The Prescott daily news., 1915-02-23
1 when they wake up-i is quite likely


 they will try to kill you"
 i've made up my mind"
 Then she ran upstairs. She was anX-
 iCus to send a message to storm by the 1 carrier pigeon She wrote a short note
 explaining the situation and liberated
 the bird Storms housekeGper received | the bird and naturally read the mes
 sage She scrubbed on the back of
 this message and informed her mas
 ter's sweetheart that he had left the house in haste the night before and | had not yet returned. The return oi | the pigeon left Zudora in fair state
 of excitement. She immediately set out for Storms apartments. but the | hOusekeeper could add nothing further l than that Mir. storm had sent pigeon
 to her and it had come back with the | note.
 Zudora returned home and quizzed her uncle: but. of course, he piously denied having seen Storm. Surrepti-
 tiousy she piled the Hindu servant | This man secretly worshiped the young memsahib. and by and by she got the l facts from him. So! She had not only to solve the mystery of the sleeping house. but to save her lover also. He would be without a mission in that fantastic house. and it was quite likely that he would be made to suffer for his | audHcity. Bravely she set out for the house of Nabok Shan and boldly she demanded admittance. The servant at the door | recognized her. but it took a bribe to open the door wide enough for her to slip through.
 The persistent ceremony was being started again. To Zudora it would have been Imaginable but for the new l tragedy underneath. The man who had brought her to the house originally | finally disclosed to her what had been l done to Storm. His death had been l decided on
 | As Zudora gaZed wildly about the l room she saw man in a garh 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 l through her handkerchief, never let ] ting her glance waver from the hidden | man. He turned, smiling ironically, and she saw him raise a stone in the | flooring. He disappeared into a pit, letting the stone fall carefully into 1 place.
 Sleep had again attacked those de f tp., Nl n,,.a Uunld think that they would have at least given her some chance to investi gate before proceeding again in an en- acIvor which had so many times prov. d failure This very sleep how
 'ver, gave her freedom of action She stole from the octagonal room. found he stone. raised it and discovered q ruunpi II was not the safest tunnel M t,ta world, put with Johns life hang iH@ in the balance she accepted her 1 hAnccS The tunnel led to room lrder the cellar This room bewilder- rd her far more than the octagonnI one There was q large vat, which had the appearance of q distillation vat, with many little pipes leading up from it. The men gathered about this strange contrivance were evidently of 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 np 10 the girl. She was caught
 Ready wittcd she asked Do you speak EnglSh%"
 The man paused. He nodded grimly " am friend would save your n}luceSS. would defeat Nahok Shan My loveG 4.&GelI somewhere m tnls Aouoe Save aim. and | will save the prluccSs."
 The man turned to see If his com races had observed him. They were a!l busy with the vat
 'I will go with the memsabib. lI sAa has lied she shall die
 "i agree to thntT
 Once home she ran upstairs for tsr automatic When she came dovn a.;4n the stranger had vanished Amrd refused to speak and IIusSaU Ali did not know what she was talking scout.
 He came ln behind me she de. clurod .
 ''.hen hc took to his heelS the mo inent your back was turned Over her shoulder to Amed IaSSam Ali sent terrible glance, and Amed knew that 1 death awaited him il he opened his 1 lips He was still breathing heavily from tue struggle.