The evening world. Newspaper, June 8, 1915, Page 15

Stan eee a >» Mu ees Lememasmess nitienatin Raabe a i OI al FW at ie AUR TRENDS sR ERE ook Mee SUM RR DSA UE SRN RANA RACER, 22 eA Raden beret aera ae nena ewe * EY RG teat gt reer ee ee Ta smn sommelier et ativan eee omaemiiadeametdeme uesday, June 8, 1915 w tetthiive, « By JH, Cassel err vir count ave WI Omme OaM " he ~ REELED LG LPS ALLL A * By H. DE_VERE STACPOOLE aaa athe errr reer An Aeroplane Romance Of Chinatown and Canada ? Inted dirt. Mere wnd ‘there @ shaft band, the edmes (Copyright, 1910. by Street & Smith.) seemed an interminable pertod the ( . ot light percolated throtgh the fiery @ second, then died SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS, scraping of sandaled feet came from ‘ loom, gee ie Pty Se Eelinton Abt, a famed seronaut, exiloite hie Within. A slot of light unexpectedly 7 a an Ghinamen slithered across airehip, “The Com," in New York for the Slowed through @ slide in ti vw jenafit of Sanford Washburn, on Aero Club mit. ANd they felt scrutinizing eyes upon ‘ ‘ onaire, Abt te approached by « Chinaman, Dr, them. Bitten off singsongs of word: * E fro ing from Abt. The giant wi We, who claims 1 be 2 Chinatown tong ruler, SNd the jangle of poker chips sound : colorful restaurants devoutly re the We te ewowr to dices « matter of great and fi py. and Sandy laughed soft re- 7 and the crowded curlo shops and Slowly the Chinaman ® long ‘sort Muportance with Abt, The sirman and tA a ., din was a far cry, Louni finger, it with a sharp * Washivury go to New York's Chinatown 10 meet 44, eating house, professor,” he . fore, the how acores of mis dagmer, and emeared the a im, chuckled, “Can you beat this?” 4 . pen, sthange, jurbablé China- gush of blood across the idol’s 4 \ Slowly the shaft of mellow light ’ ‘& men pper Japa ‘mocked a leaving & wake of brilliant a CHAPTER Ii. Gisappeared as the slide closed, and crowd of noisy sight-seekers, scurry- on the yellow teat h ‘ ) they could hear the soft breathing ing up & restaurant's marble stairs. “Drink, Jona!’ erled Rg snag : (Continued , of the guardian of the door. Then a al ‘ From down street ceme the “Drink as you 1 drink days The Man of Wu. sharp, decisive step; eri saeaes sparks of the ‘roaring elevated at to come!” A Chinese words; the quick turn of the Chatham ware—a tou ff incon- Washburn stared at hii a + INDER the roaring elevated knob—and they stared stupidly at a . = Se grulty {the wilderness of depraved, struck. There was someth! ‘ U he ‘caught up with the well-dressed Oriental framed In tne : " 4 " : . Colectia} f1Uh. Lin, bib: mattow aon parse: hie Geganon AB others and took a tight Pen doorw: who was courteous! ae on 2 Dr. Wu was speaking, mellow den, placable, al . beckoning them to enter, 4 @ubtl: the ;lidn’t hear an; oa ie hold on Abt's sleeve ag P&ckoning them, to ent Fics ; ‘ v: eo poune newt, Sut iets a. bullet hole’ all they followed the skinny quickly, “I have brought fessor p is a ee \Vf i “ “Notice the lirge ted and yellow _ “Maxim Silencer,” the Musician's figure down the narrow, Abt and a friend of his—Mr, Wash- ee ae : piacere om this walla” BOanid.” lee “They come prepared for . b tortuous street, lined on either aide DUrn. Z A | ; }itat man slipping up ancther one— &, "ial War—e war to the ts by restaurants, groceries and curios. ,.;ne Oriental amiled placidiy, and. triangular, and colored green with red “""Sin, come now,” nervously protested gain waving his hand in a gracefu the the i ity shops. A nolay, huddling party of invitation to enter, ted them down @ - " flag of the Menting tong, of Ong Abt -enconr- sight-seckers “sheeped” down the gorgeously decorated corridor lined f Leong. Tose. y.Bee. the Chinamen {i'l eo bad as all that. Toa * path, convoyed by a blatantly ob- Pad eal eh peree ee around him, ¢hattering s servant uniformed guide of the “rub- heavy silk draperies hung from cell: " = at bérneck” company. The hordes of in- ing to floor; the transoms were | \ <> t fifty feet distant Indow. scrutable, loitering Chinamen along crowded with skilfully carved wooden . 