The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-16

at something that hlls you with terror You are shaking now as you talk" But it's not fear. uncle; it's the utter incredibility of the thing!'
 "On my word I've no solution to of fer. except that the heat of your hand might have acted upon some chemical in the cardboard"
 That's absurd. But I'm going to stick to it. But for the little blister on my palm l could easily believe that had been dreaming"
 She retired to her boudoir, and Has sam Ali went forth into the night.
 The following day Zudora sougn; storm. Would he go with herr He certainly would despite appearances The word rather amused her She was serenely indifferent as to what her neighborS said or thought of her The general run of them eyed her sus piciously. perhaps just because she assessed beauty and attractivenesS It was only idle people who gossiped; bGSy persons always minded their own business. At any rate, the place was such a short jaunt out of town that they could return each evening.
 AS John knew little or nothing about chemistry, it was beyond his power to reason out the problem of the burning photograph. The two were on the way to the old house when the second phenomenon occurred.
 "Zudora. your hatr'
 Whats the matter with it?"
 Its on fire!'
 Storm tore the hat from her head and threw it on the ground, stamping on it.
 "lli be tinker dammed!" he explod ed. How did that happen? l wasn't smoking, and even then spark could not have set fire to a hat like that. My dear girl, my advice is little ole New York on the next train. A pho tograph starts burning in your hand, your hat flames up on your head. There's some devilment going on that neither like nor understand. Who are these old menY
 Zudora shook her head dazedly. She had paid $30 for that hat, she thought with grim humor.
 Let Us go back home." he urged.
 No, John. intend to find out what all these strange things mean. You can go back if you wish"
 Hang it, I'm thinking of your
 "l know that, John. But I do not want any failures to my credit due to lack of spirit. I'm going to see what this means. l have an idea that l shall never find any diamond"
 ''Im glad you think that" he replied My dear girl. some one is aiming at you. perhaps some friend of that chem ist Craig or whatever his name was. To tell you the truth, it is for that sort of reason that l did not want you to go into this detective business. There's always some one hiding around the corner with repriSal. But you are de termined to go to the end of this?'
 Absolutely determined"
 T might kidnap you"
 If you had kidnapped me months ago, John, I should have been a happy wo- man." she said sadly. But now it's too late. I've got to go on. just got to- l am sorry that l cannot explain any more to you. You've got to trust me wholly"
 "l do, girl. only l worry for your safety. In q game like this q woman is given no more chance than man and she is handicapped because she is a woman. She cant fight like man when shes in q corner. The very clothes on her interfere with her free dom of action. All right, but there's one thing that's got to be settled here and now"
 And what is that:" stin eying the hat
 That l shall always be in on your cases, somewhere ill the background. where I can hear you call when you need me"
 'l snall be glad of that, John."
 If you'd only marry me and settle the whole buSinesSl' "l will some day. Supposing that we now make that call we started out to make
 The two old collectors admitted Zu, dora and storm and they began imme-