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With \Vlth Vlth \ It nil aU all , , she was so happyIthat happy happyIthat happyithat Ithat she was frightenedI frightenedDoctor frightenedDoctor frightened . I [ Doctor Oestler had bad stepped to the theopcn lopen thelopen | doorway to examine the casletIb7 casketIby casket caslet Ib7 Iby by daylight ; and : I } I"My t"My t "My My " " gentleman , " said a soft voiceThe voiceThe voice voiceThe The doctor stared through his glassesIttt glasses glasseslat glasseslet lat Ittt tho the speaker speaher . . It was the Armenian Armenianfortune Armenian'fortune Armenianfortune ' , fortune teller"I tellerul teller teller"I "I I ul " do not wish to buy anything , , ha 1 " ? " ald Bald aid the doctor good humoredly , . "I I " do doInot doknot donot Inot knot | wish my palm to be read-no read no read - - no ? And AndII And'I AndI :1 1 : II ' ' do not wish to know my future IsOtt Is Isat Is'It IsIt Ott at so 807 ? " " "It It " Is not so , my ' gentleman g'entleman , , " the thesoft theBolt thesoft soft Bolt voice continued "It It " is that I know knowwhere knowwhere knowwhere where there are boxes such as this , , butever butever but ever so much better-and better and - cheaper . " "You You " know thls-ha thls ha this-ha this this - ha 7 ? ' said Doctor DoctorOestler DoctorOestler DoctoiOestler Oestler , smiling smlllng at EHeen rlleen Eileen rlleenuYou Eileen"You : EHeen"You "You You uYou " think perhaps I 1 don't dont ' ' knowthis know knowthIs knowthis thIs 7 ? " "I I " thlnh-ha thlnh ha think-ha think think - - ha i-you i you ? Sou - you miy m'lY mlY any ' . I say I do donot donot donot not wish to buy even such a bos box " " "I I " make mahe with y you ou a bargain , , " the theman theman theman man went on earnestly . . "I I " charge you younothingnothingunless younothingnothingunless younothing nothing-nothing-unless nothing unless - nothing - unless you buy from fromthe fromthe fromthe the shop I take you to This Is my bar bargain bargain bargain gain " Elleen Ulleen Eileen began to laugh ' 'My My ' .My My . hdy i'tdy itdy hdylaubhs i'tdylaughs lidylaughs ' laubhs laughs ; , " ' said the Armenian earnestly earnestly"But earnestlyBut . "But But " I will w111 show her . , " He took tooh her herhand herhand herhand hand , as Doctor Oestler returned and andplaced andplaced andplaced placed the casket on the counter from fromwhich fromwhich fromwhich which he had taken It . The doctor rejoined re rejoined rejoined joined them"U them"If them "U U "If If " If I tell this lady true , . , " said the theman theman thenan man , still 8tlll holding Eileen's Eileens Elleen's Elleens ' ' hand , "some some "something "something " "something something " thing I cannot know hnow except from thepalm the thepalm thepalm palm , , will you come with me to the theJihop thechop Jihop hop I show you ? ' Elleen Dileen Eileen agreed . . . "But But " he'll hell ' ' fall down downon downon downon on It and an expect half a crown all thecame thegame the thesame * same came " "We We " shall see-ha see ha see - - ha ? Proceed , my good goodtellow goodfellow goodfellow tellow fellow . . " , "You You uYou " belong , , " said the man , staringInto staring staringInto staringinto Into her hind h'lnd hlnd h'ind ' ' , , 'not not ' not to England-not England not England - notI , I think , to Europe Uurope , but to some country countryfar countrytar tar far west of rurope-perhaps rurope perhaps Europe-perhaps Europe : Europe - - perhaps It is isAmerica isAmerica IsAmerica America " "Detected Detected " my accent , , " was Elleen's Elleens Eileen's Eileens Elleen'smental Eileen'smental Eileen'smental Eileensmental ' mental comment"You comment comment"You . " "You You " come not to ; Egypt Igypt , but to some somewhere somewhere somewhere where farther farther-to farther to - to India , I think . . AndIn AndIn And Andin in India some on on8 one Is waiting for you- you yousome yousome you yousome - some one you love and who 10\ 10 loves 10es totes \ es you youo vouNo ou ouNo ! No ! o I ' " He stared closer . . "It It " Is ( a not nnt so en . _ . - . Let one wno watts xnere xnereis is some one-I one I one - I think thinh In England ngland-this ngland this England-this England Englandthisone nglandthisone - thisone one I have spol spoken en ot-\.ho ot.ho ot .ho ho of-who of who of - \ ' . who Is now on onhIs onhis onbis hIs w ' \ wav a ay to India , , or to some place very verynear verynear verynear near to India Indln . . And there he lie will wlIl meet meetyou meetyou meetyou you rightHe . . . , Ah , but still I am not right ! He Is here , this one-here one here one - - here . , In Port PortSaId PortBald Portsaid SaId I s ' " ; Elleen Il1een Eileen betrayed herself by a sudden suddenstart suddenStart suddenstart start . . . Tor 1'or 1or 'Tor " ' ' him there are many dangers . . . . , and for you , too , , lady . . I read Itin ItIn It in your our . palm But you will " 111 be married , - - ne very 'rnere rnere ' will be- be beThat's be'That's be - _ - " That's Thats 'That's ' ' ' enough , , " " said Elleen EUeen Eileen . , star star- startled startled startled - tled by the man's mans ' reading"Then reading reading"Then reading"Then readingThen "Then Then " we must stick to our bargainyes bargainyes bargain -yes yes - yes ? " said Doctor Oestler . , The man mansmIled manstalled marsmiled smIled stalled triumphintly trlumph\ntly trlumph ntly trlumphlntly ' \ . , "Please Please " follow followroy , , my lady , my gentleman gentleman/ gentlemanhe / , " " ' he be said sald " "It It " Is Isnot Isnot isnot not far . Please follow . " Eileen was conscious of a suddervague sudden suddenvague , vague uneasiness It was very dIfficult dithcult dithcultto dithculito : to appreciate the fact that she was inthe in inthe Irthe the company comprny : of a criminal , but It re- re remained remained remalncd - - mained a fact fact , , nevertheless , a fact thatthe thathe that thatthe the , man's mans ' strange chirm ch1.rm ch1rm charm . of manne manner mannerinvarIably mannerinvariably : Invariably made her forget forget"Perhaps forget"Perhaps . " "Perhaps Perhaps " the others \ would ould like to tocome t tjComeT < jComeT come meT ? ' she suggested suggestedDoctor suggestedDoctor suggestedDoctor Doctor Oestler nodded , returned tothe to tothe tithe the shop , and presently came bacli back back bacliThe . . -The The "The - " The ladles are still sUll absorbed with sllk silk silkwear sllkwear sillwear wear , , " he said , smiling smlllng , , ' 'silk silk ' sllh undles- undles undies- undies undlesha undiesha undles-ha undles ha - - ha Heatherleyto ? So I have left Doctor Heatherley Heatherleto to take care of them , and I arrange arrangthat arrangethat that we shall meet at the ; Eastern Instern exchange ex- ex exchange ezchange - change In half an hour . " , . " The Armenian led them Into the natlve na naUve mtlve Uve tlve quarter . Eileen's Eileens Elleen's Elleens ' brain began beganworking beganworking begaworking working repeateItself repeatedItself rapidly . , . The Question repeated Itself over and over again agallil : "Should Should " I Ieo Igo eo go ? Should I go ? ' Perhaps even at the last moment momentahe momentBhe momentshe ahe Bhe would ha\ ha have hae \ e conjured up some ex- ex excuse excuse ex excuse - cuse . . . But suddenly she saw a sight sightwblch sightwhich sightwhich herheart tierheart wblch which reassured her . , . made her tier heart followedLen sing Dawson Halg Haig had.followed hadfollowed