South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-26

I graved on the four sides OF each
were Chinese characters.
What it it," he asked, seeing
that the girl really looked pale.
Il don't know exactly" she an
swered in a low voice. cit is all too
strange and horrible. / wonder
whom that fog belongs to-"
"Iu ask Haskell" he said.
Haskell shook his head doubtful
/ ly when Diggs found him.
You've got me. old man: I sub
/ let these rooms when ! got back
from France. and that thing was
here. It's Chinese. isn't IL? There
are some wonderful embroideries in
that pearl inlaid cabinet in the cor
ner. They probably all belong 10
/ DR.. Yoy, the former tenant"
What do you know about him %
asked Digs.
Nothing, except that he has gone
back to China for short time. Very
decent chap. for a Chink. a univer-
sity fellow and specialist in thera-
peutics. Why?'
iii tell you later" answered
Digs, lightly Find out all you
can about him meantime"
/ He carried the information he
had cleaned back 10 Leonie. She
said little, but asked him 70 call a
taxi frs her, as she was leaving
early
Il can't explain tonight" she said.
as they parted Come tomorrow at
II and I'll tell you all know"
The morning mail brought brief
letter from Haskell
Wire from DR.. Yoy announces
arrival in Frisco Monday He re-
quests me 10 place the tile jade
frog in a safety deposit 50 lit with
out telling anyone. Tho Mt I'd let
I you know"
Diggs called him up on the tele-
phone, asking him TO wait until
copy Of the inscription could be Sc
cured; then he got in touch over the
e wire with a certain civil engineer
friend and college classmate who
had spent some time in China Wal
lace was perfectly willing to help
him out, and though il made him a
little late for his appointment with
Leonie, he took the time TO carry the
frog down 10 Wallaces Office After
about an hours study the latter gave
him the translation. II ran:
Whose seeketh vengeance on his
enemies shall ask the crystal ball for
aid. Spirit OF the sacred Hu Eva.
graciously list TO the curses upon the
foreign devils"
He carried the news TO LeOnie at
once. She leaned forward eagerly,
her hands tightly clasped.
"Oh. I was sure Of it. last night -
she said. MIR. Digs, you must help
me. I know this doctor He was a
he who bore witness against him.
and betrayed him into the hands of
the Boxers. He has had me watch
ed ever since / left China, but /
never dreamed that the jade frog
was in his possession"
why. you're not superstitious
are you 2"
4 don't think So" she answered
1T was given TO me by my nurse,
who found it in the old temple
where | was hidden. | used TO play
with it when I was a little girl. Lao
I San is dead, I am sure. When I
came away. left this in an old chest
of my fathers private papers and
books at Hangkow, and now / ind
il here on a mantelpiece in New
York. What do you think it all
means?"
'Superstitious mostly" laughed
Diggs. but if gou don't mind I
rather think you need some one to
look after you until we see what Or.
Yoy is up TO. I'll return the frog
and let Haskell put it in the vault"
He took il out of his pocket and
set it on the table in front OF them.
! Leonie leaned forward and looked at
the little crystal ball intently. and
she reached for it, her hand was un-
steady. and it fell from her clasp to
the floor with a crash. She gave a
sharp cry of alarm. and knelt down
among the fragments, but Diggs was
before her The fall had loosened a
secret spring in the pedestal. Inside
its hollow there lay a folded sheet
of rice paper with a hand painted
diagram on il. and small vertical
lines OF Chinese characters.
It think the sacred HUI Eva has
given up his secret" said Diggs.
Let's call a taxi and run down TO
wallace
mo, no. I can read it myself" ex-
claimed LeOnie, bending eXcitedly
over the paper After a moment she
lifted her face. "Oh. this is too good