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

showed toward Storm. The latter read
II. shrugged and nodded afiirmativeiy'
All might have gone well but for the
fact that an enterprising reporter
found the discarded note and made
great scoop for his paper. blenreitn
had challenged Storm to duel, ana
the latter had holly agreed, despite
the fact that he knew nothing OF
swords and was a very Indifferent pis'
toll shot.
And Hassam All found way to diS
pose of John Storm.
And Zudora thought she had FOUND a
way to save him. She found him In
the cellar. bravely trying to hit q bulls
owe target It would have been laugh
able under any other circumstance. he
was not to be swerved, however. And
when she threatened him with the po'
lice he laughed. He knew the police
of old. They would refuse to take the
affair seriously. Storm laid down his
revolver and took drink OF water.
Then he picked up the revolver ana
began pegging away. Unobserved. sue
drugged the drinking water. There
would be no duel that night.
The next morning Bienreith was
found dead In his library, strangled
and John Storm, In dazed condition
disheveled. was arrested on the street
charged with murder
Hassam All, in his capacity OF Grim
inal investigator. accompanied by Zu
dora, entered with the police the scene
Of the crime.
swell. my child" said he. here Ii
your first case. Let us see II you cal
handle It." Zudora. having a double
incentive, ran over to the dead man
On the floor she found a scarfpin
some small change, and she noticed
that his collar hung by the rear button
She hurriedly wrapped these three ar
ticles in her handkerchief. The pecul
lar green spots on this collar MAJ
aroused her curiosity.
She was very unhappy. The drui
she had given her lover had not pu
him to sleep. 1t had merely sent hin
wandering about the streets through
ont the night in Eiank state OF MIND
He would not be able to account 10
his time. and she might plead in vail
that she had given him a sleeping pc
ton to keep him in his house until al
chance to fight Bienreith was gone
Several days passed. Storm nope
in his cell. Truth to tell. he WASH
sure that he hadn't killed his enemy
From the moment Zudora left hir
until he found himself in jail he coul
remember nothing. When she toll
him what she had done he smiled an
forgave her. :.
But you got me into pretty pickle
little girl, and you'll have TO get m
out Of It.
Il will"
The marks Oh the collar were pencl
marks. aud they bothered Der Ofte
she flung the collar vehemently froI
her, but she always went back to u
One day she found something on tn
Aoor In the library. At that mOmen
she attached no significance to tn
find.
Zigzag pencil lines on the collar
how had they come there3 Before tn
crimef That was not quite possible
The German had been scrupulousL
neat In his attire. She invariabl
sought what was known as the myi
tic room when confronted by any 81
rious problem. No sound ever reache
there. A green parrUt swung on
perch He was very old and wa
doubtless the repository Of many
strange secret Once be muttereC
Lets get him." ZudOra thought thi
; rather odd and began quizzing the Oh
bird But he refused to speak further
Near the dals stood a mechanical al
fair constructed something after tn
manner Of a pin wheel. 1t consiste
Of two tubes Of glass. which revolve
In opposite directions. filled with
brilliant. diffusInR violet light. TIL
little invention was Hassam Ais owl