Evening star., 1928-03-30
Continued from Yesterdays starr
cOryrisht lec7. hv Frank L, Packard.

tContinue0 from Yesterday star
Tsjsl All had arrived! The man was
standing just inside the entrance, his
face ugly. with fury, his lips working
and facing Tajal All. but quite near tho
curtain. stood Marion and Aghar Pnd
and Marion'S hand. as once before,
was hidden in the folds OF her dress,
and her face was set and very white
and Aghar pind was ike man sud
denly grown old with hanging, pendul-
Gus jaw. and twitching hands, but his
eyes. darting in all directions, as though
seeking some avenue - escape, were
like those Of a hunted rats.
Tajal AIS voice addressing Aghar
Find in English SO that, no doubt
Marion. too. might understand, reached
Peter now.
And so" snarlcd Tajal All. YOU did
not think that would come SO soon. or
overhear things that were not meant Tor
my earSl You dog And YOU would
put something in my drink, would you'
and YOU and the girl here would make
your escape 1t is we'll. Achar Pind-
for SO YOU shall But it will be an
escape that is made bus once. All, you
are afraid Yes, my Aenar Pmd. you
are eolNg 10 die And the Girl shah
see YOU die and remember, And after
ward The thrust his hand into his
pocket. and took a sudden step forward
she will
Marions hand swung suddenly out
ward from the folds Of her dress, point
ing her revolver at TaJal Ali
Stop" she cried out sharply. You
shall not touch him"
Tajal Ali. his hand still in his pocket,
halted abruptly.
"Ah." he said. a sudden OMNIBUS soft
ness in his tones. 4 did now know that
you were armed. II is TOO bad I do
not like delays. And perhaps 1t may be
an III thing for Aghar Pmd that he
should live a few minutes longer, for
death then may come in more I'M
pleasant way-and less mercltully than
al my hands alone. for L
Shoot" Aghar Pind's voice came
IN a frantic scream. Shoot quick. Miss
Sahib! 1t is his life or ours! If he
returns and brings men with him, the
Miss Sahlb and I, too, shall know that
which is worse than death! Shoot, that
We may"
And then the words were blotted out
from Peters consciousness and ms
brain seemed suddenly to recl-a laugh
vas echoing in his caTS-a' laugh IKE
a womanS. like q trill. dulCet-the
q
night that Nurchison had died-ano
II was Taial Ali who vas laughing now.
Tslal Ali! Taial All, The words were
suddenly wild paean IN Peters heart.
II wasn't the end There was life. and
hope, and the right 70 win a woman
love noW--foT here was one Of the
guilty men-heTe was one of the men
II whose place, he Peter, had been
made TO stand as the murderer Of Tom
MurchiSon. Here was
Good Csod!-what was Aghar Pind
doing? The man had vrenched the re-
volyer out Of Marion's hand, Peter tore
the curtain violently aside-his mind
racing madly as he leaped suddenly for
ward. Didn't the fool know that TaJal
Ali must live now-that here vas the
proof OF his Peters innOcence-that no
harm or hurt must come to Taial Ali
until he was forced into the dock and
al men knew the truth. and
Il happened quickly. in the winking
OF an eye-even as Peter leaped from
behind the curtain. There was a fash.
the roar Of a report as Aghar Plnd
darted toward Tajal All and fred And
then that laugh again. for Aghar Pind S
SHOT seemed 20 have nllssed-and then
another report, but no fash now, FOR
Tajsl Ali had fred through the pocket
Of lis jacket. And Aghar Pind screamed
out. and staggered-and as though by
some supeThuman effort recovered him
self. and hurled his body through the
feT feet that still separated him from
Tsjal All, and grappIed with the other.
With a bound Peter was at their
heels-out Aghar Pind'S rush had car
Tled them out through the entrance
and now they were swaying. luTchinE.
struggling on the narrow platform. and
inches only separated them frop its
edge and the yawning gulf below.
And Peter saw the revolver drop frcm
Aghsr Pind's hand. and. under the
Ecua1ing feet. disappear over the edge
o. the platform He saw the two men
Writhe and twist and turn. locked in
each others cTnbrace-and with a cry
that rang out hosrsely over the roar
Of the waters. he sustcheG at them as
they toppled-snatched al Aghar Pind
who was the nearer Of the two, and
his grasp frantic though 1t was. held
but they we're too close 10 the edge
and stTalning with every ounce Of
strength 70 hold them and preserve his
own footing. ne merely succeeded in
tearing Agl1aT Plnd free from the other
he caught glimpse Of Tajal Ais face.
gray with terror, as the man reeled
back and with grotesquely. topping
arms plunged downward into the
depths oelOW
Cone AS though SHoCenly nerve
Jess Peter stood there staring a. the
spot where Tajal All had disappeared.
There was q sense Uf horror upon him
a. the ghassliness u the mans end
bat dominant was q sense Of glupen-
coIs and inhuman irony. as though
voices rose up out u the black depths
before him. and Tajal AIS loudest of
al amongst them. ard Fn0ekeo him and
teered at MIN. and that the roar " the
waters was Dllt the roar of laughter
which fate Hltn uuholy faUUtlng mlfth.
flung u MS face Ee had found the
murderer. found the man and the proof
he sol,gnt-only " see tnc murderer die
before his eyes. and the proof forever
psss beyond bis reach
he Was conscious that hRhar Plno