The Washington times., 1917-09-30
THE SULTAN SELECTS
lima FOR HIS HARUsI.

'sMustapha Bey." said he. you are
pardoned. The commander or the faith
ful-msy his goodness live forever
accepts this woman for his harem.
81 refuse" cried lima. I am an
American and refuse"
The girl spoke on rapidly: "oh,
Giver of All. / am the guilty one; the
necklace was stolen from me and by
an American. Give me six months to
time am not successful. then indeed
do with me as you will
The Sultan pondered. $50 be II: but
II by then the pearls are not return
ed. Mustapha Bey shall pay with his
head or you with yourself. So be Il:
but a woman who may one day grace
my harem shall not go unattended"
His eyes took in the group. you"
pointing to the eNecutioner. "shall be
her companion. See that no harm be-
fall her-for the sword that smites
in your hand may smite as well in
another"
Meanwhile. Harry Drake had en-
gagged passage on a steamer sailing
for New York and lima, in European
dress. escorted BY the executioner.
was watching the passengers go
aboard II seemed logical that the
NOunE udu EAOlFn lHt
pearls would try to get away as soon
as possible.
So Il happened that Harry Drake
and Grady with his fellow conspirs-
tors. lima and the executioner. all
were soon headed through the Medi-
terranean for Gibraltar and the
Statue OF Liberty.
Harry read the note many times
during the voyage. but how Il found
its way in his pocket he had still to
learn. II the writer were on board
he could not hnd her. but Mr.. Grady
was not so exclusive. With an in
terest almost paternal he tried to
persuade him to Join forces. Like
wise he insisted that he accept the
one pearl he had promised. Harry
Indignantly ordered him away
"Ail right" said the imperturbable
conspirator. "I'll see you get the pearl
in spite OF yourself
Grady was as good as his word. He
maneuvered himself into possession OF
one OF the young mans shoes. and
when Harry reached his apartment in
New York sent him a telegram:
"Fhe pearl is in the heel Of your
right shoe. Take Il: don't be a fool"
Harry, a victim OF curiosity. took
up the designated shoe and surely
enough found the pearl hidden in the
heel.
while he did so a strange figure
crouchinE on the FIRE escape was
watching him with the eve of a
hawk. This figure, evidently a rob
Der. pulled at his fingers in a nervous
twitchIng manner as Harry pondered
on the contents OF the note. then.
seeing that the young man was
obIivious to his surroundings, he
dipped through the open window a
line much as though he were angling
for a trout, and. with a dexterous
movement. managed to hook on the
shoe which the young man had just
taken on. This shoe moved toward
the window silently and was pulled
up and captured by the fisherman.
Us STRANGELY INTERRUPTED.
An ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
He seized the prize with a chuckIe
but before he could do more he found
himself looking into the muzzIe OF a
pistol, and raising his eyes beheId
the saturnine face OF the SuItan's
executioner.
That Individual merely motioned to
the shoe. and the strange robber gave
Il UP with III grace. The executioner
backed away as though satisfied.
leaving the thief in possession OF
the fre-eScape.
His main object now was to escape.
But Harry's actions chained his a.