The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-10
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"The 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 sea-
faring man and traded In the countries
and islands OF the far East. being at home
only at intervals OF years, ana at the
time was a little sad-eyed woman VINO
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
Tbs man had coal black hair and SKIN
that was very dark and foreign looking.
and he had strange dark eyes. Mrs. Kings
ton tremble at sight az him. and upon
learning the captain was ret at home.
he went away After his departur> the
captains wife was very pale and handed
Davie a letter received that morning from
the captain and post marked Ballarat
The letter said he had some bitter enc
niles and 10 look with suspicion on any
who might visit her as coming from him.
Xater Davie discovered peculiar egg
shaped mark In red pencil on the gate
post. That night Davie and his uncle
passed the night In neishborfng village
and upon returning home the ext day
found the mother and the maid muir
dered-~trangled. and each marked on the
forehead with a purple band. as though
burnt into the skin with acid. band or
the same shape as the red pencil figure
on the gateway. On examining the gate
later. the sign had disappeared Davie
went 10 live with his uncle and one morn
ing. six months later. discovered the
same sign on the stable door. and inside
the two horses Of his uncle lay stiff In
death. Davie was then sent on to school
and his uncle started to unravei the mys-
terry. Two years passed away and one
day Davies father, old and broken down.
came to the school and took him away
For a long time Davie and his father
roamed about the country. stopping a few
weeks In one place and invariably leaving
on the receipt Of q mysterious letter. IN
leaving Shrewsbury Davie saw the yoi-
low man on the station platform.
A long stop was made at Chichester.
Davie one day. on returning from q bi-
cycle ride was almost run down by a
mahly hooking team OF horses driven
by the yellow man. On returning TO the
hotel he found his father strangisd 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 ard obtained the
late captains will and a manuscript ad-
dressed to Davie. which was marked 70 be
opened only on the captains death.
The manuscript related the Journeys OF
Joining the Boxers In China and his orders
from that body to kill high Chinese offi-
ciai his failure TO do so through MIS-
scruples against committing murder and
his becoming a marked man by the So
ciety.
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 a bar. was brushed against by a
man who was very profuse In his apollo
gies. AS Davie was about to drink the
soda he was warned by a peculiar looking
young man that the first stranger had
dropped n 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.
Later he mystertously disappeared from
the hotel.
The day after wentworth's disappear
ance n man Just from Australia was
found murdered with a Chinese knife
in his back very similar TO the one shown
Davfe by Wentworth On the dead maH s
forehead was the egg-shap ped sign. Soon
afterwards Davie received letter with
the mysterious sign and another change
Of base was made.
Leaving Lonccn In disguise Davie and
his uncle went 20 Naples. and sailed from
that city for Australia. on the way tc
China, having determined to beard the
lion In his den. Davie became acquainted
with young lady passenger on the voy-
age.
At Port Said the party went ashore
for n few hours, and while viewing the
town Miss Hurst. the young lady trav-
eler. was handed letter by an Arab that
greatly agitated her. Davie and Jim had
q vague suspicion that the letter was OF a
similar nature 20 those received by them
with the mysterious sign.
One dark night on the run to Colombo
Davie heard screams and rushing TO the
stern OF the ship saw n man throwing
Miss Hurst overheard. Davie jumped
into the sea and rescued Miss Hurst after
q hard swim.