Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-08-22

neT nanQS across ner DrOW.
"And 1 had a terrible dream. I saw
a horrible old face, brown and fiend-
ish and it was calling me. L had to
obey" Rainface, bringing them what
was left of the box, held it out with
out speaking.
Storage battery" said John with
a faint grin.
Back in the inner temple of Ram
Chunder's shop, Morgan and the Spi-
der were engaged in heated discus
sion with the old fakir, who was de-
Tending himself vigorously. The dis
pute ended by the Hawk saying:
"All right. We will get him here
in the morning" Ram Chunder bowed
to the god silva.
''The god will bring him here with
the rising sum-"
He'd BETTER" growled the other.
The fakir pointed to a couch.
"Will the sahibs sleep under Siva's
protection" Morgan shook his head.
'The sahibs will not. 1t is safer
you and your, gods" Hating both
the Hawk and Spider venomously for
their blasphemy of his gods, Ram
Chunder bowed ironically to the other.
'T go to avert their wrath from the
sahibs," saying which he left the
room.
Seating himself at desk in the
next room, Ram Chunder began Ia
boriously writing. Having finished his
note, he sprinkled incense over it
and addressed it, $40 Sahib Davis, at
the Mackenzie Hotol." then leaning
back looked at it inadvertently.
''The gods will bring him here with
this" he murmured.
He tapped gong and the next mo-
ment Stadium accompanied by big
Hindu in native costume appeared.
The fakir handed the packet to the
second Hindu.
"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 hall. Once there he began
| to make careful exploration of the
place and it's contents. Next seeing a
paper rolled up, he noticed it's water
mark, then holding it to the light, read !:
"-dar Hyderab--"
Noting that the label on the bat
teries was "San Francisco Electrical
Supply Co. he returned to his own
room and sat down to think 1t all
over With the first break of morn
| ing he dressed himself for the day
and went to the place of business of
the electrical company, arriving there
just as 1t was being opened. APP,
| preaching a clerk he showed him the
battery and asked if it would be pos
sihle to trace it TO it's original pur-
chaser. The clerk smiled.
Any particular one could not be iden-
| tifed."
"But do you remember having sold
one to anybody from India?" pursued
the visitor. The salesman thought.
| 'I sold a dozen of them last week
| to a wrinkled old Hindu. But / never
saw him before and don't know his
| name"
Thanks" replied Davis. Leaving
the store he stepped into a Hindu
restaurant and ordered his breakfast,
engaging the native servant in con-
| versation as he did so.
"Do you know any Hindu fortune
tellers? I have fancy for trying
one" The attendant bowed.
"Many, Sahib, will try TO tell your
| future. There are Holkar and others,
but the greatest of all is Ram Chun-
der, the Holy Yogi"
"Where did he come from?" pur-
| sued the listener.
"From Hyderabad, I think, most
worshiped sir
Diminishing the other by paying him,
John drew the paper from his pocket
and looked at the watermark again.
"-dar Hyderab-" he unused.
| Thrusting the paper back into his
| pocket he left the place. and going
to the nearest drug store consulted
the city directory.
Ethel. meanwhile, had finished her
| toilet for the day. Going into their
| living room she asked Rainface where
John was, whereupon the old Indian
handed her a note.
Him gone. He leave this talking
leaf" Quickly she ran her eyes
over 1t.
81 am going to solve last nights
mystery" it read. 81 have a good
clew, and do not worry. for will
be in no danger. Enjoy the day.
may return at any time. Devotedly
yours, John"
Still a trifle uneasy Notwithstanding
the assuring words of the note, the
girl thrust it in the bosom of her
dress. and ringing the bell ordered
her breakfast from the waiter who
answered Rainface, saying that he
had an errand of his own to per