The evening world. Newspaper, October 4, 1916, Page 12

| | ' ' Bb DOBODOCOOS! (Oaprrtaht, 1016, by THIRD EPISODE THE POISONOUS TARANTULA DODO DDODOH VOI OOAOOOOOG DDDHOOOADOOING \ o (the Gera! Pe Oe.) STNOPRIS OF PRECKDING EPISODES. Thomas (ted Mates Consal in the Chisese tresty port of Man Kol, (s sented is fie office ‘Apell writing to bie friend, Revol Manning. tn New Yort. “aM written, “ia tmmencely wealthy, effucated above the average, 0 ectentiet ot re thinker of depth am} originality, yet reputed @ abeer fanatic in hte hatred resckte to exit the yellow race at the expense of the white," The Cos. ful gom on Singh's niece, © Medamoiselio Nafia, te being educated ot Vanmr College; that every saret society {m the United Atates ls plegied to support this mysterious leoder the sign of the menacing cult le the crescent or mew re ow arrives th ‘mr. ARGARET BRONSON’S adventures served at least ono useful pur- pose—they threw light on All Singh's plotting and helped to clear some of the miste from Manning’s brain. In the first instance, Margaret was sure that Mile, Najia had @ither lost her senses or was acting under hypnotic influence, It was tm- Possibie to believe that an old-time friend and classmate at Vassar would willingly join in any such stheme of political blackmail and assassination as that conducted by her uncle, All Singh. Margaret, questioned on the point by Manning, was quite eure that Mafia had never once recognized her during those dreadful hours in Ab Ghow's place. “Didn't you appeal to her personally?” inquired Manning. “Why, of couree I did. The moment Teaught sight of her I was intensely relieved and felt sure that I would be released at once with an explanation that eome extraordinary mistake had been made, Instead of being net at Mberty, I was shut in a horrid room, and, although Najla herself brought food, which she urged mo to take, who disregarded my appeals and lis- tened with a curious, puzzled expres- sion, Tho look on her face reminded me of a child etriving vainly to un- derstand words uttered tn @ foreign “Undoubtedly she was in a bypnotio state,” broke in Manning, “Among Bastern les whenever any man obtains «commanding influence over the multitude it may be taken for granted that meameric power plays no @mall part in his mental makeup. Probably when science has investi- gated these occult matters more fully 4t will be found that every human be- fag sends forth & personal aure semewhat akin to the electric waves flowing trom a wircless station, and varying in intensity as induction colle vary in power, We already admit the fact in our common speech. We talk of people being magnetic or repellent, and what are these qualities but the positive and negative poles of eleo- ticity?” “are you positive or negative, Y" asked May Manning a eSDunso.” grinned young Bronson. “Guess I'm the one that fits in best our outfit.” Mitassine frowned. “In dealing with Ali Bingh we've got to take into Bo- count a great many things not hither- to dreamed of in our philospohy,” he said . “L gee now quite plainly that he has made every preparation for a merciless war against the leading men of this country, He knows quite well that the millions don’t count. In America, as in hie own land, the multitude fol- lows its leaders like wo many flocks of sheep.” “You mustn't say that when the newspaper reporters come along, Er- rol,” broke in Bronson. “It's the truth anyhow, and no one khows that better than the experl- enced journalist, Public opinion cao be manufactured by exactly the same means as used by a clever mer chant in elit his wares. But let’ keep to the business in hand and drop icing. So far as you could judge, t, does All Singh depend wholly upon himself, or hae he any really clever assistants?” The girl shuddered at recollection of some of the sinister shapes which had fitted before her eyes during her but nerved herself to epeak critically . rarded most of the men and Reman os mere fanatics whom, their master could control as he wished,” be sald. ajia, of course, stood apart. Iam sure she In not acting as her true self, But that man you fought with the moment after Najla and you brought me into the corridor strikes me as @ very dangerous per- son indeed.” “Ah! Hongkong Harry?" “Oh, is