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Iriwn la fsr.tt in ct,idn riofinQ..
town To csi!h in notden bar
Isl ft? l.go.rninq,
Trs'h our ItrarlS Rr (lAd'jonit Iju
brail t.p It".- Uwhlina! holy
'.U'ljl" wcH horn lor Nigh nt (ovilij
Uf ul worilup Mim p;dau
i ! fyVI
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O..P 10, whit the cuil Mil piled
h'gh :iinl lnr wilier lni full
to uxfi-ilowiiig, ba-ked sul
lenly down on tin- baggage
car of the ':.. "local" from Worcester,
iiml Willi a savage ' Ivri'i lnmk" t ti:t t
(it'll! ii Klii vol" lliioiiu'li 1 In- I'liiip' trniii,
iillnwil lii-rs.-li' In lu- iT.'.ipK'ii 1 y tin.'
quirk liiiitfivil l'',:i!;..'iiKin.
It wan ,il bin livr luiiHilrs to the
half hour, lint iihviuly a l:niy Klivain
of ias.-riiL'rls hravlly hiil. n Willi i;ll j
kinds of iiiyslei-iiuis lnnkin paicrls
whs iiiiiiriiij; il'.iwn His- ihitl'iirni mnl j
Illlo t lu- rais. Tor IliU was llir vi n- !
IllK' "f 1 Ircrli.lirr and the spirit of!
Christinas was over ih, ;iul.
Itut Impjin'C of all 1 his happy irowil I
was Urn, ilir 1 rain li..y. In a llul.'
ovrr an hour airl a half hi' shouhl l,r ;
lioiui' with iin.n,,.,- . j-omij. j
hrolhrr Dirk aiul his sisp r Sal. As hr !
fat 011 a trunk In ihr lmii.' iar with !
his pilr of pap.-rs hy his si(r. waiiln- '
for Hit' Iraiii M start, hr nuilil ihini; j
of noihiu- l.iu (hut happy ivniih.ii. j
Urn hail lu i ii ksivIiik up lor this j
rhrNtnias Willi la.uv ih.ui Hu. usual I
ulniin; mnl s.ll- .li.nial. an.i llir ivmiIi i
of it all now slmnl l.riorr him neaily I
parktil in a wo.nlcn .i.-.
Two nirii tin iv wrro al.oar.l the "T.llii
loral" whnsf la.is ivihrlnl iiothin
of I ho Chrisinias olin'r. "ivs.-ii 1 1 y ih
fironiau put ilmvn his oil ,an ami I
looked up at tlio i nu'ilirrr. I
"What lime is ill - strikr ordcivd .
for?" ho nskrd.
"Half pust ci-Iit 10 thr M-ooii.l."
fc-rowli'il thr i ii'.'im.'r.
"Why. Ihafl! !ravr .s Irn miles froni
no where.'" t-rinl iho liri'iuaii,' who t
name was tjtrl.hius. -Niee ('hrisinias
we'll have. I.iirky if wr Iiml a roof
to rover us. Why do we have lo strike
on Christmas i:ve, of all limes':" hi
nihlril, wrnthfully.
"'Cause the pr. sidrtil takes this train
out to l-aliji town to-night so's lie kin
liev Christinas with his old mother
We got ihe tip no more than an hour
nu. The men thinks Hi.-i ruilier than
yet sunk hiiweeii here and il.ar he'll
cave in mid jriant us wot we ask."
At that moment a well dressed man
of thirty five or so, sai. liel in hand,
cume briskly down the platform and
j;ot into the smoker. Ii was the presi
dent of the road, lie was a very
young man for such a posh ion, but
ho had long sinee shown himself equal
to its responsibilities.
The conductor look o'jt his watch
It was already thirty seconds pnt
Marling time, but on Christinas Kve
one dors not like to think of anybody
losing thj train, nn.l so perhaps h s-
lng a Christmas dinner.
At exactly 7.31 the signal was given,
and with a great hissing of escaping
steam mid n slow "ehoochuo:" as
BEN SAT OS A TnrXK IX THE IIAOGAtiE
CAK WAITING FOR THE TBAIX TO
START.
though the big engine were taking
breath for lis long run, the iraiu rolled
inftjf stlcally out of the siaiii.n.
