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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
@eroniioteS NiuSerfeit.

pie ean5e 93odbariboft BON Ga.
trobc bc Forf betbeiliete iid eeItern
Abeno an Dem @olfsfeIt oos bon
oen ainoern oes Spiclplabcs aegebeu
~urOe- Gas reiabaItise @ergtriI-
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
Sdiuar5er Nriide6erorr

Scr rs Sabre oIte Oleaer g8illiom
Smith, BON 9r. I'LL @.. .Sorotoqo.
Str wurOe eeitern @aorgen BON Dem
EolidIlten Horr bonn nor0meitliden
Giltrift perbaftet uuo fir sic glln.
oes6eboroen teltaebolten, neil er es
beridumt botte, iid BEL Ser WsuIte.
rllnqs.Neb6r0e an iteaen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
llnterhaItnna .g1co,uciIer.

pWabctb"-gIbe Socal Soaes"
nWlnrllnu0" lnuoebiue mo gNdnoclhil0er.
apippuorrMe" Snuoepiue uno gBaHoelbiioer.
Ntetorla"-Sauoepiue uno gsanoelbiloer.
lHoele NitrafiiOHen.
j., ggeD ,euOre" - GdaIid Gon8erte nnO anoep
nnierbdlhlngen.
,,ejiuBau coi" SdaIit gaubebiue uuD
nildere llner6Qtrnqcn.
opollDiuOOO Bari" - Idgl6 Iauoebieae
Aan3 mo anoere unterballun9en.
49, Vpermanuc Ynrt", Ncnir 9lUnb I1qlid9
NduoeOtue. Wiiliil uno Idn8.
,gfeldeIer% IT 1dgIdj @gtiriioHeu per @ans
bier aHouie".
noner. 0l5aennnmen GouiiaQS
- Sbei0penie Bead IugliD Grluriionen per
NaHpler sSreanlaH0"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

sIrlGiter ~geus, fiir ore pQar
SiemliQs ioIl it or6eitsa9 g1ee. Oa
,iro nihtS orausl~
@auer: Stu, baum leQe i'd Sbncn
ialib nod nne aoetoffel 5ii, odun.
itnen sic aber aufrteoen Itdn."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

NnS 0en ilbrigen BlnoessWetter.
0eobadtungs Stationen wurOen Die
fcigenoen b0AIten Eenlperatliren, bic
um 8 llbr aeitern 9lbeno berridteu.
berihtet.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

rSogen Sic, Serr Sber. aiebt tsl
mtd aou5srt bier?~ I
,,@'0piB, mcin Srrr, in elmer 9str.
tclltunoe fomlnen Die Daiircrl~ CIV
80, bonn bite, raid) ciiHu S9affec,
oamit i'd rc9i5eitig fortfouunl
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
.gseriidlerllnnrn

2o. T. Ggade lor0 n CO., si7--gl Whainpsr III
@ouner,e Nuilhind
VTruliNe NcMcg.Grtnhrnuac,O Olflrhlmnii" orb
th0n mo Ncliluloye Nhdbf
.Irnildl .sinlC fitnnildr Wcuct .NrtNNfrfaO3,O'
ienlmnllr Nuimcre fitnle lbo g. ius4
puule Nlhenur.
p9luOal SHiuronys So N aiuetpoai1. ee ro Nt
Watiiclo. Rellneul MuiiuQer iOi i03 NbunD
per ut &pnlNrrgr Nuinulq
,Wcrmdnlu Neagr NurdtrnWgy Nt.enAnaN~
h1lilnIore' ilio Nnrb raae
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
GrfoBtc6 6ftuotion

Sblpieoernnltfer (ibrem SdpIe'
aeriobn cine Ston0poutc bulteuO)
.9itte. mein Iieber S6miegcrIobn,
untcrbreAeu sic mid niHt, lahai
Sic mid iortfobreu -
Sduuicgcriobn: nSSobonn, onipmti
nenl Ole gndoiee Srmi Wluttcr min
iortiabrcul"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

Noiuin 81. GanHclN, Asht3lDOll HGlcnie ca1
Dels.GnnSniaricn, &erlaaSretis NMrualt
Gulit bnllnutQ
Nhapltn VI. 4ttgnirn, li0--il7 Cam hnllDluGl
lSia0rine @riQhrllN
81. 9. a M. g CoiUarb, AZ Continental Nlbd
Bratti5leen lelt 1872 eriol0reit lll Aalinuote
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
GOuueuanf. unS lIuterNana.
SIntg
g8etteransEdlteH.

