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iHE TW2CI5>A«WE£K OlSPATCfl, FRIDAY. JAS% I, 191S.
PAGE THSEE
SYWOWK,
, ti Ult an oii»b«JD 4t ut mJttf
Hier iv v^iu«d in a cold iiita»
.2if4^ra And ih« rortuhe from th«
Cfowt to fc»« woptb $39;OOOiM m
Wl. Irt the gitlLrdlAiuihip of.Pr^k K««P4h
pador«'8 mo*ik«r'a brother. Zudon, gtv*
^ DTomisiB of trr^t beauty/ feachM th*
of Tb^ ua«l«. wbo bM Mt
blissijf up .«•;«' Hizidtu myfttic «itd t*
M {iMMta Ali, deetdM tbat Zv
"lim mu0t di« before «h* C4n have i.
to 'toto |K>6aBWtop ^ b«r
nwHiey, «o that.it-may b« left to him, th«
next of Kin. Hajiajun AU 66ea an ob«t^«
• to hla acbeme In the- person of Johi>
Sutrtn, a tor whom Zu>
. baa taJcta a ^ancy, and h» coca'’
th« girl to put. the man out ot bM
Alad. Zudors. !n«j«t« .that if «ha canz»ot
Stolen *b« wiU marry no ona.
vwaJt w«n," «aya Haasam Ali^ you
Mcb a atand I'll comproinisa. Solve
^ next twenty caseft and you eoa marry
hUn; fiftll in a single case and you mist
reiioiani3« him.'*
Zudora;- usia^ the Jcnocyiedfe g^nod
from-.yeafA of association with her uncle,
jIArav^ a baffling mystery and wins her
Jrst case-a case in which John Storm Is
aved fcom bcins convicted of a murder
ia»l»sated by Ijassam All himself.
Zudora and Hassam AU visit Kabok
Shaa’s bouae» where »le«p ovarcomes ev
ery one whenever Kabok. attempts to marr
ry a utrincess. Storm, s^klnf Zudora, la
ix^e a prisoner. SSiidora foJis Nabok
Stkan, restores the princcss to her original
Jover and saves Storm from death. i
A maker of diamonds tdis Uassam All
hta. secret. Storm informs 2£udora that
hi« life ia bcvnff attempted trequently.
Sibrni «uspects Hdssam All. Storm is
arrested tor stealing the dioaiond makez^s
iSecT.s. but Zudora discovers the re&l
thieves—a pair of mice.
The negro help employi^d ou Storm'e
father's farm are flieeing: because a sreat
i^eleton hand. appears at ni(;ht opdn a
^hiii near by. Storm is baffled in his in-
vestisation, but Zudora le&rns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton, a half
wltted man, thus to annoy Storm's par*
ents. Zudora Bolton operating a:
big zoagic lantern and i& attacked by
BoitoQ. Storm opportunely uppears and
>«ves her from Bolton. j
fpectfuHy* but there wtiit nUituff aerv.
f]e Ln fltelr flttitade. Tbey Ha^^.
saiii Ali. Tv:hi> i» tun: ttieiu.
Thus thoy were. cQuals.
‘“Vou Imv^ it sdliv" lQquir.>rl liuMNiui
Mi.
“Vcm: wt‘Jjttvo iiijvw dar*j £>
it. - nV :ire holdiiti^ it uutii .some
war Ui'eaki:$ forHi *’
"fJsitOil.*'
» InqmrMl If tli« brotberi^ haU aeen . U was idle wi:u gi>s«iped;
itiij' sCfitDger* mvntJ.v. Xo. . I>ld the j busy always u)luUo^ tli«4r pwu
viihiift* iK'opJe kwow aijytJiiiig about
tiii'lr ( oUect i'xu? Thu oU iiieu laughed
;!]iU .shooi: tlii'ir touslod heud^.
■ Tliyy. know uocbliii;. Itiey tblitk
th;ii we tire n c-ouple of foolish old
‘ mis4'r»;. \4>: ill iu> way ^jti we account
; for tik* dis»|>pea.riknee.’’
