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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF .
By
Talbot Mundy
Coprrisht by thsBobU-MtrrUl Company
A Story That Combines the Thrill of Modern Detective Fiction With the Romance of Arabian Nights Tales
King f the Khyber Rifles
WHEN ISMAIL AND THE OTHERS COMPOSING KING'S
GUARD DISCOVER THE CLEVERNESS OF HIS DISGUISE
THEY ARE FIRST PUZZLED, THEN DELIGHTED.
8ynopsls. At (ho beginning of 11m world wnr dipt. Atholstnn
King of tho British Indlnn nrmy nnd of Its secret service, Is ordered
to Delhi to meet Ynsmlnl, n dancer, nnd bo. with her to Klnjnn to
meet tho outlaws there who nre snld by spies to bo preparing fonn
Jlhnd or holy wnr. On his wny to Delhi King quietly foils n plnn to
nssasslnnto him nnd gets evidence thnt Ynsmlnl Is nftcr him. Ho meets
Rcwn Gungn, Ynsmlnl's man, who snys she hns nlrendy gono north,
nnd nt her town houso witnesses queer dnuces. Ismail, nn Afrldl, be
comes his body servant nnd protector. Ho rescues somo of Ynsmlnl's
hlllmcn nnd tnkes them north with him, tricking the Itnngnr Into going
nhend. The Itnngnr deserts hlra nt n dnngerous time. Ho meets his
brotlier at All Masjld fort.
CHAPTER VIII -Continued.
Tho pneks wcro laid on tho ground,
and tho mules shook themselves, while
tho Jackals thnt haunt tho Khyber
came closer, to alt In a ring nnd
watch. King dug a flashlight out of
ono of tho packs, gnvo it to Ismail to
hold, Bat on tho other pack nnd began
to write on a memorandum pad. It
was a minute beforo ho could pcrsundo
Ismail that tho flashlight was harm
less, and another mlnuto beforo ho
could get him to hold it still. Then,
however, ho wroto swiftly.
In the Khyber, a mile below you.
Dear Old Man I would like to run In
and tea you, but circumstances don't
permit. Several people sent your 'their
regards by me. Herewith so two mules
.and their packs. Make- any use of tho
mules you like, but store the loads where
I can draw on them In case of need. I
would llko to have a talk with you beforo
taking the rather desperate stop I In
tend, but I don't want to bo Boon entering-
or leaving All Masjld. Can you come
down the pass without making your In
tention known? It Is growing misty now.
It ought to be easy. My mon will toll
you where I am and show you tho way.
Why not destroy this lottor?-Athclstan.
Ho folded tho noto nnd stuck a post
ago stamp on it in lieu of a scnl. Then
he examined tho packs with the aid of
the flashlight, sorted them and ordered
two. of tho mules reloaded.
"Yon three 1" ho ordered then. "Take
tho loaded mules Into All Masjld fort.
Take this chit, you Give it to the
ahlb In command there."
"To hear Is to obey 1" said the near
est man. They took tho mulcs"lcadlng
reins and beforo they had gono ten
paces were swallowed in tho mist that
had begun to flow southeastward. The
night grew still, except for tho whim
, pcrlng of Jackals,
w Ismail came nearer and squatted at
'King's feet Darya Khan camo closer
too. King had tied tho reins of tho
two horses and tho ono remaining
mule together In a knot and wus Bit
ting on tho pack. Solemn, almost
motionless, squatted on their hunkers,
they looked like two great vultures
watching an animal die.
i They sat In sllcnco for flvo minutes.
Then suddenly the two hlllmen shud
dered, although King did not bat .an
eyelid. Din burst Into being. A volley
ripped out of tho night and thundered
down the pass.
"How-uttI Hukkums dar?" came
the Insolent challenge half a minute
after It the proof positive that All
Mnsjld's guards neither slept nor were
afraid.
A weird wall answered tho chal
lenge, and there began a tossing to nnd
fro of words, that was preludo to a
shouted Invitation:
"Ud-vancc-frrrennen-orsss-worrul!"
English can bo as weirdly distorted
as wire, or any other supplo medium,
and native- levies advance distortion to
tho point of art; but tho langunge
sounds no less good In tho chilly gloom
of a Khyber night
Followed another wait, this time of
half an hour. Then a mnn's foot
steps a booted, leuthcr-hccled mun,
striding carelessly. Not far behind him
wbb the softer nolso of sandals. The
man began to whlstlo "Annlo Laurie."
