Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21
BELGIAN RELIEF COMMITTEE.
Mrs Warburton Fish.
Mrs. Hamilton Beekman.
Mrs G. August Iselin.
Mrs. Belmont Rivington.
Mrs. Rupert Solvay.

I've Just been sent to see II cannot
persuade you TO Join the committee and
attend meeting at Mrs Rlvlngton 8, .
she went on.
"why-er." considered Elaine, thought
fully. "er-yes 1t must be all right with
such people in IT,"
Can you go down with mo now7'
Just as we'll as later" agreed Elaine.
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Elaine and Mary rad gone downtown.
talking animatedly-walked down the
avenue toward Mrs. Rlvington's apart
ment.
Entering the hallway Of the apartment,
Mary rang the bell
The servant opened the door and Elaine
end Mary entered. lie closed the door,
and almost before they knew It was gone
into the back room.
Elaine gazed about Il In trepidatIon. But
before she could say anything. Mary.
with a great show OF surprise. exclaimed
why, I must have made mistake
This isn't Mrs. RIvington's apartment
How stupid OF me-"
Then they went to the windows. Be-
hind the curtains they we're barred and
locked out on a blank brick wall in a lit
tie court.
oh" cried Mary. wringing her hands.
stricken in mock panic oh, I'm so
frightened. This may be the den OF
Chinese white slaversr"
Just then the Chinaman entered and
stood a moment. gazing at them. They
turned and Elaine recoiled from him.
Wong bowed.
"oh. sir" cried Mary. we've made a
mistake. Won't you tell US how to get
out?"
mo spoke Engils." he said, gliding out
again from the room and closing the
door.
Elaine and Mary looked about In des-
pair
what shall We do:'' asked Elaine.
Mary said nothing but with hasty
glance discovered on the wall the knife
which Wong had already told her about
She took II from its scabbard. As she
did so the Chinaman returned with a tray
/ on which were queer drinks and glasses
Al the sight of Mary with the knife no
scowled blsckly laid the tray down and
/ took few steps in her direction She
! brandished the knife threateningly; then
as II her nerve failed her. tainted. letting
1 the knife fall carefully on the floor SO
that IL struck on the handle and not
on the blade.
/ Wong quickly caught her as she tainted
and carried her out of the room. bang.
ing shut the door Elaine followed In 9
moment Loyalty to protect her supposed
friend, but found that the door had a
snap lock on the other side.
She looked about Wildly. and IA a mo.
ment Wong reappeared, As he advanced
slowly and insinuatingly she drew back
pleading. But her words fell ON seem,
ingly deaf ears.
she had picked up the knife which MarS
had dropped, and when at last Wong ma.
noeuvred to get her cornered and wa.
about TO seize her she nerved herself M
and stabbed at him resolutely.
Wong staggered back-and fell
As he did 80 ne pressed the bladde,
which he had already placed under hi,
coat A dark red fluid, like blood. oozef
out all over him and ran in pool on IN
floor.
Elaine. too horror-strlcken at what had
happened even 70 scream, dropped Tn,
Ahlte and bent over him. lie did moi
move She rose quickly and ran through
'he now open door. As she did so Wona
seemed suddenly 20 come TO lie. II,
raised himself and looked after her. ther
win smile sank back into his former
assumed posture on the floor.
When Elaine roAaAs4 IT, Otksr roau.
she found Mary there with the Chinese
servant, who was giving her a glass OF
water Al the sight OF her the servant
paused then withdrew into another room
further back Mary. now apparently re