that his name? Of course I beard no nam So far as I was concerned everything passed in dumb show, because Najla was the only one who spoke in English. She res- cued me, too, from one man—a thug, who frightened me terriby just be- fore you cam “Was that when you screamed “Yes.” Bronson was beginning to give his sister and May Manning a detailed account of events leading up to the raid on Ab Chow's wh lephone Jangied an interruption, Kemp was 0M the wire demanding Instant speech of Manning. “Are you alone?” inquired the po- Nee captain, “No,” was the answer. “fam in Mr. Bronso: library, and we are all gathered here.” “I thought I'd rather warn you that I have something very unpleas- ant to say,” went on Kemp. “Al Bingh has been at it again, There's @ call from Benator Johnston's house, md I fear the worst. 1 am just going there, It's on Long Iwland, about midway between here and Fern Brae. Can you meet me there in if an hour?” replied Manning, speaking wal tone. m wanted at Senator John- place," he went on, “Will you come with me, Bronson?" “Rather!” mumbled the young er, The two girls imagined that the business was semi-political. They Uittle dreamed the truth, The man y responsible for the Introduc- of @ strenuous anti-alien law Pyte the legislature was then lying dead in his home, stricken down by the hand of Ali Singh. Tho closest investigation showed that the affair was wrapped in al- moat impenetrable mystery. The Senator and his secretary had been hard at work in the library, since Johnston was journeying to Wash- ington that night, and a good deal of correspondence had to be transmitted prior to his departure. He just had been re-elected to the Senate, and this tribute of public confidence meant the dispatching of many mes- sages of thanks to his supporters, and arrangements for a muss meet- ing to be held at an early date in the State capital. The weather was fine, though rather chilly, and a strong wind wes blowing, which did n two workers until the deor awirting off the ator with & amo You wage See; em! “You might ¢! ell the windows, Brown.” _ The secretary obeyed and was at paing to look the latches and draw the blinds, so that this trivial incident Proved conclusively that the room could not be entered from without, The Senator opened the letter, which, the manservant explained, had been brought by @ lady who would not walt for an anawer. Mr. Johnston found only @ blank card inside the velope. Naturally he was tly aurprined and turned the card back and front In close examination. “Somebody is playing a joke on me,” he laughed at last. “What sort of lady was Jenkins?” Jenkins @ reflective hand to his mouth. far as I was able to observe, ee he eaid, “she was @ good looking mi Ld now joined his em- ployer in puzsied scrutiny of the card. The oe looked up at Brown with a le. he must de a singularly discreet young person,” he said. ‘I guess this affair 1s more {n your line than mine.” “It wouldn't have her call here, at any rate, Senator,” retorted the younger man. Then they both noticed that the card emitted @ peculiar scent, Hut ume was precious. They were far too busy to devote more than a few seconds to @ matter that was trivial if somewhat peculiar, Tho Senator threw envelope and card on the table aad work was resumed. About an hour later tho secretary was dismissed for the even: \d Mr, Johnaton jocked himself in the room, with atrict injunctions that he was mot to be disturbed until the time came for his departure to Washing- ton, The secretary dined alone, He 4 the butler were discussing the Appearance of the lady who had brought that seemingly meaningless letter when a scream of agony came from the library, It was undoubtedly the Senator's voice, and be must have been :n mor. tal anguish ere that cry way wrung from his Ups* The two men rushed to the door, but failed to open it, as the lock was a strong one, and the panels were of heavy mahogany, In response to thelr shouts no an- swer came from the interior. By Deering through the keyhole they could discern the Senator lying face downward on the table, with body and limbs contorted and tn an atti- tude that betokened either Insensibil- ity or death, In this er! both secretary and butler lost their heads, Instead of battering in the