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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Herald, 1934-03-15, Page 2YU'AN Ufi Sti LAUCS by so. sohmar SYNOPSIS, As the liner Wallaroo sails from Lon- don, five orates of opium are removed and returned to the warehouse, of Messrs, kung, adjoining that of Jo Lung, one of London's biggest "'fences." Mat Kearney, newspaperman, has just said goodbye to his sister Eileen, a passenger, Dawson Haig asks tl Norwich, one Iaig's Matt to ad me, to ,To Lung's. Matt finds a notebook dropped bgang. Hee Norwich td of is murdered eInterne- tonal soon stolen leaving om Haig, and Yuan andJoLung tee to Paris. An entry 1n the notebook leads Haig to Paris; he overhears Franz Z3artog saying he will board the Wal- laroo at Marseilles. Haig, aboard the learns tat the W ng has informed s, laroo as Mr. Dr. Oestlerlaof his presence aboard. Others who receive and send wireless messages in code are a Miss Edna= and Len Chow of New York. aig oA hue verboard but!oes oman verboardes to hhimserow lfain the struggle. At Port Said Eileen is in- duced by an Armenianto accompany Dr. Oestler to ltune a nativetler shop. Arab, mounting three steps, indicated a further room beyond. Dawson Haig followed. A second treasure cave stretched before him, this devoted entirely to carpets, rugs, tapestries, and silks. There was a sort of narrow passage connecting this room with another beyond. Through this corridor the aged Arab was hurrying. Haig increased his stride, entered the passage almost on the heels of 4iohannmed—and.... The floor collapsed beneath his feet .a stifling druglike smell swept up to meet, to envelop him, as he fell. "My God!" Too late, he knew... .to what "other door" this old fiend had led him.... The Bath of Feathers! * * * * Dr. Heatherley and the two women passengers from. the Wallaroo sat at a table outside the Eastern Exchange, hang drinks with straws before them. Presently Dr. Heatherley glanced at his watch. "Our friends are late," said he. "They must have found the Mystery Shop." "What's the Mystery Shop?" one of the women asked. Dr. Heatherley smi'ed. "All sorts of stories are told about Port Said," he replied, "most of them frankly lies. There's supposed to be a store here compared with which Simon. Arzt is merely Woolworth's. I've never found anybody to lead me to the Mys- tery Shop, but : believe there is such a shop. Dr. Oestler may know where it is." Even as he spoke, Dr. Oestler, smil- ing broadly, bore down upon them. "Well, my friends," he said, taking a chair, removing his hat and mop- ping his forehead. "I have walked quickly, ha—hoping to overtake our Mise Kearney." "Hoping to overteke her?" said the ship's doctor blankly. "But she was with you! You said that you and Miss Kearney were going to make some purchases elsewhere." Dr. Oestler nodded his head vigor- ously. "It is so," he agreed, "it is so. Yes. We went, as I said. This shop is not a hundred yards from here. It belong to a Greek—ha— who has most excellent perfumes. Miss Kear- ney also knows it well. I excuse my- self—ha.--while she is making her selection, for I see it will occupy her for at least a quarter of an hour— yes?" He shrugged deprecatingly. "I call at another establishment that I know of, and purchase—ha—these five hundred cigarettes, look then hurry back. Miss Kearney has al- ready left the shop of Ostopolos, and so I continue to hurry—and here, yes, you lee me." The ship's doctor stood up. "It sounds very odd ti me," he said. "Port Said's healthy enough in these days, but not for a woman walikng out alone. I'll walk back with you." Dr. Heatherley turned to the two women: "Please excuse us for five minutes. t Don't start back until we rejoin you, or you might get lost, too." With Dr. Oestler he set. out. Be- fore a small shop not more than two hundred yards from the Eastern Ex- change, they paused. A suave gentle- man who wore a black, pointed beard, smiled agreeably.'` "I left a lady here about twenty minutes ago," said Dr. Oestler. "You remember?" "I remember, sir." "When I returned, she had gone— you remember?" The surgeon was watching the speaker. "Did she say where she was going?" he demanded. "No, sir. She purchase a small sample of jasmine, such as this—" he indicated one—"a larger size of attar of rose, of this kind—" he held up a long cut -glass phial shaped like a square ruler --"and three small tubes of other essences—I forget which she selected." The surgeon stared at Dr.. Oestler and then, without a word, walked out of the shop. "I suppose there's no- thing to worry about," he ad}Witted, "so, as you seem to know an Al to- bacco merchant in this town, doctor, I like a really genuine Egyptian cig- arette myself, and nay stock is low. Do you mind taking me along?" CHAPTER XVI.