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Sr ea ek Sik. ~The DEVIL'S MANTLE: Ir the Realms of the Arabian Nights Pefer was conscious of a sense of almost staggering amazement, of stark unreality, as thowgh, in- deed, at the rubbing of a lamp, a genie had transported him inte the realms of the Arabian Nights. Suddenly there was a great quiet ~--the rock walls seemed to have blanketed al] sounds from without, for mow the roar of waters was no more than a low murmur. Un- der foot Were priceless Eastern car- petings; luxurious divans were here in profusion; the arched roof, some ten feet high, was crusted with innumerable small lights, some of which peeped out of the hearts of marvelously beautiful stalactites, which, in turn, seemed to absorb the light and glow with exquisite colorings. Aghar Pind, still carrying his lantern, though itewas extinguished now, drew aside a heavy velvet portiere. They passed through, the curtain fell behing them, and Pe- ter found himself in another apart. . ment very similar to the first--and beyond this again were obviously many others, for he could s2a now that the cave, forming natural arch ways at varying distances, was, in effect, like a suite of connecting chambers, Ahgar Pind led the way through several of these, each one of which was, in its barbaric way, as luxuri- ous as its fellows; and, finalljp setting down his lantern, motioned Peter to discard his bundles. "Sahib," he said, "the eave gocs far beyond this into the darkness; how- far I. do not knaw--but this is the cave that men say is opened with a key, Tajal Ali is not like to come thus far, and therefove (he sahib will he safe here; but he must make no sound, for no mun of the crew may stay in this place, and so I will make report to Tajal Ali that I have sent the man Ha. him De back to the ship. And then, as I have told sahib, IT will put that into Tajal Ali's drink which will cauze sleep, and when that has come to pass we will try to find our way cut." Peter frowned heavily, "I can't say I've ever heen faken with that drug idea of yours," he said eurtly. "It requires time for the stuff to take effect--and that's wasted time; and, what tounts more, it gives hinr a chance tn he with Miss Garth. You say that ne will be alone when he comes here, There are twn of us, It will he a surely do delight in Kellogg' s Corn Flakes! % And Kellogg's are good for them~--bhreakfast, lunch or supper. 80 crisp! So easy to digest! CORN F the | lot quicker to tie "nim up some- where ofit of barm's way." "Sahib," said Asghar Piad, "\ have thought of that: but also there is another thing that is in my mind. It may come to pass. sahib, that at the first attempt we cannot find our way out, and that we must try even for a second or a third timey It is the better way, sahib, that Yhere shall be no suspicion in the mind of Tajal Ali--and there will be no suspicion in his mind because he shall have fallen asleep. But as for the Miss Sahib, that is another matieh ani Tajal Ali's blood sfhil thdn be upon his cwn head; for if Tajal Ali lays hands on Miss Sahib, then we will do unto Tajal All even as the sahil says, and--" "There won't be any doubt about that, even if I have to handla him alone," Peter interrupted in an om- inously quiet voice. "All right! I'm satisfied! But tue queation now is what are you going ta tell Miss Garth? How are you going to make her believe she is any bet- ter off with you than wity Tajal All, and =o get her to aagree to x0 with you? And, besides, she'll ask you a lot: of questions that won't be easily answered. My visit to the cabin, for instance, and how you came to take me there--and she'll want to know where I am, and what I'm up to--and a lot more." "1 will tell this to the Miss Sa- hib, T will say that I, Aghar Pind, and you, Rahim De, have zrown weary of our life on the ship and are sick with a kreat fear that, be- cause of the blood that Tajal All has shed and because of the rob- beries that are without number, it. will bring us to our deaths if the white men's gunboat ever comes upon us; and, for that raason, we have plotted between us to make our escape, and that she shall come with ws. And for pronf, sahib, she shall see me prepare the drink that is for Tajal Ali. But if she still will not lcave when the time comes, then the sahib and I, 'Aghar 1nd, ¥.1t take her with us by force sn that she may escape. And as for the sahio, T will say that I was a friend tu the suhih wnen T found Lim on the ship hecausz it wis In my mind that he would join me, Aghar Pind, and you, Rahim De, to make our escape, hut when I went to find the sahib again he was zone, and that I do net know what has befallen him. Does the sahib know a better tale for the Miss . Kiddies Always : § LAKES ness. Kellogg's are never