A SERIAL STORY
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
TOWER."
HOW IT FEELS TO BE HANGED.
VIENNA'S "LEANING
A TALE OF
MY LADY: MYSTERY.
CHAPTER XXI.
By EDGAR WALLACE. Author of "The Four Just Man," "The Secret House" &c. &co.
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trembling. "You're going to break Mrs. Carawood's heart, and It was Herman. He had re-
....nobody's ever been good to me turned to bed, but unable to be but her.... lleve that such A visitor could
Tears
were near then he mean anything but evil to his mis- choked them back as the man tress, he left his door open, staggered to his feet, his eyes like tening intently. As the stormlowing coals, his mouth twitch- died away, after that one resound- Ing: ing peal of thunder, the quiet. "Get out!" he shouted. "Get" grew burdensome, the downpour put or 1: do for you! I'm Joe of rain against the window in Salter that killed the copper on tolerable, deadening any sound of voices from below which might Blackheath-road-and I'd do it
reached him. again for two pins!" otherwise have
"You can't be, or you'd have Unable to bear the 'suspense, he alipped out of bed and erept been hanged" gasped Herman. I believe downstairs in his stockinged feet, fetch the police. not to eavesdrop, but to hear the you've escaped from an asylum sound of her voice and know that you're raving mad."
The man's face was convulsed she was safe, to be at hand if she was in danger. He heard the as he struggled for words; his man's last shrill cry of rage, and trembling fingers pointed at the the strangled sound which cameoy, and through purplish lips came words Herman could scarce from her as his fingers closed on her throat. and, with his hearty hear, as he sark back in his beating wildly he flung open the chair.
Herman watched him, fascina- door and went in, no longer a little slum Weakling, but a lion in ted, as he clutched at his heart, his oyes rolling as he fought for strength, a knight in courage.
"What are you doing, to Mr.reath. One shaking hand was Carawood?" he shouted, taking stretched towards the mantelpiece as he struggled to rise, choking the man by the shoulders.
ont a Yew spasmodic words...
"That boxquick! One of the phials!"
towards the Herman started mantlepiece, the natural instinct to help anyone in pain carrying him a few steps.
In astonishment, the murderous grip was losed, and Mrs. Cara- wood slipped to the floor.
"Get out!" cried the savagely, when he saw who was his assailant,
to you?" "What has he done cried Herman, kneeling down and raising her head on his arm.
"Quick!" came the strangled voice. "Quick, you fool, or I'll him eroak?"
TESTING A STAGE EXECUTION.
London, Sept. 9. Audiences at the Elephant Theatre, S.E., are being thrilled by an amazingly realistic representa- tion of an execution in the revival of the famous shocker Maria Martin; or the Murder at the Red Barn."
William Gorder, the murderer, is pinioned and placed on a scaffold, and with a rope round his neck drops through a trap out of sight. The rope gives a sickening jerk, quivers for a few moments, and the execution is complete.
EARTHQUAKE OR TRAMWAY TRAFFIC?
of
Vienna: Vienna is now able to compete to a certain extent with Pisa in having a leaning church tower. A short time ago a slight | earthquake was felt here, and many inhabitants of Funfhaus (the fifteenth district) were afrat!` that it might have shaken their church, Maria von Siege (Mary the Victorious). This was built in 1875 by a famous Austrian architect in Gothic style and of brickwork, and has a large fing cupola and two spires. One them has shown some leaning and the authorities have ordered its top to be taken off by the end Mr. Carter Slaughter, the of the year in order to avoid "father" of the Elephant, who mishap. The top of the other produced the play, explained to aspire had to be removed some time reporter that the actor represent-age for the same reason.
Experts, however, declare that the leaning is due not to the earth- ng Corder actually slides down
When he stands on the scaffold quake, but to the heavy tram traffi the rope running from the gallows close to the church and the fact goes through a loop of rope fas- that there are several vaults and and runs down behind his back, tened loosely round his neck, tombs underneath. where it cannot be seen by the The trap operates in much the audience, into the trap below. same way as at a real execution, and the "murderer" actually falls drops into a large canvas bag, vertically, feet first, 8 feet. He with open sides, fixed the stage, upon cushions which prevent him from falling forward or backward, while a stage hand at each side prevents him from sideways.
the rope:
beneath
The reporter was permitted to undergo the drops, and to experi- ence some of the sensations of being hangod. Placing his feet on chalk-marks on the trap door he was told to keep himself erect and stiff.
There was a moment of aus- His heart sank; his legs pense. trembled.
Suddenly with a thump of fall- Her eyes opened. Taking up
The boy turned and saw the fight again," she remenihered that even Herman must not know lying there in the chair, his breathing wood the stage beneath him coming in shallow gasps. He gave away. He dropped feet first the truth.
Before he had realised what had "It's all right, Herman," she book another two strides to the out of the light into darkness. gasped, struggling to rise. "He-mantlepiece and lifled the box. didn't mean anything. I came Salter's eyes suddenly focussed happened he struck the bottom of again and his band seemed to be the bag rather more violently than over faint."
ward against the canvas wall in motioning feebly to him for help. was pleasant and was flung for-
front of them.
"Why he was throttling you! Mrs. Carawood, what is it?" he implared.
"You leave my wife alone!" snarled the man, shaking him, wild-eyed and threatening.
"Your-your wife!". stammered Herman.
Herman's heart was thumping madly and his knees trembling.
"You-you had no pity for her," he whimpered, and nerved himself for the supreme.act.
