The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-30

whoever ho may be-thc untraeeabie
Mrs Sin sin Wa and another. were
all shareholders Of the jose Santos
company"
I'm with you. By another you
meanf''
"slr Lucieni IT'S horrible. but I'm
afraid it's true"
They became silent for a while.
Kerry ehcwed and Seton smoked
! Then:
"The significance OF the fact that
Sir Lucicn's study window was no
more than 40 PAGES across tho leads
from a well-oilcd window OF tho
cubanls company will not have "a.
capped YOU" said Seton. Il performed
the journey just ahead Of you. be-
licve. Then Sir Lucien had lived In
Buenos Ayres. that was before he
came into the title. and at a time.
am told. when he was not over.
burdened with wealth. His man.
Marcno. II indisputably some kind
OF a South American. and he can
give no satisfactory account OF his
movements on tho night OF the
murder.
THAT We have TO deal with . pow.
crful drug syndicate there can be
no doubt | leei SURF Sir Lucien was
financially interested. kaxmah's
was tho distributing Office. and the
importer"
WAS SIN Sin Wa" cried Kerry.
his eyes cleaning savagcIy. "some.
whore not a hundred miles from this
spot where we arc now there's n
stor. OF stuff big enough to dope all
Europei-
And there's something else" said
Seton quietly. Hannah In hiding
there In all probability. n he hasn't
got clear away--and Mr~. Monte fr.
Win h being held . prisoner
"If they haven't"
For irvin's sake hope not. chief
inspector"
Silence fell between them again.
II was that kind OF sympathetic Hi
iencc which is only possible where
harmony exists. and. indeed. OF all
the things strange and baxarrc which
characterized the inquiry. this sud.
den amity between Kerry and Seton
Pasha was not tho least remarkable.
II represented the fruit OF y mutual
respect
''sin SIN Wa II cunning said
Seton suddenly. II have a premon.
!tion. chief Inspector. that whoever
clae may fall into the not. SIN sln
Wa will slip out We have one big
chance"
whats that" rnpped Kerry.
The dope syndicate can only have
got control OF tho traffic IN one way
by paying big prices and buying
out competitions II they cease 20
carry on for even a week they lose
their control Tho people who bring
tho stuff over from Japan. South
America. India. Holland and 20 forth
win sell somewhere else II they can't
seli 10 HANNAH and company. There
fore. We want 10 watch the ships
from likely porse. or. better stiIi. get
among tho men who do the
smuggling. Therr must be resorts
along the riverside used by people
OF tina, class. We nigh, pick Up in
formation there"
Kerry smiled savngcfy.
I've got half a dozen good men
doing every dive from Mapping TO
Gravcaend." no answered. Blu, n
you think II worth looking into per.
sonaily. say the word"
well. my dear sir"-seton pasha
tossed the end Of his chcroot into
the empty grate-"what else can we
dor
Kerry banged his fist on the
table.
You're right he snapped. Were
stuck But anything's better than
nothing. ard the first joint wen
make for is Douglas"
'Dougais7" echoed Seton Pasha-
That's it-Dougals. A danger.
Gus spot on the Isle OF Dogs used
by the lowest type Of rcafaring rnen.
and not barred to ARABIA. Chinks and
other gaiiy-colored fowl. II there's
any chat going on about dope. wen
hear IL In Douglas"
Seton Paaha stood up, smiling
grimiy.
Douglas Il shall BE-" he said.
As the police boat left Limehouse
pier. n breeze blowing upstream lift.
ed the fog In clearly defined layers.
The creaking OF the oars sounded
muffied and ghostiy. and none OF the
men In the boat seemed TO DO In
clined TO converse. Heading across
stream they made for the unseen
promontory OF the Isle Of Dogs.
Closer in-shore drew the boat.
passing a series OF wharves. and be.
yond these tract OF waste, desolate
bank very gloomy In the half light
and apparently boasting no habita-
ton OF man. A light sprang into
view some little distance inland.
notable because II shone lonely in an
cxpanse OF utter blackness. Kerry
broke the long silence.
Douglas" he said Put us
ashore here"
The police boat was pulled In un-
der n rickety wooden structure, and
Kerry and Seton d q @ m b arked.
mounting n short flight OF Shiny
WOouen btcpS.
/ Douglas Is being watched" said
Kerry. II think told you? / hope
I'm not recognized here"
He wore n heavy and thrcadbare
overcoat which was several sizes too
large for him. n muffler. and a tweed
cap-tho outfit supplied by Seton
Pasha. and he had very vivid and
unpleasant recollection OF his appear.
ance an viewed In his little pocket
mirror before leaving seton's room.
Az they proceeded across the muddy
wilderness towards the light which
marked the site OF Douglas, they
presented n picture Of a sufficiently
viIainous pair.
What is Douglas cxactly7" Seton
d lsed: "a public housc7"