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168 THE WHITE SLAVE MARKET
liaison, "We quarrelled. I grew tired of him
and decided to separate. To this the practical
Sultan agreed, and that we should continue
friends. He furnished and set out for me this
house in Malay Street ; he saw me fairly
launched a full-hlown '
missus J
in this house
and through his agency I received many
fresh girls from abroad, and very soon established
a quiet house, where gentlemen
could come without fear.
" No danger signals were required in my
house. I did not like bringing Nelly to an
immoral house, hut I kept her good in my
own private rooms. Nelly could be good
anywhere.
"
Only last year the Sultan cast his deadly
eye on this child. He was after her to ruin
her, of course. I told him that my death
alone would open the way for him to ruin the
little creature.
" Whenever the black prince came to town
he took Nelly and me about, gave us presents,
paid our bills, and generally made my home
'
his home. We were very select. Pimps '
and runners, carriers and fetchers, were not
allowed to enter my house. No one was
all liquors
paid for bringing drunken men in ;
sold were of the best ; no man was drugged,
robbed, or scandalised in my superior
house. His dusky Highness, however, often
got
drunk and made a scene : drink made
him mad.
" When intoxicated he was a beast, and
used actually to bite the girls, and pinch