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CHAPTER XXI.

"WhitherT' one whispered to King.
ITO Khinjan !" he answered.; and
mat was enough. Each whispered to
he other. and they all became fired
With curiosity more potent than money
lribes.
When he halted at last and dis
mounted and sat down and the strag-
slers caught up. painting, they held a
council Of war all together. with Is
nail sitting at Kings back and leaning
4 chin on his shoulder in order to hear
better. Bone pressed on bone, and the
place grew numb; King shook him on
dozen times; but each time lSmail
set his chin back on the same spot, as
dog win that listens to his master.
Yet he insisted he was her man, and
not Kings.
"Now, We men of the Hills" said
King. "llsten to me who am political
offender with reward for capture
offered!" That was gem OF title.
II fired their imaginations. II know
things that no soldier would find out
IN a thousand years, and l VIII tell
YOU some of what / know"
Now he had to be careful. Ii he
were to invent too much they might
denounce him as 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
at the first pinch. He must feel for
the middle way and upset no preju-
iices.
"She has discovered that this null
lah Muhammad Amin Is no true mus
Inn. but an unbelieving dog of for
eigner from Farangistan! She has
discovered that he plans to make him.
self an emperor In these hills. and to
sefl hiIlmen into slavery Might as
we'll serve the mullah up hot while
lbout IT.! Beyond any doubt not much
norc than mile away the mulIah was
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King of the Khyber
R1f/0c A Romance of Adventure
By TALBOT MUNDY
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"And what does she intendT King
asked him suddenly.
"She7 Ask Allah, who put the spirit
in her! How should know?"
1--WE will march again, my brothers !"
King : puted, and they streamed along
behind him, now with no advance
guard, but with the Orakzai Pathan
striding beside Kings horse, with a
great hand on the saddle. Like the
others, he seemed decided in his mind
that the hakim ought not to be allowed
much chance to escape.
Just as the dawn was tinting the
surrounding peaks with softest rose
they topped ridge, and khinjan lay
below them across the mile-wide bone
dry valley. And while they watched,
and the Khinian men were beginning
to murmur (for they needed no last
view Of the place to satisfy any long
lngs y none else than lsmall rose from
behind u rock and came to Kings stir
rup. He tugged and King backed his
horse until they stood together apart.
"She sends this message" said Is
mail, showing his teeth in the most
peculiar grin that surely the Hills
ever witnessed. MANY Of her men,
who have never been in the army, are
none the less true to her, and she will
not leave them TO the mullah's mercy.
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.
"Is that all her mcssageT King
asked him.
"Nay. That Is none of it! This is
her message: THOU SHALT KNOW
THIS DAY, THOU ENGLISHMAN,
WHETHER OR NOT SHE TRULY
LOVED THEEi THERE SHALL BE
PROOF SUCH AS EVEN THOU
SHALT UNDERSTAND
Ismail slipped away and lost himself
among the men, and none of them
seemed to notice that he had been
away and had come again. 1t was a
little more than an hour after dawn
and the chilled rocks were beginning to
grow warmer when the head of pro-
cession came out of Khinjan gate and
started toward them over the valley.
In all more than five hundred men
emerged and about hundred women
and children. Then:
"Muhammad Amin comesH shouted
n voice from crag top.
They snuggled into better hiding,
and there was no thought now of leav-
ing before the mullah should go by.
It needed an effort to quiet them when
the mullah rose into view at last above
the rise and paused for minute to
stare across at Khinjan before lead
ing his four thousand down and on
ward He was silent as an image. but
his men roared like river in food and
he made no effort to check them.
He diSmounted, for he had to, and
tossed his reins to the nearest man
with the air of an emperor. And he
led the way down the cliffside without
hesitation, striding like a mountalncer
His men followed him noisily.
1t was thirty minutes after the las,
| OF the mullah's men had vanished
through the gate, and his own men ir
dozens and tweuties were scattered
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ana

was not a RanSaI ana
how anybody can ever haze ...a,aken
her for man, even in mans clothes
and with her skin darkened, was be-
yond the sentry's power to guess. He
for one, etc. But nobody be-
lieved that part Of his tale.
