me TWiC£-A-WEEK. OiSPATCH, WEONESUAV, DEC 29, 1914.
PAfcK THREE
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SYNOPSIS.
Eudor& i» l«£t ah orphan ai an
«4:6. Her fftlher is JklUed. in a gold
an.i the Xonune £rom tiie mixx^
wbicli crows to be wvrih $^).000.000, are
ItCi in. th« gu;ird{ac£hip ot Pra.'>c Keen«,
Zadora'je aioUi;r‘s broth.er. Zudara, glv^
in£ promise of gr«»t beauty, rcachea tiie
vf eighteen. The .uncl‘>. wbo haa set
up S3.S a liiudu myatic and iM
kaowc as iiassam A)i. deci3es that Zu-
dora muiat die tcfure fihe can bave a
ciiance -to c^rR«; irvCo possession .of her
money, eo that it may be left to him/the
next of i(iii. Ha.ssain Aii »ftes aa obstacle
to bin jicbcnie iji the p:erson of John
Storm, a yoUng lawyer, - for whom Zu-
dora ijias taked a fancy, and JEie com-
the sir! to put the naan out. ot her
mind. Zudora insists th&t if she
m^^ty Stoi’m she .wi'a jnarry ng one.
“Well, well.*' *a>‘8 Jlaajsaia All. ‘if you
take such a 5tanU I’]l compromise. Solve
my next twenty cai>^ and-you can marry
hits; fail in a siii^Je case and you rouse
renounce bitii."
Zudora, utiing the know'hsdge gained
from years of ;a^oeAtlon 'K*ith her uncle,
uhraveis a. baffling mystery and wins her
first cds^a. case jn wljich John Storm
saved from being: convicted of u murder
lDstig;ited by Hassam All himseif.
Zudora and Hassain Aii visit Kabok
S^jjLn's house, where sleep overcomes ev
ery one whenever Nabolt aitt*ii^pi§ to mar
ry a prii>cess:. Storm, seeiiirig Zudotra, ia
made a pr^^•o»e^. liudota foils Kabok
Siian. restores the princess to her original
■«^ver and sav‘.s Sioi-rn from death.
Vj A. maker of Oiiiroonds tells llassun>. Ali
his secret, Siorm informs Zudora that
hia li/e is attenipteJ fi^eguently.
Stbriu su^pw-is Hassani Ali. Stoim is
arrested for sieaiin^ the diainori'J rnaker’sj
ijehi.'-'. but /iudora discovers the real
thieves—a iwir oJ mice.
«acc d month iiud tuukluj; Uoiiduy vis
its wiioneytr tbere wus >i»i>ortuaity*
Ue liad SHJt ebeclis Ijouji*, but
invariably these hud bt.n*>} vt*turuud.
TUe.v tilcl not need the mont*y; t boy liad
0Uv‘U}i?i fur LLh^ir sinipie waiits, aud
wiiifjj tlie.v died ill) h:nJ woiUd be
his.
His • liiolbor iKid wriiion iliat ao
tiiarnuuj,' iuys|l‘ry had coiifrouted
ihfiij. oji‘ that promised to decimato
Ibc liojjry sej'viLors on tUe various
l!ur!bi> auti cs^tateA. And just uow, when
uli the t.TOi/8 vv'ore rii>e, it meant rulu
for It ^Teiit luay.v Tviiose soie inoomc
WU3 derived fi'om tlieir crops.
The ueicroes were not they
were iieeiug. This mystery was no
iUlo ijo idle rumor. It was a
liviiitf fact, vbilbJie to the eye. She
iiud lu*r iiuslKJiid had seen the thing
tfiomst'ive??, and they wf»re uortiiaf
iuij;dcl ppopir. .
Something must be done s^oou or
ihore would jiut l»e a servant left in
ttie oouuty.
The' hiJl back of the . i^turm phu‘e
v.'iifj liaunted. Xiijht after niglit, against
the side of the bil!t there appeared the
jieroio siieleton of a human li;ind with
;i black.sj>ot in the center of tile paiiii.
a-s if it bad been made by an enor-
1150US buHet..
Xo one c«i)hl get ciose Lo u-.. lU'
v«TriabJj’ h vaii?sij/?d at {lie approach
of any living- being. T!iis ghastly
CHAPTER IV.
