They will no more than take a little grain , perhaps , from one of the trucks . There are many up the line . The State will never miss the dole . I came here seeking for my partner , Lutuf Ullah . ' ` Never mind your partner . Where are your horse-trucks ? ' ' A little to this side of the farthest place where they make lamps for the trains . ' -- ` The signal-box ! Yes . ' ` And upon the rail nearest to the road upon the right-hand side -- looking up the line thus . But as regards Lutuf Ullah -- a tall man with a broken nose , and a Persian greyhound Aie ! ' The boy had hurried off to wake up a young and enthusiastic policeman ; for , as he said , the Railway had suffered much from depredations in the goods-yard . Mahbub Ali chuckled in his dyed beard . ` They will walk in their boots , making a noise , and then they will wonder why there are no fakirs . They are very clever boys -- Barton Sahib and Young Sahib . ' He waited idly for a few minutes , expecting to see them hurry up the line girt for action . A light engine slid through the station , and he caught a glimpse of young Barton in the cab . ' I did that child an injustice . He is not altogether a fool , ' said Mahbub Ali . ` To take a fire-carriage for a thief is a new game ! '
When Mahbub XXXXX came to his camp in the dawn , no one thought it worth while to tell him any news of the night .
Ali Barton Railway Sahib Ullah fakirs fire-carriage goods-yard minutes signal-box