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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-09-27, Page 3• +AsittfA+KM:(44:4ti4i1W1V.+V+VisWirs•WKi.f-',AA-+-4-Koi+Vieiki.+3;k", Al A osat-';av::Q TALE OF SOCTUERN CHEM. at'afaigi:4A+A+)1+A-4-Xi+Kcefrkie)14i:(+304-af-144.1.14.,aeA+3)E-fA+A+ fil,s CHARTER XXX1X.--(Continuedl. '' Much as he hated to flee, 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 21XCI, with little or no mercy ehould they fall into "their hands, There was &nail choice when it came , to making a eelection, all Chinese ' looked, alike -to Evans at that particular momenta, • , , Still, he knew there were always cer. tale elements in a web that serve tie leaders, and could such be individual- e-izeaaaAl „elleaVdeievel;: the, "thaeceNseof .a „ break in the assault would be made considerably brightee. Hence his practiced eye at once roved aloog the vanguard, earching for a ehining mark. e There was. a grine satisfaction in the thought that at least the auard of the ,.palace would offer splendid chances for advancement on the morrow, If their lead sped true to the mark. . Having diecovered one fellow who • gave evIdence by his dress and manlier of being In authority among the advanc- hag host, the doctor gave him the bene- . , fite of the suspielon". ,Probably the said patriot never rea- lized the extent, of the honor, 'conferred Upon him by this dietinctive preference, ,leat that was no concern of Dr. jack's, , whose conscience reeled easy. under the s conviction of having done his duty. , Plympton was ea. modest man. He had • been waiting for Jack to take the initia- • tive, ' and • no sooner lead theedoctor's 'weapon Speen than ' he hastened to ' /et in. • . .' Nor was Larry '•willing to be left 41 the lurch. . • His weapon could sofint just as loud- ly .at those wielded by his larger com- panions, and, if well handled, evould ..' *eierve out • medicine just as bitter to . those who took the dose, e ' It was only a° question of aiming etraigbt. • . The sudden little of firearms put quite ' a new phese uponerna.ttere. It was a Sound for which these • Chinese fighters had the greatest, respect, and, besides, the execution aqcomplished ineheir midst served to - further :arouse both • , their feare and their anger.' ' Unfortunately, taeir forward rush waa not in the least hindered by• the leaden' in that had begun ter rattle among tIthe, much as nuts fell upon the dead leaves when a fierce gust of 'autumnal wind...shakes the chestnut' frees.. Thus, the •gaps were being rapidly closed, and oue friends lied no rnean.s , . of 'preventing it. ' . . There are occasions lin some' lives • when time can only be measured in heartbeats, •when eternity looms up so lose at band 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 c.ompany now, as, breathlessly, they * stood their ground and e awaited the in, eviteble ehock of battle. Ille deadly bullets- continued to ge ' forward, and none could fail to `find il - mark in the mass . Of onrushing human •, beings; but they aid not stay the ad- • vance one. iota,. and Dr. Tack 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 upi' a good fight against the Chinese rabble. • Without such accessories, however, they would be able to make a- lame re- eistance atbest, and very shortly one. 'lei the steel blades wielded 'by their • enemies must do it work. 4„ .• Desperate men never give up until the Wet -breath is gone from their bodies. This does not apply. to 'civilized Da- , Eons • only. • When Kitchener scattered the legions of the Khalifa, arOund Klima tom and Omdurman, some of the • badly -wounded . dervishes, • feigning death, vvould sacrifice their last atom . 'of strength, in a vicious endeavor tO stab wine Egyptian or British soldier who ,chanced to draw near, knowing a',1 the tame time 'they would be hacked to pieces immediately after. , This, cannot be called true braverY, • but is sinepty an exhibition of vindictive 1 desperation, a deseire to die in a blaze est glory; a spirit of slaughtee such ea ant- , • mates the jungle tiger, Aimie more lofty than thie animated • thoce who ishieided Avis Evans with - their bodies'. ' - They had not sought this conflict and would have avoided lasif pOssible, by every honorable means in their power. e When forced reluctantly into the fight, nothing was left to them but to take up the gage of battle and accept the• dread. lid consequences; • „ The ' rueh of the asaailarats carried them over the 4,..interVening