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CHAPTER xvII-continued.


Morning looks down into Khinjan
hours after the sun has risen, because
the precipices shut it out. But the
noaks ON every side are very beacons
If the range at the earliest peep of
dawn. In silence they watched days
herald touch the peaks with rosy jew
oled fingers-she waiting as II she ex-
nocted the marvel of it all to make
King speak.
It was cold. She came and snug
eled close to him, and 1t was so they
watched the sparkle of dawn's jewels
die and the peaks grow gray again, she
with an arm on his shoulder and
strands of her golden hair blown past
his face.
"of what are you thinking?" she
asked him last.
"Of India. princess"
"What OF India?"
"She lies helpless"
"Ah! You love India?"
EYES,"
"You shall love me better You shall
love me better than your life! Then.
for love of me, you shall own the India
YOU think you lovel This letter shall
go!p She tapped her bosom. at is
best to cut you off from India first
You shall lose that you may win"
She got up and stood in the gap
smiling mockingly, framed in the dark
ness of the cave behind.
81 understand !" she said. "You
think you are my enemy. Love and
hate never lived side by side. You
shall see -
Her hands slipped into his, soft and
warm; her eyes fastened on his and
held them. And as they did so King
sank, like sack half-empty and top
pied over sidewise on the floor asleep
He neither dreamed nor was con-
scious of anything, but slept like a
dead man. having fought against her
mesmerism harder than he knew.
Statesmen, generals, outlaws, all
make their big mistakes and manage
to recover. Very nearly always it is
an apparently little mistake that does
most damage in the end, something
unnoticeable at the time. that grows
In geometrical proportion, minus In
stead of plus.
Yasmini made her little mistake that
minute in believing King was utterly
mesmerized at last and utterly in her
power. Whereas in truth he was only
weary. 1t may be that she gave him
orders in his sleep, after the accepted
manner Of mesmerists; but if she did,
they never reached him; he was far
too fast asleep. He slept SO deep and
long that he was not conscious of mems
voices, nor of being carried, nor of
time, nor Of anxiety, nor of anything.
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CHAPTER XVIII.

