The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-27

"city 400. please" she said
An interval elapsed. then:
"couId you put me thru 70 Chief
Inspector Kerry"
"chief Inspector Kerry h off
duty"
"Oh. dear-' sighed Moliic. "wbat
q pity. Can you tell mo where ]
could find him?"
Moilie wrote tho following address
In n dainty scented notebook which
she carried In her handbag:
CHIEF INSPECTOR KERRY.
81 spcnser Road. Brixton.
Tho appearance Of the m oto
brousham. upholstered In cream,
created some slight sensation In
| Spenser I'd. r. y.
A neat maid, evidently Scotch. nd
mitted tho dazzling visitor 10 mum.
Der 81. and Spenser I'd. waited and
wondered.
Kerry. who had been At work un-
m close upon dawn. was sleeping
but Mrs. Kerry received Mollic 10
formal little drawing room.
did ye wish 10 see Chief In.
spec,or Kerry. partcecularly7" asked
Mary. watching her visitor with
calm. obscrvant eyes.
"oh. most particularly" cried
Moiiie. "Of course ! don't know
what you must think OF me for
calling nj such a prcpostcrous hour.
but there are some things that
simply can't walt"
AYE" murmured Mrs. Kerry.
twill be yon Bond st. affair.""
"oh. yes. II Is. Mrs. Kerry"
"My husband Is resting the now.
lie was hard at work a. the night
Nas doubt yen be wishin' tao see
(, him privately"
-oh. II you please. I am 20 sorry
20 disturb him"
Mary Kerry stood up.
IF yen excuse me for n moment
I'll awaken him." she said. "our
household IL sma'."
Mary Kerry withdrew. leaving
Moilie alone. In less than ten min
uies the door opened nnd Kerry
carns In. But his sposicrsiy neat
attire would have SURVIVED inspec.
ton by the most lynxeyed martinez
In the brigade OF Guards.
VERY good OF you to offer infor.
nation. miss" he said. I'm willing
10 admit that can do with IT,"
He opened a bureau and took out
a writing block and n fountain pen.
Then he turned and stared hard
at Moille.
Might I ask you from whom
you heard that wanted this infor-
mation?''
"weii-i,'s in the papers. Isn't
n7"
1T II. certainly. But Il occurred
10 me that some one might have
told yNu as we'll"
"Ac,aaliy. somc one did: Miss Mar.
gnr1t Haley"
Good raped Kerry. Now WE'RE
csyming TO IL She told you to come
TO m~7'
'oh, nor cried Moiiie--she didn't
She told me TO tell her no that she
could tell some one connected with
the Home Office"
''Ehg" said Kerry: -eh7- He bent
forward. staring ficrcely. Please tell
me exactly what Miss HALEY wanted
to know
"she wanted me 10 tell her where
Mrs. Sin uvcd.- Moliie replied.
Kerry experienced a quickening
OF the pulse. In the failure OF the
c. I. d. TO trace the abode OF the
notorious Mrs. Sin he had suspect.
ed doubledcaiing. He counted Il
unbelievable that = figure 30 con.
spicuous In certain circles could
cvade official quest. even for IS
hours. X divisions explanation. too,
that there were no less than so
Cinnamon resident In and about
Limchouse. whose names either be.
gan or ended with Sin. he looked
upon as 4 paltry evasion. That
very morning he had awakened
from n species Of nightmare where.
In "7i9" had effected the arrest Of
HANNAH and Mrs. Sin and had
rescued Mrs. Irwin from the clutches
OF the former. Nowhere was
hope. "7is" would seem 70 be ms
hopclessiy In the dark as every body
else.
You rcfused?- he raped.
"of course I did. Inspector" said
Mollic. with timid. tender glance.
Il thought you were the proper per.
son to tell
Then you know asked Kerry.
unable to conceal his eagerncss.
Yes" sighed Mollie. "Unfor-
tunately--I know. Oh. inspector.
how can explain II 10 your"
Don't trouble. miss. Just give
me the address and Ill ask no ques.
tionsv'
His keenness was thrilling. IN
fictitious. Mollie replied excitedly:
"Oh. Inspector. know you will
think me simply an appalling per.
son when tell you. but have
been TO Mrs. Sins house--Thc House
OF a Hundred Raptures she calls
it."
Yes. yes! But-the address,"
However can tell you the
address. inspector? haven't the
very hazicst idea OF the name of
the horrible street! One drives along
dreadful roads where there are stalls
and Jews for quite an interminabie
time, and then over a sort of canal.
and then round TO the right all
among ships and horrid Cinnamon.
Then. there is a doorway in a III.
tic court. and Mrs. Sins husband
sits inside smelly room with n
positively fcrocious raven. who
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