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THURSDAY, APRIL. 7, 1981.

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BY SIZE ROHKER.

(Continned from yesterday.)

(Сортикант, 1916.)

Professor Deeping, famon Orien taket, stale Mohammed's slipper and Bed with it to England. Later be was found murdered, in a roum with door and windows locked on the inside. And the scimitar that killed him was found, wet. with his bloed, in a mall unopened bar besida bike. How did it get there? Neo tteored him Ỉ Hồ đã thể murderer get away?" Read this and the other weird adventure stories in this remarkable series to learn of the my- sterious late that puneed everybody who touched the stolen slippen.

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row ledges which would scarcely afford foothold for a rat cast themselves, from greenscratched, ind track one marked for doɛih in such

manner as to remain unseen not) Through Billa of Lading issued for only by the victim but by others about Batavia, Parsian Gulf, Continental, him. At this point of my studies 1}

American and South African Ports. started, in a sudden' nervous, panic, and laid my hand upon my revolver, for I thought I heard a faint sound outside-my study door!

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Stearnship Captain Wi«, carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from The key of Deeping's safe and his this Fort on or about TUESDAY, letter to me lay close by my hand. 19th April, 1991, taking Passen I shipped them into a drawer and gate and Cargo for the above Parts locked it With" every parve, it

Silk and Valuables and Tea for Italy, seemed, strung up almost to the snap-France and Landen (ander arrangement) ping point, I mechanically parsued my will be transhipped at Bombay into the Hail Steamer proceeding direct to reading.

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My door began very slowly to open !- Parcels will be received at this Office Merciful God I Vhat was coming until 3 x the day before milling. into the roomtz 1 So very slowly, so The contents and value of all packagar gently, so all but imperceptibly," did | are required. it move, that had my nerves been less

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Professor Deeping's Assyrian Myth- ology lay open before me, beside it my notebook.

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Singapore, Colombo & Bombay.ng to assist, Bristol at his elaborate certain desert tribe, and for eight MARKEDEK, LONDON & A'werp. inquiries, I had at last, returned to hours of every day, until their paber- MASSEZILES, LONDON & Awarp my chambers, I'had become the vic-ty. "confined therm in MARKILLER, Lennox & A'werp-tim of a singular delusion.

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What looked like a reed was slowly inserted through the opening between door and doorpost! It was brought gradually round. .nl it pointed directly toward met

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Finally, as 1 entered the hall and mounted the darkened stairs, glanced down from the first landing into the black well beneath.

Blazing yellow eyes, I thought, looked up at me! #

I will confess that I leaped up the remaining fight of stairs to my door and, safely within, found" myself trembling as if with a palsy.

When I sat down to write (for sleep $5 an impossible proposition) placed my revolver upon the table beside me; I cannot say why.

My conclusions, thus far, amounted to the following:

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I seemed to put forth a mighty mental effort, shaking off the icy hand of fear which hele me intetive in my chair. A saving instinct warned me- and I ducked my head. ·

Something whirred past me and struck the wall, behind.

Revolver in band, I leaped across the room, dashed the door open and fired blindly-again and again and again down the passage.

The apparition of the phaston scimitar was due to the presence of

And in the briel gleamus I saw it ! someone who, by means of the moon-

it was a tiny dwarf! Neither with- light, or of artificial light, case a re-in nor without a freak exhibition had flection of such a weapon as that! seen so small, a human being! A found in the oblong chest upon the kind of supernarural dread gripped wall of a darkened apartment; as me by the throat at sight of it. As Deeping's stateroom on the Man turned, with animal activity, and "daleyhis study, etc.

bounded into my bathroom, I caught three-quarter view of the creature's swollen, incredible head, which was nearly as large as that of a normal man!

A group of highly efficient assassins, evidently Moslem fanatics, who might or might not be of the ancient order of Hashishin, had pursued the stolen slipper to England. They had sev cred-any-hand other than that of a Believer, which had touched the case Containing it. (The Coptic porter was a Christian.)

Uncertain, possibly, of Deeping's faith, or fearful of endangering the success of their efforts by an outrage upon him, en route, they had re-

.

Never, while my mind serves me, can. I forget that yellow, grinning face and those canine fange—the tigerish, blazing eyes set in the misshapen head.

Wildly, I fired again. I hurled myself forward and dashed into the room.

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The court was empty!