{ ‘H*an you ?"J«TiboLlhe.4lirtiBoiiil?” .
For h«lf. M2J hour iM)uver:aitlou was ! ' havt* ^luechlhg better, t^ji a
■i-apried ou iu a juouotoue. At the end] Here Is a pbotograph of
lla&siiui All i^lghetl, drew out bis wai>
anil ;:iye each man a roll of bask-
noteti:, «iiFefu| to ^b^zre that there
were &o icrotd eertiAcates. Ait the yls>
itors stooi) vp, about to luke tbeb: de*
the stouo.”
Th* of this photograph
any iioubi8 j^odora m)^bt )>aFe
linii. i‘oJk*?ti»rs were generally .sllp‘
tiliod c:ireliM^ iu aU respects ex-
(•er-t ill (he matteiT of their bobby. A
parturo. liasaam AU bade them wait A I
He summoned Amed »nd ^uXwtor always wants a pboto
labuiciit.
unic^ him to bring Zudora dpwij;
Thu cspreSslous of the two old m6ii
cltaiiecd sun)rislnslj'. When Zudora
eufored she beheld two old men, be-
iievolcut i«triarchS; who bowed pro-
totiudly ;iud siuHed U150U her benignly.
“A case for you, Zudom ” |
Slie smiled expectantly. ;
•‘Tbeso two gontlomen are curio col-j
it-^tors. They have lost si reoiarkable j
brilllsint. onu of the most tmclent i
know n. I'iiid it svnd your fiftli prob '
lem luaj' be rolcsaterl to the past."
“Was It stolen?”
•‘They can't Ouilti figure out. It Is
Roiie. Yesterday it reposed in a little
Florentine casket. The o.isket rcmains,
but the gem is Eone.”
“I can inalie an eCfort,” said the girl.
"Wliei® do you two SPntlemcD live!”
Tiie.r iiamctl a small Kuburbaa to^.
They lived in H house on tlie Nortli
Siaiili of each of his treasures, partly
CHAPTER V.
Th* Case of the Perpetual Glare.
HASSAM ALI playtd with h(a
gold, cliggius his bands into
the cold, slithering metals and
iettins them sitiy submersed
for a mometii ';r tivo. So coin ever
went into thlK che-st dull. He had a
simple little preparation with wiilch he
washed each coin until it shone iilic a
fresh minted one. lianicers did not
parUeularly love Ilassam AU. Ue was
always bringing gold eertiflcates and
baring them exchanged for the coin.
Whenever ^le had bills to pay immedi-
stely from his poclcet (dreadful
thought) Invariably the paper money
w!\» redeemable only in silver. Hav-
loff MtiHtied Ills cravlEg to play with
tiia lioacd, he closed and locked tbe
chest, secreted It and went into the
mystlt; roam.
Touigbt lie saw iu his cr.vstul globe j
only those tbings that lie desired to' ^ _
see. Sudden!) be stnick his hands to-! S'** “**'•"* Two Old Men. Berevol.fit
gether gleefully. That was it, bo tiiuc-1 J Tf*** ■-
muredf that was It. Why hadu*t he roud, wliirh was a ountiniiaiidti of thi*
She Found a Note From Storm Via the
Pigeon.
to U!t‘Util'y it und partly to o.^liibit in
U'Stimuiiy of his jHjsse^sion.
*’Tlieri* is alw'ays fire iu the siune."
Haiti oui* of the olrt incii. “in n rooxu
tbat to you iiuiy look dark thei'e will
be a sjwk »f light. Thia stone wouM
«lwflys cat' ll it and you could see it
flslBb. Oli. ll was a very interestini,'
Btoue.”
“Very intorestlUK." roi^ated lUe
brotbur.
