The Petals of Lao-Tze — J. Allan Dunn

The Petals of Lao-TzeThe eighth petal, is the final piece needed to recreate the complete golden talisman that is said to have given Lao-Tze long life, perhaps even immortality. Retrieving it from a dead man deep in the Himalayas is the easy part. Bringing it back to a wealthy benefactor is another story.That story ranges from Manhattan to Tibet to Shanghai to Honolulu and back to upper New York, and is full of Tibetan lamas, Chinese secret agents, a morphine addled conman, and attempted murder. And the Elixir of Life.The Petals of Lao-Tze (1917)Un peu d'espoir el puis, bon soir. (A little hope—and then farewell)Chapter I – OM MA-NI PAD-ME HUMChapter II – The Land Of BodChapter III – Rouge Et NoirChapter IV – Bindloss Makes A SuggestionChapter V – The Sailing Of The Pride Of CathayChapter VI – The Hand In The NightChapter VII – Redding's Address-BookChapter VIII – The Wing-Wo-Wang Importing CompanyChapter IX – New YorkChapter X – Angus McVeaChapter XI – The LhakkangChapter XII – In The Temple GalleryChapter XIII – The Leaves Of LifeChapter XIV – The Chauffeur TalksChapter XV – Sweetbrier LodgeChapter XVI – Claire Arden ExplainsChapter XVII – The Elixir