Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-20
A Great ire Mystic Story ' F1AlR.c-yT3r> MAC (1p

keeper received the bird and natur- ally read the message She scribblcd on the back of his message and in- { fol Hed her masters sweetheart that i he had left the house in haste the night before and had not yet return ed. The return of the pigeon left Irdora in a iair state of excitement i SEe immediately set cut for storms , apartments; hut the housekeepcr could add nothing further than NIr. storm had sent a pigeon to her and | il had come back with the note.
 Hudora returned home and duizzed hc:' uncle; but of course, he piously drr;ed having seen storm. Sur rclditiously she piled the Hindu serv- ant This man secretly Worshiped the young Memsahib. and by and by , s,, got the facts from him. So, She had not only to solve ;he mystery of tha sleeping house but 10 save her lover also 4a would be without mission in that fantastic house and it was quite likely that he would be made to suffer for his audacity.
 Eravely she set out for the house of Nabok Shan and boldly she de- manded admittance. The servant at tNa door recognized her. but it took a bribe to open the door wide enough fo" her 10 slip through.
 The persistent ceremony was being started again. To Zudora if would have been laughable but for the new tragedy underneath. The man who had brought her to the house origin ally finally disclosed to her what had bten done to Storm. His death had been decided rn.
 Az Zudora 1azed wildly about the room she saw q man i'll garb quite different from that worn by those in the octagonal room. She stole up to where he stood and covetly watched him--and became suddenly conscious of the desire to sleep She breathed through her hankderchief. never let tiHe her glance waver from the hid- der man. He turned, smiling ironic~ ally, and she saw him raise stone in c., flooring. He disappeared into 6 ! pit, letting the stone fall carefully into place.
 Sleep had again attacked those de- termined upon the ceremony. One would think that they would have at 'ast given her some chance to in- vtstigate before proceeding again in an endeavor which had so many times proved failure. This very sleep, however, gave her freedom or action. She stole from the octagonal room, found the stone. raised it. and discovered a tunnel It was not the al sa est tunnel m the world; but with
 JCin's life hanging in the balance she accepted her chances. The tunnel
 led to room which was under the
 cellar. This room bewildered her far
 more than the octagonal. There was
 a large vat. which had the appearance
 of distillation vat, with many little
 piyes leading un from it. The men
 gathered about this strange contriv-
 arce were evidently in a different
 c; te than those in the upper room
 4 tall graceful young man seemed tt
 be directing the others. One of them
 however, saw the shadow by the
 Goor, drew his knife. and stole quiet
 ly up to the girl. She was caught!
 Ready witted she asked: DO you
 sreak English"
 The man paused. lie nodded grim
 q am friend, would save youl
 pr ncess. would defeat Nabol
 Shan. My lover is hidden somewher'
 in this house. Save him and I vii
 save the princess" A = The man turned to see if his com |, rates had obs srved him. They wer 10 all busy with he vat
 ,r "I will go with the Memsahib I le she has lied sac shall die" <, 70 "I agree to that .ol Once home she ran upstairs for he if automatic. When she came dow a again the stranger had vanished le Alhed refused to speak and Hassar d Ali did not know what she was talk le inc about
 IS He came in behind me" she de ,r clared. a
 K "Then he took to his heels the mo m ment your back was turned" Owe in he' shoulder, to Ahmed, Hassam Al n sem a terribla glance: and. Anne l. knew that death. awaited him if h n- opened his lips. He was still breath 1e ins heavily fo.. the struggle.
 Zudora left the house, more deepl h. ruzzled than ever.
 in Two hours later she had cleare' e. ur the mystery of the sleeping hous
 and rescued Storm from his dreadfu
 yrison.
 y The fact that the ceremony coul mt take place only before the elephant 'u read god made it simple game t
 tke enemies of Nobok Shan. Zudor ee did not go to the octagonal room. bn a proceeded directly to the secre it chamber. For one brief moment deatl Ii stared her in the eyes but she spok
 brayely Tn return for the Liberation of her lover she declared that, wit re the aid of one man she would brin' ou tho princess down to them. Th' te young prince struck his forehead Il
 rage. He had never thought of suc'
 ? thing. His one aim had been u as force Nabok shan from the house ant oy then to seize the betr0thed. Tt When the princess awoke the nexl nd e. Continued on Page s.l