Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22
face and sought 10 read his meaning.

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Two gray Swallowed forest fountains.
There was neither discourag en,ent
! nor citation in their strange. inscrut'
/ able glance. Yet they seemed to read
the unspoken question in my mind be-
| fore he answered.
| Patience, Gordon. The time IL not
yet, my friend. Reich and the woman
shall 20 free at tine already decid-
ed | shall advise Conncl by and
by
A rap came on the door of the re.
ception cabinet. Kim Lee seemed to
bark his answer and leaned forward
in an almost un-Orental excitement
! saw that his dark eyes glistened.
A man pushed open the door and
entered in hurried manner. His face
showed traces Of eXerti0n, and his
breathing was that of one who has
spared no labor in arriving.
He sprang into the room. paused,
and bowed low before breaking into a
rapid stream Of speech which had no
chance to follow. Unlike Semi Dual,
/ had no knowledge of tongues save
my own, and the man was speaking in
Chinese.
Therefore l confined my efforts to
watching the face of Dual.
! saw quick fire light II at the
words the messenger uttered He lis
tened without interruption until the
fellow paused, and then snapped into
question after question, which the
Chinaman seemed to answer without
hesitation.
At the end, Semi turned to Kim Lee
ard spoke in English:
is there such a place as this, Kin
Lee?"
Most certainly. Abdul" the mer.
chant assured him.
Dual smiled. He thrust a hand into |
his garments and dragged out some
pieces of gold With an outward flip |
OF his hand he cast them at the fel. |
lows feet.
"A reward Of service, Kim Lee" he
said to the other. "He is "a valuable
man. We shall use him again. Bid
him wait"
Kim Lee spoke to the man, who not
until then bowed himself before Semi.
and picked up the gold. admitted to
myself that the servants of this mer
chant were trained exceedingly well.
Dual turned to me-
1 shall translate" he began.
Above the basin where the Italians
keep their little fishing boats. between
mere and the northeastern shore OF the
bay, there is a place known as Tele.
graph Hill. To the north of this, near
inc e1c'e OF the bay there stands an
empty warehouse. 1t is now dsused.
and has been for years. 1t is built over
the mouth of tunnel
within this tunnel McKabe and
MISS Foote are detained. These are
Tho main facts which this agent Of
Kim Lee has reported. It was to learn
his that | permitted Miss Foote TO be
today. knew that her taking
would be used as additional pressure
m Connel, and that the people who
ook her would almost surely carry ,
Ter to the same place where McKabe
vas held. e..
Il arranged to have her followed ,
~ Kim Lees agents. You can see 6
low well they have done their work. ,
mere was no one else could have !
one 1t, because no one else was 80
veil fitted for the undertaking. They !
now this district, its entrances and
h exits. They knew where to watch
nd what to watch for, and they have !,
ucceeded, AZ IL was fated they
houd." !,
The man had picked up his gold and 7
one softly back to the reception room :
nile Dual was speaking h
Then all We have to do Is 70 get |,
lem,' cried In relieved conviction :
i think shall let Connel go get n
lem,'" said Dual
| nodded ;,
And you let them take Miss Foote u
these men could follow her course q
a guide" summed up. y
For that and because unless n
enus reached her conjunction, Mr.. ~
ckabe cannot be rescued alive" said !,
ual. she is the main agent of his
'scue, Gordon. Her presence pre- .,
'rves his life. my friend. n
He turned to Kim Lee. nj
speaking OF exits and entrances: n
ay use yet other ears and eyes of a,
ine?' he inquired. n,
The Chinese nodded He rose and n,
ent to the door to the reception vi
ON. spoke briefly. and came back "
his chair uTtan ira,tt,,., ,h. ......