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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-9-27, Page 3} t f i+ -fAi -40+A-f`.Et r f}3 :+A+gf+? +i044:4rc-f fg+ C 4.0 KAI CEJ �J. >c) A TALE OF SOUTI1ERN CHINA. r =i:Et3CE $ A+A+ti+)ti4 3(+A+g(+),:(+?Sf'4:iE+A+ k-i-o+i -kei#"PA+ CHAPTER XXXIX.-m(Continued). •' Much as he hated to file, the necessi- ties of the case demanded it, and Dr, Jack knew enough of those" with whom he was in conflict to believe they would meet with little or no mercy should they !al] into their hands. There was small choice when `it came to making a selection-,' all Chinese looked alike 'to Evans at that particular moment,., • • Still, he knew there were always cer- taM elements in a mob that serve leaders, and could such be individual- ized.and shot down, the chances of a break in the assault would be made considerably brighter. ?Hence his practiced eye at once roved along the vanguard, searching for a shining mark, There was a grim satisfaction in the thought that at least the guard of ' the palace- would offer .splendid chances for vancdment on the morrow, irtheir lead sped true to the mark. Having discovered one, fellow who gave evidence, by his dress and manner of being In authority among the advanc- ing host, the doctor gave him the bene- fit of the suspicion. Probably the said patriot never rea- lized the extent of the honor eonferred upon him by this distinctive preference, .but that was no concern of Dr: Jack's, whose conscience rested easy under the conviction of having done his duty. Piylnpton was a modest man. He had been waiting for Jack to take the initia- tive, and no sooner had the doctor's weapon spoken than he hastened to get in. Nor was Lamy 'willing to be left in the lurch. His weapon could sountti just as loud- ly as those wielded by his larger com- panions, and, if well handled, would serve out medicine just as bitter, to those who took the dose. It was only a' question of aiming straight. The sudden rattle of firearms put quite a new phase upon matters. It was a sound for which these Chinese fighters had the greatest respect, and, besides, the execution accomplished in their midst served to • further 'arouse both their fears and their anger. Unfortunately, their forward rush was not in the least hindered by the leaden .tin that had begun td' rattle among, Rem, much as nuts fall upon the dead leaves when a fierce gust of autumnal wind,.sliakes the chestnut trees.. Thus, the gaps were being rapidly closed, and our friends had no means of preventing it. There are occasions in some' lives when time can only be measured in heartbeats, when eternity looms up se close at hand that even mortal eyes may Almost look beyond the black river Styx to the immortal shores that await their coming. Such a moment was upon this little egrnpany . now, as, breathlessly, they stood their ground and awaited the inr evitable shock of .battle. The deadly bullets continued to go - forward, and none could fail to find it nark in the mass of onrushing human beings; but they diel not stay the ad- vance one iota. and Dr. rack knew the worst was upon them. Armed 'with some decent sort of wea- pon in the shape of swords, he and Lord Beckett could still have put up a good fight against the Chinese rabble. Without such accessories, however, they would be able to make a lame re- sistance at best, and very shortly one of the steel blades wielded by .. their enemies must do its work. Desperate men never give up until the hff I, breath is gotie from their bodies. This does not apply to civilized na- tions only. When Kitchener. scattered the legions of the Khalifa, around Khar- toum and Omdurman, some of the badly -wounded - dervishes, feigning death, would sacrifice their last atom of strength in a vicious endeavor to' stab some Egyptian or British soldier who chanced to draw near, knowing at the same time they would be hacked to pieces immediately after. This cannot be called true bravely, but is simply an exhibition of vindictive desperation, a desire to die in a. blaze rf glory; a spirit of slaughter such as ani- males the jungle tiger. Aims more lofty than this animated those who shielded Avis Evans with their bodies. They had not sought this conflict and would have avoided it, if possible, by every honorable means in their power. .. When. forced reluctantly into the fight, nothing was left to them but to take"up the gage of battle and accept the dread- ful consequences. -• The rush of the assailants carried them aver the, intervening space so rapidly that they swung up against our vTrends about the time the firearms of eto leper were two-thirds empty. The sceno that' ensued almost baffles descrip l toll. f'.erlain it that, never .could it fade from the memories of those who par- ticipated in the desperate hand-t•o-halid struggle, should favoring fortune al'iow thein to live through it.