The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor
f Si-Fan?" asked Detec
ancient monolith which for unnumbered ages had looked across desert sands to the Nile, and now looked down upo
ith laughe
natives of Eastern
ce, sir?" said the detective; his words
name, or perhaps the sigil, of an extensive secret society w
ubordinate, who still stood looking out. Detective-sergeant Fletcher was one of Scotland Yard's coming men. He had information
your possession. It stands now upon the table there. It was brought from Tibet by a man who evidently thought that it had something to do with the Si-Fan. He is dead, possibly by the agency of members of this
ith nodded
y!" he
possession of such facts as are known to him, and I believe t
letcher," said Smith. "What
the other, and turned brisk
et, searching eyes. There was decision in the square, cleft chin and s
mongst our Asiatic visitors. I am fairly familiar with the Easterns who use
d doubt Detective-sergeant
im to have been a high official of this dangerous society? However, I think we may get in touch with some other notabi
pe, dropped the match on the carpet and set
and slowly rose to his feet-"what do
y; his words had proved more dr
ich, no doubt, you will have heard; it has no official
is burly figure towering over
l those places pretty well patrolled, and until this present busine
is Joy-Shop
uth. "It's a gambling-house, an unlicensed drinking-shop, and
es who use the place. Needless to add, they don't know my real business! Well, lately several of them have asked me if I kn
gan to pace the
ut this Si-Fan mystery, I realized that he might very possibly be the man for whom you're looking-and a golden oppo
tention," sn
e at the Joy-Shop. Roughly speaking, she turned up at
ed excitement; he was pacing quickly up and dow
oking, after a tigerish fashion. I have done my best"-he smiled slightly-"to get in her good books, and up to
uously referring to the rest of the
return to London, but I thought it might lead to something anyway, so I promise
ning in time to adopt a suitable disguise. Petrie"-he turned impetuously to me-"I fear I shall have to go without you; but
ed at hi
eau, whilst I slip my coat on, perhaps Weymouth, on his way out, will be good enough to order a taxi