"Charles? That you?" called King.
"Thut you, old man?"
A man In khaki stepped Into tho
moonlight. He was so nearly tho Im
ago of Athelstan King that Ismail nnd
Darya Khnn stood up nnd stared.
Athelstan strode to meet him. Their
walk was tho same. Anglo for angle,
line for line, they might have been ono
van and his shadow, except for three
quarters of an Inch of stature.
"Glad to see you, old man," said
Athelstan.
j "Sure, old chap l" said Charles; and
they shook bands.
"What's the despcrato proposal?"
caked the younger.
'Til tell you when we aro alone."
His brother nodded and stood a step
side. The three who bad taken the
, bote to the fort camo closer partly to
call attention to themselves, partly to
claim credit, partly becauso tho outer
alienee frightened them. They elbowed
Ismail and Darya Khan, and ono of
them received a savago blow In tho
'stomach by way of retort from Ismail.
Before that spark could sturt an ex
plosion Athelstan Interfered.
"Iomalll Take two men. Go down
tho pass out of earshot, and keep
watch I Como back when I whistle
thus hut nn ponner!"
Ho put fingers between his teeth and
blew until the night shrilled back at
hltn. Ismnll pelzcd the leather bag and
started to obey.
"Leave that bag. Leave It, I say!"
"But some man may steal It, sablb.
now shall a thief know there Is no
money In It?"
"Leave It and go I"
Ismail departed, grumbling, and
King turned on Darya Khnn.
"Tako tho remaining men nnd go up
the pass!" ho ordered. "Stand out of
earshot and keep watch. Come when
I whistle I"
"But this ono has a bellyache where
Ismnll smote him I Can a man with a
bellyache stand guard? His moaning
will betray both him and met" ob
jected "Lord of tho Rivers."
"Tako him and got" commanded
King.
"But"
King was careful now not to show
his bracelet. But thcro was something
In his eyo nnd in his attitude a
subtle, suggestive somcthlng-or-othcr
about him that was rather more con
vincing thnn a pistol or n stick. Darya
Khnn thrust his rl lie's end Into the hurt
man's stomach for encouragement and
started off In tho mist
"Como nnd ncho out of the sahibs'
sight 1" he snarled.
In a minute King and his brother
stood unseen, unheard In the shadow
by a patch of silver moonlight. Athel
stan sat down on the mule's pack.
"Well?" said the younger. "Tell me.
I shall have to hurry. You see I'm In
chnrgo back there. They Baw mo como
out, but I hope to teach 'cm a lesson
going back."
Athelstan nodded. "Good 1" he snld.
"I've a roving commission. I'm or
dered to enter Khlnjan enves."
Ills brother whistled. "Tall order!
"What's your plan?"
"Haven't one yet Know more
when I'm nearer Khlnjan. Yoa can
help no end."
"How? Namo It 1"
"I shall go In disguise. Nobody can
put tho stain on as well as you. But
tell mo something first Any news
of a holy wnr yet?"
His brother nodded. "Plenty of
talk about one to come," he said. "Wo
keep hearing of that lashkar that we
can't locate, under a mullah whose
name seems to change with tho day of
the week. And there aro everlasting
tales about, tho 'Heart of the Hills.' "
"No explanation of 'em?" Athelstan
asked him.
"None! Not a thing 1"
"D'you know of Yasmlnl?"
"Hifcrd of her, of course," said his
brother.
"Has sho como up tho pass?"
His brother laughed. "No, neither
she nor n coach nnd four."
"I have heard she's up tho pass
ahead of me," said Athelstan.
"She hasn't passed All Masjld l" said
his brother, and Athelstan nodded.
"Are tho Turks In tho show yet?"
asked Charles.
"Not yet But I know they're ex
pected in."
"You bet they'ro expected In l" Tho
young man grinned from ear to ear.
"They'ro working both tides under to
prepare the tribes for It They flatter
themselves they can set alight a holy
war that will put Tlmour Hang to
shnmc. You should hear my jczallchies
talk at night when they think I'm not
listening l"
"Tho Jeznllehles'll stand though,"
said Athelstan.