Ilru wa; cu his fourih round vj;u
djr and honbons" this iliiie-whcu there
!l n.nnoini,
olft:!nrij (o us brircino,
is iwfllioo
ftiat Crtnjfw4 iio-rt
Itnqi., tjf cfoplf.
uon'drr jfffnlf
if. .,,...,: ir.-
and Dm rmo'ng,'
AfeJ IT
5l
m us hvHw u
was a suddtn jelling atol J.irring as
ihe train came quh-kly n u stauitill.
Some folks, thinking Ii a station. '
gat in-red up tie-it- traps pr-parnmry i
lo departure, lull lien knew J -:i. r. II '
knew they should be halfway beuvirii i
Sandsville and Henderson, whirl, was
n.i, 1.,-li.lf l.o.-,o.
I lot iiox, I rerkuti: iiiu'e i
i ii, !
lo himself. "That'll mean a half hour
delay, and motln-r'll get l asy."
Tlie train boy sleppt.l out on He
phitforni. and, leaning far nut. he : w
a kni t of men standing by lae engine.
He ir laces lil up by tin- li,i d,,.
e..b.
oh
Koa -
(.Mtirkly chiinborliig down, he ran
Up lo the group, l .iiiiig cadi oilier
were Hie engineer and I be president.
"This Is a dastardly plot of vours,"
Mr. rearsoii, the jir. ! 1- in. was say
ing. "Hut ynu won't force me lu givi
in by any stirli course."
"All rigid, sir!" i-.-pli. .1 .he engineei'
sullenly. Then we'll have o ipiit th,
I i t . A ('
fTAT JES
WHERE YER Iir, CTEIiniNs!"
here. Steldiius, dump the
Irain right
tire!"
The president felt himself beaten,
but at that instant lien's vi.iee, shrill
with excitement, rang; o-n sharply:
"Slay Jes where yer be. Ste'ibins. I'm
not going to have the presideni's
Christmas and my folks' Cl-.ristmas
spoiletl by any o' yer fool orders!"
When lien had realized tlie situation
he had dashed madly into the b.-nr-ja-e
car. wrenched open his Christmas In 1
and taken from It the shit gun in I
tended ns a present for his brother. In
a trice he had loaded it and then had
climbed up on to the engine from the
other side.
tlie siglit or the pleainlng barre
very much dNeoiicertod the strikers
and they hesitated.
"Five hundred dollars to the man
who drives the rugiin It's only thir
ty miles?" cried Mr. lVarsou. No one
moved.
"I tlu'iil: I could run old iO," said
Ben. timidly.
"You, boy!" liiuiterotl the president,
sizing up ihe sturdy form of sixteen-year-old
Pen. "What do you know
about mi engine!"
"If you phase, sir, my futlier, John
Uixou, was an engineer on thhj road
I rr
I -' I 'I :. .-- Il l
z :. ' in,
n fore he died, an' ofien's the time I
rode in the cab witli him. He showed
me how to work tin- lever and the
wliisile valve and all the rest of It.
If you could only get some one to lire
now "
I'll lire," l plied the president quiet
ly. Thru turning to the trainmen he
said: "This boy and I will run the
Haiti. Co back and tell the passengers
that we : re going right through. Then
you can stop here or go on with us,
jllt as you choose."
Then the n vs was passed along the
train that a substitute engineer had
I' i'ii found and the traiu was to go
through niter all.
Aboard Hie engine, his gloved hands
wi. hllng a shovel, was the president
of the road, while Iten, with his face
otii of ilie cab window, kept his left
hainl on III.' tlilotllr.
lu Ihe uieiiniinie the brakeinen held
a short consultation with the con
ductor ::iid had concluded that the best
cruise lot- t hem was lo quit the train
and leave ii to Its I'ale.
A couple of the male passengers vol
mikcied lo m i us brakeman ami en
deri..r. and with lids si range crow ihe
train presently got under way.
II had beiii decided that as trouble
probably awaited Ihein al Henderson,
where a large rowdy clement was lo
cal, il. Hie train would stop a hall' mile
i liis si,;,, of Hie town for the pnssen-
aini tin n lien was to run through
rrson without stopping.
Tr
ii Hi" station platform a group of
a hundred nie'i were grimly awaiting
lie iirrival of the train. Its approach
had hern heralded by lis whistle live
minutes before.
"If the train slows up, hoard her, ami
puil oli the engineer," commanded the
head of ihe gang. -If she doesn't stop,
shooi at the .s.abs. and smash all the
windows you can;"
Suddenly a hoarse shout went up.