had.followedLen had . * . followed followedLen Len Chowhen Chow Cho\ Cho \ ' . , , when whe-n whe n - the Chinaman , , ap apparently apparently apparently parently aimlessly , had set out out , , andhad and andhad andbad had temporarily lost sight of him ata at atQ ata Q a . corner . Almost at the same moment momenthe momentbe momentbe he be had eeen seen Llleen-alone Llleen alone Llleen - alone \ with \ lth DoctorOestleraccompanied Doctor DoctorOestleraccompanled DoctorOestler Oestler-accompanled Oestler accompanled Oestler-accompanied accompanied - - accompanied by the fortune fortuneteller fortuneteller fortuneteller fortunetellerAnd teller tellerAnd And so Elleen Dlleen Eileen , ' glancing g'lanclng glanclng back appre appre- - - hensively apprehensively along the narrow street , , ree rec reeognlzcd recognlzed recognlzed ognlzcd ognlzed the glitter gUtter of "Mr Mr " . , Smith's Smiths Smith's'amoked Smithsamoked ' " ' ' smoked Bmoked glasses Dawson Hilg H'llg Hllg H'tig Htig ' ' follo\\cd follo cd follow followedtwenty \ ed , twentv twenty paces behind 1 I Doctor Oestleiwas Oe Oestler Oestlerwas tler tlerwa wa was talking to the palmist p.tlmist ptlmist . guide and andcould andcould anccould could not po possible posslbly lbh have ha.e hae . noticed her her'bacImard her'baclcward hei'backward heibackward ' 'bacImard bacImard 'baclcward baclcward ' glanceOn glance glanceOn . On they went \ ent Into several 6eeral seteral 6e\ 6e \ eral streetsPresently stre streets streetsPresently ( ts tsPresentl Presentl Presently , In a street mtlve n'lthe nlthe ngtle ' % from fromend fromend fronend i end to end tnd cad , the they paused A dingv dlngv dingy lit littIe littie littie tIe shop shOll on ou ( ) IJ the left.IS left wjs \\.IS .IS u.is uis \ . . e\ e evidently eIdently etidently \ Idently theh thelt thehobjetth theltobjecthe thelobjective i objetth objecthe e Elleen Clleen IIleea : plinccd gltncetl ) mce , ) buck ulH.k ulHk back ulH.k1)a backDawson buckDawson . 1)a 1a ) Dawson \ "on on " H II III lip II/ II fig / : w \ " I ib Is stillnnq ! > btill still tlll tlllonl onl on4 nnq twent tent t\\ t twenty twentyp'icts \ ent : p'U'l pUl picis p'icts picts ' ' s h"lllnI hlllnI h"hntd hhntd b " lunil , ' ' I 1 11 III ht simp .hol hol 'h"h hh . ' " ( l } \ ' Ib is , pili piiiUv pntclt LJ ' Ar Aril II ib > ) In np npp npp nrpi i p ' , "Unf Unf " Imr u , 1111\ 1111 Ihtt 1111I 1 In Iniir \ \ \iir iir 'tnl tnl \ ' \I I \ ( lit iln\vn iln vn ellIn dtnin ellI\\ ellI \ \ \ n t\\ t two t0 txo \ 0 stcp " stc-iiL stc iiL 1.1 11 ( - . ' ' > > l t . / . _ , J J I I'niin Iniin flllll rtnm ' ' , i , ilim c1l111 dins coi tor car I . ' . , . ner the proprietor , whom ft \ horn the guide addressed ad addressed addressed dressed as Mohammed , nppcired nppc\red nppc red appealed nppcred1Ioh'lmmed appealedMohammed nppciredMohimmed ' \ \ Mohimmed 1\Ioh'lmmed 1 Ioh'lmmed Iohlmmed Mohammed ' . was .as as xas quite the most ven yen venerable yenerable venerable erable specimen of a living Egyptian Egyptianupon Egyptianupon Egyptianupon upon whom \ horn Elleen Eileen had ever cer eier c\ c \ er set eyes evesHis e es . , . His face fnce was a mae ma7e mare ? of tiny wrinkles wrinklesand , , nnd and of tlie the color of a walnut shell Hiseyes His Hiseyes Hiseyes eyes , , bright brIRht as a snake's snakes ' ' , lurked deep deepIn deepin deerIn In cavities cmltles en lties resembling small caves cavesWisps cavesWisps cavesWisps Wisps of dirtyhite dirty \ white \\hite hite whlte hair , almost In- In Indfstmguishable In Indistinguishable indistinguishable - distinguishable dfstmguishable from his turban , and anda anda anda a straggly beard of the same , , outlined outlinedthat outlinedthat outlinedthat that aged countenanceMohammed