Long was of the mandarin type, with drooping mustache, well
dressed in American clothes, and conforming to the new customs of
an occidentalized China.
Anyone, however, who had been watching Long Sin would have seen
that he showed much interest whenever any of the wealthy residents
of the city were mentioned. The name of Elaine Dodge seemed
particularly to strike him. He listened with subtle interest to
what the barker said and looked keenly at the Dodge house.
The sight-seeing car had passed the house, when he rose slowly and
motioned that he wanted to be let off. The car stopped, he
alighted and slowly rambled away, evidently marvelling greatly at
the strange customs of these uncouth westerners.
Elaine was going out, when she met Perry Bennett almost on the
steps of the house.
"I've brought you the watch," remarked Bennett; "thought I'd like
to give it to you myself."
He displayed the watch which he himself had bought a couple of
days before for her birthday. He had called for it himself at the
jeweller's where it had now been regulated.
"Oh, thank you," exclaimed Elaine. "Won't you come in?"
They had scarcely greeted each other, when Long Sin strolled
along. Neither of them, however, had time to notice the quiet
Chinaman who passed the house, looking at Elaine sharply out of
the corner of his eye.
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