The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-20
Ccontinued fro Yesterday.)

And I was to be the agent. the go- between. 1 was 10 accompany Lady A tho following day to the East End, and after l received my instructions form Mir. Lit.
 was to call at Lady As house in the afternoon, was to drive down with her to the Social Workers Es- tablishment, and there T should meet a man dressed as clergyman. Lady A. would introduce me to guarantee that l was to be trusted. and then, on Jits behalf, I was to open up ne gotiations for the purchase of CO., caine, inquire the price, and so on, and. If possible. bring some home with nc.
 In the meantime Mir. Lit would send enough to the flat in Victoria street for a two days supply. but that was all he could spare, and if. after that, no more could be shut up, that was all It would be a pity, several peo- ple would go Inad-he put 1t that way himself with a horrible sr@ile--and he would lose much money, but f. couldn't be helped.
 And that was to be my last visit to his shop. Further instructions would be sent to me at the Victoria street flat.
 My Latest AccompIice.
 called on Lady A. tho next day, as arranged. She appeared very ner- vous and i'll nt ease. as was not to be wondered at, and we hardly spoke after the first few minutes of the drive. She was Eood-looking woman, with hair just going grey, and e. length she turned to me suddenly and said:
 Isn't 1t awfu1?--This Her You cocaine, I suppose, I opium. Oh, my God, what made you do it, you child almost? Isn't it dreadful?
 There was no time for her to say more than this then, for the motor had drawn up quite openly outside a plain. unpretentious looking build ing, and we entered a reading room on the first floor I never went any farther than this, so I suppose the opium business was done in other rooms. There were several ordinary looking people there, some well-dress- ed. and others in shabby clothes.
 After q while man dressed as a clergyman came fin. Lady A. fntroduc- ed me to him with words of discretion, mentioning Lits name, and we be- gan to talk cocaine at once.
 The man told me that he could get plenty of it, yes plenty of fl, but that he should want q good price. Oh. yes, could have some now. He could go and fetch it at once.
 I nau been lrSJIuCIeu by MT. lSlI as to the amount he was prepared to pay, and had large sum of money in notes fin my bag.
 The man went away, returning in q few minutes with tho required amount of the drug. which I took, paid him, went back to the flat, and from there telephoned to Lit that had what he wanted. We never men toned the word cocaine over the oh, TNn peared very pleased, and then he gave me most curious instructions.
 I was to go down to 8 certain small but select street, in the West End the next day where I should find an empty shop. I was to go to the agent after bargaining. I was to take the shop for c term, explaining that was going to open q piano shop there. There were two rooms above it, which l was to use as a living room. Lit, of course, would pay all expenses. I was to go with Lady A. to the opium place, as often as was necessary, until further arrangements could be made.
 I was to leave the flat. though so far no suspicious were attached to me, but as I was to be the principle agent in this new cocaine scheme 1t was best to take no risks. It was to stay at hotel for a little while, and in a day or two Mir. Lit would come and see me and give me further instructions.
 I did as I was told much woncer. I arranged to take the shop for a piano-business, giving Lit as reference. went down again with Lady A to the East End, and again bought cocaine from the pseudo clergyman.
 Lady A. seemed to have taken a fancy to me, and one day she took me back home with her and told me how it was she had become an opium smoker. For she was just that. There are several ways of taking 1t besides pipe. of courrc, but that was the only way Lady A. took it. She told that it was when she was in China herself and her husband. that she hal learned the habit. She was raolSed with nerves and neuralgia the aftermath of the Pekin Rebellion. and the opium cure. had been suggested to her by woman friend who told her in secret of its effects and the delights 1t brought.
 And so she had fallen under the influence of the drug, which certain 1y had the effect of relieving her symptoms for 0 while. and she pro- cured 1t secretly from--above people MT. Lit, who was then young Chinese student, ambitious and un- scrupuIous.
 That meant of course that the Lady A. was in his power. He followed her 
 ing her all these years, strangely enough using the money for the pur- pose Of his own education.
 Lady A. told me that she could never rid herself of the man; indeed, she hardly thought she wished to, for she had been for years the slave of opium. She told me of its effects and after all 1t was not so wrecking as cocaine. Two orgies of enjoyment. In aff week, were sufficient for her. She described the beautiful symptoms. the lovely dreams. the voluptous lassitude which lasted through the rose-colored hours, and the subsequent days of nervousness, the loss of appetite, the inevitable remorse, and the eager 1ongings for the next debauch--all very painful of course. But still opium did not so thoroughly rum the moral aud nerxous n fIhre aa cocaine.