4 at hen im. iene one uniformed pots the street chattered volubly with objects. 3 | e t and the two in plain clot! étec- ing gl the | Ct OF medium height, thetn guide ap- tives from the Elizabeth Meaning glances at the large party. peared commonplace in every particu- o “ “1 4 - tion, They are detail Dutch Fred, accustomed to it all, lar; even his eyes lacked the ardor 4 i ‘ trouble+-tear down pli hurried past with a casual nod to which, at times, had glowed in the 4 3 \ ‘ 6 dange: }Or menacing. the guide, and, with Abt and Wash. face of the man they had captured at . ) j ‘ sae = little yellow mati’ wi burn beside him, halted before the FoMham. Apart from his cloyhing, he | ‘ , : < . face darting from ithe Bo mn im, bal might very easily have been carrying == . r liceman—they call ‘harness “Than! door of a ahabby tenement, at one laundry bags on his arm without ex- ome o (jt ane, bulls’ down here—to the detectives. “I'm interested; side of which yawned a dark, ill- citing ridicule Abt end Washburn ‘< ¢ ane . Bs ‘That te Quan Wan Dun, a stool pig- about the amelling alley. tate fae’ bee Wd to ketene & chanty| : eon. From him the police oe rot cofrect,’ t so the guide. He had recog- Gitrerent sort of man. y J ; ; s - . ; 2 WE formation thes gyela Rat of Fasintep ttn, Riged the inventor, “Ladies and — guddenly, as they entered the small / r Z x : . “Gee the Chinamen move away’ something. * © gents,” he bellowed, pointing at the room at the hi of the hall into 5 ?? nowy. the ir ip snap; watoh the ‘ig Dute! oor, “that there is the headquarters Which they were ushered, there came ai ‘ " people gather and feed i; they do one tee ing Tong, the great an’ the clear, ringing music of a smitten not oath or brawl like your crowds instrung possibly, ot Hip’ Sing ‘Tons, s gong. It reverberated and died : easily. “The poppy"—— fon, at . Seer, Ne . they do not.even to with, OPP! powerful highbinder organtzation, at {n prolonged echoes. The Chinaman inareet. Lebe aeek on ‘pase Present at war with Four Brotners stole softly from the room. In an in- . r on, Watch them.-.Thay disappear. an’ Ong Leong Tong. Before that stant the heavily portiered wall swept 5 Where do they go? In alleyways r stands Dutch Fred, the mys- foward the sides of the rooom, treb- ‘ “ae 8 with blind houses before them that 1 ‘ terlous hop fiend pianist. With bim ""Bisuiniy because of the tricky trana- :~ . ; are but Lmitation houses, mare fronts; BT MADE an impatient ges, is the world’s greatest inventor, mas- formation, the apartment immediately a ~ - 4 aa poh x bet ym aed re—vice in othera waa one ip ter o” the ait, creator o' the acro- assumed mastodon proportions, an ef- . Mogd to thelr joan, promising richer thing; viee in himself was * gong the elemente— fect still further enhanced by the fig- : blood for him to rink, very soon. another, He looked «ato = © plane, an’ conqueror 0° the ele ure of & squatting juss at the extreme . : net hades across the street Washb f Eglinton Abt, the human bird-man end of the room, - on . § wel cae | rag co 0. Cae a: urn, but the elub- wot" —— Under a tapestry of blended col- , ~ 7 a, 64 are dra y then down, Quan man; frankly interested in the prob- oat Look up tl Jom of the -we tool pigeon, alone giant Chinaman, whatever i toate’ bee ee vmerenania Bolting It wan refused to moet his eye. ‘Watch the tall, fat man creep- = “Well,” the aviator mi @ power, Prof. Abt, ao why palming another man off on me; the prise. “I—J thought it was a Chinese scourged from my ranks the wicked; is on ig lain’ dowerte ing back in his seat, Ln'eiphind o ‘ . Abt, A deported 4 fant blooat* bewear evidently thought the hat man is commonplace; I'm tired—get organization of some kin those who fought against token of war id some! in the tenor of the “As