The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-03

his hand. The old man. who had ap-
parently beer reused out of a u
sleep. stood blinking with drowsy won
der az his midnight visitor. All sam
Chong grasped him by the arm, n IN
a voice trembling with emotion he cried:
Take pack the cursei Take back the
curse! You shall have all the money
you paid me, and more--yes, more. Re
woke the curse. / say, and restore the
child to mel"
The old fish dealer stared at his coun-
tryman in amazement, too greatly sur
prised to even utter a word.
"See," continued All Sam Chong,
emptying his pockets of all the money
they contained and placing the coins
in a heap at the old mans feet; "see,
he:e is all the money that l have with
me-take it all. Now-now, will you
withdraw the cursor And he looked
up imploringly into the astonished eyes
of Chow Using.
Observation-Disclosures" stam-
mered the old man. urable to realize
his good fortune.
Yes, all-all." his visitor replied.
Now, say that the curse is withdrawn
forever"
THE curse is withdrawn forever" re-
peated old Chow .rsirg. mechanically.
as he knelt down to gather up the
money and the worGs were scarcely out
of his mouth before All Sam Chong
had rushed back IT, ough the hallway
n up the stairs to the street. And in
another momen he was out in the rain
again, ~retracing his steps to the Chinese
theater.
In the meantime a scene almost equal
ly as exciting was being enacted at the
play house. A little Italian, with a
hand organ strapped to his back, had
rushed upon the stage from the street
entrance, g~esticulating Violently, and
calling for 'de monk" which had got
ten away from him, he said, and had
escaped through the open doorway of
the theater.
The Italian was vainly attempting to
make himself understood TO a group of
Chinese actors, VIXEN suddenly a little
monkey came jumping down the stair
way from the room above and sprang
upon the shoulder of the organ grinder,
much to the amusement of the Mon
golians, who laughed heartily at the
comical actions of the animal. Secur-
ing his pet by means of a long cord
which was tied about it's neck. the
Italian tool his departure, scolding saw
agely at the monkey as he walked
1t was at just about this period that
little Lee Wing came crawling out from
under the cushioned bench in the joss
house overhead, with a look of intense
horror overSpreading his baby features.
He had received the shock of his young
life ten minutes before, wnen he had
been cruelty awakened from his sweet
dreams by the entrance into the room of
the ~Strangest living thing he had ever
encountered. When the Thing sprang
upon the cushions little Lee Wing lost
nc time in beating a hasty retreat un-
der the bench. where he was concealed
when his papa entered the room. He
had not the courage to cry out even
when his adored parent had appeared
upon the scene, and when the latter
worthy fed from the place Door Lee
Wing felt that he had more cause than
ever to be alarmed.
But now the awful Thing had gone
away Lee Wing had seen it leave the
sigh OF relief, for so small a boy as he,
as he ventured cautiously from his hid
ing place and resumed his seat upon the
bench to avail the return of his father.
For he felt certain that his paternal
protector would not wholly desert him
in this time of trouble and tribulation.
He had not very long to wait. In
about fifteen minutes All Sam Chong
burst into the room, his face radiant
with joy as his eyes fell Upon little
Lee Wing curled up snugly on the
cushions. The musician fell upon his
knees before the joss and a
heartfelt prayer of thanksgiving.
Little Lee Wing Immediately started
to rattle off Chinese baby talk at a
marvellous rate, but it was in vain that
he tried to make his papa understand
about the awful Thing which had come
to eat him up
All Sam Chong took the little fellow
tenderly in his arms. and. going down
the stairs to the street below, started
out for home. after drawing his loose
fitting coat over the child to protect
him from tho rain