Part 9 (1/2)
The Rangar nodded
”You'll want a pass up the line How many servants? Three-four-howwas instantly suspicious of the modesty of that allowance; however he wrote out a pass for Rewa Gunga and one servant and gave it to him
”Be there on time and see about your own reservation,” he said ”I'll attend to Ismail's pass ar had ed an envelope, and Rewa Gunga had one brought to him He sealed the list in the envelope, addressed it and beckoned Isain
”Take this to Saunders sahib!” he ordered ”Go first to the telegraph office, where you were before, and the babu there will tell you where Saunders sahibfound him, deliver the letter to him Then come and find e ; but his last glance was for Rewa Gunga, and he did not turn to go until he haddown the roo wo fro frankness of his that disarht?” he asked
”To hear is to obey! With pleasure, sahib!”
”Then good-by until this evening”
King bowed very civilly and walked out, rather unsteadily because his head ached Probably nobody else, except the Rangar, could have guessed what an ordeal he had passed through or how near he had been to losing self-command
But as he felt his way down the stairs, that were dihted now, he knew he had all his senses with hi places that had been designed for undoing of the unwary, or even the overwary Yasmini's Delhi nest was like a hundred traps in one
”Almost like a pool table,” he reflected ”Pocket 'em at both ends and the harry after a while and drove to his hotel And before Ish a bazaar, where he e purchases In the hotel lobby he invested in a leather bag with a good lock, in which to put them Later on Ismail came and proved hi Is and found his place on the train, and that was not so difficult, because the trains running North were nearly eh the platfore door with Ish the crowd and sought hirinned
”Good”
”Seen anything of her? I recognized Yasmini's scent on your envelope It's peculiar to her-one of her monopolies!”
”No I'm told she went North yesterday”
”Not by train, she didn't! It'sdid not answer; nor did he look surprised He atching Rewa Gunga, followed by a servant, hurrying to a reserved coar waved to him and he waved back
”I'd know her in a one anywhere by train! Unless she has walked, or taken a carriage, she's in Delhi!”
The engine gave a preli's elbow in ia, who had evidently settled down in his co ordered, and Is, I said!”
”To hear is to obey!” Ish the
The engine shrieked again, soan to move
”You've missed it!” said Saunders, aing at his beard ”How about your trunk? Better wire ahead and have it spotted for you”
”No,” said King; ”it's still in the baggage rooo by this train Caar and then let's go together and look those prisoners over!”