The Washington critic., 1889-07-03

The Governor huwc l. iabbcrod u
little then with an ord 10 his chief
n guard went down the steamers side
b. be boat
Watching. 7 saw him lay hi, course
i0ead "a liulc English CLIPPER which
las 10 little 1siCm of o. When hu
hud zone ] TUNED ;o the Lieutenant
LHH nirht I rescued 10 China boy
who was downing alon 1ldc lie IS
asleep now in my cabin Will yOu
come with me and have loak at
dmf
MY friends eyes epsuod ~ nc
widest rRtrut and d sudden intclligCu e
shUi aCruss hia face. minglo led with ap
pfchunsiun bot hC only bnWUd and fol.
lowed me
Together We paused af my cabin
door, and ] upeuod The lIiNo tfansom
above h to that we might .ppk in with
out disturbing the sleeper
The morning light wa. strong now.
aud We could plainly see ihr fnrt thai
Jay un the pillow. II waf beautiful
face framed with black. vavy hair
long oyclashcs rested 0u phccks tinted
like the rosc. and, through thc Twectost
and Hpcsi of rcd lips, Elmmo1 p.arl
like teeth. u was The mrr ~ I
woman.
nv companion turned t0 ouulckly
DO YOU know be whispered m
icnsely. That you are hskng Ynuf lifC
all our lives ln faG-hy Elwug shrI
tcr 20 her She is The runaway wifc w
the Governor
My subbomnoss wes ur in aims in
q moment
Lieutenant. don't ,arr if shcs ne
runaway wife 0f ne Emperor shail
not give her up Last ni.ht tllioi
her uui ~ ihr water which wnuid hove
been her grave in y moment morr. anil
until this instant ! hal NJ mon idca shc
was not The boy shc pretended io be-
than YOU have She mutf ht saved and
you must help me.
"Swing was true American and q
bachelor as well. and one Stance nt the
soft, sweet beauty oi thai placid face
decided him. lie took my arm and Jed
me away.
we will save her DoC'0r " stain
the pins. but there's only Hn. UaY. We
must get her on shore and rn into
hiding at once Wake her and have
her dress IN some of your pld clothos.
Then ! will get out boat aud We will
go ashore. Between us We can hnd
some hole to stow her in until hor
friends can come and carry her % by
JOver lac continued, rs he romonbcr0l
the vision hc had seen, N she hasn't
got any friends I'd marry her myself
TO save her from the bowsirinr
"llc left me 10 perform my part Of
II went TO my cabin. closed the
transom, and then raped on the door.
] heard stir, faint sigh and then q
low, sweet voice.
II told In q few words what must bo
done and why, and with wonderful
acuteLess she apprehcndcd me and
| promised 90 obey.
"Tcn minutes later handsome young
| ptrson, dressed In the uniform Of sur.
| goon In the navy-ior such was my uni
fom-emerged from the Fihieroom and
] hurriedly told her Of the plan Of es-
cape.
'She looked into my face with fright.
| encd eyes.
Mclean man no save me. Ben
| glovenor kill met
II strove TO explain to The frightened
beauty that IL was impossible 10 keep
her on board the steamer, but that we
would see her safely hidden In Hong
Kong for the present, and then manage
| for her future safety afterward
"As / saw the rich color come and go
in her checks and the bright eyes I'll
with snch strange fear ] made a vow
that If human aid could save this poor
victim of barbarism IL should
Lieutenant Swing now. called us,
saying the. boat was alongside, and we
must needs move quickly, before the
harbor was astir.
"Hastening to the gangway. we de-
scended, and soon were headed for the
distant shore.
"As we proceeded, the runaway wife
related her story.
1T seemed she was the daughter of
an official under the Governor, and was
In love with youth of her own city.
They were to have been married, when
the old Governor saw and coveted her,
and compelled the father TO deliver hel
to him.
"Only three days before she had been
married by force to her gray headed
husband, who already possessed seven
wives, and had been taken by him Ia
his yacht for bridal trip, where he
might watch over her with less chance
of escape. While he slept she had
crept from her cabin and dropped into
the sea.
| "The story was but just told when
as we passed beneath the bows Of the
great Indian steamer which lay al
anchor, we suddenly almost ran upon
the barge of the Governor returning
from an unsuccessful search
There was growl from the seamen
as they backed water, shrek Of rage
and satisfaction from the old tyrani
himself, who half rose from his scat in
the stern, and the next instant, without
word, but with eyes filed with. hor.
ror, the fleeing wife sprung over the rail
of our boat and into the deep waters OF
the bay, sinking instantly.
with shouts and curses English
American and Chineso-.he men In the
two boats watched for the fair body tc
rise, but watched in vain. No human
eyes ever saw the woman again.
1--WE did not wait for explanations
and that night our steamer sailed
"lt was my last trip, and ] have moi
visited Hong Kong Bay since - Satm
day Night
a Sunday by the soH.