When King awoke he lay on q COM
Portable bed in a cave he had never
yet seen, but there was no trace of Vas
mini, nor of the men who must have
carried him to it. He had no idea how
long he had slept. 1t did not matter.
de had probed Khinjan caves, and
knew the whole purpose for which the
lawless thousands had been gathering
and were gathering still. Remained, TO
tnwart that purpose. He began at
the beginning, where he stood.
Behind him in a corner at the back
OF the cave was narrow assure, hung
With leather curtain, that was doubt
less the door into Khinjans heart but
the only way to the outer sir was along
ledge above dizZying precipice, so
nigh that the huge waterfall looked
IKE little stream below. He was in
very eagles aerie; the upper rim of
Ahlnjan's gorge seemed not more than
quarter of a mile above him.
Round the corner, ten feet from the
entrance, stood a guard, armed to the
teeth, with rifle, sword, two pistols
and long curved Khyber knife stuck
mandy in lis girdle. As he looked. a
httle procession of women, led by a
man, came up the ledge. The man was
armed, but the women were burdened
with his own belongings-the medicine
cnest-his saddle and bridle-his I'M
l'Hen mule-pack. They came past the
u"nlp man on guard and laid them all
al Nihg's feet just inside the cave.
ne smiled, with that genial, face
uunsiormlng smile of his that has SO
ol.eh melted a road for him through
sunen crowds. But the man in charge
uhe Women did not grin. He was
'unering. He growled at the women,
sn1 'hey went away like obedient AMI
mus to sit halfway down the ledge
a'''' await further orders. He himself
:,''oe as II to follow them, and the
su'''o man on guard did not pay much
ss',e'''lon; he let women and man pass
.en'hd him, stepping one pace forward
nv nv"aro the edge to make more room.
.na. was his last entirely voluntary
act In this world.
WIN suddenness that disarmed all
opposielon the other bumped himself
eainst the wall and bucked into the
aunno mans back, sending him,
.apons and all, hurtling over the
saseipice TO the caverns into which the
M ra'er tumbled thousands of feet away.
nv M o'her ruffian spat after him. and
's .a walked back to where King stood.
-, NOW heal me my boils !" he said
n ~.'''illns at last, doubtless from pleas
me-, NJ q the prospect. He was the same
sss Who had stood on guard at the
~uest-cave" when Ismnil led King
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once passed the grilling tests before
enlistment in a British-Indian regi-
ment. 1t may need experience to lay a
finger on it, but it is surely there.
Il heard" said King, "as / came to-
ward the Khyber in great haste (for
the police were at my heels)-"
"Ah, the police p the Pathan grinned
pleasantly. The inference was that at
some time or other he had left his
mark on the police.
al heard said King, shat the sirl1ar
has offered pardons to all deserters
who return
"Hah! But thou art hakim, not a
soldier p
"True!" said King.
I'm India l earned my salt. obeyed
the Jaw. There is no law here In the
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his beard monotonously with one hand.
The rife, that he pretended to be hold
ing. really leaned against his back and
with the free hand he was making sig
nails.
King knew we'll he was making sig
nails. But he knew too that In Yas-
minis power, her prisoner. he had no
chance at all of interfering with her
plans. Having grounded on the bot
tom OF impotence, SO to speak. any tide
tnat would take him off must be q good
tide. He pretended to be aware Of
nothing, and to be particularly I'M
aware that the Pathan. with a rifle
In each hand, was pretending to come
casually up the path.
In minute he was covered by
rifle. In another minute the mullah
had dashed his hands, In FIVE minutes
more the women were loaded again
with his belongings and they were oil
halfway down the track in single file.
the mullah bringing up the rear, de-
scending backward with rifle ready
against surprise, as If he expected Vas
mini and her men to pounce out any
minute to the rescue.
They entered a tunnel and wound
along 1t, stepping at short intervals
over the bodies of three stabbed SEN
tries. The Pathan spurned them with
his heel as he passed. In the glare at
the tunnels mouth King tripped over
the body of fourth man and fell with
his chin beyond the edge of a sheer
precipiee.
They were on ledge above the wa
terfall again, having come through a
projection on the cliffs side for kim
jan is all rat-runs and projections, like
q sponge or hornets nest on titanic
scale.
They soon reached another cave, at
which the mullah stopped. 1t was
dark ill-smelling hole, but he ordered
King into it and the Pathan after him
on guard, after first seeing the women
pile all their loads inside. Then he
took the women away and went off
muttering to himself, staggering,
swinging his right arm as he strobe. in
way few natives do.
Let us hope he has forgotten
thesel 7" the Pathan grinned, touching
the pile of rifles. weight for weight
In silver they will bring me fine
pricel He may forget. He dreams.
For mullah he cares less for meat
and money than any l ever saw. He is
mad, l think. 1t is my opinion Allah
touched him."
"What is that, under thy shirt?"
King asked.
The Pathan grinned, and undid the
button. There was a second shirt I'M
derneath, and to that on the left breast
were pinned two British medals.
"Oh, yes' he laughed. 81 served the
raj I was in the army eleven years."
"Why did you leave it?" King asked,
remembering that this man loved to
hear his own voice.
ooh, had furlough. knitted man
this side of the border. 1t was no af-
fair of the British. But I was seen,
and / entered this place. 1t is devil
of q place"
Now the art of ruling India consists
not in treading barefooted on scorpions
not in virtuous Indignation at men
who know no better-but in seeking
for and making much of the gold that
lies ever amid the dross. There is
gold in the character of any man who
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$50 Thou Art to Ape the Sleeper In
His Bronze Mail, Eh!"


