Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-02


the facts from him SO She had not only
to solve the mystery Of the sleeping house
but To save her lover also. lie woud bs
without a mission 10 that fantastic house and
1t was quite likely that be would be maio
to suffer for his audncity
Brayey she set out for the house Of Naboh
Shan and boldly she demanded admittance-
The servant at the door recognized her, but
for her To slip through
The persistent ceremony was being started
again To zuJora il would bave been laugh
abla but for the new tragedy underneath.
The man who had brought her to the house
originally lnally disclosed to her what had
been done to Storm. His death bad been
decided ON.
AS Zudora gazed wildly about the room
she saw man in garb quite different from
that worn by those in the octagonal room
She stole up to where he stood and covertly
watched bim---and became suddenly conscious
OF tho desire to sleep She hrcathcd through
her handkerchief never letting her glance
wayer from the hidden man He turned
smiling ironically, and she saw him raise
stone In tho flooring. He disappeared into
mir lottino tbe stone fall carefully into
place
SIoor had oooir ottookod those do+err;,od
upon the ceremony One would think that
they would have at east given her soma
cbancs 10 investigate before proceeding again
in nm onjeovor Which bad so many times
nrovcd foDure This very slcon bowover
eavo her freedom Of action She stole from
tho octogopd room found tho s,ono roIssd
Il o,d 1isoocor.d n turrol I, wo. M,
the safest tunnel in the world. but with
Johns life hanging IN the balance she ac-
cepted her chances Tho tunnel led 70 A
room which was undcr tho collor This room
b,vIldored her far more than the octoponnl.
g,b,ra VIVA a lor,a vot v,hi,h bnd tho an.
nsornncs of dlstluotion vot with monv
nile mines loodjna nm from il. The men
gathered about this strange coptrivapce were
eyidentlv az n different caste tbnn those in
Nh. nnpor rom tou yrocoruI vounc man
seetoea 10 be directing the others Ono Of
them however saw tho shadow bv the door
drew his Knife ord stolo ouletlv nm 70 tbs
,lrl sbo was coprbtl
Rcndv witted sho asked, "Do you sneak
unplisb2r
The map paused He noddod grimly.
am a friend. would save your princess
would defeat Nobok Shan. NV lover Ia
hidden sonowhoro in this house Save him
and ,ynl sova the nripcessr
Tho man turned To see If his comrades
haG observed him. They were NIL busy with
tho vat
al will 20 with tho Mcmsahib. II sbs
has lied. uho shall die"
81 orroe 10 hat"
Once home abe ran upstoirs for her an.
tomnllo when she came down npolp the
stranger had vanished AIMED refused to speak
aud tInssam All did not know whnt she was
talking about
lie ,vmo in behind me-" she declared.
"Thru he tnoa to bis hccls the moment
your back was turned" Over her shoulder,
to Amrd IIassaln An sent terrible glance (:
and AIMED kUcw that death awaited him u
he opened l,ls lips TIc was Sill breathing
heavily from tho struggle
2udom I'm the house, more deeply pu1
sled than aver.
Two houru later she had cleared up tho
mystery " tho sleeping house mud rescued
Storm frum his dreadful prison
The TACT that the ceremony could take
place only before tho ecphOuthendcd god
made II simple GENE to tho enemies "
NaboR Shnu "tiJoro did not 90 to tho oc-
ngonal room, but proceeded directly to tho
secret chamber For Quo brief moment death
stared her In the eyes but she spoke brevely.
In return for tho liberation Of her lover sh'
declared That, with tho mid OF ono man sbe
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