The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05
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"Ths Yellow Man" began In News
Thursday. Aug. 21.
The scene Of the story opens I'm England
In a village between Slough and Wind
sor and is told by a young son OF Capt.
Bob Kingston The captain was 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 tremble at sight OF him. and upon
learning the captain was not at home.
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 Ballarat.
The letter said he had some bitter eie-
mics and to look with suspicion on any
who might visit her as coming from him.
Later Davie discovered peculiar egg
shaped mark In red pencil on the gate
post That night Davie and his uncle
passed the night In a neighboring village
and upon returning home the ext day
found the mother and the maid muir
dered--strangled, and each marked on the
foreheed with a 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
the two horses OF his uncle lay stif I'm
death. Davie was then sent of TO school
and his uncle started to unravel the mys-
terry. Two years passed away and ore
day Davies father. old and broken down.
came 10 the school and took him away.
For q long time Davie and his father
roamsd about the country stopping a few
weeks Ia one place and invariably leaving
on the receipt OF O mysterious letter. IN
leaving Shrewsbury Davfe saw the .yei-
low man on the station platform.
A long stop was made at Chichester.
Davte one day ON returning from a BIZ
cycle ride was almost run down by a
madly- looking team OF horses driven
by the yellow man. On returning to the
hotel he found his father strangtsd as
had been his mother, with the fatal egg
shaped mark on his forehead.
After the murder Davie and his uncle
went to London 70 live and obtained the
late captains will and manuscript ad-
dressed to Davie, 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 mis-
scruples against committing murder and
his becoming a marked man by the So
ciety.
Jim and Davie went to live In London
and one evening Davie saw the man with
the strange eyes on the street. but could
not reach him. The next morning the
fatal egg-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 bar. was brushed against by a
man who was very profuse I'm his apollo
giles. As Davie was about to drink the
soda he was warned by a peculiar looking
young man that the first stranger had
dropped a 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 a pistol
shot from a Chinese arm whistled past
his head and buried itself In the wall.
Wentworth was profuse In HIS apologies.
the hotel