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Show UINTAH BASIN RECORD PostumFr could see nothing but a cloudless sky. She was aware of an unfamiliar lassitude. Her limbs, too, had a leaden feeling. But as the truth of her surroundings crashed In upon her mind, she threw off the coverings and sprang to the floor. ebiti.ep Part of Mil th vreek'i Post uOfre. Jr I- t-AJr, w ay Ha, 'uei M4h & Mm :0z ' ROHMER 6y SAX W.N.U. SERVICE jjjijj Continued VII I the Marconi man, Miss Kearney went 'port Said. Advise com. agents' or something of said Rattray. "Hes message to me when In the meantime, I shall to re-- i jink how I'm going don't be surprised, my sound of a loud ,a hear the sea. Itll only be pie Red do," a . testier. heard Haig had every .between the conversation It had been .. and Joseph. j directly above his head, afhed below irry Mi!n,,h losing toe fa Address to the trap-Sinc- e ?tern tonKne- - he was . both, for speaking Eng-ps- tones of old Moham Moham. unmistakable. And he j the proprietor. Joseph to be none other fortune teller whom he wed ashore. he was to consider this of language agaln-r-mo- re circumstance the curious e two did not address each ?aky e I It was destined t part In his lone the powers of Yuan Arabic. big i cam-ilns- the presence of Jobe knelt above the trap, he heard his retreat Then he Inhaled ft. It .teps. and standing there i pit, thought bard ected NO ea. I I Of f tolaiiluf,,y. y'tly. shining through the chink that the !:ht calculations of the trap was to his i that which opened, to his fliere was no ring on the 'e, but he was not defeated, fed a pocketknlfe which was I of small armory, containing yder esb i Idly ants thea the rha pep delicate armaments a strong pitifully short, but represented the difference life and death, he decided, It was . 5 must suffice. oped about above him. The ran right and left parallel ladder, and he could And that It rymern-- The planks Jt but roughly joined. lie spot and set to work with ong a ' 'crew. was tough, and his lm- -' fragile. The tool survived ood his lungs were jibbing perl reached as they were with od i rom the pit. ig slowly and cautiously, he antly fill the blood ' breath and descended one mes lag h he ladder. lie pulled gently nature e steel handle of the knife. IW but requiring little lie descended a step lower 'ized that his legs were into the feathery, poisonous "it now he could grasp the ' 3 tabled, i ging bad 0 frequent ht, swoll serable"" t responded, the trap. . . . to be carefully oiled, e opening was almost soundcounay ing above him the dimly ruggist I Passage, his first natural to abandon the knife and 'a out into cleaner air. But lani Put jorly "red e lu KCOI-i- ln-,r- H Haig was a con-3- ! worker; and a scheme Dawson to have as cou- this very moment of ps form In his brain. I the trap with his left he detached the corkscrew, j '.lancing perilously, slipped In 4 E 't Into hlg pocket Then, pull-- , unoden frame fully down, king to avoid he ciimbed f bached the passage above. f he allowed the oper- - it trap, spring hinges, He stood 1Cft TELBJf to rise again still, exhaling to free his lungs of olsonous fumes. lie looked, lly air Boothe the,, dimly lighted r. Be saw a closed door. He kft, Into the room of the ' There was no sound. t he stole out Pocketing Naclcs of Mr. Smith, Daw-!- ? set out d cautiously to la!'ng, I? X n ex-n- five minutes him. There In the shop of explore-Isflpwas no one IS(,lf of Mohnm-It was quite Impossible to Heavy locked doors, defied him. the sonnd of an opening pd e slipped back to the room etn, (lived behind a bundle k bud, automatic In hand i ...it' r i. P Iron-indo- a cigarette, and seomlng-- e at bis ease, tlie fortune tell-11- 1 he had followed from the ,r,S IB in- d I !fC - rl lirff- rl i l T top Mrrj mttfSl i i HAIG stared down at the long oblong box lying upon a mud brick floor. Respect for the efficiency of the Ilee See gang began to claim him. Jo Lung of I.Ime-houswas no more than a spoke In the wneel. Doctor Oestler was merely another. There was a directing Intelligence greater than any of these, by whom the smallest detail was never neglected. He marveled at the mans knowledge of psychology the man who had laid this trap for him. How could he have anticipated that his. Haigs, professional curiosity would have led him to seek for that other entrance upon the pretext of leaving the shop by a shorter route? This oblong box was ready for him. It was packed with straw; a loose Ud rested upon the floor beside it A tin of nails, he saw, and a stout hammer. What had they planned to do with his body when It had been nailed In the box? Obviously the duty of the Insidious Joseph, having hauled him out of the trap In the