Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-15

came la yOu had vanished, bat
saw q casket and d note. / lifted
the box received terrible shock and
remember no more. Ethel passed
her hands across her brow
And had terrible dream. saw
horrible old face. brown and hend
lsh and II was calling me. Ind 10
obey. nainface. bringing them what
was lsSt Of the box. held It out with
out speaking.
Storage battery" said John with
flint grin.
Back In the inner temple az Ram
Chunder's shop. Morgan and the spi.
Ter were engaged ID 8 heated discus
don with the old fakIr, who was de-
tending himself vigorously. The dis.
quite ended ~ the Hawk saying:
All right. We ulll get him here
Ia the morning. Ham Chunder bowed
% the god silva.
''T'he god viii bring him here with
the rising sur"
He'd better growIed the other.
The fakir pointed TO couch.
VIII the sahibs sleep under SIya's
protection1" Morgan shook his head.
'The sahibs viii NOT. ii Is safer
TO keep awake when dealing with.
yon and your gods. I Hating both
the Hawk and Spider venomously ION
their blasphemy Of his gods. Ram
Chunsler bowed ironically TO the other.
II so to avert their wrath from the
sahibs," saying which he left the
room.
Seating himself ut desk In the
next room, Ram Chunder began Ia
borlously writing. Having finished his
note. he sprlnkied incense over It
and addressed 1t, .eTo sahlb Davis. at
the Mackenzie Hotel then leaning
back looked at II inadvertently.
''The gods Will bring him here with.
this" he murrnured.
he tapped d gong. and the next mo-
mcnt Stadium accompanied BY big
Hindu In native costume appeared.
The fakIr handed the packet 10 the
second Hipdu.
Deliver this, Joost Singh" he com
manded.
John. having retired to his own.
room after his rescue By Rainface.
found himself unable To sleep. Get.
ting up he put on his slippers and
dressing robe and entered the room
across the han. Once there he began
TO make ii careful exploration of the
place and It's contents. Next seeing a
paper rolled up. he noticed It's water.
mark, then holding II TO the light, read:
ss-tiar Hyderab
Noting that the label on the bat
teries was ''San francisco Electrical
Supply co. ne returned 20 his own
room and gat down To think Il nil
over With the first break az morn
Ing he DRESSED himself for the day
and went 10 the place of business of
the electrical company, arriving there
just as II was being opened. Ap'
preaching clerk ne showed him the
battery and asked II II would be pos
sii,le to trace II 70 It's original pur-
chaser. The clerk smiled.
enc. We sell hundreds Of these.
ANY particular one could not be idens
tilted"
sRut do you remember having sold
nne I'd anybody from Indlafs pursued
the visitor. The salesman thought
III sold Il dozen BE them last week
To i wrtnkled old Hindu. But ] never
saw him before and don't know his
name
sThanks." replied Dayis. Leaving
tho store ne stepped into Hindu
reefaurart md ordered his breakfast,
engaging the native servant 10 con.
versation as he did SO.
"Do you know any Hindu fortune
fellers? | have fancy for trying
one. The attendant bowed.
uSEany. Sahih. Will try To tell your
future. There are Holkar and others.
hut the greatest of all Is Ram Chun-
der, the Holy Yogi.
syyhere did he come from2" pur
sued the listener.
,From Hyderabad. 7 think. most
worshipcd SIR.
Diminishing the 0lnef Dy PAYING Ilitns
John drew 1he paper from his pocket
and looked at the watermark again.
.siar Hyderah he unused.
Tnrusting the paper back into bis
pocket he lpft the place. and going
II the neeress drug store consulted
the city directory.
Ethel meanwhile. had finished her
toilet for the day. Going into their
living room she asked TlaInface where
John was. whereupon the old Indian
handed her note.
..lElm gone. He leave this talking
leaf. Quickly she ran her eyes
over II.
II am going II solve last nights
mystery. il read. II have 4 good
ciew. ana do not worry. for will
Is III rs danger. Enjoy the day
may return III any time. Devosedly
yours John.
Still q tribe uneasy notwithstanding
the assuring words Of the note. the