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"You've ruined me tered.
"he mut-1
-
TRICK WITCH HUNT IN
The next morning he went to the offices of Blake and Kesher, and took over the larger and brighter room "I have," said Blake hardly. "As which Blake, as senior partner, had soon as I discovered that you were occupied. He was feeling particularly Standing at the window he really Barrett and Company I made fit.
It
DURBAN.
Woman Credited With Strange Powers.
POLICE RESCUE INNOCENT NATIVE.
Durban.
up my mind to break you. I'am not Jooked down on to the busy traffic of
A. witch hunt by thousande of I can pagate with growing satisfaction a revengeful man-indeed,
business all
thousand truthfully say that this is the first mean at least was his thould natives and Indians after an in- time in my life I have ever inten-a year to his income, and a good deal nocent native woman who had to be rescued by the entire location: He had been tionally done anyone a bad turn. more later on.
sidering various plans for the But your treachery made me bate duction of the methods which Blake staff and the police took place in you-not only your treachery to me would in no circumstances have adopt the Taylor-Street native location. The chase was the outcome of In fature money-making would personally, but your criminal indifled. ference to the honour and obliga-be none of the ridiculous scruples and rumours of a baby-eating witch old-fashioned ideas of business honour that had been circulating tions of a firm whose name has been which the dead man had insisted throughout the native and Indian trusted for a hundred years. Such upon. things cannot be forgiven."
The managing clerk entered with
communities in Durban for He rose again, and standing in sheet of papers. He had to initiate several days. Some stories cre- Tront of the fireplace, looked at the Kesner into the details of an impor-dited her with eating children tant piece of business which Blake raw and others with making baby other mercilessly.
had been dealing with alone. Kesner broth but all were firmly con
it a cigarette, and sat down
vinced and the police actually table.
"Come along, Burton. Let me get made a search for the mysterious
Mr. Blake did mention woman. isn't lenient to betrayed trust. It it to me, but I left it entirely to him." These were some of her at-i won't like you, Kesner. And I am He listened to the managing clerk's
"It will be only a matter of a week or to before Barrett and Co. are ob liged to suspend paythent. I don't The City envy you your position.
afraid the Official Receiver will have
hold of this
birt"
at the
power
some hard things to say about those explanations and suggestions. It pro tributes according to the tales: | methods you were so pleased with."
th.mised to be an excellent undertaking. She could vanish into thin air at She had a mysterious but he did not agree with the lines on will. Kesner did not speak.
which Blake had been handling it. A
over children and shel were fixed un Blake's face with a
and more profitable
could escape from any police cell baleful glare, which failed to convey much better its warning to the older man. Blake way..
by turning into a being without] rarelessly dicked his cigar ash into the Is anything wrong with my tic, substance and walking through|||.. fire.
door or floating Kesner started. He bad, lost bim-the locked "You're Anished, Keaner. You're
through the cell window. finished as Barrett and Co., and, of self for a moment.
"With your tie, Burton?
No. police could find no such woman course, you're finished as my partner.
of a baby having disappeared but their best as A chill shot down Kesner's spine.surance could not quieten He stiffened, his fingers gripping the district. arms of his chair.
That goes without saying. You will Why?"
have no further
"You were looking so hard at my and no case with the connection business in any way.
To-morrow neck, sir.” morning I shall give orders that you are not to be admitted to the office on any pretext whatsoever."
He moved a few steps towards the door.
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"I'm afraid my attention was wan- dering a little, Burton. The last week witch had arrived, several thou- has been a strain on us all. I am sorry sands of natives and Indians I stared at you. Leave these papers rushed towards the location, with
where the Superintendent and
I'll study them during
Blake, taken from behind, had no time the morals closed he jumpedja staff of over 20 men had thel
When the
And now get out. And I hope I shall never see you again."
The assault came so quickly that to defend himself.
"Damn you!" Kesner's voice hiased up and walked about the room. in his ears, "Here's a trick-a nice was the matter with him! little Japanese trick-in return yours."
E
What greatest difficulty in protecting He had an innocent native woman. She for not been conscious of looking up from had been chased for half-a mile
the papers in front of him....
And Blake was only conscious of He paced up and down, strangely.and was in great distress when the strange searching pressure of horribly afraid. Kester's fingers on his neck before he! died.
*
"I mustn't let it get hold of me," she was rescued and placed out I mustn't of harm's way in the compound The men "I mustn't
himself together with an office..
Dozens down again. of sat
of natives, however, just WIE
nerves some convinced that she' An effort of will
was the
The great while the crowd surrounded the office and commanded that the woman be handed over.
He effort, and
it Kesner smiled as he sat in his course, chair. The terrible little secret which peculiar reaction. Sarato, the Japanese, had shown him he kept on telling himself witch, clambered on the door, --one of those inner secrets that are that, over and over again. not taught to the student-had done thing was not to give way....
He turned back to the papers and its work. He had met Sarato at the
Bil hie am. concentrated
attention home of his fiancee, Jean Cuningham, conces and had boasted of his knowledge of
telling
ling him in his ju-jitsu; and Sarato,
he imperturbable fashion that all had taught learnt were things that were
..
an
He had
The police arrived and rescued the woman in a car, the crowd giving chase.
The woman was sent to the main police station for protection. - Reuter.
Sarato is coming in to-night, Jean to children, had told him of the Cunningham said. existence of a certain nerve in thei Kesner frowned slightly, neck on which a sharp, grinding no wish to meet the Japanese again.
He They were in Jean's studio after pressure meant instart death."
dinner.
The girl was sitting at the had shown Kesper the exact spot.
Kesner stood Kesner would never have believed plano, playing softly.
She He loved Jean's playing. As by. that a man could die as quickly Blake had died.
HONG KONG TIDES
Time Meridian 120 deg. E. (Zone- had a wonderfully soft touch, on the 8); ooh. is midnight, 12h, is nooo.
All had gone very well. The post-keys.
mortem had not disclosed anything suspicious.
Heights are referred to the datum of They had just arranged to be mar- the largest scale Admiralty chart of the place and should be added to Curiously enough, it harried at the end of the next month. been found that Blake had suffered Kesner was in excellent spirits. He depths, unless preceded by an asterisk
They had) when they should be subtracted. from heart disease, and the doctor had felt extraordinary well.
July 13 to 19, 1933. unhesitatingly certified that as the been talking of the increase in his that the business was all income now had Nothing else cause of death.
his own, and building up plans for the been even remotely hinted at.
The fates had been kind. No one future. Jean, liked open-air life, with He had promised had known of his visit to Blake that horses and dogs,
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Times.
July
13
evening. exchanges to all departments).
He had called in unexpected her a place in the country after her Thus, ly on a point of business, and a own heart, as a wedding present. He She chance remark had fired Blake into could afford it, now that Blake's death Fri. prematurely revealing his knowledge had made him a wealthy man. of Kesher's treachery.
could have anything she wanted, with- Sat, Blake's housekeeper and maid gone out together for
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"Jim, dear, what are you doing?"
& quick start. "Doing 7"
to TC- ner before
and there had been ample time to move all traces of his
leaving. He had been
He
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She had stopped playing, and was
at him with up
Toes.
sadden
Wed.
19.
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It had not occurred there had been another
room when Blake died.
person in the nervousness.
Keaner had to arranged the body in position make it appear that Blake had col-
He had lapsed in his chair.
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