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Updated: June 29, 2025
"She made the arrangement herself, and I took the easier path. I am considering your interests as much as my own, Lola. She is about to marry Monte Irvin, and if his suspicions were aroused he is quite capable of digging down to the 'Hundred Raptures." "You brought her to Kazmah's." "She was not at that time engaged to Irvin." "Ah, I see. And now everybody says you are changed.
I had it opened at six o'clock this morning. It had been hastily cleaned out; not a doubt of it. I expect Sir Lucien carried the keys on his person. You will remember, sir, that his pockets had been emptied?" "H'm," mused the Assistant Commissioner. "This Cubanis Cigarette Company, Chief Inspector?" "Dummy goods!" rapped Kerry. "A blind. Just a back entrance to Kazmah's office.
"Good heavens, my dear, no! But why should I be?" "Why should any of us? But don't you see they are looking for the people who used to go to Kazmah's? It's in the paper tonight. We shall all be served with subpoenas. I'm off!" Escaping from Mollie's embrace, the tall girl ran up the stairs, kissing her hand to Bill as she passed.
"Did you ever visit Kazmah?" he asked. "Yes. I asked Rita Irvin to take me, but she refused, and I could see that the request embarrassed her. So I went alone." "Describe exactly what took place." Margaret Halley stared reflectively at the blotting-pad for a moment, and then described a typical seance at Kazmah's.
She had lost touch to a certain extent with her former associates; but she had retained her maid, Nina, and the girl regularly went to Kazmah's and returned with the little flasks of perfume.
You have promised your pretty little friend that you will stay awake and see that nobody tries to cut her sweet white throat." She paused momentarily, then muttered something rapidly in Spanish, followed by a short, guttural phrase in Chinese. "Why do you bring her to the house?" she whispered hoarsely. "And you brought her to Kazmah's. Ah! I see. Now everybody says you are changed. Yes.
"Yes, yes. But the lady?" "A native, possibly Egyptian, apparently servant of Kazmah, came out a few minutes after Mr. Gray had gone for cab, and went away. Sir Lucien Pyne and lady are still in Kazmah's rooms." "What!" cried Irvin, pulling out his watch and glancing at the disk. "But it's after eight o'clock!" "Yes, sir. The place is all shut up, and other offices in block closed at six.
Complete darkness came. Out of it rose a husky, terrified cry a second, louder cry; and then a long, wailing scream... horror-laden as that of one who has touched some slumbering reptile.... Rather less than five minutes later a taxicab drew up in old Bond Street, and from it Quentin Gray leapt out impetuously and ran in at the doorway leading to Kazmah's stairs.
Gray returned no answer, moving restlessly up and down before the door in a fever of excitement and dread. Presently the Sergeant reappeared. "Step this way, please," he said. Followed by Seton and Gray he led the way up to the landing before Kazmah's apartments. It was vaguely lighted by two police-lanterns. Four men were standing there, and four pairs of eyes were focussed upon the stair-head.
But I strongly suspect that regular clients were supplied with something quite different. You see, I know no fewer than thirty unfortunate women in the West End of London alone who are simply helpless slaves to various drugs, and I think it more than a coincidence that upon their dressing-tables I have almost invariably found one or more of Kazmah's peculiar antique flasks."
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