As Yussuf bin Ali said over the
campfire up the Khyber later on,
"When she sets out To disguise her
self, she is what she will be. and he
who says he thinks otherwise has two
tongues and no conscience~
What is surely true is that the four
of them-Yasmini. the general. Cour-
tenay and King-sat up all night in
room In the fort, talking together.
while succession Of sentries over
strained their ears endeavoring to hear
through keyholes. And the sentries
heard nothing and invented very much.
But Partan Singh, the Sikh. who
carried in bread and cocoa to them at
about five the next morning, and
found them still talking. heard King
say. $50, in my opinion, sir, there'll
be no jihad in these parts. There'll
be sporadic raids, of course, hut
nothing brigade can't deal with. The
heart of the holy wars torn out and
thrown away"
Every WE'LL" said the general. "You
can go up the Khyber again and join
your regiment"
But by that time the Rangar's tur-
ban was on again and the tears were
dry, and IL was Partan Singh who
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mare on the path below missed ner
footing and fell a dozen feet, only to
get up again and scramble as if a thou
hand devils were behind her, the RAN
gar riding her grimly, like jockey In
race. Three more shocks followed.
A great slice of Khinjan suddenly
caved in with roar and smoke and
dust burst upward through the tuin-
bling crust.
There was pause after that, as II
The waiting elements were gathering
strength. For ten minutes they watched
and scarcely breathed. Rewa Gunga
gained 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 enthralled to do anything
but stare.
THAT Is what a woman can do for
a mani" said Rewa Gunga grimly.
"She set fuse and exploded all the
dynamite. There were tons Of 1t! The
galleries must have fallen in, one on
the other! A thousand men digging
for thousand years could never get
out is down Earth's Drink! She bade
me come and bid you goodby, sahib. l
would have stayed in there, but she
commanded me. She said, Tell King
Sahib my love was true. Tell him i
give him India and all Asia that
were Mt my mercy!"
While the Rangar spoke there came
three more earth tremors in swift sue
cesSiOn, and thunder out Of Khinjan
rs If the very "Hills" were coming to
an end. The mare grew frantic and
the Rangar summoned six men to hold
her.
Suddenly, right over the top of Kiln
JAMS upper rim, where only the eagles
ever perched, there burst column OF
water, immeasurable, huge, that for q
moment blottcd out the sun. 1t rose
sheer upward, curved on itself, and fell
/ I'm millon-ton deluge on to Khlnjan
and into Khnjan valley, kissing and
roaring and laundering.
Earth's Drink had been blocked by
the explosion and had found new way
| over the barrier before plunging down
| again into the bowels of the world
The one sky-flung leap it made as its
weight burst down a mountain wall
| was enough to blot out Khinjan for
/ ever, and what had been dry, mile
wide moat was q shallow lake with
/ deaths rack and rubbish floating on
/ the surface.
The earth rocked. King was up on
/ his feet in second and faced about
| The Rangar laughed.
$50 ends the Heart Of the Hills!
he said. think kindly Of her, sahib
| She thought well enough of you!"
He laughed again and sprang on the
black mare. and before King could
/ speak or raise hand to stop him ht
/ was off at wondrous speed along the
precipice In the direction of the Khy
| Der pass and India. Two Of the meT
who had come out of Khinjan mounted
and spurred after him.
| King collected his men and the won
en- and children. 1t was easy, for the.
were numb from what they had wit
messed and dazed by fear. In half al
hour he had them mustered an,
marching.
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threw most doubt on the sentry's tale
about the golden hair. But. as the
sentry said, no doubt Partan Singh
was jealous.
There is no doubt whatever that the
general went back to Peshawur in the
train at eight o'clock and that the
Rangar went with him In separate
compartment with about a dozen hill
men chosen from among those who had
come down with King.
