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THE HAND

(Continued from Page. 8.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

His replies, were perfectly frank, and he told me that he had travelled much in Africa, India and America. "Oh, yes, I have had plenty of adventures,' he added, laughing.

"Then I turned the conversation on aport, and he gave me the most curious details about shooting hippopotamus, tiger, dephant, and even gorilla.

**"These are all formidable brutes." I said.

"Why, no he said, smiling. Man is the worst of all'

"He laughed heartily, like a big, genial Englishman.

"I have done lots of Hunting, too'.

man.

*Then he talked about guns, and invited me into his house, to luok at various makes. His drawing- room was hung with black silk, embroidered with golden flowers that shone like fire on the sombre background. It was Japanese work, he said.

In French "Horror" Trial

Fighting for their lives in Provence, France, the sisters Catherine (left). and Philomene Schmidt, accused of participating in the series of borrible maid bath murders that shocked France some time ago, are shown in court. While the aisters were charged with the actual murders, George Barret (lower) was accused of being the master mind" behind the crimes that horrified all Europe.

"In the middle of the largest panel a strango object attracted my jattention; it stood out clearly against a square of red velvet. went up. to examine it. It was a hand, the hand of a man. Not a jelean, white, skeleton hand, but a black, dried-up hand, with yellow nails, bared muscles, and showing Fold traces of blood, black blood, crusted round the bones, which had been cut clean through as with an "A shudder passed down my axe, about the middle of the fore-spine, and I cast a glance at the arm. Round the wrist was riveted wall, at the spot where 1 had been powerful chalo, which was at wont to see that horrible, flayed tached to the wall by a ring strong hand. The hand no longer jenough to hold an elephant.

there., The chain had been broken and ""What is that?' I asked.

was hanging loose. I bent "That is my worst enemy', re-down close to the corpse and be. plied the Englishman' calmly. 'Hetween his cleached teeth I found was an American. His hand was one of the fingers of that vanished | chopped off with a sabre. Then it hand. At the second joint it had was skinned, and after that it was been cut, or rather bitten, off by dried-in the sun for a week. It the dead man's teeth. was a good job for me."

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"BENVENUE" "And investigation was held, but CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby relic. without result. Na door or window informed that all Goods are being "I touched this human The man must have been a Colosus. had been forced that night, no landed at their risk into the hazan

drawer had been our and for extra hazardous Godownt The fingers were abnormally long, cupboard or

of The Hong Kong and Kowloon and were attached by enormous broken into, The watchdogs had Wharf & Godown Co, Lid., whence tendons, to which fragments of not been disturbed. The substance and/or from the wharves delivery skin still adhered. It was a terrible of the servant's evidence can be may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after

aight, this hand, all dayed; it could given briefly. For a month past his the Goods have left the Godowns, and not but suggest same savage act of master had seemed to have some all Goods remaining undelivered after vengeance.

thing on his mind. He had receive the 19th December, 1933, will be sub- "He must have bean a stouted many letters, which he had fect to rent. fellow, I remarked..

promptly burnt. Often be would All claims against the steamer Oh, yes, replied the Engilah-seatch up & horse-whip and in a must be

on or resented. to the Undersigned | the 2nd January, 1984, man in his gentle tones. He was passion of rage, which suggested or they will not be recognized. strong, but I was stronger. I fixed insanity, lash furiously at that chain on his hand to keep it withered hand, which had from escaping."

riveted to the wall, and "Thinking he WEB joking, mysteriously vanished at the replied:

hour at which the crime committed. T

that T comply with the General Bond. beened Warehouse Regulations consignees had must have a Revenue Officer in at tendance when damaged dutiable very goods are examined

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"The chala is hardly needed now; the hand can't run away." "Bir John, said the servant, went "Sir John answered gravely :: late to bed and locked himself care "That hand is always trying to fully into his room. He always had get away. The chain is necessary firearms within reach. Often dured.

"I cast a repid, questioning ing the night he could be heard glance at him, wondering whether speaking in load tones, as if he he was mad or making an unplea-were wrangling with someone. On sant joke. But his face retained the night in question, however, he its calm penetrable, benevolent had made no sound, and it was only expresslady

on coming to open the windows the

"I changed the subject and began next morning that the servant had to admire his guns. I noticed, discovered the murder. The wit however, that there were three load, mess suspected no one.

ed revolvers lying about on the "I told the magistrates and police chairs and tables. Apparently this ancers everything I knew about the man lived in constant dread of an deceased, and inquiries were made attack

with scrupulous care throughout "I went to see him several times, the whole island, but nothing was and then my visits ceased. People ever discovered. had become, accustomed to his pre- "Well, one night, three months sence and took no further interests after the murder, I had a frightful in him.

nightmare. I thought I saw that "A whole year passed. One has, that ghastly hand, running morning towards the end of Novenia scorpion or a spider over my ber my servant woke me with the curtains, and walls me news that Sir John Rowell had Thrice I awoke, and thrice fell been murdered during the night asleep again, and thrice did I see Half an hour later I was in the that hideous relic gallop around my 3rd Jan. Englishman's house. With me were room, with its fingers running along 5th Feb the Superintendent of Police and like the legs of an insect. The the Captain of gendarmes Sir next day the hand. "Itselfen was John's manservant was weeping at brought to me, It had been found the door of the house; he was die in the cemetery, on Bir John's tomb, traught and desperata. At first I He had been buried there, auspected him. He was, however, trace of his family was discover- 4th Jan, Innocent. Nor was the murderer able. The index anger of the hand

ever discovered,

was missing. Ladies, that is my

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"When I entered the drawing story. That is all I know about It." 19th Dec room the first thing to strike me The ladies were horrified, 30th Dat was the sight of Sir John's corpus and trembling

Wed, Taske

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AISHA

sed Jan., lying flat on its back in the middle teated: of the door. His waistcoat was “But torng one..., sleeva, of his coat was] There "la" |ripped of. There was every in=|never

dication that a terrible struggle. had, telf taken place

-- "Death "had of been caused, “ by

strangulation. Bir John's

an expression of kidsous dreadl

| teeth were clenched on

In his neck,

blood, there

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