Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-01-14

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t5t. IEa~ '..A t.ft
for all that you sometimes smile at
his occupations.
at is precisely because he plays al
this mummery and 10 at the same time
On extraordinary man that J ask you
II you love him" '
"Love Il q strange thing" she re,
oiled evasively. She fell" strangely
stirred over the trend Of conversation.
you don't answer me directly" BE
was IN attorney and had something OF
the bulldogs grip. There were many
unhappy Witnesses who would testify
to that.
"Wel. no; l can't say honestly that
[ love him." frowning.
Nor can you say honestly that ne
loves you. My dear girl. l might as
well admit to you that some one Is In
terested in putting me out Of the way
rye been shot at in the dark on three
different occasions. have received
anonymous letters purporting to come
from some disgruntled politician. !
think the best thing you can do Is to
marry me.
mot until every letter Of my agree
ment is complete"
Il suppose you've made up your
mind?"
"Yes. Just as firmly as ! have made
I'D my mind that you're my man ana
chat | wouldn't exchange you for the
greatest Kingdom on earth"
He laughed and pressed her hand
He had been on the point Of telling her
his innermost suspicious. He saw now
that she was going to have trouble
enough without his adding to 1t. Brave
little girl! Because she loved him she
had assumed almost three times the
tasks Of Hercules. He became more
and more determined to follow her ana
stand guard over her I'm every case she
had-that Is. II they left him alone.
From the bottom of his soul he dis
trusted Keene, .Hassam Ali. 80. called.
It did not require an unusually sharp
intuition to feel the sense Of hatred d.
rected against him whenever he came
into the presence Of the mystic. But
no possessed no defined theory as to
what had caused this activity OF pas
sion Ii was born of no tender senti-
ment for the niece. Nor could 1t be
due to the fact that he. Storm, looked
with contempt upon Keene's work. de
| =, en- No nhCnIIIfnlV tnn1fTRr-
ent to what the public thought OF bis
affairs In this Storm was compelled
TO admit Of a secret admiration FOR
the man Think deeply and constantly
as he might, hawever he could not
bring 10 the surface any legitimate
cause for Keene's bitter antagonism.
Storms mistake was that be did moi
reveal to Zudora what his real suspl
cions were-that 1t was Hassam All
who wanted him ont of the way They
both in that event would have escaped
a good deal of trouble. being mutually
prepared for 1t.
When they at last separated storm
went downtown. quite aware Of the
fact that he was being shadowed. But
he did not recognize his shadower.
Storm usually worked late at night
in his study. and be generally felt the
need of a bite before turning In. Tnis
midnight lunch consisted Of cheese and
crackers and pint Of ale, he was
seldom troubled with insomnia. Every
other day, he would drop into Az
mann's cheese shop. chat awhile Win
the cheesemaker. his wife and daugh
ter, and then leave with his regular
purchase. t ="
Now Il happened that Hassam AH's
midnight appetite WAS similar 70 tha'
Of Storms. except that Hassam AL
never touched alcoholic beverages u
any sOrt- Moreover. he was friend u
both cheesemaker and diam6nd cut
ter. There was more td:tbe mtter than
most people suspected. When the
mystic saw Storm enter the cheese
makers his 6rst inspiration was %
learn what sort VI cheese be GENERALLY
purchased ana eventually substitute 9
poisoned one. II was irnrnatertai Ia
him whether AItmnnn paid for the
deed or not
AS Storm entered one door the dia
moud cutter came ont Of the other
aassam All 4n1ade sign, which the
latter answered Together they re
entered the buiidiHg Hassam All bad
no desire to run into Storm ~
Il did no, recognize you. master.
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