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Show ZIZI ' LOVI MYtTIRV ADVKNTURI irmuiitit.'' - ., ' i 'I WHO' WHO IN TUB UTOBT. glal, a b.allful young a.fm.l (raiser, la; in tova with UnrCM-Clavlf Mutaeafort, wa. I leva, her, but ha. stv.a her up an. a4l I eat.d Nla llf. to eevlng hi. Iwla brother. I Ladovle bl.nc.fort, wh. .Is. leva. Hal i but la a avat.r.i. crlmln.1, .topping ml nothing to sain poaet-Mt.a ef tba great I Paint-feet fortun. 'Tu d. tbl. h. mast dl.poM of th. three helre Twe .of them. bill, and Tin., . jroun. bey .nd girl. b. b.a captures after ii.or- reraei th.m from ( d.alh In Mlte-rta. Ili la elded bp . b.nd i f itellaa b.n'lila and bp ...evurer, who trained blm In lh. war. of erttn., whll. ! HuUM'ouban, ela. .n .S'.rlmlnal, .1 I. t lleors. l.u.h.vl. braeaa Into Xiai'a hum. in l'.rl. duriti. th. nlabt whll. ah. I. ontl.r th. Influenre of lb. opium which h. . h.a p.r.utltl her to amok, ao that ah. ran furgat UnriHL Xlal vowa to av.nga herself. Lailovic takaa a trala for Brll-lalny; Brll-lalny; Xlal lulluwa lit aa euiomebl.a, .nd .raes In .. seroplane. II. m.ata lha teaser. Juanay, who do.a aul bnow thai b. la hair I. th. balnl-:aat tartan.. In a luaalp ia.!. on lh. ach, and Xlal climb, up tta. ruck, to Itat.n I. Iham. Whea they la.v. lh. rabln .h. .nl.r. It apd la lrapp.0 l.ara wbra Juanap r.luroa. Xial tbrowa jMnnr'i gold awap whila ha ia drunk and tailwi l.ulnvic .ngag.d I, drunk.a wr.iaha. to kill Mil. .ud Tin., fcial Ua-rid, Ua-rid, to aabjudlt.i. Jwannp nnd Ihr.ugk blm t. full l.uiluvic'a plan, for lh. murdtr of lb. rhlldr.n. Juany br.aka lata tha furtraa and coiuoo to fclal'a room, aa aba bad aapMlvd. Kudd.nlr arli.d by panic Joannr l.apad backward and turna4 fo fly. Hut h. waa too latr. Zial. faarl.aa. had thrown fiara.lf b.two.n hint and tlia pnrll.ra. with a rommandlng (.a-lur. (.a-lur. aha uttarad on. Imparlaat word; Slayr1 l.ika a br.it rlrlv.n about a rna. h alunk Into a corn.r and lookod alwul him' In fright. Hpaama of foar ahook bi. hldooua counlananc "il.t on your knara," ah. oommand.d. And h. ouoynl. Ilia .norniou. knooa brut aa If M Irga war. brok.n. and ha f.ll with a heavy thud onto tha carpal. "What did you coma bora fort" 'l rama to atrangla you." "And to rob ma? "oh no. 1 am going to ba Hen lm m.nir'ly rich. Thry hav. told m. about It alr.ady. And I hava got all tha mon.y 1 wunt now." Kill nm! Why?" . "Hroaua. you ara brautlfill. Brcaua won. an all at-orn m. and mock ma. 1 Inghli-n them and horrify th-m.M "Hut 1 li.va nover done anything, la It my fault If I am beautiful?" "I wanted to lake vaUranva on you." "Kor all lha other.?" "v"" ... "And now what ar. you going to do?" "I don't know. I am afraid of you." "And thla i rime that you Jilanned. would you allll be able to do lt?r 'oh, no! Oh. no!" "Itow ran I Iv-llevo thai?" "I mar lo ou; I awaar on you your--If. imp pity on ma and turn your ayea "I nam to teat you. Do you con-aeni?" con-aeni?" "Yea." "Hold out your hanita, open tham aa they wet. Juat maw wbrn you wer. rrnrhln out towarda my neck, cowardly, cow-ardly, from behind, to kill me," Me obeyed, and hla handa war tremb-Tnnr tremb-Tnnr l.om ago In Wrko'a eln ua when aha had tamed har beaat. SUil had opened their maw. and had framed within their teeth h.r pretty h.ad or bar delicate arma. And lh. formidable tuaka had never anatched. Thla av.n-Ing av.n-Ing Zlal laid har little handa within the rlawa of a man fiercer lhan tha beaala. I Wild wllh her i-ourage ahe aald: "If you cloae them 1 cannot defend myeelf. Hut you have worn!" tlreat dropa of aweat flovM dowh Joannv'fl forehead. Hut hla handa were motlonleaa. There wna no movement lo clone them; Ihey