The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-01

was determined TO put the matter to
Hassam Ali
AIMED was not going to admit him at
first. Orders were orders; but when
Storm declared that he would come
back with policeman, AIMED conclud-
| ed to accept the lesser of the two
evils. Storm found himself in the
| familiar drawing room. Zudora seem
ed everywhere, in the arrangement of
the flowers, the pictures, the music
rack.
We'll, SIR" said a cold voice from
behind, this is an honor forced upon
me. / have forbidden you the hospi-
| tally of this house."
II am quite well aware of that" re-
turned the young man, quite as coldly
as Hassam Ali. Il have not come for
hospitality. What / demand to know
is, what the devil do you mean by set
ting halfwitted boy up to such
beastly game as that spectral hand"
Storm shook his fist under Hassam
Ais nose.
All the fury against this young
man bubbled up in Hassam Ais heart
and Mcautiously permitted it to over
flow the brim He wanted John Storm
dead, dead at his feet He suddenly
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too quick for him. AIMED, seeing his
master in danger, seized a vase and
stole up behind Storm.
But from her boudoir above, Zudora
had heard the loud voices. She held
in her hand only book. She flung
it with more accuracy than is gen
orally credite dto the feminine arm.
1t hit AIMED squarely on the shoulder;
and the vase clattered to the floor.
Il am sorry, dear, to have a rumpus
like this; but lost my temper"
And perhaps lost mine" said Has
sam Ali, recognizing the fact that a
bit of diplomacy was in order 81 had
forbidden him the house, Zudora. He
pushed his way in with threats of po-
! lice"
You were wrong, John said Zu-
! dora, with no small amount of diplom-
! acy herself There is nothing to
prevent my seeing you when and
; where / will; but this is my uncle's
house, He has a perfect right to deny
: you admittance if he so wishes"
John swallowed hard He was not
} expecting a rebuke from such quar-
7 ter. He apologized again and left
l the house. At his apartments a tele-
: gram awaited him. The spectre had
. retumed, and the farmers were patrol.
$ ling the county with shotguns. A car
rier pigeon acquainted Zudora with the
fact. The next morning the two left
7 for the south. Zudora nor John re-
? ferred to the row with Hassam Ali.
Let's work alone The sight of you
r may scare away the boy" she said.
: "All right" he agreed; but with the
mental reservation that he would fol.
< low her and remain within call.
g ZudOra found Jimmy Bolton; an(
Z Jimmy Bolton found her, much to Hit
J. discomfort and alarm. She had gone
e far opposite to where the spectre hand
e usually appeared; and she discovered
t in q window of the shack, on the op
! posite hill, the Cyclopean eye she haa
hitherto hunted for in vain. Withou
! the slightest hesitance she sought tn,
4 shack. knocked intrepidly, and wa
4 suddenly dragged in and secured.
r bound, In the dim light she could se'
}. that Bolton was not untouched Will
: insanity.
Storm had promised not to follow
4 but she never went out at night with
d out his being somewhere near. He to-
d had seen the flashing eye, A brief Ia
$ bleau of Zudora struggling in tn
: doorway was enough. He was nearl
t as mad az poor Jimmy Bolton. H
d used the fellow roughly and left him Il
e a corner, thoroughly cowed and ex
|. hausted and then liberated Zudora
d In the attic OF the shack was gian
stereopticon. capable of throwing
! concentrated ray a thousand yard
a or more. The plate projected wa
n really an X-ray exposure of Bolton
e hand. John threatened and cajole
It and even offered money to Bolton
Y he would confess who had set him u
to this trick But Jimmy refused t
g divulge his secret. He feared tn
II threats Of Hassam Ali far more tina
the threats of his victim
6 A week later the crops were bein
q harvested; and Zudora and John re
Y turned to the city. each secretly wond
e ering what the next ordeal would hol
It for them.
& Ito be continued.)
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