Human, homely London moved and wrought intiziately about me: but there, at sight of the empty court below, a great loneliness swept downI like a mantle clammy mantle of the fabric of dread. I stood remote from my fellows, in an evil world peopled with the creatures of Hassan of Aleppo.-

(To be continued)

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applause. Spirited by this success, the team on its splendid record.. Out the Rest followed up their advantage, of twelve games played, they had and returning to the attack im-won nine, and drawn three, scoring mediately from the centre, forced a twenty-eight goals with only nine corner. The kick was beautifully

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taken, and Cook again scored. With against them, thereby not losing

a single match. which two goals against them, the " Hawk-considered an achievement to be MITSUBISHI SHOJI ins played in earnest, but the proud of. Medals were presented Rest defence kept them away, and to the members of the team' and when half fime came the score sheet cheers were heartily given for His read: the Rast 2; Hawkins" 0.

Excellency. The proceedings closed The Rest attacked at the resurgp with further cheers for the Haw- tion and Amer forced a corner, but | rinses nothing resulted. From the clear,

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2ND DIVISION FINAL.

16th Apr., st 11 .. For a creature so small as the mur- 29th Apr, at 11 am derous thing in the box to slip out The United Service Football League the Friday, 12th May, at 11 am. during the confusion, and at some season closed yesterday afternoon away. He passed beautifully to HAMBURG, ARMSTERDAM, LONDON & BOTTERDAM, time prior to Bristol's arrival, was no when H.MS. Bawkins the winners Harris who had hard lines in missing

Fast and exciting play ST. JOSEPH'S v. R.G.A. RES. of the league played an exhibition the net. difficult matter.

But what was this creature? against an XI chosen from the rest followed, with Cunliffe and Ballard

Both St. Joseph's and the R.G.A. turned to the chapter in Assyrian of the league. A very fast and combining brilliantly. They puzzled SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vis Manila, Zamboange, Tharaday Mythology The Tradition of the exciting game was watched by a the hacks considerably and had play Reservis having secured the came

large gathering-

all their own way. Working the ball number of points in the second Hashishin." The Jegends which the The "Hawkins" kicked off and well in. Cunliffe passed to Bullard division of the Hongkong Football jate Professor Deeping had collected the Rest assumed the offensive. A and the latter made no mistake League, they will meet in a final game ***Tuesday, 19th Apr, 41 11 2.m. relative to this sect of religious mur- the combined, sitack felted in The "Hawkins" monopolised the to decide who should secure custody of

Tuoday. 17th May, at 11am.derers were truly extraordinary of

the cult's extinction, at the time of Savage shooting the ball against play after this and tried hard to the Championship Cup until next ses writing, he was clearly certain, but the side of the wet. An amious equalise. They rained in shots on, on the Club ground at 3 pm, on time for the Hawkins, follow from all ranges and angles but some Saturday, A very close and exciting he referred to the popular belief; or bat eventually Humphreys how the ball refused to enter the game is anticipated, as both fecus Moslem legend, that, since Hassan of cleared. The Hawking the net. Bad luck dogged them througla play excellent football of the first divi Kherassan, there had always been a attacked, but the defence kept out the rest of the gate and when son standard. It promises to be the Sheikh-al-Jebal, and that a dreadful them out. Midfield play followed the final whistle came, they had not season's best second division match; being known as Hassan of Aleppo was for a good bit, and then the Rest equalised The Rest ran out winners and a large gathering is assured the present holder of the title.

Custodian was tested and cleared of a bird fought match by the old with bath teams felding their JAPAN FORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohams.

He referred to the fact that De Flying visits with narrow shaves goal in three strongest X1, It will be impos Sacy has shown the word Assassin to were paid to each end of the field. After the match the Hawkinssible to forecast the result. Tuesday, 12th Apr., at 11 am be derived from Hashiston and quoted and then the Rest looked like scor team lined up before the stand and In view of the fact that El-idrisi to the same end. The ing when they were pulled up Were presented with the Shield. they had defeated the St. Josep Hashishin performed their murderous for offside against Amor. The Edwards, the Captam of the Hawhians early fo the league, and later fexts under the influence of Hashish Rest kept up the attack-unillkins eleven, received the Shield drew with them in the second round, er Indian hemp and during the state Edwards cleared. Open play follow. from His Excellency Major General the Artillerymen are hot favourites of ecstasy so induced, according teed. Then the Rest refured to be Sir G. Macaulay Kirkpatrick, KCB for Championship, honours, but the Deeping, they acquired powers almost denied, and returning to the allack, KCS who made a short St. Josephians are well known ́ES & superhuman

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