The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-01-31

'llut It's incredible" returned thu
mine owner. II rode my horse almost
10 denth---and there were times wher
] had all ] could do 10 get through"
He eazed, more and more mystified
at the gaunt figure who seemed to have
forgotten fatigue or hunger at the
mere sight of him. Jitendra was naked
to his l0ins, which were girded with q
cloth almost the same hue as his body.
His legs and feet were bare, and
snvc for n thick something .swathed
about his neck and his snow-whitc tur-
ban. he was otherwise nude. II was
Inexplicnble--and the incongruity Of
the poetry which the Hindu had quot
ed. together with his devotion, added
to the Americans perpIexity.
Then his eyes fell upon the feet Of
the little brown man.
He WIS conscious Of swift. re-
morseful throb. The feet were bare
bruised, cut, swollen, blceding--tbe
| feet Of man who has plodded across
the flinty surface of the open country.
who has unhcsItntingly kept on through
chnpnrrni, woods. strenms--the feet of
n mnn unused Ia unremItting ptrsuIt.
Buck Williams gulpcd--there was q
Ium, In HID ,broa,
avon buve followed me m, of thcse
nine duys--afoot ?, be sternIv do
manded.
ayes. sahIb Buck." replIed the ORR
epsa,. T nrav the sabib M, IN ,urp
awny b,s farc from that of his serv.
snt"
.f,ut I did nor ace Won once.-
~ remembered the sahib's threat of
punlshmcnt." meekIv returned JIten.
drs.
"But why.--of course it's absurd
even IN tbtnk NJ It--but v,hv IN ths
devil didn't Won worry the occult s,ufY.
Jitendra--that. n. n you couIdf I'm
sorry 10 have caused you MI this trou.
bic ana worrv. If Won could send
your astral body on ahead ana then
follow it--weIl. ] wouldn't have cared.
Why didn't you do thatr'
"SshIb. Il IN not permitted to In
woke the mowers of the gods when our
own Efforts will avail. Only wher no
other means are NJ hand for deliver
nnre may I cali upon yishnu and
sivs."
There was nothing IN be- GAINED by
discussIop! Williams decided. Yet he
could NOT imagine IN what manner the
Oriental had auticIpated his own mr.
rival.
Z .You were ahead Of mef' he asked.
Jltendrs bowed.
How ala You know this was III
Tigref There are many other mines
around these hills"
The Hindu silently stretched his
hand. poInting 10 the huge sign ON the
cotnpapy store above them. The mine
owner laughed.
.Tt was n foolish question. wasu't III
I guess rm almost too fired 10 mink
straight. Well. we'd better be getting
I'm ,o camn. ron,luued Williams
n. a,.,n.,n,.d .,,m, ,,o,n ,h:. ho,.e
and On. other dronnca lightly ,o the
rad m..rIv fo,Iow,ny An m. rear
.Im . man ~ INV word I,,.nar. and
Will. + can't uromlse that von,Il ever
live long enough 10 resume your ,our.
pey NJ IA Paso. TN be clad OF your
company until scotty snd the other
boys arrive from CulIacnn. II you get
In bad. remember. I gave YOU the
straight done ON this proposition. and
don't blame me-"
A careful search Of the premises dis
closed no pseudo -insurrectos In am
bush.
Williams, much relieved, permitted
Jitcndra 10 aid In carrying a supply Of
canned food 10 HIS own house. stout
adobe building somewhat higher than
the others. with It's back against the
hill. His horse was picketed along.
side. where the thick grass carpeted
the slope. and brook beyond obviated
the necessity OF fetching water up the
steep ascent from the bed Of the creek
far below.
The two ate ravenously. but Jiten-
dra scrupulously abstsined from any
thing except vegetables. lie glanced