Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-29
nineteenth EPISODE
THE SAVING CIRCLES.

THE SAVING CIRCLES.
In an opium den down In Q cellar
IN the heart OF Chinatown. Long Sin
lay In . bunk. contemplating what
form OF revenge he might suggest to
his master. WI Fans.
About him we're many Chinese and
even white men. all dreaming Of the
great things they would do. dreams
which were d~issipated into ashes. ever
- the drug In the pipes which gave
them their shadowy forms.
Hop Ling. the proprietor. Was Just
about to hand Long Sin a pipe with q
half-cooked pill. when . well-dressed
white man entered n gazed about.
Sea white devil" he muttered
to Hop under his breath. calling his
attention to he stranger.
Hop Ling moved forward and &C.
costed the wco why does the
white man visit u.s." he asked suave-
~. though coldly. .
Il am Jack Sprague. the aviator"
replied the visitor. still looking about.
i smoke the stuff for my nerves.
Come across with . pipe. boss"
Hop considered a moment, then At a
nod from Long Sin. whose opinion he
valued highly. led Sprsgue over to an
empty bunk near by.
Long Sin continued to eye the
stranger critically. Finally as Sprague
settled himself. the Chinaman pulled
himself out OF his bunk and moved
over to the airman.
How are YOU" greeted Long Sin
In English.
II was Sprague's turn now TO be sus-
ptcious OF Long Sin with his sinister
face.
Are you an AVIATOR" pursued the
Chinaman.
Sprsgue nodded. You said IT," he
replied In laconic slang.
Long Sin sQuatted down and they
talked and smoked. Half an hour later.
Jack S~prague. his nerve restored and
his cupidity aroused by the promises
OF Long Sin. accompanied his new
friend out Of III hop joint.
They passed through the narrow
streets OF the Chinese quarter and
finally entered what looked like q
sQualid tenement. There Long Sin
nodded and whispered 10 a servant.
and = moment later they were admit
ted to an anteroom Of WI Fang. the
Serpent.
Master" bowed Long Sin as WI
received him. Il have here . man
whom We may use"
WI nodded graciously to Sprague.
while his slave bent down and whis-
pesed In his ear In deep gutturals.
moving his hands In expressive cir
cles through the air. Wu's brow cloud
ed. but at last he seemed to catch the
idea.
You mean. then. that he fiies?" he
asked.
Long Sin nodded. Not only does
he ny. master" he said. but from
his aeroplsne he can drop anything
a hit a mark"
Come with me-" beckoned WI to
Sprague. AS he put IA his street
clothes to 20 out.
Somewhat earlier In the day Lieu
tenant Waters OF the army. who mad
already interested Kennedy In a new
explosive OF his own invention. trod-
tie. had invited Craig to visit the fort
on Staten Island at which he WAS
stationed. and Craig had taken Elaine
down on . visit.
ThAr ann ahAue rpht.- thaSA
was to be seen. but the thing that In
terested Kennedy most was. OF course.
the explosive and the handling OF II.
In q storeroom OF the fort Elaine
picked up from \ table a peculiar
pointed instrument with q weighted
head.
That Ia one Of the new aeroplane
ARROWS that are being used In the Eu-
ropean war" explained the lieutenant.
How interesting remarked Elaine.
They stood for a chatting.
then passed on until NJ last they anne
again to the entrance TO the grounds
Of the fort where a sentry. pacing back
and forth. saluted.
Thank you so much" said Elaine
- she gave Lieutenant Waters her
hand.
Yes. indeed" agreed Craig. I'VE
have had . most interesting visit. BY
the way. Lieutenant. come to my
laboratory tomorrow morning. l would
like to show you one or two very novel
effects that l have been able TO get
from your invention"