tough- thick. Never heavy! Alwpys extra light and crisp! " Serve for lunch, dinner or bresk- ast. ~fruits or honey added. Order at hotels, cafeterias. On dining-cars. Made by Kellogg in London, Ont. Alweys oven-fresh! THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1928 « By Frank L. Packard (Copyright by Public Ledger) Sahib's ears?" "No," said Peter all "The detil, himself. would be hard put to it to match your cunning!" "1 will return to her taen, sa- hib," said Aghar Piad. "But first I will put out the lights back here. If all goes well, 1 will come to the sahib when Tajal All sleeps; but if it goes ill between the Miss Sahib and Tajal Ali, then let the sahib not delay when 1 cry out for Rahim De pA "Right!" sald Peter grimly. Anxious Waiting. Aghar Pind's footsteps made no sound on the rich rugs as the man hurried away; but, though the lights in that poriton of the cave where Peter was standing were now extinguished, Peter could still see .|the other--there were lights in the room-like divisions of the cave nearer the entrance, and to Peter. watching, it seemed as though he were looking down a long vautted erypt irregularly spaced with arch: ways, at the end of which hung the heavy velvet curtain that he haa passed 'on the way in. And now, looking more closely. he saw, too, that all of the other archways were fitted with portier- es, but that these had been drawn aside. He saw Aghar Pind pass through the last archway, and the portiere drop behind him. How long would it be before Ta- jal Ali came? How long would it be before Aghar Pind had admin. istered the drug, and they could make their way out of this hell's. nest? There was no good in stand- ing. up--it would probably he a long time. Peter hdd moved one of the bundles of rugs and cushions he had carried from the brig to a position where he could command a view of the curtain at the far end of the vaulted passage, and sat down. Was there a way out? And if not --then what? He shook his head grimly, For himself, it did not matter; this was the end of his quest, the end to any hope of find. ing those who had made of him an outcast and stamped him with the brand of murderer. Quite the end! Whether it came here--or in a jail- yard with a black cap drawn over his head. But it mattered to Ma- rion. Pray God, there was a way out! Thoughts came, a surge of them ~=~and he tried to trample upon them and drive them back. He did not want to think. But they were stronger than he was; and, while |» the minutes passed, they would not be denled--and that night in Lon. don came, and Mure came, and Murchison's pearls and Hafu, and Captain Josephus Mumm, and Yar lal, and---- A cry, sharp, quick--a cry as of sudden terror--a ery that was un- mistakably Marion's--rang through the cave. Tajal AH Arrives In a flash Peter was on his feet and speeding toward the curtain. He made no sound as he ran, and he strained his ears to catch an- other cry----but mone came. There was no sound of struggle. and caution came to Peter. Apd at the curtain he halted, and drew one edge of it slightly aside--and stood staring like a man dazed at the scene within, Tajal All had arrived! The man was standing just inside the en- trance, his face ugly with fury, his lips working--and facing Tajal Ali, but quite near the curtain, stood Marion and Aghar Pind. Marion's hand, as once before, was hidden in the folds of her dress, and her face was set and very white--and Aghar Pind was like a man suddenly grown old, with hanging, pendulous jaw, and twitching hands; but his eyes, dart- ing in all directions, as though seeking: some avenue of escape, were like those of 8 hunted rat's. Tajal Ali's yoice addressing Ag- har Pind in English so that, no doubt, Marion too, might under- stand, reached Peter now. "And so," snarled Tajal All, "you did not think that 1 would come so soon, or overhear things that were not meant for my ears! You dog! And you would put something in my drink, would you? --and you and the girl here would make your escape?" It 1s well, Aghar Pind--for so you shall! But it will he an escape that is made but once, Ah, you are afraid! Yes, my Aghar Pind, you are going to dle! And the girl shal] see you die and remem- ber, And afterward"--he thrust his hand Into his pockets, and took a sudden step forward---"she will--" Marion's hand swung suddenly outward from the "folds of her gran] pointing her revolver at Ta- a Stop!" she cried out sharply. | "You shall not touch him!" Tajal Ali, his hand still in his pocket, halted abruptly, "Ah," he said, a sudden ominous softness in his tones, *I did not know that you were armed, It Is too bad! I do not like delays, And perhaps it may be an {ll thing for Aghar Pind that he should live a few minutes longer, for death then may come in a more unpleasant way--and less mercifully than at my hands alone for J----" "Shoot!" Aghar Pind's came in a frantic scream. 