Evening star., 1928-03-27
Continued from Yesterdays starN

NNNAA'lAAtS0 iAStt4 I ANNN1' way ; S'-'A.'
And Tor the rest. Sahib. II is in my
mind, that whatever may be opened by
a key. may also be opened by strong
men without a key If the need IS great
WHAT YOU mean there was sudden.
tense excitement IN Peters voice lis
that you VIII help Miss Gareh 70 escape
Even en- 50. sShib." Aghar Find an
swered and the $ahih also"
That's a different matterl" Peter
shook his head How could I get
ashore and into this cavern YOU are
talking about with Shipful Of men
around3"
y have given thought to that, Sahib,"
replied Aehar Pind and 1t Is in my
mind that il can be done.
Have YOU told Miss Garth about
this" demanded. Peter abruptly @
mo. Sahib." said Aghar Pind; Il
have not spoken 10 tlre Miss Sshib. II
was because Tajal All was coming that
I made the Sahlb leave the scaeln and
the Sahib had not been gone a minute
when Talal Ali and the chief next TO
Tajal Ali. and also a third chief. caEle
into the cabsn-pOt the Miss SahibS
cabin. but the one through which the
Sahib made his eSC2pe-and they held
council And Il was thus. Sahib that
! heard il planned that Talal Ali and
the Miss Sahib would land and that
the SHIN would sail avav again for the
reason I have already made known to
the Sahib And all this time, because
Of Tajal Ais orders. I stood at the
door OF the Miss Sahib'S cabin, anc
neither 7 nor any man entered there.
And the,7 word came that the land was
not far oil. and Taial Ali and his chiefs
went then 10 the deck. for there are
many reefs and much cunning with the
shin is REQUIRED. and then. sahib came
Quickly here to YOU But first, Sahlo,
Taiel All gave me orders to take the
AFiss Sarih to the cavern as soon as the
LANDING was made and to wait for him
thnre
And YOU think you can get me
ashore. too"
'.YeS sahib
And thena"
"And then. Sahib. I would prepare
so,5 and srirk for Taial Ali as is the
custom when we are in the cavern, and
uhen he had drunk he would sleep
long because Of what was in the drink,
and
"You mean you'd drug him2'
Even SO. sahib'
AND them" Peter prompted quickly
again
And then. sallib. We would have
many hours in which 10 escape by the
secret way OF which I have alreaay
told the sahib. On the other SIDE OF
the mountain the island Is large. with
v,,arv- trees like a great forest; but only
o,,e nan is known TO live upon il, and
ne Is one of Tajal Ais men. And,
rab,h he has a boat-and there are
r9anv other Islands that are near at
bsnC / know no more than that, for
Tsial Ans ship comes only TO the
island in The night: but when the night
has been bright have seen this man
sailing in his boat from the rocks that
riSe 6ut Of the sea beyond a certain
Doint and where a signal is always
made ir answer To the lights from
Taial Ais ship so that i there be
danger the ship may sail away again
So even 90 il has happened more than
ovre sahsb. that the ship. instead OF
ero3ro IN tar cavern. put back 10 sea
sgain until the next night. And so.
ss7ih il is i'm my mind that we steal
Nc mans boat and get 70 another
ssIard and after that 10 another. until
n shau come to pass that somewhere
We ehau md white men ard shall be
safe
pe.er stared through the darkness
for a moment il silence at Aghar Pind.
he was half tempted TO light match
suddenly. and. taking the other un-
aware and OF his guard. get glimpse
~ Aghsr Pind's face. The man was
e,ian@s5i@ ,is and apparently sincere. He
bs6 slreadv proved his worth as an
eflv-olt why vas he doing t1is2
sYou are taking q big risk, Aghar
p3n6 said Peter grimly. This cave
fS Io~ked bv a kew SUPPOSE i Is the