The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29

Ascending to the top floor. mounted
the rickety ladder and unbolted and
opened the trap. L, consulted my watch:
The hour of the tryst was come.
And even as I learned the fact. from
my neishbor,s' roof sounded the faint
creaking of hinges -. and out
into the moonlight stepped an odd fig-
ure-that of the lady of the lattice
dressed in a European" blue serge
costume which had obviously been pur-
chased, ready-made, in the bazaarsi
She wore high-heeled French shoes
upon ner pretty feet and her pictur-
esque hair was concealed beneath a
large Panama hat. from the brin of
which hoated one Of those voluninous
green wells dear to the heart Of touring
woman and so arranged as to hide
her face. Only the gleam of her eyes
and teeth was visible through the gauze.
Resting her hand confdingly in mine,
she descended the ladder into the ad-
joining house, and. removing the veil
from her f1ce. looked up at me.
you y i be kind to me. will you
not?" she asked.
Seated upon the chests in the room
below, Mizmuna-for this was her
name-confdad her troubles with per-
turbing frankness. She had conceived
characteristically Eastern and sud
den infatuation for my society; nor am
I prepared to maintain that she would
have remained obdurate to anyone else
who had been in a position to unbolt
the door which offered the only chance
Of escape from her prison. The house
of mystery, she informed me, belonged
to person styling himself Yussuf Of
| Rosetta Ia name that sounded facti-
I
months, I gathered, she had been in
Cairo, during which time she had never,
passed beyond the walls of the neigh
| boring courtyard. And the obpect Of
her nocturnal adventure was innocent
enough; she. wanted to see the Euro
pean shops and the tourists passing in
and out of the big hotels in the Sharia
Kamel Pashai
1t was as we passed along the sharia
| el-Maghribi, where I had pointed out
the St. James's Restaurant, better
known as "Jimmy's', remember. that
Mizmuna uttered a little. suppressed
cry, and clutched my arm sharply.
"Oh!" she whispered fearfuIly, ut is
| HANNAH and he has seen mel"
With frightened, fascinated eyes she
| was staring across the street, appar-
emily at a group of ecuriously muf1ed
natives-and her whole body was
trembling. p,
9ouick!". she said. pulling me
urgently, take me backl If they find
me they will kill me!''
But if they have already seen
you"
"Oh. take me back" she entreated
piteously. Hanna must not find out
where live"
! We were come indeed unmoiested but
breathless, as near our destination as
that nameless street beside the Mosque
kof Muayyad, when Mizmuna suddenly
stopped, uttered stifed Shrek. and
"Oh, save mel" she painted, winding
her arms about my neck. tfLoolSi
Looki in the shadow. of the mosque
doori"
/ Panic threatened me for one heeting
mon1ehts for this part Of Cairo is ut
& terly deserted at night and the mystery
Of the thing was taking toll of my
nerves; then firmly unclasping the
trembling arms, I pushed Mimuna be-
hind me and snatehed out my Colt
! automatic :. as a group Of muffied
4 figures ieesne nlagically detached from
began silently to advance.
L raised the pistol. 49,
"ou8cEct cQiokir". she whispered
TREMENDOUSLY. "the keysi the keys."
was swift to grasp her meaning
MY right pocket" I whispered in
} answer.
The girls shaking hand groped for
: the keys. found them; and, uttering no
. parting word, Mizmuna darted of along
: the Sukkariya, which here biseets the
.'EDarb el-Ahmar. An angry muttering