The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-03-03

was calmer and, so long as he did not
struggle TO free himself, his bonds.
though irksOme, were not very painful.
There was much coming and going
in the passageway Of All Singh's house,
To which Captain Cook was taken
Evidently something important was
toward. A telephone was secretcd In
sort OF cupboard, and All Singh.
whose tall and saturnine figure was
not 10 he mistaken. had used It sew
eral times NJ the evening. Then
Hong Kong Nrry appeared. waved his
hand to Cook and took ont the tele
phone. giving a number with marked
impaliellcr.
At that instant Cook noticed n door
opening fmtively, ana Sato's head APP
peared. For once the smile had quit
the mans face. 1t was replaced
now by look OF angry suspicion.
Cook did not know whether or not to
warn his friend. but decided that iu-
reference just then would simply serve
TO betray the fact that an understand
Ing existed between them. so remained
silent.
Hong Kong Harry obtained the mum.
Der he wanted and was so eager to
give "A message that he neglected TO
take precautions against being over
heard. Cook heard distinctly what he
was saying
Watch out for yourself, Mr.. Man
ming. All is now In New York. and
Captain Cock Is prisoner In this
house. which Is situated
Sato leaped like panther springng
on his prey, but Hong Kong Harry.
warned by some sixth sense that he
was in danger, dropped the telephone
and was able TO close with his assail-
ant Sato yelped something in a for
eign language. The astounded prison
er could not follow the words, of
course, but it was easy to gather their
drift. 1t was as though the infuriat.
ed JAPANESE had said plainly:
so you are the traitor! have sus-
pected you for a long time. Now ]
make an end Of you!'
But the Jap was no match for Hong
Kong Harry. After sharp struggle
the Jap was strangled to death. and
Hong Kong Harry convinced Ali Singh
that the Jap was traitor.
Naturally poor Najla could not come
under her wretched uncle's dread mes
merle control without yielding. Hence,
to her friends great surprise, All
Singh sent her back to them, and she
was actually being greeted with JOY at
the moment Manning received that
mysterious telephone message from
Hong Kong Harry The way In which
1t was broken Off showed that the half
caste had either been disturbed or at
tackled.
Bronson, seeing something peculiar
in Najla's manner and noting her re-
luctance to part with her hat. large
and handsome piece OF millinery, was
assured that she was still I'm trance.
He examined the hat, and his suspi-
cions were aroused, so he caused the
girl to be taken to her bedroom. She
at once fought furiously.
When matters had somewhat calm
ed down the object concealed In the
hat was examined. 1t proved to be an
internal machine operated by electric
ity. IL contained selenium cell which
Would have completed It's circuit and
exploded charge OF illuminate Of mer-
curry when exposed to strongly con-
centrated light.
Then Margaret Bronson remembered
that on the previous evening just such
n light, coming she knew not whence,
had darted through the open window
for few seconds. 1t was strange
ly disturbing incident: but, thanks to
their own watchfulness and Hong
Kong Harry's warning, they had es-
capped again.