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Show 28 1338 An gm magna times, magna. utah Kearney conquered hla astonish-ent He endeavored to recell lMtn,ct,0M- - J Dun fence" or to stolen gooda- -ln all London dealer 1 visit had never yet caught pP'n- - Th! waa new move, detective Sergeant Norwich had memorised a long list of stolen Jew-dr- y principally foreign; nd their Job w to tr, to identify even one Kern In Joe emporium. In thin, Haig could act . . . ,nd the cases 1,y ,B " adjoining yard! My friend, Mr, Broosen, bat eral commission" said Norwich. (Matt Kearney waa Mr. Bronsen." But mostly colored gem" Te" Kearney broke In. commissioned by a New York client to complete a collection of sap- SaTtir.lrt T .V Sur-Pris- e , Vyu'a eesee ROHSn LAUGHS CwvRlQHT fry SAX ROHMER w.n-u- . service back in the car with me. synopsis Norwich, carry on-- but with Mr. Kearney, American in my place. MlU learner, Tung ood-to hla here, London, eaya And now, Kearney, listen: on board the Wallaroo. Killeen, IC wallaroo la conveying U,0.-mT- h priceless 'copy for you ft On bis war Auatralia. cold to though I dont know how youre T--. learner meete Inapactor going to get back!" Tnrd. Scotland of Tory Hall, "It doesnt matter. Ill find a la Joel a lore with Eiloon. Hal br way." trail of opium. iue I CHAPTER Youll have to gamble on a stray taxi. But this la what I want yon to da . . ." Contliyiod 2 (lad you asked that, said it shows yon are Interest-4- ! The reason Is this; the China fa gjlj. iMp touching at Australian ports of an overhauling. Stuff pt b (omlDf from England goes throngb Those esses are without difficulty. to contain Staffordshire (pecllled 1 now!" Scott 1" said Kearney. Hiti pretty clever q idvlsed a pal of mine Free-ato f the customs at Sydney b skat we couldn't do. What hap-pu- n The stuff was taken off at je last moment I got news at the Itrd two hours ago." But surely you can do something pottery, "Orest u, ntf CHAPTER ll A HEAVY wooden gate, aet 1 1 In a high, old brick wall, did not look very promising. Partially defaced by time and weather, the name "J. Lnng" might still with y be read thereupon. Just beside the inscription was an electric bell push, and to this Detective Sergeant Norwich hU applied finger. .. Dont forget- - the American accent, air," he whispered. I. cant I" Kearney replied. So they tell me here." Suddenly a small door, set tn one wing of the greater one, opened The light qnlte silently Inward dlf-cnlt- Haig returned. of an electric lamp of that pattern Be grinned again and emptied his carried by the police shone Into atksrd. their faces. Behind the Ump, InOpen the cases? distinguishable In the darkness, apMrs Moggridge, who peared a stooping figure, shadowly. "Ok, no! ukMour snappy laws, would never What you want, please?" asked ilto neb a thing 1" a soft, monotonous voice. Ikea shat?" Peering hard. Matt Kearney made This: If I can get evidence out that the Speaker wore a dark I know to be there bine turban. The doorkeeper was --Til search the premises to which not, aa one might have anticipated, At pottery has been moved. Then a Chinaman, but an Arab bowwab, eta open the cases I Mr. Jo Lung, Norwich replied I have brought him a Didn't you say the name was distinctly. customer from the United States." iagf The bowwab turned light npon Balg nodded. the speaker's face, and: Messrs u King's warehouse 1 dont aee you here before," he the establishment of Jo Lang, Jo Lung commented.- die lad Im after. Maybe not," Norwich returned. I come from Mr. Bernardson. "Who Is ,lo But Lung?" 1 thought." said Haig, sorrow-jf- k Look at this." He held out a card. Bony brown regarding the speaker, you a supposed to be an authority fingers 'grasped It and placed It close before the light of the lanQlnatonn? tern; then: letrney smiled. "All right, aald the guardian of Trs written It up foriny jaPlease tome tn." k the gateway. confessed. (He was-Lo- ntwo atepped Into a Uttle The of New York wrrespondent the. lrse.) "Rut I seem to have courtyard. The Arab proved to be a gaunt man with a lined and pockwlooked Jo Lungf marked face, sunken eyes and an TJou? wonder!" Haig admitted. ominous expression. - 3f Dot an easy mao to know, They crossed to a corner of the lPtft from which, he Isnt the yard, mounted four stone steps, and 'fine mover The Big Chief la the entered a dimly lighted passage, ho supervised the removal of having a window with an Iron