Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30

surely shut down on us. and then
lowering his voice to a whisper
away goes large part of my tenn
pie income. for the llama dog always
pays handsome tribute to the queen
of heaven
At do not really believe that any
thing of the kind has taken place at
ALL" replied the detective. "but at the
same time i am most anxious. as you,
venerable father, so well know. to
stop any such rumor at once and 10
. do all / can to preserve trat good
made Hong Kong famous al over
the east. We both remember that
case several years ago. do we not,
when we almost came to a riot down
on the wharves. because party OF
vulgar tourists threw their cigar
stumps right at the head of this same
sacred dog of the llamas? Well. we
don't want that repeated
What do you adviser
MY plan. which has been most care
fully thought out. and which l now
humbly submit for your approval, is
that we should both make careful
investigation of this thing. but that
we should do it separately ] want
you to pay "A visit to the dog shrine
dropping in without notice and quite
informally-ask the old priest how
business generally is going. etc. etc.
and note carefully his replies. Watch
him closely to see If ne is attempting
to conceal anything. although l do
not think he will do SO. and if there
is anything in this story of the for
eign insult. either he or one of his
servants will be sure to leak it out"
"And if it should happen to be true,
what them"
why. then you will naturally use
every argument in your power to
have it Quieted down and ignored. AS
pif nf
plead for its peace and security: as a
disciple of the sages you will quote
the sublime words of harmony and
good will, and lastly. you can phrase
the financial issue. il you wish. by
showing him how your mutual income
have to suspend all worship at the
shrine"
"Fu tie yen tsung, yiu loong TIE yiu
seng! exclaimed the abbot ("Wise
are the words of the philosopher, and
deeper than the dragons pool). And
!, on my part. will carefully go into
all the details of the case, visiting
the various foreign homes and inter-
viewing the people. and we shall be
ready to confer together again in
about weeks time. Are we per-
! fectly agreed?"
"'Their words and thoughts did
blend as the twin sources of the
, sacred river"-is it not SO written in
| the analects?'
/ Venerable father. it is!'
And so the interview ended. and old
| Chang swung back the outer gate to
| let the coolies carry the temple sedan
! to the roadway.
TT was well past the usual hour of
bedtime in Hong Kong when
| somewhat dilapidated sampan sculled
| out into the harbor and headed for
| the opposite shore. Two dark figure
| crept out from under the mat shed
| and stepped off onto the beach.
| Silently they wendell their way among
! the crowded huts until they came to
| crooked alley that led them at
! length to a small brick house almost
| the door was an old Chinese sign.
| much the worse for wear, which an
nounced that 'Tung tik sui chi fax
| kwei kak." or. in our Anglo-Saxon
| tongue, that Articles of brass and
I iron are here made for our honorable
] customers After several knockings
i at the entrance it was finally opened
! and the two passed inside.
1 The apartment into which they en-
! tired was dim and dingy and bore all
. the usual signs of the native worker
! in metals. There was the bench with
, the tOOIS anu DcyOuu IL all anvil ana d
] furnace and some clay retorts, and
4. lying around on the rough board
| shelves were unfinished pipes and
/ bowls and pincers and tongs such as
are used in the humbles Celestial
! home.
you have brought the tiles?" in
quired "Silver Star" Cor lying Sing")
of his visitors, land they are three in
all
! Behold them," they cried. as they
unwrapped couple of rough-looking
packages from beneath their coats.
And they are the benuine heavenly
blue from the crown of the goddess?"
| There are no other like them"
| True! True" cried Wing Sing, IT
know them at once; they are price,
less. The peach-blow glaze Of the
Mings is as nothing to this deep blue
of the Tangs. 1 must copy it for my
brass enamel. 1t will take three days
and then you shalfscarry them back