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THE SALEM CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON. SATURDAY. DECEMBER ?C 1011
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CHATTER t
rtin wrrrmiY or via -,i-(rrrrri rw.un,.
ON the aide of rugged umuntaiu A
bltrk velvet ho. ruwneil KnUila lay
ttrewn ill about Ilia ledges Tu a lay
nun i.ltU rubMu would hueo explained
aothtngi lu uiluer tl would inatnnlly bar
espljlued lb aalura at the li-.li Treseatly
burly roan emerged fiuu. the hol siitinliug.
Be yad the lump of quart lu bit bond. Al
ways t lltlli, but never quite enough gold
U make It wort while. It might ruu ten
pi twelve lbs ton But vthrit capitalist would
inrl himself lu encu dribble? Hie proa
Rector flung Hie quarts savagely upon Hie
ccnmiilatlug rubble and leaned dlslieartenedly
ao-alust th log support to Hie entrant- of
lie nilna. I'livry buua lu bla body ached and
very nerve rcspourlrd. Hia grub atake waa
fa dieludling, himI In another four duyt ha
snuld have to blka anm tbtrty-two miles li
Ilia nearest luwn fur eupples.
Done! He had (mill $;'0O, every ona of
(hem earned nt lha rluk of bla uei k, foe tbla
iuoiuabla hula In tba ground
II Oiled and lit bla plm and tell ta dream
lug what ba would do whan ha at nick It rich.
By and by tba d run ma faded and tba bitter
ralltlee ratumad. IJ ruaa lamely and rar
Jully picked hla way down to tba Irishman's
chanty, Tba two of them ebared their noon
aenlt ao pleasant day.
" How'e aha coralo'? "
" Kama old itory," answin-iid Tralnnr, erst---tills
strong man of rba Qcllpsa circus.
"Wall, Weill It'a prgflll' uwoy that brlnga
(1 r"t lump t'day lliat doii'l look ao
pad I should any that aha'II ma fifteen lb'
on. I guess tbam wlld-cattra are fn' chapa
yl a t inak th' real spondulli wliMeri an'
iilflrki as' ehtldar."
' Traluor ahniggad and mnnnhed bla elle at
etcon and after aa bout or ao relumed to
Ma digging!.
Id Tralnnr"a Ufa thera had been but trlllng
monotonies.. Ha bad bean a Bailor In lb
Botitb area, a lumberjack In the north, a oner
iiincher, a lirernao on a North Atlantic liner,
lie hnd come from a pour but i"rul)lt
illiU family. Hla futbar nor hla grandfather
sad ever ttepped over tba atitn bnundary
Jtnaa; but In bltn tliera was a reversion to
Ibo type of plutteor wlio bad established tba
Vralnnr family when Ohio was a wlhli-rnsaa
He ('uiilil not aeltla dnwu ba tonal bit en the
iihv rnnllutially, and rhn at length ba
jilnid llm I'lii'ita ba found that roaming on
iiM'l.iin Ufa luiiih to bla (nnt-y, There ha hod
lint Mlinl Krane, known an tba haod bills
jfiir lltboirapba were fur lieynnd tba raarh
f thli clii'ua) aa Mlrnl I.a ITmnoa, world
mnvni'd light ropa walker. ItemarkabU aa
l uilgbt "Pin, theaa two lorad each otliai
fondly, and ona day the luat to wander dli'd
u tba tuan'a ban rt and ha wanted a roof
gvnr hla bead, children about hie knaa, and
ini'iiey In hla puraa. Wlian tha opportunity
to k'" huDtlof for gold came, ha lealtatcd not
u luatant
Xa bad bean hamnjartng away tt tha grin
unyielding roika for alglit mootha, making
iinly aiich trlpa to town aa war necemary
fu food, ferbapa the nibble aitractail rep
r.manied a thouaand dullafa, porhapa taaa. Ha
rn dlarou raged.
