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Porcupine Advance, 23 Sep 1937, 2, p. 3

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Julian tcok no notitce of her, but spoke to his companion in English. "I fear she is little. restless," he said with a glance round at the disorâ€" dered rsom. "But Your Excellency will I hope, excuse that! Like all Englishâ€" women she is wilful, being unwisely brought up." guttural voice. They both appeared perfectly calm and amiable. "You are to stay here, Lynne," saic Julian. ‘"This gentleman is going to take care of you for me for a while." "Who is he?" said Lynne. ‘"Where are we? If you think you can keep me here, you‘re very much mistaken! I won‘t stay here. As soon as I leave here IP‘ll go to the police ard I‘ll tell the whole story, I don‘t care what happens!" She was so wrought up she hardly knew what she was saying. The gentleâ€" man in the noble robes, however, took no notice of her whatever, but remarkâ€" ed to Julian: Then an idea struck her. The window was nine feet from the floor, but there were hangings on the walls. Five minâ€" utes later carpets and tapestries werd hanging ripped from the walls, witnessâ€" ing her vain efforts to look out. She thought of puttirg the divar against the wall, ladderâ€"wise, an climbing on top to reach the window But she found that it was a useles: thing composed of mattresses, bolster: and pillows. These were littered all over the floor and she was standing in sullen exhausâ€" tion, when Julian came, accompanied by a dark and bearded individual in the noble robes of a Persian gentleman B# @ILâ€" see," guttural: voice perfectly calm The possibility of getting to Enzili ir the face of such ruthless oppositior Icoked remote:; where she was now sht had no idea; she could only walk uy and down the room, in a fever of anâ€" xlety. 484444444 4 4 * #37 The woman is very ONE CENT A MILE BARGAIN EXCURSION Bargain Excursion tickets will be valid on Trains 2 or 46 and their cannection Thursday, Sept. 30th. Passengers who use our Train 2 will caonnect at North Bay with C.P. Train 2 leaving 8.20 p.m. same date. Passengers who use Train 46 will arrange their own transfer to North Bay CP. Depot and take C.P. Train 8 leaving at 1.00 a.m. Friday, Ocâ€" tober Ist. Tickets are valid to return leaving destination point not later than CP. Train 1 from Windsor St. Station Montreal 10.15 p.m. Sunday, October 3rd and connecting at North Bay with our Train 1 at 12%.45 p.m. Oct. 4th EXCEPT paasengem from peints north of Porguis must leave not later than C.P. Train % from Montreal 7.50 p.m. sSunday, Oct. 3rd to connect at North Bay with our Train 47 Monday, QOctober 4th. Tickets destined Quebece and ste. Anne de Beaupre not good on semiâ€" ®treamlined Trains 350 and 352 to Quebece or 349 and 351 from Quebec but good on all other trains between Montreal and Quebec, Tickets will not be honoured on Trains 49â€"50, The "Northland Pembroke, Renfrew, Arnprior, Ottawa, Montâ€" real, Quebec and Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Que. via North Bay and Canadian Pacifie Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Raiway The Nipissing Central Railway Company Children 5 vears of age and under 12. when accompanied by guardianâ€"Half Fare. T. N. O. and N. C. R. Regular Stations For fares and further particulars apply to Local Agent Tickets good in coauches only â€"â€" No baggage checked said the Persian in a Thursday, Sept. 30th thin. English "She is much too thin. I do not think I shall keep her here more than a week. However the feringhi gives me fifty Eriglish banknotes to keep her here, "I realize that," was all Lynne said. Julian and the Persian went out. The wo fat men in turbans came in, and ‘ccking the door behind them tacked ip the hangings or the wall and gaâ€" hered tozether the scattered pillows f the divan; Lynne sat on the couch ind gazed at them with a world of disâ€" ike in her eyes; finally they went out ind left her alone. Julian haggled for some time with he noble Persian, about how much ‘hat gentleman needed to iim for the trouble of keepirg Lynne hut up in his house for a week. Finally they decided on the priceâ€"Julian paid half then, and half was to ‘be paig aterâ€"and Julian drove away in his sar again; this time towards Enzili. The ncoble Persian went back to the the outer avpartment of the house, reserved for privileged males, and sat down to smoke his kalian. "She is very thin," he said to his secretary, an American who wore a European dinner jacket day and night. 