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


the wonderful eyes of this modern Delilah. r.
she
$50 came in timer said grmiy. and II
key in the lock.
oh. she painted at that, and stood facing
ing back with her jewel-laden hands ciutching
edge.
Give whatever you have removed from
said sterny. land then prepare to accompany II
She took step forward. her eyes VIDE win
lips parted.
Il have taken nothing she said Her OF
heaying unanimously. ''Oh. let me go! please ie
and impulsively she threw herself FORWARD,
clasped hands against my shoulder ana ioohihs
my face with passionate pleading.
1t is with some shame that confess how n
enveloped like magic cloud onianiai
complex oriental temperament, l had laughed q.
Smith when he had spoken of this girl III
Love in the east de had said, is IKE the
mango tree; it is born grows ana mowers a'
of hand" Now in her face read cohh ma =
words. Her clothes or her hair exhaied Tam.
Like all Flu Manchu's servants. she was perIecu
for her peculiar duties. Her beauty was WHOLLY
ing.
But l thrust her away.
You have no claim to mercy!' said do
not count upon any. What have you taken
from here?"
She grasped the lapels of my coat. 1 felt
how she trembled
Il will tell you all / CANAL 1 dare! she
painted eagerly, fearfully. Il should KIM"
how to deal with your friend. but with you-i
am lost! If you could only understano-sou
would not be cruel!' Her snght acceh.
added charm to the musical voice. Il am not
free. as your English women are what co
l must do for it is the will of my master-and
/ am only slave! All. you are not man IL
you can give me to the police You nave no
heart if you can forget that tried to save you
once.''
had feared that plea for. in her own ORR
foe certainly had tried to save
me from a deadly peril-at the expense of my
friend But l had feared the plea-for l did
not know how to meet 1t. How could give
her up, perhaps to stand her trial Tor MURDER!
And now fell silent. and she saw why was
silent.
IT may deserve no mercy-I may be even as
bad as you think; but what have you to do
with the police? 1t is not your work to hound
woman to DEATH Could you ever look an
other woman in the eyes-one that you loved,
and know that she trusted you-if you had done
such a thing! All! I have friend in all the
world or should not be here! Do not be my
enemy my judge, and make me worse than
am; be my friend, and save me-from him."
The beautiful face was close to mine; her
breath famed my cheek Have mercy on mel!
At that moment honestly would have given
half Of my worldly possessions to have been
spared the decision which knew must come
to- After all. what proof had that she
was a willing accomplish of DIR. Fu-Manchu
Furthermore she was an oriental. and her code
must necessarily be different from rnine IRE
concable as the thing may be with western
ideas. Maryland Smith had really told me that
he believed the girl TO be slave. Then there
remained that other reason why I loathed the
idea OF becoming her captor; II was almost ss
with such work now?
.Thus-I suppose-9er seductive beauty ar,
fingers grasped my shoulders nervously. and
her slim body quivered AGAINST mine as she
an 's abandonment of pleading despair. Then I
remembered the fate of the man in whose room
You lured cadby to his death"' said
NO! MOI" she cried wildly. clutching at
s., Mo- BY the holy name did not
be warned that he met his DEATH. I could not
say him. An am not SO pl bad o;ssd that
torn out the last pages and burned them! Look!
in the crate. The book was too big TO steal
There win yo ,; let ,s me eO sn.r.
Her hands dropped and she took backward
Il dare dare mott not / dare ,aei not.'
Then you would-lr you dared?"
mot If you would go to find him. she said
And with all that thought her to be. a
implied. She grasped my arm
told you an know"
Abr Her eyes flashed. They can put m
rack If they ,. choose. but never one word would
She threw up her head scornfhy. Then t
but 1 will speak for you!"
Closer she came. and closer, until she could
Hide me from your police-from him-from e,
and will no longer be his slave!"
My heart was beating with painful rapidity:
harder than could have dreamed Of For SON
had been aware that by the charm OH her person
my judgment seatIaad made it ali but mpos
me TO give her up to justice. Now l was a d
! turned away from her and walked to the h
WHICH some paper ash lay and yet emitted a fam
from the time that stepped across the room
glanced back. But she had gone!
MA 'aiesh." came her soft whisper; but a
to trust you-yeti Be cOmfOrted, for there is
who would have killed you had wished it! Rel
I will come to you whenever you will take
Light footsteps battered down the stairs. I
past her. The front door opened and closed.
'shen- Vans is dope shop in one of the blu
singapore Charles they call it. It's center
that know Of i don't understand this" :
over Sheet Of foolscap upon which were arran
burned fragments from poor Cadby's CRATE; fol
not been complete.
Hunchback lascar went up - until
others : =. not return = : till shen-Y Yam
booming sount. lascar in mor:uar
ident- as not for -. days $50
/. Tuesday night in different make
pigtaii -
The pigtai again." raped weymouth
She evidently burned the torn-oIt pages ali (
continued SEith. They lay flat. and this ws
middle! 1 see the hand of rerributive justice in
spe.tor! Now-we have reference to a huncht
what follows amounts to this: A lascar canon
other persone} went up somewhere. presumably
at Snen-Y an sand did not come down again
who was there disguised, noted booming sount
he identified the lascar in some mortuary. We
means of fixing the of this visit to Shen-
IN, nut 1aScar'