“I thhik. ” }«ald Zudora, “that I will
bjsijie)>s. At ujiy. rate, the pliioe was
a sipji'i Jauut '>ut of towu that
iU‘ry fOtiiil irturij eui'h
As John knew {idle or iiMtftiiig about
rhi‘jiu>slry. h was iM'youd his, power to
0411 tSie pi'obiem uf iht; buruing
i>h»tu^rapti. Tlu‘ two wert* ou the w;iy
to old hoii>^e vbc*« tbe »k^oiid
plii,‘iiu!ueutMi ocH’iirrt?ii-
your hatl**
“Wbai's tIkvmatter with U?*’
‘*lt‘.s 0/1 frrt*?''.
.&»'>«» tore th*‘ hat froiu her ht*ad
and thJvw it t*n the jjruund. stamplivg
6» it.
*i’ii b*i tiuker damwedr' Im eiiJlod-
cd. ••£U»w y\i\l ihiit bappvJi'i . 1 wiasji’t
KinuUng. and uvt-n then a spark could
not iiaye set Uru to a hat like that.
My dear girli ujy advice is Ifttle old
New York ou tiio next train- 4 pho-
ipgiaph starts burnlag in your baud,
your h.tt ttauios up ou yuur head.
sumo .K'r.nf»eut •g'cifij? ou that
I nt*llla.*r tv.*r understand. Who
nro thGS‘ oUl iiumjV*’
Zndora lu-r liead dazedly. She
Ji.Kl priid ;Vf tJiat haf. site thought
u'ith tfriiii luimwr.
“LcL us y:.i r»;ji k lK«iie/‘ he urjfed.
‘‘St), .rohn. t iiiu?iid.fo Ihjd out, %vhat
;}11 jlj/?se «r?vj;j'v tuvHii. V'oii
f.'Jli fjo back if you wisli.”
‘'llanj'it. Tm ihiuklng of yuuT’
’*i kiiov\' iliat. John. Cut I do not
wajjt iHiy faiinros \o my t due Vf
i la(-lv of spii'ir. I’jU golu;,' to soe what
this uK'siUs. I I'.ave ail idea \\n\\ 1
5!hal( ucv>r liiid any dhiihond." .
•'I’m jrhui you think that,’* lie it‘pliol.
"My dear jrirl,-some one is aiming at
you, perhaps some friend of that tjhoui-
ist .:'riii;i of whatevw his nauio was.
To ti*n vdii ihn- tnitji. it is for that sort
of reason ihat i f’iil not want ymi ti>
KO into i1m' «l('tf iivu btisim^ss. T'h*?rL*\s
ahvay.> sonu.* oih* liidiii.ti around the
corj)«*i’ witJj i‘j.*prisa). Hut you .*»ro di‘-
tcruiiui’d to j:o to the t:iid of tliisV
“Absoluti*ly dr;'nniiifd."
“I nilfiTlit kidnap .vou."
“If yon hatj kjjluapt'd jjji’ mouiJj.s
John, I sljutild have bocn a ii.apii> wi» '
muD.’* sb‘ .said sadly. "nMt now* it's
too late. I'Ve «:ot to iju on, just got lt».
I am .'Sorry ihat 1 rrJunoi Oiplaiii ;Uiy
more to you. Vou'vr ;n»t to trust in»‘
wholly."
“1 do. girl, unlji I wi»rry f.»r your
Btorm und Zudoru left the bouse,
**WhUt .do you pro}voi&e to do'?** Jeba
n«ked wihei* iiiipatieutiy.
‘•Fitsd out what ii>;‘u‘y burned- that
plioto;rr;i|>ti ;Hid Onc^ of uiy l*i_*st hats.”
rufrullj,-.