36 we will do what we can. Hussein. vou can tell them to dress her like ‘he cther women; for be seen here looking 1 woman, questions migh "How long am I to be here?" she inâ€" juired. "His Excellency will keep you here ‘or a week or perhaos ter days. Just .0 oblige me, you understand. If you sehave sensibly and don‘t make trouble ;ou‘ll leave here at the end of that ime. If notâ€"then, my dear Lynne vho knows how long you may be here?" "What is this place?" Lynne asked. "A private house. A Persian homeâ€" n a large scale, of course. You should e honoured, my dear Lynne, at being nadeâ€"a member of so high class ar stablishment. mut we won‘t say what °ersian home or whose establishment; ecause wu~°n you leave here, my dear Lynne, you‘ll go as ycu came. with i bandage over your eyes. It‘s no good i1gpingz to tell the police." The ribed Persian laughed and said: "I do not bother very much absut the ‘Olice." He lauzhed again; and as though this inished the discussion he moved toâ€" vards the door. Lynne stoad in helpâ€" ess anger. Suddenly becoming serious advanced towards her and saic n a tong of menace: "Now look here, there‘s to ‘be no ionsense! You‘d better behave and be uiet, and you‘d better not annoy my ‘riend here. Do you think I care a jlamn whether you come out of here r not?" éen;.â€"for } oking like she should in Englishâ€" asked." with nothi think abou misdeceds. 4 saw the For Lynne, it was quite the worst form of captivity. Here she was, shut in this strange and mystericus place, with nothing whatever to do but to think about all her past mistakes and misdeeds. And every hour that passed saw the possibility cf making any retribution for them, growing fainter and fainter. She made further attempts to reach the window and failed. She tried to pick the lock of the door with a hairpin and gave up, in exasperation at her own folly. That afternoon was the worst she had ever spent in her life; they brought her food and coffee, but she could not »lcthes being taken away, and the WOâ€"| regret. men servants gave her a pair of _ The su blue silk trousers reaching to the after nig and a loose thin jacket; all the timeg,| her cavl whils they were making up her eyeS} started | with kohl, she was looking about seek-'had real ing a possible means of escape from| They the room. They widened her eyebr0Ows| when th with indigo, ard with the same paint] they did drew little flowers on her cheek *bones; her. She and thrsat. Finally they stained herla great finger nails and the palms of her hands| worn ou and covered her red curls with a DI8| and ther herchietf. ' shoulder It was bad enough to have to allow|the pass all this, without having to wonder|and out what is was, all for. Lynne had no idea Sshe w what was going to happen next. some sot But she remained quite quiet ) a mule, docile, with the idea that if she wAaS$; As the But she remained quite quiet and ) a mule docile, with the idea that if she waSs| As5 t} placid enough she might put her caPâ€" bumpir tors off their guard, and find an OPâ€"\ Lynne‘ portunity to give them the slip. ibeen c And that was what happened. <would _ "GET THE ! not se Brown faces stared at ner curiousiy through the grille. The clamour outâ€" side in the packed native street altered its pitch slightly as the crowd turned towards this strange interruption. "Tell the British Consul!" TLynne shouted, into the uncomprehending face which was nearest her own. "Tellâ€"â€"!" Her cry was cut short as a brown hand went over her mouth and strong arms dragged her violently away from the grating. Fists st.ruck ber. Dazed. and half stunned, her captors bundled her away throush the nearest doorway ‘he dcor lest she should make a dash ‘or freedom. The three old women made her unâ€" dress; and after the fatigues of: the day, Lynne found the hot bath almost zrateful. Afterwards she saw her own seuld hardly stand the suspense any ‘The Persian burst into Arabis agair onger her two fat warders came for| and