• - )(vis, brave. girl, crouching . there, white-faced . but heroic to the last, be- lieved she lived years In `those brief i,eceeds of time. She had passed from . the depths of profound woe 16 tsudderl jO,y at finding r end the of the living; Jack in11r , ° ft her now carne still another keleicloscopic ohnn e, whereby - It seemed fated she should he a witness of leis bloody Al: lost, thank Heaven, site would not We far behind"him when he crossed the .,dalk river. There was consolation to her loving heart fn the- knowledge that together they would pass into the un- known world, loyal companions in death,_ even as they had been in lite. His arm had been a tower of strength to her here; perhaps' it might also help her over difficulties in the 13eyond. CHAPTER XL, The confusion had, if anything; grown more Intense by this time. as Stili, the shouting was all on one side, not, a sound breaking Pram the lips of the three who. battled for their lives with the desperation of despair. They had nothing to shout for, and thought best to save their breath for the finishing struggle: - It appeared to be at hand. Dr. Jack had one ambition. This was to pcissess himself of a'sword which one of the onrushing Black Flags swung valorously about his head -a sword that was certainly not of Chinese manufac- ture, and had evidently seen a German or Russian forge. • He. laid his plans accordingly. It •may have been a little matter, but in his eyes just then it assumed a con- tain magnitude. Accordingly, he singled this fellow out for a display. of his warmest affec- tion, nor did he mean to shoot too soon, and thus baffle his own hopes. Well did he time his effort, nor was he the least out of the way. Even in such matters Dr. Jack was seen to be as particular as the man at the mint who weighs golddust. As he fired, the tall soldier pitched forward just as Jack calculated, and the coveted sword was cast at his very feet, Eagerly he snatched it up. To him it meant another frail bulwark between Avis and death. Lord Rockett saw the performance' of this act, and in his heart applauded, be- ing not unwilling to profit by the exam- ple set if fortune allowed him the op- portunity. Perhaps the blade might' have done yeoman service in the hand of the big Briton, for lie was really in. better phy- sical condition to wield it than Evans, who had suffered keenly from wounds and imprisonment' but .the doctor's nerve would carry film a good way, and any who 'carne in contact with the edge, of the weapon he now firmly grasped would have cause to. regret the fact. This little incident might not have much of a bearing upon the result, save that it might possibly delay the inevi- table end for' a -brief space of time. Even seconds were worth something, with Kai Wang -hastening to the scene of carnage as„ fast as his legs could carry him --Kai Wang, who had suc- 'ceeded in his astonishingly bold feat of interviewing the powerful Dowager -Empress in her royal .apartments, and presenting such strong arguments for her imperial consideration that when he left again he bore with him her signet ring, together with a document officially signed and sealed by her own hand, whereby Dr. Jack Evans and his little ompany of friends were to be granted the utmost consideration upon. condi- tion that they quitted Peking within twenty-four hours -and woe to the wretched retainer of Her Majesty who would dare to 'raise a finger against them after his ears had heard this au• gust proclamation and his servile eyes had been gladdened by a sight of her own magic signet ring, which she had beer- pleased to temporarily trust in the keeping of her faithful ancP devoted sub- ject,- Kai Wang, mandarin of the first. degree, wearer of the yellow jacket, and henceforth proud owner of the peacock feather, that signified his being held in high esteem at court.. No one could ever know . what magic he used to overcome the scruples of the Empress, who had hitherto looked upon Kai Wang, - just°°=as she did Li Hung Chang, as one to be feared and yet worthy of honor. Secrets of State are not to be lightly declared abroad, and Kai Wang never revealed what transpired during that period' he spent in earnest consultation with the august ruler., , Perhaps she gladly welcomed - the chance to win him to her side as"'an ally; perhaps she had.begun to see the folly of endeavoring to fight against the fates that decreed China's open-door policy to the civilized world. However that may be, Kai Wang won all he asked, and was even now on the way to carry the glorious news to his friends, when the sounds of strife filled him with a dread lest he should after all arrive too late with his precious news. Of course, he did note -that is a fore- gone conclusion in the mind of the ob- serving reader; but it was a very close shave, and had Kai Wang .been inany way delayed even.for a minute he might have found a different welcome. 