door by main force or breaking open the window and thus effecting an entrance from with- out, they telephoned to Police Head- quarters. In & sense, however, their stupidity actually proved helpful. Medical ex- amination showed that the Alor had died almost instantaneously, Maming and Kemp therefore were Mterally the first on the scene when the police effected an entrance, They were able to verify the secretary's statement that each window was closed and bolted, while the Senator himself had locked the door, They Were told, of course, the story of the scented note and examined it curi- ously. Somehow t armless looking en with the blank rect, white cardboard which {t co: see m@ now to be endowed w f import, But they could make nothing of it, nor could a doctor dis. cover the cause of death, There were none of the symptoms normal to heart selzure or brain paralysis. The unfortunate man might have been be- reft of life by an act of God The doctor even murmured some- thing of the sort, whereupon Man ning sald savagel: “It iw more like the act of the devil! This ts the hand Tk of that human fiend All Sing “What do you mean? surprised medico. Recollecting himaeit, Manning promised that he would explain later. * inquired the ELLOW M COO C0 000000000 000D DOODDOOOODHIAG CO® OOo Aidati aR mi A WOMAN'S SCREAM AND THE SOUNDS OF A SCUFFLE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. “Meanwhile,” be said. “I shall be glad if you will conduct # postmor: tein and ascertain beyond doubt whe immediate cause of death if not the actual agent which brought it about.” The doctor nodded, I will do what I can," he said, “and, if necessary, will cali in ‘b leading toxicologist In New York. “You are inclined to suspect poison, then?" inquired Manning quickly. “Well, yes. This is tne work of wome deadly agency. Look at John- ston’s fa It bears an expression of agony and terror, Manning picked up the scented note again. This time he smelled it more gingerly. “Do you think there can be any- thing harmful in this perfume?” he inquired. should l.oagine not,” said the doctor, “You lied it, as well as the Senator," he added, turning to Mr. Brown. “Oh, yes; I think I handled it more be did," was the answer, “And you have experienced no il) effects?" “Not in the least.” The doctor shook his head. Present it is an insoluble myster; Manning and Kemp, assiste Bronaon and several e¢: tectives, scrutinized the room and left ha “at ly a blade of Bre unturned on the lawn outside the windows, There was little restilt. Apparently at some recent date some one had climbed or attempted to climb to sloping roof by a water pipe. Obtain- ing a ladder, they followed this faint clew and found a pl of soot soiled silk thread near the chimney, which communicated with the library fire- place. That was all. These things might have been purely accidental. The thread was light enough tn tex- ture to have been swept on to the roof by the very gust which disturbed the Senator's papers. The searchers were about to leave the house for the night when Manning was called to the telephone. His ser- vant told him that @ cablegram had arrived from China. “It is in cipher, sf man, in the went on the reumstances I thought I was justified in deciphering it." "Quite right Is it from Han Kot?" mtents Are Bo se rious that en trying for the last hour to get you on the wire. It's from Mr, Clark and reads, ‘Hamilton Johnston figures after Bronson on Ali's list." iver dropped from Man- ‘ous fingers 4!" he muttered ei or Johnston's d created @ mn on, although re kensa- tlonal aspects were by the to- tal suppression of nee s York Was thorr It was d t , miscre \ Uke owings und New York is a great an city. Its lif proceeds along t food order and all ely impos eommunit factors, nosmatter | or determined, ¢ civic power broad dayligh of comme en frankly Viewed in ator two well k was lyin own detec. tives w their greves, and Mar. Bronson had been rescued with ulty from a fate worse than death! That was the her side of lem—it's nightmar den from the 6,000,0 Greater New York, th: fully vivid tn the official coterie char tlon. Tho Senator’a death Mr, Bronson ar, posthaste to W ington, As Willard Brona to keep in close touch with had brough ents to DOODIONNE DDOODOOOOIGONS) hl [ ea] hed seen you.” From the Fil POPDODOODODODSOOOOOON ACE | WODDOODOBS) WOU cs " rt nd A Pe ULL ure waa wrt Cy ht a 1] Va vetd ° 1%; 09 or AUCH f ' apartment. It was easy to follow his movements. He drew a chair close to the bedside, laughed cheerfully when May told him how she hi routed her companion and after a brief conversation went to the wii dow and opened it, @robably at his ister’s request, ap the night was warm and the air in the room sultry. He left the window open, but drew the blind and was in his own room again when a@ plercing scream came from the front of the house. A woman was shrieking in mortal agony and fear, and the sounds of a acuffie on a flight of steps leading to the porch dispelled any doubt as to the locality whence the cry came. Stuffing a revolver into the pocket of his dressing gown, Manning raced New York, bis sister was invited to syoud @ few daya with May Manning. It was deemed best that the girls should dwell under the same roof and be efficiently guarded. Unknown to themselves, they could not stir a yard without being shadowed by detectives. Thus during an afternoon's stroll down fashionable Firth Avenue they were kept under constant surveillance, while Uneir chauffeur was given in- Siructions not to allow himself to be separated by more than a few yards frou @ car containing three sharp- eyed and well-armed policemen in plain clothes, Notidng of any importance bap- pened during the day following Sen- ator Johnston's death, The two girls saw litte of either Manning or Bron- son, After dinner Margaret Bronson felt 80 sleepy that ghe nodded over a book and wanted May to talk so that she might keep awake. May Manning, however, was interested in a novel and refused to be drawn into conver- sation, whereupon Margaret bade her good night and went to her room. May had settled herself cozily under 4 reading lamp when the butler came h in, “A lady bas just brought a note for Mr. Errol," he said. “A lady?” inquired May, rounding her eyevrows. “Whaj sort of a lady “A dark, slight, foreign looking young person, mass. She seemed to be @ bit flurried too, I sort of fancied sho didn't want to leave the message | at first, but ahe changed her ind stuttered sometbing about there bein no answer and raced off at once, though I asked her wo walt unul I Cy T But an innocent man, sent to Me | Prison, doesn’t mean, necessarily, & “Why me?” demanded May. 1 “Weil, mise, I thought you might |®¢¢ play. Such # play may work care to iet ber know what time you Upon our sympathy and still be open expected Mr. Errol home.” poe jto the question that the theatre al- The girl took the note mM ae “U: tence” is butlera hand and examined it curi.|"*7® Presents. net oe es ously, The superscription was in «| Prison reform drama that sugges feminine handwriting, and she as-| propaganda with a somewhat farcical certained that the sealed envelope touch when all is eald and done, The contained @ stif card. Probably it jonening act is ing at times, but Was Pireie moore HRDOrtAnt kan & it te divided oepagene y scenos that “My brother will not be home for |the spectator 1s reminded of motion another hour,” she said at last, Hy, pictures, and Mr, Bronson are dining together! The aeststant cashier of a bank at thelr olub, but he ts sure to coma | who te made the vietim of his em- to my room and say good night he-| fore he retires, so I'll just shove be Plover cannot take his wife ale Be note inside this book, and there is &fms when he ts led off to prison then no at I shall forget to because of the handcuffs he bas been t to him." niding from her, You may call t butler bowed and withdrew, nclodrama tf you like, but it tugs and May resumed her reading, For ,™ sanstiaiol reo somo reason the printed page no | strongly at the heartstrings Pe r held her attention closely, She haps this ts life expressed in the- detect @ faint though atrical terms, Yet there is @ mo- pleasant odor from the vet- mont when the wife comes to her sheer feminine curiosity »enand in prison that ta really big and true in ite human appeal. V ¢ woman talks of her plan to b to she r Not only ha into her br DAs Aw Be atic eide © invio- © bai he hes done her hushand, the poor jdevil in stripes, with his eyes ban- daged has become eo blunted gu