pit, had been to secure him In this coffin, and then what? Certain "porters were coming for the crate at sunset, he recalled. These porters must not see him. He must escape from the premises of Mohammed. Mohammed . . . That name had occurred In the diary of Ynan Hee Seel . . . and under the date of the Wallaroos arrival at Tort Said ! Eileens abduction had been planned In London! he said aloud, Calm, Billy! Pull yourself together. Go easy. He considered the trapdoor; and now he observed hanging upon a hook beside It a sort of grappling Iron attached to a long rod. The door possessed two rings by which obviously It was Intended to be raised; there was a big bolt at the top by means of which it might then be kept In place. He hesitated no longer. Stepping forward, he grasped the rings, lifted the trapdoor, and secured the bolt. A suffocating stench from the feathers all but choked him. He took down the Iron from Its place on the wall, thrusting It through the mound and Into the pit He groped about until, slckenlngly, the hook established contact with what he knew to be a human body. Leaning back heavily, he dragged, dragged, until at the edge of the ... Eileen woke from a troubled dream, vaguely wondering what was obstructing the porthole of her cabin. Something to do with Doctor Oestler. Was It that Doctor Oestler was standing between herself and 1 ... Its f chafing with surprising agility, must have skipped when he had led him to what had been designed to be his finish. The Armenian dropped upon one knee, pushed the trap fully open, and secured It Ilalg craned cautiously forward. Joseph was peering down Into the Bath of Feathers. ne turned and walked to the door beyond, tried It and uttered an Impatient exclamation; Ilalg ducked behind the pile of carpets. The man circled the open trap, went back again by the way he had come, and In a few moments returned. He walked past the raised trap and inserted a key In the lock of the closed door beyond. Whereupon: Hands up I The Armenian dropped to his knees In a flash, whisked around, drew a pistol from his pocket with miraculous agility, and fired as he crouched ! Crack of two shots came together. Joseph dropped his automatic, half rose and toppled forward into the Bath of Feathers." A stifled cough came up from the drugged pit. Ilalg stood still listening. To the sickly sweet fumes had been added the tang of powder. Clouds of feathery dust were rising from the Bath. He circled around to the door. The key was still In the lock. He opened It A flight of wooden steps led downwards. Descending, he found himself In a small square cellar. On his right was a stout low wooden door communicating with the base of the pit Before him he saw a marrow packing case undoubtedly designed as his coffin I Mohammed, 1 ,,,v SstTJ YU LA UGiiS -1- AWSON s- -a SAX ROHMER ?tR , r VIII e By HT . CHAPTER "nlked along the room. Balg crouched, ducking his le man came to the donr-Jr'n- j which lay tire death knew, there was a narrow and left of the trap, whlili safety rones old ht e of THE STORY FROM THE BEGINNING to his Matt Kearney, young American living In London, says good-b- y sister Eileen, on board the Wallaroo. The ship is conveying 12, 000, 000 In of Scotland gold to Australia. Kearney meets Inspector Dawson Haig, is Yard, very much In love with Eileen. Haig is on the trail of opium he he convinced is concealed In Jo Lung's warehouse. Called to other duty, visit the place and find out delegates Kearney, with Detective Norwich, to a notebook, what he can. While there Kearney picks up and carries away a band of internawhich he turns over to Haig. Yuan Hee See, leader offollowers after Nortional thieves, is at Jo Lungs. He sends two of his up the notewich and Kearney, one of whom he realizes must have picked book Haig is puzzled over cryptic notes In the book. Soon after leaving but Kearney is not overtaken. While Haig Kearney Norwich is murdered, Is poring over the book, a monstrous creature enters, seizes it, and escapes. Yuan confers with his lieutenant. Aswami Pasha, over a mysterious coup Marseilles, disguised. they are planning. Haig boards the Wallaroo at members of Yu an s gang From radio messages he decodes, he realizes thathim. A Chinaman tries to are on board, and that they have recognized in a desperate struggle. At throw Haig overboard but goes over himself bath of Port Said Haig, trailing Eileen, is lured Into a feathers." Eileen mysteriously disappears. the porthole or was he standing outside on the deck? Certainly he had some part In it, although she couldnt actually see him. . . . An unfamiliar stewardess was holding her head, and very gently urging her to drink something. Ilalg, chief Inspector Scotland