The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-08

Zudors Met Storm In the Park.
for all that you sometimes smile at
, his occupations"
1t is precisely because he plays 1T
this mummery and is at tile same time
an extraordinary man that | ask you
if you love him.
Love is a strange thing" she re
piled evaSively. She felt strangely
stirred over the trend Of converse ton.
You don't answer NE directly" Re
was IN attorney and had something Of
the bulldogs grip. There were many
unhappy Witnesses who would testify
TO that
well. no; can't say honestly that
love him." frowning.
Nor can you say honestly that he
f... g' y dear girl. / might as
I.a b., Won that some one is in
. ting me out of the way.
IS. ..... -. II at in the dark on three
e.....'.... o.. s.. OnS. L have received
,.Ina. .r.- .a5 arS purpOrting to come
I..u .r4g gruntled politician.
tin. .ar hing you can DO is to
a.. o. z.a
40, a".. . " letter of my agree
.lcu- $ ...rr...."
F.II,as gJu've. made up your
n,r"
.:,- J LIST firmly as l have made
~ nav - Boz. ,at. you're my man and
,.#E w.a.":. Exchange you for the
.'.. ICES. s.ls1JT on earth"
zee ta.-a.' I'd pressed her hand.
H.. lrc uc.l s" 2 &c point OF telling her
lis ..rs....-. Dicions. He saw now
".i ..- ng to have trouble
- 81. ,i,H.u, l3; adding to it. Brave
Is ..s, ..,at g she loved him she
tasks of Hercules. He became more
and more determined to follow her and
stand guard over her in every case she
habitat is, if they left him alone.
From the bottom Of his soul he dis
trusted Keene, HasSam Ali. so called.
1t 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
he possessed no defined theory as TO
what had caused this activity of pas
sion. 1t was born of no tender senti-
ment for the niece. Nor could it be
due to the fact that he. Storm, looked
with contempt upon keene,S work. He
knew Keene to be absolutely indifer-
ent to what the public thought of his
affairs. In this Storm was compelled
TO admit of q secret admiration for
the man. Think deeply and constantly
as he might; however, he could not
bring TO the surface any legitimate
cause fOTKeene's bitter antagOnism.
Storms mistake was that he did not
reveal to Zudora what his real suspi-
ciOns were-that it was HasSam Ali
who wanted him out of the way. They
both in that event would have escaped
a good deal of trouble, being mutually
prepared for it.
When they ut last separated Storm
went downtown, quite aware Of the
fact that he was being Swallowed. But
be did not recognize his shadOwer.
Storm usually worked late at night
III his study, and he generally felt the
need of bite before turning in. This
midnight lunch consisted of cheese and
crackers and pint of ale. He was
seldom troubled with insomnia. Every
other day he would drop into Alt
mann's cheese shop, chat awhile with
the cheesemaker. his wife and daugh-
ter, and then leave with his regular
purchase.
Now it happened that HaSsam Ais
midnight appetite was similar to that
OF Storms, except that HaSSam Ali
never touched alcoholic beverages Of
any sort Moreover. he was friend TO
both cheesemaker and diamond cut
ter. There was more to the latter than
most people suspected. When the
mystic saw Storm enter the cheese
makers his first inspiration was to
learn what sOrt,of cheese he generally
purchased and eventually substitute a
poisoned GHe. 1t was immateri;i to
him whether Altman paid for the
deed or not.
As Storm enteredfon door the dia-
mOnd cutter came out OF the other.
Hassam Ali made sign. which the
latter answered. Together they re-
entered the building. Hassam Ali had
nc desire to run into Storm.