The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08

oddly along the room. | followed the
direction OF his glance, Shd saw a tall
man in conventional morning dress, ir-
reproachable in every detail, whose
head was instantly bent upon his cata-
logue But before his ewes fell,
knew from their long almond shape. as
well as from the peculiar burnt pallor
of his countenance, that they were
undoubtedly those OF an oriental.
There have been mysterious out
RACES committed, | believe, upon many
OF those who have come in contact with
the slipper" asked one OF the savants,
. Exactly Professor Deeping was
undoubtedly among the victims. His in
structions were explicit that the relic
should be brought here by Moslem
but for a long time We failed to dis
cover any Moslem who would under
take the task, and. as you are aware,
while the slipper remained at the pro-
fcssor's house attempts were made to
steal it,
lie ceased. uncasily, and glanced a,
the tall eastern figure. 1t had edged
little nearer, the head was still
bowed and the fine yellow waxen fin
gers OF the hand from which he had re
moved his glove fumbled with the cata
losue's leaves. II may we'll be that in
those days | read menace in every eye,
yet ! felt assured that the yellow vis-
itor was cavesdropping-was malig-
nantly attentive to the conversation.
The curator spoke lower than ever
now no one beyond the circle could
possibly hear him as he proceeded
I'VE discovered an Alcxandrian
Greek who, for personal reasons, not
unconncCtcd with matrlmony, has
turned Moslem He carried the slip
per here, strongly escorted and placed
/, where you now see il. No other
hand has touched it," (The speaker
voice was raised ever So slghtly) "You
will note that there. is rail around
the case, to prevent visitors from
touching even the glass"
"Ah," said DR.. Nicholson qui,zically
And has anything untoward happened
to our Graeco- -Moslem friend3"
Perhaps Inspector Bristol can tell
YOU replied the curator.
The straight, military figure of tho
well-known Scotland Yard man wa.
conspicuous amongst the group of dis
tinauished-and mostly round -shoul-
dered-scholars.
Sorry gentlemen" he said smiling
but Mr.. Acepulos has vanished from
his tobacco Shop in Soho. am not ap-
prehensive OF that kind. I think rather
that the date Of his disappearance tai
lies with that on which he cashed his
check for service rendered"
What precautions" some one
asked are being taken to guard the
slipper"
We'll" Mostyn answered, "thouQ,
VIC have only the bare word OF the
late Professor Deeping that the slip
per was actually worn by Moham
med, Il has certainly an enormous value
according TO Moslem ideas. There can
be no doubt that group Of fanatics
known as hashishin are in London en-
gagged in an extraordinary endeavor
TO recover il"
Mostyn's voice sank to an impressive
whisper My gaze sought again the
tall eastern visitor aand was held fas-
cinated by the baffled straining in
those velvet eyes. But the lids were
lowered as | looked and the effect was
that OF fire suddenly cxtinguished.
determined to drs@ Bristols attention
to the man. W
Accordingly" Mostyn continued
we have placed il in this room, from
which fancy il would puzzle the most
accomplished thief to remove IT,"
ITO Re Continued