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accompanied tho it was by a single ges-
ture, the speaker's voice ‘lent itself most
tho I
talnly more or less impressed by the
5 scene he painted.
“MENlSlk escaped, I presume?” I asked
. the question more to relieve the tensity
of the silence which ensued. than. be-
cause of any doubt on this point.
“McNish escaped," he echoed.
“And no one else?"
“The Eurasian cook escaped, too. He
broke out galle>’- Hastily he
patched together a raft and reached land
a wcelglater, more dead than alive."
"And all the restmthose ninety-seven
deluded, tricked countrymen of yours--
.perished?" ,,
"To a man." -
)‘The graphic description you have
Just given me, came-how‘! From whom?
Certainly not from the cook. who was
locked in the galley?“
"Partly from the cook, yes," he an-
swered, unmoved. ,“And partly from one
hpm McN.ish, himself, described his
own crime." .
The Vice Consul here added a word.
"Moreover.” he said, and his accent
was in marked contrast with the mer-
chant’s perfect English, “we have cor-
roborative evidence. It happened that
the lorcha sank in what you call shoal
water. Six months later, she was de-
clared 8. menace to shipping. Under
ordinary conditions she would have been
dynamited where she was. But because
of the tragedy, she was raised. and
amine-d: and the hole in her how Proved
the truth of what we had heard."
In spite of the serious impressive man-
far from
m
><
been perpetrated, but I questioned that
the perpetrator, for his skin's sake, if
for no other reason,-would ever have
admitted the deed. much less have truth-
fully detailed the manner of its commis-
But, even admitting that there was
neither invention nor misrepresentation
in the narrative, I was now more than
ever convinced that Robert Cameron ilad
no part in it, and that in placing even
the slightest b‘iame upon him an egregi-
ous error had been committed.
"What you tell me," I said, at length,
"is veryjnteresting. but I do not see Just
how it applies to my tortured and new
missing friend." T
The Vice Consul in an unguarded mo-
ment forgot himself.
“You no can see?" he queried, lensing
for the nonc into the vernacular.
"I certain y cannot."
Mr. Yup Sing indulged in the shadow
of an icy smile.
“Your friend, Mr. Clyde." he said, with
a brief impressive pause between each
word, "and Donald McNish are one and
the same man.
UP TO this point I had maintained my
Doise. '
tion of interruptions.
Dosterous claim, I could contain myself
no longer. Before the‘slow1y Siloken
blood throbbing in my ternnles. my hands
titching to throttle an honest man's
'traducers. '
That." I cried, hoarse with exaspera-
tion. "is is. damnabie 1ie'."
o
Dassion whettcd by their indifference.
“has‘ been a gentleman oi.’ leisure and
fortune always. or all men in the world
he is the last to be accused of such a
.crlme as h A seafaring man! ,A
smuggler’ of coolies! It is too prepos-
.terous even for discussion. And I want
to tell you now. Mr. Yup. and you. too. MI‘-
IIO ECOIIE LIII‘
night does 'away with
Both of you shall answer. now. to the
authorities.“
As I spoke I edged toward an electric
bush-button. at the side of the chimney-
Diece. and at the last word. 1 pressed,“-
That Checkabeedy, following my 4"‘
structions, had remained within 01055
call was demonstrated by his Fromm
flbilearance.
“Telephone the police station." I com-
manded, “to send two omcers here at
once."
CHAPTER xxm.
A 'm'r'roo MARK.
0 I slioke in my ordinary tone. the
‘ ‘visiting celestial: gave no sign that
they heard me. I‘had expected Dro-
testation.
until the silence, my nervously N‘
cited condition, becoming unbearable to
9‘. I demanded: I
3! what right, Mr. Yup, do you make
., CHICA(,;vO LEDGER
the assertion that my friend and your
enemy are one?"
‘I was coming to that, Mr. Clyde,
when so unfortunately lost your
temper In stating the purpose of our
visit I think I informed you that it was
two-fold. n the first place, we came
to give What you had nslied fDI‘?lnI0l'-
motion. e second place, we came
to request something from you‘:lssist-
. motive of the tiire.-ltening
letters which Mr. Cameron rece ved, I
think have made clear. For sixteen
years my people, the kinsfolk or the
victims the Sable Lorcha, have
searched the world tor the fiend who
brought them a sorrow beyond any that
you of the Occlderlt can understand. To
us of the Celestial Empire the tombs of
our fathers are very IiicNish
robbed these men not only of life but of
decent burial."
