The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-30
GSTHE Hashishin, of whom that
dreadful man is leader, are rich,

ETHE Hashishin, Of whom that
dreadful man is leader, are rich
or have supporters who are rich.
The plan was to make them pay for the
slipper"
"My God, it was playing with fire"
She sat silent awhile. Emotion
threatened to get the upper hand
Then
4Two days ago" she almost whiS
percd, "hc set QUITO . get the
slipper ?"
ITO steal it2"
to steal it,
From Hassan OF Aleppo1'
| could scarcely believe that any man,
single handed, could have had the
hardihood to attempt such thing
From Hassan. yes'
faced her, amazed. incredulous.
"icS" | urged, as gently as | could,
for she was shaking pitifully.
"fle never came back
The words were spoken almost in a
whisper She clcnched her hands and
leaped from the chair, fighting down
her grief, but with such stark horror
IN her beautiful eyes that from my very
soul longed to be able to help her.
"Mr. Cavanagh---" (She had cour-
age, this bewildering aooompicc OF 4
ctackSman) II know the house he went
to. cannot hope TO make you under
stand what | have suiiercd-sincc then
A thousand times have been on the
point OF going TO the police, confessins
all ! know, and leading them to that
house J o God il only he is alive, this
shall he his last crooked deal-and
mine | dared not go to the police, for
his sake ! waited, and watched and
hopedA through two such nights and
days . q then venturcd. | should
have gone mad il had not come here
knew YOU had good cause to hate, to
detcst, me. but ! remembered that you
had a great grievance against Hassan.
] remembered, too, that you were the
kind OF mana woman can come
TO"
In brief" said. "wha, do you pro-
pose"
u propose that We endeavor TO obtain
admittancc to the house OF Hassan Of
Aleppo secretly, OF eourSe--and all |
ask ot you IN return for revealing the
secret oi its situation is"
That let Dexter 20 freew
Amos, inaudibly she whispered "li
he lives y
Surely no stranger proposition ever
had been submitted to a law abiding
citizen. ] wondered what my friend.
Inspector Bristol, would have thought
oi the projectyl wondered IL ! should
ever live to see Hassan meet his lust
desserts as h result OF this enterprise,
which was forced to admit foolhardy
one.
For while stood staring from the
window, then faced about and looked
into the violc, eyes OF my visitor.
Il agree, Catneta !" | said.
Quitting the wayside station and
walking down a short lane, We came out
upon Waiting street. white and dusty
beneath the afternoon sun. We were
es than an hours train journey from
London, bu, found ourselves amid the
kentish hop gardens. amid a rural
peace unbroken. Ny companion car
ried 9 camera case slung across her
shoulder, but its contents were less
innocent than one might have supposed
In fact, Il contained q neat set of those
instruments OF the burglars art, with
the use OF which she appeared to be
quite familiar.
There Is an inn she said. about a
mile ahead. where we can obtain some
vital information, lie last wrote To me
from there"
No word passed between Us, then.
until upon rounding a bend and pa,,.
ing ? cluster of picturesque cottages
the Yard Of the Vinepcls, came into