Evening star., 1921-03-27

one truSty counselor ana adviser
| whose services were invaluable to the
department. but whose name never
appeared upon the public pay roll
| That parsonage was none other than
his faithful and devoted better half.
Mrs. Higgins. and so straight to his
to the office. Martha" he said, as he
entered the door, "is anything wrong
with the servants?
Nothing that 1 know of; but why
I do YOU ask -
Have any of them threatened to
leave?"
! Not word has ever come to me"
| We'll. just let us slip out to their
rooms at the back of the house and
see what they're doing"
| both went down the back stairs and
across the courtyard and there = to
her utter surprise. though not to his
! they found every trunk packed and
| every roll of bedding ready for the
| flight"
No less important to the depart
! ment than Mrs. Higgins was the
prince of detectives. Wang Foo. SO
the inspector 'sTnext objective was No.
5-5-5 in the Red Cloud alley. He was
fortunate enough to find him at home
and in a very few moments they were
closeted together in the quiet upper
room which bore the euphonious Chi
nese title of The Glade Of Quiet Re-
Election" Here the officer reported to
his host the entire conversation which
he had had with the governor and
also the discovery which he had made
! in his own modest home on the hillside.
Now, what 70 you think Of it. Mr..
Wang: Are we going t.. to have any
The Man Of Mystery looked wor.
| ried. He rose from his chair and
paced the floor with his hands con-
cealed in his sleeves. after the man.
ner Of the thoughtful Celestials.
1T is possible" he said after mo-
, ment-"yes, it is pnss-i-ble. but it is
! not probable. There must be prompt
action on our part to find the cause
| for all this agitation. and then very
prompt and decided action to head
| important that we remain perfectly
quiet. Let US seem to ignore the
| whole thing and thus allay suspicion.
Good night. sir. 1 will try to see you
| again within four and twenty hours" "
When the inspectors jinrickshaw
was safely out of sight and sound. he
| summoned old Chang. the gatekeeper.
''Chek Yao Ching Sing Mao Ticn
| Wang Mao Lao Flu TIE. Young Shin
! Mao Hwai Lai." (''Take this impor-
| the Temple Of the Queen Of Heaven.
and mind you wait for the answer")
Tai Chu jim TIE Hwai jim Tso
| Lao" ("The words Of the venerable
master have already been obeyed.D
| was the ever respectful answer as
| old Chang disappeared down the Red
Cloud alley.
80. So he said to himself. as he
stretched out on the bamboo couch
and lighted his little silver pipe. the
certainly has had a good long rest
this time"
COL. HOPKINSON'S launch party
proved a most delightful expert
i ence to those who had the good for
| tune to be included in the invitation.
| The day was perfect and the sea as
I smooth as a mirror. Having made a
very early start. they were able to
| take quite a cruise among the islands
| in the direction Of Macao and found
| themselves many miles away from
| the colony when the hour for lunch
/ con arrived. Now. shall we have it
, on board or ashore" asked Mrs. Hop
I kinson.
! "Oh. on shore. by all means" cried
Miss Underwood. that is. IL we can
! find a quiet spot where there won't
| be a rabble of native children around
! u.s."
/ ."Quite right you are"' chimed in
F, Mai. Darlington. who really didn't
. care a straw now whether the clouds
| settled on the peak or not. as long
as he could bask in the sunshine of
| the artists presence. which seemed
1 to his bachelor soul more rad an t
| every moment of the day. You know,
much as I love these dear little bar
barians. can't stand II to eat my
| food while they're all looking on"
THE pilot says that that solitary
peak rising out of the water over
! there" remarked the consul. pointing
| to an apparent extinct volcano a few
| miles away. hasn't living human
| being on it. What do you say to
that
Just the thing" they all cried. as
! the pilot put the helm bard over and
headed for the distant point.
| They arrived before they realized it
! and soon the house-boy and the cool
! les had the tempting repast spread
| out upon a delightful little shelving
| rock which made a most natural ia =
! BILE "And even il il is drying day in
| Boston, as our dear artist tells US, :,
! smiled the major, AS he approached
| the ladies with tray of sparkling
ginger ale in his hands, there is no
| reason in the world why il should be
1 so here-a little refreshing moisture
| will do us all good. so l propose the
health of our kind hosts. Col. and Mrs.
| Hopkinson"
J Even if it is Friday" replied the
| lady, who gracefully bowed and ac-
knowledged the compliment
| why what's the matter with the
launch?' suddenly exclaimed Miss I'm J.
| derwood, pointing out to where il
seemed to be drifting away from
| them. II hope nothing has happened
TO IL and that he's not going away TO
leave as on this uesolate isle" All