'Here she comes: Illess me if she
ain't -lou-iti' down!'' cried oue. I
"Iba.ly, boys, with y. r brickbats!"
cried Hi.- ringleader, revolver in hand
I.e. thin- f.-ir mil i ' tli,, ,il. i, :, ,.!...
; ,lis fitC(. wilIl ,,,, ,lllst
yl,il,i!,g
star.-', was r.eu. The
hit. I forgotten to ie-
; .1---!.
I lili.Ve
llill-l.
Ill, Who
h!s K 1 . 1 glov.-s. stood just be--liotgim
in hand. The revolver
was r.ii-vd. a hundred stones were
poised in the jiir. 'I hen as ihe pale,
s--l fare of the voting engineer showed
up f-.r an instant by the (li.-kering
light of ihe station lamps tin., man
v--:.-3?.-.: ;
I..- Yii'o
. Ihe I.e.
lh ini tlie t 'lii i-iuins ettii
l-'iom Hie w,i,ail-how,
Now I lie ll.une leaps up
Willi its ruddy soul!
In ihe uliiiviiig blao
Mow ilic il.in.er.s spin!
I'. ltl-t ill lilt' lll.lt;.
Nimhlu ll.iileiUtn!
i- 1.11,'ii;
.1 lie i : v
r ..Id i;,
.in v:
I iv '....-!! Noel!"
Till the l.lit.Ts ri
And :::.' -k L nil bell
1't .i!. in aimu'criii,
with the revolver lowered his weapon
; and siuang forward.
' Hold on:" he yelled. "It's lb-n!" Hut
there was no nerd for the warning.
! Tin- men i.iid i-eri.giiize.l tin- lad at Hie
' same iusliiiit and Willi one accord
j i heir hands dropped. They would have
as soon sliol Ihcir own sons ns to do
barm to lien.
j So the president had his Christmas
i Willi his mother nTter all. and so did
I I'.-n. and the boy thought it the lum
piest Christmas he had ever knowu.
Muring ihe day Mr. JYarsoii drove
over lo s.-e liiui. and when he departed
be h it behind him a cheek for SoOil
aiul the promise that when Hen was
old en. mull he should run 1!) every
day.
"Hut I won't promise to net as fire
man again," the president had added
laughingly.
This ail happened iliiriv odd vcars
ago. and the erstwhile train boy is now
general manager of the road, and n
very dignilied geiilleman, indeed; but
down litlgetown way no one ever calls
him anything 1ml plain Hen. Houglas
.il licit. i.,0ly, in Ihe New York Her.
The Yl. tiiiilz. il Haley I'n.tet.
When I'm older I'll he glad;
Nuw my hie is horrid sad;
I'olks give me at Christ ma time
Toys that oiiiy cost thine.
"Whv didn't you attend the Chrisi
mns dini-er. iuy pretty ma hi:"
"Nobody axed me, air," she said -Life.
A Unllilay Ki Ihi.
r '
mim rnvn wmrm 1 ,-,
ltltKAKI'AST.
Christ mas oranges.
Cereal Hakes and cream.
Sirloin steak, lingl.sli buns,
lioUi'hmils. l.'oii'ee.
M.vvnt.
(Serviee for P n peisonsl.
Hot chiin bi-oili and whipped cream
Itipe olives. Celery.
Lobster cutlets. I're.ieli peas.
1'irkle.i.
Itoasl goos , witli potato sinning.
Apple foam s.-iu.-e. JVdl-d chestutift
and onion--. Spinach moid.
Letlm-e, I'rclieli dressing. Ciiei sect i-.ps.
Mince pie. l'rox - ii plum pudding.
Sailed peanuts', liniibuiis. CofiVg
ltri-'l'KT I.rNCHKflV.
Shrimp saiidwiclies.
tllivi-s In tomato jelly.
English ynie dollies.
Iced orange jiii.-e in gliisses-.
l-'ruil and uuls.
The Hi-ason when -yule lire glow
and parlors lire green with ihe inNtlc
loe bough" seems (o have come so
soon again, ,-iud Ihe feasting is also at
hand. Much of tlie Clirisiiu.-ts pr, par
aiion may be made coiisiiloivl.lv in
advance of ihe day. Kadi .bsh ii-.tiH
! be so tilllsht-l and g.inrsli.d ;!S lo ,-:p
peal to lite eye aiul nr-oid with the
day. Nolhing ofins a clear, r Idea of
a hostess' good taste linn He- in. inter
in which she s-is h-r lal !-. The
Chiisiinas wre;i:ii i iTecl may be ma-V
very bi-iiiiiiful by lying a v,-iva,ii to
the back of each .hair, laying a large
one in ihe centre ef tin., table and a
larger one 1 . . i ; r way between il and ihe
table edge. Ihe latter wivaih bring
tli : ,
; mi .s!-.ai.dr.li!...i i' i ,
V nli In.-, iiiiiun- in-,
And Ins I'i'.i-t ..' ol.tu s
S.-iiiilliered in I i. lire.