were aa If dead "h. yea, 1 huv. .worn for alx. for alwaya! Ha stood up, but kept hla eyea lowered low-ered Th. crime you wanted to commit t nla evening la not th. only one you .re thinking of." ah. .aid calmly. And he etarad atupidly. Hla fright waa growing. "I don't know what you are talking about." "There! Already you ara trying to lie. You wanted to kill me; that wu cowardly .nough. but aald. from that you are thinking of and preparing for , an even more cowardly crime against two children." How do you know that?" h. aaked. trembling lo th. grip of auperatltioua tear. "Never mind! Anawer yea or no. "Vea!" he muttered heavily, '"Ther. waa a man who ordered It." -And thla murder, la It for aoonr' "In two daya . . . tha night will be dark: ther. will be ne more moon." "Where ar. th. children 7" "At Karmadeuo'e." fan you take me to them without anyone knowing T" ti at, nni . .nil rial raatleed aaturatad wllh her own perfume. H. 1 oauk-ht It and klaaad It with a eort of fury. And two great teara aprang from hla eyea. eyea weeping, no doubt, for the Irak lime. "I give It to you,' ahe added, "and now go. (!o hack the way you came. And tomorrow, wait for me all tiay without going out of your pull-.." Tomorrow "The Kvll On.." (Copyright, 12J. hy Th. V. he.ler Syndicate, Syndi-cate, Inc.) that th. beaat waa rehelllna. "lo you refute 7" sh. aeked, but he w.s till silent. .. . "Uaten to me well, Joanny." ah. went on. "I hav. th. means her. to make vour speak. 1 hav. only to .peak, to call. Why I hav. only to pre.. Una button nnd you will h. turn.d over to th. poilc. They will aak you what you wer. doing In Hnc-Hordlk In the dead of night, breaking tha poatern gat. and th. door. I hav. only to .Hy Thai you trie. I lo kill m. and th. law will not forglv. you. They hav. h.d their ey. on you for a long tlm. Thla mean, prleon. t'nleea you promlae to bring me to the children you ar. loat' Hut he wa. atlU all.nt, a alienee more and more fierce . "You thoroughly underatand what I mean?" Vea," he aald at laat, "but you threaten threat-en me with thinga 1 do not fear. Either I live freely or I kill myaelf. It la not prlann lhal frlghtena me. And bealdea, you won't carry out your threnu nnd turn me over to th. police, for that would prevent your knowing where the little one. ar. hidden; and don't forget whut 1 told you. that two daya and two nia-hta bene. Ihev will be thrown Into th. aea." "You tefu.e to help ma aav. them?" What Intereat hav. you In themr "And you," ah. cried, "what Interest hav. you In their death.?" "They're promised me a large fortune." for-tune." "And you don't even know th. name of th. man who mad. th. promlaa?" "That a true, but 1 have confidence In him." I "Why?" . . . "Ha gave ma money a great deal of money." . "I will give you more twice, three times, a hundred times mors!" "You will do that?" "I swear II!" "When?" 'on the apot If you want It, or tomorrow tomor-row 1" A fierce atruggl. began In hla miserable miser-able aoul. In H. turgid and nheoure depth, a tiny flower waa beginning to bloom. "Krom you," h. murmured, "I would never accept money." "I want you to withdraw your ueelea. threats; they hurt me." "I withdraw them. No en. will ever know the secr.t of our Interview thl. evening. No on. will aver know that vnu came into Hoc-Hoedlk tonight, la that all?'' ' "No." "What then?" He hesitated. Suddenly he Ml again to his knee, and hla vole eVunded low and aupp'.lant. "I would Ilk. something some-thing thai haa touched you lo . take away with ma." It waa romplet. triumph for F.tst. Sh. had nothing more to fear of thle man. She took off the ecarf that waa about her abouldcra and threw it to blm, all |