Evening star., 1921-01-23

the night is dark and the way is long
and the burden is heavy. know the
master will not begrudge his servant
a few extra cash."
I'VE bargained for hundred and
fifty, did we not?"
''rhe masters words are truth it
self. but the extra pipe and bowl of
'ea Hold old eSa out 1'sS'i thy hand. behold the
extra ten-and now begone"
He waited until the coolie had dis
appeared. and then placing the brass
key in the ancient lock he opened the
door and dragged the two bundles
into the courtyard. Leaving them
there in safety. he ascended three
small wooden steps and knocked upon
knocks. then two. then one. He waited
a moment and then he heard the bolt
drawn from within. The shutter was
opened cautiously. Have you brought
it?" asked a mysterious voice. ''1t is
all here" he replied. come out and
help me carry it in A small door
opened and figure emerged. bowed
over with the apparent weight Of
years; he was really physically af-
flictee-none other than Cripple
Cling" the we'll known vender Of
chances. He attempted to lift one of
the bundles. but 1t was too much
for him. so he united IL and took out
carefully twenty rolls Of rough brown
paper and carried them. five at a
time. into the house. They closed the
door and the shutter and both sat
down at table. y small and very
smoky kerosene lamp shed a dim
light from a shelf above them. Grip
pie Ching began: "All went well as l
directed? You took three thousand
in gold, three thousand in notes and
the rest in silver
Exactly So replied the faithful
confederate Lang Shin rTwin Stars"
SO called from two star-like frost
bites that adorned his cheeks). Here
is the gold and the .ctes." placing
the bags and rolls upon the table:
a hundred dollars EACH
And the compradores suspected
nothingo"
Nothing at all--they simply over
whelmed me with congratulations and
thanked the Buddhas that / had won
Z, 1t and not the white man.
"Ah. that is as it should be- but 1t
is fortunate that you got there early,
for some miserable foreigner is al
most sure to bring the other ticket
before the day is over. And you took
1T all to the Baptist mission and hid
1t I'm the storeroom until night?'
Yes. exactly as we planned. "
Then by the aid OF all the Buddhas
we will count II all over once more
and place it in the well of heavenly
Suiting the action to the word. Twin
Stars and Cripple Ching went over
every coin and note. and then. wrap
ping them all carefully up. they lifted
a worn piece of mating from the
floor and opening trapdoor con-
cealed by the dust. deposited the
treasure in a deep hole in the ground
and covered up all traces Of their
crime.
"Now that all is successfully ac-
IN av,J tuH 4
sigh of relief. what do you say to
fresh bowl and pine at the Tea
House of the Ancient Sages?"
ut would be most refreshing after
this hard and dangerous days work"
echoed Twin Stars.
"Yes. we will drink the health of
the Royal Batavia lottery-and then
to happy dreams over our new-found
wealth"
So they passed out together through
with it's mirrors and carvings and
scrolls and all the paraphernalia OF
the lottery dealer-out into the street
under the great golden sign of the
establishment
MAO Ian TIE"
(The Enchanted Basket).
Inspector Joseph Macarthur of the
Shanghai police looked across the
tdule AT MS ueputy, SApt. ~ hceIe,
as they sat in secret conference in
the private room at headquart rters,
and pointing his finger significantly at
two lottery tickets that lay before
him. said: We'll. Cap. it's a mighty
clever piece of work and no mistake.
Now the first question is: Were they
made here or abroad?"
"Oh. sir. you can take my word for
1t. they were made right here in the
Settlement. and what's more they
O "a n hnt
see they're sly and secretiye and
suspicious that they wouldn't let the
tickets go out of their own country
for fear they'd never get them back"
II believe you're riRht-and now
tho very first thing is to search every
printing house in Shanghai and find