Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22
lands Used in Battle Against Pathan Steel in Darkness

us both TO the ground. 7 saw the
knife raised again and heard stifiec
scream Next moment my fingers
closed on pick-handle. struck hard
again and again, and the BODY nsH
entwined with my own grew SUDDEN
ly limp.
AS the immediate noise died away
a clamor from without suddenly arose
shouts and orders, the sound of
blows and then firing: first a single
shot, then another, and finally con-
tinuous burst. Above all could be heard
the voice OF the Subadar, shouting IN
the men TO keep cool and TO stop this
indiscriminate shooting.
With some difhculty I pulled myself
from beneath my would-be murderer
and plunged into the outer room, where J
my head struck against something soft,
which seemed to push me TO my knees.
Some one was plunging about near the
far door. striking matches one after
the other that promptly blew out. Then
1t dawned ON me what had happened
the tarpaulin roof had fallen In
battled through the wreck Of our home
TO the door. outside which some ore
had just lie. of Very light
As its radiance lit up the post and
the surrounding country. the hrinx
eEoDCd. tklCtC WdS lIOtIlAIlk 10 n.
The immediate ridges were as innocent
Of Pathans as the post itself.
Shabash tbravoD, Subadar Sahiblv
1 called as the old soldier clambered
over the wall. One red light for tie
recall
HASTILY / organized a covering
party and made the Junior Indian
omcer count the men and find OUT ,
now many casualties We had. Then.
at last. felt free 70 see 70 Whittau
round the servants already ex-
aiming him. by the light OF a feebIe
lamp. We dragged the Pathan OF hirn
and found that both Of them we're
alive Whittall groaned slightly as we
moved him We got him On 70 M
oeo as gently as We could. and I ex-
amined his wound He had a great sasb
in the thigh. which bled freeIv hr,.
looked clean One of the beara-.
brought water and got out nv medi-
cine case.
ne cried out when dabbed On the
Ooine out after that. as I bound h.
up, he merely kept I'D a Low rnoanine
through 1t all heard a murrniIr a.
the sepoyS-to many of whom IN was
tneir hrst "show"-broke into the eY-
ei'eo CHATTER of the Oriental now tha,
| 1t was over. ''ia'
daylight broke and We were able n
S saNe SOCK OF the situation. There had
81 mucn cry Tor precious little wool
nred not one had taken effect b.,, 1s,s,
on We discovered one Pathan who hsd
oeen MT while getting over the QUITE
wau and Lay huddled Up Just outside II
stone dead Besides him. there vas ora
o,ner oead man-inside the mess" az
Al places In rushing out he must
nave run 6lfndly into one Of the sun
porting poles brought down the tar
paulln roof. and with it several of tha
!oose ROCKS that kept it taut One O.
tnese mad fallen on him and killed
him 1N
We ourselves luckily. had 10 on
killed there were two wounded PATH
ans In our hands and we had two men
wounded. besides Whittau. one xith a
knne-thrust and the other a bclIet IN
the shoulder strongly suspect from
one Of our own rifles
Whittall came 70 later in the morn
ing and smiled vanly az ne.
say. Evans. old chap he began
Hello" said. looking up from nv
I say
/ the faint whisper,
7 say. Evans. old chap. So--y sbou.
that soap
You ass said indignantly. You
saved my Me,"
Don't mention it, old man: mere
| trffie!"
A week later I Was busy checking n.
stories for the last time. preparatory 70
harding over 20 our relief
Prom within the inner SanctIa-y.
WhittaN Was watching through his
glasses the torturous progress Of the re-
hev!ng company. II was q pale and
( Suodusd whittAll. who sang seldom.
/ and was no, allowed 70 eat enough 20
make his mouth really full. but Who
/ Was able 20 walk about Shakily. A
/ special mule vas being hrcugh; up fc-
/ him by the column
. L say. Evans" said whi;sail VIVA
do you think? Those lazy SvaoS have
actually halted and are getting down
+ 20 their nose-bags."
{ Really"
And ! say. EyanS~
WHAT"
( Thank gcodaeSs IT'S been you or
this show Any one like Davis nov.
( or Ftxnau-iee A month OF Eas-
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