His Bronze Mail, Eh!"
His own rifle lay on the ground behind
him, and King kicked its stock cleaya
of the fire.
"Oh, Chall pray for you this night r.
Muhammad Amin snarled. "What .
curse / shall beg for you! oh, what
burning of the bowels We shall haveE
What sickness! What running Of tbs
eyes What sores! What boilsi What
sleepless nights and faithless womew
shall be yours! What prayer win
pray to Allah 7"
They scattered into outer gloom De-
fore his rage, and then came back tn
kneel TO him and beg him withdraw hkz
curse. He kicked them as they kneEx *
and drove them away again. Then4,
silhouetted In the cave mouth, with thar
glow of the fire before him, he stoed
with folded arms and dared theml
shoot.
After five minutes of angry contenEs
platiOn Of the camp he turned ON -
contemptuous heel and came back In,
the fire, throwing OF, more fuel from o.
great pile In corner There was az
iron pot In the ersoers. He seized a
stick and stirred the contents furious
ly, then set the pot between his knees
and ate like an animal. He passed tAaFs
pot to King when he had finished, but
fingers had passed too many timeRs
through what was left In It and TIN
very thought of eating the mess made
his gorge rise; so King thanked him
and set the pot aside.
Then, "That is thy placer Muhams-
mad Amin growled, pointing over hiaA
shoulder to ledge of rock, like shelGs
in the far wall. But though he was ap-
lowed to climb up ard lie down, he wnR
not allowed to sleer--nor did he wanak
to sleep-for more than an hour TO-
come.
The muliah came over from the firGn
again and stood beside him, glaring
like great animal and grumbling ira.
his beard.
''Does she surely loye theeTr hexs
asked at last, and King nodded. bas-
cause he knew he was on the trail ar
information.
$50 thou art to ape the Sleeper In
his bronze nail. Ell? Thou art to CONS
to life, as she was said to come to M
and the two Of you are to pluua>D
India7 Is that itr'
Go Bin coNTngu1n1s
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would not have been on duty when the
message came to carry Kings belong
ings to his new cave of residence.
There would have been no object in
killing the dumb man, and so there
would have been an expert with load
ed rife to keep Muhammad Amin Turk
ing down the trail.
Muhammad Amin came-like the
devil, to scotch Kings faith. He had
followed the women with the loads.
He stood now, like a big bear on Il
mountain track, swaying his head from
side to side six feet away. King
jumped, nearly driving the lance into
new place in his patients neck.
''Let him go!" growled N1uhammad
Amin. go, thou! Stand guard over
the women until l Gomez
The mullah turned a rifle this way
and that in his paws, like great bear
dancing. The very Orakzai Pathan
who had sat next King in the Cavern
of Earth's Drink, was creeping up be-
hind the women and already had his
rifle leveled at the man with boils.
"Aye" said the mullah, watching
Kings eyes. "He has done well, and
the road is clearl"
The man with boils offered no fight.
He dropped his rifle and threw his
hands up. In moment the Orakzai
Pathan was in command of two rifles.
holding King from among the women,
whom he seemed to regard as his plum
der too. The women appeared SUI
premely Indifferent in any event. King
nodded back to him. A friend is a
friend in the "Hills," and rare is the
man who spares his enemy.
"None comes to earn living in the
Hills" growled the mullah, swaying
his head slowly and devouring King
with cruel calculating eyes. "Why art
thou here?"
81 slew a man," said King.
sThou Hest 1t was my men who got
the head that let thee inl Speak !!
Why art thou here?"
But King did not answer. The null
lah resumed.
"He who brought mo the message
Yesterday says he has it from another
who had it from a third, that thou art
here because she plans simultaneous
rising In India, and thou art from the
Punjab where the Sikhs all wait to
rise. Is that true?"
"Thy man said it," answered King.
"Then hear mel said the mullah.
oIisten, thou" But he did not begin
TO speak yet. He tried to see past King
into the cave and to peer about into
the shadows.
.Where is she?' he asked. "Her
man Rewa Gunga went yesterday, with
three men and letter to carry down
the Khyber. But where is she?'
So he had slept the clock round!
King did not answer He blocked the
wav info the cave and looked past the
mullah. The Orakzai Pathan crouched
omonp the women, and the women
grinned. The mullah stared INTO
Kings face, with the scrutiny OF
trader appraising loot. Fire ieapea up
hehind his calculating eyes. And wltn-
out a word passing between tnem' hins
knew that this man as well as 1as-
mini was in possession of the scorer
of the Sleeper. Perhaps he Kne" =
first perhaps she snatched the Keep,
mo of the secret from him. Al an
events he knew it and recognized
K;np's likeness to the Sleeper, for nus
ewes ! betrayed him. He began to stroke
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COMMANDER
HAS SPOKEN-KITCHIN
Majority Leader Says I'VE will
at Once Get Down to
the Task"

