The Washington times., 1911-12-31
CHAPTER XIV.
Which Killed Bompard7


= r the Jew had let on bomb. he
j sternation than he did By his words.
simons turned quickly to Bur.
'see here. my friend" he said: .'let's
Il am telling the TRUTH" shriiied the
man. II know nothing. Of the murder
ring. Ri and tie watch vat = ana ID little money ~
! had from Savary. Find him and ash
him where he got the ring"
Burroughs was about ITO speak. but
simone stopped him BY q gesture.
said to the Jew. "But be quick"
IT got them from savary."
''The whole story"
Burroughs stood impatiently while the
ut was last night. / was in q cafe.
watching the dancing girls. sat near
ed. There were plenty OF Moors and
there there. were Ssr ,oS few forsisnsrs whose
good dancing. Racma, the desert girl.
was there, and the Jewess from Fee.
It was good dancing.
"Late-very late-a man came In and
wore a re red II fes. s and his his b burnoose was M
drawn over his face; but saw his bad
eye. and ! knew savary; He had been
drinking, and was not himself. He sat
thinking Ss'e q e ssmstSns Ssads.
dancing, for his eyes were far away.
At last he went out, and ] followed him
to his house, and when he slept en-.
would not be dangerous.
81 got the watch and the ring. He
had laid them on the table. The ring
was made for q largo man, and think
df But aet M o6aa sS not he SS SSS Ss not
'In the morning sold the ring, and
later. when went to sell the watch.
nn out Ss na' the anE Sa; The ass Ss not
getting It back. II 1t belonged to Muley-
Hand, II was worth money. 1 found the
English girl. She had been seized by
spies, who were keeping {. her S.oa,, for re- re-,
here. Tomorrow would have taken
her back to her frfends.'
Burroughs stood cycling the two while
the man spoke; he chafed ct the delay;
the ring ws. Bompards. ask savary
simone ruminated for q minute. Then,
blowing out her breath with a sharp
IT wonder" she finished musingly.
"It is q strange tale" ..
He is simply trying to trick us.
"I wonder" ..-
But il Savary had the ring. why did
he pretend. to think 1t was taken from
%%sat ::,l, i savary took it himSelfT
What If he killed him?"
"He has been hot on my trail. be-
cause ne says I killed him"
Perhaps to draw suspicion from him.
Burroughs whistled.
"I can see that 1t is not impossible.
He did not like Bompard." Her lashss
dropped languidly. and a slight smile
came to her red lips. He was Jealous,
gone | that far. w Perhaps it is true"
For a while she seemed to forget the
Jew. as she went back In her brain,
putting things together, that would sus-
sny the nD!ss nsw ri psn that had
yes. she said fnaliy, 'it Il possible
that he killed Bompard and took the
I ring and the letters to make II appear
that sst was wa. the he RSnw to do with
the ring and the letters? They would be
of no use to him alone. And II he mere
/ ly wanted to show robbery; he would
have taken only. the watch and the
been covered, and he could have gone
on and worked with the rest OF you In
carrying out the plot. There must be
some other reason behind his keeping
dosst.a ans te!ter'-if he has them which
"Ps,hsgs "T,,. .s be b meant to play traitor"
"To spite me and for the money
| Abdel-Aziz would pay price for the
upset ali the Pretender's plans"
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