Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

Today Zudora tried II on the green
parrot. but the whirling lights simply
tumbled the bird on his perch. sne
picked him up and revived him ana
soon forgot all about him in the 70
newed Interest In the spotted collar.
Idly she initiated the marks with the
stub OF pencil . And then. az
II the whole world had suddeniy light
ed up, Zudora at last underse Oh NO"
BienreI.h had come 10 his death
When the trial began II looked very
Ind for John Storm. The alteration
with the decedent In court was review
ed, the dueling challenge. their pre-
yious enmity. the twelve unaccounta-
bile hours. In the balcony Hassam All
and the man Burns watched the pro-
ceedlngs with something more than
normal interest. When the jury nnai-
ly received the judges Instructions
every one conceded that John storm
was a lost man: nothing could save
him from the chair.
Suddenly up the aisle toward tne
Judges desk came a yelled woman.
"Stopy" she cried. at was I-lT
Then she tainted. The judge, the
attorneys, the reporters, the spectators
all rose In their amazement a Wo
mani After the tableau came contu-
sion and chaos. The Judge signed TO
the Jury to return to their chairs.
Storm, despite the deputy sherins'
pushed his way to the woman's size
and swiftly raised the veil.
"ZudoraY' He turned resoluteiy 10
the Judge. your honor, there Is some
mistake. This young woman has nad
nothing to do wit. the death OF bien-
reith. 1t is utterly impossible.
.That remains to be seen, Mr.. storm
Return to the docket II you pleaseF
'But she Is innocentT /
"Deputies" called the judge sternly.
he was sorry for Storm, but uuty "as
duty none the less.
The court was eventually cleared.
Storm was taken back to his cell. Has
sam All and Burns went away togetn-
or. Immediately Zudora sought the
office of the district attorney, whom
she found haranguing with the counsei
for the defense.
"If | can convince you two gentle
men, will that be suficientf' she asKeu'
ut WILL" affirmed the district at
torney. But why can't you give us
, the mans name now?" he asked.
ITO tell his name now would spoil
everything declared Zudora. II have
, no evidence at this moment that woulo
, hold in law, but I'll guarantee to place
a II in your hands before midnight You
: two will come secretly to my house,
and will secrete you behind some cur
Trims. and there you will hear the evi-
dence from the mans own lips"
"yery we'll" said the district attor-
, ney. But warn you that any KIND
!, Of oriental mummery will not pass az
J. evidence"
"Do you see this pencil" she asked
e exhibiting stub.
d Eyes"
!. at il the one II Ia green. indelible
o not n common, everyday pencil INT
e criminal held this stub in his nano
s while strangling Bienreith. why non'
r. of us shall know unless he can be mao'
d to tell"
q AZ 0 O'clock man entered the mys
e tic room. He looked puzzled.
"You wished to see meT be sPio q
Is Zudora.
!. Eyes. Please sit down, Mr.. Burns.
q. Above, unbeknown to either tD'
t. deep lined face Of Hassam All appear
ed. In his hand he held revoive
o. with a Maxim silencer. As mas oeel
" said, the mystic room possessed q doz
le on secret exits. From this UPPER on
II was Hassam Airs habit to take ftocl
Ia of his victims before meeting tnen
IN personally. He waited.
lie Zudora began to ask aimless quet
n, lions. Burns eyed her restlessly. sue
n, denly she sprang the trap She hei
I'd up the pencil.
n. This is yours saw you wrltin
#. with IT. 1t fell to the door. where
II. found 1t. 1t is the same pencil tina
I'd marked the collar Of Bienreith IN ID
death struggles.
10 Burns jumped to his feet. Tudor
Mt did likewise. throwing on the powe
l