that revenge and the ng to him. perhaps be dressed taking sense of U r ‘ rr i A ts drama tn tho best senee of Oddly enoug aad the word, and it proves that Megrue sleep c and Cobb know human nature in its x leeper and more significant aspects. ork | COMparison with Galsworthy’s “Jus- sultory heed to her| tice” i@ Inevitable, and tt is et th While they were that the authora of ander Hen- . are > ee Comte tat tp show themselves worthy of SOM ped May gayly, "1¢ you |#ePous consideration. They deservs on’t want Errol to catch ' praise, too, for the scene in which the Bight sult you ad bet aA of the bank talks plainly to its cause he 1 he | 1 to ‘Kina toe) coat 3 y selfiah, hypocritical directors—Blake “That's a more excuse to get rig {St any rate, is straight from thy of me." p 1 Margaret shoulder in everything he says, and eh as tt? Til sh ow yc Before | good characterization is to be found the more staid Margaret could stop ts her M 1 caiied her brother's Labi negsa But when the wife of the tmpris ing vengeance next day,| ened Copley makes her way into the ‘Margaret had to run for tt, She had| room and the banker finally rid just gained her own room when she| of her by locking her in @ vauit tho rol Manning croasin, the| she has been led to believe is his landing and entering his we private elevator, the play rapidly jad either heard nothing of this commo- © THE NEW PLAYS o “Under Sentence” Prison Reform Drama BY CHARLES DARNTON O see a man tn prison atripes is one of the tragedies of Life. of unfortunate humanity was evid¢ and Irvin 8, Cobb when they wroto duced last night at the Harris Theatre. | er to account for the wrong * after confinement tn a dark ¢ fo hie the LOCO m Spectacle of the Same Name Released by the Unity Sales OBODOOOODDOA Corporation downstairs, followed b; brother and sister, lay at the back of th the Bronsons, May's room house, she tion, on, if the hur passage of feet ears she merely joke was on, might have deen Margaret caught by one of the young men while endeavoring to reach her room May had completely forgotten the le ter meant for her brother. The butler joined his master in th hall and opened the front door. The moonlight which flooded the front of the house revealed a singular scene. A slender, well dressed gir) was ap- parently engaged in @ violent struggle with a young man who was endeavor- ing to carry her off and at the same This view y taken by Rot Cooper Megrue | ‘Under Sentence,” the play pro- descends to melodrama, Before Blake can start for Canada, his supposedly Wusted buuer iiberates Katherine 4ud claps handcuffs on his master. it appears, if you please, that Kath- erine has turned to newspaper work, and not only found out au about Biako's financial operations, but “planted” a detcotive in his house to rve as butler, It must be admitted | Copley’s wife te @ wonderful | woman, Still more remarkable, how- | ever, is Biake when he is seat to prison, for be brings about the eleo- Uon of @ candidate for pn Bl Meer | out letters in & and in reward for bis eervices he is given @ nice blue an: fo} in charge of the prison h the sympathy born of experience, Blake turns darie cella into baths, organizes baseball | Prison that includes a roof garden. ond thelr play ta farcical. ‘ann gave force and per- character of Blaka, es- 4 ne scene that brought the Airectora into the light Janet won earnest af the wifs, never seemed quite able tw her role pathy a4 the prisoner whe eur- hinent only out of th believe t ‘range couTne t t evea & profer- wiona rer might foul inclined to bane bis head ad miscarried solely because of the sercamn uttered by the girl. If th ereelf to All Singh tareer, ber resolution had weakened at the crucial moment. What then was the prolect which she had helped it Were there other agents of Ali Singh lurking about the house? ution must be but every precat He was about to go to the telepho and summon the police when the girl, oe whom Bronson had placed in a chair, #8V6 was recognized by Margare! trived to gasp: &s the curtain goes down | laining plang for @ new|®y Felix Kremba woo | § nor characters were Scenario and Novelization by 8- LOUIS TRACY BHDOHGHODHDDDOHODHOHEGDHODS) LOOOD “Oh, be quick, be quick,” she screamed. “Go at once, or you will be too late.” A