The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-22

NtHtleIutU, lucIt ID HittuhlstA
somewhere in New York City. This |
postmark merely proves to me that
the man went to Boston for the ex-
press purpose of sending the note
from there. l honestly believe that it
has nothing to do with the strike
II wish the Lord we knew, Storm,
said the president. IF this man can
burn steel under water he has in his
hands the terrible power of being able
to demolsh the whole city if the whim
strikes him. They tell me that Wash
ngton has gone crazy over the affair.
They'd give a million for the secret, if
only to take it out of the hands of an
irresponsible person"
Shall | send that note to the secret
service people, to compare it with the
other" asked Storm
Not a bad idea"
Twenty-four hours later Storm re-
ceived call from the secret service
people. The two notes had been writ
ten upon the same machine. 1t was
cul-du-sac Every one seemed to
blunder into a blind alley. Several
times Storm thought of Zudora, but he
resisted the impulse. He did not care
to have her tangled up in an affair
like this. All, if she would but take
his advice-marry him openly and
defy that sly devil who called himself
her unclei Four different times the
man had tried to kill him; but the
basic cause for this desire of his death
was the most ruzzling mystery of all.
Why should Hassam Ali wish his death
so earnestly as to risk his own secur-
| ity in the effort to accomplish his
| ends? SO far it had never occurred to
Storm that Hassam Ali might be wish
ing the death of Zudora also.
Storm and Zudora were having tea
at the ClaIidge one afternoon, and
when they were through she suggested
that they take a look at the bulletin
board Every one was war news mad.
Look" she cried. They have
caught the Emden at last and destroy
ed her."
Its 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!
Gill, can you get back home alone? |
must go down to the Starr office at
once. This is no accident.
| bul luCIc was III CNAuCilSC thiS 'iiAhN
of any mysterious heat ray. An infer
!. nal machine had been hidden in the
engine room, in the starboard bunkers,
and had blown a great hole through
the plates 1t was quite evident that
the strikers had taken advantage OF
| the confusion. After this nothing
more was heard of the heat ray. And
by and by the public forgot, as it al
! ways does, and turned once more to
1 the ever increasing war bulletins.
Uncle, what do you think of this
new ray TALK" asked Zudora one even
} ing, after reading some editorial COM
2 ment upon the half forgotten subject
1 which had not, however, been forgot
! ten in the least by her. Gould there
t be such thing?"
My dear child, these days nothing
is impossible. They fly in the air;
e they swim under water; they speak
, from ship to ship without any visible
e means. A ray to penetrate steel I'M
t der water is not only possible, but
: probable. I'll wager that a hundred
e men across the world are trying to ac.
e complish this"
i And evidently one man has.
y Evidently" agreed Hassam Ali
S But why should he blow up ships
: in our own harbor? Why should ht
c deal death without just cause?"
: All, these men of true science
e What is the death of q man or two
compared to the achievement? | dare
d say that this man could not resist thu
o impulse to try his Internal ray upol
It the living. All scientists are cyclists
y Why don't you dig into it? There's in
u teTnational fame for any one WIT
Il solves this
e What! Pit my forces against tn
! whole of the secret service?"
h Yes, but you have faculties tina
Y not every human being has. And thel
: you've something that not even
: have"
a And what is that?'
o Luck"
e "Then you think am lucky instea
1t of skillful?"
g Both, my child in an extraordinar
)t degree No one knows that bette
than l." with smile, which she di
If not see, nor would have understood
ot she had.
a Hassam Ali rose. His fingers wer
to itching to fondle his gold.
I'd Zudora remained in the mystic rooI
~ and re-read a letter she had receive
from Storm that day. The poor DO
IN had lost his only photograph of he
e. and desired a new one. Well, b
I'd should have it, and just as soon as sh
ir could have it taken. She sat down bt
fore the crystal globe. So her uncl
of thought she was mot only skillful bl
ne lucky? Was he regretting his ba
ne gain?
ed She stared into the globe, and Ere
re emily strange fantasy appeared in i
o. clear depths. She saw herself stan
Ie- ing upon the crest of a hill, in 81
ad houette against the setting sun, gar
I'D ed in flowing white. Presently s.
he was Joined by another Zudora, dress
os- in black. Then the two shapes car
his slowly down the hill in separate patti
Ia and the end of each path stood sol
ass Der Hassam Ali. The white Zudol
when she reached Hassam Ali, thr,
an her arms around his neck and kiss
m him. The black Zudora repealed
ing seer, her face expressing doubt a
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