Yard on board. . . . That was a queer thing to think of Several years elapsed or so she calculated years of the most wretched suffering, mental and physical At some time during this unaccountable period she realized the meaning of that awful premonition which had claimed her at the London stocks. She saw a great ship sinking In a calm sea. There seemed to be a booming noise as the vessel dived Into blackness. Terrified, she screamed, and seemed to hear the voice of Billy (Who was Billy"? She couldnt think who Billy was, only that she wanted him He wanted him desperately). I'm said, Its all right, darling. here. . . ." The kindly, unknown woman was Dont worry there, soothing her. so, cherle dont worry. Have courWhile you are with me you age. are safe. . . ." A Frenchwoman. . . . There were no French stewardesses on the Wallaroo. . . . But when true awakening came, Eileen was unable to recognize It. She could not accept her surroundings. She saw a lofty room, one end of which was open. Beyond was a flower-ladeIt had four balcony. pillars she counted them over and over again: One, two, three, four. They were stone or plaster, but partly concealed by flowers. , . , Of course it couldnt be real! She touched the silken coverlet of the boil on which she lay, pinched herself delected the fragrance of She saw that clustering roses. there was a tray beside her bed, set upon a lacquer table, which contained a very comprehensible medicine bottle, a glass, and a Jug of water. Beside it was a big bowl of cut roses. Wildly she stared across the room toward the balcony; but beyond she 1 door there came a Inch. He readjusted the Iron. And so, presently, through that mound of feathers covered with feathers suffocated In feathers out came the victim. One glance sufficed to show that the man was dead. His contorted face was horrible to see. But Dawson Ilalg had little compassion to spare. First the keys! He found them. Next, he emptied all the dead mans pockets, transferring the contents haphazard to h!s own. Finally, he heaved the body Into the straw-linebox and set the Ud In place. Holes for some twenty nails were already bored In It. Then, lowering the heavy trap, he Footsteps stood still, listening. sounded in the courtyard above, naig darted lightly tp the stairs, regained the passage, and there stood still, waiting.' Two men entered. They talked Aratogether In subdued voices In He knew that they were rebic. moving the chest. Presently, heavy dragging footsteps told him that they were carrying It up the stairs to the courtyard beyond. He heard a dull bump as they laid It down. One of them returned and closed the door. d Muffled sounds, voices ; and, finally silence. The Wallaroo had left her berth, and the pilot was taking her down the Canal when Dawson Ilalg burst Into the office of Shale, the British consul. The consul, standing Just behind his desk, looked up. Thank Godl he exclaimed. "Inspector I yon have found her?" Dawson Ilalg shook his head savBut I know where she was agely. What I he replied. kidnaped, don't know Is where she has been taken. But first of all, it Is most Important that my presence here shall not be known to a soul outside this office. Not a word that anyone lias seen inel The gntig we are up against think me dead, and I Intend them to go on thinking it. Do you understand?" The four men In the con mi's ffice signified that they understood. I want Doctor Oestler anq the woman Ednam arrested at Suez." Shale merely nodded and made a note. I want you to get a party toI gether," Haig went on rapidly. can easily describe the place they have to go to and here are the keys. I have Just escaped from there myself. I want It to be Rearched from roof to cellar, and I want the man Mohammed, who Is supposed to be the proprietor, to be under lock and key some time tonight. Is that plain, Mr. Consul?" The consul nodded and scribbled rapidly some notes upon a pad. This he thrust Into the hand of one of the men. For Captain Ellis! Bring him hack as soon as ever you find him ! How do I get to Keneh?" n.alg demanded. "She may be there ! Anyway, Tm going to see." Ill make arrangements night train from Cairo. Shale pressed a bell button. In the meantime, as shes an American citizen, can I leave St to you to advise Mr. Forman, her consul? Ilalg asked. Im expecting him at any mo- ment Good enough, nave you ever heard of a man called Ilassen es Suk In connection with Keneh?" No." The British consul shook his head thoughtfully. But they may know In Cairo. I'm having you met there. Alone In the single, rocking coach of the special train chartered by the British consul Dawson Haig sat, grlm-faceplanning Bison Bones Shed Light on Earliest Americans