The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-27

and zee evegthins. hear sttVthinE
Cor the sound ~ ne re,rcating foot
stcps q TIE mouse boy" came 20 him
clearly. Clark IA bis posluoa. unused
on vhat = rye this dragon go had
played m ihe lives Of men and vouisu
Ia the past.
Here Nfe men several 6enera
items Of them. hai ssi thcs apan or
yearu and ruled their fellows Here
they sai ana listened Go the plots ~
their enemies. and NO doubt ayengef
with death.
suddenly cry rpse behind
him HE looked down and saw
an old Chinese. PROSTATE on the
floor. The man had soen the 30
rryolye. lie fled IN a psfdc.
Clarke cr0uchsd in tie dragon =
.cYr. seemingly for hours. waiting ana
~ ne waited night over The oity, the
great room became dark. ana from
the halfopen windows came the noise
from the street
A fiddle whlned a cynical chsshsd
monotonously. and then a Hilsn. rs
urs moved into the room. Clark cav
ts shadow move 20 the window
Elimpsrd Ia bulk against ths haif
sht 81 tho niEhi without. saw the
man close the windows ons b. one,
and draw the blinds
Then under his eyes tiny lights
came on Illuminating the room. The
man was a Chinese lie opened a
door that led 10 The hail and then
departed,
Clzri.. bssido himself with amt
ely over Marian. waited impa
uently. lie examined bis gun add
made SURF that his ammunition
Was handy.
A. last steps sounded In the hall
there Was a murmur % voices, and
then man came into tie room
Clark recognized him IN spite OF his
narrow mask over hia sysa az The
smaller % The men who bad al a.
a table adjoining his IN the realauE
ant
The man locked about and seated
himself AZ the head OF long teak.
wood table.
Another man. also masked.
and more poorly dressed followed
him. In ono hand he carried a
large metal pot containing smol.
dcrinK charcoal. and In tho other
an Iron plate. Tho plate he placed
on the floor, Tho pot under Il.
Then he Withdrew.
This man te.cnterea he room IN n
few minutes Clark saw with start
% horror tina, he carried pinoeTa.
which be thFusi Into Tho pot.
Otlefs came into the room. dozen
or moe, al masked. ana IN the'e
N dst C.aTk saw Mar;aa. vide eyed
with terror. led before tho table
She looked around a, ;he masked
aces about her.
CLARK Erlppod his gun and In
rage simod thru tho Dragons cye
nj the man seated ~ tho head Of
the lAble-lho man he took 20 ba
the leader Of ,hc gang
How 30 logged 70 sead a bullet
Into him nu. a aho. AZ that mo,
msnt would have cnde4 al his
chances 20 rescue Maraa lie mus;
wait until hlH cue eauo 70 revo.yo
the dragons eY@ turn on ia eoiorrd
l.Ehi. revoivs thls Erea. orb and ter.
Fify them into flight or Submission.
Marian EwaTed aud would have
fallen had no. The man AZ her Side
roughly bracfd her and commanded
her &c stand E;i
She glanced az the fire 20, and
plneers. then covered her oycs with
her hands
Now another masked man en-.
tered ihr room--a tall. sIalehI.
powerful figure. Tho rvst bowed
Tho man seated at the head Of
the liable rose and rendered his
chair. The newcomer sat IN tho
proffercd scat and took off his
mask.
Clark gaspsd. I; was Rcnard. the
leader OF the gang OF kldnspcrs'
lie had not been hii hy Carries
bullets in Tho iiindg's road house
Reuard looked AZ Marian and spoke
harahly.
Bring that woman here he com.
mandrd.
Marian shrinking at sight Of
him. recognized him. no doubt. a.
The man who had confronted her
In the door 10 the Ilindu's road
house. half cried out In fear.
| "oh. take me back Ahe cried. Il
have done nothing. Let me go Send
me back.
Renard rose from his chair. He
pointed at tho fire pot and the red
pincsrs In Il.
Not until you have answered some
questions | wish TO put 10 you.
madam" he said.
I What information Is Renard NJ
tempting to wrrst from Mariang See
I The Star tomorrow