And 1t is certain that before they
went King had talk with the Rangar
in room alone, Of which conversa-
tlon, however, the sentry reported aft
crward that he did not overhear one
word; and he had TO go to the doctor
with a cold in his ear at that. He said
he was nearly sure he heard weeping
But on the other hand, those who saw
both of them come out were certain
that both were smiling.
1t Is quite certain that Athelstan
King went up the Khyber again, for
the official records say so, and they
never lie, especially in time Of war. He
rode coal-black mare, and Courtenny
called him "Chikki"-a SITTER"
Some say the Rangar went to Delhi
Some say Yasmini Is In Delhi. Some
say no. But it is quite certain that be.
fore he started up the Khyber King
showed Courtenay a great gold brace
let that he had under his sleeve. Five
men saw him do Il.
And If that was really RewH Gungs
in the generals train. why was the
general so painfully polite to him? And
why did Ismail insist on riding In the
train, instead Of accepting Kings offer
to go up the Khyber with him?
One thing Is very certain. King was
| right about the jihad. There has been
none in spite of all Turkeys and Ger
many's efforts. There have been spo
radio raids, much as usual. but nothing
| one brigade could not easily deal with.
the press to the contrary Rotwithstand.
| ing.
King Of the Khyber rifles is now a
major, for you can see that by turning
up the army list.
| But IL you wish to know just what
| transpired in the room in Jamrud Fort
while the general and COurtenay wait.
ed. you must ask King-if You dare:
for only he knows, and one other. II
is not likely you can find the other.
But 1t is likely that you may hear
from both Of them again, for "a WON,
an and intrigue are oneI- as India
says. The war seems long. and the
world is large, and the chances for In.
trigues are almost infinite, given such
combination as King and Yasmini and
u love affair.
And as King says on occasion:
"Kuch dar nahin hal I There is no such
thing as fear!" Another one might
say. "The roofs the limit"
| And bear In mind. for this ls impor.
tant: King wrote to Ynsmini letter
In Urdu from the mulIah's cave, In
which he as good rs gnve her his word
Of honor to be her "Ioyai servant"
should she choose to return to her allie.
glance. He is no splitter Of hairs, no
quibbler. His word is good on the
darkest night or wherever he casts q
shadow In the sun.
"A man and his promises woman
and intrigue-are OneI"
(THE ENID
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along the cliff-top arguing against de-
lay with growing rancor, when lone
horseman galloped out Of Khinjan gate
and started across the valley. He rode
recklessly. He was either panic
stricken or else bolder 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
an eye for horse could have failed
to recognize that black mare, having
ever seen her once. In another two
minutes King had recognized the Ran
gar's 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 Yasminis message
came. II was only King, urged by
some intuition, who had his eyes fixed
on Khinjan.
There came shock that actually
swayed the hill they stood on. The
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But out of the corner of his eye and
once or twice by looking back deilO-
rrately, King saw that isinail was
faling the members OF his new band
one by one and whispering TO them.
what he said was u mystery, but as
they tnIked each man looked ut King.
And the more they talked the better
pleased they seemed. And MS the day
wore on the more defercntal they
grew. by midday If King wanted 10
dIsmount there were three at least to
hold his stirrup and ten to help hlm
mount again.
-Four thousand men with women anu
children aud baggage do not move so
swiftly as one man or dozen, cspe-
ciaIly In the 'Hills." where discipline
is recISoned beneath "A proud mans
honor. There were many miles to go
before KhinJan when night fell and
the mullah bade them camp. lie bade
them camp because they would have
done II otherwise in any case.
When the evening meal was eaten,
and scntrics 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 murmuring at that
around the camp, and especially among
Kings contingent. But King laughed.
1T Is gondl' he said.
"WhyY How soT they asked him.
bid your women make for the Khy-
her soon after the mullah marches to-
morrow. Bid them travel down the
Khyber until we and they meeti"
But"
Please yourselves, sahlbs !" The
hakim's air was one OF suprcmest in
difference. "As for me, i leave no
women behind me in the mountains.
l am content"
They murmured while, but they
gave the orders to their women. and
King watched the women nod.
