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

He Was Overcome and Taken Away
From the oetasonai Room.
she spoke softly, but so far as hi9
knowing the intent of the liquid WORD:
it might as well have been the winG
moving through the treetOps.
The handsome native who had ba,'
lying at the side of the princess
opened his eyes, saw the strange "
man talking or trying to talk 10 4
princess The stupOr left him aimOe
instantly. He sprang to his fec,
vicious looking knife in his hand.
"Feringhir" he shouted. Which means
q foreigner.
Others came to life at the same mo-
ment. and John Storm found himself
in q predicament little to his liking.
He was strong and sturdy, but he was
no match for the dozen or so 1.-THE
East Indians. He was overcome and
taken away from the octagonal room
He was cast into a steel dungeon in
the basement of the house.
The sleeping mystery of this house
had its eb5 and flow evidently. ZuGora
awoke without any abnormal effect for
her short sleep. and tile men who had
gone to HassGm Ais house also awoke.
Nabok Shan demanded of them who
this white girl wassr Were they. be-
traying him? They shoRid die like
dogs in that case. They groyeled and
hastily explained that she was the
niece of the celebrated HassaIn Ali
and that she might be able to break
the power OF the sudden sleep by dis
covering bow it was accomplished.
Where is this man Hassam Az
then?' demanded Nabok Shan. who
had grown very suspicious.
''Huzoor, we know not. Maykap
overcome as We were by the sleep
But this memsahib is clever and may
help u.s."
who was this man 1 just sent to
the dungeon"
We know not
We'll. you speak the accursed Eng
lish tongue. Question her and learn
what she has to say. And on your
heads be it if there is any sign of
treachery." ..-
1T is just" said the leader of the
men who had brought Zudora.
They then proceeded to squat down
upon the rug. and Zudora piled her
questions and culIed story which ran
somewhat as follows:
1t began in southern India. A GER
tain native prince had in his extreme
youth. as is customary in India, be-
come betrothed to the little princess
of a Geighboring state. There were
great festivities. not to say eXtrava-
CANT ones. in honor of the event. When
the girl became a young woman and
the boy i young man the marriage GER
emony was brought about. but not con-
sun1mated, for the simple fact that
prince OF still another principally had
seen the princess and had determined
to make her his own regardless of the
possibility of throwing the three states
into tribal war. The British raj
might interfere. but not until a good
deal Of damage was wrought. The
rival prince was Nabok Shan. a brave.
hardy and none too Scrupulous chief
tain. He succeeded in carrying off the
princess, but he was beset by so many
trials that he fed from India to Amer
lea with the bulk of his treasure and
the purloined princess. The house
with its oriental trappings had been
the property of an uncle, who had
chosen America because his neck had
been in danger.
But the mystery is this, rnemsahib:
1t is written that the marriage cere-
mony shall take place before our god.
the elephant headed, and always when
we begin the ceremony We are thus
strangely overcome by sleep. Solve
this riddle for us and my master viii
pay, you WELL" The spokesman ad-
dressed few words to Nabok Shan.
The prince smiled and dangled Il rope
Of superb pearls before the girl. init
mating that in the event of her sue
cess they would become hers.
Now, Zudora did not seek monetary
reward, but she was wise beyond her
years in understanding the oriental
mind, due TO the Seal seal years that her
uncle had employed Hindus as serv-
ants. If she signifed that she asked
for no reward these, dark eyed men
would instantly begin TO suspect her,
and once they suspected her her life