Sir Mar1lauo uno ben Diltrift
Columbia beute @epitter unO iiiD-
li6e Min0e.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
6inereg 8eih e n.

Sic: 0Seuer eibt es allffaaeno
niel 6lieeen i'm 8immer.1
Or: 1llu0 acknowledgements mel.
itenS ipeiblide
sic (critoimt): rSu, moran er.
fennit on oos?1
@r: u@eil folt aIe out Spirael
iiBenl"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
@cidJimpfcn scr ltniiOrm nnacictlidJ

Inter DER @eiduloiguna ole llni.
form eincS Wtatroicu Der @unOcSflot-
te beidimpit 5u boben, mas nod Dem
ucueItcn 9uuoeSgeieB Gin @ergcDen
lit milroe Der As Sabre alte glnorcm
Glcmell, bon gir. 314 Sit-NonoolI-
9locy 0eitern oor9}iNtcr &onit in Scr
iiolihen Yoli5eiltotion on sic @ln-
Oesbeb0roen ousgeIicicrt. Somcit
Gefonnt, lit Dies Der critic Sail allt
melHen oie biciigen @eb0roen ollf-
merfiom gemabtiuoroen iinO. Gle
nell NOR ouf Oie 9eidwerOe oes
,Sronf N}c9Ieol mo 0cS Goworo
Smitb pom Scr. Stootcn 0onpfcr
Sis bon oem @oli3iltcn SoD bonn
iiiOli6en 0iltrift Derboftct morOen.
9hBeroen trot 2ieutenout @eorge
'&. 2olprcnce bonn W}arine-Gorps gc-
acn Glemell oif. 9iob glusioeen
ser WlGnner ioll Glemell ibre Uni
formen beidimpit boben mGbreno iie
cinem Streit an Der @de Der &anOoll.
rno RiDeriige. .glOcnue olroben.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

n5u Gin @oHinicncr mirlt mlBer-
rocutliM onreQeno; ic6 babe i6on
Oicocr aipci @eOicbte fir iiuo fertig
M Gopie."
.So ic9rcib' lic bod RAID auf itnO
oiri Iic binein"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

Nbonurup Sr oa Seudcn GorrcpanSnu~ utt pHuFd roer
nnrmd9N cr4acn NuO eebcn Der Office 0aoon pr Scpbu
tviSiia YdAhctlanO ~ modea.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

7VUtUHIVIVl TItDl VIVUtIB IN
9on3en Siiocn un0 in oen mittleren
&eltltooten; 6oblreide @emitter, ober
obne Jiegen, piroen in ben Neu. .@ng-
lono- Stootcn uno an Scr otlantiiben
alIitc bcri6tet. Sn oeu nGcbltcn "a
Silnoen lino inn 0bio.Ebalc lmO in
Der obcren See.9leeion itbmere @e.
mliter al erwartcn. SIN iibriGen
&9elle oeS 2anoeS miro eS ib0neS
Seiter 9ebeu. SSn Sen mittclotlonti.
l@en Stooten lit no6 QonnerItog
DelBeres gSetter in 9luslidt oeIteat.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22


Sas @rodrdmm fir has Gon5ert oes itd6tir
lcben BdrirGr6eiterS utter Yeinng oe3 Brof.
2dutel Seiomunn i'm .NriD Otll Bari" Delie
Anello bon 80 bis 10 ll0r IN, lple oat.
Ntlnl5ipalsGieo Baltimore onr &aIiis
o,,nnt,2le n,p2le .Nehloetaet
Auneriure 5u 9I1e Wiagic 6uie" Wio3ari
w Siicnba9
gsal6er aNie blaue @onau" ......... sirauB
AiccolOsSolO ga belle Srnnce~ M Yrenoebiue
(oerr 0rneii gbilipp)
gADe eODlnlloH ot Ntfte. .........., SdIc
NHpdnie aus 10. S1nlpboHp" ... BeeiDonen
n9be H. e. w. 8airDl" "...........,....E Eed
SSanlane on Scot0 Nrs" .,...... Aomnilleall
Wiqrid aSentoracn's @al1, ...... Hbepinne
p2pe Star Spdnaeo 8anner"
9,nui5ipal.0apelfe
Die Wfuni3ipOlsAapeue, ,Sobn ,Sbel, Aapells
ngllier. lpielt bente gbeno non bus 1880
llbr ani 6cm Sn1slpnn. @uiliorosglneme uno
gDale.siraBe, mo bringi tolaenocs Hroeranm
DUR Sir0ihDrnHg.
Wnni1ipal Hieo Baltimore, our Bali.
Hlole .....;.. :s ..|..,...'. ~ MGsgIllqetAet
D'arlm Am Sohs" .........,. .W'olleHbauer
Gnpriire an nj 3 mere aing" ....., Noanl
SeleiliQn aus eAlbion" ....... 4; Naelens
oo CScrr 9sm \. eOpper) a,.
Selection" "a ans sgbe chocolate sol6ier". girGnB
IunBs qramm;
Gne Scp .glmericn, bere's NIB Dob" .NaHge
6og Irot .gou're a great big Nones;o
o, luHe buO ..... t.'...... ....... .SSUlilHB
MSSagpiie Ser @Iil9mnrm" ......,...,., glnde
2oo0e oSolr Nitie Wioies" ....... G@onnor
Sge Siep 1Sailiug amaD on tDe 3enr0
ABE Star spanalc0 adancr@
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

