Show The e Yellow Menace Louis By Tracy I SYNOPSIS I Thomas H. H Clark United States consul Chinese treaty port of ot Kankol worried over the activities of All AH Singh who has succeeded in banding together antagonistic antagonistic antagonistic races of far tar East writes to Errol Manning confidential state department agent at Washington All Singh's niece Mlle rm NajIa Najla Is ls being educated at Vassar college A riot breaks out which is quelled by All Singh who seems to bear beara a charmed life All Singh sails for the United States Manning takes steps to prevent his entry Reported All Singh Is drowned Later develops that this was wasH wasa a ruse u that All Singh n is in United States State H He threatens r life of lh Banker nn Bronson Bronson r tf daughter Margaret who io is chum of ot Mlle Mile Najla Kemp and his men were ready for them but Manning would not to any ordinary detective the chief role rola in the projected raid Yielding however to Willards Willard's urgency he consented consented consented con- con to allow his friend to share his Ing g to do it for years But its it's bUSness bUS DUSI- ness with me this time Give a big bigone bigone bigone one bang up up-go up go the limit Rockwell the president of the company telephoned telephoned telephoned tele tele- phoned that some of the tho bankers who own the plant are coming up for a couple couple couple cou cou- of ot days Have It then All right Archibald A dinner dance will wUl be just the thing And Viola make the best of your opportunities Yes father But poor Viola was white and miserable I Days passed busy ones for everybody everybody everybody every every- I body wretched ones onE'S for Viola One afternoon the desk phone in Flahaven's I office rang Rockwell asked him to come to a conference of officials at atthe atthe i the hotel 0 1 Flahaven went lIe He was shown to a I. I I room where chairs were arranged around a big mahogany table but only I Ione one of which was occupied I How do you vou do Mr Flahaven Wont Won't you sit down Were We're both a abit abit abit I bit early arl but the others will be In insoon soon Eric Bailey choked the general manager aghast Im glad you remember me smiled Eric I 1 didn't think f I was so h im 11 it- it The other was speechless Ive been thinking over a few things Mr Flahaven and now that we have a few minutes to ourselves I may as well confide In you I want some advice Once there was a young man who happened suddenly by a adeath adeath adeath death to fall Into a position he was not fitted for So without telling any anyone anyone one what he was going to do he put on overalls and determined to learn a athing athing athing thing or two about labor for himself Then he happened to fall in love with witha a girl the daughter of a man who had worked his way up from the ranks to power For this crime he was discharged discharged discharged dis dis- dis- dis charged and blacklisted Now the young man had it in his power to discharge discharge discharge dis dis- dis- dis charge the father but ho he was trying among other things to learn self control con con- So he got out of town and took tooka a a. few days to think it over He decided decided de de- cl d to let things go and not make a fuss but he thinks he ought to have havea a a. reward Now what would you say was fair Mr Flahaven Anything faltered the other Viola Yes All right Thank you sir Suppose yOU vou announce the engagement at your big party then I r dont don't know but that you were right after atter all to have a care whom she married He lie rang a bell sharply and a page appeared Tell the gentlemen to come In now he said and you turning to the general manager manager manager man man- ager get out Get out thundered Eric banging the table as the other meekly obeyed The corners of his mouth twitched I r deserved that much he said to himself I 1 guess Im I'm about even with him now And as six Rix dignified men came filing into the room he he reached for the telephone tele tele- phone This Is Eric Tim he explained explained ex ex- Collect that dollar from OBrien I got the old mans man's goat to today to- to day task and the two hastily hasUly donned the rough garb of longshoremen soiling their faces and hands to be in keeping with the character Then the whole party numbering some twenty all told were rushed to the east side in auto auto- mobiles The night was fine and nd moonlit and the police therefore had every chance to observe any suspicious persons who might emerge from the opium den Into the street Kemp posted his men at each strategic point and kept a strong posse under his immediate command A police launch patrolled the water waterfront waterfront waterfront front It did indeed seem humanly Impossible now for any anyone one to escape from Ah Chows Chow's establishment that night I When assured that the trap was se secure secure secure se- se cure and well contrived Manning and Willard simulating a state of semi In lurched through the doorway doorway doorway door door- way into the dingy shop and stumbled along a dark passage at the rear A chinaman appeared What