
editorial about Maher and his honor
able discharge I'M / think the draft
board is doing right by not giving
him a clean record. We boys over
here from Perth Amboy feel the same
as that editor of your paper; we feel
as If we ought to also have a right
as American citizens to know the
grounds on which Dick Maher got his
honorable discharge as he must have
changed u great deal as | knew him
all my life and he passed a physical
examination for the police force. L
think he ought to be dealt with as
any other deserter. He sure has a
yellow streak and l am sorry to say
he Is from Perth Amboy. | also
think he has some nerve to try and
eel back ON the police force again.
or course, we boys over here haven't
anything to say about putting him on
the force but l hope there isn't any
one OF the aldermen who will vote In
Y of his returning.
Id like to congratulate Chief Burks
on the statement he made in regard
10 the colonel that said something
about the soldiers getting drunk.
4 know for n fac that Chief Burke
would prosecute liquor dealer
there that would serve a soldier a
drink. :.
The weather here Is some hot and
we are keeping very busy on con-
sfrnction work. We get the best OF
eats. Joe Gibbons sends his regards
10 ali his friends. also Floyd sceur-;
man. Molner. Herman johnson. Jes-
sen and Jack Murray.
/ remain.
JAMES NOLAN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-03
OLD AGE STARTS
WITH YOUR KIDNEYS

uistss the kidney action and enahiea
the organs to throw off the poisons.
which cause premature old age. New
life and strength increase as you con-
restored continue taking O capsule or
two each day. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil Capsules will keep you In health
dfsease
Do not wait until old & or disease
have SETTLED down for good. Go To
YOU dru4gfsf and get q box of GOLD
MEDAL Haariam Oil Capsules. Money
refunded II they do not help you Three
sizes. But remember to ask for the
original imported GOLD MEDAL brand.
In sealed Ackages.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-03

an hour in hot water, then
pits. Rub the Yrunss
sleve and add to the soft
OF light corn strip. III
of sweet milk. 1 tablespoon
lemon juice. q few drops
5r Vanilla. Cook as for plain custard
In sherbet gitsses with whipped cream
pulp 2 eggs. well beaten. 3 taope-
or creamed marshmallow ON top.
Moiasscs Gingcrbread-Melt 2 ta-
blespoonfuls OF butter and stir Il nto
l cupful of molasses. Nix we'll 2
cupfuls fine oatmeal with l cupful OF
wheat flour. 3 ~teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, 1 t~easpoonful of ground
teaspoonful of salt, and add the mo-
lasses mixture to the dry ingredients
Stir In u cupful honey or corn strip.
Mix to batter consistency with mixed
milk and water. Pour In creased a
and bake slowly.
Chocolate Cookies-Cream together
Y cupful of butter n Y cupfui OF
light corn sirup and stir in 3 table,
spoonfuls of melted bitter chocolate or
cocoa. Add 1 egg well beaten. Sift
together cupful of barley or rice
flour and y cupful of wheat -four,
Slit In l teaspoonful of baking pow
der. and mix the liquid and dry in
gradients. Add 8 tablespoonfuls of
milk. Mix into batter " cupful of
ransins and IN cupfHl of nuts, or
shredded cocoanut. Drop the batter
by spoonfuls on CREASED Tim and bake
| n quick oven until brown.
Honey Custard-Scaid I pint OF
milk IN a double boiler and stir into
the hot milk Y cupfiil OF strained
honey, u teaspoonfiu of salt and II
teaspoonful vanilla. Beat 2 eggs thor
oughly and pour Inc hot cuszard slow
-ly over them. Return the mixture
to boiler and cook until slightly
thickened. Serve with fresh sponge
If a thicker custard Is Desired
dissolve 1 tablespoonful of corn starch
In a little cold milk and ada when
custard Is cooking.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-03

Science says that old age begins
with weakened kidneys and digestive
rgans
This being true. 1t Is easy to be-
that by keeping the kidneys and
digestive organs cleansed and In pro-
per working order old age can be de-
farred and life prolonged far bayond
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL.
Haarlem OIL has been relieving the
weaknesses and disability due to ad-
vancing years 1t Is q standard old
time home remedy and needs no intro
duction. GOLD MEDAL. HARLEM OIL
is enclosed In odorless. tasteless cap
suies containing about s drops each
Take them as you would a pill. with n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-03
BUILD CONCRETE BARGES
VIII be Used I'm New York State
Barge Canal

tAssocfdfed Press Cprrespofdence.)
DETROIT. Mich, Oct. 3:-The
government has placed contracts
with a Detroit yard for the production
of concrete barges which are to be
used on the New York state barge
canal. according to officials of the
company.
Two or the vessels already are un-
der construction and others are ex-
pected to follow in a steady stream
when all mechanical equipment has
been Installed and the construction
basins completed.
The barges are $50 feet long. They
VIII nave q capacity of 500 bulk tons.
A barge can be ready for service in
twenty days from the time the mo,,,ds
are put into place.
The barges are being built below
the water level In basins diked IN AZ
one end.