(na day ba etaggerad out Into tha brilliant
aunelilnt. A lump af qnarta waa olutoted
Muhilj In hl hand. When ba grrw acuiva
luiiiad to tha datillng light ha turned tha atona
o'r and war, bla hanrt beating aa It bad
nivrr lufora. Thar ware relna In It, broad
Soke of lt gold, gold, gold I Ha etood there
literal mlnutea, enthralled, wllh a Jumble rf
4. pma reTOlrUg around In bla bralu. Thau
be let out a yell that oould ba heard acroaa
Ilia valb'y. Down tha ri)lMe ha daubml,. rlek
lug hla nark 1 dnaen tlinaa.
"DnuiiTanl Donovan!" ba orlad.
I'll old Irleti prnapat'tor rama out ot hi
bnle. blinking.
"I've gut III I'M got It M
i'nniivan auatubad tba quarta from tha hand
uf hie f 1 lend.
- Holy N'lrgU, ye're itru.:k Itt If H'l all
like that, jre'er t rich man. Man, man, there'a
a hundred dollara U that lump alone 1"
Tialnnt cnllapeitd on 1 pile of worthleaa
rubble and laid hla head on hla anna. Ha
bed dune It, all In three few roontln Ha
wia rlrh, rluh. And all his dieaiua wera
going to rnma true I Tha Itlahinan gated
down at bltn ruefully but pblloaopbli.'ally.
" Ao' ma tbat'a bean pronpei'lln' tweuiy
yi'ura an' ain't bit oiy pile yet 1 Well, (lod
bteaa ye, oian. I'm glad ya got It. An' ootf
lio'e go take look."
I. tke all men who attddenly atumhle upon 1.
eli gin fortune, Ttatuur Itiatantly began to
plnn hew to protect It. Ha had Hume bank
altiunaya draw np papan leaelug the rulue
In hla wife, la oaea of her death to M ohtt.l.
In hei buabani It wna atiblly unilerstond
lliat the bruther-tn law, H'eena, aboold timer
be able to tuurb It TUena weetein bunk at
lumen were almple and boneat uien
Hut no dream of oura aver hecoma rounded
ant; lil we reallnta la but a ioor fiaumiMit.
ItHfnie ha had time to write to hla wife,
'Jialnor wee killed by a premature eipluiluo.
lie wee burled onder I In rulibla bit own
lieii'la bad turn from the mountain's aide: and
Hut klmllt D' Oiirie. ataited out to Hnd Ibe
10 Hii rlri'tia.
'I ie raiaien wna at that ti ne '.'(in intla
1,1 Ibe eolith, about to lurn In for the wltiler.
Itu I linnovBU found It. tly mistake be ambled
Into the men's d.eaatng tent. A ynunji men
iii ihra-d durk ayea and a alnleter twlit to
din rurner of hla llpa, laid hi) hand on Douu
eeu'e eheiililer.
" ll.in'd ?nii get In barer
Why, I walked la," laid Douomn amiably,
" Soipuie yon walk out aaraln?"
" Keep "r hair u. bub I'm here 00 bnel
m I'm luuklo' fur Mlrnl I.a rnn. 'a Ib'y
call her ouUlde. Kbe emlks tigm rupe "
" Well, I'm her brother What do you want
wllh ln-rV"
"So je'er 'rnilniir'e nrotber In law? "
't'ruinui'? " aald the young man, a rt"a
llf utlng hla eyes " l).i you come from bi n'"
" Yes. Au' my nicseiina t to bis wife.''
" Ou. That's bis kid there."
" V don't say ao! Well, kiuj 0' looks Ilka
blm."
" Ilere'a my alstar now."
Ootiorau aaw a aliglit wuuiun, of pretty
figure and rouiely fealiirni. Sbe rame tlirgugb
the flap which aeparated ibo womeu'a dresv
ln tent from the men'a. tllie luokeii a bit
tired and careworn. The old miner, bating
bad but little to do with women folk, naa
not able to dlscrtu, mul.-r the richly yellow
glare of Ibe lamps, the alt of distinction
which marked Mluil Tniltior as dtirerunl from
her kind. The Keeuo family bud cuuie from
good stock, but bad fulleu in evil daya. Sbe
ran Inilaully to tha l:uby. .
" I lure's a mail from John, Mlrnl," said tha
brother carelessly.
The young woman milled oeer 10 DonoTata
and began ahaklng bla bauds. Hon waa hat
man? Had he struck It rid? Did ba want
her to quit and go to him?
