The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-13

weather stripping. There was no furni-
ture In the room except . cot. on which
lay the body OF = child. Al nrst glance
sns appeared to be dead. softly IAns
ii crept up and looked a. the stiu face,
picked up the limp arm ana noted tho
red mark OF hypodermlc needle.
Something like pity softened his mask
like face. lie crouched above, looking
at her. She was very pretty, and hard
ly more than eleven. An undsrwaist
and short petticost constituted her
clothing. Evidently Ky had Jus. got
her. for all the cuts and bruises were
fresh. and her body was round and
well nourished.
Scorn and disgust OF the foreign devil
ana his ways rose In his Oriental brain.
That he had just committed unprovoked
murder was nothing to him. But--poor
child He lifted . strand Of her heavy
chestnut hair and noticed with annoy
ancs that his hand was powder marked
He carefully removed the stains and
turned again TO the contemplation Of
tho little victim.
Suddenly be became alert. In the
hallway he heard the pad ~ feet. the
op~njns of doo~. IIo -r,,,,., .,,,,.,..
into his hiding Mace .n,, dr.. ~ m. -. ~,
keeping wal, below IN. .n~,. n, a. 40.
applied to- the ksyhoie. The footsteps
paused outside the door. there was a
whispered conversation. tho lingering
OF bolts and the click of . paddock
dropped back against the door. Tn,
footsteps went on. II ky was usins
his den. and the Yale lock was On. n
was oh, iously impossible for q xui,t,
Sing GonG 10 bs In hiding there Tn,
search purity passed along. Ling l.
came out once more. croucitnS by tn,
DOT. he remained watching this littlt
stranger child. a. she lay unconscious
on the very adEe Of Me of sheer
INSTRUMENTATION "e''' ana Ling III rnmn
ated
~ 'he seven GODS OF Luck In serving
n'm 20 Won heo orousnt MIN to the
bedside OF this child would It be wise ID
."sh' '"sr obvious mtehtion' Ills
mari va" .o"ened' LIT ne preferred ia
"s " 10 tho o'ds-h was somehow
''''e so"'"r'Ao'e that way Very
"'"'! '""k LII TOOK on MS outer coal
ana MS uhoer coat The latter Wal
OF mauSs Sin very hns and strong
m" no carefully tore into stripS ant
'hese again ne braided. II took hin
"ome ume 70 complete the cords HI
heeded' The faint light had completed,
ION ths CARED window. Fastening tn,
ch'os BODY pckapack on his shoulder
was no easy task. but he accom- plishst
u ny patient enort, and with tho utmos
caution 'rept to the head Of the shaft
The Closing OF tho panel he sfYects.
without noise, and having CAREFUL,
saused his balance he moved stealthil,
down the Iron ladder en- his fee
touched tho sofd floor Of the we'll. Her
he paused. and untytnG the improvse,
cords lad the child ssntly at HE feet.
new difficulty csnfronteA him
This half clothed SMl)d vas q tsrso
for every eye How sxp1aia, hOv hid
her? Something must no found 4
cover hsr.
Ling Ii repeated the No mes OF IN
Seven 0ods Of Luck seven times Wit
closed eyes. Then he opened the name
. crack and looked out. A faint IN
light was burning irear the door. ~Iov
ing warmly on tho mink NAM, -,
n, IN. o.. ,o,. A., p"ps,
IN. $50 Co. "'".. ."
o's "Aa wv" propuou'
,"""' 70 MS hAiu lay square q
oiaoS rupbar cloth. such ~ In throw,
over the contents OF a wagon in va
weather. Ling LII annexed H. II. ~.
80 confident now I'm b,s nonu,.,,, -,
m. d.,,,.. H.,
"" "''"' MsS
"s "eat ps"NaSe OF the chih hi