The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

ways wanted to be done, and yet some
how, I'd been a little shy; but lIgan per
my chest, very. artistically. too"
Let me see it, said Crewe.
ThOmpsGfn stripped and ,Iido moment later
tional bird upon the sailors chest;
son; That's the .Chinks secret; It don't
make you sore like most tattooing.
that done said Crewc thoughtfnlly
Now; have. you photograph of this
"Yes, sir. | brought, IL with mo at
Mr.; Langton's Instructions said the
creditable piece OF work
Crewe took the photograph in his hand
and focused his eyes upon it,
Him! These cheap photographs have
one advantage over the expensive ones"
he said. They are truer to life, the
p2lh,otographers don't go in for retouchins'
Ing II. Now, let me give you one piece
of advice, Go back to YOUR ship and
stay aboard her and do1t leave until
But the fights tomorrow" said
Thompson helplessly
cut IL out"
Why. sir, Il / say IL myself I'm the
only man in the fleet can whip the. Brit
isher. They've been Dragging how they're
going TO put il all over u.s.
IF you take part in that fight your
chances OF inheriting that money Will be
remote. Cut ii out. Thompson. and,
you do WSaT year Pad OF splt cot
The sailor rose with an expression OF
offended dignity.
III that's all you can advise me, gen.
tlemen,' he said. '1 must say my visit
here hasn't done me much good"
ut has saved you lot OF harm. young
had your warning. You don't Intend to
obey my suggestions, | suppose?"
mo. sir" answered the sailor dog
gedly.
anything. Good afternoon to YOU" And
he showed him out of The door.
Forgive me. LanEton.' said Crewe, all
penitence in moment. but really l
saw so much further ahead than you |
have reason to believe that a dlaboical
scheme has been put into execution
which will result in the young mans
death at the fight Tell me, did you
ance or facts OF the tattooing9'
1T looked q, little bluer than the aver
age tattoo mark l said.
Excellent; Then you are beginning
TO observe" said Crewe: But still,
help YOU little without knowledge Of
that man Egan."
You have seen him beforc?" I asked.
Several times In the month OF July,
1907. / saw him in the central criminal
court. during the trial OF three Chinese
gun men, when I happened In with
communication for the district attorney.
| was at that time pracsicing law, The
gun men were acquitted. A month later,
while conducting party OF ladies over
Chinatown I saw him seated at a table
with two OF the same men, eating with
chopsticks. In fact Egan is one OF that
small but influential class of whites that
makes itself useful to the Chinese crimi-
nal Land and Is parasitical TO him
Now | see your point | exclaimed.
tattOOInr Of
sonous nature, and"
I'm such n case / should hardly have
permitted our friend to depart"
But you surely do not suggest that
the English champion has been brIbed
to iniure him.
NO said Crewe. smiling "Stin al
lowed to participate in the boxing affray
AT Coney Island tomorrow BY the way,
you do not know Chinese. l suppose?'
'T often wish ] did. With my power
OF visual retention am able to repro
duce practically every sign OF The len
thousand commonly used In the Chinese
memory Is rather subnorma than ex-
traordinary. and | am never able to
recollect what any Of these signs mean,
However. we have a little work to do in
Chinatown"
We took the Third avenue elevated to
that swarminG region. walked up Mott
street, and halted before an obscure,
-IocNluN StOp. III WHOSE doorway
stood a widehatted, felt -shoed celestial.
This" said Crewe. rs the headquar-
ters OF the Hip Sings. by which clan
the gun men ] referred to were en-
ployed. What do you see In the win
dow"
/ saw miscellaneous assortment OF
nrecrackers, preserves. vegetables.
lacquer work. wood carvings and XII
monos.
Now which OF those Chinese labels
should YOU say meant firecrackcrs, Lang
ton?' asked my companion.
THAT one" I answered. 'It is placed
above those punches OF rockets"
"I think so. too. Now FIX that sign in
your mind. Our next objective is Coney
island"
II was evening before we arrived. and