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THE CHINESE TAPESTRY
Maxwell Grant
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? CHAPTER I. EAST MEETS WEST
? CHAPTER II. FRISCO NIGHT
? CHAPTER III. AT THE CLUB
? CHAPTER IV. THE DEAD MAN SPEAKS
? CHAPTER V. THE SHADOW'S MOVE
? CHAPTER VI. STABS IN THE DARK
? CHAPTER VII. A FRIEND IN THE FOG
? CHAPTER VIII. KELROY TAKES ADVICE
? CHAPTER IX. THE CHINESE AUCTION
? CHAPTER X. FLIGHT IN THE DARK
? CHAPTER XI. NEW PLANS BEGIN
? CHAPTER XII. AT THE OFFICE
? CHAPTER XIII. AT THE MUSEUM
? CHAPTER XIV. THE SHADOW FOLLOWS
? CHAPTER XV. NORTH OF CHINATOWN
? CHAPTER XVI. A FRIENDSHIP RENEWED
? CHAPTER XVII. THE BURIED LAIR
? CHAPTER XVIII. THE SHADOW'S ALLY
? CHAPTER XIX. THE SHADOW'S RETURN
? CHAPTER XX. KU LUAN'S MESSAGE
? CHAPTER XXI. CROOKS STAND REVEALED
? CHAPTER XXII. SPOILS RECLAIMED

CHAPTER I. EAST MEETS WEST
THE man at the desk was a Chinaman.

An odd fact, considering his guise, his garb and his surroundings. Firm-faced, square-jawed, this
individual had the air of an American business man. He was wearing American clothes. His office was
fitted with a flat-topped desk, straight-backed chairs and a metal filing cabinet.

A stack of envelopes lay on the desk, close by the telephone. The Chinaman was opening one envelope;
like the others, it was addressed to Doctor Roy Tam. Removing the letter from within the envelope,
Doctor Tam read it carefully, then laid it aside and picked up the next envelope.

The office was lighted only by a desk lamp. Doctor Tam was in the center of the glare. Hence it was not
strange that he had failed to detect a movement in the haziness beyond. The door of the office had
opened while the Chinese physician had been reading the first letter. The door had closed again without
Tam noting it.
Something, however, caused the Chinaman to look up while his fingers stopped upon the second
envelope. Perhaps the cause was a faint swish that might have barely reached Tam's cars. The effect
upon the Chinaman was instantaneous. Doctor Tam's square face became rigid. His eyes remained fixed
upon the figure that they saw before them.

On the far side of the desk stood a being in black. A shrouded shape, this visitor had taken definite form