Part 15 (1/2)
”See what she says when you arette frohted it ”There is your tent, sahib”
He arette toward a tent pitched quite a hundred yards away froar's and the cluster of tents for the le, so that both he and the Rangar had privacy
With a nod of dis itfor himself, he lit one of his black cheroots, and with hands clasped behind him strolled over to the fort to interview Courtenay, the officer coone up the Pass that un after quail He came back into view, followed by his little ten- timed his approach so as to meet him The men of the escort were heavily burdened; he could see that froate, cheerily, after he had saluted and the salute had been returned
”Oh, hello, King! Glad to see you Heard you were co you know,” said King, offering him a cheroot which the other accepted As he bit off the end they stood facing each other, so that King could see the onco escort and what it carried Courtenay read his eyes
”Two of my men!” he said ”Found 'em up the Pass Gazi work I think They were cut all to pieces There's a big lashkar gathering soht have been done by their skirmishers, but I don't think so”
”A lashkar besides the crowd at Khinjan?”
”Yes”
”Who's supposed to be leading it?”
”Can't find out,” said Courtenay Then he stepped aside to give orders to the escort They carried the dead bodies into the fort
”Know anything of Yasain
”By reputation, of course, yes Fas like a bulbul-dances like the devil-lived in Delhi- nodded ”When did she start up the Pass?” he asked
”How d'ye mean?” Courtenay demanded sharply
”To-day or yesterday?”
”She didn't start! I knoho goes up and who colance over the list?”
”Know anything of Rewa Gunga?” King asked him
”Not ive a year's pay for that beast! He wouldn't sell and I don't bla ”He's what the Turks would call my youldash”
”And the Persians a hamrah, eh? There was an Auage Side partner's the word in the States I can ia-, ”that Yasmini went up the Pass unescorted, mounted on a mare the very dead spit of the black one you say you wanted to buy”
Courtenay whistled