Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

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and shrouded window. Then she saw
Hassan rise to his feet. saw the gilt
ter OF his eyes.
pull up the blind, Hassan." she d.
rscted. 80.
He came 4 step nearer to her. The
gloom in the apartment was extraor-
binary. Only his shape and his eyes
We're visible.
do as tell you" she ordered.
pull up. the blind. 1t will be bet
ter"
He hesitated. Then he obeyed.
Even then the interior of tho room
seemed shadowy and obscure. Pa
mela could only see. In contrast with
the rest Of the house. that 1t was
wonderfully and spotlessly clean. In
one corner, barely concealed by low
screen, his bed stood upon the floor.
Hassan muttered something in an
oriental tongue. Pamela interrupted
him. She spoke in the soothing tone
one uses toward a child.
"Thats all right. Hassan." she said.
Sorry to have Interrupted You at
your prayers. but 1T had to be done.
You know me?'
Eyes. mistress" he answered un-
year in Cairo. What you want here.
mistress?"
"You know that 1 know" she went
on, that you are a Turk and a Mo-
hammedan, and not an Egyptian ut
Eyes. mistress. you know that" he
muttered.
And you also know" she continued.
that if I give YOU away to the au-
thorities you VIII he sent at once to
a very uncomfortable interninrnt
camp, where yop wont even have an
opportunity to wash moro than once
day. where you will have to herd
with all sorts Of people. who Will
make fun of your color and your re-
lirion---"
Don't. mlstre ss!" he shouted sud
denly. You VII, not tell. ] think
He was siding II little toward hcr
Again one OF those curious changes
seemed to have Transformed him from
IL dumb. passive creature INFO q saw
age. There Was n'eracn In ms eyes.
She .yavcd him hack without moving.
IT havo core to r1aFe bargain
with you IIassan" she said. "iust IL
few words that is all. Not quite so
near. please"
lie paused There vas moments
si'cnc.. His face was within foot
of hers, lor'erio" block. bestial. Her
eyes met his-withont tremor. Her
full. sweet lins only curved into
family conter,ntMons line.
You can"ot Brighten me. Hassan."
she d. clared. "Eo man has ever done
that. And outside 1 hnve a chauffeur
,-ith NJ /: sc.cs of iro, who waits for me.
BE reasonable. Listen. There are Sc
crcts connected with Your restaurant"
II know nothing" he began ut once:
nothing, Understandings"
quite naturally" she continued.
'I need only one piece OF information.
A man disappeared there this morn
ing. I just have t. find him. Thnt's
all there ~ nho',t it. At half-uast
he was irveiglesl into the musicians
Il I,S,a oil
de"el unconscious. At o'clock he had
been removed. want to know what he
came OF him. You help me and the
whole world con believe YOU to be an
Egyptian for the rest OF; their lives.
Ii YOU emit help me it is rather
ureortunsto for Won. because ] shall
tell the police at once who end whit
you are. boat waste time. Hassan."
lie. stood thinking. rubbing his
hands and bovine before her, yet as
his heart. Once she saw his long
fingers raised little.
quite useless. Hassan." she warned
him. '',rhey han" 70, in Eng'and.
as you are thinking of. Be, sensible.
and may even leave few pound
mistress should ask Joseph" he
muttered. II. knew nothing"
Joseph ali. Wight" she assured h I'm.
hut / want p little information from
you. too. You've got to earn, your
freedom, YOU know. lIa3san. Como,
what do they do with the people who
disappear from, the reYtauranta"
81 Not understand" wes the. al,nost
piteous reply. - T. ~
air Of one being patient. with a rhill.
''See here. IIassan." she went on. go
fow days ago 1 went. over that -restau-
rant from Top to bottom with the
manager. There is thu, smuniciana'
room. isn't. there. just over the
entrance hall? ] SuDpose those little
glass places In the floor ARE NOVA BILE.
and then ono can hear; every, word
that IS spoken below. am right
so far. am notY' 1t /, tr'i
Hassan answered r. nothing. His
breathtns.. however, had BECOME .
IAN unsuspectias person. passing
from the toilet ROOFS upstairs, could
easily be Induced to enter. ! think
that there must he another: exit from
that, room. Yes?"
Yves" Itassan faltered. -
'"ro where?" 49,.
'"The wine cellars" :. p.
"And from there?" - -,
IIassan was suddenly voIuble. Truth
unlocked his tongue. u l..
mot know. nistrcss--not know
another thing. No one enters, vino
cellar but three men. One OF tj,ose
not know. II I gness--I Hassan-I
waste place. Perhaps wonder some
times, but I not know" - u.s.
Pamela drew three notes from her
gold purse. Hmoothed them out and
handed them over.
Three pounds. lIassan, silence.