gratcases from the Wallaroo ing overlooking the courtyard. The place waa stuffy and full of cigaAad who is the Big Chief?" smoke. It was evidently the rette h Tin not sure, I wont ap- - sanctum of the Arab night porter. Haig replied. Lets stick to Please wait," aald the bowwab, ta . them together In the dimly leaving w Bremen, supporting each lighted room. Shuffling footsteps T,nit'y. at this moment reeled some dark place bewrfthe bar. As they disappeared, died away In was about to and Kearney yond, r reopened to admit cut-whwhen Norwich shook hla head speak appeared to belong to e " same urgently. trade as the firemen. A an In ?rtn man evidently, hot sober. Standing there off In oppressive the" buildthe barman having served hash, a long way sound. a beard had retired : ing Kearney Although at first he failed to Idenl"NorwlchT" aald Haig, 1 the new arrlvaL tify It, Immediately be knew that waa a very high ey started and stared from It waa horrible. It a between piping and a sound, face; then: the note of a than lorry's back In King yard, squeal; higher It was, paradoxically, no ahrill rat wtor," the man and as to be reported nearly Inaudible. . . unloaded." Then, suddenly, he knew of what Haig nodded, as he It reminded him . . . the amplified to the melancholy citizen. I was chilling; " ap, Wickham," be directed aqneak of a bat It All clear." terrifying; In some way unclean. Be exchanged a rapid glance with man sprang up promptly; stood like a ; and Norwich Norwich Z. f Krnned Into the hewll- man petrified. of Kearney. "For Gods sake! - What was yJWD ne,hod. he said. The Kearney whispered. T.(1,'al wlth ,n omental I cant Imagine, air. , . . 8shl t0 Wickham: Got k, Some one coming 1" fro,n Bernardson?" t at It waa Uke . . . laughter. . . ." nine oclock. lean! Tn phire" Sapphires!" The Greek raised -heavy eyebrow j fear i ,m DD. fortunate, if jjr. Jo Lnng were here he might be able to help yon. But to the beat of my knowledge we have few sapphire tn stock at present They are not" be smiled slightly, very profitable Just how. However, you shall aee." . They passed along a corridor, went down three naked wooden steps and picked a way through what teemed to be a collection of lamp lamps of perforated bras of silver, of gold; lamps from Arabia, from China, and from Japan. Detective Sergeant Norwich was all eye They entered a room resembling a small shop, and the Greek, atep-pinbehind a narrow counter, pulled out a tray from beneath and opened It for the visitors Inspection. It was aa he did ao that the Insupportable alienee began to bear down upon Kearney, The tre- g o rrly - ad-j1- 'I1 'ti!1" Itr Inspector, But rm to uke yonr Lun The li me ,uw 1 wm ot the missing Bite. JhfyTe the Rond treet case. rWjn .. report back at once." ?.Knal,!ht St L Ih thave here- - u - J. iltg Wta tn St thlati klc !d Dawson Haig. "Also. B.nd Btreet ca8 .rhat 1 know Ah, welli can yon Kunman. Wickham?" 0ot I lr ! Lancashire tees ?ou, Norwich 7 counting on yon, lutpec- (J M aid r Bl hM. hit Haig; Ww huu h'k I " Kearney forgettIng met . claim Dawson A Too the Hk 1 I Qlct ,m told, a er,can accent." ld he, my hump. oolght has been a Wkham be Utter yoa-;- j c0m. The emporium of Jo Lung occupied all the rooms on two floors of a rambling old building, eight or nine rooms in all, and each one literally crammed with treasures. At times Kearney Imagined that the covered-t- n ways of old Damascus the next turning; around Just lay that the Street called Straight, and not Limehouse Causeway, adjoined this On entering other wonder-khawaa transported to the rooms he that Seraglio palace, and thought aul- the of In the treasury he stood tans. which these Only the manner In displayed were Items priceless served to dissipate auch Illusions. They were piled carelessly upon rongh, trestle ' table. ell and A highly dvlllxed "Mr. honor the did Greek dressed Jo Lnng Is unfortunately away. be "But If I explained to Norwich. No service. am at your ran help, I who doubt," turning to Kearney, bewilwas endeavoring to hide hla definlt Idea derment, "you have a ... what you art seeking?" the shadow-haunte- d expanse big room below. , It opened directly out of the of. the bowwab and contained lobby miscellaneous bulky exhibits; a vast Place tn which only that one light wa burning. Ita dim reflection touched a distant landing. And on that landing a woman me and the collar is Just long enough to take the