The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-31
JNG YGGL0W SEVEN
MTAe BRONZE Jar ~
BY toheNp SMELL,
A,osraAasp s1
RN1SAusRFlELp

The Commissioner and Mrs. Whey
were at dinner Hewitt looked up,
who are theyg"
Tho boy shook his head.
There are six. Of them. tuan. and
they have come n long distance"
The commissioner shrugged his
shoulders
lie passed a hand thru his hair and
vanished thru tho open doorway.
The night WAS unusually dark aud
cool breeze met him as he reached
the open vcraada. A broad rcctapglc
OF light, coming from tho house, fell
upon the soft earth at the foot OF tho
steps, and Just beyond Il. no saw the
forms OF six men, their white gar
mcnts contrasting wolrdly with the
Intense hlaekness without. 4 short.
uniformed figure. In round hat ana
hare feet. came smartly 60 attention
as he approached.
Wei, what Is IT," inquired Hewitt.
Before the native non commission
ed officer could reply, a tain China
man pushed 20 the top 81 tho steps
and stood before the commissioner,
Great tuan." he began. speaking
rapidly in Malay. II am Llon--Yin.
tho agent OF the great Chni-Hung-
who Is dead"
Hewitt looked up sharply.
Go on, he commanded Presently
l shah have something 10 say 10 you.
Lien Yin"
"ChaiglIung is dead. pursued the
other. unperturbed.
$50 ! believe. put In the English
man coldly. He was gazing toward
"a dimiy-outllncd ease suspended from
two poles the cXtremitlcs OF which
rested on the shoulders or four men.
How exactly did Chai. Hung die 2"
HE was poisoned. tuan. l cannot
tell you the manner OF his death. be-
cause | was not there. You viii un.
dcratnnd that I was the agent Of
chai-Hung. paid 10 do his Kidding II
IS 10 further carry out his wishes
that ! have come TO you tonight
There Is boat leaving for Singapore
tomorrow. tuan. and II is desired that
the remains OF my late master uhould
be conveyed In IL 70 the tomb Of his
ancestors"
The commissioner gaspsd.
The remains Of Chat Huns ?" he
sShoed.
yah, tuan"
Where Brc they p
There. tuan" He pointed long
nugcr-pall toward the garden. indi.
eating the case Hewitt had already
seen.
The commissioner drummcd on the
woodwork OF the table with the tips
~ his fingers He found Il difficult
10 reconcile the enormous figure u
tho Chinese bandit when nlivc-with
tho ridiculous box that wns supposed
70 contain all that was left OF him
when dead.
How do you -there7" he de-
manded presently What does that
cnse contain ?"
1T contains bronze Jar" said
IIen-Yin calmly. ''and in the Jar arc
the ashes Of Chat Hung."
Hewitt sprang to his feet and be-
gan pacing the ycranda.
What nonsense II thiS7- he Jsrked
out over his shoulder. since when
have you commenced burning your
dead7"
For the first time Lien YIN smiled
His evil. pock-mnrkcd face puckercd
up into innumerable wrinkles and he
CROPPED in the depths Of a volumin.
Gus sleeve He produced n yellow
document. wound on n rod 81 black
wood with tasseIs OF red silk Ht either
end.
These are the last wishes Of the
great Chat Hung he sald.
State them briefly" commanded
Hewitt.
That. because ! have lived both
IN the West and in the East and have
seen customs that are had aud some
that are good. would wish my
body 20 be disposed Of In n manner
( that believe 20 he good That. in
the event of my death in any place
outside China. my body shall 10
burnt and the ashes placed in an
urn made rs my people and SUIT.
ably Inscribed. and shall be trans
I ported With as little delay as possible
10 the home OF my ancestors
Il sec." broke in the commissioner.
taking the scroll from his hand, You
will come To me in the morning.
Lieu-Yln. for my docifi0n. In tho
meantime both this and the package
must remain here. Do you under
stand7"
The Chinhmau appeared 10 hest