Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-13

amassed by rapine, fire and massacre
But aren't you afraid Of discovery"
at have no great fear" he assured
nAe. 1T will tell you why. Nearly All
the thefts committed in these sordld
DAYS are thefts of an article Tor pur-
poses of gain. That article must be re-
sold before the robber reaps his reward,
and it is in the selling that the great
danger of the proceeding arises. MY
treasures have been stolen for my soil
tary Joy, stolen and locked away. the
nolice of the world have searched for
wears for some of these, but they nave
searched in the bargain houses, they
have searched in the dealers shops OF
Amsterdam, London, Paris, New YORK.
They have searched by watching a
likely purchaser and a likely vender-
and they have searched in vain. When
anything is stolen for me, 1t Is on the
market for my lifetime. Pull down the
blind of your cwn memory, OWston,
he continued, little abruptly. What
I have shown you have shown you
on impulse. Now I shall give you
something to distract your mind. Have
you ever killed Chinaman, Owston?"
Never to my knowledge, sir"
IF by killing the Chinaman you are
going to see tonight you could get pcs
possession of what I want" Martin
HeWs sighed, "the affair would be easy
enough. Mr.. Tul-Kak is too clever Tor
that, though. In sense, am glad ne
is. If there were killing to be done
Joseph might be there, ahead OF me.
There is this difference between Joseph
and myself-he pays when he must,
that is very seldom, indeed; If want
anything badly enough 1 don't care
whether it comes to me through pay
ment, theft or murder. In this case 1t
will have, think, to be payment. Tul-
Kak is a wise man. He wants great
price, but he prefers to deal with me.
I have told Isaacs that he can offer
$500 ,000-a quarter of my remaining
fortune, Owston-for the One-eyed
Buddha"
For the what?" gasped.
Martin Hews smiled patiently.
You are very ignorant, Owston," he
deplored. However, I suppose must
continue to be your instructor. Prom
time immemorial there has been SUI
perstition that the great Buddha, the
god of the East, had only one eye. For
the last few centuries, coincidentally
with this superstition, one has heard
vague rumorS Of a small white jade
Buddha, watched in secret by the head
priests only of temple in Tibet-a
Buddha with only one eye. Explorers
seeking for this temple, seeking for
this Buddha. How it came into India I
don't know. but it is certain that a
monk of Tibet left his country and
travelled across the mountains to China
with the Buddha in his possession. He
paid for 1t with his life. -Four of its
successive owners have died. Tul-Kak
himself has had more than one mar
velous escape. 1 sent Isaac to India
the year before last, but he had only
to open his mouth and his life was in
danger. had men haunting the secret
places of Rangoon, where it was re-
ported that the statue had been hidden,
but Isaacs could make no progress.
Tul-Kak has been a year waiting for
an opportunity to travel to London.
He arrived this morning. Tonight, at
IL O'Clock, you and ISaacs are to see
him in the Milan Court. From what
I hear of the man, he is only too
anxious to sell quickly. whether ne
will get away with the money Is another
matter. You had better go to Isaacs'
shop at about quarter to IL. You
will 90 armed, of course, for warn you
that I don't believe that the Buddha
will be allowed to change hands again
without fight"
what are we to do with it when
we have it?" asked.
"Isaacs has instructions. He has a
solid iron Golfer in which you will
place it, and for the night it will re-
main in the hotel safe. am be-
lever in the obvious places at times
Don't try to hide it anywhere else. The
vaults at the Milan Hotel. will COM
municate with the manager, Mr.. Bretz-
GEL and he will be expecting you"
He sat for a few minutes in what
seemed to be state of trance. Then
he rang the bell, and presently Minchin
appeared.
lunch, Minchin," he directed, land or
der a car to take him to the station"
1t was not until after had started
for London, alone In a first-class car
rage, that realized that was In for
a new adventure, and that was carry
ing Martin Hews' cheque for half q
million.
Go be continued.)