, 1923-04-01
My IL. BEDFORDJONES, AUTHOR
OF DARKNESS AT DAWN"
THE SECOND LIFE OF NJ.
THE DEVIL" ETC.
INSTALLMENT NO. FIVE.
WHO'S WHO IN THE STORY.

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Brain Fortesque, n rich young San
Franciscan drives to his cottage in
tho mountains TO rest and here finds.
Lou-Lou, the young and beautiful
daughter OF n deceased Sultan Of ST.
buko, who has escaped from an Asy-
Ium in New York. She had been plac-
uf her half-brother.
Zahri who plans to seize the throne
left to Lou-Lou by her father
Hvarson described by Lou-L]ou as a
terrible man" who once kissed her
against her will and
Hamed Ben Yusuf his associate are
involved with Zahri.
Barak, n loyal ser~ant OF Lou-Lou's
Spanish mother, contrives her escape,
though he is forced 10 kill a guard to
get her out. He has no tongue, but
communicates with her by means Of
sisns. Fifteen highly valuable rubles
brought by Zahri to New York are
rtaksn" by Barak. who sells three
of them. and with h proceeds brings
Lou-Lou as far as California. Fear
ing capture as they near San Fran
cisco the fuGitives leave h train. blu
are forced by a violent storm to seek
shelter in F~ortesque's cottage. The
girls story makes = deep impression
on Fortesque. She gives him the re-
manning twelve rubie5 which she asks
him to sell for enough money to carry
her to Manila. Finally she persuades
Brain to 60 with her and help her to
Illustrate Zahri. In Ia Francisco.
Fortesque puts the rub!es in his safe
ty deposit box. draws ten thousand
dollars In currency. and makes ar
rangements for a voyage. At Lou
LOUIS request he looks up
The ROr.erend Luke Quail, a for
mer missionary. Fortesque learns that
Mr. Quail is Il militant man Of the
cloth, who once in physical combat
had drubbed no less a person than
Hvarson. The clergyman had then
suggested that Hvarsm be baptized
otherwise she would not be author
lied to read the burial service over
him. and limited That it might be re-
quired. Mr.. Quail is persuaded to ac-
company the party. on the very first
night on the ship 1t Is discovered that
NIvarson is a fellow passenger.
@Trehearne, loca, agent in Sibuko
for a trading company is told by
Franks, an exiled virginian, that
he has received word from Barak at
Manila. by a carrier pigeon.
Barak had written an recount of
Lou-Lou's adventures and the arrival
of her marty at ManelIi. AT the same
time Hamed comes and says that
Zahri. whom he significantly calls
sultan is soon to arrive at Sibuko.
Hamed openly curses the Christians.
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In the palace grounds was the tomb
the old sultan had quilt for himself,
a stone sarcophagus in a little pit,
with a rail around it and a green
cloth over the tomb.
O,ts,da wos +, large and handsome
cbamber where the council was nc.
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Didn't you ever ask the ouija-
board about the old sultan's treas
lsre! asked the tcrmer.
Trehearne nodded. why, of
course, 1 never had much luck,
though"
"Oh, by the way!' Franks took
an envelope from his pocket. Take
care of this for a few days. viii
you? Nothing important.s only
why" and Trehearne locked in
surprise from the envelope to his
friend. "Why. it's addressed TO
Lou-Loul BY your"
Franks nodded. I'm case anything
happens TO me-"
What the devil You're not sick?"
Franks gave him n queer glance.
No. But last night l dreamed
about n candle that gave forth a
perfectly crimson flame. I have had
hat dream three times in my life,
and each time something terrible has
happened TO me. This is the fourth
time. Sc 1 wrote a note to Lou-Lou."
Trehearne sazed at his friend with
unconcealed suspicion.
Are you maxim fun OF me being
superstltious?" he demanded. 81
thought you always laughed at all
of it."
Franks turned his twinkling, bril-.
liant eyes upon Trehearne, and smiled
My dear fellow" he said. there