The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

Detective Sergeant coomhea than did
any one OF the other Cinnamon IN
the place.
IL was about an hour before the
sailing Of the ship which numbered
Chung Chow among the yellow mem,
bera OF It's crew that Seton Panha
returned once more TO the deserted
wharf wherein he had found Mrs
Monte Irvins spaniel
Not two PAGES had Seton taken
on the mystifylng wharf when:
sam TUX. barber Entrance In
ceiiars' raped shortiy. muffied
voice from beneath hts feet. sam
TUX. harb~ri Entrance In cellar"
Seton Pasha stood rtlil. temper.
arfiy bercft OF speech. Then. "Ker
ryr' he cried Kerry Where are
your
But apparently HIS voice failed "a
reach tho invlaihie speaker. for.
sam TUX. barber' Entrance IN
cellar repeated tho voice.
Seton pasha wasted no more time
He nan out into the narrow street
A man was on duty there.
'cail assistance ordered seton
briakty. "send four men 20 Join me
at the. BARRIERS shop called Sam
Tuk's.'
The note OF a police whistle fol.
lowed.
Ten minutes later the secret az
Sam Tuk's cellar was unmarked
The place was empty. and the sub
terranean door locked: but n sue
cumbed to the persistent attacks OF
axe and crowbar. and Seton rashs
was the first OF the party to enter
the vault, II was laden with chem.
Itsi fumes.
He found there an aged chinaman n.
dead. spawilng across the old
mans knees was the body 81 I
raven. Lying at hls fect was a
woman. 1.-THE. .eonforted.
End case near the door, raped
the voice OF Kerry. slides TO the
leftr
seton rasha vauitrd over the
counter. drew the shelves aside and
entered the inner room.
by the dim iigiy Of a lantern
burning upon a moorish cof>,e table
ne discerned an untldy bed. upor
which a second woman lay. psiiid.
Cod he mutiercd. this place Il
a morguc-'
"It certainly isn'i healthy said
an irritable voice from the floor
But think might survive II you
could spare n second to unite me"
kerry's extensive practice In
chewing and the enormous develop
ment OF his msxliiary muscles had
stood him In good stead. His keen
strong teeth had bitten through the
cxtemporix~d gag. and as a result
the tension ~ the handkerchief
which had held IL In place had be
come relaxed. enabling him TO rid
himself OF II and " spit out tht
fragments Of filthy.tastlng wood.
Seton turned. stopped on one knee
TO release the captive and
found himself looking into the face
OF someone who sat crouched upon
the divan behind the chief inspector
The figure was that Of an Oriental
richly ROBBED. Long, slim. ivory
hands rested upon his knees and on
the right hand CLEANED q big tails
manic ring. But the face. surmount
ed by white turban. was wonder
fui. arrestlng In It's immobile intel
iectuai beauty. and from under the
heavy brows pair OF abnormaily
large eyes looked out hypnoucaily.
MY Godr whispered Seton. then
III you've finished your shor,
prayer" raped Kerry. set about
my little job"
But. kcrry-Korry. behind
II haven't any eyes in my back
hair
Mechanically. half fearfully, Seton
touched the hands of the crouching
oriental A low moan came from
the woman in the bed. and:
| ITS kazmahs' gasped Seton.
Kerry HANNAH is--a wax
| figure
"Hellr said Chief Inspector
Kerry.
a Year Later.
Beneath an awning spread above
the balcony OF one OF those modern
elegant flats. which today charac.
terize Heliopolis. party OF four was
gathered.
Yes" Monte Irwin was saying.
"only a year ago. but thank God.
IL seems more IKE TO- Mcrciful time
cffaces sadness but spares joy"
He turned to his wife. whose
flower.like face peeped out from a
nest of white fur Covertly he
squeezed her hand. and was reward.
ed with a swift. half coquetish
| glance. in which he read trust and
contentment The dreadful ordeal
| through which she had passed had
accomplished that which no physi.
clan In Europe could have hoped
for. since no physician would have
dared to adopt such drastic meas.
ures. Actually by deliberate cruelty.
and with the design OF bringing
.about her death from apparently
/ natural causes. the Kazmah group
had deprived her OF cocaine for so
long a period that sanity. life Itself,
had barely survived; hut for 30 long
period that. surviving. she had out.
lived the drug craving. HANNAH had
cured her!
Monte Irwin turned TO the tall fair
girl who sat upon the arm OF cane
rest chair beside Rita.
But nothing can ever efface the
memory OF all YOU have done for
Rita. and for mo-" he said; moth
ing. Mrs, Seton.
"Oh." said Margaret. my mind
was away back. and that sounded