The Secret of the Hdunted
PI-IlJliArs u montii elapsed with
out any pUiszliuf' ease coming
uuder ilassam Ali's uoti^o. Zu
dora and J>torm had their meet
ings, always previousJj- arranired by
the carrier pig?onss, about wlJkh IIa&.-
sam ifikU prcfeudctl to Ubow rioihiu;?.
Jiesidest, ho wa:i bui^y with liujuerous
clients wlio wanted to iinoNv about
tbeir busiue-ss inve.stme?nts, thcir own
futures abi somebody gKsc's past.
And he continued to hciiid his pyra-1
mids of phantom ^old.
The one; midtake he had made was to '
acqui^int Zudora with the knowledgi*
of her imwcasf* furttina.
^ The trystces had alwuyi? adt!re.sspd
their letters to him, and it would have ;
been an easy matter to have kept her
iu ignorance. But. crii as he was'
bjmself, Jie had a profound respect for :
Zudora s word. She bad glyen It, and |
there was three years’ grace. !
If !n that period of t!mc be coiKd .
liot rid klmselt ot tlinf miKldiin^ at
rfomcy he would tuar down the black
velvet curtains with Ills ovrn hands
and make n bonfire of them, i
Storm bad Bi'ffetl Zudora a Simm
times to marry him secretly, bat she
stcadfasU.v refuspil to accede to hSs
wishes.
Of wbat use to iis.irry If (bey niitld
not have a home of their own? j
Of what use to burden themselves
with a secret which woHid intcrfen*
with their pursuits and bang thronten-,
m
Hastteam AH and Jimmy Bolton.
tiling waxeii und waned, something
I
^Jngly over their lieads?
More than that, sl*e rea.soned, her
friends would alwayis look iisknuce nt
her Jf, after si>nie months, it became
known tiiat she was married and was
not livlnp; openly with hor husband.
No; she had frlven her won?, and she
would not hrenk It. Si^o John t?iirren*
Zudora.
dered gracefully. But he was aiwayi
fecrfing that mysterious cloud which
busig lowering over them both.
.Many a eight while nionft he tried to
0guro out the basic cause for llassam
AU’a attitude. Soni® day. whec worlr
easied up a bit, he determini'd to go
back over Haasam Ali*s past with all
tihe searching icqairy of a first class
lawyer.
There was somethiiig more than
j mere physical antagonism. lie never.
confessed this belief io Zudora. how-,
eFer. '
It did not look quito fair to her to
put doubts into her heart ■when he bad
lathing back of these doubts but in-
Janet
But there was no getting around the
plain fact that he feared Hass&m All-
feared him for Zodora's sake.
One day StoJ*m received a letter Jrom
fcis mother, and the contents firat
fttDUSed, then alarmed him. Fils par*
cuts were well to do country folk in
tbe south. Their forbears had been
soatjt^uera of wealth and position up
to i^mtaes. I
‘ ce by piece the fine double inheri-
bad vanishf^l, and at the time of
4’8 birth they bcvd sunk from af*.
euc. to the ordinary con^forts Of .if. ^
ere had been enough Konej- .0 seud
our hnHi“ i" : “I-ft ” 8«1S AU
ttio la life. hnma having ulentcd this barb of doubt
**e was a #ood wn, writing home " • •
sifter the Jjianner of tl)c coal of a
man's pipe.
Of course it wa.>i plain trickery, but
cum f*ou1d not impjoss tlie excitable
uegn» mind with this fact, and, more
tbitu this, there were many white peo
ple wii> ivore quite as.s-urod that this
.skeietoii hand presaged the of
the end «f the world. |
SoiuctUmff must \hi done at on« c. j
WouUi her dear son ‘ome imz«eiiately
sum! if Ue could pnt thin mystery
wWero Si lH?lonKed? He wired back
lhat lit- w«mld.
Of ’iurm» thi?re nvrs no doubt in
IiIh nihid that »ome one was playing! a
l«ractSc:il joke of a grewsoiue sent, but
lie also n‘n]l/.cd thnt It ml;rht turn fnti
n KcrioHN .‘ifTalr If it wa.s pcrmifted to
t ordibue.
l!e lau}rhi*d lU om* moment and
s\\ ore at the next. Why tlie iu»n>ctra*
fop» of the joke had «electel (he bill
liHck of the Biorm fjlnce fset liliu ihink
iu« deeply.
