The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-22

| tongue which strongly affected JudsOn
and gave him the impression of being
soothed by another world lullaby. But
still his mind chung to its own identity
| At length Anola Chan rose and pro.
ceeded with majestic mien toward q
curtained recess at one side of the
room, reckoning Judson to follow.
| Within were a divan and a small
table upon which was placed a ma
chine that was riddle to Judson, who
was unfamiliar with the apparatus of
hypnotism, though he had studied its
| theory. 1t was an arrangement of re-
volving mirrored disks with an cleo
trio bulb so placed as to reflect the
| light in the mirrors and shade it from
the eyes of observers.
| BY slow gesture Anola Chan sig
nified that Judson should take posses
sion Of the diyan. He did so, and the
oriental then started the machine and
bowed himself out, turning out all
lights save that of the machine. and
leaving Judson to the iusidious, en-
| chanting sleep which gradually encom-
passed him.
Anola Chan--no other than the bale
full Ali Singh-found Maxwell Judson
difficult subject. The mans iron
will was too well regulated to yield
readily to the hypnotic deviltries Of
the oriental, and when he awakened
from sleep and Ali Singh demanded
the formula of the explosive he refus-
p6 with q fine Tn 10 % T. a..
years, which were nearing threescore,
he fought like mailman when Ais
creatures attempted to carry him off
to their masters home-for the gang
had taken up new quarters In New
York, as yet undiscovered by the po-
lice-and they had to bind and gag
him in order to accomplish their pur-
pose. Once captured and imprisoned,
he was submitted to torture upon tor
ture. But always his dauntless spirit
answered mo"
Ali Singh's resources, however, were
practically unlimited. One morning
Judson found himself at the mercy of
an ingenuity which Mephisto himself
could scarcely have equaled. He was
strapped in a straitjacket and placed
on bed in Ais house. Katisha, the
beautiful odalisque, who hated him
with SURPRISING hatred for foiling the
designs of her lord and mentor, rolled
up his shirt sleeve, muttering the while
in menacing tone. Malta, who had
again been reduced by her uncles hyp-
motto powers to a passive, will-less
slavedom, stood near with a case Of
surgical Instruments. The mans ago.
nized glance roved from the one wo-
man to the other.
'What fiendish plan is afoot nowT
he demanded Of Malta.
The girls eyes held dazed, unsee-
ing expression.
IT don't know" she answered duly.
sHe is coming soon."
Ali Singh entered. Over his arm he
carried something that appeared to be
a bandage.
"About that formula, Mr.. Hudson"
he began. II dislike to appear impor-
tunate, but have need Of the thing,
and what I have need Of is mine
sooner or later"
Judson stared at his tormenter with
an expression of concentrated hatred
that would have affected less self
contained person than Ali Singh. He,
however, merely smiled amusedly into
the eyes Of the helpless prisoner.
"Ah! Still obdurate?" he said light
ly. "We must proceed, then"
Ali Singh turned to Malta, who hand
ed him the surgeons case. Carefully
he selected knife, felt its edge with
obvious relish and commanded Ka-
tisha to hold firmly the victims right
arm. Then, with cold elaboration, he
made an incision above the wrist.
The icy sweat of anguish gathered
on Judson's forehead, and he WINGED,
but made no sound. Was this vampire
about to suck his lifeblood? In view
Of what had already passed, no by
pothesis could be too farfetched. He
braced himself to utter no moan, what
ever should happen. But after pause,
which seemed eternity to the suffer
ing spirit Of the bound man, the sol
disant surgeon took up the bandage,
which he had laid on the bed, and be-
gan binding the wound.
II have no more need of yOu,' he
said CURLY to the two women. They
salaamed and left the room. Then
Ali discarded something of his noncha-
lance. He leaned over the bed, and
his cold, snake-like eyes held an evil
glitter.
Understand, you fool" he scowled,
''that want the formula of quadrino-
lite. and will have tat any cost to
you! do not seek your life. Indeed,
I am careful not to kill you, for dead
YOU would be no use to me. But that
contrivance on your arm will speak
for me. By it's aid you will lose just
ten drops Of blood every half hour, no
more. no less. l am willing to release
YOU as soon as you inform me where
shall find the formula. You will
save yourself much by telling me at
once"
Helpless rage drew from Judson the
groan which physical anguish had fall
ed to elicit,
| .'In the east we have proverb." he
said. eff Allah wills it the mo" OF
| Today is the ''yes'' of tomorrow
| And with these words he left his
victim to futile meditation.
Hours of horrible mental anguish
succeeded. Worse, far worse, than the
! cutting Of sharp pain was the slow