"Hen* toai*s U farmer with a bay
vva;;on, 1-ot ‘ts ride iuto the village/*
.Zudoni'a;;reel. with a iauy:h. John
iiatl a Miitf^uiar idea, but he did not
4-4>ijitde it to Zudont, So they stOiH^ed
!he I'armer;. aj]d he outered iuto the
juki* readily euough. City folk were
aiw.vyis wautiiijx to take ti joy ride ou
the bayrtek. .So soohc*r did be Start
ou a^^‘ii7i ih.'Ui burst; forth frOml
the bay. and it was :i dau^^erousgawe,:
the vflorr. to-put it out. The farmer
accu.sfi! i^torm of iiavin^ {roppel b!d
return to tUe eity. A Jewel like this i safety. In a uame like ihis a wujnan
Thoucand Thunders S«emed Ringing
In Their Ears.
tbougbt of it before? Absolutely sure
.and With less evidence than could be
Tillage uiaiu street
men had detmrted-
When the two old
luid Ziid»ra was
found in the path of tlie lighto.'^t wind, struck by tUolr extraordiuary llUcnesf^.
Simple rt.'^ sunshine, lie si?tumoned
Am^.
''I wish to write and send a itote.
Arrange tiie de.sk. I will be In. iu h
moinehte”
"Yes, sahib,”
umsiiki'iij-s note
he destroye«i ilu; blotter and tbe Bheets
of paj>er which bad umlerlaiu that
upon which ho l.ad written. This noto
be Rave to the servant He felt no
to one auntfier—Ifj’Nsani Aii rubl^ed his
haud.s.
“A curl0u;i fast!, UJy dear. Tlieso tw.t
old chaps live very tuodei*;M,ely. Ev
ery penny they can Ncrape together
tfOi'.s to purchase some rnrioshy. This
d*a'
It 5U!ij beei! K«.»Vi*r;it
(lilies. ;iiid always they iinvu nnmageii
In ruvn cr It. iliit this time tlicy are at
will lie found in some pawnshop. No
one wouifi dare to,go to a Jeweler of
repute. TImre would lie too many
'IHestions."
"You sec, wc have suld uuUiiiiii; to
the poiicc lipi iinse we do not want any
iit‘W»p:t()er uotoricty. IVo have oilier
trinkets,” with a singtilar smiio.
“I may take this photograph along?"
“Certiiinly. Wo liave duplicates.”
Zudora .inft .ilic; .oid .iionse.-.flnd the
two olil men watched her until she dis
appean^l nround a turn in the road.
Tiu'ij liiey laughed ipjit'tly and went
bacl: i/ito tliu IlOUK(^
Zudui',1 bi'giin to i'o over tiie brief
facts. There was no le.id anywhctir
as yet. Tbe mi'tropolilim pawnsliops
M'erc (he only tilings sliu could (hint
Ilf. All the while she was thinking olie
was aimlessly picking late flowers. By
:ind by she look out the photograjili
;tnrl evcci it curioii.^(yr~ .■MKiOiTuy i>*?r
'ulk.tt oeesiiOi* t^arla. iu xicr ULiei* uiini-
toundiueiii iiUi tdKiKiKraiih burst into
ilauii's, Slie dropped Ji in terror aa;l
is givtn bo more ebanct lb;iu a roan.'
and she is handira|i|icd because site Is.a
womau. She can t fight iike ii man
when sbe'.s In a coiner. The very
clothes on Uor itilerferc with her fiee- ■
dom of uclioi!. .Mi risrht, but !here’.i
ova thing that's sot to li- selttcd here
and now." i
"And wimt is thatV” still eying the
hat. I
J'Tliat 1 ••ifw.-iy.s lie in on your
cases, isoniewliere in ihe iiack,v:rouii,i, •
where 1 can boar you call when you;
need me." j
‘‘I shall be g!ai of (hat, .lolui." j
"If .vou'd onir marry me ami sdtlu
the whole blisinnss!*’ j
“I will siiiae day, Supiiosiiiy that!
we now malce lliat call '.le Klarted out
to make.”
The two old eollei'lors ailmiiled Zti-
Corn and Stonn. and they liefjan imnie-
worrr about this noie Tha man who' ’'I''' "" i stood ,is if panil.vzisl while she watih
worry aooui ima noit,. xne man wno cleus of their collection. In some way.
received it woidd Immediately destroy, t[,yy iieard of your success and
It. To keep It and use tt In the ntm
of blackmail would only tighten the
ij rope about hU neck. As has doubt-
S’ less been surmist'd by this time, lias-
sam All was a master criminal. They
say that every man who commits n
crime leaves aomethiug behind. Ilaa-
sim All had winnowed down his risks j
until they were almo.st Degiigibie. ESt-
ery man who worked for him did so
under the unwritten contract of life
ac death. Nearly ever; tool Hassam!
