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JBIDAY, OCTOBEB 17, 1905. THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA, OREGON. a 1 if B i Copyright, 1905, by Ceorfs Etbelbert Walsh. T wu put midnight when the door bell rang with Insistent din, mim ing ro from a reverie which bor dered close upon dn-smland. A few momenta later when tl maid en tered the study lu brcathlcaa haste ! thnt aba waa followed by another, wlm. unalile to reel r In bla entitle, bud obtruded bla presence without waiting fur furmnl announcement. lli waa medium slsed man, well dressy!, prosperous looking and wild ejisl. Home jrrent commotion stirred til in no that bla maimer waa abrupt and precipitous. "Mr. ' Purdue T" be exclaimed Intnr rogntlvelv, approaching close to my "I wrr TOO TO FIND MY UAroilTlta. lit. '"I'm Mr. Drtawold -Henry Orls wold of Fifth avenue." I nm a ud motioned him to a seat, but bp continued ataudlng. "I'm In grant trouble, and I've come to you for help. The police are help less and hopeless. They're no lietler than amateurs." 'i'ardon me," 1 Interrupted aharply, "but If the raite la ao aerloua no time ran be lout lu emotional weakness. What la It you want of lueT "1 want you to And my daughter Helen t iris wold. You know herT "I've beard of her," 1 reaponded. "Hut 1 did not know that aba waa lout." "No, no; of rourat not," the broken hearted banker and fattier continued. 'Ve kept It from tba papera. The po lice advliied t. Hut now-now I banded him a glaaa of brandy and waited for It to quirt and atrengtbrn tila nervea. 1 warned bint to be brief and coherent In bla atory ao that I ahould not be tnlaled. "There la little enough to tell," be aid finally. "Two nlgnta ago a party cf ua rlalted Chinatown. It waa a fool expedition headed by Bromley. Ha aald be knew all the Jolnta and, opium dona and that a nlgbt of alummlng wonld be amualng. Well, wa went down to Mott atreet and visited all of tba (lilncee Jolnta, reatauranta and theatera. It waa a bora to ma, but the young people enjoyed It" "How many were In the party T I aaked, mentally Jotting down notea. "Only six of ua-my wife and daugh ter, llromley and Henry Valentine and bla alater Jennie. Tbey were all eager to aee everything, and they dragged ma round until midnight. The last we vlalted waa a dlareputable place kept by Hlng Tung. It waa a queer Joint, filled with atrango Chinese klola and divided Into many coiupartmenta by Ilk draperlca and paper partition. Ilroinlcy aald the owner waa a wealthy blnaman and one af the highbinders, whatever that meana. "I didn't take much atock In bla talk until -uutll It happened." "What happened 7" I aaked to recall the man to bla atory after a few mo menta in which he aobbed again. 'Fhe ehe-my daughter dlnappcar ed,n ha moaned, "rljcht under our cyca. Fhe waa spirited away. A nolao out aide had attracted our attention to the window. Helen waa tired and remain ' d Heated a few feet back of ua. When we turned sue waa gone. We bunted for liea niwl Ihrontenixl tha (lilnnmrn. tut they knew nothing about her. They I refused to tell anything. Wa got dea- perate, and while Bromley ran for the police the rest of us searched tbo Louse, tearing down tba draperies and upsetting the pictures and Idola. But It was no uae. Helen bad been spirited away, and and" I waited patiently and motioned for blm to continue. "And the police ware no mora sue cessful," tba banker added. With soma difficulty I calmed tba man sufficiently to get a few farther necessary details from htm and then dismissed him. It must have been twenty minutes later whan the "Chinese puaxla," aa I facetloualy had to term It, waa Blowly enfolding Itself that I waa dlatnrbed fey the maid's sadden appearance again. "A Chinaman, air, wUhea to sea yon," aha announced. - A stoat, well fed oriental appeared. ITa waa dressed In bla native costume, bat a glance Bhowed ma that ba waa a nan of .wealth and Influence among bis people. I waa still further sm prised when bo addressed ma In good Bngllsh. "J corns to you, Mr. Purdue, to help tna In a' groat trouble," ha explained, pcl me. 1 liave weulQi and W.T! re ward, you. I mitat clear my name of all dishonor. Tlie police, they not l llevt me, but I know you will. Tbey anapert me and they hound me. Tbey follow me here and watch me all the time, . I know not what to do onleaa you help me." "What la It they suspect you ofr f aoked quietly. "Hut, Brut, your name aud address." "It la King Tung, and there la my place of bualneaa. I ant a merchant and reapielfllp." I took the proffered card with a lit tie Involuntary ainrt. Waa It a coin rldence or a well defined oriental plan for the mnn who waa aiWwvted of aplrltlng away Helen (Jrlewold In bla own establishment to Berk my profce alonal asslstsuee within half an hour after the outraged father bad culled upon me? "He seated a moment," I aald, wish ing time to at inly the altuatlon. With oriental rslmneae be related In aubatance th atory of tba myaterlaua dlNapearance of I Men (irlswold told to me twenty minutes before by her father. The only difference waa In the ending. Thla waa aa followa: "When the nolae outakla attracted tlielr attention I walked to Ibe window, too, and looked out Then I beard eoine cue aak. 