The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
CHAPTER XXXII. NTs1 AK.

It was only natural that Hong Kong Harry should keep close eye on his bride-to-be. He therefore discovered that Katisha had taken Najla to Manning's house and left her on the sidewalk. blindfolded. The obvious inference was that she would be promptly discovered by the police and taken to her friends. Why? Greatly daring, he demanded an audience of Ali Singh
 You have sent Najla away" he cried, shrilly, nerving himself to question one whom he feared as greatly as death itself. "She has gone to Manning's house. How can she be there and yet marry me to- morrow"
 "She is doomed!" came the gloomy reply. You, too, are doomed! I n.y. self shall also cross the black waters. taking with mo a worthy escort of ghosts.' Ali Singh might be made, but Hong Kong Harry passed at once into a veritable frenzy. He sprang at this human devil who was mocking him. and tried to seize him by the throat. rms attack was failure, of course. All singh was a most powerfully built man, and he cast even this athletic assaiiant aside as though the half caste. were a feeble stripline.
 me halr-caste, whose clothes had been badly torn during the brief struggle, rushed out into the night ,ound an open automobile plying for hre, and was driven to Manninc,s resloence as fast as the chauffeur dared take him. Once more he had become traitor
 unfortunately, though not too lat. to render a real service to soma os those concerned, he reached Men a.ns house at an hour when any
 ,.r' on' II eHectlve, must be taken without moments delay.
 Hence' a raid on Ali Singh and Iii. .nuss hau to be organized without tnat thoroughness which had distin- suished all measures taken by Man ming and Kemp of late.
 TO understand just what was hen pening It IS necessary to project one. selI Tn imagination to a darkar.s room in yet another house situa+sS Tn Ninety-third street. whose wi,, dows commanded a view of M.r nlng's library. Here during inc Ior. hours of the day two Japanese wars nara at work erecting a machine which closely resembled an x-rav an paratus. 1t was, in fact, a device Whlch mad developed that singular ald to modern surgery into a death deahng implement of most sinister nature, since the violent rays it emit. ted were invisible to the naked eya although they held the terrible nron, erty of blinding anyone submitted to them Tor more than few seconds. A human being coming under their influence for a minute would be struck dead.
 There were not lacking signs and portents that something unusual would occur that day. Margaret Bronson, whose recent experiences had developed certain psychic force. actually told her friend May that Something dreadful" was about to happen. Naturally enough, the voia- tile May did not take the words seriously.
 'What is it?" she said. "A hook or g bit of taper"
 Margaret smiled at her wistfully.
 ''I wish I had your high spirits, dear.' she said. II am afraid for Errol. His pursuit of Ali Singh is reaching a stage when disaster must overtake one or the other. It may be both"
 T don't agree with you at all," said May. MT. Kemp thinks that Ali singh Is losing grip. He is running about like rat pursued by yelping terriers. If anyone has reason to feel sad it is I. Willard expects to be sent to the frontier any day"
 Where he will be safer than in New York;" smiled Margaret.
 That's nice thing to say of sol- dier."
 But it's true" walled Margaret, suddenly dissolving into tears. 1T can't tell you how glad I would be if l knew that Errol was with him in a troop train going West at this minute!"
 Toward evening Willard Bronson, who was now in camp with his regi- ment at Beekman, obtained a few hours leave. and~dined with his sis ter and his friends. He looked very smart in his uniform, and May nat urally was exceedingly proud of him. Margaret, too, as the day waned, seemed to improve, so it was quite a