He deekiod to se home ajyi lay llu*
• :-'hoht, a» the Piiylriff goe.-^. rie fmrktnl
up, sent a letter to Zudor^i and left
Uiv.'n.
When Zudora received the letter siu*
wfls sreatiy perturbed. It sccaicd to
her thar what appeart'd a; i\ hit of
course foolery might have as its base
.‘iiHiu'MiiiJ’j serious ropJrdiis^ the wel
fare of her lore and his ih'ifplo. Rather
dlflUlcjitly siie sought Has^am AlVa ad
vice.
Her uiicle sJiruggcd. “Sonte country
burapkJn Is playinir n joke on the mon*
sim{di» ndndei]. Go and solve it If you
wish, only you'll liave your trouble for
your pains.*
“Hut do yon aec|Huit for the
liand'r"
“Trickery, pure and t5in\ple; phos-
jjboies’ence mayhap- The ne.nro mhid
—af least svuithern no!^ro—is full of
k!nKs, Mke his imir. He wiU take U
as fl sfjxn thiit the world is cemiuj: to
an end."
i “Sonu? negroes have ahvr.dy de.?ert- r
; ed. U looks to me someUilng more
' than an Idle .lest**
Uuss;iui All gave her a quick, shrewd
glance. FTe v*oiMlert\l wbat was erofiu;
on in the /firl's mind. Had she any
suspicions? It was Inherent for her to
speak the truth.
“Hare you intimated to Storm of tJu*
goldV” ho asked.
rul«er sioriifully. have
given ' >• You ought to know
fhnt i never break !t.**
"‘Rut ('fien regret ffivSng It?*' i
i ‘Torbaii.;.*'
; “V\‘*ll. my advke is. staj* home.
' There Is no rea.s-on why you should
take any risks om account of Storm’s
people.”
■*Vou said It was protvibjy a bi;mp*
kia*a jo&e.'”
••Yds. but the ue^J^s cannot be
I trusted in a case where iheir imagina
tion may get the better of their cora-
moD senses Better wait until you bear
from this fi>ol of a Jorer of yours.*’
"1 am bett**r nhle to judge John
Stonn I half you." coldly. '*He is not a
fooT
**21oify-ioity! Hasn’t i» eeer occurs-eil
to you that storm is yonnii;. alone and
built like mosfyounK men?'*
•^What do you mean by that?'*
R«ji he rold you everyihiug about
turned on hU heel and retired to bis
den, ratlicr well satisfied with ^iimself.
l?iit Zudora*3 iove was Jiive a j^liieldL
Tbo barb bounded.off barmiessly. Jobn
Storm w:j.s ;i '.:U*an man in tbou.t'ht and
in iLrV. .Slio Ji:ut not passed through
tlJH jKH-'Uliar Si Uo«jlini; at hers without
Ueiij^ ablvf to. read betwi^eu the lines.
\va. absolutely. certiiin-that love
roald not bliHd hor to auy defects io
John. All iiassam All accomplished by
his junuiiido was to enlarge tl'.at
Tjinol(i>i-iui? suspicion svhieh was ever
in iier heart.
■ A gO'xl many of us are nearsighted
lueutally. it is easit^r to judge things
iu tile distance than close at hand.
A\'bJle rJje- w’eneral world knew ibaf
Ua.xsiiui .\I5 was a miser, Zudora wa*
tjniU* iji'uorant of. the' fact. Had she
Jetiniiely known of his inordinate iovu
ot ffoifi, ber .'iubsj'ipjt'jit 4aiserie.s jaip'Ijt
]iav* l»eoj) avoided to some cxb*nt.
Storm weiit south immedinttily. TIu*
home was j=iniple and i-onjfortabl*.
• Tbi're wen-, tv.'o or iiin-e biis of an-
ticpie furniiurt^ whit-h had been saved
tlie vrre‘--li. It n'i5>> ui.v:lit wbeii -bf
rrn-'Cfd. Tilt* ountry r.aiKva.y iunU>n
b:id. with Us usnai.ttoud»‘.scn]/t crowti
of idJers, v.Unessed' liis iirrival, and
tlK* hews fttivuU'd ipiiclily. Hk: re^'et-
red that be luid not cotne .'i?«'it’»fy mht
jiom* !ii>out his invesii.uMlioMs uiiob
servt'd. Uut. tbi* daiaa*.;e was il«»iie and
iu'oved ’onfli2sivety th:-.{ lie \':ss not
-nt out foi‘ n dv^iccjivo.
