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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1934-04-12, Page 2YUAN -U� S[f LAUCNS by box Rahmer i SYNOPSISS Removal of five crates of opium from sounds of gold atooAustraliag-discovery of a diary dropped by Yuan Hee See, head of an international gang, in the warehouse of Jo Lung, one of London's biggest fences"—the murder of Scotland Detec- tive Sergeant Norwich, of Sr Tard—all these precede the appearance of Inspector Dawson Haig on board the Wallaroo when that ship stops at Mar- oeilles. Eileen Kearney, with whom baasgfive iagents aboard, one of whom, Dr. Oestler, is informed by wireless of Haig's presence, Another, a huge China- man, himself hurledwin into esea.ard, but When Eileen goes ashore to Port Said, a f tune stlerller to anduces her native shop. Haig trails them, and is plunged into the Bath of Feathers, as he follows the proprietor. gescapeinto deadly dungeon and drops Josephleash. He takes all papers and keys from the bo- dy and nails It up in the packing case intended as his coffin. He reports to the British consul that Eileen has been kidnapped, and asks that Oestler and Valerie Ednam, be arrested. Eileen re- sssarluxurious room iconsciousness Yuan'headqu.tes. INSTALMl.NT- 20 A.one in the single, rocking coach of the special chartered by the British Chios, Dawson Haig sat, grim -faced pia:lning—planet^g. That the duty appointed to the fortune teller. now nailed in the box designed for himself had been to dispose of his body and then report to a certain Hassan es- Suk in Kench was was clear enough. A brief note—presumably that 'let- ter of travel" referred to—had been in the man's inside pocket. It consist - of an unsealed envelope simply ad- dressed, "For Joseph." The super- scription was typed, and the enclosed note also. This ran: "Report at once. to Hassan es-Suk at Keneh. This is your introduction. Tickets herewith." And it was signed, In ink: "Chief." A second-class ticket, Port Said to Cairo, and another Cairo to Keneh, were folded inside the note. "The girl is safely on the way...." Those words, overheard, Haig had ne- ver forgotten They drummed through his brain in tune with the clatter of the train. There were no other clues amongst Joseph's possessions, but Haig had re- moved and retained the man's greasy tar brush. Eileen, perhaps, had been taken to Keneh! That she had been lured into the Bath_ of Feathers, Haig was not prepared to believe. Yu'an Hee See had not ordered her death, but had ordered her to be taken—living. What for? The answer was one which Haig hadn't the courage to face. He was in possession of evidence that Yu'an Hee See was a slave dealer on a large scale, possibly the moat important trader now left in that evil traffic. Stories had rached his ears, during his previous pursuit of this elusive Chinaman, of midnight caravans out on the old slave route—of hidden camps in the desert—of a central clearing house at some spot unidenti- fied—of unhappy Negroes from Cen- tral Africa, rounded up by the fierce 'Aras who from time immemorial have looked upon blackbirding as a le- gitimate trade. That thousands of such wretched captives were distribut- ed around the Oriental world, per- forming Menial tasks upon the estates "She is pretty as lotus, my lord, tender and delicate—She is danger~ ous merchandise, Yu'an; you take too many risks." "You think so, little blossom? Have I ever failed in my trading?" The woman's long dark eyes were almost closed; she held her imperious little head very high. The eyes of Yu'an - Hee See to all appearances were closed entirely. Yet these two watched each other, standing perfect- ly erfectly motionless; until: ' "Have I offended my lord?" the wo- man asked softly. "Only in disobedience," came the flute tones, "which I have learned -to expect of yon. This slight fault can easily be remedied, by an exercise of that virtue of silence which I have frequently recommended." His still- ness was alarming. His arms were locked behind him, Orange Blossom smiled disdainful- ly, caught up her jade -green, robe, ga- thering it more closely about - her. Walking slowly, she passed Yu'an Hee See where he stood. She crossed the polished mahogany floor to a cur- tained doorway, and through this she went out. - - The curtains were still swaying when Yu'an Hee See bgan to laugh. The Wallaroo was nearing the end of the Bitter Lakes when Dr. Oestler entered the Marconi room. The oper- ator, with fixed earpieces, was listen- ing to a message, and continued to scribble industriously. The message which came ticking out, read as follows: "Commander R. M.S. Wallaroo on authority Scotland Yard following passengers will be ar- rested at Suez Stop Dr. Oestler, Miss Valerie Ednam Stop Signed Robert Shale, British Consul, Port Said," Jackson, the operator, pushing back his earpiece, looked up at Dr. Oestler "Excuse me, doctor. Message for the commander." And he pulled aside a curtain communicating with an inner room. "Davis!" he shouted. "Carry on. I've got to go up to the bridge." Davis, the second operator, calve out. "You want to send a telegram, sir?" Dr. Oestler nodded gravely, reach- ing for the message