Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-04-08
The Street
ofTornbs
N. Of Its Mysteries
Revealed
nv cLARIssA MAckiE

.,. street OF the old Chinese city.
rS.t, NV dear boy, you don't want
through the Street of Tombs,
youg p.,,.
LIS promising as Chinese streets
Promising: Ye godsi" groaned
we'll with disgust
Fascinating, then," laughed the
.uas all the earmarks of orr
!, mystery: smells to heaven; Is
\, dark. has a name that bespeaks
Irder lurking around every corner.
1 all that. you know
Eble Newell hesitated Rex laughed
In and clapped a hand on his
pnds shoulder.
tyot afraid Of II, are your" he gibed-
Mar living IN China for five years.
+ have decent respect for few of
unexplained mysteries" finished
well quickly. and. believe me, Rex.
Is one of them
nm me about it"
Nm tell you after dinner. Then II
!, still want to walk through the
Epet Of Tombs III swallow my objec-
|ps aud 20 with you" replied Newell.
Prone" agreed Forbes. And, re-
knipg to the city gate. they entered
lksbas that had been waiting there
were soon bowling along the bund
Ward the modern city OF Shanghai.
\ was after dinner at the club that
brbes claimed the promised story.
tom Newell lighted a cigar and puff
thoughtfully before he spoke:
Two years ago had friend. En-
|rby. You may remember that /
kquently mentioned his name In my
hers TO you. He was the agent for.
we'll known American invention. and
was well liked by the American
|ony here. Only one thing was
taInst him. He was fond of prowl-
4 around the native city yonder. and
Do know that II Is not considered
bod form here in the model settle
Ient"
What happened;" asked Forbes
nrOusly.
Nobody knows-at least none Of
S friends in Shanghai nor anywhere
BE One day he asked me to go into
,e old city with him to see some por-
plains that were said to date FROM
le Ming dynasty. He was going TO
vest in them II they were the. real
ling
a went with him. for liked En-
eTby. In spite of his crudities. He
'phed my own fast growing. ambi-
Gus young country. inspected the
'fceains In d dim shop that looked
Re a thieves den. and | discovered
iat they were all clumsy counter
Its. | broke the news TO Enderby.
I'd be laughed and said. Better luck
Ell time
'On our way back 10 the city gate
e very gate through which We
Merged today, Rex Enderby paused
that corner OF the Street OF Tombs
70 asked me to wait for him. as he
10 little errand to do down there.
I asked him II be knew how the
ieeI mad gained Its name-that 1t was
I'd mat hundreds of men had entered
never to emerge ct the other end or
return, They vanished completely.
~ because Of their vanishing and
e mystery surrounding their disap-
'afahee the street was known as the
feet OF Tombs, for 1t must contain
any unknown. never to be discovered
ayes"
newell lighted a fresh cigar. and his
g stared thoughtfully at the glow
e end.
mex FORBES waited tmpatientiy: then
spoke:
ven are you going to tell me that
.asfoy was murdered?-
can't tell you that. for | do not
wv l do know that from the In
MI ne vanished around the first
- III the Street OF Tombs he
Vppeu out OF my life. ! never saw
W.. again. Tom Newell's voice was
ntte unsteady.
And you could find no trace ot
nY Hu no uaee Vi
-. .Ol a trace. Four private detectives
:, sent INTO the old city
ana what happened?' INTERRUPTED
=, inpatient Forbes.
Newell ' e"
. . Ieii a long silence between
en- NJ men Newell. an old resident
hlI s . was thinking Of the loss
.sh Trend Enderby. Rex Forbes,
ee,,r Aoln the United States, was
!, hoping for an opportunity to-
NH 'his mystery of the Street Of
= .s., mst Newell spoke.
,ss, .. want I, to stroll through the
|, 49,, " Iomosr he asked. And be
Iy.s surprised at the answer be re-
lur -, said Forbes doggedly. 'T'm
.o,. o the Street Of Tombs, and
dlss 70 uncover the mystery Of
T.es sppearance of Enderby.r
MA !. weh' agreed Newell. II am