“Trouble,” Jack said. “I’ll wager any money these lads are Nazar Khel.”
“Maybe so, sir,” Cooper said.
Jack saw the column moving steadily up the valley, men on foot on the lower slopes and horsemen above. We might not have time to wait for Simla’s reply. Jack shouted to the Rahmut Khel riders to identify the moving men.
We might not have time to wait for Simla’s reply. “Nazar Khel!” the Rahmut men replied at once.
“Inform Batoor!” Jack ordered.
As more of the Nazar Khel headed up the valley, Jack ordered his men to pack up. “If we stay here, the Nazar Khel will cut us off. We’ll have to warn the Brigadier.”
Jack’s evacuation of the signalling position was faster than his arrival as he gathered his men and headed back up the valley. The slope on the far side now seemed alive with men