Suffering Strong minds suffer without plaining, weak minds complain suffering. THE FLAVORS SWEET TWEET, TWEET! spot in northern Colorado where Smithsonian Institution scientists discovered aneient animal bones Is believed to be the oldest habitation site In America, says lathflnder The bones have been Magazine. identified as those of a species of bison which are thought to have followed closely upon the receding glaciers of the last Ice age and to have Inhabited the North American continent at the same time as the mysterious Folsom men." These men made tools known as Folsom points, which have been found scattered widely over the continent and In connection with animal bones of great age. More detailed evtdenee of the race, however, has never been found. Scientists are, therefore, looking hopefully to this site with the expectation that tt may throw light upon the nature and origin of this primitive American. The Folsom man," ancestor of the American Indian, is believed to have come from Asia. A BUY IT, ITS A RIOT TRY IT com- 44 PREMIUMS ... Girls Clabber Record perfect for baking re- sults at the Indiana State planning planning. That the duty appointed to the fortune teller, now nailed In the box designed for himself, had been to dispose of his body, and then report to a certain Hassam In Keneh was clear Fair, 1934. k enough. A brief note presumably that letter of travel" referred to had been In the mans Inside pocket. It consisted of an unsealed envelope For Joseph." simply addressed, The superscription was typed, and the enclosed note also. This ran: Report at once to nassan at Keneh. This Is your Introduction. Tickets herewith." And It was signed In Ink: Chief." A second-clas- s ticket, Port Said to Cairo, and another Cairo to Keneh, were folded Inside the note. The girl Is safely on the way." . . . Those words, overheard, Haig had never forgotten. They drummed through his brain In tune with the clatter of the train. There was no other clue amongst Josephs possessions, but Haig had removed and retained the mans greasy tarbush. Eileen, perhaps, had been taken to Keneh! That she had been lured Into the Bath of Feathers" naig was not prepared to believe. Yuan Hee See had not ordered her death, but had ordered her to be taken k Why w. Xgr x io you spray?., for results Will OnCE you taste cheap quality spray do the job?...rj ttt, noiv Flakes, youll flakes cheer, tool Crisp, sweet, golden-brow- n with plenty of real nourishment. One dishful, with milk or cream, contains more varied nourishment than many a hearty meal. Try it your grocer has itl Product of General Foods. .Whats the answer? REFUSE SUBSTITUTES Demand LY-TO- X Grape-Nut- s living. What for? The answer was one which Ilalg hadnt the courage to face. He was In possession of evidence Indicating that Yu'an Ilee See was a slave dealer on a large scale, possibly the most Important slave trader now left In that evil traffic. Stories had reached his ears of unhappy negroes from Central Africa, rounded up by the fierce Arabs who from time Immemorial have looked upon blackblrdlng as a legitimate trade. But that white slaves were bought and sold by this organization he had never even suspected; even now was not prepared to believe. What answer, therefore, remained to his question? To sell a cultured woman, daughter of a United States official, as black slaves were sold, would he utterly Impossible. The most reckless buyer would hesitate to bid for such merchandise. Such a slave would be difficult to retain, Impossible to subjugate. And the risks were Incalculable. Only one living man had the power and the audacity to perpetrate such an outrage. . . . Dawson naig clenched his fists and gritted his teeth at the thought. He stared out of the window, striving for composure. . . . And there, steaming slowly along the Canal on her way down to Suez, was the Wallaroo! He stood up In his excitement The passengers were waving their hands. (TO BE COXTISUED) IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU, MRS. i I I SHE PUT ME THROUGH SUPPOSE HE'S AND LAW SCHOOL, HANDLING HER AFFAIRS IS THE coop! if y I'M TOLD YOU YOU Rich, so you THINK i TrilNlK HE'S QUITE A YOUK NEPHEW IS CATCH ! A VERY NICE BOY! SHE REALLY LOVES HIM KINGSTON I ) v Biggest tX?s i THAT REMARK) With HURT Li q yj . t WELMTHEN BETTER GIVE IT ALL UP, JACK! I LOVE YOU Vn ...BUT YOUR AUNT -- we C0U L0 NEVER : r itzzt:rzzii v 1 '.'il" V H Vj POOR AUNT LUCY.. SHE DOESN'T MEAN TO BE cross, but her HEADACHES AND indigestion make J. HER SO IRRITABLE I1 A 0 r mS3JE PROMISE ME YOU'LL TELL HER WHAT TOU? YOU, really may pcAR.-- rr BE I COFFEE-NERVE- - S MARYS MOTHER HAD YOUR TROUBLE ONCE! 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