Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20

'1sNHtu llIo HedQ Of the stairs iuSi as her uncle's Hindu servant Amed opened the door. He bowed deeply ano ceremoniously. He was dressed a good deal like his strange visitors.
 Zudora came down the stairs unde- c1ded as to wheth'r she was frighten- cd or merely upset. The man who |as evidentaly the leader of this strange caravan advanced toward Zudora.
 to see him VITO is called Hassan Ali the giver of light.
 70, you wish to see my uncle?" said Zndcra, greatly relieved.
 "Art thou his daughter?"
 His niece. I will call him."
 She left the hallway and sought the ystic room, where she found Has san Ali crouched over his globe. He locked up impatiently.
 "WelI?"
 "Some Hindus to see you, uncle?"
 "Hindus, at this time of night? Why didn't you send Amed to me? It lowers you in his opinion to take upon yourself to do his work. Hin dus: what can they want, l wonder ??'
 I'm sure I don't know, nor care a it angry at being rebuffed by her uncle.
 When Hassan Ali stood before his guests there was some time wasted III genuflections.
 "You are Hassam Ali, the man who sees?"
 q ann"
 Your servant here recommended you to us. Sahib, we are the midst or a strange mystery. In our abode the god of sleep comes suddenly and un- awares. Our own god seems to nave forgotten us. This dread thing comes a most instantly and we are taKen Ill sleep no matter what pose we are h. That we are here tonight ana nor under the evil gods influence IS que to the fact that we waited outside the octagonal room.'
 "The octagonal room, repeateo Hassam Ali thoughtfully.
 You are known to Us as grea. ycei. a seer into the future. Will you aid He to find out what causes thfs dreaded sleep? Our religious ceIe- monies are being injterfered wlth'
 All this was in an English that wac only fairly understandaple. relo and there Has sam Ais man mter- polated the right word. o,,
 "You will accompany us, Huzzor: ::
 Hassam Ali smiled and nodaeo. Here was an adventure that ratncl :4 annealed to him. More than 'ha.' ~ .. won,d banish from his mlno, al leaa, temporarily, certain psychoiog,loa9. E, o9,. a aoencies which were making Ine.a nower felt more and more strone'' as the days went by. :, z,dora
 CT must go, too, uncle" said zuoora ora
 Hurry, then. I should ike 'o eee these people before they come out oi their trance. ,,,..ns Before going downstairs agalh Auuo ra fondled for moment the cariiel nigeon which Storm had given hef recently. John had one for almsell' The birds carried messages. Asloe from it's practicality it was very ro. mantle and obviated the necessary ol trusting ones secrets to the telephohs oirls And Zudora was not alWays sure that some one in the house was not listening when the telepnoneu:, ,As Hassam Ali never entered thls room of hers, she was qulte conlluem' that he knew nothing Of the plseona
 When they returned to the visl.o. on', ,+hev were greatly astonisheo to learn thai they were to go bllnd1olaeo' garhed in oriental costume. Hassanl Ali ohiected. Very we'll, then; the 11indus declared that they would go a1sewhere for aid. They made tni: decision internationally. Hassam All hent his head to signify that II 'nes +ool- that attitude he was ready to submit. a;o, filed ont
 Presently the procession li,0u ,ona u, into the street. They hurried ",one ine for several blocks; then came "a .Hn5 ta5 automobile ride. Hassam All county. ;', tha turns and felt quite assured III the inc end that they were being orlvvn a ;n circles and that the house oi ny . +nrv M was not so far away as II seeli' ' od when the bandages were 1,iia., :., s eu' ,o,en off Zudora found herseif Ill ly oono o"m which might easily have oeel a a.'ren % hodily out of the Araoial M;ehts ,Ha It was, indeed, like somt 4lae fahnlous fairyland; the laois' sv,ee1 .nt sseening people, the strange sMet aete odor which seemed to permeIh,t perm sht overvthing. over She was moisture tnas snm,' sm' hed not been transported Dy sUn; sui' n,ae - e;c carpet to the heart ol 'ne '
 eri;city of Bagdad. ,,ouisitive % sha became childishly 1nauls,ns, so,, She % moved about the recumu~nt @ ,,not 1av s;sures: and suddenly she came 1!,,s utp. tpl rrS rSat looked for all the world lake Th. rh. Maao s,aaninr beauty of the fairy taie th' th' sieeping woman was beautalaa an III race ., sle.ps sneanted sense of the caucaslon ,rse, raee ner skin was as light as 1ua .1;sh tn ner n which ginerally wore a ,ahi4a sihgn " tsn dme to her out of door 1Ip,1 t;.,,r' Naar sza the the young woman lay the l'sur s,,r Nea ns ? fine looking native. zuaola a 1u, ha, Q, .a,sed a that these sleeping peop,e, e,ana, na' haen in the midst of some so, nhe, ceramony, ce possibly a wedd,ng, dags,.,oh1e, %Ie, ~ cvrrtaken. The ensemble ressmve, nse, Usth;ng so much as prearranse' ase, tah,ean % such as she had of'en P'a'''