The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

were swept out of sight. At last, in luIl
of the tumult, All Hung explained to Mr..
Grober that they had surprised the Celes-
tials in the worship of the most secret and
terrible of all their gods. No white man
was ever admitted to these sacred rites,
enraged at his introduction there.
"Poor Chinaman," All Hung said, .'him
no know he false god. Me fade they
killee you. You buy many prayers, may
be he forget. You no be killee.' The re-
suit of the confab was that the clergyman
parted with all the money he had about
him, his watch and sleevelinks, in the
purchase of prayers to propitiate the IN
known deity whose worship he had inter-
rupted, and was finally allowed to depart
in peace from the scene of the game.
This little encounter so reduced his
somewhat limited resources as materially
to shorten his sojourn in the City. He
had, however, collected large amount of
valuable data, and had arranged to ad-
dress the people of San Francisco at Met
ropolitan Temple on the following Sunday
night, when, one Friday morning, he re-
celved dispatch from the Chief of Police
requesting his immediate presence at his
Office.
Wondering greatly at the summons Rev.
Mr.. Grober nevertheless obeyed it promptly
and was received by the Chief with stern
face.
81 believe, Mr.. Grober," the official said,
THAT you are deeply interested in the well
fare OF the Chinese?"
Mr.. Grober bowed in pleased acquies-
cence.
You have daughter, have you not 2"
pursued the Chief.
The clergyman was startled. His one
daughter-his only child-was at home.
She was the apple of his eye, his chief
helper in the Sunday-school, the light of
his widowed life. He could only look his
amaze. The Chief touched button beside
his desk, and sergeant appeared.
Tell Mclean to come in" was the
order, and in another instant an officer en-
tered leading fearful young lady, who,
with cry of "Papa! Papal" rushed for
ward and threw her arms about the be-
wildered clergyman. Between alarm,
amazement and nerves, it was some time
before Mr.. Grober could seek or receive
any information as to how his daughter.
whom he had supposed to be safe at home
several thousand miles away, should sud-
denly be sobbing in his arms in San Fran
cisco. Presently, however, he realized that
the Chief was saying:
''When I saw how DESTROYS you were to
take care of the Chinese on this
coast, Mr.. Grober, I concluded I would
do well to look after you. l could
have done SO more promptly, but
that our own Chinese interpreter played
me false. Here, however, are your watch
and buttons. The money you parted
with at the game the other night is fear,
lost. This is a telegram your daughter re-
ceived, telling her you were fatally injured
in San Francisco and bidding her come to
you at once. It seems her pet Chinese
pupil was calling upon her at the time. l
understand visits of that sort are quite the
correct thing in the East-we woody
Westerners aren't quite so cultivated as
that yet-but, perhaps, Miss Grober can
best finish the story"
cit was Charlie, you know, papa" the
girl sobbed. He was at the house for his
extra lessons. He seemed so interested in
Bible history-and the telegram came.
He was so kind-knew all about the trains
and told me just what to do. l was SO
grateful-and oh, papa it was he all the
timeP'
She became so hysterical that the Chief
was obliged to take up the narrative.
1.-THE Chinaman arranged to have the
dispatch sent by some of his friends here.
The letter you had to All Hung explained
the whole devilish business. She was to
have been met by them here. Good
heavens, mani Do you trust vermin like
that in the East? And-well, I'll spare
you the details; but you may be thankful
understand the heather Chinee and his
ways or you'd be minus daughter to-day
and Charlie-boy would have his white
wife. Mclean met the overland at Sacra-
mento, secured the scamp, Charlie, who
was in the smoker all the time, and ac-
companied your daughter to San Fran
cisco. 1t was pretty scheme, but it failed
this time"
RI n n M
The Rev. Milton Grober did not give his
prof. Chinese address in Metropolitan
Temple on the following Sunday evening.
Instead, he left for the East on the Satur-
day evening train, accompanied by his
daughter, whose narrow escape still filled
him with terror.
The Chinese Sunday-school that once
hourished in the vestry of Bethany Church
is not now so prosperous as of yore, nor is
Mr.. Grober so enthusiastic as of old upon
the Chinese question.
ADELINE KNAPP.
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