Hookum Hai Author:Talbot Mundy Maybe it's true," he muttered, "and maybe it's all lies; there's no knowing. Maybe India's going to run blood, as these fakirs seem to think, and maybe it isn't. There'll be more blood shed than mine in that case! `Hookum hai'--`It is orders,' heh ? Well--there's more than one sort of `Hookum hai!' I've got my orders too!