space so • • rapidly that they swung up ageirist our ateiends about the time the firearm -of inlie tatter were tWo-thirds meetly. The ecene that ensued ahnost baMese ' deecription, • • ' • - , Certain it a that never 0ou1d it fade from the Memories of tithe who par- . tielpated in the desperate hand-to-hand tdruggle, should favoring, fortune allow them to live through it . t' Avis, brave girl, erouching •there, '•white-faced but heroic, to the last, be- lieved she lived years in those brief i ' reeonde of time. She had pa -sed from, the depths of profound woe t45 middenjay at finding her ja6lt in the land of the living; and • new came Mall another Icaleidoeeopic 1,/likn,fe • 1,vhereby it eeenied' fated ehe . eliould he a witneee of his bloody death. At Teel. thenk Heaven. elle would reit be far hPilin(1 ilitil Vkilteit lie (reeeal flip dare. riser. Theo Wa2.; COnAatioii to her loving heart in the knowledge that together they would pass into the un- known ' world, loyal companions in death, even as they 'had been in iIf. His arm had been a tower of strength to her here; perhaps It might ,also help -her over difficulties in the Beyond. CHAP'rEiii XL, The confusion had, if anything, grown • more Ittense by this thne.• • Still, the • 6houting was all on one, side; not a sound breaking from the lips leitheathree, esta'astittledfore thole liseees with the desperation of despair. 'They had nothing to shout for, and thought best to eave t -heir breath for the finishing struggle. Ib appeared to be at hand. Dr, jack had on.e ambition. This was to possess himself of a sword whieh one of the onrushing Black • Flags sWung valorously abaft his head—a sword that was certainly not of Ciiiheee manufac- ture, and had evidently seen a German Or . Russian forge. e He laid his plans accordingly. • It -may have been a little matter, but in ,his eyes just then it assumed a cer- tain magnitude, Accordingly, he singled this fellow out for a display- of his warmest affec- tion, nor did he mean to shoot too soon, aucl thus baffle his own hopes. Well did he time his effort, nor was he the least out of the way. Even in sueh matters Dr. Jack eves seen to be 'as particular as the man at the mint who weighs golddusa ' • As he fired, the tall soldier pitched forward just as Asa ealeulated, and the coveted- sword was east at his very feet. Eagerly he snatched it up. To him it meant another frail bulwark between Avis and cleath. Lord Beckett $aw, 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 migbt have done .yeoman service in the hand of the big. Briton, for he was really in better phy- sical condition -to wield' it than Evans, who had suffered keenly from -Wounds ai imprisoarnente but the doctor's • nerve would carry Una a geed way, and any who came in contact with the edge of the 'weapon ,he now firmly grasped would, ha.ve• catiee to. regret the fact. Tbia little incideat might not halite much of a bearing upon the result, save that it might posibly delay -the Inevi- table end for 0e4,rief epace of time. 1. Even seeonds were worth something, with Kai Wang -hastening t� the scene of carnage as, fast es hie lege could °eery him—ICai Wang, who bad suc- seeeded• in his astgnishingly bold feat of interviewing • the powerful Dowager 'Empress in her -royal apartments, and • presenting such strong argumentfor her imperial consideration that when he, left again he bore with, him her signet ring, together with a document officisilly eigoecl and sealed by her -own hand, whereby Dr. Jack Evans and his little ompany of friends were 16 be granted the utmost consideration uponcondi 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 hie Ors had heard this au- gust proclamation and his eervile eyes had been gladdened by a sight of her own magie signet ring, which she bad been" pleased to temPorarilSt itrfist In the keeping of her faithful and, devoted sub- jeet, • Kai Wang,, manderin of the first degree, wears of the yellow jacket, and henceforth proud. owner of the peacock feather, that signified his being held in high esteem at eoura . • No one could ever know what magic he used to overcome the scruples of the Empress, who had hitherto looked upon' Kai Wang, jusrkas she did Li Hung Chang, as one to be feared and yet worthy of honor. Secrets of tate tire not to be- lightly declared abroad, and Kai Wang never revealed what- clurieig that period he pent in earnest consultation with the august ruler.. • •, 'Perhaps she gladly welcomed the chance to win him to her side aeasin ally; perhaps she had begun to see the folly of endeavoring to fight against the fates that decreed Chhecra open-door policy to the eiyilized World. However that may be, rai-Willig won ell he asked,7 and was even now on the way to carry the glorious news to his friends, when the sounds of strife filled hinl with a dread lest he should after all arrive too late with his precious news. Of coarse, 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 -in any way delayed even for 4 minute hmight have found a different welcome. 