finally cried in English: They led her along a passage and "Take her away! Take her away!" down a flight of stairs, and Lynne! Lynne was dragged away not know wondered what cn earth was going LOling whether the threat was about t mappen next. be put into action, or what. At the bottom of the stairs was a| But they took her nack to her room arge stone chamber containing ~a|shut up again, alone, she lay ex surken bath. There was a divan, and a| hausted on the divan. It was growin: ‘ow table covered with endless little|late in the day and the ray of even pots, jars, and dishes containing all| ing sun striking through the narroy he paints and cosmetics with which| window was beginning to fade. Lynn Persian women disguise their natural| wondered if she would ever see th complexion. There were three old rise again. It seemed impossibl men, who took charge of her, while her| that she would ever get out of thi wo warders posted themselves outside|alive; it seemed impossible that sh ried to pick the lock of the door with|a <thing. We sha i hairpin and gave up, in exasperation| make a hcle in the at her own folly. put the stones ov That afternoon was the worst she| think would ever nad ever spent in her life; they brought! So many people food and coffee, but she could not!this to her, that »sat, She drank the coffee, and felt| that her efforts t setter for it. Persia had made At last, when her tortured nerves| »cpular. sculd hardly stand the suspense any| The Persian but onger her two fat warders came for| and finally cried : aer. They led her along a passage and "Take her away C the en( O ItL. £ ading her away airs again, she b1 in along the pas lit ccurtyard se could see beyond. e ran outside, dodged between beds flowers and alonz a narrow passâ€" way which ran between the house 1 its high surroundirng walls. She rd ~the clamour of the crowded et on the other side of the wall, i her heart leapnt with hope. Help! Help! Help!" Ier cry echoed back to her from the Is; but there was no answering re from the street outside. In front CHAPTER XXI LYNNE IN DISGUISE Vhine, it â€" was â€"auite t is the worst she life; they brough! but she could coffee, and fell eT from the bath and T he worst| tural En THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TYTMMINS, ONTARIO pounds to him tc and dangerous own house. The shouting: who |} might not come police even migh queer was going search the house exclaimed better with t " his and The noble Persian seemed to be : a frantic rage; he crisped his finger abused her violently in â€" Arabic, ar Lynne began to be certain that soni thing frightful was about to befall he At last the man controlled himse sufficiently to be able to say in gi would ever see Aunt Trentsâ€"or Guthrieâ€"aga have given anything t Beaumont Magna befort heard of the Cups of when they laid har they did was to .ti her. She was smoilh her. She was smothered in a great black chadar, t worn out of doors by Per: and then carried like a S "So you dt run â€"about, ; make people what do you What deo yo Lynneâ€" wa started with tel had really come They _ came when they laid would alre not see \ sides of t she could shoulder of a huge manâ€"set the passage down the fligh and out of the house. iDV 12x ith Bu ynne was 110C V suggestions. They <will find e Persian snapy thing. We sha W that. LYNNE roc see where they were ; cof the cant prevented could see the night sky stars overhead. Out he! elnless as ever. she felt fo ike s [ ¢] 11 hC ish: do no and tha 1C n the floor in the back, ‘pes returned. If they had ¢‘ to. kill ~her, â€"surely they rdy have done so. She could here they were going, the e cant prevented that; but see the night sky spangled overhead. Qut here. though rC n«â€"th OuU J€ ever <find you?" people had offered t that Lynne began to orts to find adventur made her altozether cart w. smellec . drove shallâ€" 1 i the flo MÂ¥ t like it here, e scream and s‘ ne..And if they nk they will fin hink?" divan. 1t wWas growing and the ray Oof evenâ€" ithrough the narrow inning to fade. Lynne ) would ever ssge the It seemed impossible ever get out of ~this TY Aun heard 10thin i PHRE was _ is on her. But her up and wonade ill hetr his fingers. 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