Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-01-07


OPENED his eyes. saw the strange white
man talking or trying TO tain to h,s
princesS The stupOr left him almos,
instantly He sprang 10 his feet. .
vicious hooking knife In his hand
"Feringhir' he shouted. which mean.
a foreigner
Otnes came 10 life at the same mo
ment and John Storm found himself
10 predicament little 10 his liking
he was strong aud sturdy. but he was
no match for the dozen or 20 Il,be
East Indians lie was overcome and
taken away from the Octagonal room
lie was cast into steel dungeon In
the basement " TIE house.
The sleeping mystery Of this house
had It's ebb aud flow evidently. Zudora
awoke without any abnormal effect for
her short sleep. and the men who had
gone TO Hassam Ais house also awoke.
Nabok Shan demanded Of them who
this white girl was Were they be-.
traying himf They should die like
dogs 10 that case. They groyeled and
hastily explained that she was the
niece OF the celebrated Hassam Az
aud that she might be able to break
the power Of the sudden sleep by dis
covering how Il was accomplished.
Where II this man uussam An
Them demanded Nubok shan. who
had grown very suspicious.
"lluzoOr. we know not Mayhap
overcome as we were by the sleep
But this memsahib il clever and may
help u.s."
who WIS this man just sent to
the duugrOnT
we know not"
We'll. you speak the accursed Eng
llsh tongue. Question her and learn
what sue has to say. And on your
heads he Il II there Il any sign OF
tfeachcry"
ut Is just" said the leader OF the
men who had brought ZudOra.
They then proceeded to squat down
upon the rug. aud Zudorn piled her
questions and culled n story which ran
somewhat NJ follows:
II began In southern India. A Ger.
tain native prince had In his extreme
youth. rs Is customary In India. be-
come betroihrd TO the little princess
OF nelghhoring state. There were
great festivities. not to say extrnva.
CANT ones. ~ honor Of the event when
the girl became a young woman aud
the boy young mnn the marriage ccr
emory was brought about. but not cvn
aummnted. FOR the simple fact that u
prince OF still another principally hnd
seen the priucvss nnd hnd determined
10 make her his own regardless Of the
possibility ~ throwing the three states
into u trihnl war The British raj
might interfere. but not until gOod
deal OF damage WIS wrought The
rival prince was Nnlok shan brave
hardy aud none too scrupulous chief
tain. lie succeeded In carrying on the
priucesa. hut he WIS bcset by 10 many
trials that he tcd ftum India to Amer
len with the bulk Of his treasure and
the purlolnrd princess The house
with it, oriental trapping. had becu
the property ~ nm uncle. who had
chosen America because his neck had
BEEN Ia danger
'But the mystery IN this. memzahib
II IN written TINT the marriage cere
mony shall take place before our god
the elephant headed. aud always wbeI
We begin the ceremony We are thu
strangely overcome by sleep. soly'
this riddle for w and my master viii
pay you we'll" The spokesman nd
dressed n few words TO NabOk shan.
The priRce smiled aud danglrd q rop'
OF superb pearls before the girl. Init
mating that la the event OF her sue
cess they would become hers.
Now. Zudon did not seek monetar!
reward. but she was wise beyond he
1 years In understanding the Orientn
mind. due TO the several years that he
uncle had employed Hlndus as sery
ants. If ahe slgnihed that she aske'
for no reward these dark eyed mel
would Instantly begin 10 suspect beI
and once they suspected her her M
would not be worth a snap OF the IN
gers. Besides. II would not be such
very hard ordeal TO accept such mas
nifcent gift. So she told the leader .
say 20 Nabok shan that she hoped Q
solve the mystery for the sake OF Oh
pearls. being n normal woman Ru
she must have free run OF the houS,
This was agreed. but under no circun
stance must she leave without beln
blindfolded and. moreover. she mus
remain that night
zudon accepted the conditions phi
OsOphicnlly She never wore NabO
shan's rope Of pearls. however
She would have liked very mucl
though 20 acquaint her lover with M
whereabouts. Her uncle's disappea
ance puzzled her. But perhaps he hn
already begun his Investigations, IN
night passed uneyentfully. Those W.T.
slept did so naturally Zudora. hos
ever. wandered In and out among n
curious alcoyes and quaint bnlconie
She peered behind the grotesque sta
ues into the fountain Whenever a
ceremony began sleep came rhls fn'
. ! kapt rlugtng throuuh her mind ~