AJl had stood under tbe shadow of
Hanam Ali Oraamina of Sold.
death. That was principally why
nothing ever led the trail to his house:
Thera was amoog the various cliques
over which he held sway no ordinary
crook. The porch climber, the yegg-
muTi, the forger, tbe pickpocket, bad
ho staoding among these men. They
were all more or less men ot acientific
ItclieVe a clever woman will succeed
wliore .1 man ivouid fnH. Besides, they
can’t offer much iu the way of reward.
I don't tliink the smallness of the re
ward will stand in your wa.v. Vou
hav« a tiininh' income of voiir own, '
lightly.
“And heaven only knows iiow- 1*11
ever be able to get rid of a tenth part
of tliis Incom/'. Some day T’ni 4'oing in
for real charity."
“Charity makes the leiiiiicnt ouiy
the ixiorer," lie commented,
“I don’t nicaii that kind,” she reiilled.
She was thinking of establiaiiing somi!
day a community. But until her tongue
was free and until slic could confide
utterly In her lover she must perforce
hold this ambition on tiie leash. j
When she returned to her boudoir
she Cound ft JiQte A'on?. viji the
pigeon. Joim stated buppily that be
was free for a week or ten da.ra auil
wanted to know If she wo\,ld not go
out and make a visit with him to tbe
old folk.*!. She hat«l to disappoint
him, but she was compelled to write
back that she was going to be very
busy and that It would be impossible
to Join him. much as sbe would hare
liked to. Tiie next morning a. pigeon
delivered a note to Ilassam Ali, Zudo-
ra already having gone upon her new
quest. Ha-s.sam .\ii destroyed tbe mes
sage. So Storm was given leave to
infer that Zudora had ignored bis note.
Zudora went otst to the village. The
house occupied by the.se two old curio
collector.*! was a ramshackle affair.
It looked to Zudora as though some
violent hurricane bad taken it up miles :
awa.v and set it down upon tbe biil
haphazardly end iiidltTeremly. The
sight of it did not create any distrust
In her mind. .Mo.'t collectors were mad
persons, who cared little or nothing
for the roof over tlieir bends or the
clothes on their backs so long as they
posssessed the wherewithal to pursue
their idlo.s.vncra.sles. She learned that
the two aid fellows were twins. One
of them met her .it the station, and fbs
other greeted her at the door of the
house. A quick glance at tbe interior
of the bouse convlnc«l her tiiat what
>M the caviUioard shrivel into dull
brown ashes, llnw in llie world had
(his liupiieuwr;
IVIicii .-.'he tiMched lumie that nlglit
rhe ii.skod lla>«^am AU a good many
i|iiestioiis ,'ihuut these two brothers,
ICaeh anil every one of his answers left
iiotliliig to lie dcsircl.
■But In heaven's name bow cou.'d
this thing blaze up like that when
ihore wasn’t a niatcb witliin a milet'"
"I’m ill the dart as much as .vou arc^
nive up tlie case If you want to, I
attainments in whom the criminal in- curios the.v had were securely locked
(tincts bad been bom, not created by away. The first tiling she did was to
eavimomeat- -
At 9 o’clock Amed caoe into the
mystic room and announced that two
IWiUeoen wished to ace him. Amed
titdden to bring them in forth*
They were old men. bawk fea
tttlMl, with high forehead.'* and bril'
'‘Uant iftt deaplie tbeir apparent an-
tlqalt^ Tbey greeted Haaiam AH re-i
a.5k the complple hi.itor.v of the missing
stone*. It had come from India orig-
Inall.v, n part of .some loot long years
before the mutiny. Its real value lay
In Its eternal fire There were times
when this gleam was discernible even
!n a dark roi'ra. The.v wanted It back
very badly and would be willing to pay
la much as S300 for iti reinm. Zudo-
Th* Photograph Burst Into Flamaa.
should not urge you to try your band
at something that Alls you with terror.
