The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-09

uplifted hand-'the chair ana its con-
tents went down through the trap.
The prisoner was then unbound, the
knife and the paper plunged through
the cushion and the chair returned to
its place again before the bearers
moved ont Do you see it now"
Venerable Sagacious One. = do"
1--WE need only one link more in the
chain. We must find the exact house
in front Of which the bearers rested
with their burden. We must mark the
spot carefully for It will not only give
us the clue to the All Sam murder case
but-which is of far greater Importance
TO our country-it will enable us to
reveal to- the Viceroy the much looked
for secret meeting place OF those dan
gerous insurrectionists. the Brotherhood
OF the Five Brass CASH"
Within less than ten days from the
meeting OF Wang Foo and the Abbot
tl,e Viceregal authorities at Canton had
accomplished the unearthing OF the
headquarters Of the rebels and the ring
leaders were safely lodged in the Pro-
Tincial prison. A careful investigation
revealed the following facts:
First: The sedan had stopped for the
usual ten-minute tea and smoke" in
front Of the REST House of the
Heavenly Genii" not hundred yards
from the old city gate of Kowloon.
When the bearers put 1t down. the poles
| just touched the edge Of the rest-house
| sign, the front coolie indicating the
place very carefully. This brought the
base Of it directly over the trap-door
| in the sidewalk, which was made of a
| heavy piece Of timber swinging on an
oiled pair Of hinges. This coolie was a
member of the Brotherhood and had
been carefully instructed by his superior
officer in the band, who was none other
than the Magistrates Secretary; the
other coolies were entirely innocent.
Second: Ling Took was taken down
| through the trap. released and sworn
| in as a member of the Brotherhood as
a reward for his safety. and the bloody
l-nife and paper plunged through the
seat-cushion in the chair. which was
then pushed upward and fastened in its
place. Being an official chair. it was
very heavy and the difference in weight
was rot noticed by the bearers.
l Third: The Magistrate acted in good
faith and was entirely innocent. The
Secretary. himself an important officer
Of the Secret Brotherhood. suggested
the use of the official chair. having been
bribed by the relatives of the prisoner
to secure his release in some way. He
was accustomed to attend the weekly
|
|, to this spot In the sedan. and after
entering the trap to substitute another
person in the chair. who was then car
} ried by the unsuspecting coolies to the
ferry-boat and continued on his way to
J Hong Kong for the night, returning the
same way before daylight in the morn
ing. The uniforms being identical. the
Chinese Official hat was pulled down
J over his eyes and a pair Of large horn
goggles prevented the bodies from rec
ognizing any difference in the face. OF
courserhe never spoke to them. SO there
; was no danger of detection from the
voice. all directions as to time. etc. hav-
ing been given before leaving the
yamen.
!
But what actually became Of All
E SAM" inquired Inspector Wallace of
! Wang Foo. when the latter had COM
g pleted his f1nal, denoument in the once
at Headquarters. did Ling Took
0 actually murder him or was he drowned
8 in the harbor?"
g Neither" replied the detective, "the
r two knives and the paper hearts were
e merely threats to keep him away from
s the Colony. They frequently scare each
{ other out Of town that way"
y wei, where is he now? Has he ever
) turred up?"
Just now" replied the Man of Mys-
$ terry. as he glanced at his watch-just
J now it is a quarter to one. and imag-
y ire he is engaged in the peaceful occu-
D Tstion of passing the soup in the dining
( room of the Shanghai Hotel for he
] added with a smile, that is where he is
now serving as the number-two boy"
j And what of Ling Took? VIII he
slip out Of their hands as he did out OF
$ ours? They caught him when they
E raided the den. didn't they7"
S mo. he happened to be away on the
E day that they seized the others. and
none OF the Brotherhood would dIvluge
: his whereabouts"
We'll. where do you yourself think
J he is: He surely wouldn't go back to
B. the oil-shop again. would he? What
; do you think has become Of him?"
II might answer that question very
. apr opriately in the words of the Clas-
l. sizes. Mr.. Wallace. Do you recall what
b Confucius said to the great TIE Loo
d when he asked him where the old cook
t had gomez 1t is written in one of the
: last chapters Of The Analects."
lam afraid. Mr.. Wang" replied the
e Inspector, that my recollection Of those
e old philosophers is a trifie rusty. What
h was it the old sage said?"
). why. simply this: the lord OF the
kitchen who had killed the fowls and
" dressed the nillet and Toasted the d.
= ciples. had mysteriously disappeared
n and TIE Loo asked the Master where
t he thought he had gone, and the Master
d merely replied in his terse and dignifled