I said,” fiugn cat * Washburn’ to’ whirl 4, " exclama- ofa, the image leered upon them with on oh poe etre aside the ideously mystical mien; while at its of rage 5 side, harmonizing into the curious ‘nusician, hammered lustily om the color scheme, politely waiting for voor, “Confound it, mani” he them Re tier stood a Ceara Bh You hi antly. “Can't you ure of huge, mena Proportions, oe indignantly. draped in costly, flowing garments, eet ttinton Abt rep who smiled blandly down upon them the other's e¢: red quizzically into ready to go. Then this Dr. Wu hops “When Dr. Wu leads, others fol- me, Some, seeing that China's old ‘Wu laughed softly under his breath you!” A loud shout from directly behind ¢, his gi slits and laughed. up rudely; talks about dangers, cau- low,” murmured the man. "Does the law came with me, left the o he aeteulives nk Marini delenit. “I've often asked myself that ques- tions, Hip Sing Tonge, igerous ‘shepherd cease ‘to be a shepherd tion, despite their vows to the great Se TREY Cate Guncding “OS. fae dren nae Baleatith tien.” men, powerful men, firm of Abt and cause he has sheep to tend?” There Joss Pue Chang. Therefore, eur Riatkse rushed Up ‘trom acroee taceree the who’ tone eeene the 2ecr Chrough wiioh teeyehadok: Wit, Lam dangerous—I'm mad—I'm waa @ note of tranquil assurance in madi, 2 joor through w’ S Cet gy sv r the He rapanied by oe we, fu in hie fren. ina, aeowin t 14 anoyed. But the worst of it is I'm. ‘ice that the words of another man and the little Celestial. make-up, and he poked Washburn sharp turn of the This third man they could not see gteefully in the ribs, much to that great hulk into the and stare into tus eyes, 7 and Lin Chun Association have turned him ip wowrard Che indo. any interested—this Wu talks like a man egotism. “Tong,” he slowly continued, led to wipe me out of existence, “Watch nT a thing, he mur- looks like a m: I don't under. “means an organisation now. Its lit- There are @ hundred revolvers hidden ured’ ‘boftly. Yow bhatt 206 allway, staring stand him—not quite; I like the soumd eral interpretation is ‘hatchet,” but in blouses within a radius of’ five that which it ts not’given Americans very well, as he remained in the gentleman's consternation. in every direction. With a smile of of that Hip Sing Tong—sounds ex- that is a false one. You may have hundred feet from us, which are hun- retand at the same ba ’ Th doe gree ty tT actmiled | the sient, satisfaction he resumed hig seat. plosive: I'm interested, and 1 oughtn't heard the Chineso mininter or conaut gering to dink my bled: thore are £0 eee ne eteweatch that. The eect oceans pavanss . ins. the. “Pardon me,” he smiled. Baves- to be interested, and you know it!” say-there-are no tongs in China, We thousands of men with knives thet harness- man tly over to it { " droppers annoy me, and I would not He whirled on his heel and rubbed sometimes say what we do not mean look forme. As you walked into this A He cide je in ite thi, Mr. Abb aviator, “I have waited iong for this care to be overheard. You Under- nis palms wrishiy tonethee ete ee ener eee sat we do not mean house, one hundred eyes were upon sminoen” ne‘ haw Bay ig A eke Pleasure, |My name, is Wed tana?” faced them defiantly. “You know 1 tory of the world—of all life—demon- you—wondering; when you leave, one everything in 90 peaceful. His re- Cally fa Ry ag the ry ; { $ bi rr. Wu by my people.” Sandy looked at Abt inquiringly.and — strate: t ‘ins, will foll hat {48 will be Anarchist @ tongs Washburn studied the man closely, remarked with chagrin the nervous DAY® 20 lise Anan To Bening Te eek eer ere ome gains, another hundred eyes will follow toad what voletis Joaty ib pocksti 48 tn well People: but this is positively unbe- t -peins, with tor how that the edge was taken from manner. with which the inventor pudgy smile stole over his babyish f it not mo?” * ere warnemen maven Of ats puntos s niente Grom “Dovere