You are shaking now as you talk."
“But It’s not fear, uncle; it’s the utter
Incredibility oC the thins'.’’
"On my word I’ve no solntion to of
fer, except that the heat ot your band
might have acted upon some chemical
In the cardboard."
"That’s absurd! But I’m going to
stick to It. But for the Uttle blister on
my palm I could cosily believe that 1
'aad been dreaming.”
She retired to her boudoir, and Has-
>«m All went forth into tbe night.
The following day Zudora (ought
Btorm. Would he go with bert He
certainly would, despite appearance*.
Tbe word rather amoaed her. She
was serenely indifferent as to what
her reighbors said or thought of her.
Tbe general run of them eyed her su*-
plclousi.r, perbap* just bccaoae the
powesaed bwoty and attractlTeDcaa.
Haatam Ali Stoi* Away From Another
Exit.
diateiy to ply her with ijueslions, many
of which soenieil odd to Storm. No; ^
Znilcra aiimittml that as yet she had '
not picked up any clew. Had she|
been to the pawnshops? Xo. Uad she jronicailv.
shown the phiXograph to any one yet'i
She bad not shown it to n living soul.
And out of the corner of ber eye she
noted the look ot surprise which was
exchanged between the two. Tlii.^
glance, swift ks it wa.s. gave her a
clew, but one which had no signifl-
cance, so far as the missing diamond
was concerned. She at ouce determin
ed to siiy nothing about tiie Ininiing
}l the photogr.iph or the liat.
“You have lost your hat';” said one.
"The wind carried it off Just as we
were crossing the bridge. We tried to
fish for it, but the current was too
strong."
There was no glance between the
cii:Mn'ti,‘. .\s lie kliciv :ir^ijuierjt
wii::l(I I.U, of no avail, be gave the old
>':,'iii a live dolhir lilll.
Tliv two youtiv: i'coplc (.uiitliiued
Iheir Jriiiniry on Amt veo' thougbt-
I Ull}’.
"A liuiHlrud years ago," luusud Joliu,
"I t^lioulii li.ivo said that tbe devil wuH
in it,'"
■‘Maybe the devil ia in it." icpii^
‘ tie iw.” thinking of her uuclu-
•‘I'liere'.s SI Bh.'iok Up yondvr," aha
said suddenly. “SSup|>oso we hide therif
for awhile and watch the house, 1
W'.ini lo see it' any one ur gee.?.''
'SV uood idea.”
TIh\v reai^hed Iho huC and entered U
and ioolved Uiviuiuh the window at tho
iiuust* oi' tlii* two sinuijic bruthern, A
(jUiirlvr tC uu h«lr passetl without re-
^yjird. was iio si:iii uf lil'e at
h"i;-,v. Ilv u»d l^.v John suUTod.
' iiii i, 1 III ii.iULitn? ir 2 iiuU L Hlueil
“Sn dti 1
“1-iM U:^ ls:kf whilt* hiUini^’s
'i’hoy Were less tliaii a dozen feet be-
yund (he doorway wlii-n the shingli?:?
on llu' bi’^^an to *url into liri^Mit,
an^'l'y Iiaine-N.
**A chisc shave, pfirl. And now I’m
}^oin^' hatk !«> iuierview tlu>se two
doviKs wiili iho looks of two St r*e*
teriS."
It was a stormy Interview, but It re
sulted iu tlio ensbarru.ssment of botli. :
Tiiey wore set «|>on so swiftly und
.4Ulllfnl1y (hat they Imd no time to .