Dunoran begun to swallow wllh dlfflault
How kb-i be going to tell her? He wanted to
run away. Ha could now riadlli understand
why TraTunc bad always tulked of Mlml,
Mlrnl, Mlml, until bis (Vltle rata bad tired of
the name. She waa a good wife and a good
mother, fur all that she was a circus per
former. And hero he una, aiming 10 brush
l.er heart 1 Still, there was a bit of rynldiu
In bis makeup. The new fortune might coa
aole her.
But It did not. On Ilia contrary, when, half .
an hour after learning of the denih of Ibe nutn
aha loved, aha mounted lha wire, a vr.ll-o
aelzed her, ahe lost her belor.ee and fell, and
by tl.a time Die uiin bad laid away the big tup
tha was dead.
For the flrat lima In hla wandering, rnllle
Ufa Frank Keeoe fell his throat contract and .
an unhidden molatura fill hla eyes After n
faahlon ne had Ineeil hla clean minded, loyal
little atslar. And now aha waa gone, leaving
blm Willi a baby on his hands, more adept In
dealing from Ibo but loin of the deck ll.no from
the top.
" How much la tba mine worth?" ha aakad
when tba simple funeral waa oser.
"Lord kuowa," said Donovan " bnt lf th"
biggest atrlko In twenty yeara. But It'a goin'
f ba tied up till this little chicle's 18. Don't
ys worry, though. Th' lawyara'Il aes to It
that ya git enongh f talis cat 0' tl child,
eddlcata It, an' all that,
" What'a th name of tttt mtnaT
" 8am aa th' klddfVa ZudorsV
Tha two separated, never to meet again.
Tha years paesed. Kerns dubblod In al)
Banner of ahady trades and finally drifted
Intn a lucrative bualnaaa. It waa not only
tha easiest but tha aafast way to at
tract riH slid plork thaw. Ha set
up aa a Hindu ray itlo, a Bwaml. Ho
told fortunea, did crystal luting, resur
rected aoula, audita a by product ployed If
tectlre Willi mora or loss sucoeea. Ha rar-tly
pruttlced tbla latter game eicapt among hla
favored gulls. It was a simple matter to ln-
gtrnct loina of bla confederates to mh certain
of III) clients 1 It waa equally a simple mattet
to recover tha stolen objects -for a suitable
raward. Kneue avnnlunlly hecarua known to.
tl.a cult aa Ilaiaam All, and under that nanta
hla fume grow. Tba ohecka from tba Zjidora
were no applied wholly to lha welfare of hla
niece.
The child grew. Har education began. Bhs
gave protnlae of great beauty, even la tLe
lank and gawky ago. Her and often found,
himself vaguely apeoulallog ovai her tutur.
There waa In hla mind thought, oabuloua but
Insistent, and aa often aa be repelled It as
often It returned. It waa not a happy thought.
Husaam All bad begun to lovs gold, tha
bright, ahlnlng metal 1 nut la tba abatract but
In (ha concrete, To touch It with bla Angers
wsa transport! no symphony of Baoh'a was
halt ao Hue aa tha cblnkd.lok of tha aolna,
tha eagle and lha double eagle, aa they fell
upon eauh other, slipping ftum hla htndt.
From her fifteenth blrilday up to ber
eighteenth Zudorn noted a aublla nhuuga In
the manner uf ber uncle. He became coldly
aloof, raraly touched ber affectionately, waa
moody and taciturn. Feuilllti as tha was
wllh all lha paraphernalia of tha ayttln, lbs
still retained unbounded faith In her ancle's
powers. Indeed, ba was a bypnotlat ot ua
tieual power utid waa roughly alllled lo tba
deuce ut inrdlclnea. Zudora had practiced
the former art uutll tlx was tlinoet as profi
cient as her master. It never occurred to kei
Hint ber nncle'a 111,-ann of eilstenoe wera un
etliliel and geuerally those ot cheat Fa
tuous aciressra and aoclely women vlsltsd him,
aud not a few notable bankera and flusnclers
cams to him for advlca. Out tba general pub
lic held 1 1 ansa in All lu tolerant contempt and
Ilia police with ao little etieplclon.
