The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-05-02

the line Wltn nnN WV III In
so that the occupant of each W" ="
turn could see the bracelet.
"NIny God be with thee an 'nv
instant greeting from each ecu " r
down toward the farther END i"'
occupants Of the last six ce''s W.
silent. He had scarcely fniIl'u u',.N
TINT when Ismall STROBE In, slnin'n'hS
tho preat iron door behind him. Jan
cling n bunch OF keys and looking NOR
than ever like somebody out OF the wv"
Testament.
"Open every door except those whose
numbers I have rubbed out" King or
dered him. ,.,
Ismnil proceeded to obey as " UNA,
were the least improbable order IN h''
the world. II took him two m'h,i,cs
to select the pass.key and de'er'n'n.
how II worked, then the doors ne"
omen one after another In quick SUI
cesslon.
"Come OUT" ne growled. come
out Come out" although King HAD
not ordered that.
King went and stood under the EN-
ter light with his left arm barred. Inc
prisoners emerging like dead men out
OF tombs. blinked at the bright light
snw him-then the bracelet-and sa'
luted.
"Mny God be with thee!" growled
each OF them.
They stood still then, awaiting fresh
developments. II did not seem to &C.
II 10 any one Of them rs strange that
n British officer In khaki uniform
should be sporting Yasmini's tallsman /;
the thing was apparently sufficient ex-
PLANTATION In Itself.
aye all know thisT" he asked, hold
ing IN his wrist. "Whose Is this?'
"Hers!' The answer was monosyl-
Liable and instant from all thirty
throats.
King 1T n cheroot and made mental
note OF the wisdom Of referring to her
by pronoun, not by name.
"And II Who am IT, he asked.
"Her messenger Who else? Thou
art he who shall take US TO the Hills :
She promised"
81 shall start for the Hills at dawn"
King said slowly, and he watched their
eyes CLEAN at the news. No Gagged
tiger is as wretched ms n prlsoned hill
man. No freed bird wings more wildly
for the open. No moth comes more
foollshly back to the flame again. II
was easy to take pity on them-prob-
ably not one OF whom knew PHYS
meaning.
as there any among you who would
care TO COME"
"Ah.h.h.h! :"
"Will ye obey me and him" he
asked, laying his hand on Isrnairs
shoulder, as much 10 let them see the
bracelet again us for any other rea-
son
AYE! If we fail, Allah do more to
US"
King laughed. aye shall leave this
place as my prisoners. Here We have
no friends. Here We must obey. But
what when yc come To your Hills at
last? Can n man hold thirty men
prisoners then? In the Hills will ye
still obey me2"
The answer TO that was unexpected.
1smail knelt-Seized his hand-and
pressed the gold bracelet TO his lips
In turn, every one ~ them filed by.
knelt reverently and kissed the brace
let!
"Saw ye ever n hIllman do that be.
fore?' asked lsmall. "They will obey
thee! Have no fear!"
"Then come :" ordered King, turning
his back confidently on thirty savngrs
whom Saunders. for Instance. would
have preferred to drive in front Of him,
after first seeing them handcufcd.
Each lock has Il key, bur some KEYS
ut all locks" says the Eastern prOycrb.
King has been chosen for many tick.
fish crrands In his time. and Saunders
Is still in Delhi.
The prisoners were left Squattlnc
under the eyes and %hnyoncts Of n very
suspicious prison guard. who made no
secret OF being ready for all comedy
able emergencies. one enthusiast drew
the cartridge NJ Of his hreech cham.
per ana licked 1t M Intervals " n mIn
ute or two, 10 the very great intcrrs,
or the hillmen, who memurl2ed every
detail! that by any stretch Of !magipo.
ton might be expected to Improve
'helr own shooting when they should
get home again.
King found his way on foot tbror,p
n maze OF streets 10 n place where n.
was admitted through one doc oC,.,
another 10y scntrlcs who Suluf.d WHOM
he had whispered 10 them. lie cpd.J
by sitting on the end 81 the bed NJ g.
Gray'headed man who owns three titlo.
ana whose word Is law between IN,
borders or n province. To him h,
thlKed as II schoolhoy to n bigger
n because the gruy-ha!rod mon had
understanding, and hence sympo,bv
i don't envy you !" said ne und.,
the sheet. There's the release o.,
your prisoners. Take lt-and tok,
them! Whatever possessed Won :,
want such n glftf" ~
well slr-ilrst place. sha do,,,,
want To seem To be connected with -,
Second place, she has left DelhI-anl
n dld not mean TO leave those nor
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