The Washington times., 1919-03-04
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! Without noise the cover to the man
hole swung backward into place.
The crouching shadow on the pave
ment remained motionless for one
| brief minute then once again became
| q part OF the box hedge skirting WI
Tsang's lawn
! His vigil had lasted some fifteen
minutes when his attention was
caught by a haring light in a small
| oval window in the house he was
watching, which, from its position,
was evidently on a stair landing. In
the illumination the watcher caught
] Il full view Of Wu's face; the China
[ mans expression of concentrated evil
| as he glanced this way and that up
| the deserted avenue, caused the
watcher to catch his breath and cross
/ himself. The light went out as sud
denly as it had sprung into exist
ence.
From up the Avenue came the soft
| purT Of a powerful motor and a sec
! ond later the Limousine stopped at
the entrance to Wu's house to per-
NIT a man TO descend, then sped
away. The newcomer glided rather
than walked up the approach TO the
| house: his ring at the bell was an
swered instantly and from the light
which streamed through the opened
| front door, the concealed watcher
/ caught a full view OF the Manderin's
! costume and WI, smiling and bland,
stepped across the threshold Of his
house. and the door was closed be-
| hind him by the obsequiOus Oriental
servant.
The watchers forehead was damp
with perspiration- Could he doubt
! the evidence of his senses? WI had
been looking out of the oval window
OF his house just a second before
WI had arrived in a limousine. Was
il some uncanny oceultism which had
projected his countenance on the
window pane before his bodily ar
rival? The watcher again crossed
himself. What was transpiring inside
the house? Had his companion eff
] fected an entrance by means of a
tunnel opening into the manhole or
was the manhOle simply an opening
| to city main? A sound smote his
ear, and like hound straining at
the leash he leap forward to give
the prearranged signal
( On emerging from the tunnel lead
I ing into Wu's house, Mrs. Thayer
CROPPED her way across the pitch dark
cellar The, air was stale, but she
was grateful for the warm atmo-
sphere which prevailed as she was
chilled to the bone. Her wet cloak
encountered her movements and she
/ PAUSED to cast it aside just before she
| reached the spiral staircase leading to
( the turreted rooms.
She mounted the stairs until she
judged she had reached the second
bedroom floor, and paused to take
No IN
the next platform; the stairway vas
| treacherously steep, and she had to
move with caution.
| On reaching the platform she was
startled TO see mans figure out
lined against the oval window. stand
| ing with his back to her keeping soli-
tary watch over the outside world.
! Had he heard her approach? Her-foot
iEvas on the next flight of steps when
a hand, was laid on her shoulder, and
Snyders hateful voice whispered in
her ear:
so you thought to double-cross
| US? Give me the triangle"
Il haven't it."
/ Don't lie" was the stern warning,
and Snyder's fingers closed around
her throat with no gentle touch. The
right triangle"
Il haven't" Her denial was choked
of: slowly. relentlessly his strong nm
| gers frightened their hold until the
blood pounded in her temples. Her
long nails clawed his flesh, but the
pressure on her throat grew worse
/ her head dropped forward and she
/ lost consciousness.
Snyder forced some fiery whiskey
I down her throat until she revived,
That's a sample of what's coming
| to you" he whispered. touching her
| bruised throat "Fuller's waiting his
/ chance" He smiled as she shrank
= from his supporting arm. we want
! that triangle"
Air Mrs Thayer waved him
| away a. she played for time. For an
: swer he again thrust the flask in
. front OF her. With every sense alert
TO her danger. Mrs. Thayer slipped