Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-12


daughter and. how he came back to
camp one day to hnd that she had
mysteriously disappeared
Neither the wealth Of her father aud
mother nor all The powerful resources
Of HE great French republic were able
! I" wres, the secret of her whereabouts
| from the inscfutuide desert that had
| swallowed her and her abductor.
A reward If such enormous proper
! lions was offered that many adyen-
| Iiirers We're attracted to the hunt
among them Jensen and Aiabihn.
! This was M ease for the modern de-
tective OF civilization Yet several of
! these threw themselves into tile search.
| The bones of some are bleaching be-
meath the African sun upon the silent
| sands If The SAHARA.
! Il have come ia you explained
, General Iacot rs he concluded. "be-
cause our dear admiral tells me that
| there is no one in all the world who
| is more Intimately acquainted with
Central Africa than you.
| I'VE diG all tint love aud money and
even government resources could do Ia
| discover her, but all Ia no avail.
a week since there came to me in
Paris a swarthy Arab, who called him
self Abdul kalnak. He said that he
had found Jay daughter and could lead
me IN her. took him ut once to Adj
miral DArnol who | knew had tray
eled some in Central Africa. The mans
4 story led the admiral TO believe that
! the place where the girl the Arab sup
\ posed 10 be my daughter was held in
! captivity was not far from your Al
rican estates. and he advised that |
I come al once and call upon you--that
| You would know IL such Il girl were in
! your neighborhood"
I what proof did the Arab bring that
she was Your ,laughter:' asked Lord
/ Greystoke.
None" replied the other ''That is
Why we thought best to consult you
before organizing an expedition. The
fellow had only an old photograph IF
| her. on the back of which was pasted
Il newspaper rutting describing her and
/ offering II reward. We feared that.
( having found this somewhere. it had
/ aroused his cupidity and led him to
believe that In some way he could oh
tain the reward, possibly by foisting
upon Us Il white girl on the chance
! that 50 many Years had elapsed that
we would not be able to recognize an
impostor rs snch."
Have You the photograph with
( youi' asked Lord Greystokr
The general drew an envelope from
/ his pocket took Il yelowed photograph
4 from II and handed II to the English
man. Tears dimlned the old warriors
/ eyes AS they fell again upon the pie
tured features of his lost daughter.
/ Lord Greystoke examined the pho
( tograph for II moment. A queer eX-
/ preston entered his eyes, He touched
] II he'll al his elbow, and an instant
/ later Il foollnan entered
! ASK my SEN Wife if she will be 80
/ good rs to come To the library" he
directed.
1 The two men sat in silence. General
| Jacot was too we'll bred to show in
/ any way the chagrin and disappoint-
/ lhent he fell IN the summary manner in
| which Lord Greystoke had dismissed
the subject of his call. As soon as the
| young lady had come and he had been
presented he would make his de-
! phrtlre.
A moment later Merlcm entered.
Lord Greystoke and General facet
rose and faced her. The Englishman
spoke no word Of introduction. He