: .stni;i.i?le. .Vfter the two wore securelj' j
, boiuul Ifassau) Ali stole away from au-
; cfthiT exit. Ir had Iwen a narrow
; squi*exe for him. '
i Zudora and Storm were left alone
I in the house, Tiiere were evidently
. no servants. And now tlial: they had
: time to Inspect the room closely they
drew the same conclusion—that ilie
iioik^o liad l>oen furnislied for this spo
Hal orcasior.. Storm set huuaau wOTk.'
inp: as best he could at the stout ropos
which bound the girl. Oiu'e she was
free she could easily Ul>erate him. It
seemed weary hours to them before
the cords fell from Zudora’s hands.
She then hunted about for a Unife and
found one with an edge like a razor. |
“Are you satisfipd?' John asked. -
Sie saw that rudividual at
head o{ ihe stairs aud rushed
\\'h(.*u he ari'iv’od at the iauding^ Haf''
n:«uj Ali had di»ap|^‘ured efft;ctuai)y'«
;.s ir ii>v liad vanis!iet thruUtih Jth«; walL^
'•.v.hii-h. in fact, tliouj^h Joiui was i^pc
aU’ri.tv or'it. svus exacdy wltut
.VU. liad done. John weht downstairs
a^friin; sweai-i’iK under hiis breuth. Ue
was terribly au^ry, and wl^n he filial
ly iieiiarCed he left his swt^heart iw
tears.
Thei’e was.a good Vein of stubt>orii*
ness ii5 storai s makeup. On the
home he deterhilned to ha«*e a reckon-
iu;: witii tiiose h^ry old scamps who .
wert; in^l.assam All's inter*,
esf. At least ihey oiuld ssUisfy hhJ
physical needN, tliat of butnpmff their
hc'ajis t«;rether. They were the manip*
\iiiUor» Of suUH- devil machine Whieb
icad rauscd these mysterious tires, a*
ways ill the viririity of ZuSor:i.
In the mohihi^ Zudora telephooed
to U*anj iluu...John-liad gone ont of
t(»Wn.. instinctively she knew just
u h-re. iio-had fioue, poor.. fooUsh lov’err
so she sot out afi^ r liim. distract-.
i'-\. it wa.s 4uUe tliut the
[ twins would b* c-n-, .h)lin aud
• would bv' luvpared ».k .i:;-; receiition.
j She tlu*n*fore n^adc the viiia;re. about
; ar» Imur later than John ami hired tht*
! only tax.5(,;al» siie eotild lind.
; fyund a very queefJy ia;ide
; par^itus back of tiio hou?e on a knolJ.
• lie had read about something of the
I sort, a perpfiaal r;*y gathered from
j ifiiht and ea[»aOJo of sendhjg forth a
tyrrlfic* lioat. something like a crystal
J focused uuih r clear sunlight. fle
i ci'Uld sense a uuld warmth as he near
ed it—a mild warnilb because tiie ro-
: llectors had been moibentarijy deflect*
od. not focu.sed. lie knew nothing
about tlie house being mined and
ready for ills advent. He drew his re-
^ volvcr and be^j^an peppering the In*
\ ferjiai i.navhliic. lie could at least
' put It out of business teniiJorarily.
Va.srucly he beard the rumble of a mo
tor and turned to see Zudorn step ou!
of a taxicab, jle waved his liand, and
«ho came runtjing up tl:e hill. On the
way up she saw something that re
sembled a i>urnii}^? fu.«;e on the ground.
Then the horror of the traji dawned
ui>on \\v\‘. Tiiey were to be lured iido
the house and blowu up.
(jusping. sIh‘ stammered forth her
discovery. SSlie caught hltu by tbe
band and dr;igj;cd him down ihc hllS
at a run. Xonc too soon. The earth
.Jtd
"As to what?”
“That my death and perhaps .vours
is wanted.”
"Mine?"
"Surely. And I’m pobig to tell you
what’s been in my mind for weeks, i’ll
swiie my oath that that precious uncle
ot yours is back of all this.”
"Xly uncle! Jobu, that Is utterl.v Im-
liossible. I am his tiesh and blood.”
“1 toll you be has committed a crim(>
of some sort and wants us out of tli
way before we discover if
"And what crime could he possilo.v
bare committed that be should nunc
ns both out or tbe way?’