or Us Gespite tha evidence of my / © hie surprise; studied him with the rubbed his nose. He had already face breaking it unexpectedly into a got twelve, sults already for Washburn stirred @ bit nervously Hizabeth from Mott to Pell Street. own hs te! What are you going to SE RIne In MOH he ieeeeucled e¥- noted that ‘this gesture denoted in- thousand ravines of good humor, infringements on my crank shaft jy vasnburn stirred a feoling as of His slung ahot ia In hia‘bréust pocket, 40% It would be just as simple to 50 od. “eda pnbogen erything in which he Interested him- tense absorption in any: topic, and, put, Washburn,” he whispered’ alone,® shortly ana@éred-abt. ip bie ee oe a y, Se awn ue cat rie bh, but comfortable, murder Am 1, decaupe / doing in thie neighbor 4 Self. | Gigantic as was the Chinas personally, ho had a feeling of repul- poarsely, “ian't it’ fascinating? “And will have twelve hundréd spinal column, and eyes seemed bor- See! He looks at the placard a mo- they could not understand. ute. Wella ts on the Job.” He had man's figure, there was a sense of pion for this giant. However, he leaned torreciy, inen stopped back Teapony, between It and his manner waned back and waited resignedly . ty oped wa gute Thee closed struggle to take away what another he had seon disappear at the olang- naine Th ita effect. The third Mal onty have come from ec tromendeny (rqthe explanation. om 1 again without voicing the protest has is honest, according to. the ing of & gong. te wral‘iis back completely upon the mentality, ‘For, ‘taken’ fostare: by ly demanded nee BERETA’ GUTARK, whlch wae so palpably about to pass World's stundards; sometimes sis “Why A0at you asts fer police pron itue party. feature, there was nothing particu- “What Lceme Ds lips, He had easily sized up the dishonest and will continue so to be tection?” he questioned a bit Uri . Hmes—n walls whiok ment: Now he turds Kind walke idly’ Washburn shook his head deprecat- more, Sometim nost often—this ing into him from those ment: falcon on ur own He dont a ob i twas rece! 5 meas loam sone he kiiow what it says sta So long as all Chinamen look nor does he care. He leaves it alike to the police, and so as al) there—that white guardian of China- Chinamen common cause againet |. abso! rte Ment, Gdctort Th invent i, juat #0 | idling fools are born. tably. “If they knew the facts, all aunae he wnerel per Wes the aee and neat There (oy cnd Out. Speak Genk Sucsing hie, ond anorieie weary. In tay. county the thas of jeu coats teiatron bere pped in the bud. ‘The town to-night!” in Just so long will the present 4 ing Fe rey ee hinamhh See tae salty ch aie te eee ee of the popular adulation which had has no opportunity, even though he trouble with ali you foreigners ls that 6 Chinaman was speaking #0 rap- eonditiva of exist, What ate ancaldere, eizwes to go it, after af mouth wae lange, thislipped: ordalee: yxtice Lapped the little aviator om the snguifed mim since demonstrating the, possoanen, Drainay. therefore: the ams roar daa etree mae hres. diy noe Ghee hie works wets almost we going to do? te the question | Bae oe owes eT trom himselt qeUat, wae large, thin-lipped, cruel” knee, and there was something very Deacticabllity of air uavigation.. ** /bitiope man of Law oeote wobec are ot can't, understand yourselves 1 running together. Shoviig Eglintpn, T Nave tried for months to get an ep- } hour, nothing was heard from ae sarees so was straight wide "eer % @ smile on his yellow face. "The aviator disgustedly turned tow- of the takers’ What happened then? your contempt for the new, You al- Abt aside, he crotiched under portunity of discussing with Preges. { or yA, to Ge COMWOTY. in tne mouth. ie Sone es oot te The jipthink we shall get on splendidly arg Wu again, and, ignoring the ques- The merchants and all who accum- ways settle things your own way and casement, aor Abt. The anewer is simple. rt { obviously satisfied with the