"Stnko my llfo on It I" said his
brother. "They'll stick to tho Inst man I"
"I can't tell you," said Athelstan,
"why wo'ro not attacking brother Turk
beforo he's ready. But my job Is to
help make the holy war seem unprofit
able to the tribes, so that they'll let
tho Turk down hard when ho calls on
'cm. Every day that I can point to
forts held strongly In tho Khyber Is a
day in my favor. Thero aro sure to
bo raids. In fact, the moro tho merrier,
provided they'ro spasmodic. Wo roust
keep 'era separated keep 'em swarm
ing too fast while I cow other seeds
among 'em."
His brother nodded. Sowing seeds
wns almost that family's hereditary
Job. Athelstan continued:
"Hang on to All Masjld llko a leech,
old muni Tho dny ono raldtng lash
kar guts command of tho Khybcr's
throat, tho othcrs'll nil billcve they'vo
won l Ins name. Nothlna'U stop 'cm!
Look out for traps. Smash 'cm on
sight. But don't follow up too far!"
"Sure," said Charles.
"Help mo with tho stain now, will
you?"
With his flashlight burning ns if its
battery provided current by tho week
Instead of by tho minute, Athelstan
dragged open tho mule's pnek and pro
duced n host of things. He propped a
mirror against tho pack and squatted
In front of It Then ho passed n lit
tle bottle to his brother, nnd Charles
attended to the chln-strnp mnrk that
would have betrayed him a British of
ficer In any light brighter than dusk.
In a few minutes his wholo face wns
(Inrkcncd to ono hue, and Charles
stepped back to look nt It.
"Won't need to wash yourself for a
month!" he snld. "Tho dirt won't
show l" Ho sniffed nt the bottle. "But
that stain won't come off if you do
wash never worry I You'll do finely."
"Not yet, I won't I" said Athelstan,
picking up a little safety razor and be
ginning on his mustache. In a mln
uto he had his upper Up bare. Then
his brother bent over him and rubbed
In stain whero tho scrubby mustache
had been.
After that Athelstan unlocked the
leather bag that had caused Ismail so
much concern and shook out from It a
pile of odds and ends at which his
brother nodded with perfect under
standing. The principal Item was a
piece of silk forty or fifty yards of
It that he proceeded to bind Into a
turban on his head, his brother lending
him a guiding, understanding Anger nt
every turn. When that was done, the
mnn who had said he looked in the
least like a British officer would havo
lied.
One after another he drew on native
garments, picking them from tho pile
beside him. So, by rapid stages he de
veloped Into n nntlve hakim by creed
a converted Hindu, like Rewa Gunga
ono of the men who practice yunnnl,
or modern medicine, without n license
nnd with a very great deal of added
superstition, trickery nnd guesswork.
"I wouldn't trust you with a ha'pen
ny!" announced his brother when he
had done. "The part to a T."
"Well tako these Into the fort for
me, will you?" His brothcrTcnught the
bundle of discarded European clothes
and tucked them under his arm. "Now,
remember, old man ! We've got to bold
tho Khyber, and wb can't do It by rid
ing pell-mell Into tho first trap set for.
us I Bo a coward, if that's tho name
you care to give It You needn't tell
mo you've got orders to hunt skirmish
ers to a standstill, becauso I know bet
ter." "How d'you know better?"
"Never mind ! I've been seconded to
your crowd. I'm your senior, and I'm
giving you orders. Hit hard when yoa
havo to, but for God's sake, old man,
ware traps I"
"All right," said his brother.
"Then good-by, old man I"
"Good-by, Athelstan 1"
They stood facing and shook bands.
Where had been a man and his reflec
tion In the mist, there now seemed to
be the same man and a native. Athel
stan King had changed his very na
ture with his clothes. Ho stood like a
native moved like one ; even his volco
was changed, as If like the actor who
dyed himself all over to act Othello
he could do nothing by halves.
"'By, Charles 1"
Officers In that forco aro not chosen
for their clumsiness, or Inability to
movo silently by night. His footsteps
died in the mist almost as quickly as
his shadow. Beforo he had been gono
a minute the pass wns silent as death
again, and though Athelstan listened
with trained ears, tho only sound ho
could detect was of a jackal cracking
n bono fifty or sixty yards away.