The Inner slitlne of tbla equivocal tempi
was dreped with black velvet, and ther were
' secret diHira about wbluh even Zudora knew
noihlng There Waa Ih Inevitable dale, and
ber.ire Ibis huge crystal globe In which Har
ts m All aew ibe past and th future ta re
vealed by Lie victim. It was eaay to draw tha
put ami It waa not dlAloull ta draw tha
future The future In tills toba was aearly
always what t tie victim wished. Hence th
popularity of Hassan All, Ut at tke Kollps
circus, faker and card' sharp, atlaf af a band
ot most .-level and Idgsnloiu) srlialialA And
i:.t.-r waoilcred lu nnd out uf thli I nl. tiltoua
mar at a wild bue tiiihl liiiie II. inn over a
pi-stlleutinl e-VHiiip. iiiiluiicliril ml unknuwiug.
A the oilier crew slrung.-i in IIushuiu All
tt.i evil tbiiugl.t previously refct n-d lirberame
lli.ire iiml loioe lnelnlrr-t. .iiilors unlet die.
W ile, 1 ,e flli'rj tlllK iltr itll III! tl ) fur the lint
tlttie be Mils geni.iiiil.v liiiriitieil He was ber
unite, b-r ui.ilbei bail l-eiu b!. sl.ler. the girl
wn bis lleslt ami til I (tol the cuiil.rti1 , re
el, rreuce of en evil dcslro gieilimlly leeee-ne the
ahli.ir.'Fin i,f il Tu-Ih.i In I In -.Hum All's 111I11-J
th're rruiiilui'il no nIui-iIs of eiimiiuncl imi, tinly
a ilrntie to eci-iii.ilitlali (lie deed wllhuut in any
inuoner dire, tltig sii4iU:lon toward him. - 80
to this ooe object be now turned the brilliant
powers of Ills Htiriiimiully evil oilud .Zudura
must die. Iul how ?
Is a few iJhvs she would le IS On thai
dey s!ie wuulil liecouie rnuittinusly rich He
an ua t rid hlu.telf of ber before sl.e bed time tc
appreciate eiluit the power of money meant
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Bnt bow? Ta wrist en oris, onnnlni aaannei
that would make It Impoaslbla for the law lo
tre.s tbs ssed to htna? And tber waa an
other ousts, :1s rising slowly but surely and
formidably near the horlson. Ixiva. Youth
and the necessity of Invn, Ibena menaced the
plana of Bateau III Ha had tolerated tble
keen eyed, clean lived young lawyer, John
Storm, because be had In a way relieved bltn
of lb trial nf finding entertainment fol
fVidora. The time had cuoie for Storm to b
aeut about bit liutlneNS
Ona night, while ht was dreaming over the
past, otrvellug over the etranga crust ot
cynicism wl.lch overlay hla sense of moral
obligation, Haaaaiu saw hla way Zudora was
Interested lu detective work aud bad ofteil
begged to ht allowed to use her po .vcrs of log
ical deduction. Zudora should play ths de
tective to ber heart's content, and it aba met
With Bow terrible accident who would b tha
wlaer?
Twenty millions In gold I
Hit hands opened tad shut spasmodically.
Indistinctly ha beard a rustle of petticoats
lis opened hla eyes to And hla uleca at 1.1a feet.
" Coda, don't you know what day this IsT
ahe liked.
" Why, Il la Wednttday'
" Hart yon (orgottea that thii ta my algbO
tenth birthday?"
" Eighteenth birthday? (lood hetvtoa, ao It
la, ao II It I"
Ha laid hit hand opon har dark heed, but
ha did not look down Into ths youthful and
beautiful faca raised toward hli own. Hi
fingers uncuniclnuiily crept Into the girl's
hair, t trifle too atrougly for an affootlonttt
geeture.
" What la ItT ths ttked, drawing her htad
twsy quickly.
" A touch of theumatltm In my arm," he
said Intuitively, "Toil know It (Ivea n a
twinge once In so often. Bo you are 18 yea is
ld?"
" And yon ttld that on thli day I wat t
com luto fortuos."
