Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19

~ =. a., noct,rne in silver and green which ial
~ beneath me. To the west of the shruooery' VIII
its broken canopy of elms, and beyond the cope
,..cb which marked the center gap ofere
glimpse Of the waverney where it swept into broad
Faint birdcalls foated over the water Ihese win -"
whisper of leaves alone claimed the ear
Ideal rural peace and the English sum
ner evening" but eyes. every SHADOW noiolne Kan
,.tic to INV ears every signal of dread
For the dreadful hand Fu-Manchu stretched ove
Redmoa at any hour to loose strange orlen'a hoifo'
upon its inmates
WELL" Maryland Smith. Joining me at the win
dow had dared hope him dead, but we know no"
that lie lives."
The Rev. j. D. Ethan coughed nervously, and
turned leaning my upon the table, and studied
play expression the refined, sensitive race
OF the clergyman
you think acted rightly sending for Mr.
Smith,
Maryland Smith smoked furiously
Mr. Eltham." he replied you see in me man crop
ing the 1 today nearer to the conclusion
my mission than upon that day when left Manda-
lay You offer me a clue. 1 here! Your affair."
believe, thus: series of attempted burgarfes
or something OF the kind has alarmed your
Yesterday returning London with daugh
both drugged in way, and. occupying
a compartment to yourselves. you both slept Your
daughter awoke and some one else in the carriage
yelowfaced man. who held case of instruments in
his hands,
Yes. 1 was of course unable enter into particu-
lars over the telephone The man was standing by one
windows. Directly he observed that my daughter
awake. he stepped toward her.
What did he do with the in his hands?"
In fact natural she frightened that she
recalls nothing beyond the fact that she
me- without succeeding. felt hands grasp her
shoulders-and swooned."
But some one used the emergency cord and stopped
the trainP'
"Greba has recollection of having done So"
HIN! OF course, yellow-faced man the
train When did you awaken
Il aroused by the guard. but only when he had
repeatedly shaken me-"
Upon reaching Great Yarmouth YOU Immediately
called Scotland Yard? wisely,
How long in Gilman"
Mr.. Eltham's state of surprise almost comical
1T is perhaps not strange that you should
of my residence in China, Mr. Smith," he said; but
my having mentioned may so. The fact is
his sensitive flushed in palpable emparrassment-I
left China under what may term episcopal cloud!
j have lived in retirement since Unwittingly-I
soennly declare to Mr. Smith, unwittingl-I
certain deep-seated prejudces in endeavors to
my duty-my duty. / think you how long
i was in China was there from 1886 until 1900 -four
years"
II recall the circumstances. Mr.. Ethan" said Smith,
with an odd note in his voice Il have been endeavoring
think where had the name. a mo-
ment ago remembered. I happy to have you.
SIR"
The clergyman bushed again like a girl and slightly
inclined his head. with its scanty hair.
Has Redmoat. its name implies. a moat round it?
was unable in the DUSK
1T remains. Redmoat-a corruption round moat-
formerly pro disestablished by the eighth Henry
in 1885, His pedantic quaint times
But the moat longer flooded. fact, we grow
cabbages part of it! you to the strategic
strength of the place''-he smiled, but his
embarrassed again'ft is considerable have barbed-
lonely spot he added apologetically And if you
will me. will resume these gruesome inquiries
after the more pleasant affairs Of dinner
who is host?" asked. as the door closed.
Smith smiled.
You wondering what caused the episcopal
which reverend friend stirred eliminated the
Boxer risings!'
Good heavens smith,! said, I could not recon
Gle the difident personality Of the clergyman the
memories which those awakened.
He evidently should be danger list" my
friend continued quickly. but he has completely
efaced himself OF recent that think probable
that some else has only just recalled existence
to mind! The Rev. J. D. Ethan. Petrie though
he may be poor hand at saving souls at has
saved a score of Christian women from death-and
worser'
u. D. Ethan" began
lis Parson Dan'r raped Smith-"the Fighting Mis-
sonary! the man who. with garrison Of . dozen
cripples and German DOCTOR held hospital Nan
Yang against. 200 Boxers That's who the Rev. j. D.
Ethan is! But what he is to I yet to find
out He is keeping something back-somethng which
has made him an object Of interest to young Chna!
"Redmoat." said the Rev. J. D. Ethan. latterl,
become the theater of strange doings"
sna stood on the nsarthp1s in his library shaded
upon the mantepiece AFFORDED dim Illumination MIR
e h on
restis say. up and down the room:
6ursisToas Attempt va: mad. upen tn
house There arrest, and the tina
he had been tempted by my collection He waves
his hand vaguely toward the cabinets
Swallowed
1t was shortly afterward that allowed my hobb,
apology: virtually forihsd Rsdmoat-asaiast tres
passers of any KIND mean. You have that TIT
house stands kind large mound. This a-ti
hcal being the buried ruins of Roman outwork por
ton of the ancient castrum.' Again ne waved indie
atively. this time toward tho window.
when it was priory completely isolated an,
By By dg ne.
on the east is narrow stream. tributary thu
Waverney the north west, hghroad blu
nearly feet below and the perpendicu
lar ON the south is the remaining
my kitchen garden; but there UP to the level o
the hose is nearly twenty feet again. and the
wire must be counted with.
The entrance, know is by way o a o
cutting. There is gate the steps (the.
are some OF the original steps of the
Petrie) and another gate head"
He paused, and smiled around
My secre. defenses remain be mentioned" he re
sumed and opening cupboard he to a row O
batteries with number of electric upon wal
behind The more vulnerable spots connected a
night bells" he triumphanfIy An
scale the barbed wire either
would these ringing! straw Gov
raised false alarm. he added, careless roo
into a perfect panic another occason!"
He boyish--so nervousy brisk and acutel
sensitve-that it difficult him the hero O
the Nam Hospital I could that n