The Jade God

THE JADE GOD
ALAN SULLIVAN
PUBLISHED BY THE CENTURY CO.
New York and London ⁂ ⁂ ⁂ ⁂ ⁂
Copyright, 1925, by
The Century Co.
PRINTED IN U. S. A.
CONTENTS
THE JADE GOD
The Jade God
MR. JARRAD was a tall, lean man, with very quiet eyes, an observant air, and an impassive face. His clothing was unobtrusive and seemed to have arrived at that point of age at which clothing shows no further sign of wear. He was standing near the fireplace of an old-fashioned, oak-paneled room, and from his expression one might assume that he beheld its entire contents at a glance. Presently he fingered a bowl on the gray stone mantelpiece.
“One blue six-inch Delft, slightly chipped in two places on the upper edge,” he drawled.