'His coming was dramatic enough to please evert a Frenchman. While the melee was at its height, a shrill voice sotfnded above the cries of the comba- tants. What it said Dr. Tack did not quite know but there trust have'. been a royal mlrndate in the 'teniand, for, those in the Immediate vicinity of the newcomerr ceased their noise and shrank time from the man who wore the yet.- n lie jacket of atithorit,y and who brim, cUel)ed a doeunt• n1 which bore the re- vered :seal of the f)owngee Empress. Almost like magic Kai Wang crushed. the riot. and then facing sullea crowd that reminded Lord Hackett of tigers cheated of thole pray, he read the orders of the Empress.. That tietturrient and that ring werein- signias of' life and death 10 those fare' sent. The. then who dared to defy their power in the least.had better make 'his peace with the gods, for es sure es the sun arose In the east leis head WOuid bo minus a body :ere the same glowing orb set. And our friends, hardly able to realize what a blessed deliverance had over- taken vertaken theta just in the nick of time— how they squeezed the honest hand of Kai Wang—oh, Mae was a proud me- r,ent : for the progressive wizard, 1•le could not, have felt better had he re- oeived an circler for a:tliousand gross of the most costly family gods, payment on delivery. At least there was no discounting the wonderful authority contained in the document, and in the. signet ring fashioned like a dragon of gold with diamond eyes. The janizaries of the palace knew it too well to doubt the evidence .of their eyes. It is perhaps human to desire a con- nection with a. winning house. These leaders had but a''brief time be- fore been hotly panting for the blood of the intruders, yet no sooner were these parties placed .under the protection . of the great female ruler of China than they were one and all as equally desir- ous of constituting the especial guard of honor that was to see them out of the royal palace and beyond the encircling walls or the mysterious Forbidden City. IL was a' real pleasure to-'iDr. Jack to grant them this privilege, and with one arm around his devoted and now happy wife, and the- other holding the cap- tured sword trophy, he traversed the passages, crossed • the gland palaver chamber, amid the stares of astonish- ment onthe part of mandarins and others still gathered there, and finally breathed the fresh outside dir. It was the grandest night in his whole life, and never had the pure atmosphere seemed so utterly delicious as when in- haled. after his weeks of dungeon life. Larry clung tenaciously to the un- wieldy lantern, which he swore should follow him through life, since it must be the good genii that brought about such a glorious ending of what had threat- ened to be a calamity. It may be safely assumed that oun friends were rejoiced to see the outside of those forbidding walls again. ' They issued forth through the ordinary channel, a gate that was heavily guard- ed, and went at once to the hotel. Here in the morning a consultation was held, where the advice of British and American officials was sought, and it was filially concluded to leave Peking at once, since th-e, papers bearing upon the great railway concession, for which London bankers were to pay Dr, Tack a million pounds sterling, were already at Hong -Kong in safety. the wonderful Kai Wang did not cease his vigilance, and, through him,. our friends learned of a subtle plot, engineered, of course, by the baffled Russian, Petoskey, as a. lest resource, whereby they were to be attacked and, overwhelmed by a great force of Tar- tars while on the way to the shipping point. . Even Chinese railway trains will not stand in.the way of Russian ven- geance, it seems. So the delectable and wise Kai Wang arranged a_ little excursion of his own, and hi disguise the party was secretly conveyed to Tien-Tsin by road vehicles, instead of train. Here a vessel was se- cured to undertake the passage of the Grand Canal, and, under ICai, Wang's guidance, they scoured the hundreds of miles of fertile territoey through the provinces . of Chili, Shan-tung and Kiangsu, until at length their destina- tion on the great Yang-tse-Kiang was reached, where they boarded . an Eng- lish -steamer' for Hong Kong. - It was a journey never to be forgot- ten', and the peace and glorious rest did much to build up Dr. Jack.after the se- vere strain that had begun to sap even his iron constitution. Once at Hong Kong, and the danger was