Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-04-19
Copyright by Sax Rohmer.
WNU Service.

Greek paused and looked back as
Kearney observed little memo-book,
bound in green leather, lying upon the
first step. -.
Without attracting attention, he
stopped quickly, picked it up, and
slipped it in his pocket. Here, per-
haps, was evidence!
In the act of turning to rejoin Nor
witch, who was examining a massive
salver- something's slight sound
prompted Kearney to glance across the
shadow-haunted expanse of the big
room below.
1t opened directly out Of the lobby
laneous bulky exhibits vast place in
which only that one light was burning.
Its dim reflection touched a distant
landing.
And on this landing woman stood
She was encased, mummy-like, in
long, clinging fur coat Of what Kear-
ney took to be brown ermine. Her
blue-black hair was brushed straight
back from her brow; her small, CHS
eled features resembled pale cameo,
but her lips were poppy red. Unfath
enable eyes were represented only by
straight, nearly horizontal shadows;
and one singularly long, white, CHASTITY
hand rested on her hip.
He stared-stared again i. and the
apparition had gone!
Had she been watching him? Had
she seen him pick up the book? Or
had she any real existence at all?-
was she product of his excited mag
nation? =.
In soundproof room, we'll but sim
ply furnished as an Office, a man sat
before large desk. The room was in
darkness except for shaded lamp
upon this desk. Near to it, back against
the WALL was a mechanism which at
first glance one would have taken for
radio set. The seated man, his bowed
back to the room, was engaged in
manipulating this apparatus; and sud-
denly, as result of manipulation, a
voice cut into the silence:
Il hope to see you again on your
next visit, Mr.. Bronson" said the voice.
1t was that of the Greek.
"Sure thing. I'll be here" That was
Kearney.
There came creaking sound of foot
steps and the slam of a door. The Wis
itors had gone.
The man at the table disconnected
the apparatus and swung about in his
revolving chair. A soft black hat lay
upon the carpet, with fur-lined over
coat having a deep astrakhan collar.
This mans skin resembled the peel of
dried lemon his jet-black hair was
stretched back from a receding fore
head. Half-closed eyes were like Sits
in the yellow face, and his lips were
red and beautifully formed, their red
ness accentuated by a small, black,
bow shaped mustache which arched
above them
1t was smiling face, but something
in it inspired terror in the man upon
whom those half-closed eyes were
turned. This latter was stalwart
Chinaman, moderately well dressed in
European clothes, who might, at some
time, have been sailor. He had the
mask-like, immobile features of his
race and calling Only by a slight
movement of small, sinewy hands, did
he display his discomfort.
Slowly, the slit-like eyes in the vel
low face Of the one who watched him
opened and the red lips smiled.
Fully opened, those eyes were terri
flying Some might have found it hard
to define wherein their terror lay. Ex-
cept that they seemed to be superior.
mally bright they were, in an animal
fashion, fine eyes. Their dreadful quail
ity consisted in one simple difference:
their whites were really white
whereas that part of the normal human
eye Is invariably tinted. The result.
being phenomenal, was horrifying.
The man in the revolving chair spoke
slowly, and his voice, like his eyes, was
super-normal. He was big man for a
Chinese, and tleshy i. but he spoke
in a key in which Caruso sang
What did tell you, my friend?
Your mean soul said, 1T is business
l said, 1t is plot"
81 was considering Excellency's in
terests.'
And this" continued the f1ute-like
voice, sis how you consider them. You
admit disguised police officer and a
stranger, tonight-tonight, above all
other nights!'
II believed"
II never accept excuses. All"
A muffled bell rang.
open the door. Here is Polodos."
The Chinaman opened baize- COW
cred door, admitting the immaculate
Greek. AS he entered
"You were wrong, 10 Lung" he said
to the one who had opened for him.
He turned to the man at the desk. "Ex-
cellency was right. The card was GER
tainly obtained by fraud. OF one man
can say nothing, but the other was a
detective
"Ah |" came the reed voice And the
speaker stood up, his eyes halfclosing
again. III am sure of it. ;. was lis.
tening to every word! !" He pointed to