The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-05-04

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you see. Kearney." said Detec
tive Inspector Dawson Haig. star
Ing up at an old print which dec
Grated the bar. "ofiicially. my hands
are lied It's because rve always
made O point OF finding the loop
holes 10 oficlal regulations that I've
got as far as I have"
The bar was sparsely populated
Two nremen. amiably drunk. iolled
IN a corner. A solitary. seedy-look.
ing drlnker sat against the wall.
smoking his pipe and taking sips
from a tankard. shirt-sleeved
barman made up the company.
Kearney smiled az the speaker
He regarded william Dawson Haig
as one OF the most remarkable men
In London--a man destined To win
an international reputation. Haig
had been at Stonyhurst with Kear
ney-Michael Kearney. now United
States consul M Colombo. at thn'
time having been stationed in LIv.
erpool- Catastrophe came just as
Haig went up TO oxford Endowed
by his father with a load OF debts
and a posthumous v. c.. he had en-.
listed In the Metropolitan police
force. he was today the young.
est detective-inspector In the GRIM
inal investigation department. with
great future assured.
he had pleasantly irregular fea.
lures. and his smile was q grin
which wrinkled up the corners OF
his eyes irresistlbly. When Haig
grlnned. everybody grinned.
Regulations weren't made for
you." said Kearney. laughing. "But
I'm still In the dark. You leave the
Wallaroo after lunch, with dramatic
farewells. and. then bang me on the
back az the dock gates nj ten o'clock
at night"
Haig raised his tankard. contem.
plating II with interest, and:
II gave you lIft as far as Lime
house." he reminded Kearney. "You
ought to be thankful for that. And
the beer Is good :"
Kearney banged the counter The
barman replcnlshed the tankards
And. when he had retired:
whats nfoot?" Kearney asked In
low voice.
81 don't knowl" was Halg's sur
prisins answer II can only think
there's been bad leakage of news
SOME tinfrreo. hs-went ;u-rrr-'
signment OF pottery was sent from
China 10 firm In Birmingham. This
consignment unopened. was recon-
signed 10 Chinese firm In Sydney.
per Messrs. King. shipping agents,
Of LImehouse. II was put on the
Wallaroo. checked II myself. this
morning"
"was that how you managed to
get down to see Elleen?"
1T was" ilale acknowledged.
"and blessed the chancel Now,
here's what meant when | said
nv hands were tied: neither X. d.
vision nor Scotland Yard have had
power 10 open those cases OF pot
terry. oh. MS too d--n silly 10 talk
about-hccaus | know for fact
that they are stuffed with gum !"
"Opluml But why send drugs from
China 10 Australia via Birmlng-
ham :"
I'm glad you asked that" said
Haig. "It shows you nre interest.
ed The reason Is this: the China
/ ships touching NJ Australian ports
get HI of nm overhanllng stun
coming from England goes through
without difficulty. Those cases are
specified 10 contain Staifordshlre
pottery. now ~
Great Scottw said Kearney.
That's pretty clever"
"I advised pal OF mine-Free-
man. OF the customs at Sydney-to
do what we couldn't do What hap
pened? The stun was taken Off nj
the last moment | got news at the
Yard two hours ago"
"But surely you can do something
now?"
II cani" Halg returned.
He grlnned again and emptled his
tankard.
"Open the cases?"
I "Oh. mol Mrs. Moggridge,' who
makes our snappy laws, would never
allow such thIngl"
"Then what?"
This: II ] can get evidence to
night-evidence I know to be there
III search the premises 10 which
the pottery has been moved. Ther
can open the casesl"
"Dldn't you say the name wal
King7"
Haig nodded.
"Mesrs Kings warehouse ad
joins the establishment OF 10 Lung
otherwise shanghai Jo.' 10 Luni
Is the lad I'm after"
"Who Is 10 LungT"
II thought" said tlaie, sorrow
fully regarding the speaker, 'yol
were supposed to be an authorit
on Chinatown"
Kearney smiled.
= "Tve written II up for my pa
per-" he confessed. Tile was Lon
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