"That la Uu. How much do yon tllnk
It ur
"0, perhaps fifty Ihnuiand dollar,"
Ha laughed. Than ht got tip and begta ta
walk tha loot. Bh watched hlia onrlonaly.
He wa plainly agitated about tomethUig.
After twhllt kt putted before hee,
"lilt . . lost T the aVd.
" No, my chill It la th terrlblt ruapontl
blllty which la about to rest upon your young
shoulder that nake mi ssd. Tomorrow
saoralng rout lawyer will Inform you that
ml lis (r
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yon are one ef the richest heiresses lo
America."
l.'ocle, don't mnke fun of me!" reproach
fully. " 1 am telling yon tba truth. To date
Zudora baa turned out something like twenty
millions ' Il was the eitpress e-fll of your
father to bsvs Ibis kefit quiet so thtit you
would oot be bothered with fortune hunters.
Girl, you will marry a duke or a prima Von
will b-conie a famous bcuuty Itut my advlcj
li this: that until niy gUHrdia-jshlp censee
you will be 2J iben jou will any nolhltn to
any one shout this fortune. It would make
life unbearable for na bulb "
" I'll gladly agree lo ibst." eh said eagerly.
Whenever you reqtllre- a large sum nf
money yon will write the attorneys and the?
will aend It Think nf the uuturiety, the busy
reporters, the broken down noblpa. Indigenous
aoclely folk I"
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If she desired peace ann rnnifi-ri ' wi'l
keep this fortune away from the pnlilln eje
" Zudota, there Is nrie pleesiiul tency you
oinsl beneafottb put entirely out uf four
oilnd."
" And what la that?"
"Tblt fancy for John Hlnrm. For all that
yen have Inbeilied Hilt vast sum af mousy,
you are atlll under my guardianship fur three
yeara."
What Zudora wnuhl bav( replied to (hla
bait vuiled ilomand will never be known, Tha
bell rang, aud shortly after that John Stonn
himself wat nsbered Into th room llessam
All uoildrd culilly, bin tha girl sprang to greet
her lover. 'I lis young mau aiuiled down at
her. He made uo effort to bids Ills sdoratloit
In hla eyaa.
" Uow'a th rati) going?" ah asked.
" Pretty well. I think I thall win out
agalott Ulemalth."
" Ha Latet yon."
" No doubt ot it He'd Ilka nothing ballet
than to slick knlfa In my hack."
Haaaain All's tyaa oarrowsd. Aa Idea had
come to hltn.
" Mr, Keena," tald Storm audilnly, I
know I hiv my way to make, but I can
assort yon that, I can glv Zudora all lb
malarial oomforta aha haa known."
loo ... "
" Tail I want Zudor for my wife."
It la Impossible," replied riaasHm All.
" Impossible 1" echoed lb two young people.
Absolutely," wllh growing coldness, "In
tha first plara, I am Zudnrn'i guardian until
aba la ill I therefore I do not propose lhat aha
shall throw l.arself (way on an ordinary law
y.r." "Sir," aald Storm, "I lo not quite like the
tons yon use."
"Indeed I Young man, t an not anly h'l
guardian but I am alao bar Seen, and blool
uncial and I do not propose that aha ahall
bungle hat future by a marriage to you."
Not a word shout th millions Zudora
thought hard for moment, and concluded It
might ba wis to say nothing to ber lover until
aht had tl.lt fortune under Iter band.
" What If I promise nevtr to marry any
on alaa?" tht mid.
aaaam All sb rugged. "Com, com! ht
tntlbl. I'nt 11 you boib get over Ibis foolish
Idea, I Diiat request lhat Mr. Storm oaata
calling ber,
" Vry wsll, sir," aald Storm angrily " But
I warn yun that I ahall see Zudora outald
1 jfte at tht tl kind inoug'j ta permit nit
HAROLD
Oond evening I " Stnrrr. sent Zudora a ,rea-
eurlng s;u:!e es be left the room.
L'eriuio'.y he would oot have smiled had be
seen fl.isinui All's mind at that inouieat.
" What In the world have yon agalnet
John?" cried Zudorn bewllderedly.