'His coming was dramatic enough 10 please even a Frenchman.* While the melee was at its height, a shrill voice sounded above' the cries, of the comba- tants. What it add Dr. jack did not quite know, bute there must, have been a royal inandate7in the demand, for theme in the immediate vicinity of the neweorrier Newel their noise and shrank owe from the man who wore the vet- jaehet of authority and evlio bran- dielted • a doeuin'ent which bore the re- vered eeal of the Doweger Einpeese, Imost like magic Kfd Wane. eeashed lite viol. and then, facing t ie erowd• that • reminded Loat elackett of !igen; cheated of their prey. he read thd °Were of the Emprees. That deeunient and that ring were in- eifinioe is;• life 'anal death to theee eses :,ent. 'the man wlio dared 10 defy tilde • aeseditirmiaa- Fc7.7cr in the l'eccilhcl.(1 Ircyfo v.'417h 0'7E'e C.3 u^n ui tho co 5t Ii:co(3. Iso L-nr.nu,-; 0 I00i c00 thi) c'Jrai.o rio oc.. And otir hesdly able t9 reaF.o wizat o. 1)7.c[3E(261 4.le1ivoranf!e lac..)d over- taLlen thorn Inot in the nici;¶oltin:c— how. they cflucczed lo hgnmt cood c: KolWang--oh, tint 'a proud mo- Wcnt for tho wi?..2r(1. Ilo could not, havo foit ii.etter irl(1 hi) ro. ceived an order for a thuirand groiFs ol tilt) most coatly :farnily god$, payment on delivery. . , ° At least ;there was no discounting the vvonderfut authority contained in the docuinent, and in the signet ring fashioned, like a dragon of gold with diarrioud eyes. •. . The janizaries of the' palace know ct toowell to, doubt the evidence of their eyes. It is perhaps human to desire neetion with a winning house. These lecidere had but a. brief thne 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 air 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 wails of the mysterious Forbidden My, %.111")Yr,15'.W re41 PICAPIM Itr-Dri'AVii 40 grant. them this prrvilege, and with one arm around ins devoted and now happy wife, and the other holding the cap- tured sword trophy, he traversed the passages, crossed the grand palaver chamber, amid the stares of astonish - menton the part f mandarins and others still gathered ere, and finally breathed the fresh o I de air. It was the grandest night In his wh,ole life, tine never had the pure atmosphere seemed so utterly delicious as when ine haled after his week of dungeon life. Larry clung tenaciously to the un- wieldy lantern, which -lie 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 aseumed that out friends were rejoiced to see the outside of those forbidding,.walls .again. They issued forth through the ordihary eaannel, a gate that was heavily guard- ed, end went at once to the hotel. Here in the morning a consultation was held, where the advice of and American officials was sought, and it was finally concluded to leave Peking at once, since the papers bearing upon the great railway concession, for which London bankers •were to pay Dr. Jack a million pounds sterling, were already at Heng -Kong in safety. The wonderful Kai • Wang did not cease his vigilance, and, through him, ope friends learned of a subtle plot, • engineered,• of • course, by the ba.Med Russian., Petciskey, as a last resource, Whereby they were to be attacked and,• overwhelmed by a, great force of Tar- tans while on the way to the shipping point. Even Chinese railway trains will not stand in ethe way of Russian •ven- geance, it seSnis. SO the delectable and .evise Kai Wang arranged a M„lle excursion. of his own, and in diSguise the party was secretly conveyed to Tien-Tsin by road vehicles, instead of erain. Here a veesel was se- cured to undertake the passage of ,the Grand Canal, anae under Kai, Wang's guidance, they scoured the hundreds of miles of fertile territory 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 Conetitution. Once at Hong Kong, and --the- danger was fill in the past.. Evans had played for high a'Stakes, andi .as in other like ,circurnstances, had won his game through a rare combination