prize. Send for Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1933-designed for sizes 13, 14, 18, 18 and 20 bust 32 to 38. Size 14 requires 4 yards of fabric. Send 13 cents In coins. Send for the Fall Pattern Book containing Barbara Bell B stood! She was encased, mammy-il- k tn long, clinging fur 'coat of what Kearney took to be brown ermln Her hair waa brushed straight back from her brow; her small, chiseled features resembled a pale cameo, hut her lip were pop-red. Unfathomable eye were represented only by atratght, nearly horizontal shadows ; and one singularly long, whit ghastly hand rested on her him He stared stared again . . and the apparition was gone I Had rita been watching him? Had she seen him pick - op the book? Or had she any real existence at HI w ahe a product of hla excited Imagination? . blue-blac- fhlnnm 39-in- k LANTERN - TT- well-planne- d, patterns. ke easy-to-ma- wteiw-MfeiS- lsrf Exclusive fashions for children, young women and matrons. Send 15 cents for your copy. 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A wise In a soundproof room, well but simply furnished as an offle a man sat behind a large desk. The room whs In darkness except for shaded lamp npon this desk. Near to It, back against the wall, waa a mech-- , anlsrn which at first glance one would havo taken for a radio set The seated man, hla bowed back to the room, was engaged in manip- was Kearney. .Then came a creaking sound of footsteps and the elam of a door. The visitors were gone. The man at the table disconnected the apparatus and swung about In hla revolving chair. A soft black hat lay upon the carpet, with a d overcoat having a deep astrakhan collar. This mans skin resembled the peel of dried lemon; his hair was stretched from a receding forehead. Half closed eyes were like silts In the yellow face, and bis lips were red and beautifully formed, their redness accentuated by small, black, bowwhich mustache arched shaped above them. It was s smiling face, but something In It Inspired terror In the man npon whom those eyes were turned. This latter waa a stalwart Chinaman, moderately well dressed In European clothe who might,, at some time, have been a sailor. He had the mask- Uke, Immobile features of his race and calling Only slight movement of small, sinewy hand did be display his discomfort. eyes tn the Slowly, the face of the one who yellow watched opened and the red Ups smiled. Fully Opened, those eyes were terSome might have found rifying. It hard to define wherein their terror lay. Except that they seemed to be bright, they were In an animal fashion, fine eyes. Their dreadful quality consisted in one simple sentence: their whites were really white whereas that part of the normal human eye la In variably tinted. The result, being phenomenal, was horrifying. The man In the revolving chali spoke slowly, and bis voice, like bis He was were supernormal eye and fleshy a big man for Chines . . . but he spoke to a key In which Caruso sangl What did I tell you, my friend? Your mean soul said, It la I aald. It la a plot" "I was considering Excellencys I Mm .. fur-line- ad-il- t- cree of th THE pr terribly thiratyl 1933-- B Found Impossible It cant be done, said the young woman, despondently. What cant be done? asked the policeman who was pulling her out of her wrecked car. ' Lighting a cigarette, using a lipstick, powdering my nose, and I Swingin down the lane with a steering the car bit of a zip and a full quota of ' what it takes, this smartly simple NEXT TEAR CO frock goes places without effort an engagingly youthful and chic TO affair which can be made in a Westminster College trice (first cousin to a jiffy) and make you the belle of the SALT LAKS OTT. UTAH campus. Its simplicity is totally disarm-inyet it has all the aplomb of a professor in English just one of those frocks which cant miss. Delightfully cool and as chipper as a breeze, it requires just seven simple pieces in the making, in any fabric from the As to the Zs. The yoke and sleeves cut in I g, Tw Ms EXPERT, IftiMrt MM (pH MUh rear aMr, nprts wa as M CUttU Th? thi Mill I Mig Id kM Mg Tn Mtgi Tun uatlM BU4mn 41 wn nan !BSk7nSfRoWJ?ii IMm ia4 Hlrh BckaUnkfe 8traa Character aa Scctel StMlcaMat. Special Maata wark tec man. Phrairal cSacallaa. U Cast Taitiaa, BaarS aa Sana a malate haaic Ilka ScraUteciacc Self kelp aim B. W. BEHERD, D.D, Fn I; lltilGF. . inquired. No pain at all, but I