The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-25

TNlITBlTING wonderful composurc,
r she cntercd-and there in the bad
- ly lighted hallway came face toI
face with my other visitor
Even in the gloom | could see that
her compoSurc was dcSertlng her; her
beautiful face was pallid.
"Oh God " she whispered, all but in
audibly-"You"
Hassan, grasping the black rod in BIS
hand signed to her TO enter the study.
She stood quite near TO me, with her
eyes fixed upon him | bent closer TO
her
MY rcvolvcr-in left hand table
drawer" breathcd in her car. Get IT.
He is watching mew
! could not tell il my words had been
understood. for, never taking her gaze
from the Sheik OF the ASsaSsins, she
Sidled into the study | followed her
and HaSsan came last OF all lust within
the doorway he stood confronting It's.
you have come" he said addressing
the girl and speaking in perfect English
but with a marked accent. TO open your
lmpudcnt negotiations through Mr.
Cavanagh for the return OF the thrice
holy relic to the museum Your com
panion, the man who is inspired by the
evil one has even dared to demand ran
som for the slipper from me Move no
closer TO that table |"
| started Either Hassan OF Alcppo
was omnSclcnt or he had overheard my
whispered words
Easily | could STAY YOU where YOU
stand" he continued But to do SO
would profit me nothing. This meeting
has been revealed to me Last night
witnessed it as slept Also it has been
revealed to me by Er-Rowbancc, in the
mirror OF ink. tina, the slipper oi the
Prophet (Salla-'lllaahu alcybi wascl.
lynn ~, shall indeed return TO that place
acourscd, that iniidel eyes may look
upon itr
lie turned his blazing eyes upon me
Tomorrow, ere noon" he said, the
slipper will again be in the museum
| from which the man OF evil stole a. We
met last night You and |, bu, az tina,
time much was dark to me that now Is
light The holy Alec spoke to me in a
vision, saying, There are two keys 70
the case in which il will be locked.
Secure one, leaving the other with him
who holds it, Let him swear to he
secret, This shall be the price OF his
life / "
The black tube was pointed directly
al my forehead.
"Eiiendi" concluded the speaker,
place in my hands the key OF the case
IN the Antiquarian museum
Hands ConyulSiyely Clcnchcd the girl
was looking from me to HaSsan. My
throat ielt parched, but | forced speech
to my lips
"Nour omniSoience fails YOU" | said
Both KEYS are at my bank !"
Blacker grew the fierce eyes-and
blacker ! gave myself up for lost,
waited death-death by some awful
unique mcanS-with what courage
could muster.
From the court below came the SOUND
OF voices, the voices OF paSsers by VIII.
so little suspected what was happening
near to them that had someone toll
them, they certainly had refused tC
credit II.
Then, above all, another sound be.
came audible. To this day | find my
self unable to define it, but 1t re.
Sembled the note of silver bell.
Clearly It was signal for. hearing
It, Hassan dropped the tube and glancet
toward the open window.
In that instant sprang upon him.
That ] had TO deal with a fanatic,
dangerous madman, knew that It wa.
his life or mine, | was fully convinced
! struck out, then, and caught him talrl,
over the heart lie reeed back. and
made wild clutch for the damnabl,
tube, horrid unreasoning fear OF whicl
thus far had held me Inert
| heard the girl scream affrighlcdly
and | knew, and felt my heart chill #,
know, that the tube had been wtenchcJ
from my hand llassan OF Aleppo. ol,
man that he appeared, had the stren1tl
OF a tiger lie recovered himself an,
hurled me from him SO that came I,
the floor cra,hingly half under NJ,
writing table
Something he cried back at me, furi
ously-and like an enragcd animal hi
teeth plsau,,pu ,u, (,,.,, a.. k...I L..