The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-17

ishuHcd fierce oNclteHeHt. VIC 'eAN
lor orc was red with ha5tiiF-"ipeo
blood.
Uanecv perceived that much had
heon going on somewhere but no
was 100 wise 70 ask any incautio'n
Questions.
Here is NV comrade, heaven
horn" said the first soldier hurried
,,y "!ir has the green stone. GiVs
IN: th,. money, and let us depart.
lf,ucrv extended the shear OF
notes. The soldier tucked them
away, then turned with an angry
gesture 20 his cOmrade'
The green stone, quickly! Give
him the Han va
FIRST give me my money.
scowfod the other. BESIDES, no" 40
! know the money Is good? 1t -
mot silver"
"nn. turtles offspring! Can I not
be trusted TO know good yin-piao!
Here. take your share. But. by the
XII, III. give him the jade quickly
Tic scowling. hesitant bandit pro-
Juccd the green cicada. Hanecy
took il and slipped the stone Into MS
rocket. His lips clenched, g1Tmly;
0what went into that pocket OF his
dill not come out easily. He was
sill suspicious, watchful. very alert
IN this looked too good to be true.
The first soldier was turning to
Nh. door when his comrade. who
lbad Lnn.. examining the notes given
him. uttered nn angry exclamation
Here, vie one. There are only
thirty taels herc-the price was one
hundred, Where are the other
twenty, thief
AS he smoke, a knife leaped ont
into his hand. The first soldier
uttered 4 curse and tugged at his
ragged g!rdle. 4 revolver showed
in his hand and an explosion filed
the room with black powder fumes.
close upon that explosion came
Two sharp, brutal reports, Hanecy
had no Mount whatever that this
was mock quarrel. designed 10
.carch him off guard and finish him.
When the knife showed. his hand
Was at the butt OF his automatic
When tho revolver came out, Ne
dncked across the room and fred
twice.
lie did not need to look to verify
tn result.
\ bcdlam OF trampling feet.
shricks. shouts and curses filled the
n"lding. Hanecy did not open the
door. but darted 10 the window that
lighted the room aid dropped into
an alley. !
Il believe I was wrong after an
reflected Hanecy. L don't think
BENSON was responsible for this
affair in the least. to give the devil
his due, He would never have Let
that amulet get into my banda The,
facts probably are that those tive
bandits back there framed up q
game to rob and murder mel OK
poet they got the amulet by killing
someone else. ] don't think ! need
waste much pity on them"
Anybody vino knew Hanecy would
have smiled AZ this last. for Hanecy
.cirncy TO vast" any sympathy
whatever. He lived very largely BY
rsking his neck, and he desired 10
go on living for long time.
As soon as Hanecy emerged from
the RABBIT warren OF alleys into .
street, he perceived that the quarter
was boiling with excitement. The
government buildings were close by,
so he made his way to the yamen
and asked questions as he went
From those around. Hanecy
learned that poor scholar had been
wantonly murdered near the south
ra.r. and that search was being
made for the murdererS. who were
known. THIS gave him no clue. FOR
he did not connect the matter with
his TWO soldiers. so he determined
70 stick around and see what hap
pcnrd next. He called an empty
sedan CT II, gave the bearers n coin
land told them TO wait for him. Then
h. Sauntered toward the yamsn.
Presently surge OF the crowd
gave wa before a group Of soldiers,
who bore two dead men IN their
midst These were seen TO be two
of The yamen guard. and the bodies
were placed on exhibition. There
MAS new excitement when a procla-
nation wac brought forth and
pCftcd above the bodies.
Harery read tina; proclamation
standing hack in the crowd. II was
20 the effect that the ways Of tho
gods were inscrutable and very pro-
found. These two murderers had
fled 10 room in the gambling
house Oe Ma Jcn. where they had
quarT"led One ~ them had drawn
Il revolver and shot one cartridge
That one bullet had. by the ineW-
table laws OF justice. pierced both
tire murderer o--d;rected BY the hand
Of the gods. that same bullet had
shot each man between the eyes!
In evidence OF this supernatural
fat, the revolver was displayed.
Hanccy turned away. got out Of
the crowd, and climbed into his
waiting sedan chair. lie directed
the hearers to the house ~ Kiang
the fur dealer. on the other side or
the city, and then sat back with q
smile on his lips.
Great is the justice o. the man
DARN he murmured, AND patted
the rmperor's amulet with much
satisfaction Il don't understand all
this--but I'm satisfied"
And no tucked some tobacco into
his hrier, chuckling 10 himself.