" I do not propose to see you aupport a
fortune hunter," iftther lamely.
"Thai's uiiusense." she de. lareo. with spirit.
". Juhu telle Ibe truth when he says he is able -to
Inke cme of me."
"Still. I tot nlil It; and legaily tt II ray
right."
" Itui I leva Itltn. I wuulil oot trade hlin
for Ibe gcenieei piluca In t.'liriatendoni. And
if 1 cannot marry blai, I'll mairy no nue."
" Weil, well," Beld Hessuui All, aiipar
sully relenting; "if you lake audi a atund
I'll compromise."
Sl.e gated 11 1 bias eegerly
"Solve my nest twetity cases end you can
tnstry blui ; foil In any alngle case and you
must renounce hint."
Zudora agreed Instuully, even Joyously. Fur
a long lime bIib bed bceu veircd with the de
alro 10 piny tlio detective 1 aud ber uncle hnd
often admitted Hint ber powers uf logical de
duction wero remarkable lu a woman who,
pblloenphera claimed, was without the faculty
of auslulned reasoning.
"Is It really a bargain?" with all the con
fidence ot youth.
" It is If jon'rs willing to risk the do 11
gets for th sake ot a mau like Storui, why,
tlte choice la youis."
Tlieu he left ber.
Tliers vrnt little love lost between Storm
and I'irorrllb They had clashed a doarn
lltnea during the puat year; and one ur Iwlc
they hal almost coma to btowa. On Ibe last
day they came together In the courtroom, Just
before ibe uoon receee. Blenreith threw dis
cretion to the winds olid hurled a low epliliel
at bis ileal, who avtlftly tetallulrd by sti ik
ing the Oarmau across th face with the brief
ht held In his hand.
A tretnendoua confuBlnn ensued and from
ber teat In the gallery Zudura viewed ths
tcn with alarm. This man Blenreith w-ia
an n I li let la bully. He bad heeu In America
but a law yen re and be Itlll held to tho (he
man view regarding a blow In the faco. He
hastily scribbled a note which be ehoved to
ward Storm The latter reed It, thrugged
sod nodded tfflrmutlvely. All might have
Bono well hut fur tile fact lhat an enterpris
ing reporter found the dlsrnrded nolo nnd
ituiile n greut scnop foi bla paper. Ltlenrelth
Iiml clinllcnued tflorm to a duel and the hitter
hsd bully naieeil, despite the fact ihul bo
knew uolliiug of awords and wna a very lu
dllTereul pUlol allot
And ll.iisnin All fnund a wny to dUpose
of John Sim 111
And Ziirloru tliontbl site btiil fotirul n way
to save lil in She found blm la llie cello r,
brnvsly trying lu n luillVeys linj't It
would bnvo bci-n luuj;liulile uiuler en; ntloT
circutusliincc He was tint to bs suet veil,
however Auri wliea she llirratnied blm ulih
the police, lis laughed Lie know the poll.-i
of nlil , they would refusi, 1,1 titke the bQiiIi
eerlouely !li:tui lull! down bla revolver 11 ml
look e tit ink of witter. Then- be picket) up
llbi 1'Avulvei end lu-giin pegging ewsy t'n
observed, she tliui;t;ed tlio ilrlnUug niiler.
'I bent m.nhl he no 1I11.-I tfi.lt 'il.l'l A:nn
bIi plemleil, Imi Hloini wna linn ue pre
. lauded In ttflu up, n ri I deported, weeping.
The nem morning Jin nrcllli wut futiml :lea'l
-In bis llliritry, slrtingli-d , srul John Stmiu,
In a dured .nn llllon. dlsherrlrd wne a 1 1 s-nt -il
on the street, tiurned wllh nun ilrr
Hussatii AH, In lilt .-np.ictiv uf crlinlu.il In
vetllgalor. accompanied by Zudotti. ciilcii-.i
with Ilia police the nene of the 1 1 111-
Well, my tblld," mill lie, "beie Is voitr
firat cnaa. let ut see If yuua-en luiulle It"
Zudorn, bnvtug a double inn-olive, isn mir
to tha dead man On tim flour she found a
acarf pin, anme email change, end elie uolicil
that bit collar bung by lb rem bttltuu. Sits
, birrledly wreiped these three articles In her
handkerchief The pecullni green spoil ru
Hill cul'ar had aroused her curluslly.
