The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-08
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SYNOPSIS.
Tho Yellow Man" began In News
Thursday, Aug. 21.
The scene OF the story opens in England
In a village between Slough and Wind
sor and Is told by young son of Capt.
Bob Kingston. The captain was a sea-
faring man and traded In the countries
and islands OF the far East. being at home
only at intervals OF years, and at the
time was a little sad-eyed woman who
watched every day for the postman. She
was guarded by An only brother named
James Davie. a wealthy retired broker.
One day. as young Davie was working
in his garden. a strange-looking man en-
tered the yard and asked for his father.
The man had coal black hair and a skin
that was very dark and foreign looking.
and he had strange dark eyes. Mrs. Kings
ton trsmble at sight Of him. and upon
he went away. After his departure the
captains wife was very pale and handed
Davie letter received that morning from
the captain and post marked Bailarat.
The letter said he had some bitter emo
mics and to look with suspicion on any
who might visit her an coming from him.
Later Davie discovered a peculiar egg
shaped mark In red pencil on the gate
post. That night Davie and his uncle
passed the night In neighboring village
and upon returning home the ext day
found the mother and the maid mur-
dered-strangled. and each marked on the
forehead with n purple band. as though
burnt into the skin with acid. band Of
the same shape as the red pencil figure
ON the gateway. On examining the gate
later, the sign had disappeared. Davie
went to live with his uncle and one morn
ting. six months later. discovered the
same sign on the stable door. and inside
tho two hovses OF his uncle lay stiff In
death. Davie was then sent of TO school
and his uncle started to unravel the mys-
terry. Two years passed away and one
day Davies Othsr, old and broken down,
came 10 the school and took him away.
For long time Davie and his father
roasnsd about the country. stopping few
weeks IN one place and invariably ieevlns
on the receipt OF a mysterious letter. IA
leaving Shrewsbury Davie saw, the yei-
low man on the station platform.
a long stop was made at Chichester
Davis one day on returning from q bi-
cycle ride was almost run down by a
mad looking team Of horses driven
by the yellow man. On returning to the
hotel no found his father strangfed as
had been his mother. with the fatal egg
shaped mark on his forehead.
After the murder Davie and his uncle
went to London TO live and obtained the
late captains will and manuscript ad-
dressed TO Davfe, which was marked to be
opened only ON the captains death.
The manuscript related the journeys OF
Captain Kingston in the far East. mis-
Joining the Boxers in China and his orders
from that body TO kill a high Chinese offi-
Cal, his failure to do so through MS
ecrupies against committing murder and
his becoming a marked man by the So
ciety.
Jim and Davis went to live In London
and one evening Davie saw the man with
the strange eyes on the street. bat could
not reach him. The next morning the
fatal g-shaped mark was found on the
door post and spy discovered keeping
close watch OF the house.
One evening Davie, while slipping a glass
Of soda at a bar. was brushed against by a
man who was very profuse In his apollo
giles. AS Davfe was about to drink the
soda he was warned by a peculiar looking
young man that the first stranger had
dropped powder In the glass. That
night the egg shaped mark was found on
the door Of their room The next day
they packed up and went to Brighton.
only to see the peculiar looking young man
there ahead OF them.
At Brighton Davie was invited into the
room OF the young stranger. whose name
was Wentworth. and while there pistol
shot from a Chinese arm whistled past
his head and buried itself In the wall
Wentworth was profuse In his apologies.
Later he mystcriously disappeared from
the hotel.
The day after wentworth's disappear-
ancs a man Just from Australia was
found murdered with a Chinese knife
IN his back very similar 10 the one shown
Davie by Wentworth. On the dead mans
forehead was the egg shaped sign Soon
Q afterwards Davis received a letter with
the mysterious sign and another change
Of base was made.
Leaving London In disguise Davie and
BIS uncie went to Naples. and sailed from
that city for Australia. on the way to
China, having determined 70 beard the
lion IN his den. Davfe became acquainted 4
with . young lady passenger on the voy-
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