He was >n‘t:t‘ted fondly by his par-
«>nls. ;iiid they rept-alfd with elaSiora-
iions wliat bad bi'{‘u rocou:itel to biiii
in tiio Ictk-r. It wa.s.lowi:Hghf .seri.ai.-^;.
no. iauAhiag matter. The liel[) were dc
. hirinif that the mystic hand was tin*
warjiing of tiie world's ‘nl. .\’ot a few
of ibe jwonr ciass of v.iutt; ft^lk wer«‘
acceptinj? the hoax as a serious aiTair.
Some of ihi* negroes were oven tiolug
so far as to knoet doWii tv» the lianl
(from Li safe disiancej uik! int00(‘
prayers.
’•Humphl ’ muttered Storm. "I waut
.a good look at this thing. And some
oue is going to get a rattliag good
kicking before I go back to town. Why
the dickens should they pick ou; our
hill for cheir iomfoolcryT’
"Father says U's because some one
has a grudge against ttie faniily,’' said
his mother.
“An imaginary grievance/’ she added.
“Who could possibly have a grudge
against you two, who have done every
thing to make life decently worth
while to the help‘d’'
’’You never van tell,” said old Mr.
Storm, digging into his pocket for
pipe.
“What time does it generally ap-
pearV”
“Oh. any time between suudown and
midnight.’*
"All right, rn take a sliotgun and
go hunting for Mr. Ghost this very
night,’* .Storm declared wrathfully.
Rut he wast{>d his time. A.*so the
niglit following nothing came of his
vigil. The third night ho was cfllled
to the door 5u time to sc»e the Imnd
lllcker for a momejit and then vanish
He rushed toward the hill, but found
nothing, lie began to gro •' very
angry, llfi admiCted, the littlo time hr
saw it. i}»at if w.is grew.'^omi* enough.
It was eij'ht or ten feet h> hci^^ht, with
a shadow in the palm like au embed-
dHl bulfs'l. ftubconsciousJy he seemed .
to reci>gniz«' something va^^nefy famil'
lar about tlu* shape of the bnud.
He did not go Into the village, but
prowbMl arotMid in the vicinity where
the hand appeared njost freiiuentjy
'Ihcn' was no evidence of phoHphor
tscem'e. no footprints «*xcept those
made by tlie nogn>e.s some two or
three iiundn^l yards ijelovy {he hill,
.rohn was j>u7.zlel and irritated at tiie
sjime timc: This .i»K*e was being per
petniled by some one wlu> had brains.
^feanwiilU? the crops iay nngalhercil
;!3k1 wj*re beginning to rot in the lields.
?Jr?niething must be done in a hurry,
else he would be compeneil t(» fii‘nt! to
the ‘ity for erni^rmnts. wijo wiiuhl
doubtless take to their heels afhT tUi*
.*;jme manner as the ategroe.s, So »«•
telegraphed for Zudora, j
.\nd Zudora came.
The Storm family bad heard about
h«r. you mny !)e assured. Unt until
ftorli, but 1 iiaven’t gained an inch. 1
admit that I am txjtajiy at sea. /‘ve
.' et'U ibe tbiij;r once a.t a great distance,
;u»d i l;ja't wonder tliut the natives are
liiking f.:r «.i!»fr p:iri>/‘
'iiav‘ oM aijy -'{d ciJi«e i-nemiesV’’
.J)e ri.siij-d
"i iouie I’-M'k e or tvvb'e a year
for a day or two. i seldom go into the
'•ilJaii'e. rc«> be(*n in Xe\r Vork for
jje^jriy f*jurteen years and baye quite
torgoiten' bow the neigbbtas b)Ok.
ilow. ih»' deure' « on}d i. have any ene-
•■J njenij your faiher. iie may Ixave
ilisidiarged sjHue oiie who aims^ t*t bar
ing re'.vngt*.'* .she sugges'.el.
