Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

landed there for ransom and killed them if
they did not get the money-and sometimes
if they did.
was too tired and too hungry really to
reason did not feel particularly frightened.
and few minutes later the BeluchiS shouted
and pointed toward the mountains, and I saw
donkeys coming down and realized that the
brigandS were on their way.
The Beluchi chief tried to hide me in the
cockpit and cover me over but told him that
that silly, and I decided to walk out TO
meet them with the object of shaking hands
with them. When I reached them I put my
hands out and said, How do you do?" and
smiled.
They seemed surprised and in a very short
time smiled too and made friends, and we
walked back again to the aeroplane. I showed
them the aercplane, and the chief brigand
climbed into the cockpit, put on my flying
helmet and worked the controls.
He seemed highly amused because the rudder
was squeaking very badly, owing to lack of oil.
He spent quite 10 minutes wiggling the aileron
and working the rudder up and down and grim
ming I saw that I had won him over and
Immediately felt relieved.
He said to me, Rupee, rupee" and I knew
that he wanted to get down to business, so I
got out the few rupees had and handed them
to him. He took these and examined all nv
other kit. but left me everything. He seemed
highly amused because I had in my bag q
held it up and then tried to put it on amid
shrieks of laughter from the Beluchis Then
he returned it to me, smiled and sat down
under the aeroplane. Later they left me- and
was alone again with the Beluchis
That night the old king pointed to his home
In the mountains and gave me to understand
he was going away. 1 hated to be alone in
that awful place and begged him to stay and
I think he was sorry for me because I looked
upset. He made gesture which plainly said.
oh, Wen, I'll stay!" And I settled down again
Tor the night under the aeroplane and 1 was
glad, as hyenas prowled around that night
One of the other tribesmen had taken a
fancy to my coat, the only warm clothing
had, and had tried it on during the day and
forgotten to give it back to me- I was left
that night with very few clothes, and the wind
was cold, and I had a very miserable night
with nothing to cover me over I awakened
about O'Clock early the third morning, Just
as the sun was coming up.
THIS was the third day. and was just about
ready to give up all hope I said to the
chief TASK! Jask! Take me to Jask!" I
pointed to my feet, trying to say to him that
I wished to walk. He seemed to understand
for he packed up my things in q little bag
which had with me, and we set of together
across the sand.
But I returned to write ON the aeroplane
II am walking to Jask, am walking to Jask'
in case that some day some one should find
the aeroplane and would then know what had
happened to me, should I not be successful in
making the journey across the desert
1 walked for about hour and a half in
the blazing sum- falling over once twice, but
the old chieftain pulled me along and in the
distance saw an oasis and knew that had I.
been very near the little village where the tribe
lives.
made enc supreme effort and pulled myself
along through the sand. only to collapse under
the trees on reaching the village.
Here saw for the first time the home Of the,a
tribeSmen and the Beluch women. AND