The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-11
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"The yellow Man peBan IN NeWs
Thursday, Aug. n.
The scene OF the story opens in England
I'm a village between Slough and Wind
sor and Is told by young son Of Capt.
Bob Kingston. Tho captain was sea-
faring man and traded In the countries
only at intervals OF years. and at the
time was a little sad-eysd 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.
that wss very dark and foreign looking.
and he had strange dark eyes. Mrs. Kings
ton trembls at sight of him, and upon
learning the captain was net at home
ne went away After his dep&rture the
captains wife was very pale and handed
Davio q letter received that morning from
the captain and post marked Ballarat
The letter said he had some bitter ens-
mics and to look with suspicion on any
who might Wait her as 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 a neighborfng village
and upon returning home the ext day
found the mother and the maid muir
dered-strangled. and each marked on the
forehead with a purple band, as though
burnt into the skin with acid. a band OF
the same shape as the red pencil figure
ON the gateway. On examining the gate
later. the sign had disappeared Davie
~ n live NTH his nnrlA a vi
ing. six months later. discovered the
same Sign on the stable door. and inside
the two horses OF his uncle lay stffr In
death. Davie was then sent of 10 school
and his uncle started TO unravel the mys-
terry. Two years passed away and ons
day Davies father. old and broken down,
came 20 the school and took him away.
For q long time Davie and his father
roamed about the country. stopping a few
weeks In one place and Invariably leaving
on tho receipt OF q mysterious letter. IN
leaving Shrewsbury Davie saw the yell
low man on the station platform.
A long stop was made at Chichester.
Dave one day on returning from a bi-
cycle ride was almost run down by q
madiyslookfng team of horses driven
by the yellow man. On returning TO the
hotel he found his father ytrangied as
had been his mother. with the fatal egg
shaped mark on his forehead.
After tha murder Dave and his uncle
went 20 London to live and obtained the
late captains will and n 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, ME
5oining the Boxers IN China and his orders
from that body TO kill a high Chinese ON
cial his failure 10 DO 80 through MS
scruples against committing murder and
his becoming a marked man by tho so
ciety.
jim and Davis 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 norning the
fatal egs-shaped mark was found on the
door post and a spy discovered keeping
close watch OF the house.
One evening Davie. while slipping a glass
Of soda at O banwas brushed aga Inst BY q
man who was very profuse In his apollo
gies. As Davie w,es about TO drink the
SODA he was warned by peculiar looking
young man that the frst stranger had
dropped q 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 tho peculiar looking young man
there ahead Of them.
At Brighton Davfe was invited into the
room OF the young stranger. whose name
was wentworth. and while there q pistol
shot from a Chinese arm whistlad past
hts head and buried itself in-the wall
Wentworth was profuse In his apologies.
Later he mysteriously disappeared from
the hotel.
The day after Wentworth'e disappear
snce a man tust from Australia was
found murdered with a Chinese knife
IN his back very similar TO the one shown
pavfe by Wentworth. On the dead mans
forehead was the s-shaped sign. Soon
a..
ne mysterious sign and another change
Of base was made
Leaving London In disguise Davie and
his uncle went TO Naples and sailed from
that city for Australia. ON the way TO
China, having determined TO beard the
Hon N his den. pavfe became acquainted
with . young lady passenger on the voy-
age.
At Port Said the party went ashore
COR a few hours, and while viewing the
town Miss Hurst, the young lady trav-
sier. was handed n letter by an Arab that
ersatiy agttated her Davie and Jim had
q vague suspicion that the letter was Of a
similar nature 10 those received by them
with the mysterious sigh.
One dark night on the run TO Colombo
Davie heard screams and rushing 10 the
stern Of the ship saw man throwing
Niss Hurst overheard. DAVE Jumped
into tha sea and rescued Miss Hurst after
q hard swim.
In a conversation between Davie and
Miss Hurst IL transpired that the two
ladies were travelling under assumed
names for the same reason that Davie
was, and that they were the widow and
Daughter OF Mr.. Hilbury. who was mur-
dered By being stabbed in the back by the
Chinese dagger seen in the rooms OF
Wentworth.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BrGHT
Judging from IN foregoing revela-