Between finger and thumb he crushed the little phial as he had. "Yes, that's what she is my seen Salter crush it before, and wife and m'lady's mother. Does there escaped a minute spot of that make you sit up?"
something pungent. In the box were three more phials. He look
"You lying hound. It ain't true!" Exerting all his strenth, he as sisted Mrs. Carawood to her feet, and, putting her into a chair faced the man.
"You keep a civil tongue in your head, my lad, or I'll boot you out of this shop, see? I'm boss here! I'll show m'lady who her father is!"
JAPANESE HISTORY
RECALLED.
MONUMENT ERECTED TO
at
MONGOLIANS.
Tokyo, Sept. 26. A tower is now under construc-
of Mr. ed nercse to where the man was tion in Shigajima Island in Haka- breathing, unconsciously now.ta Bay at the instance
Tankanabe, well-known Herman held his own breath as Nitto
after Japanese Buddhist priest of the he crushed the phials one the other, and flung the little box Nichiren sect, Mr. Juntaro Ima sato, member of the House of into the fireplace with a sob.
The sound of the box falling Representatives, and others, had an echo as Joe slid to the which to pray for the spirits of floor, limp and easy. Herman re-the Mongolian soldiers who were. mained still listening intently. killed in Hakata Bay when they There was no sound from upstairs, attempted to invade Japan 650 no sound outside, but the quiet years ago. The tower will be
completed shortly. She shook her head helplessly.
to the body, "It's all true, Herman, what drip of water.
He tiptoed over he says," she muttered. "I've worked like you know, all these peering through his glasses at the years for her and now he's going huddled heap. to ruin everything. She'll curse
The boy gazed from one to the
other.
"Mrs. Carawood....?""
"Damn you!"
he sobbed. me to-morrow-oh, Herman, she'll "You're dead an' in hell an I'm hate me! I'd rather have died!" glad!"
In his own little room, some of The man had seated. himself. Looking round for a cushion and the confidente deserted him, and he thrust a corner of the pillow
not finding one, he dragged down
a frock from the nearest stand in his mouth to stifle his hysterical and, crumpling it up, put it be- sobs.
hind his back. Then he jerked Afterwards, he could not pre- vent himself from listening, wait-
his thumb towards the boy,
"Clear out," he ordered. "I'm ing; until, worn out, he fell into an uneasy doze, from which he going to sleep here to-night. Cut:
wakened with a start. It, both of yer. I want sleep."
some
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It is understood that an ela- dead will take place in front of borate religious service for the the tower about the middle of by Prince Karachin, ex-President November, and will be attended of the Department of Mongolian and Thibetan Affairs, and repre- sentatives of Lamas.
The tower, which is 16 feet high
and & feet and a half wide, bears an inscription written by Fleet- Admiral Togo.
Mixed bathing has been the great topic of discussion this summer in Oslo. On the wide At first he could hear only the shores of the Oslo fjord young men Thankful to escape, to put off parrows twittering noisily, then and girls have bathed freely, "and train, as no bathing-machines or other what must be for a few hours at
sorts of sheds are provided, dress- least, Mrs. Carawood went to the distant whistle of a
ing and undressing have had to wards the door, her step heavy,then steps.... growing nearer...
He stumbled out of bed, the be done in full view. So far the her face haggard and old-looking in the shop.......
his face. police have refused to intervenc. Marie would not be home that
of and the Oslo papers, after serious night. John was taking her on to blood draining from the housc of a school friend. They, were not the steps Thank God for that! It seemed to host risen from the dead. They investigation, declare that mixed Herman that she had aged many were the steps of a policeman bathing, as practised in the Oslo: years since she smiled at herself coming along on his beat in the fjord, can be of absolutely no in the mirror that evening and slow-rising dawn. Opposite Mrs. offence to morality, because of the Carawood's door he stopped short, degree of discretion to which the recalled Marie's words.
faint As she seeing it was open. Curious! She girls have developed the art of
Lndressing and dressing. Her. steps grow passed upstairs, and then were was so careful.
softly audible overhead
entered her own room.
us she
He looked in, and what he saw brought him hurriedly inside the Hermian stood irresolute. He shop, striding across to the dark did not like to leave the intruder heap by the screen. there, master of the situation.;
"Here, come along out of this!"
Mrs. Carawood had fought, and he said, shaking the man roughly. defeated. He "Breaking and entering, and then. was temporarily
felt the responsibility for taking going to sleep atop of it all!”.. up the struggle. He was the poor. reserve in this losing battle.
"What are you standing there Salter. for?" demanded Joe "Clear out. D'yer hear?"
"It's it's you to get out,"
The arm which he seized, drop- startled, he bent closer, touched ed stiffly when he released it; the cold face, the still pulse. The next moment he was at the door, (To Be Continued.) turned Herman, resolute though his whistle shrilling.
re-
Various improvements are to be weather, and about special trains, Introduced into part of the Aus- weather forecasts, etc. When the trian provincial telephone service. subscriber leaves his home for the Subscribers, for a very small fee, day, or goes on holiday, all per- will be awakened at Ga.m. The cons calling him will be told either young ladies of the telephone will where they can find him or when he will return. Unfortunately,
give information about all sport this service cannot be adopted in ing events, such as their being Vienna, with its "automated" telc- held or cancelled in casc of bad phone system.
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P. and O., £10 n.
East Asia, $68 n.
Marine Ins.
11.
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Chira Fires, $210 b. H. K. Fire Ins., $590 n.
Shipping.
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