Part 19 (2/2)

The aide-de-camp held out his hand, and Colonel Kirby shook it a trifle perfunctorily; he was not iven to display of sentiiant car spurned the gravel out froiot our route!” said Kirby

”And, thank God, we take our own horses!” said Brammle fervently

”Bet you a thousand the other end's Marseilles!” said Warrington ”We're in luck They'd have ht our oe'd have had to ring a bell to start and stop a squadron Who wouldn't be light cavalry?”

Kirby put the sealed letter in an inside pocket

”I'ht, sir!”

”Night!” said Kirby; but Warrington stayed on He went and stood near the , and when Kirby had seen Bramton?”

”Caught 'eer in the dark!”

”Why?”

”Said it was an order fro tired of this I don't knohat to make of it”

”That isn't nearly the worst, sir Listen to this! Long before Yasmini promised us-before we knelt to save his life and honor- Ranjoor Singh had sent a uaranteein' to be with 'euarantee, and no conditions!”

”Then-”

”Exactly, sir!”

”She fooled us, eh?”

”D'you suppose she's for or against the governot our ton-hold your tongue!”

Warrington held up his right hand

”So help rinned, ”But will she hold hers?”

Westward, into the hungry West, (Oh, listen, wise , worrying, hurrying, lest The light o'ertake hih: ”Westward sinks the sun to die!

Westing the vultures!”-Aye, (Listen, wise ain, For none coh s call them! Listen ye!

YASMINI'S SONG