The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-05

Mrs Sin. who had been knecling
upset. WIS In the net Of standing
upright At her feet lay pnipitnt.
ing mass OF black feathers. Feebly
the ravens wings beat the ground
once. twice-and were sun.
Sin Sin Wa uttered one sibiiant
word, withdrew his hands from his
sleeves. and, stepping around the
end Of the counter. dropped upon
his knees beside the raven.
My Tilng.aLingf' he moancd in
his native mandarin tongue. Speak
10 me. my little black friendF'
a bead OF blood. like ruby.
dropped from the ravens beak. Sin
Sin Wa bowed his head and IGnelt IN
silence; then. standing up. he rover.
emily laid tho poor bcdrnggied body
upon chest lie turned and looked
al his wife.
i've often threatened % do IT,"
she said In English. Now Two done
H. They're on the wharf We're
trapped-thanks TO that black.
Hquehling horror
"Tchec. tchee!" Missed Sin sin wa.
His cleaning eyes fixed upon the
woman unbiinkingiy. he began 10
crouch. lower and lower. but always
that unblinkinR regard remained
fixed upon the face Of Mrs. Sin.
In a fash she had raised the
klmono and had the stiletto in her
hand. But. even swhter than she,
Sin sin Wa sprang -.
once. twice. she struck at him.
and blood ntrsamed from his left
shoulder. But the plgtaii. like an
executioner'a rope. was about the
woman's throat. She uttered one
amothercd shricw. dropping the knife.
and then was silent
ilgidly. at arms length. he held
her. moment after moment. immOv-
able. ifnplacabic. and when no read
death In her empurpled face,
miraculous thing happened.
The blind" eye OF Sin sin Wa
opened
A husky rattle told OF the end. and
he DROPPED the womnn's body from
his s,eciy grip. diacngaging the pig
tail with a swift movement OF hts
head
Then. turning. he held out his
arms and confronted Sam Tux.
Was u well done. bald father OF
wisdom he demanded hoarsely.
But old Sam Tux stirred not. And
the two obliquo. beady eyes OF Sin
Sin Wa. watching. grew dim. Step
by step he approached the old Chi.
naman. stopped. touched him. then
knelt and laid his head upon the thin
knees.
"Oid father" he murmurcd. "old
bald father who knew 70 much. To.
night you know ALL"
For Sam Tux was no more. At
what momcn, he had died. whether
in the excitement Of striking Kerry
or later. no man could have pre-.
stunned 20 say.
Standing upright. sin sin Wa
looked from the dead man TO the
dead raven. Then. tcnderly raising
poor TiinR'n-linT. no laid the great
disheveicd bird upon the knees OF
Sam TUX
Take him with you where you
travel tonight. my father he said.
''Hc. too. was faithful"
a cheap clock commenced mu;cd
clangor. for the little hammer was
mufned.
Sin sin Wa walked slowly across
10 the counter. Taking up the
cleaning joss. he unscrcwed its ped.
estal Then. returning TO the spot
where Mrs. sin lay. he cooily de.
tached leather wallet which she
wore beneath her dress fastened TO
a girdlc. Next he removed her rings,
her bangles and other ornaments. lie
secretcd all In the interior Of the
toes-bis trcaamre-chest He raised
his hands and began 10 unplait his
long pigtail. which. like his blind"
eye. was camouflagc-a false queue
attached 10 his own hair. which. he
wore but slightly longer than some
Europeans and many Americans.
With a small pair OF scissors he clip.
ped off his long, snake-like nous.
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