Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-02

great Confucius. on die IA the affempfF
Explain yourself, " said tbs returned
traveller. This Dong did. after taxing
him aside. by recounting all his troubles
from beginning to end. closing with an
appeal for aid TO defeat the wicked plan
OF in Dun 1t was arranged and agreed
upon that the traveller should make the
machine talk like Guam King. the god
who avenges wrongs, when Ju Dun
should make his demand for payment Of
the debt. At the sarue time q dose Of
Observation-Disclosures best--wSs TO be
administered TO him as an Alternative
and mild smetic.
Word was sent TO ia Dun 20 meet
Dong at the latter's residence (which
was likewise the scbool) after dark,
without fail.
The two oonspirators got ready their
machines in Dong's sitting room. The
photograph was set in Il corner whore
it could be manipulated by the returned
traveller behind curtain with the box
of condensed lightning beside him. The
wires belonging to the last piece of
mechanism were so laid ON the arms Of
the guests chair that any one sitting in
it was sure TO form connection be-
tween them.
1t was dark. The patrolman outside
had just struck the first hour of the
night watch when q knock was heard
at the door. Dong answered the sum-
mons, and sOOn ushered the old usurer
into his room. 1t was dimly lighted mp
with the stump end of candle. There
do
J poverty. A bed made of hard boards,
surmOunted by a mosquito bar, nearly
filed one side of the apartment A
cheap table held all his books ON the
opposite side. Two stuff backed chairs
stood beside the table. one Of which
Dong politely offered to his guest. while
he took the other.
1t was evident that in Dun was Sc
cretly exultant. Dong, Of course, had
sent for him to beg his mercy. There
was no chance of his paying. There was
: a look in JUS little black eyes which
BODIED no good to anybody. However, q
smile played around bis mouth as be
opened the discourse and came right
down to business:
my dear young friend, / suppose you
are now ready to cancel the note. No,
Then you know the alternative. You
are q bankrupt, and renounce''-
Suddenly voice-a clear but IN.
earthly voice-interrupted him with:
"You hoary headed old sinner, you
; low born caricature OF q man, you ole
. sucker Of pebbles, do you know who
am? am Guam King, the avenger o.
wrongs, the punisher and destroyer o.
Just such pests as you. I have orders Il
: kill you and take you to hell with mel
! At this point Ju Dun's face was {
e study, for the electric current wa
e turned on by the conspiratcr behind TIT
mosquito curtain. He grew as white a
the best grade of -four. The sculptor o
the LAGOON could not have desired 1
s more Mortified and agonized expression
q Of oouutenance than the one in Dun ex
O nibited for q model.
"Unless," continued the mysteriou
- voice, you tear up the note which thi
i young man gave you, give him you
l. daughter in marriage inside of a mont
q with a suitable dowry and mend you
Z grasping, blood sucking ways"
% These words were enforced with
Al few more volts Of electricity.
10 81 promised promised Let me &C
y and / will tear up the note and
l everything you command"
The current was broken Of Of TIL
le junoture His hands now being free, J
err Dun thrust one Of them into his pocke'
10 brought ont the piece OF paper in quet
as ton and tore it into hundreds Of frat
is ments with the other. Then turning
or Dong. who had been watching the ex'
at cution of his scheme in a state of min
IN vacillating between hope and fear,
re babe him come to his house on the mo
10 row to arrange for the wedding.
sy in Dun obeyed the gods command
e. to the very letter and to this day do
not know how he had been tricked.-
al ST. Louis Post-Dispatch.