Blchploiie1, Aiei0lI. gic.
sDgn, eenaiu a Nos Saey 1915 9nlbn ,lae,
@irahe.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22


Misunderstanding.
@iienmdaren aaer 9lrt una Sui-
ihmieo. 8ube66r
". efou Nabur 60. soc SEA Qorb .G.ah.an
--a--- ----s-
eigeltnanlS " Ienten mo MdnOllr
RlstIr g Gaaau & 9sparw. 10 lnel rraiau
Girahe
3eitingei 3eitl1iriiteH. etc.
"Es' E,S.9g gs'"iSr' e,ai,gSS GGs 9"'sgg gSssi
@eihlde Wiidltr inO 9ciilhrlilca.
a. pcultid, glr 500 @'eItQernAunc. c.ilaBe
Fbnlolrapb.
@adlras1 cn @boiogiapb BON susel0nuns
J'r lH MeitperualOt &irnbc
sSrieob0fe.
O. aluH NsmtierQ. --slellinoerle NQIlsno
Apsnut WI. AsaFabnlhpl0se lgnisf fot~
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 05erdf6c. same.

rclel ln0 iiael3lldterel.
griffith Turnsr 0u 2O5 Noro lameir uus
3G6 NOrf.WAbfSit
she WicHer a. sitter Co., SO Vi0t clrabe
nclitllbc5 GamcaclndIl,
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
Der ncnc OFlCOat0r 6c9Onncn.

9ie erlten &onupfdble fir ooS Sun.
oonent oes neren @etreioelpeiberS
fir oie YeuniDlponia.g giienbobn in
Canton muroen oeItern getrieben.
Ger Gontratt iiir oos glus6oegern
mo SSegidoffcn Ser Spispfdble oes
often Speicbers erbielt Die MorOlono
Dreoeing Gonponp. Ole SumcS
Gtepart So. bon Gbicogo miro ole
ncuen Spei6er erboucn, Der 9toun
fir 3,500,000 9uideI @etrei0e ent.
bolten ioll. 0ieielbe @eienidoit
boute oeu Sdutt6ooen fir ole @3orB.
lono @iienbabn.@eieuiha 81 @ort
GoDineton.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
Gel6dits. .@egweilrr.
gicrcantile glaearH.
%. 9. Sun x so,
6o2 oio' so,arDlaho Trnit guiIalaa.
gaatIonaI. .@nnEen.

602 Cl0 DarDlaho Irnli Nihloing
9tatlonul.Bnnten.
"xAs Oh aewu @atigHaI ganiaj gaq. NM
ereter Gtrhbe. 1dcu0 2e. oOof. HcNliptiiY
pehrO % Heoue, Nnprcr
,eecoao Gatonal 9aMt" 432 GhoHroaomaq.
W. @ gSuQuer. Stulrer.
.gseiteru Siaiipudl Baat'I IA Noro gnialp.GtE,
4i. Wlarind. Natlirer
Sta0ts,8anfen.
,,DeniIde gnnf uDu Baltimore, Aaltnlorei tHo
NOnionO StraRe. Nunuli Nrber. Yrdlioenli
Subn y. eauper, HireBrdoelii, @eoias u.
Nana Mallrer.
Spor-B1nten.
n1suidls eparbuui soR Baltimore. GaiaiD.
lil0 g,Qtimutc SirQhe.
Erilit. @ompagnien.
,,eaie 9rpoHs unO 1sah Gompaap", 1s sonlt
@aumaterialien Gbiren 5eniier-
ra6Hen, 9docn, etc.
3as. =, 5oiteE 4 eo. il5-1i7 rib.6Ftberl0
Str0bt
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

@udeI.
a&onn' Goter, ihon~ meiH
Surge ludt,
Den @udcl, Sen 0ie Roupc ntdbtl~ :.
n3omit lie leihter nornGrts fouurlt.
n &as dld bci Sen W8enlhM mniih.
nol frommtl- 4
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
xrilit. .Gompagnien.