I’d Kve a year of my life to And
brothers after this statetnent. They out,** bitterly. ''Come, there's no use
A Frigtittned Dog.
"It was :i bitter cold nisht in Janu-
ar.v." said ;iii old nortli i'emisyivania
wooiismJiii. "when 1 hejird oii«? of my
hoiiuds yclj.tuv; ivrouiid the outside oi
the house SIS iht>ug;h sometiiing were
eliasiiig it. I jumped ft’fiw my lied imd
looliiH] out of ibe window. It was clear
niooiili^lit, and I saw two wolves chas
ing iny do.:; amiiiid the house as fast as
tiiey coillii leg it. but the bound was
-swifti-r of f(x>t and managed to toep a
few yards ahead at cacii turn. I bud
two ioadfil KUns in tbe house, and 1
placed line of tiu'm in tlie coriuT by thf
door, eoii;ed the otber .ind opened tbe
door a few inches to get a shot at the
wolves as they came past. The frlsht-
ened honnil .saw tbe crack in tbe door,
dashed into it, threw tbe door wide
open and Icnociced me off my feet
Both wolves rushed In, and the dog
leapei cipoi; the bed that stood iu a
recess, t snut the dcKir in a hurry and
baii5?ed i!'v:iy at one of Ibe wolves,
klllin:; it Instantly. Then I prabbed
ibo other inusivot. and tiie second wolf
I .;de a spring at the window, breai:-
■ >S throe piiiios of rI.issi. I$ut It .jidn’t
'ireak the sash, and as It fell back«ard
I borcii a lioie through its heart. Thu
hound hadn’t been hurt at all. but 11
was so scared Ih.jt it never was worth
a copt-er for hiintins after thnt night.’’
—St. IxjHls Giolie-Ucmocrat.
knew that she was not teiiin;; the
truth.
“Let us Kct away from here," wills-
percd Storm when he had the oppor-
lunity to do so unobserved.
“Why?"
"I don't quite like the looks ot your
eilents.”
"Very welL Neither do I.” She turn-
«d to her hosts. “Tomorrow or the
lolteriiig around here The sooner we |
get batk to town the better. And 1
when we sot to town we'll go right ia
to Cncla Hassam AH'a study and ast
a few questions.” |
“Jota, that would be utter madne-ss." [
“Well: something definite may result :
from It. II you will not go with me j
I’ll talk to him alone."
“And come to blows, as you did the !
Belt day at the latest,” ahe said. “I' other time, and give him a good legal pi to his elbows and finden his crave."
■xpect to bring 70Q some news retcard-
lag the diamond. A gem ' like that
cannot totally disappear."
“Won’t you have some tea ?"
"No; thanks. Qood day until tomor
excuse to harm you."
"I've made up my mind.” doggedly.
“Then I don't supoose it would do
any good to argue wl*h lun.”
Indeed, Storm did waste Ms time od
Vncle Hassaoi, ai be now calicd tiM
Hassam Ali Saw That Mi. Must Try
Once Moro.
sliKiili. ,\ thous^iiid tbuuders sceinej
riii':,;iil:4 in tlieir e:\rs. When siiey tiiiai'
ly turr.iHl they saw both bouse iiud
side of tlu^ hill liuil totally de*
stmyed.
l-’i'um ilio distiiiico UasK.uii iii siiw
tbuL lie must try ouce Inure.
|TO I:E COXTIXUiill.]
That'* Why.
"XVhat mnn in filstory do you llkf
most?" was .isked or several hundred
Pbiladelpbln school ctHldren. Thes»
were some of the answers;
"Colunibn.s, if It hadn't been for bin
Ihere wiuildn’t be anybody else here.”
‘‘Monroe, for doctrine the people and
»ot charging for it"
I>e Soto, for waden In tbe M Mslsslp
“fawl .lonps, iwansp be s.iid. ‘TO
beat them British or bust,' and thei
done it.”
".\ndrew Jackson, for litlren tht
British with a» old Uckory."—PblU-
delpbla I.edcw.
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