The Washington times., 1919-10-26
MulmgStayZMly7ary and NndmgZoue

someone beckonlng to hum from
the DOOR
"'She wants him. said Gung, she
wants him to come back
"'But he is a leper,' said. That
is why he is in this outlandish
spot
"We VIII think over that when
he gets free of his fever said the
Hindoo. Perhaps he can shake of
the curse that has been put upon
his skin. She loves him, and he
must go to her.
There must be no more OF this
game | said, pointing to me gourd
of water. L will not have 1t. H he
gets well / shall be pleased, but 1
will not stop here and see shis kind
of thing go on"
perhaps he will get we'll now
said Gung. I think he will
"And that Hindoo was right in
his guess. The fever left that man.
on the following day, AMI he got
stronger and stronger. Gung was
his nurse, and there was never a
better nurse than Gung. He would
steal my supplies for that man, al
though | was willing to give any
thing that 1 had. He would carry
things up and down the mountain
at all hours of the day ard night,
and Kynaston-that was the mans
name-he would thank him over
and over again. But Guns did not
want thanks. He was trying to re-
pay Kynaston for saving his life,
and he wanted to do the thing prop
erly.
"1f l could only send him back
to her. MASTER he said to me.
IT, l said, and ! looked up at
the top of Mount Devilface and
thought Of that poor devil who had
an infliction put upon him.
1--WE might said Gung.
"T am doubtful, growled. This
is not day of miracles. am won-
dering L 1t would not have been
better for him to die when he was
near death. There is no cure for
the ailment that he suffers from
"Gung did not speak when said
that. He picked up the bundle OF
supplies that had made up for
Kynaston and he started of for the
mountain, and / sat there on he
veranda and thought about things.
Now / will tell you about Jilo
the leper and how he came into this
story. When Kynaston Was in that
little hut on Mount Devil-face; Jilo
was hill robber. He WAS an out
and-cut bad man. He was a devil.
Once or twice had been tempted
to put bullet through his skin to
teach him a lesson, but I kept my
temper and let him go on with his
tricks. Mind you, 1t was not The
same Jilo that you saw This after
noon that | am talking about. He
was not leper at that time. Nein.
He was big strong man with the
heart Of a tiger, and he did not
shuttle along In the dust as you saw
him shuttle Just now. He would
spring like tiger on some poor
devil of a native, and ne would
laugh as he beat him AMI robbed
him of anything that he had. He
was Jilo the Devil at that time,
and mighty lively devil he was.
1T was one morning abour five
weeks after the happenings in that
hut on the mountain that l got an
other surprise from Gung was
walking along trail near the bot.
tom of that hill when that Hindoo
sprang from the bushes and gripped
my arm.
Do not move, MASTER he cried,
do not move one step!'
"What is the matter with you,
foolg roared Leave my arm go!'
But turn back!' he cried. DO
not go on this path! 1t is lot safe!.
81 thought that he had gone
crazy, and looked ahead of me to
see IL | could see anything. And
| saw what was worrying that Hin
doc. In the dust of the track he
had made some curious signs, and
he did not like me to tramp over
those little drawings OF his.
laughed as I stood and looked at
them.
L will step over your drawings
l said. 1 will not hurt them
"Gung fell on his knees in front
Of me, and his face was the face of
a man who is stricken with fear.
His lean hands grabbed at my coat
like a crazy man, and / could not
get away from him when / stIug-
gled.
DO not step over them!' he
shrieked. Something terrible will
happen to you If you do. Go back,
master, and leave me alone
But someone else will come
this way ! said. VIII you keep
than