" lilt- cl.iys ui urn ill.
Ami tin- iiikmu itMii!
II. -ap t lie l'hr:ti:,..s In u I II I
Hale tht. Vnli- 1,M ki!
made of ground pine roping. All
meals mi l .lessens on the riu-Ntmas
dinner tab!.- should be oi-naiiieiiied, If
possible, with holly.
Yule Ii.dli, s-l'rcata logeiher oue
half flip of butler and oie- t up of su
gar. Atld gradually nvo well-beaten
eggs, one lablespouiifid of cream or
rich milk, one to. spoonful of vanilla
and three cups of Hour, with whi, h has
been sifted tuo teaspoonl'iils of baking
powder; then slalid for an In.ur in a
cold place. Have ready a tin culler hi
Ihe shape of a doll ab.ut li t- Indus
long. Koll out a portion of i'u- dough
at a time, about a half inch liiirk; ml
inlo dolls. Hrtlsli each mi l- with mill;
and dredge lighily with powdered su
gar; use small ctirrains for eyes and
bake 111 n moderate dm ti. When told
decorate the skirt of each il ill with
rulllcs of frosting. Wrap s, pa raid y
iu sheels of waxed paper until ready to
serve.
Tlint Wuii.lvtTuI Tri-p.
The Christmas tco has the unique
distinction of growing with the same
vigor in nil climatis and bearing fruit
without liny preparatory blossoming.
Like Jonah's gourd. It springs up in a
night ami withers into nothingness In
a day or two. No soil is loo poor lo
prevent its growih; no soil rich enough
to prolong linn growth beyond ils ac
customed limit.
Cltnili' Dlt'kpni'n (...oil Work.
Hut for the great novelist, Charles
Pickens, there is linle doubt bin ih.il
the keeping of Christmas, except as a
purely religious feast, would have
died out many years ago. His efforts
let I to a revival of t'hrisinias as a fes
tival of general rejoicing ami jollity.
Too (.unit to l.tve.
If the suiall boy were always as
good as he- is on Christ mas i:ve he
would certainly tlie young. Hut k.
Cliiiiiiiia. Morn.
it. .
Kris KiUi;lu's Uoipiest moment.
ft1 hm K- I Ef Vil' W
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NTHE CHINA" SEA
A NARRATIVE
If BKWAKI)
fCnrr-niaiiT 1!! B7
CHAPTER X.
CO.VTINIED.
"Very well. To begin, then, we
must go back thirty yeur.s, boy
probably more than you have lived.
Well, thirty years aso I left dear obi
Kngland ah, Miss Arnold, it was not
so simple a thins to leave 1'iiglaii.l
then. Thirty years ago, I left ul-.I
"'upland, with my wife, to coma here
and teach the Uuspel of Christ to
theso jioor people, then quick to learn
autl anxious to hocuuie one of the
uations of learning in tlie world. I
wus a preaeher, Jiuvinir taken onlers
iu the Church of Kugland. I was an
enthusiast in my work, as was my
poor wife, r.trdou mo if I falter,
i'hesa poor old eyes seem full ready
to weep. Hut I am old am old.
Vnd my heart is seared with sorrow,
as you will see. We came here, then,
thirty years ugo, mi l found Tulmooeh
a nourishing piuce, a promisiug pUe,.,
a muguUii'eiit place. Let mo deseribo
it fully, that yo,i may moro ubly np
piveialo tiie c-outra-il later ou. Here,
nil around us, where you sen the
sprct lin;; palms, the fragrant and
beautiful iloweis, here was the
temple of the people of Talinooub, au l
here tiny worshiped their go.l. Nay,
you need look for no falliujr- walls,
uo erinuiiliii;? ruiiiH. Not a stone w as
in their t.viiile. Tlieir co 1 was tint
Go 1 of Nature, and iu th.i vast and
inaguiiicetit c.ttlie lr.il o1' Ips hainli
work tiny came to worship Mini, iio
yond that wall, the. island MivleiiPi
Hon; h ward about t .verily miles. It
was at that tinio a verilabln paradise.
