Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-27
THE YELLOW DANGER
THE STORY OF THE WORLDS GREATEST WAR.
BY vi. P. SHIEL>,
Copyright. 1899. by R. F. Feuno & "a,

where for you for weeks? NV idea was
TINS: That this vast Chinese people would
De no good at all when confronted with the
harsh, steady, untiring frown of England
ana America-provided We could only get
their leader well dead That is the first
thing to do. Yen How Is the weak point of
all mat great host; and you, Ada. are the
weak point of Yen How That is WHY L
wanted to have you safe in my hands all
this time, so as to be sure that you were
there. If you are In England l have not a
DOUBT that Yen How will come like a tish
to the bait; and II he comes, as sure as fire
well catch him. But if let you go over to
him in this way to France, you see don't
you, how that would spoil everything?"
Il see, SIR said Ada.
We'll, now. IN what we have got to do to-
night you can help We want TO let Yen
How know that you are safe in England
and In my hands. He must not have any
doubt about that in his mind: and as he is
expecting you, suppose, In the ship | have
sunk, he Will have doubt when she does
not arrive, unless We enlighten him. He
VIII think very likely that you are lost with
the crew of the ship; and that suspicion
may be enough to keep him out OF our
hands. So. then. want you TO tell me
where and under what conditions YOU were
TO meet Yen How tonight"
can hardly say exactly" she replied ;
he Is in house by itself near the shore -
us he aIone?'
They told me that there was hardly any
one with him.
There is single light just ahead of us
In shore-is that the place, do you know"
1t may be. sir; should think it would
be. j cannot say"
Hardy jumped sharply up and called
Brassey! In a shout that made him
cough
Rrassey at once appeared-a near.lless
Cockney-looking man.
How far are we imp asked Hardy.
About quarter of a mile sir
No lights on board showing"
NO, sir
Pick three men to go with you ana me I'm
the boat; ask If they can shoot Mt ali. and
give them the pistols; better look to yours
and mine Tell them to stop speed And
md me at once. Brassey. pair Of seis-
sors. If you cam
On a side table in the cabin wara n.ns
ink and paper. Hardy sat and wrote a few
words; and almost as soon as ne had ftn-
ished Brassey was at his side with a pair
OF scissors
Hardy at once hurried across To where
Ada Seward sat; he muttered:
II you do not mind-just one little
lock 80
Before she knew, he had clipped a ,anarii
of her light reddish hair.
He returned now TO the table, end IT.
closed the hair with the scrubbed sheet In
an envelope. which he directed: ''Yen How,
Europe"
On the sheet he had written:
From John Hardy to Yen How"
Hair OF Miss Seward, who Is In the safe
keeping OF John Hardy. at lila Cavendish
square, London
few minutes later, wrapped to his ears
In long black ulster. he was at the tiller
OF a boat making for the shore
The sea was calm and only slow rolling
bruit from the breaker line informed with
its murmurous monotone the very drear
and dark night.
The air was stagnnnt as the vapid at
mosphere OF some dead world. Ii seemed
pefVaded by a certain visible gloom
In ten minutes Hardy. with a spring was
upon Chinese territory. The three men put
on again little from land: Brassey sta
toned himself or the wet sand instructed
how 10 act in case or a preconeerted sig
nal; alone Hardy moved forward
He had In one hand the letter and in the
other a pistol.
Wonder, shining steadily through the