pad. Not a word had escaped his keenly attuned ears. Whatever message he had intended to dispatch, this was the one he wrote out:"Julian Hess Care of Post Office Koseir Suez searchlight in sight fur- ther communication impossible stop will advise later signed Oestler" Off Port Tewfik there was rather more than the usual delay. A police officer came off in a launch. He was met at the top of the ladder by the purser. "I know what you've conte about," said Winter blankly. "But a most extraordinary thing has happened. Come up to the captain's room; he's expecting you. Neither of the births occupied by the parties you've".come out to arrest were slept in lasttliga"."w'` "Not slept in! But...." "I don't 'know if they dropped into t'^ a canal and swam ashore, or what happened—but neither Dr. Oestler nor Miss Ednam is on board!" Towards dusk, a motorboat raced towards a tiny port of the Red Sea. This port, untouched by the most en- terprising tramps, neglected, since it was almost unknown, and protected by unnavigable reefs, was too small to afford anchorage to any craft lar- ger than a dhow. Past a wooden pier the motorboat sped, swung around perilously, chock- ed, and ran in to where ancient stone steps led up to a wharf. Two men men sprang ashore and assisted a wo- man to mount the steps. One man man went back on board; the other and the woman climber the unpaved streets in silence for a time. Dr. Oestler broke this long silence. "I wonder, Valerie," he said, speak- ing in German, "what our reception will be?" "We have done our best," the wom- an answered sulkily. "We are lucky to be here." "We may be lucky, my dear," the doctor amended. "But if this unfor- tunate interference with Mr. King's plans means failure for those plans, then, I fear...." The two travellers passed a lighted street, and in the suddenly come dark- ness pursued their way up the hill, leaving the tiny, furtive town behind them. A high white wall broke a line of funereal trees on the right, and presently, in turn, was broken by a pointed gateway of sun -bleached teak One wing of this gateway was open. Dr. Oestler and Valerie Ednam enter- ed a large courtyard. A. very high wall lay immediately in front, and on the left, a lofty building, with two tiers of mushrabi- yeh windows. They were brightly lighted and spilled a great smudge of amber light upon the paved courtyard From the threshold of a doorway beyond which might be glirnpsd a richly furnished room stepped a gi- gantic negroid uniform. There wa.s a of great landowners, was a generally accepted fact. But that white slaves were bought and sold by this organization he had never even suspected; even now was not prepared to believe. What answer therefore, remained to his question? To sell a cultured woman, daughter of a United States official, as black slaves were sold, would be utterly im- possible. The most reckless buyer would hesitate to bid for such merch- andise. Such a slave would be difficult to retain, impossible to subjugate. And the risks were incalcuable. Only one living man had the power and the audacity to perpetrate such an out- rage. Dawson Haig clenched his fists and gritted his teeth at the thought. He stared out of the window, striving for composure—And there, steaming slowly along the Canal on her way down to Suez, was theWailarool He stood up in" his excitement. The pas- sengers were waving their hands. He dropped back into his seat as the big ship was lost from view. A grim foreboding, a foreboding in which were the qualities of terror, seized upon him remorselessly. Some- thing—a voice undeeniable—told him that never again in life would he set eyes upon the R.M.S. Wallaroo. The long, dark eyes of Orange Blos- som narrowed and narrowed, until they were merely slits in her small pale face. She stood in a tiny room peering down through a little lattice into a lacquered bedroom. She was watching a girl scantily clad; a girl whose hair in the reflect- ed sunlight gleamed like polished cop- per, whose slim shape, which was at least as nearly perfect as her own, yet had a symmetry which was dif- ferent; whose skin—whose skin, she thought—was poisonously white. Yes, she was beautiful — of a beauty totally dissimilar from Orange Blos- som's—a rose -like Western beauty, which, in its quality, belonged to those cold clammy countries which Orange Blossom so heartily detested. And the room had been refurnished— rose colour. Orange Blossom nodded her wicked little head. Below, Eileen was moving from place to place, trying the doors, lean- ing over the balcony—breathing quickly, almost panting. Her eyes were wide open. "Hideous- ly beautiful blue eyes—although her lashes," thought Orange Blossom, "are not as long as mine. But all the same they were long and dark, and make her eyes look like sapphires. She has very beautiful arms!" Very, very softly, Orange Blossom closed the little grill behind the lat- tice. And, her small hands with their pink tinted nails tightl clenched turn- ed away. A shadow blocked the en- trance to the cupboard -like room. She moved forward—to confront Yu'an Hee See. "Little flower, what are you doing here?" 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