The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-30

a lady when I'm round"
For Rose Kenyon. had given =
startled shrek, and now looked as II
she was about to faint
The next instant TO the amazemens
of all the miners, she was kneeling IN
the dust by this side of the wounded
Chinaman.
Jim wah lay silent under the toucn
of her fingers, as she examined ms
wound.
Hes not very badly hurt, after Ali."
she said, finally.
Jim walker stood over her with
shame-faced air and said: II
"No. miss; he amt very bad hurt
that's sure. I'm ashamed of myself
I ought to have done better. The next
time IN mako sure OF killing the noon
Rose looked up at him with look OF
disgust
said: ~
"Gentlemen. will some OF you PICK
| up this wounded man and take MN 70
a bed in the hotel? No. sir, you needn
offer to help" abe cried, as Jim walker
stepped forward eagerly. you've done
quite enough alresdy.".
| .Tm sorry, honest, miss, Two nurs
your feelings" faltered Jim WALKER
and there could be no doubt that ne
was sincere
"And the Chinaman--Are you sorry
for him?" she demanded, sternly.
"No. miss; nobody out this way ID
| g. Chtuaman. ="
"But he has life, sir"
$50 has a monkey or rattiesnaae
} but Chinaman's life is human
you're the first, miss, who ever saie
so in Bang-Up City. We hain's oeen
used to looking at it that way. All we
tnov bout 'em is that they're more
iow-down than Injuns / beg yer par
J don for saving it, miss; but when you've
| been here longer you'll think tho same
} way about it that we do"
) "Neverl" retorted Rose, with q shud'
! der iii thought that could ever Dc
come so hard hearted by remaining
0 here I would take the next train east
s Al this declaration the men looked
apprehensive. The vision OF tr'm
n pretty, dainty womanhood mad JUS
y dawned in Bang Up City. Better ever
Q that a Chinaman should be mayor thai
; that she should go from them.
e Grows" proclaimed Walker, iron
this dny forth no Chinsman Is TO o
'e shot at. Do you hear?"
1t chorus of afirmatives came iron
ID the crowd. Then came gust z
s;ghs It was difficult law TO Nv
70 up to. r,.s pos
cs ...nd the moor victim is losing bloo'
y. Take him on to the hotel, II you pleas
q gentlemen"
ct rrom that day on Jim Walker was
ut disgrace with the new schooima al
CHI For two weeks she attended u
nd sounded Chinaman in all her leisu
ge time. At Last Jim Wah.was discharR
rs cured.
* II was months before Jim Walk
at could get back into the good graces
of Miss KENYON. And when she did on
1as ,,o,. condescend to treat him as
,se .onal. the poor fellow. who was o.
Did rsr.te,v in love with her, felt that
ar would be worse than folly to ev
dream of declaring his passion 70 n
aS And all over cusseo onin"A'
nm too" he would mutter.
not One night in winter Rose kenyon
ian all alone in her room At the hotel
10 was dark but she had not lit the lar
nd. for she preferred in her then mood
lio' sit in the dark and think.
Suddenly she became aware that
nd door had opened. though 1t was a.
ked ro;.elesslv. enough Her eyes be
lbs accustomed to the darkness enc
-, able to make out the nondescript n9
,ed. 81 Jim Wah. He stole toward the u
2, q, which she had deposited o sate
containing her Last months salary.
The Chiuaman must have figures
pa a ,.. have known where the Ii
nRs satchel lay, for he went to 1t VII
hesitation, picked 1t up ana star'e
leave the room. -,
.(;;ye that to me at once. Jim W.
the cried Rose, springing to her feet
yon ..;-;no the Chinaman resolutely by
He'd 'eHaAk 'Ae
49, arm
that Jim Wah struggled to get away.
'ou'. she only held to him the hghter'
u screamed for HELPS
lceu, The noise of footsteps was ne
al linn Wah uttered. . Mongolian
:, - and drew a cleaning knife.
! 'l,is Inst at this moment the door ope
and Eve or six men burst into
~. room. One Of them carried lamp
-, shot rang out, and Jim Wah'
- -. To the floor He was dead.
The, shot had been fred just In
- 70 save Rose Kenyon's life
an.S II was Jim Walker who had fire
: ~. shot, and it was he who said
ners umphantly: ~.
i..is II told yer, Miss Kenyon, th'
~ re- next time fired at that Chinese 9
tfullv I'd kill him"
But Rose didn't hear him. She
How tainted.
: and BOYS" ordered Jim. carry out
yellow snake"--pointing to the
= new stained body. :
The remains Of the murderer
lestial were lugged out with little
a and mony. The coroner OF hang-o
wouldn't take the trouble TO &C
Wah. inquest -
When Rose came to she vas lyl
china. a sofa in the hotel parlor. The
lords wife was bending over hel
n Eve Rose saw. only Jim Walker. who
I. paw. at the. foot Of the sofa :.
fter = Beckoning him TO bend over NJ
a, that whispered: