Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18

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Zudora got up and walked 70 the
tlhdSw She looked down cAInfy upon
,htr..lover end never mode any sign
that she saw him, TIT had been Nght',
er he might have noted the slonlqtss
Of her look. the unnatural pallor,
t'what IN heavens name has hap
penedy murmured the distracted lov
er. At any moment Hassam All might
appear upon the scene. still he waited
Chang left the room,
rIt Is done!" ne said TO Hassam All
cit is something i've never been ahie
TO accomplish. She is very strong men
tally"
rBut at that moment she was think
ing OF love" said the oriental Nov
we have no time TO waste upon dis
cussing the science Of the thing, That
young man may M any time become
suspicious and break In. Let Us aci
at once. You shall for the present be
come wu Chang. and | shall remain
the servant OF Hassam All, You have
makeup. Comet Hurry
In q very short time the two return
ed to Zudora. They put her hat and
coat on and led her from the room.
storm Sahib has gone around to the
rear!' cried the real servant
"Goodr' said bis double. To Has
sam Ali be said: "You and the girl
leave now by the front door, III nan
die your man."
.Do nothing violent" said Hassam
All, who. though be greatly desired
the death OF Storm, did not care to
have the affair take place on the
premises. There was, as had been
stated before. no love lost between him
and the police.
He followed Chang's advice without
more ado and was snugly inside taxi
with Zudora when Chang opened the
door to Storm. He made as though to
close the door again. but Storm was
too Quick. de rushed in fearlessly
and, as Chang closed In. dung him
inside before the Chinaman could put
the trick In his leg 70 throw Storm
The lover rushed headlong up the
stairs to Zudora's room, saw the rope
attached to the he'd. the suit case, but
no Zudora. Hassam All had tricked
him. Down the stairs he rushed. wild
with anger.
Chang awaited him. but for a second
time he was not quick enough. The
lover dashed from the house, to be In
formed by his excited chauffeur that
n Chinaman and Zudora had entered q
taxi which had stood opposite and had
been driven away.
(Which way?
straight ahead"
Come on then. And drive like the
devil! Did you get the license mum
ber?"
"Tou dark to see, but there was
crack in the tail lamp"
II was wild goose chase, for they
never came within sight of rec
lamp with crack In 1t. But ther'
was one thing that John Storm knew
IL aught In the way of harm befell hii
sweetheart be would kill Hassam Al
with his bare hands.
Suppose we 20 down to Chinatown
and make a try?" suggested the chauf
feur
A good idea!
BY dint of inquiry they learned tina
| a ChinMman and woman had beef
seen entering WI Changes tea shop
Storm waited for over an hour, and al
no one came out he concluded thai
this was case for professional de
tectives. and be straightway sought
their aid. Together they went ovel
the records OF Chinatown. but VT
Chang was not tong man. There
had never been any opium smuggling
He was one of the few ChinameT
down in that crime infested hole who
stood clean upon the police records
Still. they were willing to make thor
ough investigation.
Hassam All. still disguised as Chang
entered the supposed tea merchants
house and found Nine. Du Roy await
ing him. The woman mt first thought
him to be Chang himself until he ex
planned
,"Can you bring her out OF tint
trance?" she asked.
"Thnts the easiest part Of 1t. Hui
there's no need She must remnin II
this condition until long after you arr
out ut sea don't care IL she neveI
comes out OF 1t.
you're strange kind Of uncle
unused the woman. wondering what
was behind this unnatural attitude Of
the man,
That's my business" said Nissan
Ali grufiy Now, find me room fo'
the girl. ! am not going to trust Il
| luck
There Ia a walled room. The meth
cd of getting In and out Of 1t Is se