White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28

Mrs. Ddrnell
The best | can do is to find the taxi
driver for you" he said slowly, still
studying Johns stalwart figure. "He
may be out on the stand now. Let's
see"
As they passed out the detective COZ
tinned hesitatingly. do you know Mrs
Darnell very wellg"
There was that in the mans tone
that made John pause before answer
ing. He glanced at the cool. impas.
steady eyes. He took a sudden resolu
ton.
II believe you're really interested In
this matter" Dorr said briefly. "Sup.
pose we talk this over before hunting
the taxi chauffeur"
II was merely curious, that's ALL
was the noncommittal murmur.
That girl is not her daughter" John
continued 81 have reason to believe
that II IL Miss Ruth Gallon. the heir.
ess to the Master Key mine. whom she
Is abducting." His passion blazed
forth in spite of his self restraint. ~
must find her and save her"
might | ask what relation you are
to the young lady?' asked the detec-
tive mildly.
John stared III him and then realized
the odditt of his actions and words
He briefly explained his position at the
mine and his %wafdship of the heiress.
lie also went into detail rs to what he
carefully
lie WIS one OF them. sure enough,
agreed the detective But young heir.
esses amt being KIDNAPPED days like
these out OF hotels like this.
Il may be mistaken John assented
YEARLY. IAN | know of Mrs. Darnell
is from occasional words dropped by
Wilkerson Bnt | suppose we might
get n clew as TO where they went any.
way"
After some search of the long line OF
taxis they came Il one which the de
tective identified AS the one Mrs. Oar
nell had taken the night before.
Driver. uike US where you did those
fares who were in such a 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
Well. Il seemed 1t was u case of life
aud death. according to the woman
and | stepped on the machine and
FASTENED some toward the North IN
cifie hospital. ltut when we got into
Chinatown one Of the men hailed me-
and told me to drive Just rs he said
He got out here In front with me. and
when we reached a certain spoi thes
all beat 1t"
Can you take us to that spotf
u was just wondering 10 myself
whether | could find i" was the r.
Spouse. 'But. I'll try"
He threw in his clutch and the car
left the line and started up the hill
toward California street. John DarI
leaned back against the cushions with
a strange sense OF NJ last being Oh his
way toward his goal He barely heard
his companions murmur, Evident y
they tool her into the lower part .
Chinatown"
We usually credit the oriental With
little or no imagination, pointing u
his art. bis clothes and his |language rs
evidences As the fact runs. even the
Chinese coolie uses the faculty Of
Imagination more frequently than his
white brother on an equal social plane
Sing Wah. or Wah Sing. rs he WIS
indifferently called. WAS outnardly Il
stolid. dull eyed Chinese of IN ertlin
middle age. Ills picturc-it vs. in the
gallery of every secret seryie office
from Singapore to Philadelphia wis
not less changeless OF expression, nor
more teeiturn than he. Yet In spite OF
his scmber clothes and general air Of
blank stupidity. Sing Wab was a man
OF mark. n man with a history replete
with adventure and. not too seldom
with crime.
II the ordinary criminal could have
an office or q store he would quadruple
his profits. But the ommon run of
rascaIs must steal and fly. Their post
Office address Is a %figInent. They are
not at home when opportunity knocks.
Sing Wab knew this. and il was his
boast that for thirty years any one
who wanted him. either day or night,
could find him.
So he sat ut 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 the
thief, the smuggler and the robber. and
he took bis toll Of them and passed
them on. Whittier? Sing Wah never
told. And because he did not tell they
came back with greater loot and rich.
er booty. and he again passed them
through his atara 10 vaosoh unfairly