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wanted, disguised as a pedlar, sitting at a stall 

 selling odds and ends. 



The moonshi said that when he walked up to 

 him he turned green with fright, and jumping up, 

 looked like bolting. Shamshuddin made a sioqi to 



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reassure him, and told him it was all right, that 

 he was no longer a servant of the Indian Govern- 

 ment, having got into a row and bolted, like him- 

 self. (These two knew each other well at Leh.) 

 After talking for some time, he said, " By the 

 way, I have a packet of letters for you from your 

 brother, who is now in Yarkand : I left them in 

 the serai, and will go and fetch them for you." 



Dad Mahomed got up as if to follow, but not 

 liking to leave his wares, sat down again. The 

 moonshi ran off to the Russian police-officer, and 

 showing him his authority, begged him to take 

 the man at once. The officer immediately ordered 

 a file of police to follow Shamshuddin, who then 

 returned to where he had left the villain, feeling a 

 little uncertain as to whether he had not bolted in 

 the meantime, but was delighted to find him still 

 sitting tight; so walking up to him, he said, "Here 

 are your letters," and then putting his hand on 

 his shoulder, called out, " Dad Mahomed, mur- 

 derer," on which the police pounced down and 