nostriled, quivering ont 4 together,” he remarked. tlon written on the bland face, the ulated wealth were in constant peril can seo no other.” “That placard Was placed there by quires the hand of steel—the arm F { of his waroing, ey Bacon asi Epo ees on tae ‘areeden, ey all burst out Washburain narrow pin points of fire glinting of blackmail, theft, and violent death. wy jaughed scornfully as he an. Ong, ong ene mani pn Bars Peer without bowels of compassion i a a from under the monstrous eyelids, They finally banded together, and tretch ut @ brawny arm. “ wi govere while uman frailties, The answer from. the man and clutched the grace and physical ease of his move- ‘The Chinaman amiled calmly. “To- jy a: ily Stretel 01 5 Brothers; that man leaa-: Doctor Wu and his right Hey sees ore: ray cats chet Phen tne meted ae TE ota, wot os ate fm Behatiee Fak eae Sane fy and Chee cee Ree RT wahetoaes Bagh es eee Ne eee ey eet ihe Ceany one of & number of Ucentleus together, sir—Doctor Wil and Protes- imtoccated ‘news bit te ve elnUiee Oo tine to the rien wane ore law! Your policel Bah! 1 have see 0 ie Trot Abt raised a hie’! authority = eh pee Ber due to leading @n sor Abt—for Hip Sing Tong.” I'm just as apt to be thinking of re) for weapons, and were known 8 ghooting in this street, have seen a glaeo, | Bee the way be over. aug yea, tovghend: then, meeting ae glent's 2 on Bad ng aeons . Wh 0 t '—the u tard: ouse—I eyes, he whispered eagerly nm Fe Ne ete Guappnered wal nlan Cetolenna time Grete: CHAPTER IV. What's Hip Sing Tong, aad all that lansuaren Peg nee Bes petite dipped ihe ek Ag Franclaco habit for the revolver Go on; tall us what vou weal poridis aa avo, ‘other , x sort of thing *, q livers in ™an; but, from = — you.’ i he ocar Boe pe ceeer BOS Sale (Ae. oceemaa Bias seats Underground War. For a moment the glant sat alent other merchatia joined tie. organiany Cait natie arp Mika men iying Know hire to bes knife throw tou seamed to coneantrace ail nls } muntered tovisvapped softly on the them, no humanity. The glint would OR ® moment Abt mot the gud lmpasnive, grout hands clutching Gon, and. there, followed bickerings about, but they have Droved auie in know, Row, tha auacara ready in bie tones. “He baat tomward im «a pen. tion inqulsitive, boring glance of A and internal strife, The line between your courts. tongs—they alon rns GaAOtnee ae Cy = re deor, which ewung slowly 0; The grow on the slightest provoca' gare fastened on the Inventor, whose an0,internal atrife: |The line between lone. vital laugh again. rs pn viator, B. t: ; * neadiong inside, into a flashing light pouring from the the Chinaman, then rising dancie with what te lef who #1 in the nig ave power to take away HNelthar dese the policeman nor gut _" ing immediately with the narrow slits, atudying whatever came to his feet, with hands bur- eyes were ig tvs have soatiod ae Facet She, Fuepreren bid mi life by taking ti nd and detectives. bacnin ace in. Chim tering 1 wearing as is decided in the counctis town to-night, The stool pigeon might out iike a tared about in bewilder- within their compass. The light di . many mould Dave enauee 4 . hed 4- might have been sardonic, inquiring, in his pockets, he pace: happened between Wholesaler and re- Ise or fair. "he? He knows all Prof. ted. by merely eee tne cruel, eleoere, inaincere—anything or the length of the room and back, re- Sl0wly he arose and began to talk in Sei Site dasviaae Ne aie tate nd you mean to aay you will stay Chinatown will he tell? He 18 af OME pra Md A @omething to \ % Te hed firet noticed, not more everything or nothing! Tt was Dut ® sumed hie seat as abruptly as be had moving gincefully and eloauentiy in Men Were Bll meas ee fone and fight against these overwheming Leong--in Quan Wan Dun! He tells this’ pi ie page eee fifteen feet sre which stood ong a Character of the manana left it, and beamed affably on’ the the manner of aman accustomed to