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

the street zudora vas there alone. "
she was clever enough she might ex
tricatp herself N not we'll that was
Hnssam Nii's idea
ZudOru went on with her visual IN
,pstiratluns. uuIte oblIvipus to the fact
that her uncle had deserted her The
strange idols fascinated her. especial
~ the heroic one before which were
grouped the sleepers II WIS n mon
ster. " mans body with an elephants
head A. she gazed up nj its sinister
little eyes she began 10 see things as
through a dlm of rain. II seemed ~
N some Invisible hands were for ing
her down. down. There WIS no feeling
Of alarm. no sense OF danger; Just a
grateful dreamy sensation not unlike
that OF going TO bed after some strenu
Gus physical exertion. The oldest part
Of II was that she was conscious ~
making no effort TO Eight OF this sleep
As she fell she clutched IN her hand
a little ivory dgure. a small elephant
wbicb had evidently escaped the IN
gers OF the princess when she sue
cumbed.
Now there had grown In John
Storms heart an orientalism. doubtless
engendered by his frequency at the
house Of Hassam All II consisted Of
a poignant sense 81 danger TO Zudors
NJ those moments when she really was
In danger Tie could not have Analysed
this sensation. hut be Immediately sur.
rendered 20 H. lie was this night In
the act of retiring when this sense
came 20 him lie at once went 20 his
desk aud wrote n note which he at
tached to the carrier pigeon In less
than u quarter Of nm hour the bird
returned The message had not been
received Storm got into his topcoai
and hat aud hurried over 60 the Kcene
place. AIMED answered bis ring. hut
hcsitntcd to admit the man his master
had forbidden the house.
where IL your mistressr' demanded
storm.
"She IL out. sahib."
"WhereT'
II cannot tell You" said the servant
| gradually closing the door
hut Storm was IN mo- mood for par
icyinR lie rcsolutcly pushed his way
in In his hand there was an nutoma
tic.
"You will tell me where she has gon,
or III Nil YOU he said. making no ~
fort o. lower his voice
"Snhih. iiassam All will Kill the n
tell your walled AIMED.
= don't care what he'll do. hut
know VIC IN DO " you don't answci
me. Where has she goner'
The curtains stirred little. but mel
Their Storm nor the servant noticed
this. Bassam All peered forth eau
| tlously
The servant saw In storms eyes .
species OF madness. and he was quite
certain that snhlb Storm would shoo
him. M he said Rapidly he recountet
what had taken place.
You can tnkc me there Just N sooI
as you can"
VERY well. saith. Hut Il will be tn
death OF ~ both In the end
The curtains fell back gently. Has
snm Al returned o. his globe smiling
Both Of theml
Storm wRa greatly astonished whct
the Hindu told him that he must b
bllndfolded lie refused empbs tically
"very well. snhlb. Shoot canDO
take you where the memsahib II with
out bllndfoldiDg you"
Storm saw that the man was In err
nest 10. after much grumhling ant
warning. be submitted 20 be bllndfold
ed Half nn hour later the bandag'
was taken from his eyes
where h sher' he whispered 90 hi
guide.
THAT. saith, l. for you 70 nnd out
and with that AIMED turned away
quickly.
Storm rcsolutcly moved forward un
III he came upon the form Of the sleep
Ing princess lie was rather awed Il
spite of his democratic assurance
What IN heavens name was going OF
herei Where was hcY In tlindustnn
IN the middle Of mad drenmi sud
denly. even as he gnzed. the woman
on the rug before the idol stirred an,
sighed Her dark. sloelike eyes open
cd Storm stopped aud raised her 4
her feet.
lis Zudon hereT he asked.
! Zudora lay almost al bis feet. but HI
had not recognized her. due 10 the out
landlsh costume
The princess looked az him bewllder
ingly. shaking her head Present.,
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