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

admfttance- The servant at the door
recognized her. but it took bride TO
open the door wide enough for her to
slip through.
The persistent ceremony was being
started again. To zudora it would
have been laughable but for the new
tragedy underneath. The man who had
brought her TO the house originally
finally disclosed to her what had been
done to Storm. His death had been
decided on
As ZudOra gazed wildly about the
room she saw 4 man in garb quite
different from that worn by those i'll
the Octagonal room. She stole up to
where he stood and covertly watched
him and became suddenly conscious of
the desire to sleep. She breathed
through her handkerchief. never let
ting her glance waver from the hidden
man. He turned, smiling ironically.
and she saw him raise a stone in the
flooring. He disappeared into a pit,
letting the stone fall carefully into
place.
Sleep had again attacked those de-
termined upon the ceremony. One
would think that they would have at
least given her some chance to investi-
gate before proceeding again in an en-
deavOr which had so many times prov
ed failure. This very sleep, how
ever, gave her freedom of action. She
stole from the OctagOnal room. found
tunnel. 1t was not the safest tunnel
in the world. but with Johns life hang
iEg in the balance she accepted her
chances. The tunnel led to~a room
under the cellar. This room bewilder-
ed her far more than the OctagOnaI
one There was a large vat. which
had the appearance OF a distiIlation
vat. with many little pipes leading up
from il. The men gathered about this
strange contrivance were evidently of
Il different caste from those in the up
per room. A tall. graceful! young man
seemed to be directing the others. One
of them. however. saw the SHADOW by
the door. drew his knife and stole
quietly up to the girl. She was caught:
Ready witted. she asked. DO you
speak EnGlish?"
The man paused. He nodded grimly
81 am Il friend. | would save your
princess. would defeat Naboll Shan.
My lover is hidden somewhere in this
house. Save him, and | will save the
princess
The man turned to see if his COM
rades had observed him. They were
all busy with the vat.
Il will so with the menrsabib. If
she has lied she shall die"
Il agree to that"
Once home she ran upstairs for her
automatic. When she came down
again the stranger had vanished.
AIMED refused to speak and Hassam
Ali did not know what she was talking
about.
He came in behind me-" she de-
clared.
''Then he took to his heels the mo-
ment your back was turned" Over
her shoulder to AIMED Hassam Ali sent
Il terrible glance. and AIMED knew that
death awaited him if he opened his
lips. He was still breathing heavily
from the struggle.
Zudora left the house more deeply
puzzled than ever
LOT -H ho III
the mystery of the sleeping house and
rescued Storm from his dreadful
prison.
The fact that the ceremony could
take place only before the elephant
headed god made it simple game to
the enemies of NabOk Shan. Zudora
did not go to the OctagOnal room, but
proceeded directly to the secret cham
Der. For one brief moment death
stared her in tie eyes. but she spoke
bravely. In return for the liberation
of her lover she declared that with the
aid of one man she would bring the
princess down to them. The young
prince struck his forehead i'll rage He
had never thought OF such thing
His one aim had been to force NabOk
Shan from the house and then to seize
his betrOthed.
When the princess awOEe the next
time she found her true lover gazing
down into her eyes. Then they started
out in search of Storm, and they were
just in time. The steel chamber had
become box. coffin shaped. three feet
square and eight feet high. Storm
was in bad shape. but food and water
and an hour or SO in the outer air re-
vived him.
will you be good hereafter?" he
said to Zudora.
Yes"
"You promise never to go anywhere
without first sending the pigeonI"
YES"
"And now what the dickens made
those chaps 60 to sleep?"
She explained. The vat was brew
of an oriental narcotic, the vapOr Of