The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-15

YOU take such stand, I'll compro-
mise Solve the next twenty cases and
You can marry him; fall in single
case and you must renounce him."
ludorn using the knowledge gained
from years of association with her
uncle, unfavels battling mystery and
wins her first case--a case In which
John Storm is saved from being con-
yicted of murder instigated by Has
sam Ali himself
tCopywright, 1914, by Harold Mac
Grath.)
CHAPTER II.
THE SLEEPING HOUSE MYSTERY.
The clearing of John Storm was
nine days wonder. In court Hassam
Ali testified that Burns had been seek
ing some facts regarding the past,
and that he, Hassam Ali, had succeed
ed in aiding him to certain extent.
But the name of Bienreith had never
been mentioned during those seances.
He could not imagine why Burns had
committed the crime. There was no
evidence to be found that the two men
had ever exchanged word He was
rather confounded at the turn of
events. The broken phrase, But an
other" was as much of a mystery
to him as to the court. 1t was mex
plicable. Hassam Ali received good
deal of contemptuous grilling from the
district attorney, but the witness an
swered every question calmly and in
detail. He admitted that he was a
disciple Of the Hindu cult; admitted
that he had the gift of second sight at
times. There were those who could
testify to this. Hassam Ali finally left
the witness chair with honors in his
favor.
A subsequent investigation by the
police revealed nothing to his dis
credit so far as the law was con-
cerned. His past, from the circus days
to the present day, was an open book
Indeed, Hassam Ali was himself the
instigator of the search. He wanted
it definitely understood thai while
his cult was not looked upon fayorably
by the police, he was not the object
of any justifiable suspicion. His grave
air, his unfailing patience under the
gibes of the interrogation, his frank
ness all won him at least the respect
Of the detractors.
The man Burns was buried at the
expense OF the city, and what was
known as the Bienreith case went into
the public archives as one more I'M
solvable mystery
It was remarked however, among his
associates that John Storm lost deal
of his impetuosity and that in subse-
quent cases he was no longer bril-
liant and erratic but calm and steady,
always extremely we'll fortified within
his facts.
New York City has without doubt
the most conglomerate population of
amy city in the world The only alien
race which does not find habitat in
New York is the Aztec, and that is
merely because the Aztec is extinct.
And each race has quietly formed a
city of its own within the greater
city, There are Little Italy the Ghet-
to, Chinatown, and heaven knows how
many others, all familiar to sghtseers.
But there is a lot going ON in New
York among these aliens that even the
police never hear about except by pur-
est accident. Who can say he knows
the heart of Chinatown unless he ac-
lively belongs to it?
On a certain night two weeks after
the Bienreith case recorded in the
preceding chapter, Zudora heard the
clock chime the hour of nine She went
upstairs to her room and threw up
the shade for a final glance at the
heavens-and paused in amazement.
Coming toward the house was the
strangest procession she had ever
seen. Turbans, flowing robes and
white pantalettes, here in this work
aday city Of New York. She rubbed her
eyes as If striving to awake. She
looked again. They were trooping
silently up the steps. She next heard
the thunder of the knocker, which no.
body used in these days of electric
buttons. She then became alive to
the fact that this was reality. She
reached. the head of the stairs just as
her tmcle's servant Amed opened the
door. He bowed deeply and ceremon-
iously. He was dressed good deal
like his strange visitors
Zudora came down the stairs UNI
decided as to whether she was fright
ened or merely upset The man who
was evidently the leader of this strange
caravan advanced toward Zudora.
Il WISH" he said in broken English
ito see him who is called Hassam Ali
the giver of light"
20, you wish to see my uncle?' sale
Zudora. greatly relieved.
"And thou art his daughter
Ellis niece. will call him."
She left the hallway and sought thu
mystic room, where she found Hassan
All crouched over his globe. He look
ed up impatiently.
Welt"
"some Hindus to see you. uncle"