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Thank Gawd somebody's still the right stuff!" Suddenly, from a bunk on the left of Gaston Max came a faint cry. "Ah! He has bitten me!" "'Ullo!" said Bill "wotcher bin given' 'im, Pidgin? Chandu or hydrerphobia?" Ah-Fang-Fu crossed and handed him the pipe. "One piecee pipee. No more hab." Bill grasped the pipe eagerly and raised it to his lips.
His voice came dimly: "Mind the beam! Pass the light forward...." Sowerby was struggling with the door by which Miguel and Ah-Fang-Fu unseen had made their escape and Dunbar, having rested Max's head upon a pillow, was glaring all about him, his square jaw set grimly and his eyes fierce with anger. A voice droned from a bunk: "Cheal kegur men ms ka-dheer!"
You will rejoice to learn that Miguel was arrested on the Dover boat-train this morning and Ah-Fang-Fu at Tilbury Dock some four hours ago. So we are both avenged! But we waste time!" He unscrewed a flask and handed it to Stuart. "A terrible experience has befallen you," he said. "But tell me do you know where it is the lair of 'The Scorpion'?"
"You cutee palaber!" chattered Ah-Fang-Fu, busy with the pipe. "You likee too much chin-chin. You make nice piece bhobbery." "Not a 'bean'," continued Bill reminiscently "not a 'oat." He sat up violently. "Even me pipe an' baccy was gone!" he shouted. "You'd even pinched me pipe an' baccy! You'd pinch the whiskers off a blind man, you would, Pidgin! 'And over the dope.
Max!" The sustained note of a whistle, a confusion of voices and a sound of heavy steps proclaimed the entrance of the police into the shop and the summoning of reinforcements. Ah-Fang-Fu rose. Stuart had ceased to struggle. The Chinaman replaced his hat and looked up at the woman, whose eyes glared madly into his own. "Tche', tche'e," he said sibilantly "Tchon-dzee-ti Fan-Fu.*" * "Yes, yes.
"Pardieu! it is a death trap. What is this!" A loud knocking sounded upon the street door. Ah-Fang-Fu rose and shuffled up the steps into the shop. He could be heard unbarring the outer door. Then: "Too late! shuttee shop, shuttee shop!" sounded. "I don't want nothin' out of your blasted shop, Pidgin!" roared a loud and thick voice. "I'm old Bill Bean, I am, and I want a pipe, I do!"
And, crossing this line, she became the focus upon which four pairs of watchful eyes were directed. Arriving at the door of a mean house some little distance removed from that of Ah-Fang-Fu, Miska entered, for the door was open, and disappeared from the view of the four detectives who were watching the street. Her heart was beating rapidly.
Ah-Fang-Fu had just descended after Miguel and closed the heavy door. "Try this way, boys!" cried Kelly, and rushed up the stair. The four men followed him. The lantern was left on the floor. Dunbar stared about him. Sowerby and several other men entered. Suddenly Dunbar saw Gaston Max lying on the floor. "My God!" he cried "they have killed him!"
At the same time those invited or expected at present may be known to Ah-Fang-Fu or to whoever acts as concierge. You see? Expected or otherwise, I assume that 'Le Balafre' would be admitted and at night I shall pass very well for 'Le Balafre' somewhat damaged as a result of my encounter with the late Charles Malet, but still recognisable!" "And I?" "You will be 'franked' in.
"But admit no more of them to come in, these strangers." "Tchee, tchee! Velly ploper. Sometime big feller come in if Pidgin palaber or not. Pidgin never lude to big feller." "Your life may depend on it," said Chunda Lal impressively. "How many are here?" Ah-Fang-Fu turned at last from his cards, pointing in three directions, and, finally, at Gaston Max. "Four?" said the Hindu "how can it be?"
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