The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
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 week. No Respite.


 D Ali period of nearly three
 Thod nothing was heard of thorities waSingh or his projects. ment, Mannyh the vigilance of the au- breathe freels not relaxed for mo-
 The Bronsoing was beginning to house in New again.
 ed safer abo0 still lived In Manning's try residence ayork, which was deem land. The eide than their own coun- for London twe Fern Brae, Long Is escape from deer Bronson had sailed pf the housebob days after his sons As the days8ath and the blowing up sign of the Yda at.
 coming MannT passed and no further weather was lllow Menace was forth having deckeong's spirits arose. The the gorgeous fine, an early summer flower. It wa New York state in all and love. Thprodigality of leaf and of a double wes time for happiness turned from Ire was every prospect May were alrdding when Bronson re- though they keEngland. Willard and the matter, therady engaged, and, al- that Margaret tt their own counsel in Manning woulde could be little doubt plighted VOWS. Bronson and Errol
 Possibly the pr soon exchange their house was resp
 gree of hesitanGesence of Najla in the Though Mannirl onsible for some de- suspicion of they on Margaret's part. of the woman ig himself harbored no sure indicationse fact, the sharp eyes ton on the part had detected certain ern girl for the of hopeless infatua- American diplom of the handsome east
 Coming into his good looking young June morning ht.
 through his letters library on glorious town, Manning m order to glance that a new era off before going down was about to opeuo more anticipated than that an eart( horror and tragedy denly cleave the ID up before his feet house. thquake should sud-
 Margaret, he beliawn in front of the Najla in her room,
 lard Bronson and eved. was talking to downstairs. He wwhile he heard Will looking at them, u his sister coming was around May'sEas sure, without girl, as usual wasyaat Bronson's arm magpie. He could nj waist, while the
 The butler came'i{ chattering like d which Manning ope1tot help smiling. fact way. TelegramM with telegram, Quently. For the moAed in matter of from Washington ans reached him ire with official businesAst part they were post is often too slowN were connected tance telephone too for which the his face blanched as Mand the long dis
 Good heavensv' he unreliable. But voluntarily uttering hisfe read.
 Singh is at work agaitv tblurted out, in-
 By this time wizard Thoughts. "Ali entered the room He hut
 with emphatic unbelief orl Bronson had "That's impossible!' he cSrried forward we ourselves see him blo9 his lips. his boat?" ried. Didn't For answer Manning silenvn up with the telegraph form before |
 bankers eyes, while May \tly spread .peered curiously over her lovdkhe young der. They read: Manning Senator Stevens of Oregon, prkr's shoul- supporter of the anti-alien law, sassinated last night It is a mA affair, but similar in many respect 'iiouiioou death of Senator Johnson in New was as- The message was signed "WHs to the whom Manning knew as a trusH York. sistant to an under secretary of plcott," Again Bronson protested, tied as- with less conviction in his voice. state.
 '9This simply can't be true" he hough l"How could Ali Singh have escapd
 Manning shook his head desrl said. lently. tdY Margaret and Najla came in, bond lthey, of course, were upset by news. Najla in particular, whose hiand ]strung, nervous temperament had besthe yielding to the pleasant environmeilgh l of delightful home, showed instantlen that she shared Manning's suspicionA At as to her uncles survival. She had noNy