there grew up separate ormanizae edger’ ry re. cettinel: them it 1s fatmiame sonmmean aa ere) plague. zoey ow fo fe. f f houses. Toward the talles i public speaking. " - vertisement, 5 - adequate; your oMfcers of that va ae es tela peaning, bit aid ,"¥ou ask concerns Hip Bing heat, You underntnea, “Mur, S82 ty, “I am in the hands of a greater ing of our very good friend, the on the bench to bal | of these the musician unconcernedly YO Tay felt a peauilar wave of em- tan rob! e—tbe: ; : police, are Sarthe nina ack oor, when an Rican ag caaaar We 84 yo runiy, “teeta Oyducurding ReMi ing’ itag, fr eh atets fntrte of Soumanda of ong feniiy Ge LH BRE MUL ead not eat Jefe fy fay foe” Moet 1! fue pale, Ate nampa fe ‘ 9 WI and am! J U 1 a se s are ‘ U . expression of Slee, onene OSE ‘Abt's towar Wash Ne me Legg mur ears eonen ee news I won't say i, worshipful assistance; this gaiths i, oval, And fust among theme Som eg A Re Teed saat PI pg Rs ae hl A og ond e Weahbera, 3 tel you tee 7 as be grasped sed arm. -mured ly, Ht iso @ pleasure ike the notion of working with ee cere je tongs became into this city trom ton, Philadel- ‘cep off the streets, for the Aga drives her ‘undesirables here “There's no baby inside, a there?” {> meet a friend of Professor Abt.” A Dia ent article 'Not a speech,” Abt protested wear- family affairs.” ‘" a Peper ee ig rate tate \- 4 “ ” Francisco; day after day joh is scheduled for to-night. ATY China her wharf ‘int nervously, Before Sandy eould frame & reply Yo ond Hm not particularly tnfatu- yy "Gai my assistance plain help, “Very, lucid commented Wash. Piim San at passing this “oountre: be . Bandy and the pianist poctor Wa hed turned and iifted x Sted with this Hip Sing Tong racket !¥'rm Guvin'G, ison confidence In YOR, bur Intensely interested; “but com {ie% come, sharpening thelr hatcher’ other Hip Sine wad de Sy: Baseny {RS country | Burese "aan roneenae, chorus. restraining hand to the pianist, who —whatever that may be. How about That would be a bad bm what I have read and hoard, the tong Ong Leong and Four Brothers basteas away o us, And you, with Eglinton had softly started toward the door you,*Washburn? Ni " . don't want to hear about Hip men in this country are not so much 4, fy Dr. Wu te the one against whom the knowledge of a baby con: at the opposite sideof the room. I Seer. T know Just what youll ad. Tons firet; I want to know about you. policemen as they’ are thieves and (2. No™ Xork Chinatown to annihilate yiacard is directed. It 1s a declaration tempt to meet conditions y you’ - I always judge @ thing by, who's be- murderers—trouble makers, in fact, /1!P Sing Tong. of open war, war on the streets, 00 not understand—that you will , 3 ,"" he commanded, of Europe to the United States, in and Dutch Fred slowly returned and vise, but'X want my say first, f didn't pind ty ona irom what Duta fastened Itke leeches on the law. ™4® 18 not here. The law, this police ‘the elevated structure yonder, an¥- begin even to comprehend if Fred 4 0 to of, unconsciously alds in where, everywhere, for the police will thousand ye This is fact. If this Wu fetches out a baby demurely lost himself as much a8 ask to meet Dr. Wu nor to hear about ella me, you seem to be a little better abiding Chinese. ie oe 2 o . teen hendeee ie is the sear, ”" y murder, The chief among MY never know. That is the message of nineteen hund and ti ; ESE BAST SF WOR GHOMTEISRE peesible to tie Necneerene. Hip Bing Tong—whatever it is—and “MEA UN me Doctor Wi" the ,D0cer,, Wu stared at Washburn huichet mon is barred from envoring Revel, kuvw, TRAE ta the message, of ni Cheintianity. af 1S that.” “You know,” Abt grinned boyishly, ,, ne A. silently through his LUttle slit ey * thi would le “ ¥ ‘The pianist smiled inacrutably and implahly at ‘the giant, “for a man 1'm not interested. I came down here Chinaman answered softly. “In ¢tbi8 then “woated ‘himusif aed vost eee eran ihe hunters dion eeaaite mencditiy an Ris. wart, ae raid who wants to meet anybody as bad- to find out if a little Chinaman who country I am Doctor Wu.” more deliberately: “In other wo ‘ou've been some- against me are great, but I am pow- face as he rubbed his nose with bis naman, for th forty. id Bo Ah Toe Cina Se WA Or eat has been making my life # burden for thing — Wu > ‘alias “In this country there 1s lHoense; erful and am accustomed to that. I orefinger, “Nonsense!” he exclaimed. red and seven. "Do ton ae His el it Neh nh cantina I never heard of you be- ®!