Even as YasmIni had tested him and
tried him before tempting him at 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. IL he failed, she was done with
him. If he succeeded In establishing
strong position of his own, she would
Yield. With or without Ismalrs aid,
with or without his enmity, he must
control his eighty men and give the
slip to the mullah, and he went at once
about the best way to do both.
I'VE 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 nt the prospect of action to
wonder why they should obey haklm
80. they slung on their bandOliers and
made ready. Ismail brought up Kings
horse and he mounted. And then at
Kings word all eighty made sudden
swOop on the drowsy sentry and took
him unawares. They tossed him over
he cliff. too startled to scream an
darn; and though sentrles on either
aand heard them and shouted, they
we're gone like wind-blown ghosts Of
lead men before the mullah even knew
what was happening.
They did not halt until not one OF
hem could run another yard. King
trusting to his horse to find footing
along the cllf-tops. and to the men to
Ind the way.
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Invented Cherokee Atuhsbe,

Sequoyah, inventor Of the Cherokes
alphabet, was one Of the great men
of the Indian race. He was a half.
breed. whose English name was
George Guess. His father was white
man and his mother q full-blood In,
dian woman.
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l 1918 pennant race with excellent
 prospects of being in the foreranks
 of the flag struggle from the open ing of the season. Failure to repeat
 the feat of winning the champion ship of the senior league again would
 be due not so much to loss of play ing strength as the greater opposi- tion offered by other clubs which have built up weak departments since the close of the 1917 campaign.
 Several of the best of the Giants squad of year ago will be missing due to defections, trades and the possible operation of the draft, but by deals and other methods of skill full recruiting, Manager MeGraw will be able to fill any breaks in his lineup and expects to enter the pen nant race with a combination fully as strong as that which won it's way into the Worlds Series last autumn.
 Charley rBuck) Herzog will be miss ing at second base, having been traded to the Boston Nationals and Larry Dolye, formerly member of the New York and later of the Chi cago Cubs, will again hold down the midway sack for the Giants. Dave Robertson has apparently made up his mind not to play with the team this season which will undoubtedly
 pave the way for the introduction of Ross Young, one of the finds" of recent years, in the team outfield. Should Benny Kauff be called to service early in the baseball cam paign, however, the Giants outfield
 will not be equal to that of last summer.
 The infield will be played by Holke,
 first base; Doyle, second; Zimmer-
 man, third and Fletcher, shortstop. With the exception of Doyle for Her zog, this is the same combination as
 last season and while it is possible that it is not quite as impressive as the former quartet it is likely to
 work with greater harmony.
 Any weakness which may develop in these two departments is likely to be more than counter-balanced by the strength of the pitching staff. Manager McGraw has a high class group of twirlers in Sallee, Schupp, and Benton, all left-handers of tried merit; Perritt, Tesreau, Anderson, Demaree and Barnes, secured from the Boston Braves, right-handers, in addition to several promising young sters McCarty and Rariden will be called upon to do the majority of the catching and unless injured should stand up under the strain of receiving as well as twelve months ago Gibson will be held as re- serve catcher.
 If Kauff is able to play out the season with the Giants the chief point of weakness visible at this time is the lack of utility infielders but this is likely to be corrected at any time for McGraw, if he decides that the younger recruits whereby any defect in this direction will be overcome.
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bhnL.ssM1,epHu %Janlos J.CorbeH
Copyright, 1918, by King Features Syndicate Incl

the Southern Atheltic boys spied me. They broke through the crowd hurled themselves at me in sheer happiness and pulled me into cab. Then we drove to the club house where the rest of the b0ys-and their friends-were waiting What won- derful homecoming" that was for me,
 The gymnasium was decorated Tn honor of my coming. American flags and bunting were strong all around. Swinging from rafters in the center was the hugest picture of me that the youngsters could get. Underneath it was pinned a large sheet of card board on which someone had printed with charcoal, "Our Champion"
 The boys, despite my good-natured protests, carried me around on their shoulders until they were tired-and I was more so They cheered and they frolicked and were wild with joy. My victory was personal tri- umph for them; was Jim" to those boys; one of their pals. And their pal had become champion!
