Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-06-12

| seemed to unfold almost instantly.
There is no good remaining here" he
added. And we have gained nothing
by the capture of the girl, unless we
can use her to recover the ring"
Long Sin followed his master with
sort of intuition. IF we have to steal
it," he suggested deferentially, 1T can
be accomplished best by making use
OF the Chong Wah Tong"
The tong was the criminal band
which they had offended, which had In
fact stolen the ring from Long Sin
and sold 1t to Elaine. Yet in game
such as this enmity could not last
when 1t was mutually Instantaneous.
WI took the suggestion. He decided
instantly to make peace with his enc
mies-and use them.
Later that night, in his car. WI
4, stopped near the little curio shop kept
by the new tong leader.
WI, followed by his slave In crime,
entered the curio shop and passed
through with great dignity into the
room In the rear.
As the two entered, the tong men
bowed with great respect.
Let us be enemies no more, began
WI briefly. Let us rather help each
other as brothers"
He extended his right hand, palm
down, as he spoke. For a moment
the tong leader parleyed with the
others, then stepped forward and laid
his own hand, palm down, over that
of WI. One of the others did the
same, including Long Sin, the az
grieved
Peace was restored.
WI had arisen to 60, and the tong
men were bowling a respectful fare
we'll. He turned and saw large vase
For moment he paused before It,
It was an enormous affair and was
apparently composed of mosaic OF
rare Chinese enamels, cunningly put
together by the deft and patient fin
gers of the Oriental craftsmen. Elk
tending from the widely curving bowl
/ below was an extremely long, narrow
| tapering neck.
WI looked at it intently; then an
: idea seemed to strike him. He called
the tong leader and the others about
him.
Quickly he outlined the details of
plan.
|
Have you received any word YETI
asked Aunt Josephine, anxiously, when
Jennings had ushered us into the
Dodge library.
Kennedy shook his head sadly
A few minutes later Jennings en-
tered the room softly again. The
expressmen are outside, ma'am, with
a large package" he said.
Aunt Josephine followed him out In
to the hall.
There, already, the delivery mer
had set down huge Oriental vase
with a remarkably long and narrow
neck. 1t was, as befitted such really
beautiful object of art, most carefully
Grated But to Aunt Josephine II
came as a complete surprise. Il cant
imagine who could have sent it," she
temporized. Are you quite sure 1t is
for me?"
The expressman, with a book
looked up from the list OF names
down which he was running his fin
ger. This is Mrs. Dodge, isn't it!
he asked, pointing with his pencil to
the entry with the address following
it There seemed to be no name Of
a shipper
"Yes,' she replied, obviously, but
| I don't understand 1t. Wait just
moment"
She went to the library door. "Mr
Kennedy" she said, may l trouble
you and Mr.. Jameson moment?"
We followed her into the hall, ane
there stood gazing at the mysterious
gift, while she related its recent his
tory.
why not set 1t up In the hbrary?'
suggested, seeing that the express
men were getting FESTIVE at the delay
IF there Is any mistake they Will sent
for it soon. No one ever gets anything
FOR nothing"
, Aunt Josephine turned to the ex
pressmen and nodded. With the aid o
Jennings they carried the vase int
the library, and there it was uncrated
Craig walked around the vase. look
: ing at it critically. / had feeling o
being watched, one of those sensation
which psychologists tell us are utterl'
, baseless and unfounded. / was gla'
) had not said anything about 1t whel
: he tapped the vase with bis cane, thel
! stuck the cane down the long, marrow
: neck, working 1t around as well as h
could. The neck was so long and g
narrow, however, that his stick coul
a not fully explore the inside OF tn
vase but 1t seemed to me to be quit
( empty.
! well, there's nothing in II, an!
d how" ventured.
e had spoken too soon. Kennel
Q withdrew his cane, and on the ferrult
y adhering as though by some stick
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