The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-23

Jim Wah lay silent under the touch o
her fingers, as she examined his wound
~He's not very badly hurt, after all
she said finally.
jim Walker stood over her with 4
shamefaced air and said:
"No, miss, he amt very bad hurt, that.
sure. I'm ashamed of myself; I ought
to have done better The next time III
make sure of killing the moon-eyed
galoot-"
Rose glanced up at him with look o
disgust.
Then she turned to the others and
said:
Gentlemen, will some of you pick up
this wounded man and take him 10 4
bed in the hotei7 No, sir; you needni
offer to help" size cried, as Jim Walker
stepped forward eagerly. you've done
quite enough already"
'I'm sorry, honest, miss, If I've hurt
your feelings" faltered Jim Walker, and
there could be no doubt that he wa:
sincere.
And the Chinaman-are you sorry
for him ?" she demanded sternly.
@No, miss; nobody cut this way is eyel
sorry for Chinaman.'
~But he has a life, SIR
so has a monkey or q rattlesnake"
But a Chinaman's life is human"
you're the first, miss, who ever said
so in Bang-up City. We hsin't beer
used to looking at it that way. All ",
know bout 'em IS that they're more Low
down than In juns. beg yer pardon fol
saying it. miss, but when you've been
here longer yOa'u think the same way
about it that We do"
Never - retorted Rose, with shud.
der. "IfI thought that I could ever be
come so hard-hearted by remaining here
would take the next train East"
At this declaration the men looked
apprehensive. The vision Of trim, pret-
ty, dainty Somanhood had Just dawned
in Bang-up City. Better even that q
Chinaman should be mayor than thai
she should 90 from them.
Boys" proclaimed Walker, from thh
day forth no Chinaman IS to be shot at
Do you hear"
A chorus Of Alternatives came from the
crowd. Then came a gust of signs. Il
was difficult Law TO live up 10.
I'VE are losing time" cried Rose
"and the poor victim is losing blood.
Take him on TO the hotel, if you please
gentlemen
From that day on, jim Walker was il
disgrace with the new school ma'am
For two weeks she attended the wound
ed Chinaman in all her leisure time
At last jim WAh Was discharged as cur
ed.
Il was months before Jim Walker
could get back into the good graces Of
Miss Kenyon. And when she did once
mo-e eondescend to treat him as an
equal, the poor fellow, who was desper
ately in love with her, felt that it would
be wor5e than folly to ever dream Of de.
claring his passion to her.
"All over a eussed Chinaman, too,
he would mutter.
One night in winter Rose Kenyon sal
all alone in her room at the hotel. Il
was dark, but she had not lii the lamp,
for she preferred in her then mood to sit
in the dark and think.
Suddenly she became aware that the
door opened though II was done noise
lessly enough. Her eyes being aeeus.
toned to the darkness, she was able Il
make out the nondescript figure ofJin
Wah. He stole toward the table or
which she had deposited her satehel
containing her last months salary.
The Chinaman mus. have figured OF
must have known where the little satch
el lay, for ne went 10 It without hesita
ton, picked it up and started to leave
the rOom-
"Giye that to meat once, Jim Wah,
cried Rose, springing to her feet and seiz
ing the Chinaman resoluieiy by the arm
Jim Wah struggled to get away, bu
she only held him the tighter, anC
screamed for help.
The noise Of footsteps ives heard. jim
Wah uttered Mongolian curse anC
drew a cleaning knife.
Just at that instant the door opened
and Eve or six men burst into the room
One Of them carried lamp.
\ shot rang out, and Jim Wah sank
TO the floor. He was dead,
The shot had been fired Just in time tc
save Rose Kenyon's life.
Itwas Jim Walker who had fired th,
shot, and it was he who said triumph
antly:
Il told yer, Miss Kenyon, that the mex
time l fired at that Chinese galoot I'd
kill him"
But Rose didn't hear him. She had
fainted.
Boys" order Jim, "carry that yellow
snake out"-pcinting to the blood stain
ed body.
The remains of the murderous celes
tial was lugged out with little ceremony
The coroner Of BAng-up City would no
take the trouble to hold an inquest.
When Rose came to she was lying on !
sofa in the hotel parlor. The landlord:
wife was bending over her, bat Rose saw
only Jim Walker, who stood at the foo
Of the sofa.
Beckoning him to bend over her, she
whispered:
Ny preseryer :"
~DOn't say another word about it
Rose
"But won't you even letms thank you
Jim? ?"
James Walker and Rose Kenyon wert
married in the spring.-N. Y. Journal.
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