■‘Tlit'iv b.'sn't iK^eu any c«m* disefearg-
»‘d froni this pUiec* sinee j was a kid.
and you cun iake it from that the
rhap who is playing this game iias a
brain betKT educated tha>J the run of
belp hereabouts.*'
"I a»u going to inake some iuycstiga-
?ion.s. and .\>;u laust U*t riie go my owa
c»'ay, .N\/ iMi'giny after /ae when 1
. want to 20 int.; lh; village. .Some .one
in tije village- will linow what is going
on. .N*o 0‘ie wonUl tfjme from tiie out
bid*.* to {day n garnelike thi.s.’*
'*.\n right. If any one -an g-tto the
boiiom Iff this muddle ii will be your
JoVfly- self, iiood lucli. heart!'*
Thrt'r or tour drj.v.s' p.-i.sv;d. Zudor;i
vv. Ill nbour iuT work KyKtoiuatl'any.
Oiu? day s.iif !i; on a bit »;f uew.s
lhat sraitM‘1 i:cr •'rur'r.nd!y. It was of
li :i i-hiii-.icicr tMai .sj-c d.'srod nor
imj'.iri tills !;i‘V/s ti> Jobjj. :.'e must bi-
kept ii\ lot: I iL'iiofan'v. Th(» tirain that
iiJUi insiis^aiv'd (his retsiJy eri'niiri.:! juk«'
vva.'j ill Xt %'-• Vork. )i w.is i\j‘ tool ol
Tids ruhbiuy brain she iiiiit bring lo
light ancl eu>ir;i>ioii. Il» r lin* i*.*! . How
(he nn.'M fuift'tl Jolui. to (•lay iespl
'•able a j(“'J « :ion Ids pe»j*Je! The »M
suspicions n-:urni'd. vtrongi'r than ev.-r
Shi- v-'HS gr.owiijg n bit afndd of th:s
jfUeK* of hers; wa-^: l.-eginidug to Vit
di-rs.tand that JSrsli nnd Moud did tioi
always foiiiit. I'.ut whyV Why shouu!
lie wish to harm John Storm? it was
an unanswMable Slie reaj-
izwl that frmn in)w on slu‘ ruu.st b»‘ oti
her guard. Ib’r uncle nmst ijever learn
that she 'nt'r«ainoiI fin* |**:ist sus
picioD.
That night they ali n-' cived a shofk.
The baud j*ndden!y ai»peart*il on tlji‘
side of tile hotisi*. and evea as they
rushed out to look at ir it slowly faded
Zudora threw a quick. eireUug glawco.
Oi*der without capitai. At any rate bft
wita deter^jiined to put the matter bold'
iy Co lla.'^sam Ali.
.4.nu'd was not going to admit inm at
iissi. urdiTs were onUrs. ilut when
fJecjiiri.-d tbat be W:>uid come
back I’.ilh a po!icem:in .\a:ed e(»uciul-
.»d ty :o‘ffpt the lessfi- of two evils.
Storin found hi'iiself iii the fumiiiar
dry wing , roonj. Zudora seemel every-
\Ybei*e-'in the ai iangt-meut.of the fiow-
t;rs, tile pictures, tiie mnsic rack.
“AVeiJ. sir.” .said ..*{ 'oiid \oIce from
bi-bind. ‘‘Jus i« an honor forr-ed upon
the slightest uesitiuiey stie sought Itbft
fhark, kno^ki'd intrej'idJy and sud-
lit.Mil;. draggled in abfi seeiireiy bouu^
In iJ-e dini light she ‘ ould ’^ee that Bol-
i"j. ‘.va^. n*>t unti»«i' i^ d ‘a ith insanity.
Si'-nt; Jiu.'i not to follow,
jr.:- .-lie never WfJd ««iii ai night witU-
o'.;j hi.s beh:;: som.;Where near. Lie to^
Iiad si-('n Ibe tiashtng t^y**. A brief
tal)ii>aii of y.mlora .s»rugglinir in the
doorway was enough, lie was nearly
as mad as j>ior .Jiujuiy 5{oUun.
u;-ed ihe feJiow roughly and left Iiiia-
exb:n/sr«*ii ;i;id tljor"tJghly cowed iu H
corner and then lii»ei’ated Ziidora.
In.tbr'auii' of the shavk was.a giaut
;slery>piici>j:, «*:jpaf)lt* nf ihr^»wing a
r.ay a Jiions;U‘iJ .vard.s or
oiore.. The ptatf pri>j.?*ivd was really
?«n X ray exposure of liolmn’s liiiud.