 (Continued MOnday)
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STATE LEAGUE IS
 PROPOSED FOR THE
 TOWNS IN MONTANA

GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 20.- Montana will have a state baseball league, if plans do not fail, to in clude Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Missoula, Billings and Livingstone.
 The league would possibly be only semipro in character but it is felt it would be self supporting, which no professional league has been in the state for many years. Exchanges of views between the cities named are said to give hope of organization.
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Into the lives of each of us come incidents which we never can forget: happenings that the flight of years cannot efface. And among the mem ories that are mine is the look that John l.. flashed at me when the fact that I had beaten him came to his clearing brain.
 It was after John L. had made his I little speech to the audience and the cheering for him had arisen to hurricane pitch that he looked ov- CT at me square into my eyes. His face was a study; it's emotions chang ing; surprise, anger, increduility! John L. was finding it hard to re concile the fact that he was beaten and that the man who had faced him for 21 rounds was the totally unmarked "California Kid" on the other side of the ring.
 A reception had been planned for Sullivan to follow immediately after our fight. But John l.. refused to attend it. He had taken the defeat bravely enough before the huge crowd but the proud battler didn't want to parade himself for condo lence. So when he had donned his street clothes, he went into semi conclusion and remained compara- lively out of sight during the bal ance of his stay in New Orleans.
 nn of oct 1l1n,lnnrnc nf my life is the welcome accorded me in the Southern Athletic Club where went immediately after the con test was over It was that young organization in New Orleans which had been the only one to open wide it's doors to me upon my arrival in the city. Every other athletic as sociation in that city, wildly anxious to house John L. as it's guest, had refrained carefully from showing any pre-fight courtesy to me. l was just a dub-and who wants to waste time on a dub?
 But the boys connected with the Southern Athletic Club, with true OOulutlH opillt, hui oCllI o uoiSoot to welcome me upon my advent in the city They insisted that l make their place my headquarters. Every kindness that could be shown was conferred upon me. Those fellows were my most enthusiastic support CTS. Many were present at the fight and they led in "whooping up things for me whenever the opportunity Of fered
 Naturally, my victory had caused some persons to have slightly diff ferent opinion of me after the fight than they had before. And my dress ing room became jammed with folks who wanted to entertain me. Many represented those exclusive New Or leans clubs that earlier had closed their doors to me. They wanted me to visit the clubs that very night to be the guest of honor. But to all invitations, my answer was this:
 q promised the boys of the South ern Athletic Club that I would go back there direct from the fight win, lose or draw. And back there I'm going-back with the boys who have been by real friends"
 Hardly had I stepped into the street from the arena when some of
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HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL

(Fourth & Gold Streets)
 Rev. c. D. Christian, Dean
 Rev. A. F. Butcher, Canon. Third Sunday after Easter
 Celebration of the death and res urrection of Christ, 8 a. m.
 Church School, 12:30.
 Evensong at 8, with sermon: = If Am Good Isn't That Enough?'' or Gan Morality Save Any One?'' third in series on Some Eternal Foundations" Perhaps this question has had more to do with the present condition of the world, and has af- fected the progress of humanity, more than any other.
 The public is invited.
 Thursday, April 25th.-St. Mark s Day-Celebration at 9.
 Prayer daily at 9 and 5.
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NORTHERN LIGHT PRES ENTERTAIN CHURCH

Cor. Fourth & Franklin Rev. George Gladstone Bruce, Pastor Morning worship at Il a. m. Subject: "Grieving the Spirit" Bible School at 1915 D. m.
 Sunday School at Thane, 10 a. m Evening worship at S.. Subject: Christ Answering Questions"
 Midweek services for prayer and Bible study at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening.
 You are cordially invited to attend the services of the church.