Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

1own toward him. The plind naus
face looked strangely familiar, though
II was partly disguised by some gummy
stun stuck all about the eyes BE
stared at the face again.
slamaili'' he said Your
AYE Father OF cievernessI Make
play Of healing my eyesi"
SO King made great show OF rub
| bling on ointment In minute Ismail,
looking almost like yonng man with.
ont his great beard. was dancing like
n lnnatIc with both fists in the air, and
yelling M II wasps had stung him.
"Aieee-aleee-aieee! he yelled. Il
see again! see My eyes have light
In them! Allah, Oh. Allah heap
riches on the great, wise hakim who
cnn heal mems eyes! Allah reward
him richly; for 1 am q Deggar and
have no goods!"
The whole camp began to surge
toward him to see the miracle, and his
chosen bodyguard rushed up to drive
them back. And AZ they went 4 tall
Afridi came striding down the came
with q letter for the mullah held out
In cleft stick In front Of him.
"Her answer!" said IsmaiI with Z
wicked grin.
"What II her word1 Where IL the
Orakzai Pathan7"
But Ismail laughed ana would not
answer him II seemed to King that
he scented climax. Also he chose In
that instant to force the mullal,'s hand,
on the principle that hurried buffaloes
will blunder.
ITO Khinjan!'' ne shouted to the
nearest man. '"The muliah will march
on Khinjan!"
They murmured and wondered and
backed away from him to give him
room. Ismail watched him with
dropped jaw and wild eye.
"Spread It through the camp that
we nVrch on Khlnjanl Shout I'll BID
them strike the tentst'
Somebody behind took up the Shout
and II went across the camp In leaps
hs men toss ball. There was a surge
toward the tents, but King called te
his deserters and they clustered back
to him. He had to cement their allie.
glance now or fail altogether. and he
would not be able to do 1t by ordinary
argument or by pleading; he had to
fire their imagination. And he did.
''She II on our side r. That was
sheer guess. "She has kept our mar
md sent another nv hostage for him In
token of good faith! Listen! Ye saw
this mans eyes healed. Let that be
tokenl BE ye the men with new
eyes, Give II OUT Claim the title
and be true to II and see me guide
you down the Khybcr In good time like
n regiment, many more than hundred
strongl"
They Jumped at the idea. The
"HilIs" 1.-THE whole East, for that mat.
ter--nre ever ready to form new sect
or join a new band or n new blood.
fcud. Witness the Nikalseyns. who
worship long-since-dead Englishman
1--WE sect" yelled one Of them.
"We sect" they chorused, and this
idea took charge. From that minute
they were new band. with q war-cry
Of their own.
1--WE sect" they howlcd scattering
through the camp. and the mullah
came out to glare at them and tup
his beard and wonder what possessed
them.
"To KhinJanr they reared, "Leat
us to Khinjan!"
ITO Khin1an. them" he Numbered
throwing UP both arms In sort O,
double apostolic blessing, and then mo
tioning as II he threw them the relns
and leave to gallop. They reared bach
at him like the sea under the whip OF
a gaining wind. And Ismail d!snp
pearcd among them. leaving King
alone. Then the muliah beckoned him
and showed him a letter he had crum
pied In His fist- There were only .
few tines, written In Arabic. which al
mullahs are supposed 10 be able t.
read. aud they were signed with .
strange scrawl that might have meant,
anything, hut the paper smelt strong
" Of her perfume.
Come. then. Bring all your men, and !
| will let you and them enter Khiniar
| caves. We will strike 4 bargain In the
Cavern OF Earth's Drink
That was ali, hut the fire In the mul
'ah's eyes showed that he thought Il
| Il