The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-04

here?" "Oh, he said he was Just back !:
from a little trip to Peking. where |
he'd been doing some government |
work believe I laughingly asked /!
him If he ever investigated veterinary
cases as well as human ones; for I
was going to suggest that he might
help you out with the Foo Sang case, |
you know, and he said. quite signifi- |
cantly, that he once studied up a case
OF villainy In the Hong Kong racing
stables! I was just a-going to add
that we had a good one here all ready
| for him when he-but see. sure as you
live. here comes the very man now.
Mutual greetings were of course in or
der an6 Wang Foo promised the in
spector that he would call for friend
| ly chat and smoke at headquarters
that afternoon. He suited the action
| to the word, and upon admitting to
Mr.. Gubbins that he had been doing a
little studying of the poison case on
his own account. he drew from his
sleeve the well worn little leather note
book, and with closed doors and win
dows, conhded a considerable portion
of It's contents to him.
You don't mean to say that you
actually believe them to have it7"
asked the inspector in tone of min
sled surprise and curiosity.
v
Il know them to be the ones, and l am
now only just waiting to satisfy my
own mind about one little extra bit c
evidence, before I hand the whole thinf
over to you and Captain Brownlow. !,
| the meantime, / think we can be mu
tually helpful. If you will look up care
| fully, for your own satisfaction as well
as mine, the present whereabouts and
daily doings of the parsonage L men
toned and then" he added-in a
tone of great satisfaction, las my old
friend, the American Consul at Hong
Kong used to say. BY the great Hern
Spooni We've 'eotehed 'em this time,
sure"
Just who the mysterious parties were
to whom our friend the great detective
was referring will appear in a very
short time, in the meanwhile let us
accompany him to the famous tea
house Of The Golden Pheasant, where
in the innocent garb of native at
tendant, he was waiting, and not in
vain, for the appearance Of Hung TAX
Fong. the eompradore of Jones and
Mullins. the shippers. This latter soon
arrived with a party of friends, and
it was only a very few minutes before
Wang was able. by the skillful use OF
a system of words and exclamations-
known only to the Chinese n1tnd-to
torn the whole flow Of conversatio tc
| the subject of the races and the sup
posed poisoning of the two Farnsworth
ponies. He listened with all the at
tention that he possessed, carefully
passing the trays and tea bowls evei
to another servant (who had been paid
| In advance to stand close by and re-
ceive then) and never allowing him
self to get more than two or three feet
| 49, ~
son Of the aforesaid Hung TAX Fong
whom he had easily identified as cul
old friend with the goggles and silks
The latter soon fell, quite unsuspect-
ingly, into theNtrap which the detectiv,
had laid for him. and repeated agar
and again the very words, Pei tai
Foo Sang, pei tax Foo Sang" which
he had used that day at the race cours,
| and which seemed on their face II
mean, He was discharged from FoC
Sang, he was discharged from Fot
Sang" NWhy did Wang Foo start ant
look SO intently at lungs companion
from Foo Chow? Why did he lister
so carefully to the latter's comment OIL
this remark? why. simply because h
quoted the old legend of the Wand o
the Buddhas" and added most signif
cantly, Tho gods must indeed hav
been very angry that day to hav
struck twice in the self same place.
A slight change OF accent had REVEALED
the double meaning in the words an
Wang Foo realized that what he hai
understood to mean, He was dis
charged from Foo Sang was really
He was beaten with the Buddha'
wand!" And so one of his very frs
theories-and one still firmly chung t
by the native and foreign police
namely that the poisoner was a dis
" charged employee of the Farnsworths
ID vanished away like the rising aromi
- from the smoking tea!
s, few hours later he again sough
a, the ear of the inspector. Have yol
= ascertained beyond a doubt. sir" h
We asked, Just who approached the pom
: les and touched them or patted then
lie as they were being led out?'
1t she was the only one, Mr.. Wang
Is and they allowed her that privileg
IF only because she was lady, sir; yol
e see, their rules are very strict. just t.
l. prevent tampering with them in an.
o way They even watch them CAREFUL,
r. Ill day and all night before they rae
8 them"
c You said She did you not? Yor
Z IRE quite sure Of this?
/ Absolutely positive. SIR"
Then we are all ready for the ex
| sOkure IN the HlOrHlIS-Dul stop. w
/. lad better have private interview
he with Mr.. F'arnsworth first. had<we not
lie When he hears the truth. you know
es he may wish for personal reasons I
ut hush 1t up and keep the whole thin
as quiet"
Of Right you are answered the chic
ry 'T will write him a chit at once an
p we will have him here this very even
1t. ing"
The above conversation explains tn
ne brief notice in the Daily News OF tn
I'd following morning to the effect that:
1e we are authorized by the Inspee-
or tor of Police to state that the Messrs.
ly Pierce, Jockeys for the firm of
DO Farnsworth & Co.. are now proven