do get : EAR.1 LEATJI BL1EETG SPECIAL TCITIOIt a Approved by your State Barber Board. Mw biter Men II btct It, Ml let CH, Mai ba Dont Forget the American Accent, Sir," He Whiapered. ure bouse of Jo' Lung was the most silent place he had ever known tn the heart of a etty. Its silence was uncanny. . . Unless Mr. Lung has others In the safe," the Greek aald, these are the only colored gem In stock at present" MELVIN PURVIS bust-nes- GW AC 4 AM&S MttlCN THIS A J06 OtCf A WOMAN MIMMR OP OUR PONGS CAN HANOI Wf tEUEVI GOUJCX MMNG OUT IN THU SECTION OP T OTY. WC KNOW NTS CRAZY ABOUT AOVKS-G- OC TO AU OP THI AA. YOU AM TO TAKt A POSITION AS CASH OP THC ONUTAIOWC HOUSE W THE NMHtOBMOOO t MELVIN PURVIS, the poaas bwjrcr wbo became Ia America, ace them iaaie atone Me. Parvi revetb the method ted la cetdua inptnu criminal,. Nunc, have, of coon, beca chanced. Mere U the MocrofGrvGoilicfcud hi g"r, who fna s aiaintic (tolcn automoe, bile or "hot cat" racket in th, a Mdvia Pnrriatold it to hi, friend, Paulaod hnd traced Gollick to n Joan. Th do whore he wn hidins oat" super-normall- y Kearney, resting hla eyes npon the Jewel suppressed an exclamation In the nick of time. . . . The tray waa arranged with some artistic car and In Its center, under the harsh, unshaded lamp which the Greek had switched on, blazed a group of amazingly matched fire Kearney clenched hla teeth opal and bent lower, peering down. Here lay evidence to justify a Interest" continued the flnte-tlk- e "And thl search of Jo Lungs premises I Bewas how yon consider this Is vole yond any possible mistake, the Dakenbam necklace" the fa- them. Yon admit disguised police mous rope of opals which bis aunt officer and a stranger, tonight toHilda, Lady Dakenham, bad taken night, above all other night!" I believed" voyage with her npon the Ah I" "I never accept excuse of the American yacht. Miss MinA muffled bell. nesota, lost with all bands In the Here t Polo Open the door. Persian gulf, less than a year bedos. fore! The Chinaman opened the Yet a query leaped to bis brain door, admitting the lmmac-lat- e was It evidence? As he entered: Greek. the opals?" "You are admiring "You were wrong. Jo Lung," he The Greeks voice seemed to come said to the one who had opened for from a great distance him. He turned to the man at the himself together. pulled Kearney deck. "Excellency was right The unblinkmet the and Ye" he said, was certainly obtained by card If dark eye ing gaze of the man I Of one man I can say noth-lnfraud. should buy were jopaTS buying I but th other was a detective." these." came the reed vole. And Ahl" But you You would be wise. stood up, hla eye halfthe speaker of methods Mr. know Lungs , I am sure of It closing agsln. to every word!" He was listening I I Ye Even If I wanted to bay, to the apparatus on th havent the cash I" He was cool pointed tab! : "These added enough now. He my No harm has been don Pm sorry." sapphires are Indifferent Greek continued. "I waa the : lord." and the tray, The Greek replaced us with cautious It Is regrettable; but It Perhapa you will honor waa remedied." a visit, Mr. Bronsen, next time you The baleful glance of those half-shSpehe suggested. visit England," eyes was directed upon Jo aa auch yours cial requirement It I more than re,bort D' Lung. Tonight cannot alway be the reed voice declared. grettable," tlce." "Thl Is the second mistake of a disHe led them to another room. astrous day The first waa tho ship"What have you here?" Norwich ment of valuable goods In the Wall-arocases?" these -to asked curiously "In My plans, my careful planaahead when I Tools 1" Kearney waa slightly by destroyed be looked back the Greek paused anda Notice of change cameo lat little memo-book- , ' M as Kearney observed bound In green leather, lying door bell ran again. dim The .. upon the first step. opened the padded door, and be Without attracting attention, came In. woman a It up, and quickly, picked (TO BE COSTIWEDt slipped It in hla pocket Here, per evidence! Koowa baps waa Oldest Dry o rejoin is the In the act of turning Asia Central plateau The examining a Norwich, who continually dry iand knows oldest a slight massive salver something science Kearney to glance to sound-prom- pted HOW MELVIN RURVIS CAPTURED GYP" GOLLICK, THE HOT CAR KING AN INSIDE STORY OF slit-llk- e sornuoN easdiewhts (Rot perfected hr M. Benilloa of Pam.) 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