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Show it pyv'l ' ';'''i5rvii',J,V,' fefiiSS Hi life!iffe ' !'i - - SAX ROMM Ed 5 ; Y !4 J YU'Afc HE SFh LAUG fe C JuRlfiHT Ry SAX ROHMER W.N.U. SERVICE Continued 16 "4 know who you are! She told This Is the Listen, only listen: It Is Chinese hell-cafef of the Keneh has who taken from lek! They have drugged y Uttle one. The poor baby, think. I er VlH tike her to Koseir, and iej 'ton there to the house of Hassan . .uk at Keneh. This house . . s know It 1 know It !Go Haig Go on! Impatiently. stretch around the wreck was now bristling with sharks fins I There were fewer sounds from the few poor survivors. But the protecting deck chair, so far, had escaped the attention both of the marksmen and of the sharks. Rattray summoned all his resources. He meant to survive the tragedy. He must survive It A floating deck chair and one mans undaunted spirit meant the difference between immunity for these ghastly murderers and that day of r reckoning which he swore, with In motor boats are two clenched teeth, should come to she will them of one In harbor. them. "Liken. For Gods sake save her! A gentle, almost Imperceptible fat It Is bad enough but there! current, was bearing him seawards. You must stop them! top them' He tried to visualize a chart of the best is where me: my tel ujiut Red sea and the approximate posice " tions of steamers. He was many y V. T here Is only one way," she said ; miles off the track, and dusk was I! Bis through the gate. But if you near. His proper course, then, was tlwll only reach it, the blacks would to steal southward on this gentle (Vtr question you. And all those current, and then edge in toward the tall of the rocky island, since j,)g are away. II rescue by a passing steamer was fl tig raced down the stone steps. , almost out of the question. I It chanced, a collapsible ladder, He was now more than a mile for pruning purposes, was ly-- 8 s c! i on a path where one of the from the scene of the disaster. He bout y srfeers had left it! It was heavy, swung around. The submarine and line the dhow, the latter with two boats fr,ong mr he!- J in tow, was making for the head Dawson passonate rnge gave ims additional strength. . Fully ex- - of the Island. It was a screen from behind which, doubtless, they gl'es ng the ladder, he leaned It up 6? W'st the h'Kh wnll tuounted, and v on the top. The road far be-- f And, so carefully does Fate weave j aTC Pwas deserted from end to end. those comedies in which willy-nilllierllnusy- - he began to draw we all play a part, that It was alts ai 1 ladder up, an operation calling most exactly at this moment that te the ,reat musPUiar effort and a nice Dawson Ilalg walked down the lit;asy fit! of eqniijhrlum. tle Jetty to where the motor cruisup seve-goft of savage exultation lent er was moored. A pockmarked negro, whom he the powers of an acrobat He remembered, and an Arab boy, were he ladder poised like a see-saon board. They stood up and stared p of the wall. Then, realizing at him suspiciously as he came hurhe could not turn it he lowered rying along the stone pavement narrow end onto the KoOrders!" he said, sharply. I of the path below. Swiftly, he down, jerked the tall ladder seir!" but as he sprang on board, & the wall, closed Its three sec-iathe crew of two continued to reand dropped it amongst rank gard him with doubt and hesitation. . rgrowth ln 8 ditch iRESS Hurry I" he cried, and swung the pc reached the outskirts of the club he carried. The formidable town terrace(J unchallenged sew c'l$ at the boy jded, without meeting a living negro glanced helplessly off threw and the rope. latter the Tlle ur& on Palm'Hned street ving Cl f whIcl1 contaIned what ap- - At last the game was la his hands! iVestE' By dawn he would be back In Kofar d to be the only cafe ln the seir. There was a wireless station, ace, was deserted. None of the ut buildings of plastered mud and a small English colony. He id and woodwork exhibited any was no longer Joseph," but had 4; of life. Tied up to the steps become again in spirit and in fact a motorboat the Detective Inspector Dawson Haig, He peered anxiously ahead. The or Its twin, In which he had cd from Koseir. Then a dial- leading motor cruiser was not In Kos murmur checked him ln his sight Even If a car waited at be would he which ii suspected Shading his eyes, he stared, seir, oher motorboat a mere dot In the case, he could have It Intercepted. The game was In his hands. j blue was rapidly disappearing The course, as he remembered, oB'id the tall of the island due northwest from the bay for flf set out running again, but had lay the first forty or fifty miles. There, ' My yards when a second out of r B sight of the mainland, It was pulled up t0;N Island. ster F the