Evening star., 1921-04-03

deepest thought. He had been spin
ming the web Of evidence for several
days and now he seemed to be draw,
ing near to the center and waiting for
the ENHANCEMENT of Green Leopard.
He was relying not only upon the
robbers superstition-for he knew he
could always successfully call that
into play-but upon something which
the white man little realizes that the
Asfatic possesses. and that is a con-
science. Was Green Leopard in con-
cealment in Shanghai? He concluded
it very likely that he was, for the
eastern criminal, like his brother of
the west, drifts almost naturally to
the largest centers Of population and
always feels that he can hide himself
much, more securely, there than in
the smaller towns or villages. And
then. besides, strange and paradox
cal az 1t may seem to good and law
abiding people, crime loves company.
yes. just as much as misery does.
Now, Inspector Macarthur Of the po-
lice recognized this fact full well
and therefore he had cabled to Hong
kong for photographs and description
of Green Leopard and had them in
his Office to show to Wang Foo. when
they met there that very morning.
Sorry we haven't been able to get
an individual picture of hom, MIR.
Wang" remarked the chief, but here
is an excellent likeness of him taken
in the bank group last year that
ought to help US. See. That's the fell
low. the second in the middle row,
sitting right behind the English man.
ager."
"Ah! Yes. I believe I should have
picked him out. even il you hadn't
told me-" replied Wang Foo, as he
drew out from his sleeve his little
magnifying glass and. stepping up
to the window. examined the photo
graph carefully in the stronger light.
And why would you have picked him
out Of the rest?" inquired tho inspec-
tor. somewhat curious to know the
Chinese ideas OF detection. Now,
likely to be that tall, slim chap with
the bad eyes, on the end of the back
row there"
"Oh! No, he's as innocent as a lamb.
Why he's only q house-coolie. Can't
you see by the very shape of his for
head and the listless expression on
his face that he belongs to a much
lower class and hasn't brains enough
to even contemplate a robbery OF this
would be to snatch a string or two Of
brass cash from a fellow coolie."
But what was it that led you to
suspect the fat chap in the second
row."
Well you see by this glass that he
has spots on his face.
That's what it says in the descrip-
tion here
Yes. and they without doubt are
smallpox scars
Right you are again." interrupted
IA ho a. @.
sage in his hands.
And smallpox. at least in the viru-
lent form that we know IT in China,
seldom leaves it's victim without some
form of mental or moral obliquity. !
have questioned our leading mission
ary physicians on this point and they
seem to agree with this position en-
tirely. So I always naturally sus-
pect a spotted-faced man before do
a smooth-faced one"
The Hongkong police say that he
Is called Leopard from spots on his
face. SO. of course. that must be a sort
of nickname that was given to him
after he had the disease and isn't his
real name that he had when he was
child. Is that SO. Mr.. Wang?"
quite SO. You see. a Chinese child
has a regular series of names. He has
first his milk name as it is called,
which lS given 10 MIN IN infancy, |,
then he has his pupil name which
he gets when he goes to school; then
his common name or nickname as
you call it. wich is that by which he
is popularity known and is generally
descriptive OF his personal appear
ance, and then his sign of greatness
or literary name which is conferred
upon him when he gets his degree"
What confusion" exclaimed the
inspector. why that makes our for
eign system look as simple as "A, B.
c. doesn't it? Well, the spots on his
face account for the Leopard part Of
his name all right, but how about the
Green? I don't recall ever seeing
the animal of that color in any
menagerie or ZOO"
"Oh! That doesn't refer to the ami
| NAL. that refears to the man." an
swered Wang Foo with a smile. You
see that Chinese character Ching
which here is called green. may also
strange as this seems to the Euro
pean mind-mean blue, or. in fact,
cerulean or heavenly. and this is
what it means here /For the Chinese