The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-12-02

was never able to exchange word
with him. His secretary had a fair
knowledge OF French and was able by
that means to make known their COM
mon wants to the stewards. They new
er went ashore Mt any port touched
during the run. So far as could tell
they dispatched very few letters. and
certainly received none. because the
purser acting on my instructions. kept
a sharp lookout In that respect. In
fact the voyage was most uneventful
until three days ago. when fire broke
out in the stokehole and spread very
rapidly to some bags of jute In the
forehatch. 1t was discovered at once.
and all danger vanished within about
five minutes. But there was deuce
of smoke while 1t lasted. and. Of
course. the affair caused some natural
excitement among the passengers.
There wouldn't have been the least
panic. however. II It wasn't for those
Internal Chinks. Talk about the China.
man being impressive and fatalistic. /
have never met such set OF towards
in my life. All Singh himself was one
of the worst. He and his gang set mp
such hullabaloo that they freighten.
ed the women and made matters worse
by trying to rush one Of the boats.
tell you. sir. that was half inclined
to suspect some trick or other. and
took good care to remain close up with
them during the whole affair. Some of
the ships officers got wind OF what
was going on, and tackled them rather
roughly. meaning to lock them up in
their cabins until they were quieted.
There was regular row near the
boat. which they were trying to swing
on her davits. All Singh was pushed
against stanchion. which broke sud
denly. and he fell headlong into the
sea with a fearful yell. saw him
swept away. as the ship was travelling
fourteen knots Mt the tire. and 1t is
believed that he was struck by the pro-
peller. because we found his blood
stained turban floating in the water.
That was good twenty minutes after
ward. The captain turned the ship
in circle, and lowered n boat almost
at the exact spot where the man had
fallen overheard"
"Good." chortled Kemp. 81 know
few Chinks downtown in New York
whom I would like to get rid OF as
easily"
There's one curious thing. sir"
went on the detective. 1T was found
that the stanchion against which Ali
Singh was leaning had been fled
through and was calculated to give
way under the least pressure"
Manning would have been better
pleased had this evidence OF prior evil
intent not been forthcoming. II was
disconcerting. II only by the sheer alb
sence of motive. But there could not
be the slightest doubt that the detec-
lives story was true. Not only did
the ships log record IT'S bald features.
but two of the officers corroborated II
In every detail.
Though both Manning and Kemp
felt that fate had made their task
easy. they relaxed norc of the precau-
tons devised earlier. Not only was
the list of passengers scrutinized most
thoroughly. but the gangways were
watched for hours after the ship had
tied up.
The police boats. too. hung about
until night fell. One sharp eyed
watcher thought he saw a mans head
In the water. and the launch darted
rapidly in that direction. but the placid
surface Of the Hudson remained undis.
turbed. 1t was evidently false
alarm.
So Manning went home to his fiat
and slept the sleep Of the care free.
conscious that he had left no stone un.
turned In the performance OF his duty
Next morning two communications
reached him which seemed to have
some slight bearing on All Singh's
movements. Kemp phoned to say that
a notorious half caste known as Hong,
kong Harry had been seen in the vi
cinity of an opium joint kept by All
Chow.
"This guy is dope fiend." explained
the police captain. Gle is wonder
full athlete and has got away from my
men several times by scaling walls and
rain pipes in way that
would seem possible only to monkey
He dresses well. Just like the average
young New Yorker and rather looks
down on dyed in the wool ChInk like
All Chow. SO I'll have him watched"
"Quite right" agreed Manning
seven though All Singh he dead. we
may learn something about his schemes
by grabbing his associates. wish now
that we had let some of those China
men land. II might have been useful
to follow them. Anyhow. let me know
II anything turns up"
The other minor circumstance was
a note from an official of Vassar col
lege. who In response to Manning's In.
curry wrote that Mile. Malta had left
the college three days ago. and her
present whereabouts were unknown
flaming resolved that the young lady
should be traced.
He was about to ring up Kemp again
when another call on the phone divert.
ed his attention. Margaret Bronson
was asking him TO come out to their
place at Fern Brae. Long Island. and