The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-12

II was merely curious. that's an
WIS tine 6SHcessnigtt3! eausmu-.
That girl II not her daughter" John
continued II have reason 20 believe
that n II Miss Ruth Gallon. the heir
ess 10 the Master Roy milne. who she
Is abducting." Ills passion blazed
forth In spite OF his self restraint. -
must end her aud save her"
"Might I ask what relation you are
Ia the young ladyy' asked the detee.
tive mildly.
John stared nc him aud then realized
the uddity VI his actions and words.
He briefly explained his position at the
milne aud bis wnrdship Of the helress.
Tie also went into detail as to what be-
suspected Wilkerson OF. describing hlm
carefully.
"Itc was one Of them. sure enough"
agreed the detective. But young hgr.
esSes Amt being kidnapped days Ike
these ont VI hotels like this"
II may be mistaken" John asscnted
YEARLY. IAN / know OF Mrs. Darnell
Is from occasional words dropped by
, wilkcrson. hut | suppose we might
get a clew rs 20 where they went any.
way"
After some search Of the long line OF
/ taxis they came 10 n which the de
| tective identified us the one Mrs Oar.
/ urll had taken the night before.
Driver. take us where you did those
fares who were In such n hurry last
night the detective ordered.
The chauffeur shook his head. You
can search me FOR the address, he re-
turned There wasn't any"
The driver leaned out from his seat
and went on earnestly: You know
how they jumped In and we rolled OF.
Wen. Il seemed IL was a case Of life
and death. according 10 the woman.
aud | stepped on the machine and
] FASTENED some townrd the North Pa.
clfc hospital. But when we got into
Chinatown one Of the men hailed me
aud told me to drive Just Is he said
He got out here In front with me. and
when we reached = certain spot they
ala beat H." ....
"Can you take us TO that sl0t3"
Il was just wondering TO myself
whether I could find H." was the re
Spouse. "But IN try"
lie 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 ut last being on his
way toward hts goal. He barely heard
his companions murmur, Evidently
they took her into the lower part OF
Chinatown"
We usually credit the oriental with
little or no imagination. pointing to
his art. his clothes and his language ms
evidences. As the fact runs. even the
Chinese coolie uses the faculty "
Imagination more frequently than his
white brother on nm equal social plane.
Sing Wah. or Wah Sing. as he was
lndimcrpnily called. was o%utwarlly n
stoiid. dun eyed Chinese Of uncertain
middle age. His plcturc-it WIS In the
gallery ~ every secret service Office
from Singapore 90 philadelphla-was
not less C|h1ngcless OF expression. nor
more teciturn than he. Yet IN spite OF
his scmber clothes aud general air OF
blank stupidity, Sing WOh was n man
of mark, a man with a history replete
with adventure and, not too seldom
with crime.
~ the ordinary criminal could have
On Office or u store he would qundruplo
his profits. But the common run OF
resculs must steal and 0y. Their post
Office address l. "A Pigment. They aru
not nc home when opportunity knocks.
Sng Wah knew this. and Il was his
nOlst that for thirty years any one
WHO wanted him, either day or night,
could lind him.
So he sat at the back OF his little
store night after night, blinking
through the wooden screen nc the va.
rlugs customers who anne In 10 trade
or barter. And year after year they
came 10 his door. the pirate and Eve
thief, the smnggler and the robber. and
he took its toll OF them and passed
them on. WhltherI Sing Wah never
told And because be nd not tell they
came back with greater loot aud rich
or booty, and he again passed then
through his store 20 vanish utterly
from the haunts Of men aud the pur
view OF the police.
Among the many hundreds who has
. awaited themselves Of Sing Wah's nj,
was Wilkerson, who. during dark pc
RODS of his career. had several time
] run athwart the barriers OF the Law
aud been compelled 10 seek refusl
where he could.
Harry Wilkerson was not n fool. Ii
some ways he was brilliantly endowed
: Tie recognized Sing Wnh's superiorlt
= 20 an others In the great game Of oni
: whiting the law. lie perceived bcBcaiI
the stolid mask the alert, active. stu
J dious mind which was ever ylgllanI
never f0rgctful, always intelligent
: watching the world that passed befor
; his filmed eyes. The Chinese had. n
well. acknowledged Wilkerson's adept
ness aud persistency. In several deal
they had been partners To their mutur
profit
You are a very good fellow. Hal
ry." Sing Wah had told him once a
|. they drank tea In n little room IA IN
= rear You are a smart man-almo.