spider was craw across the bed on which the girl had placed a reading lamp. An inhuman wretch had devised some scent which attracted to its victim a deadly tarantula. ia 1? time smother her appeals for assist- Whe: Thank God, I was in “ ance time! Manni: raced down the steps, With «@ snarl, Hongkong Harry caught ‘the assailant in a strangle ducked under the butier’s arm and hold and compelled him to let go. sprang at Najla, Manning and Bron- Bronson took the fainting and almost son flung him back into the corner, unconacious girl in his arms. In a Then Manning gave attention to the » few seconds Manning had a es Oy eeaner word: inned to the ground, with ¢ a r breath aimost choked out of him. ing about?” he cried, his thoughts in- ‘Then he rose and handed the revolver stantly reverting to that curious to the butle! blank and scented sheet of paper “Get this fellow on his feet,” he found on Senator Johnston's tabie, sald, “and jab the musale into the The butler overheard, | small of his back. Make it clear that It's a letter for you, sir,” he broke you will shoot at the slightest sign of !n. This young lady brought it ugliness. Now, Bronson, carry the nearly two hours ago, She said there girl inside the house, I'll ring up Was no answer. |! noticed ¢hat ebe Kemp. Ye must investigate this af- seemed very wu but could get ” bf la eatly mis- nothing out ef he See Nt mente euuabie A woman who said there was “na He was not yet inclined to breathe @nswer” had also left a note at Sen~ is this you are 4] the half formed suspicion that the 4tor Johnston's house, two people who had engaged Ina fu- “Where is it now?” rious struggie at such alate hourout- “1 gave to Miss May, sir," ead@ side bis front door were none other the butler, “She put it in a book and than Mile. Najla, All Singh's niece, took it to her rogim.” and Hongkong Harry, the haif casto ‘The half fainung girl on the chalg Houtenant of the higher one. understood the man's words. It must be remembered that he bad = “Oh, be quick, be quick!” oe seen them earlier In very different cir- screamed. “Go at vace, or you wild cumstances. Then Najin was dressed be too late!" in Oriental attire, Hongkong Harry Aware only of some doadig and had figured in the scene only long tmpaipable evil that threatened dang enough to be flung headlong to the ger to his sister, Manning raced up. floor of Ab Chow's place, and the in- stairs. He was followed by the Bro: terior was filled With blinding smoke, sons and the butler, the faithful ser- In the bright light of the hall, one vant being much more concerned as glance at the faces of the girl and her to the safevuardine of his mistress would-be abductor told him that his than the maintenance of watch over intuition was not at fault. bis prisoner, The butler backed Hongkong Har- May Manning ecreamed in alarm ry into @ corner, and the man’s pallid when her brother tore into the room features were so convulsed with rage and awitched on the electric light. that Manning was certain some plot “Oh, what ts it shrieked, lay~ ing down the book she was reading and staring at bim and the others in were #o her intent could hardly wide eyed amazement, criminal or if she had indeed lent (Cause and effect now stood revealed, ‘5 campaign of an inhuman wretch, stopping short of no means to achieve bis aims, had devised eome acent which attracted to ite victime a larly deadly species of tarantula found in the deserts of Manchuria. One of these terrible insects had etung Senator Johnston. It was only the hesitancy ne to obey @ brutal will shown by that unhappy creature, Mile. Najla, which May Mannings life or perhaps that of her brothe: And yet the strong arm of the law { ‘was palsted. The Menace spread ite dark shadow across America. \ (To Be Continued.) Who was threatened? hard to accurately, It was “Najia, can it possibly be you?” Najla gazed around wildly and con- letter—the poisoned note! THE FOURTH EPISODE IN THE SERIAL THE YELLOW MENACE WILL BE PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11. “That SEE The Yellow Menace ON THE SCREEN AT THE FOLLOWING THEATRES: New Tuxedo 660 Third Ave., New York t, ith St., New York Port Morris, 580 East 188th St., New York So. Bou! 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