CHAPTER IX.
King repacked tho loads, putting
everything buck carefully Into tho big
leather envelopes and locking tho
empty handbag, after throwing In a
few stones for Ismail's benefit Then
ho went to sit In tho moonlight, with
his back to a great rock and waited
thero cross-legged to glvo his brother
tlnio to mako good a retreat through
tho mist When thcro was no more
doubt that his own men, nt all events,
had failed to detect tho lieutenant, bo
put two fingers In his mouth and
whistled.
Almost at onco ho heard sandals
como pattering from both directions.
As they emerged out of tho mist ho
sat client and still. It was Darya Khan
who camo first and stood gaping at
him, but Ismail was a very close sec
ond, and tho other three were only a
llttlo behind. For full two minutes
nfter tho man with the soro stomach
had come they all stood holding one
another's arms, astonished. Then
"Our sahib King sahib whero Is
he?" asked Ismail.
"Gone I"
Even King's voice was so completely
changed that men who had been reared
nmld mutual suspicion could not recog
nize it
"But thero aro his loads! Thcro Is
his mule!"
"Hero is his bag!" said Ismail,
pouncing on It, picking It up and shak
ing It. "It rattles not as formerly!
Thero Is moro In It than thero was!"
"His two horses and tho inulw aro
here," Bald Dnrya Khan.
"Did I say ho took them with him?"
asked the hakim, who sfit still with his
back to n rock. "Ho went becauso I
camo I Ho left mo hero In charge!
Should ho not leave tho wherewithal to
mnke one comfortable, since I must do
his work? Hah 1 What do I see? A
man bent nearly double? That means
a bellyache ! Who should have a belly
ache when I havo potions, lotions,
balms to heal nil Ills, mngtc charms
nnd talismans, big and llttlo pills nnd
at such n llttlo price I So small a
price! Show mo the belly and pny
your money! Forget not tho money,
for nothing Is free except air, water
and tho Word of God I I havo paid
money for water beforo now, and
whero Is tho mullah who will not take
n fee? Nay, only air costs nothing I
For a rupee, then for ono rupee I
will heal the soro belly and forget to
he ashamed for taking such a llttlo
fee!"
"Whither went the sahib? Nay
show us proof I" objected Darya Khan ;
and Ismail stood back a pneo to scratch
his flowing beard and think.
"The sahib left this with mel" said
King, nnd held up his wrist The gold
bracelet Bewa Gunga had glvu him
gleamed In the pale moonlight.
"May God be with thee I" boomed all
five men together.
King jumped to his feet so sudden
ly that all flvo gave way In front of
him, and Darya Khan brought his rifle
to tho port.
"Hast thou never seen me before?"
he demanded, seizing Ismail by the
shoulders and staring straight into his
eyes.
"Nay, I never saw thee !"
"Look again I"
He turned his head, to show his face
In profile.
"Nay, I never saw thee!"
"Thou, then I Thou with the belly!
Thou I Thou!"
They all denied ever hnvlng seen
him.
So ho stepped back until the moon
shone full In his face and pulled off
his turban, changing his expression at
the same time.
"Now look I"
"Ma'uzblllah I (May God protect
us!)"
"Now ye know me?"
"ncc-yee-yee 1" yelled Ismail, hug
ging himself by tho elbows nnd begin
ning to dance from side to side. "Hce-yce-yeel
What said I? Said I not so?
Said I not this Is a different man?
Said I not this is a good one a man
of unexpected things? Snld I not there
was magic In tho leather bag? I
shook It often nnd tho magic grew!
ncc-yee-yee! Look at him! See such
cunning! Feel him! Smell of him I
He Is n good one good I"
Three of tho others stood and
grinned, now that their first shock of
surprise had died away. The fourth
man poked among the packs. There
was little to see except gleaming
teeth and the white of eyes, set In
hairy faces In the mist But Ismail
danced all by himself among the stones
of Khyber road and he looked llko a
bearded ghoul out for an airing.
"Hee-yee-yeo I Sho smelt out a good
one! Hec-yee-yee! This Is a man
1
In a Few Minutes His Whole Face Wat
Darkened to One Hue, and Charles
Stepped Back to Look at It
after my heart! Hee-yee-yee! God
preserve me to see the end of this I
This ono will show sport I Oh-yee-yee-ycol"
King watched tho faces of the other
four men. He saw them slowly waken
to understanding of what Ismail meant
by "worker of spells" and '"magic In
tho bag" and knew that ho had oven
greater hold on them now than Yas
mlnl's bracelet gave him.
