CHAPTER 2UP INTO THE HILLS
“Sahib, I am here!” said Jai Singh, in English, in a deep, guttural tone.
“I’m glad to see you, Jai Singh,” responded Nick Carter. “But I did not expect to find you so many miles from your home.”
“It is to help the sahib that I come,” replied Jai Singh, with dignity. “The men of the hills have taken one who must be saved.”
“Great Scott!” broke in Jefferson Arnold. “What does he know about it? I always have contended that these Indians know more than seems possible unless they have supernatural powers at their back.”
“It is Sahib Leslie Arnold,” went on Jai Singh calmly. “In the temple it was told to me that you would come.”
“What kind of bunk is that?” whispered Patsy. “Who told him, do you think?”
“Keep quiet, Patsy,” warned Chick. “He’s liable to hear yo