* Months was telling moe the truth. — “In Peking T was an actor.” in China a captured thief has his bead have no fear of the mongrols—the “Hogging your pabdon, doctor, for the the United States vlacidly goes on tts” °* } * surprise, “" + I thought actors in et. elr minds an) cated and all that, but you’ at lo enforce them; “% featty before them, Now, what the devil is all this non- my filghte for five months or more, SU"P) ¥ nin this eountry because ify to my will, It would be an even WAF and get accustomed to working Your jnughing-stock. It tae i bd ities " y her t, ate oe st China were"——— He caught himeelf sense about?” This Chinaman I catch after h ! ing for the words that People are much more cunning, of with Mock Duck by my #lde-—-very jmagination overtime; that's the trous Americans make the laws and ) CHAPTER Il. at whey inatinetively recotied & step chioroformed my best mechanic and pped his tongue, ity, than the law; and na- even, indeed.” ble, Why, even I, If I remained in the Americans enforce ghem. The polles | ‘The Chinaman’s eyes opened wide for guard, sneaking round my aerodrome _,,"Lower than the lowest," smiled the nam, and rust “Isn't there a possible way of atmosphere of this district and this got stool pigeons, knowing nothing beg thor, ‘The te found ? Doctor Wu. the verlest fraction of a second, then like a thief in che night—that's baa, C@Mnaman. ‘That ts the actor you . e tongs found smuggling him over? estioned room, would be squatting before that of those stool pigeons save that, from >* HE impatient lick of the the flesh enfolded them once more. $6 carts Say ip EPs pre mall Beets aaa) in une emanne might gain went mame by doing thay Dutch Fred Mey ost tenor’ Mes ee es hed lower, and, (22 YeY nature of their business, jal casi * man at the Falle—the fat man. @ - Suddenly crouched lower, » they are untrustworthy, Sneake— latch, long after the three He made a slight gesture toward the Oo ow its tough,” b ar in the twelfth—lower thun which they had formerly boon hired might get him vor ing bie brawny. arm, forced he ther ane ine can eat men entered the hallway, Musician, who called the man that ~you ki Bhs" BO Cries, Glare TAN Yon ANA AIMIOrAL wommeny ttle tee: fe prevent; tHORGamens lag was ine CHE Bh thay Mod ‘ OB gt A RD Meet Pe oy ace the ones chosee to ‘inetaat 4:1 89 admitted them first, and together ing at Dutch Fred. 1 tenes de. #dequate to cope with them. What ‘ossibly,” murmured Wu thought. three y # > yo ne ar and polie®; © iou Went far to dispel misgiy- they placed three chairs alongside’ "4 iplanistiin. that ball brings me fancied Nee ee ce ee cant yeu exneot ae Ch ee nt fully, “were Mock, Duck « bright man window, “'Yayr hati” he snapped at ancails, belonging to these ‘samme ee: thy 5 /t rs * vhint , and able to assist himael But the G red, who, ' cret societies, who mon!pulate nga at finding no one wait the {Minmediately seated himaett, MTe~that’s bad; too, ‘Then what know. But there is anot” tas the Nature whi-h makes tho whole acrid detectives swarm about him; they’ with fear and dread In his wonderful pastly your own bs Y in? lifted hii . wright thowed ‘at the Neen cee “You know,” he Temarked, tucking happens, what happens, I aay!" He HU Hal Tru, or Imperial ators, who Hint’ He Jitted his palms in eloquent Sisim he has never beon in this couse & Nght showed at the head of @ his head to one side, for all the world Uy and will _not allow bim to ero ' *prang from his chair, stamped an- fourth day of every month, There are thelr head—that was the only remedy small stair Might; creaking boards like a perky bird, “I never knew . b i and that ts w here, the border, Their eye ts upon hi punctured thelr. footsteps; tortuous Chinamen attained any height be- &fly up and down tho room, and fi- but ten of them—nine since T came to a WY tm here, Ong ““titas he been in this country even, .