The iiiouutitius Wei,! l...le.l with
miiicr.il wealth. 'I'ii i !it:ea in were
alivo with Ibh. Thj iieoplo were in
iiotMut ail lianpy. Wuiiike, it it
true, were the men, but only that
they laifjiit defend their home
ujniust invasion. Tho populution
of the isinnl was lib out one hun
dred thousand. The form of govern
ment was a luomuvhy. Indeed,
t'uo people ha 1 never beeu far imioue;;i
a ive need to ta';o any otiior form.
They are .'lot, perlnps, epial to ;r '
erniuq: tlieuiseivcs. There was a kin,'
wiio was e'lo'en bv t!i 1 iieople. Ho
!ml no life tenure. The throne wv.s
not hereililaiy. Tlio ruler vas he
whooi the peoplo deflarod the best
lilted for tlie responsible honor. The
pro;, le were ilivi-l.-d into tuo tribes.
The Jiunars, perhaps the superior in
point cf intelligence, had a I VAueulle 1
(iainor. It theti coiitaiued abuut
twenty tli'iiiaud souls. You wtml 1
be utterly surprised t.) see this town
in those days of peace and prosperity.
Tho streets were wide and clean. The
houses ve.ru suiull, but models of
neatness and cleanliness. Some ui
the more pretentious were really beau
tiful in their a cliitocture. Tho men
worked iu the mines or in the maim
fiit'luring establishments. Everything
was done on something like a eo-oiicr-ativo
plan, subject, of course, to the
crown. There was no great individual
wealth, bin on tho other hau.1 the! a
vas no poverty. Every family had
plenty. A maroon, or, in English, a
.in ivor, win the representative of the
kiufj iu Ibilueor. lie was eiioseii for
liis wisdom. His rule win wondrous
ly wi?e, ami tilt) people prospered.
Tho country round about was rich iu
funning lauds, nud thousands of peo
ple ii id their little holdings, subject
ton slight taxation to provide for the
expeti-vs of slate. There v. as trade
with other nations, and the manufac
tures of Taliiioo.di mnl of the Juuiars
were famous in many lands.
"ralmooeh is perhaps the most
noriherly of the Ehilippiuo group. It
is so far north that it mi'nt almost lm
Buid to lie oil' tuo Chinese coast. It hi
just south of Formosa.
"l'eside the .liimai s, there wero the
Kaleks, not so far advanced iu intelli
gence, but more warlike. Their city
was called Hroiiiporiali, and held fifty
u.ousaii'1 liinaiiitants. it was lnuci
like lialneor in every respect. Th
two people were practically one. Tlie
seat of government was at Quieiilal, a
fortitied town at the other end of the
island. Hut I tire jou, do 1 not?"
"So, you tlo not," I protested; "on
tho contrary, I am greatly interested.
It would bu unwiso f.,r us tomako any
attempt to push farther on our way
without a full understanding of what
is before us. I hopo you will pro
ceed." "Yes, tlo, Mr. Avery," said Miss
Arnold. "I am e iprer to hear all."
"Very well," he said, smiling wear
ily. "Hut wo might, I suppose, with
good judgment, retire farther into tho
forest to escape unfriendly eyes. Yes,
I think it best. Let us go baok hert
a space."
We gathered up our goods and re
treated some distance where wo were
sheltered by the thick brush and trees
from observation should the enemy
feared by Mr. Avery appear. Having
arranged ourselves comfortably, the
missionary continued:
"I have told you all I need to tell
of the condition of affairs in Ta! mooch
when 1 came here with my dear wife,
thirty years ago. To give you, how.
ever, a si ill better idea of the prevail
ing happiness und prosperity of the
people, I will say just a word more.
In whatever intercourse the .Tumars
and Kaleks ouce two distinct and
separate peoples, but at the time of
which I speak united into one happy
ttut'ioii hud with outside people, Biicii
is traders from the coast or tho iu
nabitants of neighboring islands who
V 3T
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r.
OF ADVENTURE.
'." UOI'KlNsJ.
r.orrnT i:iNrr.'s ovs.)
ha t auvo'ieeu as tar as hip-building',
there never wus the slightest show of
tlishoue.tty or cupidity. These people,
with all their intelligence mi 1 si: ill
uro wouderfully simple. They ur.
like children. They uro very mural
It can readily bo understood tlo-n
that wo found hero u fruitful liebl
We found a people eager to grasp tht
truths that have become the light i t
greater nations. I taught them Eug
lisli; they taught me their lnii.rii:i,;e.
