Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

Somehow extllcated ourselves. 5eeted by ;4x
drivers who naturally tool s,n'pe oi.eat"!
Visitors; and just before shat p2 the arm
o. London policeman. lowered. and tnt stream
moved faint breath Of perfume De pe!eeite ole
cabs ana cars about H. were acttoiiy beginning
. again there was nothing Il bat l.ssstr
retreat 10 the curb. could to glance beitHd
bit nstinctively knew that some one-zone who
rare grant cssence-was leaning from the
window Of the
"Andansn-second.' foaed a vhlsper.
Smith I'd tie perfume worn BY The IN
occupant Of the et~~ted the whispered
words. But had reason to doiot 'n> senses anu !
snew beyond question that Fu-Mancnu's lovely slave
karamaneh. had been WITHIN yard Of ~ had recos-
nized us and had uttered those words for our guldN
reganinG my devoted whole hour 10
Considering what "Andaman-secona could possibly
"uang It all cried smith, might anything
result OF Tor instance"
lie burst into one OF his laughs
stun broad-cut mixture into his briar could see that
ne had intention of turning in
i think Of one-no of note in London at
present upon likely Fu-Manchu would
attempt he said, except ourselves"
began methodically through the long list
Of names compiled. review
elaborate When al last turned in the night had
given place q day But sleep evaded me. and
.'Andaman-seconda danced Ike hooking phantom
through brain.
Then / heard telephone bell l. heard Smith
speaking
grim,
S II I'd it with
that black business was afoo last night DE said
it was! Within pistol shot of US. Some has
Frank Norris West. Inspector Weymouth has just
been the phone!"
Norris Vest" / The American aviator-and
inventor
the West aero torpedo-yes: offering
to the English ar.ohice and they have delayed too
long"
1 got out Of bed
What do you mean?'
Il potenualites attracted tho at
teniion OF Fu-Manchui
Mr.. West, whose iattery
figured often in the daily lay the floor
the little entrance hall his chambers fat
his back, with the telephone receiver in his hand.
The outer door had been forced by the police They
had had to piece of the paneling to get at the
bolt medical man was leaning over the recumbent
figure the striped pajama suit and Detective Inspector
Weymouth stood watching him as Smith and entered
He has been heavily drugged.'' said the doctor.
smiling lips: what drug has
used It isn't choroform anything of that nature
He safely be left sleep it off. think"
agreed, a brief examina ton.
It's most extraordinary said Weymouth. He
up ago said his chambers
phone plainly heard him fall When We got here his
front door bolted you've and the windows
are three floors up Nothing is disturbed"
The plans of the torpedo?'' raped Smith
Il they the safe in his bedroom
piled detecve-"and that is locked all right think
he must taken overdose of something and had
illusions! case there anything in what he
mumbled could hardly understand hm) thought it
well send for YOU
like Steel Lay him the bad. Inspector.
1t done; and my friend walked into the bedroom.
disordered, showing that Yves,
been sleeping in it, there evidences of the
extraordinary invasion mentioned by the drugged
It small room-the chambers were Of that kind
which furnished-and very A safe with a
combination lock. stood The window was
about foot at the top
Smith tried the SAFE and found it fast He stood
clicking his teeth together. by which knew
him to be perplexeo. He walked to the window
and threw it up. We both looked out
You see' Weymouths voice. 1t is altogether
far from the court below for cunning Chinese
friends to have fixed ladder with of their bamboo
arrangements Ard. if could there.
s 'o to iron more
the Of @ @ s 's
Of the window sill, sadsny he with snat
mat had attracted his attention: ,,.,
OF the sill was confused
smith Strengthened himself and turned wondering
What i, rsaieG he said amazedy. Some kind
ave s9d tracks turn IKE thsss Ire sn
Smith was tugglng at the lobe of his ear
No. retdined rehe:tlvely. think i.
DO you think al an Huston: asked the De
What about those marks the window Sil? jetked
M began rss lies Pasns bsq a The
a. &or1is West suddenly lie walked Out and beis
examined the other apartmelts only to return
Petrie." he sad. we are losing valuable Yves,
inspector Weymouth
Smith turnedsto impauclt!A The doctor sum
the police had. no means or
aIousin9 hiln Petrie?" he said.
Doubtless, / replied. be II one
knew what dr2g he had taken
My friend began his restless pacing ami sud-
s s T s b n
lie uttered triumphant exclamation. ~
'ss S5 H' S %y palm and applied
the powder. "rfN
Some prepare ton Of enorai hyirate," | pronoua ed
a sleeping draft?'
we might | said. an t...
leaf OF notebook. [ asked ~
who accompanied hia call nearest chrnsf
an procure the antdote N-Nti''9'
During the mans absence Smith stood contenplati,-
lie unconscious inventor, pecuIia' expression anon
bronZsd 800
'.tndaInan-second,' lie .Si4ai ~ r,.l
riddle / - '''i'
Inspector Weymouth, who had concluded think
tlat mysterious telephone call 10 lnnra
6is impaeny. when assistant re-, ,r, -
administered the powerful restorative ana atho,~"
later transplreo cAural not
* he antdote operated go
Norris struggled a IN,
al looked abo1. 49,
The Cinnamon, the ChinaInen," liz n,Ir1ereG
lie sprane his rect. slaling wildly smith ana
almost fell. a :
1T IS all right. sd, supporting lin Il am
doctor You have been III 80
Have the police come lie burst out the safe
try the safet'