The daily critic., 1890-11-10

tbiCkIV grouped about bim That he was
hidden behind them as by wall
lutte wall Of China ID fact. With
childIike confidence and affection the
maiden put her right arm around his
waist and kept It there with a vigor that
was quite surprising, while she brought
her left hand, holding the big, red silk
handkerchief so closely up 10 young
Mr LeOnard's mouth that he could only
talk Ia sort of mumbled undertOne
Immediately In front Of him lowered the
toll Chinamau, and IN the Chinamau's
hand was q huge revolver.
You wan buy That lil gel?' in
qu'ted this monster, working he re.
volver around until its muzzle looked
like a revolving disk ia an experiment In
hypnotism
Good gwacious, non Young Mr..
Leonard was understood to stammer
VIVA for, then, you try mashce,
help
Good Cwaciousn' stammered the
youth again, and there stuck, feeling
very much as if he would like to cry
Lookee heah, you dam fellah,
said the Chinaman, throwing open his
mouth as though he was going to
swallow his victim, "me, Quong All
Wok, baddest highbindeh san Elan
cisco. Sixteen man boy like YOU
ticking them Off on his fingers with the
pistol barrett kill already this
week Now, I kill you, too. less You
buy this I'LL gel or give me hund ed
dollah."
~ haven't got as much money with
me- moaned young Mr. Leonard.
How much you got?' persisted Alb
Wpk
'Oply about S53 and some odd
cents don't cher know" chartered the
victim behind the red silk handker.
chief
"Lemme have all you got-dam
quick" said the terrible All Woll,
playfully poking the revolver In his
victims vest pocket
Young Mr.. Leonard lost no time in
handing over his coin and bills, though
the operation left his purse as limp az
his legs.
Now, then, said All wok. with a
combined movement OF the head, body
and arms that made him look like a
gigantic crane about to take flight
NOW, then, young fellah, you sldppee
heap fl q and, lookee heah, you no say
no word any one, OF | come-we all
Come-kill you in your I'LL bed"
Young Mr. Leonard wanted no further
permission, and the encircling arm Of
the maiden being released, he tottered
out and did not stop lettering until he
had reached the hotel There he half
frightened mamma to death by his
ghastlness, but he attributed Il to
climbing 50 many bweastly hills" and
after lying down for an hour or two,
with a bottle Of smelling salts 10 his
nose, he was again able to stand on his
feet and face the wicked world
-
The next day was Sunday, and young
Mr.. Leonard and his mamma went to
the First Bapteriau Church, that being
the sect OF which the Leonards had al.
ways been strong supporters. Mrs.
LConard's deyotious were considerably
interfered with by the haunting suspi-
ciou that she knew the bonnet In front
of her. and, sure enough, when It's
wearer happened 10 turn round 10 see
the singers, who should II be but Mrs.
Todhunter, also of Boston.
Stay after service, my dear, wills
peTed Mrs. Todhunter, during one of
the hymns; we're going TO have
treat converted Chinese"
Highlander was stirred al this hint and
they stayed. The first part In the APP
penaix TO the service was a Chinese
Sunday school, and young Mr. Leonard
aid not seem 10 be half as charmed by
the services as his mother had expected
BIN to be; indeed, It was all he could
| do to keep from sneaking out Of the
pew, or lying down 10 H. under the
! plea Of being poorly.
lie heard the devout heather singing
some horrible tTayesty Of dear old
| "Rousseau's Dream, with all the ylgor
| and tunefulness of a blacksmith bell
| lows. and then be heard q resonant,
| crackly voice, at sound of which
| voice his heart melted like wax within
| him. He glanced feaTfully up. There
was no mistaking thar Ophidian head
and those free gestures-it was QuOng
| Au Wok, the prince Of highbinders.
lie was telling the story Of his con
| version, Of bis being brought out Of
| the darkness and confusion of ancient
| Confueianism into the perfect elearness
Of new BapteTianism, and telling II
| with redundancy or picturesque ac-
| tion which young Mr.. Leonard knew
/ only too we'll
And now me cllean" cried the
/ convert, with a fountain like move
| ment of the hands from the chest up.
ward and outward; "all same cl.lean
/ like snow, while you, pool sinnels,
| black Ike Mclean mans shoe. Come,
/ be clean, come, be white. then all 90
heaven, sing, sing, sing fo-leyah-
| amend.
To say that young Mr. Leonard was
amazed is but family 70 express his soon
| dition. He was simply stupetied, and
/ IL was In this stupOT that he somehow
knew his mamma was taking him BY
the arm and leading him up to the pulpit
/ platform 10 shake hands with the con
| Yerted All Wok.
so charmed, he heard his mamma
say, and then be felt his hand seized in
a honY paw; a few quick, low gutturals
we're spoken and then there was a thin
/ giggle
He looked up, perfOrce, and there,
/ sitting 10 sweet occurrences, was the little
/ Chinese maiden.
/ This my niece also one Clistian
/ gel, said All WOk. with a fearful
| working Of his mobile Jaws aud lower
| ing Of bis lids you please shake hands
| Wif I'm Clistian gel
Young MT, leonard put out a moist
/ quiyeTing hand and felt il gently
lickled IN the palm lie ventured 4
iimid glance from the corner Of his eyes
ana met one as fun Of mischief Is is "a
/ monkey. lie thought Of Celestial vile