New Britain herald., 1924-09-12

red drip Is all nonsense. So is your argu' ment about the newspaper ad. Here's what I think about it: That ad got into the bull pup editions and Tan Took. who was watching for it, came right up here Jonn Duck killed him and carried the body out into the street Get me? Now, if we had any means of knowing whether John Duck had a caller last night" An exclamation broke from Thornton. "He did! He did My wife woke me up and said that she heard the elevator creak' ing-it 7ticks, you know, and you have to shake the cable just so to make it go on and I remember hearing the cable shak- ing"
 The captain of detectives rose.
 Come on. let's go!' he said briskly. "This guy goes to the chair. We'll run up and collar him here and now. Open and shut-open and shut, tell you!'
 Thornton nodded and picked up the roll of skin.
 TOHN DUCK opened the door to his call J CTS with bow He displayed no surprise or perturbation when Thornton. instead of returning his greeting, threw back his coat to show badge, and then the police captain followed suit. Please come in," he asked, holding the door open.
 You bet,'' said the captain, swiftly catching his wrist II want you for the murder of Tan Took late last night. What you got to say about it ?'
 You want-me?
 "You,' shot out the officer. We know all about it-about the brass snake and about Tan Took coming here to get it and you cuttin' his throat. Now
 IT think you have made a mistake, said John Duck gently.
 'Ill tell you the whole thing he said meekly. Sit down. gentlemen. l suppose you saw my advertisement and traced it to mel"
 You're from Singapore?' asserted the captain. Same as Tan Tock?'
 John Duck nodded without surprise. He seemed resigned to telling all he knew.
 II am from Singapore" he said easily. q went to college in England, then re- turned home on q vacation after three years of education. The temple at which my family worshiped contained the brazen dragon, wonder"
 He waved his hand toward the dragon q tall creature of brass, standing three feet high, holding in one claw large crystal ball.
 "The brass" he continued, lis Ming work, old and very historic, and valuable. One day it was stolen from the temple and vanished Together with other men, l searched for it vainly. Then l came to this study. One day, not long ago, found this historic dragon in a pawnshop, kept by one of my own race. By means of exposing its whole history l obtained it from the shop keeper. and found that the man who had pawned it, and who expected to redeem ii was priest in the temple here, Tan Toci by name. He was the man who had stolen it in Singapore and had then fled tc America.
 Now that had obtained the dragor set about letting my friends know of it They were not satisfied merely to obtain the thing back they desired punishment It was intimated to Tan Took that l hat the dragon. He sent word that he wished 1t back and would buy it, for he had latel! won largely by the lottery. So the adyer' tisement was put in the paper.
 The captain nodded knowingly. "Ant he came and you croaked him, ehl"
 John Duck smiled. It was a smile O gentle pity. N No" he said briefly; mot at all.
 Well" calculated the officer, ''TbeI who did?''
 Two men. One of them, Hip Sing, also priest in the temple. The other, Lu Yen Yuan, is his friend. They were not c our party at all. They murdered Tan Toe