Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20


over.
The great leader, seriously hurt, backed away
INTO the Swallowed jungle.
Three times the elephant salute crashed out
into the jungle silence-the full-voiced salaam
to a new king. Muztagh had come into his
birthright. .
THE keddah was built at last. It was strong
stockade, opening with great wings spread
ing out 100 yards and equipped with the great
gate that lowered like portcullis at the funnel
end Of the wings. The herd had been sur
rounded by the drivers and beaters and slowly
they had been driven, for long days, toward the
keddah mouth. They had guns loaded with
blank cartridges, and frebrands ready to light.
At given signal they would close down quickly
about the herd and stampede it into the yawn-
ing mouth of the stockade.
No expense had been spared. The profit was
assured In advance, not only from the nlatchless
Muztagh, but from the herd as well. The king
Of the jungle, free now as the winds or the
waters, was about to 60 back to his chains.
These had been such days! He had led the
herd through the hills and had known the rap
ture of living as never before It had been his
work to clear the TRAN of dangers for the herd.
It was his pride to find them the coolest water
ing places. the greenest hills.
His word was law in the herd And slowly
he began to overcome the doubt that the great
bulls had of him--doubt of his youth and ex-
perience. II he had had three months more Of
leadership their trust would have been abso-
Lutte But In the meantime, the slow herding
toward the keddah had begun.
we win need brave men to stand at the end
Of the wings of the keddah," said Ahmad Din.
He spoke no less than truth. The man who
stands-at the end Of the wings, or wide-stretch-
i ing gates, Of the keddah Is, Of course, in the
greatest danger of being charged and killed.
The herd, mad with fright is only slightly more
than Of the yelling, whooping heaters behind.
Often they win try to break through the circle
rather than enter the wings.
FOR two rupees additional win hold one Of
the wings" replied old Langtr Dass. Ahmad
Din glanced at him-at his hard bright eyes
and determined face. "You are mailman,
Langur Dass' he said wonderingly. but thou
shalt lie behind the riGht-wtng men to- pass
them torches. have spoken"
Within the hour the signal of Mail, naills
Go on. 60 onD was given and the final laps Of
The hills grew full of sound. The heaters
sprang up with firehrand and rifle and closed
swiftly about the herd. The animals moved
slowly at FIRST The time was not quite ripe to
throw them into panic. Many times the herd
would leave their trar and start to dip into q
valley or Q creek bed, but always there was
new crowd Of heaters TO block their path But
presently the heaters closed In on them. Then
the animals began Wild descent squafely to-
ward the mouth Of the keddsh. - 81 $500
Firenrands waved, rifles cracked the wild
shout o. heaters increased IN volume. The men
closed IN, driving the beasts before them. =
But there was one man that did not raise his
voice. Through all the turmoil and pandemO-
MUM b crOuehed 81 the end OF the stockade
wing, tense and silent and alone. It was just
old Laneur Dass, named for monkey and de-
He was waiting for the instant mat he hard
would come laundering down the hili, m order
to pass lighted nre6tands TO- the bold men who
held that corner. He was not certain that he
haps the herd would sweep past him, through
the gates II he did win, he would have %
face alone the screaming inturafed hiilFnen,
Whose knives were always ready 10 draw. But
kntysE did not matter nov. lAng1r DAss bad
only hls own faith and hi. own creed. and no
- wa : win, Jungle gods. 'Mtt1e gray man
ct the keddah wing was Nhispering 10 tie for
esss. WIN save you. greak one that knew
. in behyhOodf WIN you 30 down Into chains
thunder 81 your. feeti The moment Is almost
her. And now yoir last chance. Atixt&ghl"
: .ACaose Down, close DOWN. Ahinad Din Was
shouting 20 Ms beat@rs '.rfie thing u done IA
aHOtheE moment, Hasten,s pies of the hillsl
: Rasei ygdr voacei Nowi AihaiI" 1880 "a e ].
AIDE. IIsy had halted an Instant milling and
the heaters increased their shouts. Only enc
' Of al the herd seemed to know the danger
Mustagl1s hinseif. and he had dropped from the
front ralie-to the very rear He stood with Ip-
lifted tTMnk, Saeing the approaching rows 81
heaters.@ And there seemed TO be no break IN
! the whole line. He turned, TOO, toward the
mouth Of the keddah. - esssssf 's4l 1<s'sss
= es-r st9s' tas@-.sS ave ~. - q So =,
RUT even Is. he turned, . brown figure darted
. toward him from the end OF the wing. "A
voice known long eco Nns calling 10 him