“Your hat!" he enafled ico work their own ends and the aude oe moi , thelr tongs, ‘There Is your poaltom. The musician removed it and passed Pa dle Gnaligeedi ate , . it timidly along the foot to. tho 1 L : | at instruments to- oF : this country—and they rank but a Leong Tong is large and powerful, sacs, . nally came to @ dead halt before the “Certainly; he belongs here, crouching man. stairwaye crept past thelr groping He oatea nimsol 4 % ~ aitle lower than his majesty himself, but Chun Sing ie @ tottering leader inoy ‘cist not to aveld trousl Doctar, Wu. ralsod. the. hat. above Giaaby one—two—three landings they Leb Oa i if and laughe: grinning joss. “You know what bap- The will of the mightiest mandarin With no strong hand to punish; Lin “[f¢ you explain the circumstances?” the casement;-and. wajted., - GOING AWAY. F rT men inthis county, expen Pant: pens," he stormed at the wooden ef- 1s nothing to the Hu Hal Tau; the Chun Tong—what you call Four if, nnanailenencaeneate Mtoe hie walceene a. oateal AWAY. FOR THE left behind them before the dusty men in this country, expect Pekingese. tigy. “A detective steps up—he will of his majesty alone moves us.” Brothers~are plunderers; Hip sing H ret friends,” he invited, ri smile 6n his face; but Sandy Wash- | SUMMER? Remember The Eve- ht vainly strove to penetrate I am. a. bighlan Again. he Eglington Abt shook his head sage- Tong—that ls Doctor Wu. in n ; ? 4 ed fk a Me, The aickiy. 1uehed his soft, purring laugh. “And 8 me, everybody tries to impress ly.*"And what are you how?" © He stretched his gigantio frame, his er ngewe te neeponae Budisniy the net mewcttons thetane: | ning ‘World prints ach week top kyla yy Yet” he continued meditatively, that on me that they know:me—and tells “Doctor Wu," responded the giant ees, varrowed, his jaws meted fcrome the room, and drawing the @uddenly the hat Bom & ning Work punts each week a Fr ne ee ee pop by Rmoke trickled glint of Ment purposely resting onthe me this house Is dangerous,” Abt with simple, impressive dignity, "And ponderously, while the thick cartiggs CMent yellow curtain, pointed down- tor's hand complete’ up-to-date novel —~a Into the nostriis, and Abt complained ‘hunched-up figure of the iittie ins shook his tiny clenched fist at the fixe fate apie Impresnive Hreater power At the tip of his nose quivered trom- “titough the pane of alaas Eglinton Gait epee fete tay Ane ' bitterly under bis breath. ventor, “what ts height or aise? rou perturbable, unsympathetio 9 atue. 4 han as Hu Hal Tau, The Hip Sing Wously. Abt aod: Wasbonen stated mien tence Pp week's reading! Have The Eve- 7 ave power, and you are small; I “I come up here, My host's afraid Tong is mine to do with as I will, “ ° a : > 1 i sent to your sum. Bo ged Detecene have power, and 1 am large, | You of me-afrald, after ho claims to have am fea toader—head-body <I am Hip his hand te meavyy ti hea (etrone easy, Sullainee oppenite leaned cote. nan tron teat stare ipBiergus" thine ng, bit 10. your J mig! the most dangerous individ- scoured a bunch of countries to get Sing Tong.” for my family, but there ts no mercy ard them with drunken gravity, thelr in { flabby yand Washburn saw | Mer address, pm the door before them. After what ual in the world, Yes; why not han hour's talk with me; foola me by You!” Sandy looked at him in #uw in me for the evildoer, 1 bave windows filmed by years of accumu- rand ole above tHe sweat- » ( , PF i \ '