—(Cont'd.) "You see, my lady," said the palmist softly, "what I. tell you true." It was indeed true, since this, and the establishment in Stamboul, was the principal warehouse of that great and mysterious industry controlled by Yu'an Hee See. Here, to Port Said, came the choicest pieces, to be distri- buted for sale at discretion: some to find their buyers in Turkey, some in France, some in England. Eileen experienced a sense of be- wilderment. It was am ai git in fact, did out terrifying.... Opening of that tawdry little shop—what did it mean? What could it mean? She looked around that Aladdin's Cave, and slowly the realization came to her that only a Rockefeller could have bid for the contents. * * * Dawson Haig pulled up before the shop of Mohammed. Further consideration had convinc- ed him that his earlier fears for Eileen were groundless. His own life hung upon a thread. This he recognized. And he had scrupulously avoided over- hanging windows and watched warily any who walked too closely behind him. But he had no intention oofller. vinghe Oestlerr alone in the company and looked He entered the shop, about him. The place was empty. He clapped his hands—and a mo later the aged proprietor appeared, bowing low. gentle- man?" can I do for you, myspan?" he croaked. "I came to join my friends, who arrived here just ahead of me," Haig replied. "Ah!" Mohammed nodded. "Yes, yes. Wait but one moment. I will tell them. Wait but one moment..." The door of the treasure house was opened and Haig had a glimpse of a long, low morn lined with shelves and eases. The sound of Mohammed's whuffling slippers grew faint—died [way. A blank wall faced the shop, and there were no passersby. It was a queei backwater, and Haig wondered what had induced Eileen to visit it. He stared again through the open door. Then he moved forward and looked along the room. Like a flash of summer lightning revelation came.... This was a branch —or perhaps the parent establishment ,---of Jo Lung's Limehouse emporium! Came the sound of shuffling b foot- eteps returning. The aged ap- peared. "I am "My gentleman," he said, tarry to keep you waiting, butyour friends have gone." "Gone!„ "By the other door." seek- ing stared through dimness, for the expression in those sunken eyes. "They didn't stay long!" he [napped. The old Arab spread his palms elo- quently. "They buy nothing, sir." "Show me the way to this other door," Dawson Haig directed. "I shall overtake them more quickly by going out that way." Mohammed bowed low. "Please follow," lie said. Haig entered, his hand upon the batt !at .ah automatic, Xes, the very `au rfiligaInent of hhe plaice told him now that this was the receiving house. ,fe Ling's was merely a salesroom. But—Eileen .... "This way, nay gentleman." The "But. not at all!" Dr. Oyster re- plied genially. When they reached the store, the Egyptian owner immediately recogniz- ed Dr. Oestler. The ship's surgeon, baffled, bought fifty cigarettes and de- parted. But when they returned again to the Eastern Exchange, Eileen Kearney had not returned. half - At the end of a very uneasy hour, Dr. Heatherley stood up sud- denly. "Let us see the ladies into a taxi for the ship," he suggested. "And then, perhaps, Dr. Oestler, you would step along to the American Consulate with nie?" CHAPTER XVII. As Yu'an Hee See sat at a large writing table, he pressed a bell. Al- most before his tapering finger was raised from the button, a Chinese ser- vant entered, extending a silver tray upon which a paper lay. The servant withdrew. Yu'an Hee See read: "No news of the Hangman.. May take it for granted he is"drawned. Len Chow has succeeded. The lady is on her way. Joseph, the nw Armenian, did good work here. Mohammed re- ports Dawson Haig, chief inspector C.I.D., is dead. Joseph, recommended by Mohammed, joins up here in place of Fernand. R.M.S. Wallaroo in the Canal. British and American consuls Port Said very active. Position on Wallaroo strained in regard to odoLor and madame, but legally secure. Chow due at Keneh tomorrow five o'clock. Franz Hartog reports from Cairo. Polodos arrived Stamboul to- night." o- night" Yu'an Hee See removed his glasses. His oblique eyes became quite closed, and he remained motionless for sev- eral minutes, hissing .softly. Then, again he pressed the bell. The Chi- nese servant came instant to his sum- mons. "Effendi