countenanceMohammed countenance countenanceMohammed , Mohammed bowed low , , opened a doorhidden door doorhidden hidden In the dark darl , recess from whIch whIchhe whichhe whichhe he had bad emerged , , and stood aside asideElleen asideEileen asideElleen Elleen Eileen glanced back In the direction of ofthe ofthe ofthe the street . . . . . . Dawson Halg Balg Haig was outsideConfidently outsideConfidently outside outsideConfidently Confidently , noshe now no\\ no \ , she stepped throughinto through throughInto throughInto Into a big room-to room to room - to pause , , breathless breathlesswlth breathlesswith wlth ' \ Ith astonishment . The fortune tellerhad teIler teller teIlerhad tellerbad had bad not e exaggerated eaggerated ' " { aggerated This was , , indeed Indeeda , a wonder house , a treasure treasurj treasury of beauti beauti- beautiful beautiful beautiful - ful things thingsr r ' And there w \ ere other roomsbeyond roomsbeyond rooms beyond "You You " see , , my lady ; , ' said the palm palm1st palm1st palm1st 1st softly , "what what " I tell 3 y ; ) ou true " It was Indeed true , since this , , and andnot andnot andnot not the establishment In Stamboul , , wasthe was wasthe wasthe the principal \ warehouse arehouse of that great greatand greatand greatand and mysterious Industry controlled byYu'an by byYu'an byYu'an byYuan Yu'an Yuan ' Hee See Here , to Port Said Saidcame , , came the choicest pieces , , to be dlstrib distrib dlstributed distributeri distributed uted uteri for saleSome saleSome sale saleSome Some e\ e even een eten \ en found theil thel thelr ' buveis buyeis bl1 elS inTurkey In InTUll InTuikey Turkey TUll ey , some In France , , and nnd some in inCngland InEngland inEngland Cngland England . . . , . Eileen experienced a sense of be- be bewllderment be be- bewilderment bewilderment - - wilderment wllderment . . It w \ was as amazing , , In fact factterrifying , , terrifying , . . , . opening as It Jt did out of ofthat ofthat ofthat that tawdry tn\\dry tn dry , \ little shop-\\h'lt shop h'lt hlt shop-what what shop - \ whit ' did it itmean itmean Itmean mean ? What could It mean ? She Shelooked Shelooked Shelooked looked aiound alound around that Aladdin's Aladdins ' ca cave case \ e , , andslowly and andslo andslowly slo\\ slo sloly slowly \ \ ly tlie the r realization ahzatIon cime C'lme Clme ' ' to her that thatonly thatonly thatonly only a Rockefeller could hive h\Ve h Ve ' \ bid for fortile forthe fortlie tile the contents contentsCHAPTER CHAPTER VIIDawson VII VIIDawson Dawson Halg Balg Haig pulled up before the theshop theshop theshop shop of MohammedFurther MohammedFurther Mohammed MohammedFurther Further consideration had convinced convincedWm convincedhim convincedhim Wm him that his earlier earHer fears for Clleen Eileen Eileenwere Eileenwere were \ \ ere groundless groundJess His Hls own life hungupon hung hungupon hungupon upon a thread This he recognized recogDl7ed And Andhe Andhe Andhe he scrupulously avoided overhanging overhangingwindows overhangingwindows overhangingwindows windows and watched warily warJIy anone anyone anonewho anyonewho anyonewho ; ) who walked walhed too closely behind him Buthe But Buthe Buthe he had no Intention of leaving Illeen Eileen Illeenalone ; Eileenalone Eileenalone alone In the company of Doctor Oestter Oest Oestler Oestler OestlerHe ler ter lerHe terHe He entered the shop , and lookedabout lookedabout looked lookedabout about him The place was empty . Halg Haig Halgclapped Haigclapped Halgclapped clapped his hands-and hands and hands - and a moment later "My My } gentleman , , " he be said , . , "I I " 1 am sorry sor- sor sorry sorry - - . ry to keep you waiting , but your yourfrIends yourfriends youifriends frIends have gone " "Gone |