Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25

Any one who called aassam ALI con-
temptible mad at letlst some attribute
In common with himself.
II will inquire II the young lady mas
been to the dressing room" said Mime.
Du Val. moving OH. ...........
But Zudorl's cloak and scarf were
still on the bed In the dressing room.
That was enough for Storm. de LETT
the mousse Immediately and drove 10
police headquarters.
Upon his departure from the Du Val
house Baird resumed his Hassam All
disguise aud returned home. NudOra
was his. He concluded to make MS
patron a visit. The real Hassam All
was evidently sinking. To balfdA
eyes the mask Ut death already iay
upon the pinchsd features; the mino
alone was vigorous. .s..
"k.ene, you are ON your deathbed."
Am 1 indeedY ironically. DC %
coughing followed, aud HAssam Alb
wrIthsd upon mis- cot. ,.gs,a ~. g..
The Hassam All standing over him
frowned. ...,.,-. ...5,sl \
"Whero Is the wiIlT" he asked. /
"DO YOU wish 10 murder meY" i
I'm Gods name. no: lint yOn are
dying. and I've done all your work on
promises Of the future. You know
that you are dying"
Where Ia ZudOra?'' -
"She is in the hands OF Mime. Du
VAL" -
lyon will be o pauper. my man. u
you fail this time. She must dies
die!' l5
mo. she shall not die. Yon are NOT
a human being: you are hend: Z'l-
dora shalt not die for the simple fnre
that nave grown tO love ner!
Grown to love ner" Reene fels
back. looking AZ II he were really dea0
this time.
Baird left the chamber. angry with
himself for having given the OLD
ecoundrel glimpse Of his heart. Hue
be was dying there WAS no doubt OF
1t at all.
Zndora. together with the Van Wick
boy. were taken away from the bhst''
menl where they mad been confined.
and from the whispers nOating about
Zudora understood that they were TO
bp conveyed to ship OF some sort.
She understood Tor thought she dido
now: she mad npen lurPd to the lW Nah
place for the purpose Ut abdWctlOn~
The scUundrels who had kidnaprd the
Van Wick child fenrtd her. Whether
Mime. Du Val had any place IN the
affair she waS not ready to determine
bur IL was rather odd that a good W.
man should live In a house with SetTeG
rooms and exits.
Il WAS through simple country
mans alarm that ZudOrH and the child
were brought back to the world again.
The old man Ind read about the ab
ductIou. and the sight of pathetic
little my Dping carried aboard GA
tpOtat un a siding was enough TO HHe
hiS suspicion into lively action. He
teDephOnpd the police, who In turn
warned the metropolitan fore And
that IN how storm and the detstIvrA
arrived 10 time TO prevent the cataS~
trOphe. =
The kidnapers put up strenuous
battle. and nearly all Of them were 'f'l'.
mred. Raird alone escaping, Hut
strange to relate. Baird had taken sides
with the police. In reality II siEnifted
that the turn iD the road had taken
place. Baird wanted to lie good. want
ed to go back to the world again with
clean hands and guard the woman itA
had grown to love. 1t dug into MIA
very soul to turn this woman over I@
the arms of John Storm. but hr did s.le
That night HaSsam All died IN h'A
little cell. and with MN died MS 'l"n
Bile. for never again wOut'i haiHi d"n
that black shining wig " hi,'h ht hated,
ITO ~ CONTINrEIi