Aswambi Pasha." The servant bowed logy, and with- drew silently. (To be continued.) Escape From Accident I did not know who was to cross The avenue with me that day And touch my arm, but it was he— The dark boulevardier. Delightful Quality Spanish Actress' Impressions of Some Stars of the Screen Joan Crawford Doesn't Eat Because She Can't — Dietrich a Most Inter- esting Woman The Senora Catalina Bercena, the well-known Spanish stage and screen actress, has just returned to Madrid from Hollywood, where she has been appearing in Spanish lan- guage films, and she has a whole lot to say about the stars there. Here are a few impressions: Garbo: "There are some who say her life of isolation is done for pub- licity purposes. But it is also said, and this sounds more likely, that Greta is in poor health and that she must live quietly apart so that she will not become seriously ill." Joan Crawford: "She doesn't eat. It seems that when she began to work in the movies she was stout and they submitted he. to a, very sparse diet so that she would lose weight rapidly. As a result her stomach became so reduced that she can hardly take food. Many other stars found themselves in the same, or a somewhat' similar position. The severe diet to which they are sub- mitted so they can lose weight brings terrible results." Marlene Dietrich: "One of the most interesting women. in Hollywood," Constance Bennett: "She is the wo- man who spends the most money in Hollywood, the woman who lives most luxuriously, the one who given the greatest number of parties, and is the most envied woman in Holly- wood. All beginners dream of liv- ing like this very beautiful blonde." Charlie Chaplin: "He is apart and distinct from everyone He is king and no one has any dreams of de- throning him. Everyone in Holly- wood aspires to be a millionaire. No one aspires to be a Charlie Chaplin." Dolores Del Rio: "She is extremely beautiful, amiably and charming. Very correct and one of those per- sons whom all the world admires and respects." Hollywood in world loves in those who have invent one." Who haunts the tangled thorough - It was the amorous one himself fare; Who wears upon his black lapel An immortelle for boutonniere. A moment, while a car streaked by, I felt his hand upon my sleeve As though he meant to walk my way Without' a murmured 'By .your leave; A moment—then I slipped from hint. Death bowed with easy gallantry. "Until we meet again," he said, And tipped his hat to me, —Adelaide Love, in "Voices." Fresh from the Gardens Ancient Book Says Columbus Large, Freckled and Red -Faced True Philosophy One of the largest stores in the country, published a most unusual ad- vertisement. "Buy something you don't need," it read. And there is a sound and worthy philosophy be- neath that seemingly cold and callous- ed plea, a philosophy that has en- dured for centuries, concludes the St. Mary's Journal -Argus. "If I had two loaves," wrote the Persian poet, Sadi of Sheraz, "I would sell one, and buy white hyacinths to feed my soul." And throughout all history, men have sold their loaves to buy white hy- acinths. We would modify the ex- hortation of the store. Buy some- thing you could do without, but something you very much want. The things you've been promising your- self. Values were never so great, for the amount expended, as now. You have only to turn to the adver- tisements in this paper to be con.- vinted, Here is written a story too important for you to miss, And very often you will find you may keep both loaves and have hyacinths as well, LESS TITAN 1¢ WORTH for a big three- layer cake! That's all it costs when you use Magic Baking Powder. And you get a fine quality that never varies—absolute purity and dependability. No wonder Canada's most prominent cookery ex- perts say it doesn'tpay to take Bake vv th Magic atidwith be sure! tui. baking powder, MgDE "CONii'A1NS NO ALUM." This statement on every NEA IN your free frmaliful et any harmful ingredlc -Makingic PowderIs CAIi>!i, 'The Show Must Go On The stage has its own peculiar and unique traditions. One that has al- ways appealed to the imagination of the man in the street is ,that "the slioiv must go on"—no matter what has happened to any of the players. Again and again this has bee exem- plified in a manner that has command- ed the admiring tribute of the theatre- going public. The other night, in Lon- don, another instance was given of the pluck of a player under,painful circum- stances. "Wind and the Rain" is a mirth -provoking entertainment, and the chief fun -maker is Margaret Mof- fat. She has had no tmderstudy, and without her it would be impossilble to present the show. Last week ,her hus- band died suddenly. But .Miss Moffat told none of the company and went on and played her part as usual. Nobody knew of her heartache until after the final curtain had fallen. It is such loyalty to the public that keeps a warm place in their hearts for the players at all times. Miss Moffat, in- cidentally, though a native of Scot- land, was educated in Toronto. --The Montreal Daily Star. Washington.