"Ma'uzblllah 1" they murmured as Is
mail's meaning dawned and they recog
nized n magician In their midst "May
God prefect us I"
"May God protect mel I have need
of It!" said King. "What shall my
new namo be? Give ye mo n name!
Khan Is a tltlo of respect Since I
wish for respect, I will call myself
Khan. Namo mo a vlllngc tho first
name you can think of quick 1"
"Kurram," said Ismail, at a hazard.
"Kurram Is good. Kurram I ami
Kurram Khan Is my nntno hencefor
ward i Kurram Khan the dakltarl"
"But where Is the Bahlb who came
from the fort to talk?" asked the muu
whose stomach ached yet from Ismail
and Darya Khan's attentions to It
"Gone 1" announced King. "Ho went
with the other one 1"
"Went whither? Did any see him
go?"
"Is that thy affair?" asked King, nnd
tho man collapsed. It Is not considered
wise to the north of Jnmrud to argue
with n wizard, or even with a man who
only claims to bo one. This wns n
mnn who hnd changed his very nature
almost under their eyes.
"Even his other clothes have gone 1"
murmured one man, he who had poked
about among the packs.
"And now, Ismail, Darya Khan, ye
two dunderheads I ye bellies without
brains! when was thero ever a dak!
tar a hakim, who had not two assist
ants at the least? Have ye never seen,
ye bllnder-than-bats how ono man
holds a patient while his bolls nre
lanced, and yet another, makes the hot
Iron ready?"
"Aye! Ayol"
They had both seen that often.
"Then, what aro ye?"
They gaped at him. Were they to
work wonders too? Were they to be
part and parcel of the miracle? Watch
ing them, King saw understanding
dawn behind Ismail's eyes and knew
he was winning more thnn a mere ad
mirer. He knew It might be days yet
might be weeks before the truth was
out, "but it seemed to him that Ismail
wns nt heart his friend. And there
aro no friendships stronger thnn those
formed in the Khyber and beyond no
more loyal partnerships. The 'Hills'
nre the homo of contrasts, of blood
feuds that last until the last-but-one
man dies, and of friendships that no
crime or need or slander can efface. If
the feuds are to be avoided like the
devil, tho friendships are worth hav
ing. "There Is another thing ye might
do," he suggested, "if ye two grown
men are afraid to see a boll silt open.
Always there aro timid patients who
hang back and refuse to drink tho
medicines. Thcro should be one or
two among the crowd who will como
forward and swallow the draughts
eagerly, In proof that no harm results.
Bo ye two thcyl"
Ismail spat savagely.
"Nay! Blsmlllahl Nay, nay! I
will hold them who have boils, sitting
firmly on their bellies so or between
their shoulders thus when the bolls
are behind 1 Nay, I will drink no
draughts! I am a man, not a cess
pool I"
"And I will study how to heat hot
Irons 1" said Darya Khan, with grim
conviction. "It Is likely that, having
worked for a blacksmith once, I may
learn quickly I Phaughgbgh! I have
tasted medaceen I I havo drunk Apsln
saats (Epsom salts)."
He spat, too, In a very fury of remi
niscence. "Good l" said King. "Henceforward,
then, I am Kurram Khan, the dakltar,
and yo two are my assistants, Ismail to
hold the men with bolls, and Darya
Khan to heat the Irons both of ye to
bo my men nnd support me with
words when need bel"
"Aye!" said Ismail, quick to. think
of details, "and these others shall be
tho tasters I"
"Wo will not drink tho medicines!"
announced tho man who had a stom
ach uche. "Nay, nny!"
But Ismail hit him with tho back of
his hand In tho stomach again and
danced away, hugging himself nnd
shouting "nee-yce-yce I" until tho
Jackals Joined him In discontented
chorus and tho Khyber pass becamo
full of weird howling. Then suddenly
tho old Afrldl thought of something
clso and camo back to thrust his faco
close1 to icing's.
"Why bo a Rangar? Why bo a Raj
put, sahib? Sho loves us hlllmen bet
ter I"
"Do I look llko a hlllman of the
'Hills'?" aske'd King.