"esf; sf;,I. R''oH' aH' 1'aii e'@''"'"' i' s'H''
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eung8 @rogroulni entbielt @ofstdu-
&C imo @olfsIieocr, SpieIe uno Hou.
tomineu, an melben auh Die @rma9.
ienen Ebeil uabmep.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
SanOes-3 -3spartement fiir 2auOwirtb
Idlaft-g3etter. gnreau.
Neridt 0es @aItimurc 9etterbnreans

Ser Seu6tiefeitseebolt Der 2uit
mor S3 9rodent nm 8 llbr 0torgens
un0 66 4sroaent lln 8 llbr gLbenos.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22
llnfellf MllIn1Ife

3as. g sapeF & 60. ii5-1i7 riio.sFsberla.
Grdbt
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9. s'''l 4afa' co. soc se4 'Qoroeap'gul
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

9aumateriaIien 9biiren 5eniler.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-22

@iIenmd0ren dIler 9lrt ms sui.
Evening star., 1917-05-20

over his shoulder and good dog at his
heel. Arthur loved books and flowers
and music, and was something of a
colorist: Rick almost hated the sight
of a book. and esteemed a ride to hounds
worth more than a library of Elzevirs.
and the merry toot of the huntsman S
horn prettier than a classic symphony.
But it must not be inferred that Ar
thur was by any means a milksop-he
was n type of the modern English gen
tieman, than whom there is none finer
on Gods footstool; and if his pursuits
were of the more peaceful order, he
could nevertheless. be trusted to hold
his own anywhere and with anybody
Now. the Dysart acres We're strictly
ard Dysart could not expect more than
a modest inheritance. Old Sir Arthur
had foreseen this. and managed to lay
by a few hundreds which at his death
he intended to bequeath to Rick to tide
him over the briefiess days that come to
every budding barrister. Stella Dysart,
the sister, was amply provided for, her
mothers jointure having been settled
upon her absolutely.
But the will, put off from day to day,
was never made, and one morning the
old baronet came a cropper over his
horse, was carried home with d broken
neck. and new Sir Arthur, tenth of
his line, reigned at Denecroft.
The latter was perfectly cogniZant of
his fathers intentions respecting his
brother, and meant to scrupulously
carry them out. when an unexpected
obstacle occurred. to wit, a bitter and
Evening star., 1917-05-20

acrimonious quarrel betwixt the BROTH
ers.
Marcia Churchill was the woman in
the case, daughter of old Squire Church
i'll, the reigning beauty of at least
three counties, at this time in the hey
dey Of her social triumphs.
Perhaps because Marcia Churchill
and Stella Dysart were representatives
Of two distinct types of beauty they
were pretty close friends. Marcia
might have stood for one of Du Maur-
ier's women. for she was tall and state
", patrician. and severely beautifui.
Stella Dysart scarcely came up to her
shoulder, being as petite and as pretty
as Dresden shepherdess.
The four young people had known
one another from childhood. when they
romped together in the woods OF Dene-
croft or roamed over the daisy mea-
dows of Gatewood. the Churchill prop
erty. AS boys the two Dysarts wed
with each other as to who should be
Marcia's champion. and with character
istic feminine impartiality. she show
cred her favors upon each in turn.
Now it was Arthur's week, and again
Richard would be her knight.
The rivalry continued. more quietly.
but fully as intense, after the brothers
came back from Cambridge, but both
of them feared to put the question OF
precedence to the test. Marcia went
through two seasons scathless and ap-
Evening star., 1917-05-20