—The 1lnithsonian In- stitution reports that Christopher Co- lumbus was a brave, big man, with a long, red, freckled face. This information about the pioneer continent discoverer and lady's man is contained in a bbok "The New World," written by Michael Herr and published at Strasbourg in 1534. The institution discovered the book in its collection of old scientific literature. Herr wrote naively about Columbus' freckles, and that he expected to find "costly pearls" in the "islands that lay in front of India," and described the hard time he had to persuade the . King and Queen of Spain to take him seriously. They made fun of him, Herr said, but that only redoubl"ed Co- lumbus' beseechinas for cash enough to finance his expedition, general: "All the Hollywood And no love, hasten to " Trees' is Terrible" Says Professor She Must Have Heard It Murdered Over the Air Lawrence, Kan.—Miss Helen Rhode Hoopes, assistant professor of Eng- lish at the University of Kansas, charged that Joyce Kilmer's "trees" Is a "terri'ble poem." "It has a pleasant sound, but when broken down and analyzed it is not so good," said Miss Hoopes. "Why, his son, Kenton, when in college at St. Mary's, wrote an arti- cle deploring the fact his father, was known chiefly for 'Trees,' and assert- ing he had written much that was better. And so he hast I'm not condemning all of Kilmer's -work. I particularly like his 'Blue Valentine,' and also his war poems," Kilmer was killed in action iii the World War, Kilmer mixed "Trees," Mis Hoopes asserted. "He set up hydra-headed tree, one that drew nourishment from 'the earth's sweet flowing breast with one head while it sheltered a nest of rob- ins in the hair of the other. And by the way, can you imagine a nest of robins in your hair? It wouldn't be very nice." his metaphors in Appreciated the Paper In Years Gone By From the Wiarton Echo 20 years ago: "The Board of Trade last Tuesday evening made a grant of $5 to each of the local papers for their services in reporting their proceedings during the year. We desire to acknowledge our appreciation of the gift. It takes money to run a` newspaper and the Board of Trade, being composed of business men, know it. We have fre- quently seen town and, township councils jewing a printing office down to the last cent, not recognizing the fact that the publication of all their proceedings is worth very consider- able to them. The newspaper is as Important a business factor in the life of the community as exists, and while it is only too glad to boom along those things that make for the success of a town or township, it is nevertheless an act of goodwill and fairness upon the part of any cor- poration to acknowledge it,"—Walk- erton Telescope Perfect Crib Hand Milwaukee, Wis. — William 011er- man failed to win, a cribbage game in spite of the fact that he held a ' perfect hand, His cards in the order dealt, were the five of spades, clubs and diamonds and the jack of hearts. His fifth card drawn from the deck was the five of hearts, making the highest possible score. We may have an excellent ear for music, without being able to perform in any kind; we may judge well of poetry, without being poets, or pos- sessing the least of a poefr'c vein; but we can have no tolerable notion of goodness without being tolerably good.—Shaftesbury, A Resolution "I will start anew this morning with a higher, fairer creed; I will cease to stand complaining of my ruthless neighbor's greed; I will cease to sit repining while my duty's call is clear; I will waste no moment whining, and my heart shall know no fear; I will not be swayed by envy when my rival's strength is shown; I will not deny his merit, but I'll strive to prove my own; I will try to see the beauty spread be- fore me, rain or shine; I will cease to preach your duty, and be more concerned with mine." It is with fortune as with fantastical mistresses — she makes sport with those that are ready to die for her, and throws herself at the feet of others that despise her.—J. 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