of boldness and the special favor of Providence). • He -solemnly prornisecr his adoring spouse that • it was the last time the nieant 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 wsis blessed with such a charming and devoted wife, to be so lightly risked. In the new possessions of his native country., tae sunny Philippines, he planned to Invest great sums M coffee plantations, and, following the calm pursuits of petite, hoped to finish • his daysln ari, atmosphere Vito at variance with the hurly-burly` scenes that lied marked so much of his career. Kai Wang is stilt in Centon, and his Rower among the mandarins seems to grow. , Some say he will soon be a .viceroy; but politics in China no Euro- pean understands, so that his future is beyond proeihee,y. • Lord Beckett has endeared himself to Jack and his wife, nor will Larry ever forget how the big-hearted Englashman risked his life to make the amende hon. orable when Dr. Jack's *widow appealed to his manhood.lhe End. N, EVER GETS BY., "I always hate to pass an Ice cream saloon when I'm *walking with my girl." "When I'm out with my girl I've nevs er happened to pass one. "That's strange. flow- do you man- age it?" don't manage it; 0110 does. She always insists upon going in." seastamtgamoreamiamirmarAmompioprompiiiir. We like best to call sorrs EMULSION a food because it "Stalad$ *o ettt. phatically for perfect riutrition, 0 And yet in the matter of restor. t ing appetite, of giving nov 6t1ength to the tissues, especially to the nerve, its action is tha0 a of a medifinta 0 . iZennor Poo rmoti14. 8COTT at BOWI'a's (,,-heagistr, Toonto, Ott sor. and ?Lao ; an. Iugeank. , 41011.411A1V4Aki‘Vilir e , IN MERRY OLD ENGLAND' THE REAL SECRET — hEWS EY Mille ABOUT 10111N BULL AN» uis ese, , OCeurrences Me Lepel Teat• Beiges &Tecate) lei the Conine:kW Woad, ' • Ii2o, (loath i9 announced of Slr1)3:1711d 1B;/, jarl,eu,1 aoprEeraielacnapen of,• indur,try the •Insuronfes' against thr) result of earthquakes various rp.11.5.‘ of the world are being inquired for. " London insurance men estimate Bri- tish fire insuranee• cOmpanies' lialijitieo • jinegalSlyanFr prove4nilecislawirris°m,S1?15'bWo°'p°17de An 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 - awaking is to be fined. ' After being twenty years in the service of a family, at Saffron Walden, Eng- land, OS housekeeper, a woman diede and it was found that no ione knew her aroma/nee remarkably good prices were p4idat pofteis; begrciNcifz:a,te)ee--ef husband, Sir Henry Tate, has pur- tO an resi- en in Scotland. A number of volumes ohe Oxfo e and Lond Gazette, 1865-75, fetched 427. Lady Tate, as a memorial to her -late ehased premises on Tulse Hill, London, at a cost of 410,000, 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 eon- struction on the railroad above Victoeia Falls/ Five and three-quarter miles of track were laid in twelve bours. • Tile 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, eheep and pigs in Britain is estimated at 4443,000,000. Besides this there Is poul- try toe' the value of X5,000,000 ; dogs, .44,47Q,000; goats, X5,00,000, and • cats, fen`ets, rabbits and so 'forth, 4509,000. The..monthly report of ,the Amalga- mated Society of Engineer & .states that the membership is now 100,000. The pnaurmber of unemployed is 2,432, as cora- ed*with 2,628 in Mereh." 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- •Iie.M Dundas, son of a sergeant -surgeon .to George III. and later ft passed into the. hands the Duke of Buccleuch. Queers Victoria and Prince Albert were entertained there: ' An - analysis of • the recent return made by the Loudon fire brigade gives startling evidence of the rashness and • OF THE POPULARITY OF , - , , CLYLMN GREEN TEA ,. , So ADULTERATION.. ' - . ,pilt, IMPURITIE3. , -- . , P40 cowniNG MATTER.' : ' ABSOLUTE PURITY TELLS THE- STORY! •. Leao paokote way. 400,7 lido and Odo Or Mt, At op srue. reeldeqsne,.4s of the ordinary , Two-thirds of 11;o1.v o fires hicli occurred last year were due to carelessness., Neayly a thousand fires were duo 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 Hospi- tal the other day, and the surgeons found in -him 25 pieces of cork, 20 pieces of• tinfoil, a leaden bullet, a piece of string. 