"Wassmuss said the escort must consist of three hundred Kurds or he will not pay." "The payment shall be arranged between me and thee!" said Ranjoor Singh.

"You shall have all the gold of this next convoy, if you will ride back to Wassmuss and agree that you and your men shall be the escort to Afghanistan." "Who shall guard this pass if I ride back ?" the Kurd asked.
"I!" said Ranjoor Singh.

"I and my men will wait here for the gold.
Leave me a few of your men to be guides and to keep peace between us and other Kurds among these mountains.

Ride and tell Wassmuss that the gold will not come for another thirty days." "He will not believe," said the Kurd.
"I will give you a letter," said Ranjoor Singh.
"He will not believe the letter," said the Kurd.
"What is that to thee, whether he believes it or not ?" said Ranjoor Singh.

"At least he will believe that Turks brought you the letter, and that you took it to him in good faith.