My wife established schools for tli m
and their children, it was a happ
life. liut I cauuot dwell upon j'
further.
"For ten yours this continue 1. In
that time no made rapid strides. T ie
ruling houses tojk a great interest iu
tho progress of the mil tan in learning.
A certain sort of simple lit 'ratiir..- w
produced, some even now iu exist-m-u
showing tho quaint simplicity of t ie
people. Commerce hu 1 becom.) es
tablished. Wo hope! that Taluionch
would make u na'iio for itself among
tlie smalb'i' nations, lb.it there w.n au
evil day i i store for us.
"Thr) .'reedy and covetous eye i f
Ihe Chinese fell up in the beauties of
f al'iioneli. You may or you mav
not understand thrt covcrnmcufal
system of CUiua. To lu brief, tin
Empire is now unl-r tha rule of En
Maiitehoos a jiroviuc.! of in.:-! hern
Cliin.1. 'J'he Eintieror has been ciriel
or was, when I wa- of tho world a
progressive man, but my experienc.!
here has led me to bdi. ve that greed
and cruelly aro itbant all tiiere is to
tho Chine e religion. A cousin of tli
then ru'ing fa uiiy was governor o!
.iao of tlio eastern pinnaces. 'J'iiiJ
inn's Uiiiue was ! I en-!'.-' Ii. T: un
said that ho fell iu ilisgr.i-e with ti'"
Emner .r, ami to lest im himself t j
f.'Vor, be set out to enirjuer some ne v
laud und tints em ich hi:t r.r-al cou.-iu'.s
exciiequiU'. At any rale, twenty years
ago, this monster Hen- Ivo-II i s.voope I
down upon our little island a:-. I
brought death an I dcsoialiou wilii hi u.
"i eanii .t beg n to tell yen of tiie
monstrous cruellies til awful bar
barities practice l by lleu-ivo Hi a i I
his foMowers. Tlie ruling lam'.y al
l, iie:it:il, who were Ivalehs, wctu a i
put t i tl -nth. The men of I'al.no i - i
ere r. i tn! e-; sly iniir.lercd. Tim w.ian-n
w ere t rente I in tii most brut il inn.
ner. H imo of tiie wo, .leu of the
-I uitiars were very beaa;iial. Tiie-:-were
t:i!;tn away. A g'.vi-ruiucut w;is
estii. tinned which was similar to that
of a tributary provii.co of 1 '.liaa in
depc'ident, safe that il contributed
hirg.-ly to tlie liiaiiiteuiia.'e i-!' slate at
I'claii. Hen-Ko-Hi i.roc!i-r:-..-l him
self governor. He sdup l isioii'-ta!
(biiental. Heaiiproiiriated t'to pala-e
ol the former king. I to pre en
intercourse between tiie pC"i' e
m loe'i and other l.iiids. j ! .
tuxcH that wero excessive. 11
tic. 1 all sorts of outrage.
'.My own dear wit'o wa.i tn
i'd any
of Tal
levied ' l.rar-
:.-:i by
this hate. I !n i:i-',er. .-th, Am-i lean,
y.ni can appreciate my sorro v - my
grief my hate, l'ard oi the e I'a.i.r
nig words theso tears i f m a 1
iiioiirtier. Yes, the blasphemous hands
of tilt! scoundrel fell even upon my
wife, and who was taken to (.'mental.
1 heard afterward that sac pr, h:'i.eU'
to death rather than submit to lin: in
dignities heaped upon her."
Ti.o old man was we. pinr. Miss
Arnold had buried her fare in her
hands and was sobl.iu '. The bloo 1
boiled through iuy veins. I felt that
I would like to take a shut at (iov
ernor Ifeii-Ko-lli.
Tho sad memories he ha I arou e.l
seemed likely to put an end to the
missionary's story. 1 waited a short
time, and as he did uoi proceed I spoke
to him.
"Hut why do you remain hi re n v,
Mr. Avery" I asked. "Are there
not happiness and loigctfulnes.s for
you iu England?"
A bitter smilo played around his
mouth.
"Crickmore." ho replied, ".vliei
you have felt the sorrow I have felt,
you will also feel .1 morbid pleasure i i
l cmemlirauce. Hat be that as it may,
I could not leave, evi a if I would.
