The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-12
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Allie the Beautiful White Devil.
[coNTNUED.l
"NJ, both the husband aud the soft
springs are creations of my own imag
ination.
''But the incident you recalled to M
memory-the bone in your throat that
extracted at the Langham-how do YOU
account for that?"
Easily. One day in your surgery a
the settlement you casually mentioned
having extracted a fish bone from 8
young American lady's throat at that
hotel. l thought it unlikely, as it was
the only time you ever saw her, that
you would remember her name or face,
so | assumed that character in order 10
try the effect of my disguise upon you -
'You are O wonderful actress. You
would make your fortune on the stage. -
Do you think so? What a sensation
it would cause in the east! But now TO
business As we may not have another
opportunity, let US see that our plans
coincide. By the way, the French boat
leaves tomorrow afternoon for Singa-
pore. You have booked your passage Of
course?''
nodded assent, and she continued:
You must board her alone. We shall
join just before she sails. When we get
to Singapore, we must drive separately
to the Mandalay hotel and figure there
In the light of casual travelling ac-
quaintances. Before you have been in
the place half day you will probably
have been introduced to Mr. Ebbington,
the man we want. He will see you talk
ing to me, and by hook or crook you
must Introduce him to me. Whatever
you do don't forget, however, that my
name is Sanderson. Having done this,
leave the rest to me. Do you think you
thoroughly understands"
Thoroughly"
That's right Now let us be getting
home. Tomorrow we must be early
astir.
We continued our walk and in five
minutes had babe each other good night
III the hotel gardens and separated.
by shutdown next day we were on
board the Messageries Maritimes COM
pany's boat, steaming out of Tanjong
Prick harbor, bound for Singapore.
Joined the steamer some time before her
advertised sailing hour, but it was close
upon the time of her departure when
Allie and her companion made their ap-
pearance.
In my capacity of casual acquaintance
L raised my hat to them as they came
up the gangway, but did not do more.
They went below, while I staid on deck.
watching the business of getting under
way.
just as the last sign of the coast line
disappeared beneath the waves some one
came up and stood beside me. On look
ing round discovered that it was Allie.
$50 you managed to get on board
safely, " she said after the usual polite
preliminarits had been gone through.
Our enterprise has now fairly started,
and If we have ordinary luck we ought
to be able to carry it through success.
fully"
Let us hope that we shall have that
luck then, " answered. "But / confess
l tremble when | think of the risk YOU
are running in appearing in place like
Singapore, where you have SO many
enemies. ~
"Even disguised as Miss Sanderson.
the American heiress? No, you cannot
mean 1t. If you think that, what will
you say to a.1thor plot am hatching?'
"Anothcr? Good gracious And what
Is this one 70 be?'
Listen and you shall learn. Three |
years ago, in n certain island of the |
Iouth Pacific, there was man-an off.
'ial holding high office under govern.
nent-who very nearly got into serious |
rouble. The charge against him was
hat by his orders two native women
lad been logged to death. BY some
means he managed to disprove it and to |
scape punishment, but the feeling |
gainst him was so bitter that it was
bought advisable TO transfer him else
where. You would have imagined that |
bat lesson would have been enough for
i'm. Not a bit. On the new island he |
egan his reign of tyranny again, and
nee more death occurred. This time, |
owever, the victim was man. The |
uthorities at home were Immediately
ppealed TO, with the result that an in
uiry was held, and his retention on that
'land was also considered injudicious.
[e was removed from his high estate.
hat was all. He had murdered. re-
eat 1t, deliberately murdered, three peo-
le-in fact, logged the lives out of
yo women and one man, and the only
ntence passed upon him was that he
lould be transferred elsewhere. 1t
axes nv blood boil to think of it,.