Washington, May 27s---"The COM
mandcr- In chief has spoken" said Ma
jority Leader Claude Kitchin, one OF
the opponents OF President Wilson's
plan ms outlined 10 congress today. 1T
In our plain duty to carry out his of :
dera. Wa win at tunce set down to the
task" f
Mr.. ISitchin hoIf nsconfersncc wssh
Senator simmons Immediately after
the presidents speech. They ARRANGED
that hearings on the bin should begin
within ten days. "Wc shall only await
some material now being complied for
us by the treasury" Mr.. kitchin said.
I'VE shall not have bill ready 10 re-
port before Aug. l."
The new revenue Legislation will he
framed upon the basis OF meeting the
war cost with 10 per cent taxes and
90 per cent. bond issues leaders In
congress stated this afternoon.
This In the first time the adninistra-
tlon has undertaken 10 establish the
ratio OF taxes TO bonds In financing the
war II indicates the probability OF
revenue measure of unexpected sixe.
with excess profits taxes meeting ap-
the views of the Ho-callcd
wealth conrcrIption element
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SUGGESTS PROBE OF
NARCOTIC PROBLEM
Report Of, - ions in Ala
bama and fla Warrants
Fec Control.

Washing eeAy 27.-Thorough in
vestigatiof q he intimate. relations
between ~ Yharcotic problem and
army Cd was suggested to Sec
retary Bakers today by DR.. Charles A.
Rosewater, of Newark. N. j., In sub
mitting a report of a survey of the
southern states with reference to the
use of narcotic and habit forming
drugs made for the Alabama and
Georgia state boards of health. Con-
dftions warrant federal control OF all
narcotic and habit forming drugs. Dr.
Rosewater declared, saying the Har-
rison law is inadequate to cope with
the illegitimate traffic. He cited pur-
chase of 200 ounces concaine for export
much of which he believed ultimately
reached American soldiers
The report calls attention to the
presence of drug addicts and states
the drug most commonly used Is caf-
feine in combination with certain sub
stances allied to cocaine. which is
taken in kola drinks. He found an ex-
tensive use of morphine, certain
physicians, druggists, dentists and vet
purchasing it, heroin and
cocaine in quantities, which indicate
they are being used recklessy and in
some instances by the purchaser him
self. Mistreatment Of drug addicts
calls for hospital provision for these
persons, the reports says.
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ALIENS TAKE OUT
NATURALIZATION PAPERS
untsrnationai News Service. }

Camp Wheeler. Macon. Ga. MAY
g7.-TakinE advantage OF an easy
way to become American citizens. 400
alien soldiers from Camp Wheeler
were naturalized this morning.
The ceremony was attended by pa
triotic utteranccs and music BY
Camp Wheeler band.
Aliens Of practically everv national
ity were naturalized. Many were
Germans and Austrians. There were
more Italians than any other. TheN
were examined Ia squares with the
witnesses facing them They were re-
quired Go say that they believed IN
organized government were not
polygamists and would renounee their
allegiance to their former govern
ments and wcre given fun citizenship
rights.
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PROLONGED APPLAUSE
AS PRESIDENT CLOSES

Washington. May T.-Just AZ
tho German cannon were thunder
ing their herald OF the renewed of.
fersive on the western battle front
President Wilson today appeared
Unexpectedly before congress and
demanded that. laying political
considerations and all others aside.
congress remain In session until Il
has enacted new war tas laws TO
finance tho growing cost OF the war
and prepare tho country for the
burden Il must bear.
At the conclusion OF his prepared
address the president. pausing. laid his
hand over his manuscript and added
another precedent breaker TO the long
liat he has established in his dealings
with congress. lie addressed the as
scmhlngc cNtcmpoTancously, speaking
earnestly and forecfuly while his au-
ditors sat IN rapt and surprised al
lence.
May | add this word. gentlemen :
just AS was leaving the White House
I was told that the expected drive on
the western front had apparently be-
gun. YOU can realize how that solem.
ni4ed my feeling ss | came to you. and
how II seemed 20 strengthen the pur-
pose which | have tried to express Ia
these IineA
Il have admired the work OF this
session. The way In which the two
houses of congress have co-operated
with the executive has been generous
and admira bic. and II Is not 10 any
spirit OF suggesting duty neglected.
but only 90 remind you of the common
cause and the common obligations.
Today"
The president was given cheers and
oud applause ms he concluded.
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INCREASE OF RATES
OFFICIALLY ORDERED

Washington, May 27.-The interstate
commerce commission today ordered
increase railroads announced today by
Director General McAdoo approved
without hearing and at the same time
modified all outstanding previous com
mission orders which might interfere
with the establishment Of the new
rates.
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DR.. Johnson Denies
Murder Of His Wife

