Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-12

sounded, the British were actually
willing to forgive their enemies and
to pardon all deserters who applied for
pardon on condition of good faith in
the future.
That they prayed to Allah like little
children lost and found. The women
crooned love-sOngs to their babies over
the clear fires and the men talked
and talked-and talked until the stars
grew big as moons to weary eyes and
they slept ut last, to dream of KHAKI
uniforms and karnel sahibs who knew
neither fear nor Favor and who said
thinSS That were SO. 1t is mad world
to the Himalayan hAlman where men
In authority tell truth unadoued with
out shame and without consideration
u mad, mad world, and perhaps too ex-
otic to be wholesome. but pleasant
/ while the dream lasts.
Over in the fort Courtenay placed
a bath at Kings disposal and lent him
clean clothes and razor. But he was
not very cordial.
Tell me all the war news" sud
King, splashing in the tub. And Cour-
tenay told him, passing him another
cake of soap when the first vas fin
/ ished. After all, there was not much
/ to tell-butchery in Belgium-Huns
and guns-and the eyerlastingly glori-
Gus stand that saved Paris and France
and Europe
According to the cables our men are
going the records one better. l think
that's all" said Courtenay.
Then why the stiffness2" asked
King. "Why am / talked to at the
end of a tube, so to speak?"
You're under arrest !" said Courte-
nay.
1.-THE deuce amw
I'm taking care of you myself to
obviate the necessity of putting a sen
try on guard over you"
Good Of you, I'm sure. What's ii
all about?"
Il don't mind telling you, but I'd
rather you'd wait The minute you
We're sighted word was wired down to
headquarters, and the general himself
viii be up here by train any minute"
VERY We'll" said King Got eli
gar? Got black one? Blacker the
/ better !"
He was out of his bath and remem-
bcred that minute that he had not
smoked cigar since leaving India.
Naked, shaved, with some of the stain
removed, he did not look like a man in
! hA "a
saltpeterish smoke of fat Trichino-
| poll.
And then the general came and did
not wait for King to get dressed but
burst into the bathroom and shook
hands with him while he was still
naked and asked ten questions Olke
gatlinG gum while Hing was getting
on his trousers, divinlng each answer
! after the third word and waving the
rest aside.
And why am I arrested, sir2" asked
King the moment he could slip the
question in edgewlse.
"Oh, yes, of course. Try the case
| here as well as anywhere. What does
/ this mean?"
Out of his pocket the general pro-
I duced letter that smelt strongly Of
a scent King recognized He spread
1t out on a table. and King read 1t
was Yasmini's letter that she had sent
| down the Khyber to make India too
hot to hold him.
'Too bad about your brother" said
/ the general. THE body is buried.
/ How much is true about the head2"
/ King told him.
where's shc2' asked the general.
King did not answer. The general
waited.
Il don't know, sir"
| ASK the Hangar" Courtenay sug-
| gested.
| where is he2" asked King.
Caught him coming down the Khy-
/ Der on his black mare and arrested
/ him. He's in the next room! / hope
he's to be hanged. So that can buy
the mare" he added cheerfully.
King whistled softly to himself, and
the general looked at him through
| half closed eyes.
! go In and talk to him, King Let
| me know the result"
He had picked King to go up the
/ Khyber on that errand not for moth
| ing. He knew King and he knew the
symptoms. without answering him
! King obeyed. He went out OF the room
into a dark corridor and raped on
| the door of the next room to the
/ right. There was n mufTled answer
from within. Courtenay shouted some
/ thing to the sentry outside the door
| and he called another man, who fitted
| a key In the lock. King walked into
a room In which one lamp was burn
ing and the door slammed shut be-
/ hind him.
He was In there an hour. and 1t
never did transpire just what passed.
| for ne can hold his tongue on any sub
! jeCt like q clam, and the general, if
anything. can go him one better. COur-
tenay was placed under orders not to
talk, so those who say they know ex-
actly what happened in the room be
! tween the time when the door was
shut on King and the time when he