The Green Eyes of Bâst

The Golden Scorpion , Dope , The Hand of Fu-Manchu , The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu , The Return of Fu-Manchu , Tales of Secret Egypt , The Yellow Claw , The Quest of the Sacred Slipper , etc.
A.L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York
Published by arrangement with Robert M. McBride & Co. Copyright, 1920, by ROBERT M. MCBRIDE & Co.
Printed in the United States of America


Good evening, sir. A bit gusty?
Very much so, sergeant, I replied. I think I will step into your hut for a moment and light my pipe if I may.
Certainly, sir. Matches are too scarce nowadays to take risks with 'em. But it looks as if the storm had blown over.
I'm not sorry, said I, entering the little hut like a sentry-box which stands at the entrance to this old village high street for accommodation of the officer on point duty at that spot. I have a longish walk before me.
Yes. Your place is right off the beat, isn't it? mused my acquaintance, as sheltered from the keen wind I began to load my briar. Very inconvenient I've always thought it for a gentleman who gets about as much as you do.
That's why I like it, I explained. If I lived anywhere accessible I should never get a moment's peace, you see. At the same time I have to be within an hour's journey of Fleet Street.