When shady Reginald Carefrew picks up an exquisite jade candlestick for a bargain price in a Sabang bazaar, he thinks his luck is in. But the candlestick bears the emblem of a powerful secret society, and soon Carefrew is playing with forces beyond his control. As his brother-in-law races to protect him from the society's vengeance, Carefrew blithely lights the candles he bought to match his prize. Will these strange red candles be the instrument of Carefrew's doom? In this thrilling tale, H. Bedford-Jones spins a web of Oriental mystery and intrigue around an unscrupulous man's forbidden purchase.
Singapore is called the gateway of the Far East, but the real portal is the free-trade island harbor of Sabang, at the northern end of Sumatra.
At Sabang even the mail-steamers stop, coming and going. From England and India, coal is dumped at Sabang; the wharves and floating docks are many and busy; the cables extend from Sabang to all parts of the globe.
From the harbor heads runs brilliant blue water up to the brilliant green shores, and under the hill is snugly nestled a city whose Chinese streets convey a dull-red impression. Here, as elsewhere, the Chinese are the ganglia of trade and activity. The Dutch government likes them and profits by them, and they profit likewise.
Henry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones, born April 29, 1887 and died May 6, 1949, was a Canadian-American historical, adventure fantasy, science fiction, crime and Western writer who became a naturalized United States citizen in 1908.
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First Published 1919
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