"Nay, not now. But he who can work
one miracle can work another. Change
thy skin onco more and bo a true
Hlllman I"
"Aye I" King laughed. "And fall heir
to a blood-feud with every second man
I chance upon 1 Better bo a converted
Hindu and be despised by somo than
have cousins In tho 'Hills' 1 Is that
clear, thou oaf I"
"Aye I Tbon art more cunning than
any man I ever met I"
The great Afrldl began to rub the
tips of his fingers through his straggly
heard In a way that might mean any-thlng.-and
King seemed to druw con
siderable satisfaction from It, as If It
wcro a sign language that Just then ho
needed a friend, and ho certainly did
not proyoso to refuse such a useful
one.
"And," he added, w if It were an
uftcrthought, Instead of his chief rea
son, "if her spccinl man Rcwn Gunga
Is a Rangar, and Is known ns a Ran
gar throughout the 'Hills,' shall I not
tho moro likely win favor by being a
Hangar too? If I wear her bracelet
nnd nt tho samo time am a Rangar,
who will not trust me?"
"True I" agreed Ismail. "Truo! Thou
nrt a maglclnn 1"
But the moon wns getting low and
Khyber would bo dark again In half an
hour, for the great crags In tho dls-
"Kurram Kahn Is My Name Hencefor
ward 1 Kurram Khan the Dakltarl"
tnnco to either hand shut off more
light than do the Khyber walls. The
mist, too, was growing bicker. It was
time to make a move.
King rose. "Pack the mulo and bring
my horse!" he ordered and they hur
ried to obey with alacrity born of new
respect, Dnrya Khan attending to the
trimming of the mule's load In person
instead of snarling at another man. It
was a very different little escort from
the one that had come thus far. Like
King himself, It had changed Its very
nature In fifteen minutes!
They' brought the horse and King
laughed at them, calling them Idiots
men without eyes.
"I am Kurram Khan, the dakltar, but
who in the 'Hills' would believe It?
Look now look yo and tell me what Is
wrong?"
He pointed to the horse, and they
stood In a row nnd stared.
"Tho saddle?" Ismail suggested. "It
Is a government urrflcer's saddle."
"Stolen 1" said King, and they
nodded. "Stolen along with the horse 1"
"Aye I"
"Shorten those stirrups, then, six
holes at the least I Men will laugh at
me If I rldo like a British arrflcerl"
"Aye I" said Ismail, hurrying to obey.
"Now," he said, gathering the reins
and swinging into the saddle, "whe
knows the way to Khlnjan?"
"Which of ns does not?"
"Ye all know It? Then ye all are
border thieves and worse! No honest
man knows that road I Lead on, Darya
Khan, thou Lord of Rivers I Forward
march I"
So Darya Khan led the way with his
rifle, and King's face glowed in ci
rcttellght not very far behind him as
ho legged his horse up tho narrow
track that led northward out of the
Khyber bed. It would be a long time
before ho would dare smoke a cigar
again, and his supply of cigarettes was
destined to dwindle down to nothing
beforo that day. But he did not seem
to mind.
"Cheloh I" he called. "Forward, men
of tho mountains 1 Kuch dar nahin
hal I"
"Thy mother and tho spirit of a fight
wero one I" sworo Ismail just In front
of him, stepping out llko n boy going
to n picnic. "Sho will lovo thee 1 Allah I
Sho will lovo thee! Allah 1 Allah!"
Tho thought seemed to appal him.
For hours after that he climbed ahead
In silence.
Comes the big adventure for
King he arrives at the entrance
to Klnjan caves and learns he
must prove he has slain an Eng
lishman before the guard will
admit him.
(TO I3B CONTINUED.)
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nausTorm insurance in ucrmany. tj
uausiorm insurance in more exten
sively carried on In Germany than In
any other country. During the last
45 years the German hall Insurance
companies havo collected the enormous
sura of 1,144,709,000 marks (mark
23.8 cents), In premiums, and have
paid out 002,420,000 marks in indemni
ties. During tho year 1016 the com
panies realized a profit of 7,000,075
marks, which was much In excess of
their average earnings, and tho busi
ness of the year showed an Increaso
in insured values of 404,000,000 marks
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