Evening star., 1921-04-10
fiowers?" innocently asked the recip-

fowers?" innocently asked the recip-
lent.
My hab' look see, inside" was the
perfectly candid confession OF the ma
tive curiosity.
And how did you know who sent
them?''
My hab' peekee when young mas
ter blingee dat Office side" was the
true and unvarnished tale.
There were two questions asked and
answered in Miss GoodselIs room that
night which ordinarily we should not
think it necessary to repeat. but for
some bearing that they may have
upon our story. The first was by the
lady the second was by the maid.
"Amah. why do you wear that heavy
silver anklet on your left foot there?'
$50 tiefee man no can stealee-
s'pose takee silber. my must go long
side. too"
"Missee how fashion you no makee
maliy J. young master my tinkee veily
Because he hasn't asked me to
marry him-that is. not yet-and be-
sides. don't want to he married in
any city but London; that's been the
dream of my life"
"WELL. Jamie" said Inspector
" Higgins Of the police to Deputy
Brownlow, as they met at headquar-
ters, whats the report from the
hospital this morning? Hows the
poor woman getting on?'
Il just stopped to have a word with
the doctor on my way down the hill
sir. and he says as how she's all right
and he can fix her up fine with a
false foot. but it will be several weeks
yet before she gets out, sir
well il surely was narrow eS-
cape: as narrow as I've ever heard Of
IN my life. II Or. Patterson hadn't
happened to be going over to Kow
Loon on that boat, she would have
surely bled to death. eh?"
'She would that. indeed. sir" was
the ever dutiful answer.
The occasion of this conversation
will be at once understood from an
article in the Hongkong Daily News:
BRUTAL ATTACK UPON A CHI
NESE AMAH.
I'VE very much regret having to
record another case of daStardiy pi-
racy right under our very eyes. Last
was going across on her o'clock
trip. the amah OF Mrs. and Miss
Goodsen, American guests at the ho-
tel was attacked by a brute as she
was resting on some rice-bags on the
forward deck and her left foot cut off
at the ankle by sudden blow from
some very sharp instrument. probably
an ak or heavy sword. AS she was
known to wear a valuable silver ank-
let. the motive of the attack was un-
doubtedly robbery.
Fortunately. Dr.. Patterson of the
American Hospital was a passenger
on the boat and, hearing her cries,
rushed to her assistance. and by
prompt measures was able to save her
life.
THE villain or villains, whoever
they were. escaped in the darkness
and it is the belief of the police that
they jumped into sampan waiting
alongside"
IT'S long while since we had that
sort of thing right here in the har-
Dor. though. Of course. it goes on all
the time up on the Pearl river to-
ward Canton. there
80 the native officers tell me. sir"
Well, the first thing will be to send
WORD up to the viceroy'S yamen
tcourO and have them get busy up
there-though it's like looking for a
pin in a haystack-and meantime. we
VIII have "A thorough search for the
anklet made here. Once get ahold Of
the booty and we are on the track of
the thief eh?"
Right you are. sir"
BY the way. has the amah been
able to give the officers any identifica-
lion marks on the silver Though I
SuppoSe the fascals would melt II up
as soon az they got chance
Il asked the doctor about that this
morning and he said that as soon as
she got little stronger he was going
10 ask her. but she couldn't answer
any questions now"
Well. WelI start right in on ou-
part or the work. There are Just
three kinds of places where they
would take il TO dispose of; there
are the pawnbrokers. the cages ire
cclVers or stolen goods. and the sill
Nersmlths. Give strict orders to stop
every silver anklet. no matter what
size or shape, and arrest the chap
that offers il for sale. You see,
Jamie. this thing really reflects on
us all. They'll talk about il all up
and down the coast ports and the
story will grow and grow like the
three black crows. until the first
thing you know, the tourists will be-
gin to write home that Hongkong