Richmond. Va. May 27.--Dr. Lemuel
j. Johnson. on trial charged with wife
murder, denied today that while al
Middlesex. N. c., he had made any ref
crence to the last illness OF his wife at
Richmond. He declared that the ILL
ness of woman friend In Richmond
at the time. and which he mentioned
was that OF Miss Mildred Taylor. q
friend of his wife.
The cross examination went into
other details of the week last Dcoem-
her when Mrs. Johnson died and john
son appeared eager to answer ques-
tions.
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O'LEARY'S BROTHER
HELD IN 100000 BAIL
international News Service.

New York, May 27.-John q.
OLeary, brother of jeremiah OLeary
who disappeared following his release
on $500 bail on charges of violating
the espionage act, was held in $780,
600 bail here this afternoon on charges
OF aiding and abetting in the disap-
pearance Of his brother. OLeary was
unable to furnish the bail demanded
Jeremiah O'Leary was one of the
editors of the publication Bull, and
his indictment followed articles pub
lished In that periodical under his
name. Subsequently the publication
was denied the privileges of the United
States mails. nNA 3S
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Capps Sewers Connection
With Seaboard Air Line

Norfolk. Va, May 27.--Charles X.
Camps. first vice president of the Sea-
board Air Line, severed his connection
with that company and all OF Its sub
salaries today to- become traffic as
sistant to c. II. Markham. regional
director OF the new Allegheny district
Mr.. Capps began his railway career
thirty years ago as messenger boy
In the agents office
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Striking Alabama Ore
Mines Return to Work
(Assoclated Press,D

Sheffield, Ala, May 27,--Several
hundred miners employed nj tho ore
mines OF the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and
Iron company. at Russellvihe who
have bneh on strike the past. week,
returned Ito work today. according to
announcement by the war labor board.
pending arbitration by Mcssfs, TAFT
and Walsh
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GERMANS PRESS BRITISH
BACK AT ONLY One POINT
Length of Teutonic Attack Not
Near So Long as First
Drive of Enemy.

London, May 27.--Germany's often
sive on the new front in France is moi
on the extensive scale of previous Teu-
ton attacks, the Evening Standard
says IL understands. At one. point in
the neighborhood Of Rheims, the news
paper says, the Germans pressed back
the British troops for a short distance.
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NEW BLOW FALLS BETWEEN
S0ISS0NS AND RHEIMS
French and British Troops Valiantly Resisting
Huns Again On the Offensive After Lapse
of Nearly Four Weeks.


London, May ~. - Strong German attacks
developed early this morning against the British
and French positions between Rheims and Sois-
sons, the war Office announces. The attacks were
preceded by heavy bombardment. The Ger
mans also attacked this morning in Flanders be-
tween Locre and Voormezeele, on the northern
side of the salient.
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House Passes Urgent
Deficiency Measure

Washington, May 27.--The urgent
deficiency bin carrying direct appro-
priations Of S90,674.906.25 and contract
authorizations OF s33,00O,O 900 was
passed by tho house today without
amendment and now goes to the SEN
ate.
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HALF POPULATION
REPORTED STARVING
international News Service, }

London. May 27.-Half of the pop
ulation OF Turkey is said 10 he starv-
ing, according TO n Constantinople dis
patch TO the Daily Express today. But
ter Is selling Mt 80 n pound and other
foodstuffs are equally high.
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Addressing Congress, He Declares Immediate
Legislation Necessary if Problem of
Financing War be Met.
President Appeals for Action at Once Only Tax.
alton Will Restrain Proiteering News of
the New German Drive Adds to the
Financing War Be Met
ASSOCIATED Press)

ASSOCIATED Press)
Washington, May 27.-P President Wilson personally took
charge of the legislation ang today and appearing
expecedy before joint Of congress- declared
sary proceed Immediately with tax laws. @'
Plans which might have delayed the work. but which involved
working between both parties having fallen through
the president told the legislators there the
problem of financing have
nd head AT
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GEN. WOOD ASSIGNED
TO DEPARTMENT OF WEST

Washington, Mar. 27,--Ge n. Wood
has been assigned to command the de :
partnent of the west with headquarters
at San Frisco, TO succeed Maj. .stn
Treat, who will go over seas.