The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-25
tcone1nued from "wednesday nlorn4ns) !

Craig had been rummaSinE among
some wariiHe instruments which Sa'o.
with the instincts 81 trut salesman,
Was nov d'splaHlns: ana - mao !, p pnnG anil
rrads % pine wood. He held II nprl-
zonta.ly and twanscd the string: | i""h-
ed Up in time to catch a pteaSsn ~
preston on the face Of OtaSa'
Most people would have held II the
other way" commented Sato.
Craig said nothing. but was sNamln-
ing an arrow. almost twenty inEhes
long and thick. made of cam win
point OF metal. very sharp put nadIS
fastened tie fingered the deer blood
row and looked 1T il carefully.
I'll take that. ns SAID. only wish
II were one with the regular reddish
brown lump in IL.
Oh. out. honorahle sir" aroioEized
Sa,o. the Japanese law prohibits that.
nov. There .ars few Of those and they
arr very valuable ...,,,;
II suppose so. :. agreed Cra,s, nj
shop hero. Sato. Some time. when
feel richer. I mean TO como in again N;
thank YOU. you need NOT send them: l."
carry them.
We bowed ourselves out. promising ="
come again when Sato received new
consignment from the Orient which Ne
was. expecting
That other lap Is peculiar fellow.
observed. as We walked along uptown
He ism, a Jap" remarked Craig.
He is An >nu. one of the anrr,Sin"s
III. island Of Yezo"
az though: CtaHa Mas very mild. |
commented.
"Tn4v arc mos inonnnsive and
peareabla people usually. ne answered.
'.Sood-na.ured and amsnlhle tn author
ity. Blu, they h"com" dangerous ~h"n
driven to despair by cruel treatment
The japanese government lS N"r! con-
sidcrate Of them-hGt not all Japanese
are"
Far into rho nigh: Craig vas engaged
in some very delicate and minute micro
scopic work in the laboratory.
We were about To leave wh"n thHre
was a sentla tap on tho door. Kennedy
opened II and admitted 4 young man.
the operative Of the detective agency
who had been ShadowinE Bernardo. Ills
repor, was very brief. but. to me ut
least, significant Bernardo. on his re-
,urn 10 tho museum. had evidently read
the letter. which had aGitated him very
much for a few moments later II" hur-
richly left and Urnt downtown - ~"
Prince Henry Hotel. The operative had
casually edged mp TO tho desk and over
heard whom he asked for. II was 50
nora E~rrsrta Once again. later in
Tho evening he had asked for her. but
she was still out,
II MAS quite early tho next morning
when Kennedy had resumed his careful
microscopic work. that the t"l"phon" be
rang. and no answered j. mechanically.
But r moment la'"r a look Of intense
SUNRISE crossed his face.
1T was from Doctor leslie. he an
nouncad. hanging up tho receiver quick
" He has mos: peculiar case which
ne wants mo to sea- woman
Kennedy called 4 cab. and nj = furious
race wn dashed across tho city and
down 70 tho Metropolitan Hospital.
where Doctor Leslie vas waiting. He
met US eagerly and conducted us to q
little room where. lying mntionless on
a bed. Was q woman.
She was strtkinE-lnokinE woman.
dark Of hair and sk,r. AMI in tif" Sh"
must have been SenSuonsly attractive
bur now her face was drawn and con-
,or,ed-wtth the same EhaStly look that
hed been on the face ot Nnrthror.
She died in cab" explained Doctor
Leslie before they could get h"r TO the
hosnital"
she told nothing ot herself" asked
Kennedy.
NO: she was pretty far gone wh.n
the cahhv answered nor signal. All h"
could get out ~ her was a word ;hnt
sounded like 'Curio-curin.
Have YOU any riur ~ the cause Of
her DEATH" asked Craig.
Doctor Leslie made no answer lnmH-
di2tely. hut raised tn" sheet which COW
>S~d ner body and disclosed. in the HeshS
part Of her Upper arm. curious. li;tio
red swollen mark with a couple OF drops
Of darkened blood
We had at last genuine poisoned nee
die case You SEQ. thar looked like il.
Eut have made all the tests fer curare
aaI strychnIre without results
Put" objected KnnnedT. ~ciarIv this
was not case OF kidnapping. 1t is