'Wbere'a Heleur I turned then to look. The beautiful girl waa gone. Wa all looked for her, but ahe waa no where. They accused me of taking her away, and the police threatened me. What can I do? I know nothing about It I come to you for help." I felt that the man waa lying, but I refrained from eeyttig ao. Ily taking bla caae I might I able to get aouie light on the aubject. Half an hour later King Tung guided ma to bla home. The pbtee waa already I In I.. ...I.. ....11..- -...I .1. . m iitv unuue w ww inmrr aim xutt bouse waa practically guarded and watclieil on every aide. It bad been an ordinary dilapidated brick building constructed lu the daya when Dutchmen dwelt In the neighbor hood of Mott atreet aa tba fashionable aoctlon of New York, but atrange and wondrooa cbangea and tranaformatloua bad been made In the bouaa during aueceaalva agea of occupation. King Tung, with evident Innocence, Bhowed ma all of the eecret placea of the bouae, explaining In elaborate de tail the naea to which the different roome ware put "How many Chinamen were1 In the bouae the night of the disappearance? I aaked King Tung casually "One bealdea myself-Wing Tung, my boo-and be' a held at police headquar ters.' "Where waa ha standing when Miss Ma wold disappeared!" "He waa upatalra In tba bark room. Ha came down when be beard tba fflnla I fa arae Lvlrln tnr kta uluk "bid he find Itr Thla question waa aaked merely to keep the Chinaman talking while could atudy bla face. "No; tba cloak waa gone. It waa no where In tba bouae." I waa Inatantly alert If the cloak bad disappeared It bad probably been uaed to cover Mlaa tirlawold In her hurried and myaterloua kidnaping. "Describe the cloak," I commanded In rather peremptory tone. "It waa a beautiful cloak of blue Bilk, embroidered with peacocka In gold. It waa a gift to me from a friend In China. No anch cloak waa ever made In thla country. My eon valued It highly." "And be couldu't find it anywhere lu the bouae, uor the police either T" After a moment of alienee I aaked meaningly, "Where do yon auppoae tba cloak la now, King Tung?' For the flrat time bla eyea Bhowed change, and an expression of wrath or fear entered bla Immobile face. He waa quiet for a moment and then added: "It waa a magic cloak, they aay. My aon believed It, but I do not. It was woven for oue of our Idola In China. There la a atory that It shielded a pair of lovers from the vengeance of the an thorltlea, and It waa stripped from tba Idol by profane bauds, but Its spell and m 0a on tuMm of " u" """u " " er. It had the power of shielding" "And spiriting away," I Interrupted aarcastically. The Chinaman's face Bhowed eudden grief and Borrow. "Ton do .not believe It," ba added slowly, "and you dlatruat me." "No," I Interrupted, "not you, 8l0f Tung, but your aon. Wa must find the magic cloak, and then I think we'll find Mlaa Grlawold." "Tea; If you find the cloak Mlaa Oris wold wtll ba found too." It waa quite evident to ma by this tlma that the old Chinaman was not concerned In the aplrltlng away of Hel en Grlawold, but In his deatro to shield bla aon I thought be would go to any lengths to deceive ma. The atory of the magic cloak waa Intended merely m a blind. Tba following morning an' advertise ment In the morning papers offering a reward for any one who could give In formation about a blue allk cloak with peacocks worked In gold on It brought me several replies. After an hour's study of these I sifted them down to one. This seemed genuine and the oth ers "fakes." Dowmby the water front on Weat atreet an old waterman aaaured ma a cou ple out to a amall achooner yacht an chored In mldatream and that one of them was partly concealed by a cloak Of the description I gave. It was ver dark, but the waterman saw the daca of tbo gold embroidered peacocks la the moonlight Did you get the name of the yacht T I asked anxiously. NO, but I heard one of 'em give tba order to go up the K.ixt river through Hell ate." waa the reply? With a fair dew-rlptlon of the yacht Obtained rrom my inrormcr, 1 lout n llm In chartf-rlns tug m1 atlllng in) the sound In purult of the elu-lva blue Ulk rioak. Toward nlaht I wu eonaldeiinf the ad- vtMblllty of returning to the city whan In th moonlight wa dlaroven-d a boat In I lui r- nar one of the roriry iMa which are uprlnkM along tha north hor of the mind. The boat had evidently run too h to the rocky Inlet, and It waa strand d on It. In the durkneas we could no, make out the alee or character of the craft, but when we hailed It a voice re tponded: Hello! Can you take ua off? We've beea ahlpwrerked two daya hfre." A amall boat waa rowed aionaelde of the stranded craft, and when, In company rlth two of the tua'e crew. I cllmord aboard a Hcht of