all in the past. Evans had played for high stakes, and, as in other like ,circumstances, had won his game through a •rare combination of boldness and the special favor of Providem e. He solemnly promised his adoring spouse that it was the last time he meant to take any chances in the name of fortune; he had enough and to spare, and life should really be too precious to a man who was blessed with such a. charming and devoted wife, to be so lightly risked. In the new possessions of his native country, the sunny Philippines, he planned to invest great, sums in coffee plantations, and, following the calm pursuits of peace, hoped to finish his days in an atmosphere quite at variance with the burly -burly scenes that had harked so hush of his career. Kai Wang is still in Canton, and his power among ;the mandarins seems to grow. ,. Some say he will soon be e viceroy; but politics in China. no Euro- pean understands, so that his future is beyond prophecy. ' Lord Racket has endeared himself to Jack and his wife, nor will Larry ever forget how the big-hearted Englishman risked his life to make the amende hon- orable when Dr. Jack's 'widow appealed to his manhood. The End: NEVER GETS BY. "1 alway.s hate to pass an .ice cream saloon when I'm walking, with my girl." "When I'm out with my 'girl I've nev- er happened to pass one:" "That's strange. • How do you man- age it?". "1 don't manage it; she does. She alw;rys insists upon going in." MirsIENENEVEMMARINIti.741raiantingailPOUSIMIIIIPP We like best to call SCOTT'S EMULSION a food because it stands so e m- Ptati a 1Y for Penact nutrition. go And yet in the matter of rector- - ing appetite, of giving new strength to the tissues, especially ' to then trr`eS its action i is tIl r h of a r �� ./meth rn�,y ,�.,..�', a• ..,�• sC✓ �n1 fpt free lirple. OT']r & BOWN1:, cAeeattte Toronto/ $t.oa i all druggist,. a#eneti IN MERRY OLD ENGLAND NEWS BY MAfl. ABOUT lOJIIS ULL AND ells PEOPC.G. 'Occurrences In the Land '!'teat 11eifins 'supremo In the Cornneireial Waled. The death is announced of Sir David Dale, a great captain of industry in the north of England. Insurances against the result of earthquakes in various parts of the world are being inquired for. London insurance men estimate 'Bri- tish fire insurance companies' liabilities in San Francisco at $65,000,000. Ali legally proven claims will be paid. A number of young fellows in Dover have formed a "pipe league." They agree to smoke pipes only, and any member of the league found cigarette - smoking is to be fined. After being twenty years in the service 'of a family at Saffron Walden, Eng- land, as housekeeper, a woman died and it was found that no ,one knew her surname. • Some remarkably good prices were paid at a London sale of old news- papers belonging to a gentleman resi- dent in Scotland. A number of vokunes of the Oxford Gazette and the London Gazette, 1865-75, fetched £27. Lady Tate, as a memorial to liar late husband, Sir Henry Tate, has pur- chased premises on Tulse 11i11, London,, at a cost of £10,000, and given them to the Brixton Nursing Association to serve as their headquarters. Si'e Charles Metcalfe, the consulting engineer , to the Rhodesian railways, claims. the world's record for rapid con struction on the railroad above Victoria Falls.. Five and three-quarter miles of track were laid in twelve hours. The Duchess of Argyll is taking great. interest in the new rose gardens at Windsor. This is the outcome of her intense love of flowers, and she often makes' valuable suggestions as to the grouping of the different sorts. The value of the horses, ponies, asses, sheep and pigs in Britain is estimated at £443,000,000. Besides this there is poul- try to -the value of £5,000,000; .dogs, .£4,470„000; goats, £500,000, and cats, ferrets; rabbits and so forth, £500,000. The monthly report of .the Amalga- mated Society of Engineers states that the membership is now 100,000. The number of unemployed is 2,432, as com- pared with 2,628 in March. Trade is generally reported good at the various centres. One of the historic places at Rich- mond, Buccleuch House, is in the mar- ket. The house was built by Sir Wil- liam Dundas, son of a sergeant -surgeon :to. George III., and later it passed into the hands of the Duke of Buccleuch. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were entertained there. An • analysis of the recent return made by the London fire brigade gives startling evidence of the rashness and THF REAL SECRE OF THE POPULARITY Ott' CEYLON GREEN TEA NO ADULTERATION, PO .IMPURITIES. • P10 COLORING MATTER. ABSOLUTE PURITY TELLS THE STORY' Lead packets only, 40o, 6Oo and GOO Per lb. At eU grnoe n. lermardoimo recklessness of the ordinary citizen. Two-thirds of the fires which occurred last year were due to carelessness. Nearly a thousand tires were due to .children playing with matches or fire, A man who earned his living by swallowing coins and other articles had to be operated on at the London I-Iospi- tal the other day, and the surgeons found in him 25 pieties of cork, 20 pieces of tinfoil, a leaden bullet, a piece of string. 