The Washington times., 1916-08-27

Dorothy at once and bear her a warn
ing. her life itself might be forfeited.
Jimmy voiced my thoughts We've
got to make quick getaway: Miss Fair.
fax. That girl hasn't soul to protect
her. Her father Is dead-and the chap
she wanted to marry cant do much to
protect her, for the police have him. VIC
must get out of here before they hatch
up any more mischief" ,
need to save Donald Jordan. and tive
point is to save the witnesses for the DE-
fense." said I.
But we were reckoning without our
host. which is n way human fairy god
mothers and godfathers have.
AS we turned we beheld a menacttng
figure at the head OF the stairs. He
stood there for moment and then van
ished. II seemed almost as IL he dis
did you see anything then. Mr..
Barton?" asked.
u thought so-but I guess these East
Indian chaps have got us bewitched.
Miss Beatrice. We're making up lit
tie magic for ourselves. II there'd been
! anybody there he'd be there-but he
isn't so he wasn't" finished Jimmy.
SO we stood at the door another min
ute-a fatal minute.
The white robcd figure we had fancied
we saw az the top OF the stairway had
been no figment OF our overstimulated
! imaginations. II had been another or
the Buddhist priests-another of those
sworn 20 vengeance on the unbelievers.
A Signal Given.
! As we found later ne went down the
stairway again on noiseless felt-shod
feet. And then on 40 modern an IN
| strument as n steam pipe he wrapped
out a signal from the lower floor to
the council in the upper room.
Jimmy and ] delayed no more than
ten seconds after we saw our ''ghostly'
visitant. But those ten seconds were
dangcrous-and a moment later we felt
that they had been fatal to the >happi-
ness OF Donald Jordan and Dorothy
McRay
For suddenly the door at which we
were kneeling burst open. Jimmy tum-
bled forward into the room. for his
hand had been upon the doorknob and
tho force with which the door was
opened jerked him into II.
Jimmy. knew. could take care OF
! himself. but what OF the lonely gir
out on Pelham road-the girl who had
lost protection and love and faith tina,
very night?
turned and ran In a crouching posi-.
ton which hid me from the group In
the room. Then l Strengthened up and
ran quickly down. The front door was
open.
, I reached the foot OF the stairs and
the checkered pattern Of the moonlight
} on the street outside secmed fiickerine
n sign OF welcome to me.
And just as / stepped to the threshold
and safety strong arms muffed me
The man who had found us at the
keyhole had betrayed us to the enem,
and was preventing me from flight. HI
dragged me up ,hG trts stairs ;bs again an 1nt
Indians were sitting In a circle as 1
for some council ceremonial.
Jimmy stood at one side or the room
, One gas Jet fiickered in the darkness
ri har M
strangely cut off from the world. I
had one window and the door by whicl
, had entered, II seemed remote from
, all modern Civilizations part Of tn
East.
,. The swarthy Buddists sat In a circl
and talked a strange jargon-a dialec
= which seemed formless and wordless t
Z me. knew Jimmy was master of man!
3 DO you understand, muttered.
, my college degree on insufficient svi
= dence." said he.
. dians, angrily.
; The Indian Speaks.
! But suddenly the terrible suggestio
a we had forgotten for a moment In tn
necessary fears for our own safet
] which had overcome US, lifted asai
$ Mahmud held up his hand for silenc
< nd turned to me with a courtly defer
Q ence that | knew was the elaborat
= sarcasm of the East which. when
4 appears most servile. Is often MOI
I triumphaantly masterful you sha
/ hear our decision, madam. since ou
affairs interest you so much"
Don't tell us anything you don
/ want rs to know"--interrupte
i Jimmy eagerly.
8 Mahmud bowed again. spreading OF
/, Ihis palms in sneering imitation OF
/ saiaam. you shall know-but yot
d lknowldge shall not harm us said h
e Jimmys eyes found mine-I kne
i they were trying TO convey to me
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