Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-01-07


Nabok Shan and boldly she demanded
admittance. The servant az the door
recognized her. but II took bribe %
open the door wide enough for her y
clip through.
The persistent ceremony was being
started again. To zudora II would
have been laughable but for the new
tragedy underneath. The man who had
brought her to the house originally
finally disclosed TO her what had been
done 10 storm. His death had been
decided on
As ZudorA RaEed wildly about the
room she saw man In O garb quite
different from that worn by those In
the octagonai room. She stole up TO
where he stood and cOvertly watched
him and became suddenly conscious OF
the desire to sleep. She breathed
through her handkerchief, never let
ting her glance waver from the hidden
man. He turned, smiling ironically.
and she saw him raise stone In the
flooring. He disappeared into q 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
least given her some chance to invesu-
gate before proceeding again in an en-
deavor which Ind 80 many times prov
ed a failure. This very sleep. how
ever, gave her freedom Of action. She
stole from the octagonhl room, found
the stone. raised II and discovered q
tunnel. II was not the safest tunnel
In the world, but with Johns life hang.
ing in the balance she accepted her
chances. The tunnel led to a room
under the cellar. This room bewilder-
ed her far more than the octagonal
one. There was large vat, which
had the appearance OF distillation
vat. with many little pipes leading up
from II. The men gathered about this
strange contrivnnce were evidently OF
a different caste from those In the up
per room. A tall. graceful young man
seemed to be- directing the Others. One
of them, however. saw the shadow BY
the door, drew his knife and stole
quietly up to the girl. She was caught!
Ready witted. she asked, do you
speak Engllsh?"
The man paused. he nodded grimly.
~ am a friend. would save your
princess. would defeat Nabok Shan.
MY liver is hidden somewhere an this
house. Save him, and ! will save the
princess"
The man turned to see II bis com.
rades had observed him. They were
all busy with the vat.
~ will go with the memsabib. u
she has lied she shall die" 4
Il agree to that-"
Once home she ran upstairs for her
automatic. When she, came down
again the stranger had vanished.
AIMED refused to speak and Hassaln
All did not know what she was talking
about.
He came in behind me-" she de-
clared.
"Then he took to bis heels the mo
ment your bnck was turned" over
her shoulder to AIMED Hassam All sent
q terrible glance. and AIMED knew that
death awaited him II he opened Dis
lips. He was still breathing heavily
from the struggle.
ZudOra left the house more deeply
puzzled than ever.
Two hours later she had cleared up
the mystery of the sleeping house and
rescued Storm from his dreadful
prison.
The fact that the ceremony coIld
take place only before the elephant
headed god made 1t simple game to
the enemies of Nabok Shan. ZudUril
did not go to the Octagonal room. put
proceeded directly to the secret cham
Der. For one brief moment death
stared her in the eyes. but she spoke
bravely. In return for the liberation
of her lover she declared that with the
aid Of one man she would bring the
princess down to them. The young
prince struck his forehead In rage. he
had never thought OF such II thing.
His one aim had been TO force NabOk
Shan from the house und then to seize
his betrOthed.
When the princess awoke the next
time she found her true lover gazing
down into her eyes. Then they started
out in search Of Storm, and they were
Just in time. The steel chamber had
become a box. coffin shaped. three feet
square and eight feet high. Storm
was in bad shape. but food and water
and an hour or 81 In the outer air re-
vived him.
"Will you be good hereafterY ne
said to ZudOra.
"Yes."
"You promise never to go anywhefe
without first sending the pigeOnT'
"Yes."
"And now what the dickens MADE