113 inches long, 18 cents in small change, a piece of leather nine inches long .with hook,, eaceric/, several Pieees of claY pipestem, and PortiOns-or Id newspaper. LE ROI 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 850 -foot level, east 91 the shaft, a chute of ore five feet in width has been struck, which' runs about $26, and looks as though it would continue for a•considerable distande further. All the ore shipped from this chute Is that which. is extracted In the course of the development. Drifting is in progeese on, No. 3 ledge on the 7U0 -foot level, arid the entire face of the drift is in ore of a pay .grade, which runs about $37 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 lige up the second -Class ore that is taken out in the course of the development work. The mine, ts looking better than ever. • AN AMMAN JUSTICE. Scene Which Reflects the Life of Old Testament Times. • In his "Narrative ofea-Year's journey through Central and Eastern Arabia," Mr. Palgra,ye- gives a vivid description of prfoceeclings in an Arabian court. The. trial was a preliminary. hearing before Id magistrate. • One day my comrade and myself were oic a visit of politenesS ,at the castle. The customary ceremonies were over, and business, at first interrupted by our entrance, had resumed itscourse, • A. Bedouin, pleadingehis cause before Ha- mood, was accusing some one of liavin4, forcibly taken away hp-; come]. The 'governor was seated in his cor., ner, with an air of intense gravity,leaning on a cushion, while the Bedouin( cross-legged ,on the ground before him, and. within six feet of his person, flour4 ished in his hand a large reaping -hooks! such as is used for cutting grass. Energetically gesticulating with ugly implement, lie thus challenged th Judge's attention: ' "You, tiarnood, do you hear?" stretolm Oitt -4t-, the; SaniO,„ 44.not1xe ehople ward til 0 governor *Vas alrifost to 'reatilit- his body. "I -le has taken from my carnal; Have you called God 'to mind?" iler again he put the weapon,, close to th unflinching magistrate. °The camel I my camel; do you hear?" with anothe reminder from the reaping -hook. "if i., mine by God's award and yours, too; do -you hear, child?" and so On, whild Hanlood sat without moving a muscle( of fa,ce or limb until some one of thec ,counselors quieted the plaintiff with "Remember God, child. 11 18 of nck consequence; you shall not:be wronged.4+ Then the judge .called on the witifess-4 es, Men of the province, to say their, say, and on their confirmation of thet . Bedouin's statements, he gave ,orders to/ • 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 haveyour own. Pu your confidence in God," and composedly motioned him back to his place. ; 1/1•••.•••=811,••• AGREED WITaD HIM, • . "4 A tqurist, who was sailing a boat at a southern seaport Wished ,to test time politeness for which the boatmen that particular town are famed„ Now there was -a -regular equall on,, and at a moment hen the oldboatman' was engrossed and had all bus: energlea, 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 tlie- reply, "but what there -is is mighty stroxigr .• Katirrinee--"I never gave you any ene couragement. Johnson—"Yes, you aide You led me toe believe that your lathe* was wealthy." ONWARD --In Develoiprnen UPWARD --In Value. • For months we have been reeommendinK the purohase of • 7 ES FOR DIVIDENDS AND SENSATIQNAL PROFITS BUY NOW HOLD—lot for; a sm,1,11 profit, but for many times present figure.. There is the strongest possi- bility and probability that it.wilt repeat the, hist2r7 of Le Roi—its next -door neighbors -a -and a few months from now yotiii hesitating friends Will point,to you as dd ST3C11 A LUCKY' FELLOW "—and will remember that you, "LWAYS WERE LUCKY," etc.., etc. Read, analyze and aet-- LE ROI-:-o.djoiniug mine--sold'at one.time 5o per share 4 • PRESENT MARKET PRICE, $10400 PER ;HARE WHITE BEAR Present market price about 100 per share— • the management state, with a few inonths' development will be on A dividend- -paying bp,s,ts. We consider the Company's last monthly report 80 satisfactory - that we have had a number printed, Send for one and judge whether it is unreasonable, to expect it to advance to , '1? ONE DOLLAR PER SHARE Buy Canadian Gold Fields Syndicate. Paying regular to per cent. dividends See buying and selling cluotatherie Standard, Stock ptchange'liist. 1.Buy,Arnalga,niated Cobalt. :See buying and selling quotations hi Standard Stock Exchange Lit.Write us for fuller partictilars and send 1.!'s your buying or ,sellintr, orders in these or any mi ing or industrial stocks. /kik ft ROSS 'STOOK BROKERS —Members Standard OA iiika —Ste& Exchange, ' Its:rATILISTED 1887. Standard Stook EChAPU� Ri1dtfle TORONTO ste • ,