Evening star., 1937-07-25
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Bynne sank against the wall. Aldyreff,
seized Mrs. Bynne's hand and pressed
it violently AS the wheel revolved
DID uttered horrible sound. too
raucous to be called either cry or
moan. The eyes of the four Europeans
we're dragged to his contorted face,
now almost upside down. Yin did not
look around; his eyes were glued to
the faces directly before him. Slowly
he waved his fan.
"kwai ch'ur' snapped Captain
Wong.
The wheel whirled, throwing Di-DIs
weighted foot in wide arc and then
abruptly stopped when he was at the
perpendicular. Tears poured in
steady stream from the corners of his
eyes. but in the moment Of alienation
his tortured lips ceased their writhing.
Wong took one step forward.
How did you kill Major Bynne?"
he thundered.
NO! No kill master" gasped Di-Di
hoarsely. Good master for dbl.
No. no killr
Turn" commanded Wong.
The wheel started on another revo-
luton, slower than before. Mrs. Bynne
stared, shocked into callousness by
Wong's implied accusation. Tracy
closed her eyes but she could not shut
her ears against the unnamable
sounds issuing from Di-Di's throat.
strangled by agony. Red began to
swear under his breath. Aldyreff
gulped loudly. and apologized. With
high piercing cry DID arrived at the
perpendicular position and momen-
tary surcease.
Come now" said Captain Wong
softly, how did you kill Major
Bynne?"
Di-Di's lips and eyes seemed to clash
in a terrific struggle; his eyes were
CLASSY. fixed in an unseeing stare. but
his lips jerked and rippled like the
muscles of horse about to bolt. They
did bolt. Abruptly words poured from
him.
Not DID. Missy Bynne! Master
Long! Ask Missy and Master Long.
Missy Bynne kiss Master Long on
train. Master Long kiss Missy"
Tracy opened her eyes wide. Where
was she? What had she heard? Her
blood turned cold in her veins. She
wanted to look at Red but pride
stopped her: she looked at Mrs. Bynne
instead. All she saw was mask.
strangely enlivened by disdainful
smile. Long stopped swearing. Cap
tain Wong, momentarily disconnected.
glanced at him over his shoulder.
"Yes?" he questioned.
Sure" said Red furiously. "She
kissed me and kissed her What of
it?'
Wong shrugged his shoulders and
faced toward Yin -Tsao-Feng Yin fiut-
tered his fan. Turn" ordered Wong.
Again the wheel started on its in
exorable revolution. Red began to
tumble in his pocket, striving with one
hand to open his clasp knife; twice the
point of the long blade slipped from
his fingers. The muscles of Di-DIs
loose leg could actually be seen
through his padded trousers. jerking
with the foolish gyrations of Mexican
beans under a cloth. They we're
answering the summons to a super
human effort. Hold the weight Lift it!
Clamp heel to toe! They popped un-
der the strain, yet triumphed; heel
clamped to toe.
With his chin, one of the coolies
knocked the feet apart. The weighted
leg swung downward. An unearthly
sound seemed to rend the thick walls
of the room as DID screamed. In
that instant Red felt the master blade
of his knife snap into place. He
clutched the handle but his palm was
slippery with sweat. He drew out his
hand and wiped it on his trousers.
n-Tsao-Feng was tanning himself
gently, his eyes darting from Mrs.