For twenty years th. ;n hm b.e:i no
opportunity t i escape. S t severe is
the penalty hero for any apparent
i llort lo ilelt'iti the objects of the g..v
ertioiciit, and so complete is tli' s s
tern of espionage established bv lie-;-K.i-lli,
that II .', oue soul of us h i
ever been able to eseane. Weca i di :
IhatisaM. .Vol my time wiii ,-,.o.i
co. ue. I in 1 1 In:- o i tho pathway in.t'. .
What lu. liters it
" Hat oi 'your ii'-'ii. Ts that, too, a
testimony of lien Ko-IIi's cruel I '.- '
"Aye, even t iis poor old In. in
has iiiauy tunes tc'.t tho i.i'.ghi r,
his royal wni'i-. Crickm-ue, I
have tiled n tliousuml ileith-.
I have stood with this aim
in fire, prating to i I tint my sou!
be release 1 irion the tortured body.
Hut it is His will that I should en lu: e
yet a little longer. When lie pleases,
I am ready."
"What was vour punishment for?"
t asked.
"Nothing. Hen-Ko-'Ii is a hater of
all Christians. lie torture., iheiu ua
kills tiiem. N.i European could escape
tlcatuor torture at bis hands. I haw
known him, w hen I was suffering tlie
aw fill lormeut he p it noon me, to call
his officers, that they, t..o, might t-u-!oy
tho inspiring fecneof an old man's
'.ears. Ah!"
"Tlio fiend! He iu a devil, not u
man'" I sail Jieroely.
Miss Arnold was now wecpiuj as if
her heart would break.
"Ou, what will bee.omo of us? What
can we tlo?" she cried.
Tiiere was no answer. Mr. Avery
sat with his chin buried iu his unin
jured hand, his thin lips wi.rkingcon
vulsively, his eyes bent, ou tlie ground.
I mused sa lly upon what he had told
us. In truth, our troubles seemed
only to have b.- 'uii.
At length tho old man rose to his
feet, nil 1 placing his band u:i too fair
liea I of i;iy sivc.it companion, sai I:
"CricUiuvre, listen to me. I am an
aged man. I have s-ii'Veie l much. My
spirit is broken. Yet can I think of
tho only course for you t pursue. Y'oii
would not phcu this fair young girl at
the mercy of that ill oodtiiirsly tyrant
in the palace of f'uieutal. I say to
you, in tho words of truth, T know it
well bitterly well. On -e the rye of
a Miintch ) ! falls on her, her doom is
scaled. As for you, you uro no safer
at his hands. He would torture you
for mere amusement. Jt is plain, then,
that for the present you must rrjmain
secluded. You must be nalieul, as I
have been for twemy years. You .shall
have shelter, and if you nr.; liiscrci.t,
you shall remain undiscovered. That
is the only thing for you to do. What
my you?''
Miss Arnold caught the old ltiau'n
ban I in hers and kissed it.
"ft shall be as you say," T replied.
"Hut while f stay I shall plot to get
iway. i cannot remain here patient
y . "
"Ah! Piol if you wi 1, but be eau-
110-.s. I'lot if yoii wil', mi 1 if your
o! o.ting ca l brin ' you out of here iu
-a'Vty.wcil and rojl. 1'b.t if you
will, an 1 if bv your plotting r.m can
fie.; this noble penile Irooi the tyrant's
rule, may the bit sr ingof Go I rest tipuu
you!'
" J e!l mn this: W hot was the gather
ing t.f women thai 1 saw over the wall
( l-i'.uy, and why is toi.s portion of the
i-hi'id tree fro. a too cruel i.aud of
111- U-K,:-!!;:"
"For l .veiily yc irs, Criohmore," be
".lid i'l reply, "neve ' he ne. .pie of Tal
m io.vi praye 1 i i thai way for deliver
an . I.i i.onier times ihey f:ime in
to this forest n. pray to tli" go I ol na
ture. I have 'au a t n- u to pray to
oir livi ig I b) l, u id re; i :n y loo;i. lo
I ho s.i.oe I t'ioe-t. J:'rt '.' .-.!i, l.ipre-
it tit their si nolo wor.oi
vail, mi 1 ti e t-opl i a-e
., li l 1 1 1 i hat
foi l.i 1.1- u lo
i,,' tiausjr.;.,-
ros i;, u:- I i 'C oeoa.iy o
ion is d.-i.' h."
".bit l.li -.V CO'iies it, Civ
roll lire here an i i a r;
that rot
oldiers" of
oe go . ruot- i
:mt co .ie o:i this
jf th- v all?"
