The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
A Thrilling Story of The Chinatown
longs!
By DOUGLAS PIERCE

changed in any material respect from
that of the night before.
No clue had been unearthed as to the
whereabouts Of her missing friend, MOI
was the mystery of her disappearance
and that of the body of the murdered
man any nearer a solution.
The restaurant, she was told, had
been thoroughly examined anew without
disclosing the slightest trace Of any
secret passage or concealed exit leading
from il, and the only explanation che
authorities could offer for the escape
of the criminals and the removal of
their victims was the weak one, that
the outlaws had managed in some way
TO creep by the line OF police ascending
the stairway.
The Cinnamon arrested in the place
were still being held in custody; but
despite the utmost effort on the part
Of the authorities, had so Tar refused
to diVulge anything. Since there was
no definite proof against them Of COM
pl1clty in the matter, II was doubtful,
If a charge against any of them would
stand.
The proprietor stolidly averred that
he had had nothing to do with turning
OF the lights, and claimed to have been
that il was a minute or two before ne
could recover himself sufficiently to
switch them on again, What had oc-
CURED during that time he could not
saw, as he had seen nothing; but ne
vigorously denied responsibility for any
crime that might have taken place.
Equally did the waiter claim ignorance
of any blood stains at the spot he had
been engaged in cleaning up. He had
been so startled by the entrance of the
police that he had dropped his tray,
and, Of course, had proceeded at once to
clear away the litter. If il had unfOr-
tunately happened to have fallen at the
exact place where there was a pool of
blood, that was not his fault, but a dis
pensatiOn of Buddhai He had GER
tainly observed nothing Of the kind
there, until the patrOlman had called
his attention to It.
IT'S all rot, you know" disgustedIy
groWled the headquarters lieutenant
with whom Millicent was talking; ''but
II Jhey choose 20 stand pat on their
stories they've got Us blocked, and
what S worse, they know it as well as
we do
But haven't you got this white man,
Moore, who was the real author of the
crime?' demanded Millcent In some
surprise. The officers told me last
night that It would be only a matter of
an hour or two until they had him be-
hind the bars, and have been wonder
ing why It was that I haven't been
called down to Identify him"
her tone was distinctly disparaging,
and the officer FASTENED to uphold the
efficacy of the department
We'll, you see, LTiss Ward" he urged
a thing Ike that sometimes takes long
ef Jnan We expect. When you were told
the man would be arrested right off the
reel II probably looked like an EASY iOb.
but II has turned out to be something
very different The follow has et-s5anfIV
got the. tip in some way thst we are
aIter nm, and is lying low with the
Idea Of making a getaway.
however he assured her confident
~, 1 think l can safely promise Won
some news OF aim before long. VIII
ghe precautions we have taken, it will
ne Impossible for him 10 slip out of
the city, and as we have the dragnef
our Tor him now, and every patrolrnau
IN the Greater City furnished with a
Iull description and on the watch FOR
taiuty.