north, far over sharply. skirted that long, low the sea, Thence it bore north along a dessee, the pond the rocky headland which olate coast for three hours or more, and dkN then westerly again, sweeping out Registeff5''' seaward to pass Jeddah, and to the petrol station. He himself in difficulty, find might there. Trobably they had some means of communication. Exultation, doubt fear, fought for supremacy In his mind. They were three hours out from the base, and the long, low Island was dropbeping astern. Four more hours would which around that fore swing point their bows to the African const which would seem to bring him nearer to Eileen! They were drawing In to the main coast again. Suddenly, Ilalg sprang Alto his feet, shouting excitedly. bow starboard most under their flonted a piece of wreckage which looked like a deck chair. . . . bobbed Then, beside It, a head CHAPTER X J t. ln, ..." J -. y y y hard-bake- d Kg.vptlan. He walked out along the corridor, up a flight of stairs, and entered that office exotiealiy furnished, with Its voluptuous paintings and statuettes. Dropping down upon a divan, he sank his bandaged face In his sands. He was already a very man. wealthy His share in this last coup would make him a millionaire. It was as well, since, henceforward, whatever of pleasure he could secure he must buy. lie would always be hideous. Men would shun his company. Women would fly from him. He struggled to regain mastery of himself to remember what he had planned before they had set out on this expedition against the Wallaroo. as there any connection between his compact with Orangi Blossom and the absent Joseph? He must find out Aswaml Pasha unlocked a heavy, door, and entered covered courtyard. Yuan Ilee See, blue tinge showing under his skin, fixed his eyes upon Iron-studde- d lemon-c- dlngy-lookin- , st ... up. Aswnml S mmM ft Perilously, H I Drw the Ladder L, r"nd e,tl0,nK and ot -1 , chief lltnttray, as " J J t, Began Up. to the ... r. ln band- Oestlers ages, came out of Doctor old room on the ground floor of the corridor. lie tiled a Into palace, which walked along to that lobby inside the courtyard on the opened entrance gates. for life. He would be disfigured cunning his In passing, Kid Brown, by the Imup keyed brain fighter's this Inminence of death, had left upon trade effaceable mark of his him. had sped bullet the man whose force of that pheAll the piston-rointo nomenal left had been put jjj Job- -of final the Job Pljerl'n Aswamls beauty. Certainty fiat smashed that Grecian nose was last agony. Kids the had sweetened as the creole (known Jacques the lobby, his Jackal), waited In the shifty eyes fenrful, Ihler Chief!" the man gasped Kone ,s he . . . It Is Joseph 'finnp !H n"' 5oe lie Is nowhere I He o clock come to relieve me at four He Is no" here he Is s lence. was a moment of nltl 1 -duty, Go back to your d expIo. e e officer of the swim-- , powerful rain of Yu'un tna- .i.' 11,8 hi,d 8Wit the sea "n,l,r the protection ting deck chair. He dlsthni by resting his chin ""w'Ploee and swimming It without Pfpel great effort. He knew. "V""1'1 ""pe bullet. he to keep h,"r" But that ghastly jy pasha, swathed - Bone-Ther- e CHAPTER XII U'lLEEN, for the second time since - she had set out on that voyage from London, found herself groping ln the dark, trying to remember what had happened. . It was something to do with drinking a cup of coffee. And Celeste, poor Celeste, had not been there. . . . The risk Is too great, a mans voice had said. Its madness J This may ruin us. . . . The price Is low, my friend, for such. . , Her legs are too thin for the taste of his Serene Highness. . . It was this last remark which She had finally aroused Eileen. opened her eyes, looked down at her own bare body and galvanized Into Jlfe, sprang upright She was ln a large saloon with a matting covered floor and closely shuttered She had been lying on windows. divan covered with faded tapestry above which hung a lighted lamp. Before her, one plump hand raised to his hairless lip as If ln consideration, was a stout, greasy-lookinperson wearing European clothes. Beside him stood a very dirty old Arab. pileen looked swiftly about her. There was no substitute for a garment in the place. Taking a swift step forward, and conquering a deadly nausea, she struck the hesitating buyer on his fat face I Once, she struck . . . twice I clutched her In his Hassan sinewy old hands. With one knee she kicked him viciously In the stomach. He released her. She kicked him again. But this spurt of strength which had flared up under the sense of She outrage now deserted her. staggered, swayed forward . . followed an Interval of complete unconsciousness. And then a voice the voice of the Arab again. 