Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 151, 8 May 1917 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1917

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KING-Vo KHYBER RIFLES

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Klaf whistled softly. "There's no guessing what It means, tdi the general. "Go and find out. Go and work with Yasmtni. I shall have enough men hjere to attack In stantly and amatb any small force as soon as it begins to gather anywhere near the border. But Khinjan is anether story. We cant prove anything, tut the spies keep bringing in rumors of ten thousand men in Khinjan Caves, and of another large lashkar not for away from Khinjan. There mast be no Jihad, King! India is all but defenseless! We can tackle sporadic raids. We can even handle an ordinary raid In force. But this story

about a 'Heart of the Hills' coming to life may presage unity of actios atd a holy war such as the world has not seen. Go up there and stop it If yon can. At least, let me know the fact." King grunted. To stop a holy war single-handed would be rather like stopping the wind possibly easy enough. If one knows the way. Yet he knew no general would throw away a man like himself on a useless venture. He began to look happy. The general clucked to- the mare and the big beast sank an inch between the shafts. The sals behind set his feet against .the drop-board and clung with both bands to the seat

One wheal ceased to touch the rrvi

as they whirled along a semicircular

me. Bnaeeuy the mare drew up on

ner nauocnes, unaer tne porcn or a

pretentious residence. Sentries saluted. The amis swung down. In less than sixty seconds King was following the general through a wide entrance into a crowded hall. The instant the general's fat figure darkened the doorway twenty men of higher rank than King, native and English: rna frnm

lined-up chairs and pressed forward.

-sorry nave to keep you all wait

ing busy I" He waved them aside

with a little apologetic gesture. "Come in here, King."

Kine followed him throiieh i nnr

that slammed tight between them on rubber jambs. . . ,

"Sit down!"

The general unlocked a steel drawer and began to rummage among the papers in it. In a minute he produced a package, bound in rubber bands, itb a faded photograph face-upwards on the top. "That's the woman! How d'you like the look of her?" King took the package and for a

minute stared hard at the UHeness of a woman whose fame has traveled up and down India, until her witchery has become a proverb, yet very few dancing women could afford to be dressed as she was. , , r. i King's service uses whom it may, and he had met and talked with many dancing women in the course of duty; but as be stared at Yasmini's likeness he did not think be had ever met one who so measured up to rumor. The

nautch he knew for a delusion. Yet! The general watched his face with

eyes that missed nothing.

"Remember I said work with her!" King looked up and nodded. "They say she's three parts Rus

sian," said the general. "To my own knowledge she speaks Russian like

a native, - and about twenty other

tongues, as well, including English. She speaks English as well as you or I. She was the girl-widow of a rascally Hill-rajah. There's a story I've heard, to the effect that Russia arranged her marriage in the days when India was Russia's objective and that's how long ago? seems like weeks, not years! I've heard she

I loved the rajah. And I've heard she

didn't! There's another story that she poisoned him. I know she got away , with his money and that's proof enough of brains! ' Some say she's a she-devil, i think that 's an exaggeration, but bear in. mind she's dangerous!" King grinned. : A man who trusts Eastern women over readily does not rise far in the Secret Service. "If you've got 'nous" enough to keep on her soft side and use her not let her use you yon can keep the 'Hills' quiet and the Kbyber safe! If you can contrive that now in this pinch there's no limit for you! Commander-in-chief shall be your job before you're sixty." King pocketed the photograph and papers. "I'm well enough, content, sir, as things are," be said quietly.

"Well, remember, she's ambitious, i even if you're not! I'm not preaching j

ambition, mind Im warning you! Ambition's bad! Study those papers on your way down to Delhi and see that I get them back." The general paced once across the room and once back again, with bands

behind him. Then he stopped in front of King. "No man in India has a stiff er task than you have now! It may encourage you to know that I realize that! She's the key to the puzzle, and she happens to be In Delhi. Go to Delhi, then. A jihad launched from the 'Hills' would mean anarchy In ' the plains. That would entail sending back from France an army that can't be spared. There must be no jihad, King! There must not be one! Keep that in your head!" "What arrangements have been made with her, sir?" "Practically none! She's watching

the spies In Delhi, but they're likely to break for the 'Hills any minute. Then they'll be arretted. When that happens the fate of India may be in your hands and hers! Get out of my way now, until tifBn-time!" . To be continued -. !

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