Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-18

the ud1ity ot his actions and words. He briefly explained his position at the mine and his wardship of the heiress. He also went into detail as to what De suspected Wilkerson Of, describing him carefully
 He was one or them. sure enough. agreed tho detective But young heir asses aiut being kidnapped days like these out ot hotels like this
 "l may be mistaken. John asscnted wcauly. "Au know uf Mrs. Darncn Is from occasional words dropped by Wilkcrson But l suppose We might get clev us Co where they went any way"
 After some search of the long line of taNis they came Co one which the de tecuve identified as the one Mrs. Dar nell had taken the night before
 "Urver. take us where you did those fares who were in such hurry last night" the detective ordered.
 The chauffeur shook his head. "You can search me for the address, he re- turned "Thcre wasn't any"
 The driver leaned out from his seat and went on earnestly. You know how they jumped in and We rolled off. Well. 1t seemed lt was a case of life and death according Co the woman. and stepped ou the machine and hastened some toward the North Pa ciGc hospital But when we got into Chinatown one of the men hailed me and told me to drive just as he said. He got out here in front with me, and when we reached a certain spot they an beat it."
 "Can you take ms 10 that spot?'
 "I was just wondering to myself whether I could find it, was the re sponse. But Tn try
 He threw in his clutch and the car left the line and started up the hill toward California street John Dorr leaned back against the cushions with a strange sense of at last being on his way toward his goal He barely heard bis compauion's murmur, Evidently they took her into the lower part Of 1 Chinatown"
 We usually credit thc oriental with little or no imagination, pointing to his art his clothes and his language as ! evidences. As tue fact runs. even the . Chinese coolie uses the faculty of imagination more frequently than his white brother on an equal social plane. ! Sing Wah. OF Wah Sing, as he was indiTereutly called. was Outwardly a stolid, dull eyed Chinese of uncertain middle age. His picmre-it was in the gallery of every secret service office from Singapore to Philadelphid-wa not less changeless of expression. nor more teciturn than he. Yet in spite of his scmber clothes and general air of blank stupidity, Sing Wah was a man of mark. a man with a history replete with adventure and. not too seldom with crime Q
 lf the ordinary criminal could have an office or store he would quadruple his profits But the common run of rascals must steal and fly. Their post. office address is a fgment. They are not at home when opportunity knocks Sing Wah knew this, and 1t was his boast that for thirty years any one who wanted him, either day or night could find him
 So be sat at the back of his little store night after night, blinking through the wooden screen at the va riOus customers who came in tO trade or barter. And year after year they came to his door, the pirate and th, thief, the smuggler and the rObber, ana be took his toll of them and passed them on Whither? Sing Wah neyel told. And because he did not tell they came back with greater loot and rich CT booty, and he again passed then through his store tO vanish utterly from the haunts of men and the pur view of the police.
 Among the many hundreds who ha, ayailed themselves of Sing Wahs ali,
 was Willlerson, who, during dark pc
 riods of his career, had several time run athwart the barriers Of the law
 and been compelled to seek refug
 where he could
 Harry WilkersOn was not a fool II
 some ways he was brilliantly endowed s He recognized Sing Wah's superiorit , to all others in the great game of oul , witting the law He perceived benpat I tue eLNllA Alttah Aut HltIlt Atllhtt olI ' di0us mind which was ever vigilan - never forgetful, always intelligent X watching the world that passed befor
 his filmed eyes. The Chinese had. a - well, acknowledged Wllkersou's adep . ness and persistency. In several deal T they had been partners to their mutu, - profit
 | You are a very good fellow. Ha
 ry" Sing Wah had told him once a ,. they drank tea in a little room in th i rear. eYou are a smart mun-almo. - as smart as ] am But you are to k hungry. You cannot resist your app 2, tites. Now I"-he made slight ge h tufe of distaste with his lean brow
 hapd--'I have no appetites." fl Wilkerson nodded. "I guess your n right, Sing Wah You even haven @ any pride. You talk pidgin English { $ the tourists and the rest instead |,
 speaking the perfect English yo ,. know
 B The duh eyes lt for a moment h
 morously "I have always felt that e owed it to oxford not 10 Haunt my e r. ucation in small uadesman's sho l dou't yOu Euows"