'Shoot quick, Miss Sahih! It is his life or ours! If he returns and brings men with him, the Miss Sahib and 1, too, shall know that which is worse than death! 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There was life and hope, and the right to win 8 woman's love now ---for here was one of the guilty | | men--here was one of the men in | Peter, had been | | whose place he, made to stand as the murderer of Tom Murchison. Here was Good God!---what was Aghar | Pind doing? The man had wrench- | ed the revolver out of Marion's | hand! Peter tore the curtain vio- lently aside--his mind racing mad- ly as he leaped suddenly forward. Didn't the fool know that Tajal Ali must live now--that here was the proof of his, Peter's, innocence-- that no harm or hurt must come to Tajal Ali until he was foreed in- to the dock and all men knew the truth, and. It bappengd quickly, In the winking of an eye--even as Peter Jeaped from behind the curtain, There was a flash, a roar of a re- port, as Aghar Pind darted toward Tajal Ali and fired. And then that jaugh again, for Aghar Pind's shot seemed to have missed--apd then another report, but no flash now, for Tajal Ali bad fired through the pocket of his jacket. And Aghar Pind screamed out and staggersuy --and as though by some super- human effort recovered himself and hurled his body through the few feet that still separated him from Tajal Ali and grappled with the other. With a bound Peter was at their heels--put Aghar Pind's rush had carried them out through the en- trance--and now they were sway- ing, lurching, struggling on the nar- row platform, and Tajal Ali reeled back, and, with grotesquely flop- | the depths below. Lost Proof And Peter saw the revolver drop from Aghar Pind's hand, and, un- der the scuffling feet, disappear over the edge of the platform. He saw the two men writhe and twist and turn, locked in each other's em- brace--and with a cry that rang out hoarsely over the roar of the waters, he snatched at them as they toppled--snatched at Aghar Pind, who was the mearer of the | two. and his grasp, frantic though | it was. held--but they were too close to the edge--and. straining | with every ounce of strength to hold them and preserve his own footing, he merely succeeded in tearing Aghar Pind free from the other. He caught a glimpse of Ta- jal Ali's face, gray with terror, as the man reeled back, and, with grotesquely flopping arms. plunged downward into the depths below. ness of the man's end; but domi nant was a sense of stupendous and inhuman irony, as though voices rose up out of the black depths be- fore him, and Tajal Ali's loudest of all among them, and mocked him, and jeered at him, and that roar of the waters was but the roar of laughter which fate, with une holy, taunting mirth, flung in his face. He 'had found the murderer, found the man and the proof he sought--only to see the murderer die before his eyes, and the proot forever pass beyond his reach. Do YouOwn Your Own To He Continued TILBURY FARMER CHARGED WITH THREATENING WIFE Tilbury, May 23. -- D. Trepanier, a middle-aged farmer, of Tilbury East, was arrested at midnight by High Constable Peters, of Chatham, and arraigned before Police Magis trate Calwood, of this town, who re manded him to Chatham Jail for a week on a charge of threatening to kill his wife. The,officer made the arrest in response to a telephone from neighbors of Mrs. Trepanier, who protected her until his arrival. WARRANT 1S REQUIRED FOR RAIDS ON BLIND PIGS Montreal, May 23, -- Detectives cannot go into blind pigs and make arrests without a warrant unless they actually see lquor sold to eus- Highwa boundary of fruit trees. Price terms. Cutler Night Calls: tomers in their presence, Judge Cus- son decided today, in acquitting 18 women, arrested on wu charge of be- ing found in a blind pig. The wo- men were arrested about a month ago, and Judge Cusson had taken the case under deliberation, Lawyers appearing for the defence maintained that the arrests were illegal, as the detectives had entered the alleged blind pig and had arrsted the wo- Four acres of land om house of eleven rooms and bath room, three barns, two chicken houses, ist camp or chicken farm. $5,200. 64 King St, W. Telephones: 578, 288 o8F y Property Port Hope with twenty-five Ideal for tour- PTT Sededed 2222000 Reasonable & Preston 510, 1560, and REAL R. M, men without warrants, there being no lMquor on the premises at the time of the raid. In acquitting the 18 women, the Judge remarked: "Arrests cannot be made in a blind pig without a war- rant, unless the police actually see liquor being sold to customers." 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