Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-11

I'd the impulse. He did not care 20
have her tangled up In an AFFAIR IKE
this. All. II she would but take his
advice-marry him openly and DEFY
that sly devil who called himself her
uncle: Four different times the man
had tried to kill him. but the basic
cause for this desire Of his death was
the most puzzliDg mystery Of all. Why
should Hassam All wish his death 90
earnestly as to risk his own security
In the effort to accomplish his endsf
So far II had never occurred to Storm
that Hassam All might be wishing the
death OF zudora also.
Storm and Zudora were having rea
at the ClaridGe one afternoon. ana
when they were through she suggested
that they take a look at the bulletin
board. Every one was war news mao.
Look" she cried. They have
caught the Emden at last and destroy
ed her"
"It's a pity" said Storm. THAT COM
mander was brave sailor. Well. he'll
have a niche In history all his own.
BY George" he exclaimed suddenly.
"What is it,
Another Starr collier gone down.
Ciirl. can you get hack home alone! !
must go down to the Starr office at
once. This Is no accident"
But there was no evidence this time
of any mysterious heat ray. An infer
nal machine had been hidden in the
engine NON. In the starboard bunkers.
and had blown great hole through
the plates. II was quite evident that
the strikers had taken advantage or
the confusion. After this nothing more
was heard of the heat ray. And by
and by the public forgot. as 1t always
does. and turned once more 10 the
ever increasing war bulletins.
Uncle. what do you think or this
new ray talkT' asked Zudora one even
ing, after reading some editorial com
ment upon the half forgotten subject
which had not. however, been forgot
ten In the least by her. Gould there
be such thingY'
my dear child, in these days nothing
Ia impossible. They fy In the air; they
swim under water: they speak from
ship to ship without any visible means.
A ray to penetrate steel under water u
not only possible, but probable. III
wager that hundred men across the
world are trying to accomplish this
"And evidently one man has accom-
plished it,
evidently" agreed Hassam ALL
but why should he blow up ships In
our own harbor! Why should he deal
death without just causey
"Ah, these men Of true science: what
ls the death of man VI two compared
TO the achievement: dare say that
this man could not resist the impulse
to try his Internal ray upon the living.
All scientists are cyclists. Why don't
you dig into It? There's international
ia me for any one who solves this"
what: Pit my forces against the
whole of the secret serviceT'
"Yes. but you have faculties that not
every human being has. And then
you've something that not even have.
"And what is that?"
Luck"
Then you think | am lucky instead
Of skillful?''
Both. my child. in an extraordinary
degree. No one knows that better than
l." with smile which she did not see
nor would have understood If she ha0.
Hassam All rose. His fingers were
itching to fOndle Ills gold.
ZudOra remained In the mystic room
and rereald n letter she had received
from Storm that day. The poor boy
had lost his only photograph Of her
and desired a new one. Well. ne
should have 1t and just as soon AZ she
could have 1t taken. She sat down be
fore the crystal globe. so her uncle
thought she was not only skillful. but
luckyf Was he regretting his bargain
She stared iutO the globe. and pres
entity strange fantasy appeared IN itS
clear DEPTHS She saw herself stand
ing upon the crest of hill. In silhou
cite against the setting sun. garbed IN
flowing white. Presently sne was JOIN
ed by another Zudora. dressed In black
Then the two shapes came slowly down
the hill In separate pnths. and at the
end Of each path stood a Somber Has
sam Ali. The white Zudora. when she
reached Hassam All, threw her arms
around his neck and kissed him. The
black Zudora repealed the seer. her
face expressing doubt and suspicion
The forms faded and disappeared. Zu-
dora rose. troubled In mind. She doubt
ed her nncIe. There was no use In
denying the fact. She doubted and
feared him. She had given her word.
and her very loyalty to that word
sealed her lips. She must go ON until
the end. Twenty exploits, and her life
in her hand each time! So be it. And
she sensed that John had his suspi'