The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
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cgs and held his elgar.ease toward
his guest.
Hewitt slapped each OF his peck
cts in turn, accepted the China
mans box OF matches. ne Chat
lungs cigar. then turned his at
tonuon 20 his own. With blissful
unconccrn. he dropped the box into
his tunie pocket.
Monica. kecnly observant. watched
with amused interest The almost
pathetic expression with which the
Oriental followed tho cool anneXa.
ton OF his property A ripple Of
laughter escaped her lips
Didn't you know thats" she de.
manded. Il thought everybody did
l don't believe he's ever bought
matches In his life! Jack. give Mr.
ChakHung his matches"
The commissioner started guiltlly,
by Jovel I'm frlghtfuily SORRY.
] hadn't the least lntcntion-t' He
handed them back.
Il must remember that" he said
Il sent for you. Mr.. ChsiHung, I"
Hewitt began. because l am serl.
ously In need OF help. Your amaE
ing insight into affairs that concern
your own people has been OF great
service 20 me in the past: l am
hoping that II will serve 10 lift tho
veil from a mystery OF which the
non.soiution may enforce my reslg.
nation OF my position here"
AS bad as thatg'
The commissioner nodded
Lord Stornaway and his wife
dlned here last night and left this
morning for Sandakan.
II wanted this visit TO be devoid
~ unpleasRntness. While VIC were
az dinner. her ladyship remembered
she had left an unusually valuable
diamond pendant on her dressing.
table. I suggested that my sister
should fetch Il. She got there just
in time TO SEQ Lady Stornaway's
diamonds disappearing thru the
open window"
He paused and glanced at his
sister
She began speaking very quickly.
AS / opened the door. current
Of air met me. sending something
fluttering TO the floor. stopped
TO recover il and sound from the
window attracted my attention. II
WAS open and. thru the aperture.
saw n long, brown arm. It's fingers
passlnE rapidly along the wooden
surface until they closed over the
case that held the pendant. a sec
ond later and both arm and pen.
dant had disappeared. I believe
screamed, for tho next moment
Jack and Lord stornaway were both
IN the room. Lady Stognnway fol.
lowed. felt tho room going
around me. The next thing re.
member Is finding myself in this
chair. still holding the piece OF card
that I had picked up before saw
Tho arm"
she shudaared and ChakHung
rose TO his feet.
"A distinctly unpleasant expert.
cnce.' no commented suaveiy, And
tho piece Of eard-what was Il like.
Mrs. yiney2"
1T was as long as my index
finger" broke In tho commissioner.
with rounded corners. on one
side It was black. on the other vel.
Iow-with seven black dots. four Of
them above faint dividing line
that ran halfway-and three below
Monica, leaning over the arm Of
her chair, wrinkIcd her forehead.
She could have sworn that the habl.
tually unruffled Cai-Hung bad
started violently.
"An ordinary Chinese playing.
card" he suggested.
The commissioner shook his head.
1t was possibly intended to look
Ike one, but tho coloring was diff.
ferent. The background IA. I be-
iieve. invariably white. This was
yellow. I am inclined to attach u
good deal Of Importance to this
card. Mr.. chal.Hung. fancy this
theft was no common theft. the
perpetrator no ordinary thief"
Chai.Hung regarded his watch.
what Is your theory. Capt, Hew.
III. II may ask?''
II believe that this affair ia not