She wet very unhappy The drug alio hnd
given ber lover lied unt put blm lo sleep; It
hsd merely tent blio eiuilerlug shell I iht
itreett throughout lha night, In blank atule
of oilud lit would nut be able (0 account
for bit time, toil tht might plead lu vuln
that she had given him a Bleeping potion to
keep bltn In hit bunts until all choice to
fight flleurellb waa guua. ,
Several dnys passed. Hlnrra nop.d lo bis
' cell. Truth to tell, be wnen'l sure Hint ' li
hadn't killed bit enemy From Hie moment
Zudota left blm until ha found blnitrlf in
Jalt, ba oould tmtmber nothtng. Wbeu sh
tnld hltu what eh bid done, be milled and
forg,v her.
"But you've got m Into a trolly plrklt,
Uttlt glrli and you'll have la set me out
of IL"
"I will."
Th murks on lb r-o'Vsv w-e pencil Oitrlil
tnd they bothered her Oflu ah (lung tht
collar vabamently from 'oer, but sha always
went back to IL One det she found some
thing 00 th Hour In Ih library. At that
moment eh attached no elgnlflcanc to Hi
Bud,
Zlgrag pemil lines en tha collar, How
had thay rain thtr? Ilefnr t'n crime?
That wbI not quit pivealhla. Th Herman
bad heeu ai-inpiilnnaly neat In hit atlle. 8h
Invsrlsbly sought what was known aa the
mystic ronm when confronted hy any aarlout
problem No tonnd tver tsfhod thtre A
green parrut swung ou a parch. He wel
eery aid aud wat dsubllaaa lk rtpuailor; of
nitty a ttrang aert. One h muttsredl
" l.i-t a get liiuil" Zudora thought tbla
ratbei odd and began qulztting tha old bird.
Dot he 1 ef inert to speak further.'
- Near lie data etood a mecninlcal iff all
constructed eometblug after th manner of a
plntvlieel. It tonslsted of two tube of glue
viltlcli revnlTod In opposite Jlrectloos, 81 led
wllh a brilliant dliruslng violet light Thl
little invention was Hassaiu All's own.
Today Zudora tried II on the ' greea
parrut, but tbs whirling lights siniply
luuililed the til id oft bis perch. 3bo picked
him up eud revived hitn aud Boon forgot all
about him in thee renewed inttreat in th
"spotted collar Idly ahe Imitated tho rosrkl
with lha etnb'of pencil. . . Ao4 then,
se If tbo whole world bed suddenly lighted
up, Zuilnra at'last understood how Btriireltn
had come to bla dcnib.
Wneu the irksl began It looked very badly
for John Storm Tha eltetvailoti with th
decedent In court was reviewed, th daeliia;
challenge, their pre, loos enmity. Ibe twelve .
unaccouutnbla lioura. lu the balcouy Haa
eaui All aud Ibe uisn Rums na-'hd th
proceedings wllti sutuellilng oiui than os
null Interest. When the jury busily reciv!v1
Ilia Ju.lje's lustiuetlous, every one conceded
thin Johu Storm was a lost oian; nofnloei
could snv him frmn Hi chair.
.Suddenly, up Ilia aisle toward tba Judge
desk came a veiled woman.
" Stop 1" ahe crh-rt ; " it waa I I P
Then sha fslulud. The I'ulga. tht attor
neys, the repnrtr-re, tbs spectator, sll roa
In their amareinent. A women I Aftas Ik
tableau came confusion and chao. Th
Judca signed lo rh Jury to return ta thalf
chillis
Storm, despite th deputy tberlffn, ruabaol
bis way to tba womau'a aide and swiftly
raised the veil,
"Zudota?" Ha firmed reeolufaly to tha
Juilgo. " Ymir houor, thero la eotxia mla
tnko. Thl young wotuau haa bad uofalnf
to do wllh tb death of Itlaureltb. It I
utterly linpuealble; "
"That reins Ins to be seen, Mr. Storm.