.loJm f.Iii’oareni'd and »‘ajJed and eveji
•/JTw'ed njo/;e.v lo JJ^j'irojj. if be would
*'Onfess who bad. set Idiu up to this
J.riok. .Jimmy refn.sed to divulge
his .svret. tie fj*ared tin* threats of
IJ.'j.ss.'/nj.Ali f;ir n)ort» than the threats
of brs'Victiuj. . '
A wf*ek later the crops were being
iiarveiiU'ii. and Zudora and Joim re-
t'lr/iv'i jt> the city, eacb^secretiy w'on-
•i.t'fij]--' wijat thf UfXt ordeal would bold
iv,r tlJci'L
i ro liK CONTIM KU.]
fhft Skeleton Hand Appe%rect on the
Side of the Hilb |
sbe appeared in the flesh they had ea
tertalnei some doubts about this niece
af a man whose business they held in
supreme contempt. They fell in love
with her at once, rather shamefacedly
when up to that moment they had
been quite poaitire that she imd iaid a
RJren’a tmp for their boy.
Old man Storm pondered a good deal
!t did not seem passible that thin slen
der^ haadsome. dark eyed girl waa ft
jetcc'tive. It did not match up wltb
the tales he had read in books. She
was juat like any other girl, nothing
aiyKJerieiMi whatever.
•*U’h reai'y «erlous, Zudora,’* aaid
Jobo^ “I’ve tried ray hand at detective
The Old Man Accused Her^ but John
Intervened.
l»ut thi'rc was *.io spot of light iu the
dlHtame to roulirm her Ruspiclons that
a “magic iantern * was b?ifig foi usod
against the side 'f the bo«-e. The n*
suit of this visitation was the sbml ex
odus of thi* lielp, with Clie exception of
tbt* hoa.‘‘(*nraW and the i»oy who dJil
rhor*‘s nb«iui ibi* h'tuse. The mattiT
lia.d l»een fully oxplalnvd to these two.
None the less ttu?y were badly fright
oned.
When the iipivtral band appeared th*‘
next niglit old man Sfj>rm seized his
shotgun and starteil out with Mood in
Ids eye. The r(?.sult «»f bSs rage and ex*
:’ivement was a badly lacerated arm for
the housemaid. The old ni:in accused
her. but .lohn Jnfervened. 'I'lie poorgirl
bad only Iseea curitms to s-.-e liow near
she could gi‘l to tlie specter. She was
fortunate to l‘,ave Oseai>ed with Iier
Jife.
I.^iter John l.*egau to show preoceu-
paiioii. and when questioned by Zu-
dora be admitted that th«“re had been
aa epL°ode af his jounger days that he
had all but forgotten. The dark spot
in the palm of the hand had finally
brought back the scene vividly.
“I u.^ed to come bome dtirins- college
days to iiuu? a little. There*s quail
and partridge galore in Xoveniber. 1
used to take young .nmray HoUon
along to carry the game. ll«* was only
a kid. Well, to make a h»ng story
short. ! was careless in liandling the
gun, and some of the charge went Into
lioUon’s h.'iiMl. The best Ibing ue can
do. ihen. is to locate him. lie wasn’t
always QUJte right in the upper stor.v. ■
l^ut how the dickens he should e^>me to
ihink up such a hoax and .spring it,
after a!l these years gets me.*' I
Zudont s:nid nothins:. There was
nothing for her to say.
“So we*ll take a look into Jimmy’s af
fairs,*’ concluded John.
But Jimmy bad not been seen by any
Da« for several weeks. The spec*ter !
luddenly ceased operations. K week
pas.sed, and both Storm aad 2udora
'.‘OBclwded to return to town, but to I
return secretly the first time the hand
made itti appearance again. I
Oddly enough Sitorm also bad vague
sospicio&s ]^g:ardiQg tbe brahi behind
BoUon, but, perhaps foolishly, he re-
fratned from confiding to Zudora. lie
had become reasoaablj sure that Has-
aam All was sojssewbere in tbe back- •
gronnd. Jimmy Boston w;js incapable '
af perpetrating a hoax of this peculiar t
He Suddenly Drew Back His Hand» hut
Storm Was Too Quisk For Him.
me. I ljav* lorbidtien you ihc iajspifal-
it,^ tif tfs's house."
“1 aui *-vi*;i siwan* of timt.*’ returned
Stoim. as j-oidly as Hasxam Ali.