parently heart-free. so perhaps her
mind was made up after all.
If Arthur Dysart had the advantage
of the heirship on his side and of near
ness to the Churchill estates while
Richard was grinding away at his law
books in London. the latter had his
own little compensations. for he saw
the girl constantly during the sea
son and lost no occasion of quietly
keeping himself to the fore. Richard
OWNED somehow that Arthur would
not propose while his father lived. and
so was content to wait, hoping the
while that his own ship would come
into port.
Matters were at this stage of truce
and tension when there came the news
of Sir Arthur's death.
Richard went down for the funeral,
and then it was discovered that there
was no will. Immediately his position
flashed upon him: he was absolutely
dependent upon his brothers bounty.
for naturally his allowance stopped
with the demise of his father. 1t also
dawned upon him that now Marcia
would he called upon to make her de-
cision, and that she would perhaps
prefer baronet de facto and de jure
to A penniless young barrister with no
law and few facts in his favor.
1t is not surprising, then, that he
felt very much like a modern Esau.
and in no pleasant mood, when, on the
third day after the funeral, as the
brothers were at breakfast, the new
Sir Arthur said, in his hesitating habit
of speech:
Evening star., 1917-05-20

enhas came into the library with some
letters. He stepped directly in front of
me, bowling in his usual feline manner. ]
took the letters. He Strengthened up, and
as he did SO it seemed to me that there
was faint smudge Of scarlet on his fore
head.
1 spoke instinctively, without thinking:
whats that scarlet mark on your
forehead. Mascasenhas?"
The Goanese looked at me: He shivered
like tree cut away from it's supporting
"A scarlet mark. Mr.. vandewater?' His
words broke and splintered. Surely
not scarlet xaca mapns1afsiy nf in dair He
stepped in front of large Louis Seize
mirror which rs the pride Of my library
and looked at himself In searching. In
tent manner
Then he turned to me again. His face
had regained its natural color. His voice
was low and steady.
NO. master: Yoa are mistaken. There
I looked at him again. And he was
right. There was no mark on his fore
head. But could have sworn on stack
of Bibles ten feet high that a scarlet mark
had been on the mans forehead-a scar
let mark which, in its hay outlines. re-
sembled the dread caste mark of Door
CHA, the black-faced goddess Of destruc-
ton.
And somehow 1 thought of the mad
things which Mascasenhas had told me.
in Paris, nearly two years ago; how at
the time of the Doorgha Puja festival in
the city of Benares ne had fallen very
sick; had stepped on the threshold of
death-even beyond 1t. But at the very
moment of final dissolution Hussain
Khan, working through the black
magic-craft which he had learned in
the Dervish lodges Of the Sahara, had
hypnotized him.
He had made him believe that he had
infltrated part of his own strength.
part of his own soul into the dying
body, thus giving to 1t semblance of
life. He had made him believe that for
all time to come the soul of Mascasen-
has would be but part of the soul
of Hussain Khan.
The man was Christian. He had re-
ceived his education in Europe. But
then he was from Goa, a half-caste.
Peace had flown out of the window.
and my little suburban home had lost
its charn-had lost the clean scent OF
its sheltered security.
In a way, l was therefore glad when
the summons came from Washington
which threw me back once more into
the maelstrom of excitement and dan
ger, back once more on a trail of which
the end Is not yet.
litical events in newspapers, magazines
and reviews. I had read that Japan,
callously and sneeringly disregarding
the protests of the west, had annexed
emma, ana had at once PROCEEDED 10
introduce military conscription into the
middle kingdom.
And China was a nation of over four
hundred million!
But that was not the worst. The real
danger appeared with the reports from
both missionaries and travellers that
the Chinese did not have to be coerced
at all; that, on the contrary, they were
eager and willing to serve In the army.
The chief of the intelligence depart
ment in Washington put it up to me
straight. He was closeted with Lord
Northmere, the British ambassador, who
looked pale and worried.
"Of course, these yellow devils mean
war. Van." he said over and over again.
'Of course, they mean war-war of
Evening star., 1917-05-20

copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
o HAD had enough excitement dur
ing the last eighteen months in
Europe. during my fight with the
& God of the Invincibly Strong Arms
and with Hussain Khan, the ruthless
central Asian, the master criminal, the
moving spirit of that organization of
oriental assassins, whom l had killed
in Paris three months ago.
America for me. / decided. ] wanted
rest complete rest. and / found 1T in
q little suburban home near New YORK.
There were, of course, moments nerv-
GUS moments. when ] thought over
much of Hussain Khan's last words OF
warning:
Even from beyond the grave I shall
kill you
But then / am careless sort of a
chap. and did not take my fears very
seriously.
Nothing remained to remind me of
the whole thing but Cajetano Maria
Mascasenhas. the Goanese half-caste.
the former slave and instrument of
Hussain Khan. whom had gained over
10 my side, and who had rendered me
such faithful and valuable service.
After the central Asian's death l had
taken him with me to America. The
man had risked his life for me. He
had stuck by me through thick and
Thin. SO now j gave HiIn Asylum duu
bread 1t was the least l could do.
And he repaid me with dog1ike de-
votion, which was a little embarrassing
to me and which at times brought a
lump into my throat.
And then. overnight it seemed to me.
subtle change crept into the man
ners and the behavior of the Goanese.
He took to staring at me for long
seconds in a frightfully. embarrassing
ly appealing manner. like some dumb
animal At other times, chiefly when
he imagined himself unobserved. his
lips would straighten into thin.
sneering line: purple black, opales-
cent light would come into his deep
brown eyes; his whole attitude, his
carriage, the poise of his head, the
very gestures Of his frail. high-veined
hands would give me a sudden impress
sion of arrogance and defiance: yes.
and Of hatred.
Finally one night strange thing hap
tened.
! was reading Williams Grammar. rub
ping up my Chinese bit, when Mascas-
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hair, framing a pair of steadfast gray
eyes that could look man through and
through, and, forever Danish falsehood
and guile.
But perhaps she had not waited! All,
in that case-and with a sudden tight
ening of the chest, Dysart half rose to
his feet, showing himself full in the
ruddy glare of the flre.
AS II in answer to the cruel thought,
from out of the darkness across the
narrow steam there was an angry spat
of flame. a sharp report, and with a
groan Richard sank back as though
lifeless, shot through the body!
sound Of hurried and scrambling
footsteps. a sudden splashing in the
shallow water, and then there appeared
out Of the darkness whence the shot
had come, the form of a man, running
swiftly He made straight for the silent
figure of his victim. grabbed the bag
of diamonds lying by his side, and
vanished in the blackness whence he
had come.
a life-tragedy in the space of 200
ticks of the watch!
The two Kaffir boys. startled by the
shot, saw only the silent form of the
''baas" and the swiftly moving appari-
tion that seemed to swoop down upon
them out of the African night.
With a simultaneous yell they drop
ped their tasks and fled into the sur
rounding blackness. Richard Dysart
was left alone-dying, perhaps dead
alone on the veldt, treacherously and
cruelty robbed of his hard-won treasure.
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conquest But what can We do? They
promise to call halt to their military
preparations. But they only mean to
throw sand into our eyes. But all they
have done is to shift their arsenals and
their concentration camps. And they
have shifted them far out'-he pointed
out of the window toward the setting
sun-"to the west, to outer Mongolia
to the far lands where European influ-
ence Is non-existing. where European
travellers are unknown"
I interrupted him. l was really think
ing aloud.
In Asia it is never nation in tur-
moil. nation in ferment. In Asia it Is
always one man-one man."
There was piercing look of rapid
comprehension in the Englishman's
Exactly" he broke in. "one man.
Just as you said. And that's why we
want you-I say we. For, of course,
you understand that my country and
yours are working hand in hand in this
crisis. You must find that one man,
Vandewater.'' He put his hands on my
shoulders. "All we know is that the
man is somewhere in central Asia, that
he Is a genius at organizing, and that
he knows everything-yes-e
Europe and America can teach in the
line of warfare"
There was a short heavy pause. The
chief came up close to me.
when can you go, Van?'
Tomorrow. But there is one condi-
ton"
Lord Northmere laughed a thin, fine
laugh.
'It has been complied with before you
speak. my. friend. You want carte
have already prepared it," He took Il
heavy dispatch box from the table
Here are confidential instructions to
every British and American official of
note in the orient"
1 took up the dispatch box. There was
a pause. Then the chief shook my
hand.
God bless you, Van! Come back safe"
Lord Northmere did not say a word
He just gripped my hands with fingers
of steel.
So left them And as / walked down
the street a shapeless. brooding gray
shadow seemed to creep out of the
western sky, and shivered just a lit
tie.
1 returned to my house in Jersey on
the next train. With my very first
words i ordered Mascasenhas to pack
our trunks.
I'VE are off to San Francisco" I
slapped him on the shoulder, and /
suppose my voice was buoyant. ITO the
Golden West and dthence-westward, no
to Hongkong."
His voice came slow and hating.
"To-Hongkong"
"Right-o."
Again he asked:
ITO Hongkong-to Asia"
Immediately I reacted on his mood
My buoyancy left me. / looked at him
with sharp. direct intent. But his face
was like a stone mask.
'I have a sort of rowing commission,
Mescasenhas." / resumed. There is
the devil to pay out there in Asia and
the powers that be have chosen me to
find out who is stirring the caldron.