Return to the docket, If yon pleuaal "
" lltit she la Innocent! " .
" Deputies! " called tha Jndg etarnly. Til
was sorry for Sturm but caty wst duty,
none tbo lese.
The court was evoutnally oleared. fitom
waa tnlieu back to bis cell. Uassam All and
norm went away together. Immediately
Zudora sought th odlce of the district ah
torney, whom the found haranguing with
the counsel for the defense.
"If I can runvliu-a yott two gentlemen,
will thnl he aiinicleiit? " she asked.
" Il tvlll," nlllruinl the dlslilct attorney,
" I'ml ohy cnu'l you glie 11a tha Ulsn'l uatnt
nuvv?" he uskril pcliilsuilr, Ther waa not
Hie sMuhest doiihl In bit mliul that John
Stniiii Iiml coniinlireil Ilia crliu. Dlatrlcl
atliitueys nil over this inuad bind bav th
fiii ully of secli.g every men guilty ontll h
Is proved Innocent, hcb Is quit lha cuutrary
In Hie Id lei ,.f I list li. ,f
" Tu lell his liaine now would apofl vrf
thing," ileilaieil uiloia "1 hava no evi
iletico ut this ino'iicut Ibnt wmihl hut.t In law,
but I'll giinruntee to pltuo 11 In yimr bsud
before inollilglit. Vuu two will coiti eerrelty
to my linitse end I will seciel you lienlurj
.kollis curtains, Slid I here yon will hesr lb
evtdeti. e ftorri Hie iiinu's own llpe."
"Very nell," iwld the illHil.t stfni-uey.
" Hut I nnru you Hint any kln'l of oilcutaJ
niutiituery will out pass ea avi.lenca."
Znd Iliisbcd n Utile She knew Ihsl
Ih gi-ncnl piihllc held hot unrle. s toi-Mtl.in
in COIilenipl They would never inlW.e ehet
a vi iiinlei fully clctei limn It was
"Ho ynu see Hits peucH?" shs astn-il . I
li Its I ( I it k a Hub
" Il It Ih nue. Il s git-eti lloleMii e i,.i(
a l on.tnon evctyilny pen' il I he ?. .a I
held litis stub in hit liHil'l white slisiilng
nientelth NVhy, 110119 uf us snsll know uoe
Irtt he can bo minis lo tell "
Al It o'clock h man entered tii oiysit
roiiin lln loulieil piiuled.
" Von irlshi d to see tne?" he said 10 Zudnr.
"Yes Tlease alt dow-i, Mi lltms"
Above, unl i known lo either, the deep Hoed
lace of llas'iitii All appealed In bis blind ha
held a revolier tilth a Mailtn sllen-er. Aa
bus been tald, Hie mystic riniu f -ssesseil a
doen secrel elite FrnUi litis iiipel one It
was llssam All's bthll tu ttke stuck of ble
victims before meeting Iheni persouajly. II
wulled
Zud-us bean to ssk iilinlese questl.iu.
I'nriit eyed her restlessly Suddenly sb
tpruug the dap She he-Id up Ibe pencil
"This Is yours. I saw you milks with It.
II fell to the Hour where I 101:1, tl It I' Is Ih
tame pencil lhat marked His cul'.at of Hleu
rijlh in bis death Blriiggles"
Hurna Juniped In bis feet Zudura did like
wise, thron ing 'on the power which sat tha
god Hypnns lu mution tlurns tried to look
away, but could not Si.djeuly lie screamed
and began to grovel,
"Tee I killed bltn I But another ..."
lit stepped, rl.cVsil, nuidt a spring for th
violet light, end received Ih full charge ot
electricity There wit a ttrrlflo rlatli, and
lluini stittulilnl and fell at Zmlora'i fset Tha
alturnsii ri shed In from behind the curtain.
Hut Rums wa d"nd
' Hnatam Ml althdisw bla hud. like cobra
lhat had i-onclnd'd not tn etrlt" Ha had lost
I tool who, perhupt, hnd known too much,
lint li t ilguHlcnnt fact remained that J. .ha
Storm was atlll In his way
And Zudora hnd won her first caa.
to aa coNTiNuan.Jj