Evening star., 1919-01-12

1t had been absolutely impossible to
get anything satisfactory out OF Fung
Chez himself, and so the law would
have to take it's course. Murder had
been committed and even II the death
penalty could not be inflicted. i'm
prisonment for life would probably
be the sentence. "And who will act
as counsel for the defense?" asked
Mr.. John Crowder of the firm of
lilingworth & Crowder will have
charge of the case for the defendant
at the governors request"
1T couldn't be in better hands"
"Ah. you know him. then?"
Il not only know him, but have
the highest respect for him. as one Of
the ablest and fairest young bar F,
risters in the colony" replied Wang.
The crown advocate looked little
disturbed at this remark of the de-
teotive. but said nothing, and bidding
them rather formal adieu hurried
out to his waiting jinriksha.
,John Crowder was certainly to be
the lawyer for the defense. but Mr..
wang Foo was. without any ques-
ton, to be his guide and adviser They
had many and long conferences to- !,
gether during the next few days, but
the doors were tightly sealed and
neither the crown advocate nor the
inspector-much less the public
knew what was being said and done.
IN view OF the fact that 1t was an In
ternational murder, his excellency Sir
Arthur Wayne-Evington had ordered a
preimlnary hearing at Government
House at which the naval and military
commanders and the Chinese consul
general were to be present, and the
aate set was exactly fifteen days from
the morning of Wang's last interview
with the English lawyer. Three en-
tries IN the detectives little notebook
were underlined with red as being of
special Importance; first. the very
sR.ramge Rraa remark Of Fung Chez tot
Him chow chow glass!" which the lat
Ter at once interpreted to mean that
the CRIMINALS real intention was to
nave kilied his victim with broken
siass II ne could have gotten it---the
most devilish way of destroying life;
second. the comment innocently
cropped by Surgeon Bradlaw at the
inquest that Mclean was evidently
thrown into an epileptic fit by the over
turning OF his jinriksha and, third,
We, We sm.ieRine a, out OF the word, Yang!
5ang!' Ocean! Ocean!") by the mur-
aerer as he forced the clay down his
victims throat--which the coffin-bear-
srS ., at once interpreted to mean,
throw him into the sea-" What was
,he strange and mysterious connection
ocean! This was the problem that
presented itself to the mind of Wang
as he lay thinking on his bamboo
c0'uch; ['l and, to help solve it, he sent
old Chang for the abbot.
o,a emerapie father he said, as the
oid priest from the Temple OF the
queen or Heaven entered my hum
pie cottage is much honored by your
dignity" '>''' "a
For long time have not had the
pleasure of your gracious smile; may
all the blessings of the Buddhas
Three be yours! T am here to serve
gou--let me know how a humble dis
ciple can assist the learned pupil of
the sages.''
After the usual ceremonial greet
fnss We're over they proceeded to the
quiet precincts of the upper cham
per and the interview began They
talked long and earnestly and as
even in China two heads are better
than one, new light began to dawn
upon the problem. They cleared up
the mystery of the cry of Ocean"
that that was merely a synonym fon
"foreigner" or Ocean man" and the
abbot remembered that in Ming Pc it
slightly, different tone. Him chow
CHOW glass was (with the exchange
of the letter 'l'' for "r," an attempt
to say, The sheep eats grass" So far
SO good--the connection between the
sheep and grass was clear, but the
sand or clay was still unsolved, so,
acting on the venerable fathers ad-
vice, Wang Foo decided to engage
passage on the first steamer for
Ming Pc. ,
Four days up the China coast and
the vessel glided slowly to her
wharf amid the rows and rows Of
junks and cargo boats. The latter
as we'll as the foreign steamer--were
all adorned with large google eyes
upon their bows, enabling them, ac-
cordfng to tAe native notion, more
clearly to see their way in the dark
ness.
What for that junk boat have got
eyes fore-side?S was the usual for
eign inquiry, and the native pidgin
answer was always the same:
mo have got eye. how fashion can
see? s'pose no can see. how can saw
wee what side waklee?"
Our detective selected a room at
the Inn Of Tranquil Waters" and
after a good nights rest sent in his
card in the morning to DR.. Campbell
of the English Hospital. He was
most gracious1y received and ere long
had deeply interested the surgeon IN
the mysterious Hongkong murder.
What he ascertained from him and
what they. planned together to savs
the life of Fung Chez belongs to q
later day In the story. Suffice 1t to
say that DR.. Campbell promised to
give up his practice for week and