Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-12

had softened
Nsyland Smith struck his right fist into
tho nalno NJ his left hand under his breath
strding up down the neat little room NO one spe
for moment and silence could hear the Whisper
ing of the Thames outsdeof the Thames which had 50
many strange tell and now was burdened win
another
He Law prone upon the table-this latest of the
rivers deaddressed sailor garb and to all out
seeming seaman of nondescr1pt nationanS-su.h
as is no stranger Wrapping and Shadwen His dark,
curly hair chung cammiy the brown forehead; has
skin was stained. they told me- He wore gold ring In
one ear fingers of the left hand were missing
1T was almost the with Mason The river
police inspector speaking Three weeks ago. on
Wednesday. he went off in his own time on some funny
st. Georges way-and THURSDAY nsnt 'ne
10 o'clock the grapnel on him off Hanover Hole.
fingers the right hand were ciean gone
and left hand was mutlated frlgnt1uiiy
He paused and glanced at Smith
THAT 1ascar too" continued that you came down
TO see sir-you remember his hands,:
.Hs was not a lascar." he shortly. He
dacoit."
turned TO the array of objects lying the table
those which had found in the dead mans clothing
None of them noteworthy, except that which had
been found thrust the loose neck OF his shirt rms
last it was led the police to send for Nayand
Smith; constituted the first clue wnch mao come ~
rcbt noinng TO the these mysterious tragedies
IT was Chinese pigtAil. That alone was suhcientiy
remarkable but rendered SO by the fact that
the plated was raise one oeihs a.'aeneo "
ingenious bald wig 49,
questioned Weymouth his eye on the strange ehc
Cadby was clever a Disguise
smith snached the wig from hands. with certain
irritation, tried to fit it on the dead detective
TOO small by inChes!" he jerked: land look how It's
padded crown. This thing was made Tor most
abnormal head
where did you find him-exactly?" he asked
.Limehouse Reach-under Commercial Dock Pier-ex-
actly hour ago.
And you last saw him at O'Clock last nsnt! TO
Weymouth.
Eight to a quarter past
.You think has been dead nearly twenty-four
hours. Petrie?'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hours replied.
..Then we know that Cadby was on the track of the
FuManchu group: that he followed up some clue which
led him to the neighborhood Of old Radcliffe Highway:
and that the same night You are sure that Is
where he was soing?
YES" said Weymouth '.He jealous Of giving
anything away poor chap; It meant big lift for him if
he pulled the to understand that
he expected spend last night in that district He left
yard about g. as I've said 10 30 70 MS rooms ana
for the job
Did he keep any of his cases."
.Of course! He most particular. Cadby was .
man with ambitions. sir! Youth want to see his book
Wait while get address It's somewhere in Brixton
He went to the telephone and inspector Ryman COW
cred up the dead mans face
N as spsa
n he said on the asE
.is os or sas
sos d n sas ss faS
.Go da KNOWS sHS cadbys death drowning
There are no other marks of violence"
Ss pusd o ss aua inter-
mule PALACE las M ssap!
he ssss E; Sssa
.Let US hope shat one day we shall know how they
the Asr sssphsns he reported
shall aow mot to
s ss' Book IL nd
tn n sei i'as are think this the
Sop sm,tS n Nodded .on,
fs few We
bsnS down think on his hnee s'A
issss ssss left SsSs
er ea h
It's an we want ant. Come straight on TO SCOT
land E Sasd aaa meet minutes make
.sss s M
tbo"sand to one he already. but there is just
that night nShn sse f house Sc
IL tina, the
he s
Smith Ss.d rsm SIN b nsnsas and
n msh ns rsed
sns ,osns entering the house
I'll to- liz last spsn Il s
Of ea stesS ns
s am DSssor sss
e na Snns so@ s shas og e
o hs o ss nj
again: 'Oh. the poor brave lad! -.
Indeed. respected dead mans memory moro
from that since the sorrow OF the worthy
quite pathetic and spoke eioQuenty 1or the
unhappy cause of 1t.
fhere a terrible waiting at the back Of the house
Sesere You Poor iadi it the when his
mother died!' - .
AT the m paid little attention to her words.
for such unfortunately: but when
she was sufficiently composed went to explain what
Thought And the old ladys embarraSs-
mcnt took precedence her and presently the
out
There's a-young lady-in his rooms sir'
started. This might might mean
much
from ten until half past-and this morning again She
came third time about hour and been
snce!"
DO YOU Mrs Doan?'
Mrs embarrassed again.
well she said, wpdng her while,
do And God 1 a
mother himbut she is not the girl ishouid have liked
of mine to take with"
Al any other would amusing:
neW IL might be Mrs. Dolan's Of tho
wailing became suddenly sgihcantfor perhaps meant
thai of -Manchus dacoit followers
the house give warning of any strangers approach!
II was unlikely should forget the dark
other Fu-Manchus servants. Was that
&hah hons ofiurh oro