The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-09-26
Over us stood the mandarin and

III EsyIcT us $1,000 the mandarin and
/ three of his officers. :
/, "SarW (cut) said enc Of the latter
Il Bignificantly saving the air sideways
lSI with his hand % clE3'~
Mop replied the r,endarin. 'We
3 Will take them alive 10 his excellency
81 Yen. The foreign devil we shall he
&! nDle to pass off as an officer and so OBJ
& tain the reward, as well as having the
q qualification of seeing him treated to
III ling .chy G e., the horrible torture of
4 cutting into ten thousand pieces). AS
q for the woman, she has brought dis
a grace upon our nation, and will be
q made al example off,
/ A moment later they went on deck.
I Scarcely had they vanished up the
81 companion way when a slight tan
i came against the bulkhead across the
h cabin, and I heard the voice of nv
Il father-in-law.
] Hi Captain! said he, ssme no have
s. die. Twelve piecee men have makee
q hide down foreside. 'Spose by m by
d some mandarin man makee go ashore,
i 'spose you makee fight, can catchee
s lorcha back again. '..-s .-<~ :...,
II "All right, >A-choong," I said. "Keep
Il close where you are. I think likely
81 some Of them will go ashore with the
Il plunder. Remain quiet till I give you
II the word, and then we will make a
Il fight for the ship"
q The information that twelve men
i were slowed away in the forecastle
/ was welcome news indeed, and for a
moment my heart thrilled with hope to
escape. But when I came to con-
slider our chance, and the dreadful fate
]! that awaited us, I grew despondent
/ again.
/ ''Oh, Se-shee!' I cried, "why did YOU
/ prevent me from shooting? We should
I. then have been killed at once, but
/ now"
II "Wait, my husband. Remember, 1
/ am armed. have your revolver and
4 my dagger. We have q chance. When
il the men have gone with the junks
4 there will not be many soldiers left on
Y board; then I will slip my hand out,
cut the ropes that bind us, and we
snail be able to make last effort If
we fail, then it will be quick DEATH"
f.: just as she finished speaking the
mandarin returned to the cabin, accom-
i panied by an attendant, who carried
+ Writing Materials Seating himself: at
the table, he wrote a letter, which he
J. handed to the man in waiting.
!: BE off now,'' he said, land convey
this to the officer in charge of the IT,
lungs. Take half of the men with
yHe; leave me the other twenty-five.
~ the fast boat and make the men
peH Uostheir oars, for am in hurry
~ n.Xe Tie ti-mungs brought around.''
"a way Went the bearer of the letter,
<,ffu am and pngs34RIly z wsheard the ropes cast
bounded @ " We8 uhns hope segaFt. par Ny heart
Only twenty-five men le.4 ~, hoa,sd v,atu1.l.
'Soh, If only my brave little S-ife co,7ld
set me free, and could libeseteeo eoti,a tha:
e men insthe sforeuastle ~, = = Z:
! These thoughts were suddenly
terrupted by the mandarin. =
Hi, foreign devil"' he cried. ''How
muchee dollar have got? What place
keepee he?"
had only about $1OO on board, and it
flashed upon me that by giving it up
and indulg:ng his passion of avarice I
might throw the wretch off his guard.
dollar in top drawer, other cabin, -
I replied.
: Chuckling to himself, he marched
into the cabin l had indicated, and
presently returned with the money in
his hand.
More Goll;r:"' he cried, not yet salts
fed. ''AEore dollar. What place have
got more dollar?'
il mo more," 1 replied.
y 'Dollar! Dollar! 'Spose you no
talkee me what place have makee hid,
me killce you wife," and he laid his
hand thrcatelingly upon his sword.
l sir2ddered at this dreadful threat,
and knew not what reply to make to
! satisfy him. Hut Se-she's mind was
+ busy at work on plan. -
ttVo11 INV IoI7opv Sho c.o III
"You find in smullo piecee box under
table,
Again the avaricious mandarin
turned toward the inner cabin. He
had taken but a step or two when,
quick as thought. Se-she slipped her
small soft hands from the rope which
bound them, and, drawing her con-
cealed dagger, she crept up behind him
and drove the weapon with all her
strength into his back. The blow was
aimed with fatal precision, and the
mandarin fell lifeless to the floor. One
low moan escaped him, and that was
all.
Next instant the little woman was at
! my side, cutting away the ropes from
my hands and feet. This done, she
handed me the revolver which she had
concealed about her person when we
i We're captured. r.: r.4.7LaE - a. -.--
I 1t was now necessary for me to steal
forward, and release the men. Creep
/ ing stealthily up the companion stairs
I peered cautiously around. 1t was
! just that silent, chilly, oppressive hour
of. the morning, between black night
and gray dawn, Wien on dark night
the darkness is most prof found, ;, and it's
! peculiar haziness makes all objects
| most invisible. 1e r. #,..i.-ss~ e =" "
| The imperialists were assembled
| round a couple Of big lanterns, follow
ing the usual and besetting vice of
1 Chinese soldiers and sailors-that of
gambling. They were SO intent upon
/ their small wooden cards, and their
faring lanterns threw every other
part of the deck into such deep shadow
that I managed to reach the forecastle
hatch undiscovered. With infinite eau
ton I removed the fastening and de-
scended to my men. There were nine
/ Cantonese and three Manila men. All
We're armed. In a few seconds told
I them how matters stood, and called
upon them to follow me; then, one by
one, we crept up the ladder, I'll
s'Fire!" 1 cried. The volley swept