■*l bavi- ni't fonii* for hijspitaliiy Wbat
I dcnmj.Nl b* know is, wliaf the derir
you na an by scctiing a half witted
I'ly up to siih a beastly game as flsat
spi'Hral handV'* Storm shook his fisi
miller Ha.s.sam .Dl’s no.se.
.Vli I la* fin y against this young man
bul*bMl i;p Ja IIa’s.qm Ali's heart and
iiM-nutiously was permitted to over
sow the brim. Ue wanted Jolin Storm
dead, dead at his ft^et. He suddenly
drew l)a'’k bis band, but Slorm wns
tOi) quick fur hln». Amtnl. seeing his
maeter Ut thtnuvr. seized ,*i vase and
stole up iM'bind Storm.
Hut from her boudoir alM>ve Zudora
had heard the loud voic»-. She held
in hor I^ufd ordy a book. She fiuug it
with more accurar y than is generally
rredlted to the fs'mlnlue arm. It hit
.\nn‘t{ squareJy on the Kln)Ulder: and
thi» vast' rlattered Jt> the tloor,
•fohti Hung Hassam Ali from b:m abd
fac'd Zud(»ra.
“I am sorry. d«*ar, to have « I'urniuis
iike this, but i lo.>i my U'mper.”
‘•.>ud {N'rtiaps I hf^i num’,’” snid lias
s:im .\\\. rt'fi»unizh5g Uu* lU'cd of a bit
of lif*)'ona'y. bai:l forbidl'n him
thi‘ boU'i'. Z({‘Iora. pushcti hJs
way in wiih thri'ati* of poUci*.’’
“Yotj wn* wrong, .fobn,” said Zu
Ior'i. with no smali dlploinafy her.rlf.
••’L'here is u>>lbthg to prevent my see
ing you wbeu and when* I will, liut
this is tny uncic's i»ouwt‘. Sle iais a per-
f«H‘t right to th'ity ,vou admHtiUJco if
he HO wlsiii's.*'
John swallowed hard, lie ’.vas not
1‘Xpet tiiig }ii rebuke fruu su» h a quar
ter. ife ajtiJ^ogiJied again snsd li‘ft the
iMHiSf. At ids {‘parinu*nts a telegram
awaiteti. him. Ti;e specter had rotuni*
ikI, and the fariaers were pamdling th«
Zudord Was Suddenly Dragged In and
Securdiy Bound.
county with shotguns. A CarTier pi
geoa acquainted Zudora with the \act.
The nest morning the two left fv>r the
south. Z»dora n^»r John referred t*>
the row with Uassani .\ll.
“I^t uie worii alone. The s5g’jt of
you iiiay scare away this boy.” «he
said.
“AU right.” he agreed, but with the
mental reservation tnat he would fol
low her aud remain within can.
Zudora found Jimmy Rolton and Jim
my Bolton found her, much to her^ls
comfort and alarm. She had gone far
opposite to where the si'ecter hand
usnally appeared* and she discovered
In a window of n shack t>n the op
posite hill the Cycii>r*ean eye she bad
hitherto stunted for In vain. WHhouc
THE MOST FAMOUS S0N6.
An Air Familiar to Almost.Every Court*
try In the World.
Ji. l/jn'ion paper ivrent’y asked the
^lucstion. ••\yiiici£ is the W'>rJdV ino.st
f.'imoiis NoijgV’’ and then procoed*d to
make ati une?.pect-?il answer- namely,
that it Is noi ".\uld l-ang Syue,“ “An-.
iilt* J-aurie.*' 'liome. s.veet lloine^"
*iod Savf ibe Ivlng.” **Atnerica.“
•‘Ti)e Watch (;u the llhlne." ‘'The, Mar
seillaise*' or “The I*ast i’osi* of Smu-
mer.” ali of which would .‘-ecm to be
probable candidates for tf’.e houor.
What is if. then? The answ?r is "Mai-
brook.*’ whoso refrains, *‘Wt* won't go
home ti/i mornifjg' and “Kor he's a
jolly good fellow.'* arc equally fnmiiiar
in Kunipe and in Auieric-a.
The air of the s»»ng bas been sung in
Kuropc .v'ince the jiiae of the rm.sade.®.
when it was carrivd to the east and so
became familiar to Turks and -\rabs.
