Brand reined in his horse. The two men were on a hill from which the outposts of the Turkish army were distinctly visible. Brand took out his glasses and swept the country steadily for several minutes.
“I have a proposition to make,” he said, after he had finished his survey. “I do not think that there will be any fighting to-day. If you like I will return to Theos and endeavour to find out what is going on.”
The King held out his hand.
“If you will do this for me,” he said, simply, “it will be the service of a friend. I think that I need friends now very badly.”
So Brand turned his horse’s head towards Theos, and the King rode down into the camp alone.
CHAPTER XL
“You!”