"i le i-Ko-1 1 i male of this forest a
. until'-' gr iim l. For some -tears lm
rime n-re to b-nn, but of late Hi.)
"l.'itsi.reso his colli t l.tve Cecil icd
lis ti ne. As to my bti i ' hi.Te, co no
.'. ith me. As yoii a,-'- i.i ii - a, y guest,
. ou may ai onto cni'.-r iuy guest -chain-nr."
He lei the w..- tin- u
in 1 bait 1 in ii.-i.i 1 wi: ii 1
billowed him. A fit r a
ihe tiowers i.iid fern-, b.
lore a large tree. It w:i
h tlie fores!,
ii-s Arm.M I
..or! walk iifii'
snipped in
s a dead trca
Hid Ihe trunk was hobo .v.
"It was by accident that T discov
ered tni-.,'' Ii- Mini, "a.i l wil.j u little
work it was linish" 1 to suit nie. I did
Hot know it Mould cM i- serve so no! la
n purposo n.i it will lu-dny. thitcr af
ter me ."
He bowed his heal an 1 went into
the hollow ti ";-ok. tmn.e. iia'.ely uiler
he disiippea-e I. 1 hesitated, not
iimwiiig what l.a I l eeoni.- of Inm.
"Follow li.e '
The voire soun led as if it came from
the bowels ef t i car.ii. 1 nut my
Head in tiie ap.-ri r.'-- t liroiigh whi.-'.i ho
ia 1 gone, and tin re, several leet be
ow me, in a shintnig .lireeti..-i, I saw
aim stun -ling, null a ia-np iu his baud,
,vai' ing for in.-.
"Ah, 1 s, e y ri now." T said, "i
iid m; ut :iist l.u. .w w oi it ha 1 taken
v.iu U'-Miy so su idciily." I followed
Inm inlo ihe hollow and told Miss Ar
nold to come w it hunt fear. From tho
looisof tiie tree an umb rgroiind pus
i.ir.e led away toward the wall.
"This passage v. as dug for me by
the .lumtii-s, ii-ii .u wh :i I live," said
Mr. Avery, when Ii" had joined him.
"Von will lia.e to bend yourselves a
li!ile foi ii short ili-tauc-t In re. It
lea. as y..u sec, to a la -ge c.uern."
The lig.il ui Hie lamp be carried
hotted us that we were iu a large,
roomy rave, hollowed into a soft stone
iie.eu like, pumice iu ils norousnes.
Straneeiy, tne air was fresh and
.vholesoule. Tnis was due, so the
iiissionni y t.d t I the porousness
if tliero.-.;. The cae v us al way s dry,
xcept in ill-' tim.i of great l.tinfall,
viiich the island of Tiilmooeh seldom
nd.
lie F-t t'm
ip down on a Hat
edge of sb
" I'ilH, 1.
nil liti ite I t m.
-ar yo in g friends, must
, until it bee .ices tho
he vour a'. 'r,
.vili of tlo 1 thai
luhiippy pi.i
f. u escape from tills
I '..-.re and eomfoi il-ss
is it is, il is t.i' suiurior to tlm
.'or,;cotn crueby . f Hie jeilaeo of
'illutal, where t :e f i'e t.f all is
e.tth. A few co; .:..- ; ran be fur-''.-h.'
1 you. Vol may il.p m 1 unou
if J Ulnars oiue of tip- .i wi I come
i re. Tne winiell who Ml' you,
I -Cm-, in the tier, c one to r.m iu
"-.at ex -iteiiieiit a i I tot I me tlieii
oiiirert were nusH.-r.-l n til tliat a
o-w king was calling in the n from the
icred fore-t. Tiny ilcerili.-l ro l as
t manor gigantic n.uld. Well, you
::e, coini ared witii my poor trame.
lit they did not understand the
"niii'-se uniform, wh c i they knew so
cll au 1 have learn.- 1 wit'i so nnu-ii
e-n on to fear. As to their Mip'-r-li-
ion thai you have ln-i n sent to de
,ver liiem, it may i-e us vet' for a
tme, at least to lest. thai i b a. T.
iavt- an ill-deliu.'d pel nose already in
ay in i u l so greet is cs liioiiiuiou
esuiting fiom lure; in ; a mail of Vour
ipirit. I'ut I it ill leave ynu now for
i luoiocnt. There are lome things
lil-edcd here."
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