The modcruiJiation of the song fiate.*?
from some tluje after the battJe of Mnl-
piaquel. wiien it was first sung by a
I'Yench muse at Versailles, whence it
spread to Paris and throughout l‘’ranco
Piid. UF. ba.s been said, gave the great.
Duke of Marll>orough more celel)rity
than all bis victories. The words were
printed on fans and screeus Jind were
sung in pala(e.‘s and on ibe str*H‘ts,
The still further moderni/.ation for
the esigenf-ies of roistering melody
was the {ast touch whieh insurinl the
.sj>ng univer.saj popularity. Incorpo
rated in opera boutTe by sung by
Marie Antoinette In the 'I’uHorles, in-
troduired by HeaunJaivhais in “The
Marriage of Figaro*’ and by Ueelbov«‘n
in his symphony ami hummed by the
greJJi Napoleon whenever he entered a
battle, the air of “.MnJbrook” tia.s liter-
.ally siing itst'lf into thf* heart t>f the
world.
.^I!d l>u Maarier amJerstood its inn-
Rite (iMSsibllhifs wia*M he h:id TrUby
trijnsform It »n*t» a great lyric trage«ly
A Lucky Imitation.
MarshjjS iourl;o. the famous Itusslan
generalv was a terrible antf»crfa. Ou
one oreasiou an hajUTsonator of eele-
brated Uien was perfonjiing at a thea
ler iu hiessa. One evenbig !^e re.eelv-
od r, mysterious messa«re, »vlneh read.
•Study leuer»! f0urUv>.’* lu Uussi;?.
It is better not to inqidrc iido tualters
that out' does not und'a*siand, and s^
the af’tlst spetit .'ta hour in privately
iiiipeisonatiug the atitoeratie Kussian.
Just as tlie evMuug performance'vas
a!K:ut io e«immenee an order t»f arrest
si.gfjed by ;o{U‘U-o was pr'’.seaJei to the
im;u‘rsonat6r, ^lad without expSauatiou
he v\;is led through the streets to the
aiarsiiar.s palace aud into au apan-
meiil whcr-j* the terrjbJe man u'a>.se,‘ft-
ed. **Tbey tell me that you impcr-
.soiiate eelebrated men,’* he roared.
Impersonate me!” (tjving a hasty
jo'k {It Ciourko, the (K*rf;rit*er turned
to ih«- mirroi* to “nuke up.” It was an
anxious lime. ft»r if themaisbal should
lake exception ;o the representation
ije had unlitJHred i)(»«er to i:it!i-t pun-
ishujent The impersonator dragged
himself together and turned to tl;e
utiirsbs*.! a opy of hi>^ own face and
overbearing inanmT. »'oarko burst
into n roar of laughter, and the diin-
seirous moment was over.
Paderew^jkki Was Poor.
I'ade.ewski's iirst reaily iuiportant-
eugageuii'nt as a pianist wa.s in l‘aris;
lie was enga^'ecl to piay in ihe drav^
lu.i; room of a bnly fanuais for her luu-
sk‘al(‘s, an*I bjs fi*e. which seemed to
him eborm(*us. was $*jp. He managed
b‘ perstiadi* the hunjane agt^u to pt^y
I "M in advaiiec. and wlun Tadcrew-
vl had r*d(t'nu*l his dn*Ns suit from
i>awu and paid for shoe-s, gloves, tie
and «ther »ssentia{s he had no money
left for cat> tdie. so he was foret d :o
walk {*> the scene of bis t*ng:nr**!2)ent.
The musie loving audieae*.^ iuspir»‘d
him. lie played with feeling, passion
ami mastery of his insJrumetit as nev
er before. His .■>?Uere-ss was instant
nud un!nlstjtkai>le. The poor pb)yer
b:id suddenly tuM'ome tbe liou of the
hour, and fame and f«irtatt^ were as-
surtHi him. At last, after dtsengaglng
hiuis*elf from his adaiir‘n;, turned
to leave, when his hostess, reirvenjber-
ini: with regret the smalluesx :»t the
foe for so roarvelous a piTiormAuce,
dfferwl him her carriage for his return
home. Brd I'atlerewskl’s pride came
to the Tfjicue. In iils vourtiums yet re-
serwHl way be made a ft*mial buw,
aaii. .srtylms, ’*No. thank yon. tnadame^
my own is waiting,” be stepped oat
for his ^ms walk homcira^i.—Peftf-
0O&** Weekly.