The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30


take chance in minute, but can't that there
is any chance. The most I could do would be -
shoot FIVE times and, if I lucky, kill FIVE ment
killed"
CHICAGO MAN MURDERED
NO. would not would not be beaten even.
White girls too hard to get They did not touch
me before"
"Beforel Have you tried to get away?"
Eyes the asked before tried to get me
through the door you just came in. His was
B. F. Meehan, and he from Chicago, he said.
They killed him just you have said they would kill
you.
/ confess that looked down, silent and hesitant.
"Qh suppose it is whole lot for a like
am now to ask of man who is a stranger her. but
/ am not bad woman have escaped lot that the
Others go through When my husband left here
l did not know whether he dead or alive. or
whether I was deserted he had been taken away
and killed do not know only what have
heard He may be alive and looking for me every
where. i very i'll and Paquin very good to
and kept away from the others till now He
is dying-oh my heavens he may be dead even now
You must get me out of here. If you don't try will
kill myself before your eyes, Oh, no. wouldn't do
that; forgive me if talk little wild"
"See here" said "I will leave the matter you
/ will make the effort TO fight my way out OF here
with you this very minute if you think there is a
chance. Now what do you say?'
NO. it would be throwing your life away, and since
you put the matter in so plain way l will not
allow it."
Thank you The only other thing can think of
is to little strategy l give you my word of
honor that when I leave here tonight I win mark
down every step l take and 1 will come back with
enough help to get you.
There was something so unguardedly fervent IN her
manner when she thanked me and begged to
hurry that Ramon began to suspect that were en-
gagged in ordinary daying conversation and leaned
TO take his share in what we had to say.
1t hour before left, and then we passed
through number of other bays cubicles and at
last through another guarded door that let into
a passage, along which followed Ramon by sound
only as the place black the inside of stone
ink bottle. Suddenly to little door that
swung open at the touch then another, and as it
closed behind 1 found that in Bubbling
Well road
Now, it happens that l have habit that is by
means unusual among men who travel off the beaten
track OF carrying primary medicines with me,
and l had in my pocket little phial of white
sodium tablets Uncorking this covertly carelessly
dropped a number the ground directly before the
door. They were plainly visible in the moonlight.
made trail of them until to a cluster of
things by the way which could use for landmark
We got carriage in a short time and after bidding
Ramon good night l drove like mad into the
sions and began waking up every person of courage
and influence whom / knew. Half the men got out
of bed admitted frankly that while they
and always had been as long as they had lived
in Shanghai that such things existed, they not
prepared antagonze the gamblers highbinders and
others concerned in the dongs.
1t was night that will be remembered in the for
eign concessions for long time. The story of the
fI,ofb bod, hAfo
daybreak had volunteer posse of half dozen men
we'll armed and we driving back along the road
Picking up my landmark followed the trail of
tablets back to the door, and using dark lantern
had brought with us inside Very soon struck
the second door, but beyond it the passage led into
an old compound built by the extension of the
upper of the surrounding houses and search
we would could not find its continuance There
were many small exits to the compound, but when
explored them they led to nothing 1t would have
been necessary to tear down 20 houses thereabouts
to lay bare the entrance to the descending tunnel.
and at last compelled to give ND. I was
laughed at for my pains by or two of the party.
AT o'clock that afternoon / due to take the
ferry boat down the river to Wah Chung, where the
big steamboats, lie, go board steamboat bound
for the south hurriedly got everything in readiness
for departure that could spend the remainder of
my time in continuing the search. Then went to
very high official and told him the whole story. He
had already heard it at home as 1t was the talk OF
the concessions When had finished giving him the
accurate details he said:
"Mr Cornell, men come to Shanghai and are never
heard of again Sometimes in Chinese dying
white and, once in while, white women are
found who have died naturally whose identity is
complete mystery to 1t is matter of record that
under the city somewhere the old guilds built
subterranean labyrinths, but have found
willing mper his life by telling of the secrets
1 am of half a mind to arrest Ramon and dozen
other men of his kind and the only thing that deters
me is the certain knowledge that not one of them
could be induced lead the to this place which
is popularity called the House of the Thousand
Doors Now you will never be able to re-enter il