'What could I do, effendlm? Said brought her to me. How was I to know she was reserved? Here was famous Jewel and money Is But she struck All Mahmoney. ofmoud ln the facel And he had g fered my heart bleeds one thousand English pounds for her!" lie withdrew his offer, I presume? Immediately, effendlm. She has Amerlcnn ruined me. Also, the At here. any moIs she nigs know ment the cafe may be raided." I had "Forget this fear, Hassan. eunuch of the thought the chief man. But my money prince a wiser I also collect s as good as his. and hundred Twelve women. fair Your Hassan? pounds English. one. a big he will share She .still Flieen opened her ejes. saloon. The stuffy dark, In that inv the villainous old Arab was there; were Indlstin-uishabiother mans features been use of bandages, but e es-Su- Lets be frank theres only one way for your body to rid itself of the waste material that cansoe acidity, gas, headaches, bloated feelings and a dozen other discomforts. 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Address HOME CRAFT COMPANY, DEPARTMENT C, Nine Slip-stltc- Beside a Pathetic White Figure. morning, I forced the truth from our Uttle Orange Blossom, Aswaml forced the truth you understand? He began to laugh; and It was dreadful laughter laughter which for years afterwards haunted El Aswaml leens dreams. Pasha seemed to be choking. said Yuan Come, my friend, Hee See, cheeking his laughter, I have matters to discuss with you which I do not desire this lady to overhear. He fixed his slanting eyes on the rigid figure of old Hassan "Carry this lady through to the he ordered. Find cage room, clothing. Bar your doors and return. I shall have work for you." Eileen fell back, sick and faint, upon the divan. The opiate earlier placed In her coffee, overcame her again. . . . She felt herself lifted carried. . . . There was a dull crash a stifled gurgling cry. , . . Successful Elimination Children Hobbies It Is wise to allow children to choose their own hobbles, as hobbles that are forced upon them often turn out failures. If the mother can arrange It, she should provide a definite place In which the children can exercise their hobbles. If the hobby Is the rearing of animals or birds, the mother should Impress on the children that their pets are not toys or playthings, and that they must be loved and cared for. There Is a greater llkellhod of a hobby turning out a success If the mother gives the child to understand that the success or failure of the hobby depends entirely apon the child. Log cabins are always picturesque, and the many anGques usually found He Was on His Knees Quick, Pleasant By CRAN'D MOTHER CLARK him. The woman has gone the American woman I had chosen. Do you realize what that means?" A cold terror clutched Aswaml Pashas heart Well enough he knew his danger. But he rested gratefully upon the cunning of Orange Blossom. "Celeste, the French woman? he suggested. Yuan Hee See reflected. There Is deep treachery here. Yon will take the French plane, Aswaml, with Anton as pilot I am thinking now not of my pleasure, but of our safety. It Is too late to establish contact with Hess, ln Koseir. He will have left for Cairo. Hassan we cannot reach. Go, my friend, Yon have much to do." Aswaml Pasha choked down an exclamation of relief, and went out. The disappearance of Joseph he decided not to report It might be a part of Orange Blossom's plan. Perhaps It had been necessary to kill the guard. In a car specially equipped for the desert Journey, and belonging to the manager of the Italian mines near Koseir, Dawson Haig was headed for the Nile Valley. He had done everything that it was possible to do at the seaport Jack Rattray, the Wallaroos first officer, whom he had picked up at sea, had stayed behind at the wireless station, busily sending messages. The motor boat with her crew of two, had been detained. He had left the establishing of contact with the police, Keneh and Cairo, to Jack. Hour after hour the dusty Journey continued. He was burning to reach Keneh. teenth and St Louis Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply, when writing for any Information. Log Cabin Effect in Crocheted Rug olored s, $ through these bandages u.u oy es watched her greedily. You have nothing to fear from me, my child, said the tall Egyptian. Although you Just offered to buy met You miserable, cowardly dog Do you think you or any other man could buy me? A door at the further end of the saloon opened swiftly. . . , Yuan Hee See came down the steps. The Egyptian stared at the China, man as though hell's gates had opened and Satan had stepped forth. Yuan Ilee See stood still for while, hissing softly. "So this the 6tory, my friend, he said, the quivering flute notes sounding un like anything human. 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