you wantee he cried You makee two pill pUl ready one time growled Manning And be quick I about it It you yellow son of a gun or orI orI I I 1 off your pigtail I IThe The man gave way Before them and they lurched into a darkened room filled with the faint choking brain stupefying odor of burning opium Here by the he light of a small lamp the custodian surveyed the pair pall and was evidently satisfied that they were WE're genI genuine genuine gen gen- patrons Without further demur he jerked a thumb toward a couple of I empty bunks and began preparing the thelong thelong thelong long small bowed pipes beloved of the dope fiend Carrying out their self imposed imposed imposed im im- im- im posed roles with a thoroughness born of a desperate revolve to gain admission admission admission sion to the inner recesses of the den before warning could be given the two young men tumbled into the bunks took the pipes and soon simulated the besotted condition of the other occupants occupants occupants pants of the fetid apartment Kemps Kemp's orders were strict and un unmistakable un- un mistakable While the police would arrest any person leaving the place they were neither to show themselves nor take any overt action until there was some sign of ot disturbance internally Both Manning and Willard were armed of course and the former carried a whistle whis whis- whistle tle of ot peculiarly penetrating shrillness by means of which he would if practicable practicable practicable cable summon help from without Th The two had endured the vile atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere atmos atmos- phere of the den for many minutes when a muffled scream reached their ears themselves with the utmost difficulty they waited until a aman aman aman man who had Just entered was led to toan toan toan an inner door by the Chinese attendant Then they sprang up ran to the same door on tiptoe and finding it locked burst it open Without any hesitation they plunged into another Passage dark as the tomb itself along which they heard the patter of feet A door at some dist distance nce was flung wide open and a stream of light ap appeared ap- ap At the same Instant Manning who led closed with a strongly built Chinaman and had to smash the fellow In the face with the butt of his re revolver revolver revolver re- re volver before he could free himself Willard however dashed on and raced Into the lighted room where the first object his startled gaze dwelt on was a richly attired man seated In much state behind a carved table Two lamps revealed an apartment of almost barbaric magnificence It contained several other men and two women dressed like odalisques but Willard had eyes for none save the personage whom he Instantly r recognized cognized as All Singh Leveling his revolver and ad advancing advancing advancing ad- ad without hesitation he cried Now you scoundrel you have to answer to me the for my sister The man at the table seemed ta to survey survey sur sur- vey the Intruder with scornful j ference An almost imperceptible movement of his right hand caused a trapdoor trapdoor- to open beneath Bronson's Bronson n feet With a heartrending yell the youngster fell feU through it being utterly unable to save himself by a sidelong spring and the door closed over him Manning now freed from his an tag tag- I onist took w warning warning by his friends friend's fate and leaped clean over the dangerous space being set upon instantly by the theother theother theother other men In the room A tremendous struggle took place Table and chairs were overturned and in the melee meleo a alamp alamp alamp lamp fell and exploded The scattered oil took fire tire the flame caught some tapestry and the tho dry boards which formed a party wall were ablaze within with with- in a few seconds Exerting his strength to the utmost Manning contrived to fling off oft his as as- as Deciding Instantly that to remain there would be only courting the fate which had befallen poor Bronson while the outbreak of ot fire now rendered the presence of the police ab absolutely absolutely absolutely ab- ab necessary he leaped back over that portion of the floor in which he knew the trapdoor lay and gained the connecting passage again There he was free to place the whistle between his lips and blow its shrill summons When lie ire re-entered re the opium den he was amazed to see the two bunks on which he and Bronson had been lodged move forward bodily as though a portion of the wall was swinging on hinges Backing away from the passage passage passage pas pas- sage with revolver in readiness in incase incase incase case of attack from that quarter he watched the phenomenon of the moving moving moving movI I ing bunks and was hardly surprised as some one entered the room through this secret doorway He expected to see some sinister looking Mongol however however however how how- ever so was astounded when a woman woman wom wom- an In eastern garb appeared Come quickly she said speaking in excellent English though her ut utterance utterance utterance ut- ut terance was broken and hysterical