18 inches long, 18 cents in small change, a piece of leather nine inches long with a hook at each end, several pieces of clay pipestem, and portions of a newspaper.. LE 110I MINE GOES DEEPER.. The Le Rol has reached 1,750 feet, the lowest depth of any mine in the pro- vince. '"" ' WHITE BEAR.—In the old north drift, on the 8504001 leve. east of the shaft, a chute of ore five feet in width hes been struck, which runs about $26, and looks as though It would continue for a considerable distance further. A1] the ore shipped from this chute is that which is extracted in the course of the development. Drifting is in progress on. No. 3 ledge on the 700 -foot level, and the entire face of the drift is' in ore of a pay grade, which runs about $3'7 to the ton. Drifting is in progress on the 1,000 -foot level. The intention is to start the mill within the next day or two, with one shift; in order to use up the second-class ore that is taken out in the course of the development work. The mint• is looking better than ever. AN ARABIAN JUSTICE. Scene Which Reflects the Life of Old Testament Times. In his "Narrative oi• a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia," Mr. Palgrave gives a vivid deseription of proceedings In an Arabian court. The trial was a preliminary hearing before, a magistrate. One day my comrade and myself were cal a visit of politeness at the castle.. The customary ceremonies were over, and business, at first interrupted by our entrance, had resumed its -course. A Bedouin, pleading his cause before Ha - mood,, was accusing some one of having forcibly taken away his camel. The governor was seated in his cor nee, with an air of intense gravity, half--; leaning on a cushion, while the Bedouin( cross-legged on the ground before him and within six feet of his person, flour ished in his hand a large reaping -hoofs such as is used for cutting grass. Energetically gesticulating with th4 ugly implement, he thus challenged th- judge's attention: "You, 1-famood, do you hear?" stretcha ing out at the same time the hook to• ward the governor so as almost to react his body. "He has taken from my carnet. }lave you called God to mind?" Her again he put the weapon close to th unflinching magistrate. "The Camel i any camel; do you hear?" with anothe reminder from the reaping -hook. "1-1 1, mine by God's award and yours, too; do you hear, child?" and so on, while, Bamood sat without moving a muscle of face or limb until some one of the{ counselors quieted the plaintiff with "Remember God, child. It is of no; consequence; you shall nit be wronged." Then the judge called on the witness' es, Men of the province, to say thein say, and on their confirmation of the( Bedouin's statements, he gave orders tot two of his satellites to search for and- bring before him the accused person, while he added to the suitor, "All right; daddy„you shall have your own. Put your confidence in God,” and composedly motioned hint back to his place. AGREED WITH•HIM. A tourist who was sailing a -boat al a southern seaport wished to test tho politeness for which the boatmen of that particular town are famed. Now,there was a regular squall on, and at a moment when the ofd boatmanl was engrossed and had a]1 his energies, bent to keep the little craft before the wind, the inquisitive'one shouted in the boatman's ear: "Very little wind to -day." "Very little indeed," was the reply "but what there is is mighty strongl'Yr Katherine—"I never gave you any enat couragement. Johnson—"Yes, you did.l You led me to believe that your fathom Was wealthy." STEADILY ADV ONWARD—In Developme UPWARD -In Value. t. For months we have been recommending the purchase of WHITE AR INE S A E FOR DIVIDENDS AND SENSATIONAL PROFITS TO HOLD—Not for a small profit, but for many B " ���i times present figure. There is the' strongest possi- bility b bility and probability that it will repeat the history of Le Roi—its next door neighbors.. --and a few months from now yotii' hesitating friends will point,to you as " SUCH A LUCKY FELLOW "—and will remember that you `` ALWAYS WERE LUCKY," etc., etc. Read, analyze and act— l.i ROC=adjoining mine—sold at ono time 5c per shave PRESENT MARKET PRICE, $10.00 PER SHARE WHITE BEAR --Present market price about 10c per share -- the management state, with a few months' development will be. on a dividend - .paying basis. 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