“That is all very well," 1 exclaimed,
Il'l'l[)aIlenI.lYy “but can‘t you see what a
terrible istake has been made‘! VVliy
under heaven you should rancy that in
Mr. Cameron, a gentleman to his linger
tips. you have found this outlaw Mc
N h is incomprehensible."
Once more Yup Sing smiled his icy Smile
and the Vice Consul ma e as to speak,
but thinking better of it, apparently.
maintained his stoiid silence.
"You were coming to that," I urged.
, “The man to whom MCNlsh boasted of
his deed was the man who ldentiiled
him. They had been partners in the
Far East in the trade of smuggling
coolies. The one, I have no doubt, was
no better than the other; yet we believe
our informant was neither irectly nor
indirectly concerned in the particular
piece of brutality M which I have told
you, Eventually. he and liIcNlsh Quar-
reied and parts For some years e
lost all trace of him; and then by accl-
dent, one day he came upon him, here
in America, living in a palace on
Island Sound and masquerading under
a new name."
"A resemblanc d. in a mission
of indignation. rcseinblancel
And on that you and your people con-‘
spire to‘(urment and abduct a purely
innocent man. “'as ever such an ou
Every one of you shall
pay dear for this error.” I
I might have been the firewood sput-
terlng on the hearth for all the effect
my vehernence had upon that precious
“We understand," the spokesman re-
friend managed in
some way to escape from his calvtors.
and is now in this house"
“Yes," I returned, "iie‘s here,
more dead than alive unfortunately;but
he is coming around slowly und will be
quite able to testify when the time
crime he,committed on the high seas,
sixteen years also.
or 21 moment I
lent amazement.
"You're both mild." I exploded at
length, "both cr:lzy.‘Do you think for
x
stared at tn‘:-in in ai-
(ine moment I believe such rot as that?
Even it what you any were 0 lo-
and it isnwsyou would have to identify
the accused by sometilinlz better than
the mere word of it man who h.'Adn'tsecn
him for years. or what use would such
an idcniiiication be against the (call-
liiri Cnmeron‘i-i life-long
c you doubt our ability to iden-
tify," wits Mr. YLlp'a prompt rejoinder,
“I lnfl)’ add that lllPre are two marks
of identification, which must, I think,
convince cvt-n yourself." '
I laulzhcii grimly. So that was their
game. -‘or month Cameron
had been their prisoner. In I time
ins ected, inven-
. scars, moles, birth-
marks had been listed, and were now
be used to identify him‘ with a renegade
murderer of Chinese coolies. ‘
I told my slant-eyed visitors that their
trick was transnnrcnt.
looked at me v. I
seemed half pity and hail‘ contempt.
“Did you ever observe it tattoo mark
W
e
r
Pa
V.
o
5'.
'<
on your friend's left i'orearm'."‘ asked
Mr. Chen Mok.
“Never," I answered.
"lie has one there."
“I am willing to wager aorrlethlng
valuable he hasn't a tattoo mark any-
where on his rson." I retorted. “and
I'll prove it in five minutes."
““'e shall be glad to have the proof,"
said Yul) Sin .
e more I pressed the button at the
Checkabeedy appeared in doorway.
"You telephoned?" I asked.
“Yes. sir." -
"Very lzood. Now send Mr. Bryan to
me her at once." Then turning to Cam-
accusers, I explained: “Mr.
for whom I have lust sent, is
nursing my friend. He would naturally
know if what you say is true."
To my surprise they made no dernur.
Yup sing, however, asked that he might
be permitted to put to the nurse the nec-
esuury questions, and as I was perfectly
confident that no incriminating answers
gould be given. no matter what the for
or catechism. l willingly acceded. v
Had I not played tennis and goifwlth
Cameron scores of times on hot summer
days when, with sleeves rolled
nbove
bared to
possibility have been B.
tattoo mark
there, and it’!
not have seen
R. IIRYAN came,quickiy, a little
puzzled, seemingly, at being called
to such an audience. Purposeiy I ke t
silence, merely wnviny: an introductory
hand toward the two Chinamen.
Yup Sing tactfully explained the situa-
n
"A question has arisen. Mr. Bryan," he
said, with more of auavity in his tan
than I had hitherto observed. "whethe
by any chance your patient has a mnrk
of any character whatever tattooed upon
his left forearm. If 0 have observed
such. we shall be glad if you will kindly
describe it."
he nurse flunz ll. questioning glance
at me, and I nodded reassurinzly. I did
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