Follow me mel I You may be just in time He did not hesitate an instant now but darted after this strange guide He had not gone many feet along a abroad abroad abroad broad and fairly well lighted corridor before a young man rather fashionably fashionably fashionably fashion fashion- ably attired whose sallow features were apparently convulsed with rage tried first to intercept the girl and then closed with him The Tho ensuing struggle was short and decisive Manning was ferocious as asa asa asa a wounded tiger now He was sure that the tho scream he and Bronson heard had been uttered by Margaret lIe He be believed believed believed be- be too that Willard Bronson had gone to a horrible death in some slime filled dock which led under the house to a pair of smoldering and forgotten gates leading from the East river So he was endowed with the strength of often often often ten men and Hong Kong Iong Harry athlete athlete athlete ath ath- lete though he might be was no match for him but was flung aside like some crushed insect A second later Manning leaped into a smoke laden room and clasped Margaret Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- garet Bronson In his arms Happily though the girl was distraught with fear owing to the sudden hubbub and weak from want of food since she had eaten nothing while confined In that prison house she retained her senses Come Como at once once shrilled the weird being who had rescued them This way there are light and air They obeyed and found themselves on a n. narrow balcony overlooking the river So relieved were they at seeing the moonlit sky once more that they did not realize the girls girl's departure un until until until un- un til the door was closed on them And at that Instant Manning saw the police police police po po- po- po lice launch Draw close in he shouted I 1 want you to take this lad lady on board Margaret Bronson leaning against the railing In sheer exhaustion was aware of something moving in the water beneath and a faint taint cry reached her It was wak her brothers brother's voice Is th that t you Manning he gurgled For Gods God's sake help me me Manning went over Willard he cried Hold on joyful joyful- ly Assistance is close at hand The police launch will wul pick you up in a few seconds It was dark down there beneath the balcony but the moving motor reflected reflect reflect- ed a dim radiance and Manning could make out that his friend was WIlS endeavoring endeavoring oring to tD reach a stout beam which stretched crosswise about a foot above the surface Something peculiar in its appearance and in the arrangement of another similar beam several feet higher high high- er caught his eye and by the most fortunate of inspirations he remembered remembered remembered how Kemp had told him that Detective Fords Ford's fingers were crushed to a pulp before the life was choked out of him in the swirling water Stop Bronson he shrieked in a avery avery avery very delirium of fear Dont touch i that beam whatever you do Swim a a. little to your right I can get down I there and help you out Taking Margaret with him to the ex- ex ex extreme extreme I end of the balcony and handing her the revolver which he bade her use without hesitation If threatened he climbed down a couple of crossbars I Continued rl on T page a e 6 6 THE YELLOW MENACE Continued from page G. G I and caught Bronson's hand The latter latter latter lat lat- ter little the worse for tor his immersion was soon standing by his side aide By this time the police launch had crept In and the three reached Its L deck in safety Before Defore leaving that ill house however Manning Manning Manning Man Man- ning examined an arrangement of ot levers which had c caused sed him to yell that warning to his friend As Ah Chows Chow's den was now blazing merrily In its In-its its interior and on the street side the high high mounting flames threw a a. lurid glare on the water front so there was no difficulty in discerning a fiendish fiendish fiendish fiend fiend- ish devise levise which permitted the upper heavy beam to drop when the lower one was touched Bronson Bronon and some of the police Joined joined joined Join join- ed Manning In examining this Infernal contrivance which taken In conjunct ti tio t with the trapdoor probably explained explained explained ex ex- the manner of Fords Ford's death It may be stated here that Hennessey's body similarly maimed was was was' found later when a n. cry from one of ot the men drew their attention to the river A fast moving patrol launch had shot out from yet another dock beneath Ah Chows Chow's ill dwelling and was now vanishing into the night It took the police launch some precious seconds seconds seconds sec sec- to back out and turn Once headed headed headed head head- ed for tor tho open stream however the speedy little vessel l leaped aped into Its stride but the other craft not only I ain g-ain pained gained a considerable start but hilt hope- hope lessly tl when the race was fa fat Manning cursed bei bel That fiend All AH Sin has all the resources master To be continued i J i |