The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-25

accepted sense Of the Caucasian race.
Her skin was as light as Zudora's
own, which generally wore a slight
tan, due to her out of door habits
Near the young woman lay the figure
Of fine looking native. Zudora sur
missed that these sleeping people had
been in the midst Of some solemn cere-
mony. possibly q wedding, when over
taken. The ensemble resembled moth
/ ing SO much as a prearranged tableau
such as she had often played at school
who Is this beautiful woman?" ask
ed Hassam ALI. as keenly interested as
Zudora.
she is our ruler, our princess. AL"
he murmured, darting toward Zudora.
who was now STOPPING over the sleep
ing beauty. 1.-The memsahib. must not
tOuch.'
But began Zudora.
THE memsahibS touch would defile
her," said the man stoically.
Meantime an idea had come to Has
sam Ali. He was beginning to sense Il
peculiar heayiness about his eyes. and
ne realized with alarm that this mys-
FERROUS sleep was overtaking him.
Quietly and unobserved he slipped from
the room and managed after some diff
Guilty and some explanations to reach
the street. Zudora was there alone. If
she was clever enough she might eX-
tricate herself: If not-well, that was
Hassam Ais idea.
Zudora went on with her visual in
veStigations. quite oblivious to the fact
that her uncle had deserted her. The
strange idols fascinated her, especial
~ the heroic one before which were
grouped the sleepers. 1t was mon-
ster, n mans body with an elephants
head. As she gazed up at its sinister
little eyes she began to see things as
through film of rain. It seemed as
if some invisible hands were forcing
her down, down. There was no feeling
of alarm, no sense of danger; just a
grateful. dreamy sensation, not unlike
that Of going to bed after some strenu-
Gus physical exertion. The oldest part
of it was that she was conscious Of
making no effort to fight off this Sleep
AS she fell she clutched in her hand
a little ivory figure, a small elephant
which had evidently escaped the fin
gers of the princess when she sue
,cumbed.
Now there had grown in John
Storms heart an orienta1ism, doubtless
engendered by his frequency at the
house Of Hassam Ali. 1t consisted of
poignant sense of danger to Zudora
ut those moments when she really was
in danger. He could not have Analysed
this sensation. but he Immediately sur
rendered to it He was this night in
the act of retiring when this sense
came to him. He at once went TO his
desk and wrote a note, which he at
tached to the carrier pigeon. In less
than q quarter Of an hour the bird
returned. The message had not been
received. Storm got into his topcoat
and hat and hurried over to the Keene
place. AIMED answered his ring, but
hesitated to admit the man his master
had forbidden the house.
Where is your mistress?" demanded
Storm.
''She is out, sahib."
"Where?
81 cannot tell you," said the servant,
gradually closing the door.
But Storm was In no mood for par
leying. He resolutely<pushed his way
in. In his hand there was an automa-
tic.
You will tell me where she has gone
or I'll kill you!" he said, making no eff
fort to lower his voice.
"Sahib. Hassam Ali will kill me il
tell you!" walled AIMED.
Il don't care what he'll do, but l
know what I'll do If you don't answer
me. Where has she gomez"
The curtains stirred little, but nei-
Their Storm nor the servant noticed
this. Hassam All peered forth eau
tiously.
The servant saw in Storms eyes
species of madness, and he was quite
certain that Sahib Storm would shoot
him. as he said. Rapidly he recounted
what had taken place.
You can take me there Just as soon
as you can"
Very well, sahib But it will be the
death Of us both in the end"
fhe curtains fell back gently. Has
sam Ali returned to his globe smiling.
Both of them!
Storm was greatly astonished when
the Hindu told him that be must be
blindfolded. He refused emphatically.
Very well, sahib. Shoot cannot
take you where the memsahib Is with
out biindfolding you"
Storm saw that the man was in ear
nest. so. after much grunlbling and
warning. he submitted to be biindfold-
ed Half an hour later the bandage
was taken from his eyes.
Where is she?" he whispered to his
guide.
''That, sahib, is for you to find OUT
and with that AIMED turned away
quickly.
Storm resolutely moved forward un-
til he came upon the form of the sleep
ing princess. He was rather awed in