joy enurd my eyrs. The yacht waa a two maated achoonrr, and on either side near (lie etern the sldea were blackened and scarred. A youn man are-tl ua. lf wa ao hundaome and strong looking that 1 re- anted the thought of Implicating him In any plot to kidnap the daughter of ll. nry Grlawold, New York'a moat prominent hanker and financier. "We're mighty glad ta aee vou." he aid. "We've been algnallng for help for I wo daya now, but nobody aaw ua. We want to get back to the ehore tonight." flow many hare you aboard 1 aaked. walking arroaa the deck of the yacht, "and what are their name?" la It nerenaary to take namea?" he aakrd a little anilouily. "Hhlpwrerked people generally give their namea." Hut 1 In thla caae If you could keep tha matter quiet" I auddenly Interrupted hla aentence and strode away. The rl.ih of aomnthlng at the heiul of the cnmpanlonway alurlled me. In the pule moonlight I waa aure that ' I auw gold peacock on a Held of blue. "1 am afraid that all dependa upon what ort of atory you can give me." I r. plll slowly. Then, fearing trouble. 1 de. cldi-d to adopt atrenuoua method at once, The crew of the dlul..-d yacht atood back of the man. and they outnumbered ua two 10 one. "Vou need not give your name to me. I anawered, approaching him. "but later you can give It at headquarters, for the preaent you are my prleoner." The man started back, paled a little and then, seeing that I held a weapon In my hand. laughed harahly. . "Bo you have trapped ua! If It hadn't been for thla confounded rock, we'd given very one the allp. Well, I auppoae we may aa well give up." "Yes; It may prove dangerous to offer realatanee. Hut where is your prleoner in the cabin 7" "1'rlaoner!" He started in unfeigned aa- torlNhment. "Mlaa Urlawold. you meant' "Tea. Mlaa Grlewold," I anawered. "Oh, ahe'a there In the cabin, but I didn't know she waa a prtaonrr." Iiefore our evea a fair vtalon auddenly appeared, wearing ever her head and aliouldera a blue allk cloak with golden peacock e scattered over IL She walked straight toward us aad Inquired, "What la the trouble, IiwrenceT" "They've caught ua. Helen. This man holds m a prleoner and" "For what?" waa the Indignant inter ruption. Tor kidnaping," I replied, somewhat weakly. A light, atlvery peai of laughter waa my anawer. That aome mistake had been mad alowly dawned upon mo, and I low ered my weapon. "Toe eaa probably ei plain your pre- ence here, Mia Orlewold.'i aid coldly. I am open to conviction, but matter took very myatlfymg-" "Did pap and mamma eend you? Oh, I aee; you are a privet detective. But bow In the world did you And ua? I thought w had covered our track com pletely." Tou dtd-eicept for that cloak; that betrayed you." Thla Chinaman cloak! Oh. I had to ue that to dlagula mye!f. It was apread out over on of thoee funny Idol when I walked out of the room and house. I thought It waa beautiful and coatly. I Intended to return It, but thla accldent"- 'And your father and mother think aom horrible accident baa" A aerloua eipreaalon appeared on her face. I know. They rpuat be terribly wor ried, but we did not anticipate thl. I had a letter ready to poat aa eoon as a"- "Aa we could get married," Interrupted my prleoner. 'I am orry that I nave mtaunderatood," Hammered In aom healtatlon, "but 1 oh, I an; tou ab a fsitati sxr trva.' may make amende. I promised your ar eata to return you to them dead or alive and to arrest the perpetrator of the deed. There ta no other course for me ta thooee." . "But we have committed no crime, and you cannot arrest ua," Mlaa Orlawoid re plied aharply. "No, But you can t yet ashore without my aaaistanoa. If you wtll coma with ma, I will will give you time to And a min uter, and then If you will go with an my duty ha been performed. I might ta -or- emergency aet aa boat man at the marrUga." Th mytiioue disappearance and re- (Birt WfrT cTTfCmltalRefrMflr fr I could not give to the newspaper. nj hfr. Bromley, who had determined t ",m"r "r againn ner private wiahe. waa pren to talk too much for en who 7. . DW" tne cireumatauee. Henry Orlawoid was ao overjoyed to re- ugnier eacg that he waa will. Ing ta forglv her for marrying the maa of her choice, and. what to more char- aaerwiio or mm. n paid my fee without a ejMetlon after be knew that I had aided and abetted the couple In their clandes tine marriage. Dr. D. A Sanburn FRENCH SPECIALIST. The King of Cures Is now In your city, Introducing my wonderful arts of healing. Come one and all and I will tell everyone their disease and you will be made well. My medicine are all nature' remedies, roots, herbs, barks and berriea. After I introduce my medicine I will leave certain kind of it in your drug store. My home office ami laboratory ia at 19S2 Hurst street, University I'ark, Portland, Ore. Office hours 9 to 12 a. m , 2 to 8 p. m., at tthe Megler Houne, GXO'Commer eial street, rooms 1 and 2. Consultation free at Astoria,. Ore. NOTICE. 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