The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-06

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bitter laugh. "But / don't think yo
will be any too pleased when you hea
it. My real name is Allie, but by tn
benighted inhabitants of this part O
the globe l am called by another an,
more picturesque cognomen.
She stopped, and / almost caught m,
breath with excitement. A light wa
breaking upon me.
| land that Isl / said, trying IL
vain to keep my voice down to q stead,
| level
1.-THE Beautiful White Devil, !" sh,
answered, with another of her peculiar
smiles, and then, calling her bulldoi
to her, she bowed to me, turned on hel
heel and went slowly aft along the deck
So my thoughtless wish was gratified
after all. had now seen the Beautiful
White Devil face to face, and, what
was more to the point was likely tc
be compelled to see more of her than
should consider necessary for my own
amusement. Like the sultan of Surabaya
| and Vesey of Hongkong, was now her
prisoner. And by what a simple ruse |
had been caught. By all that was rea
sonable in woman, however, what pos
sible advantage could she hope to gain
by abducting me? At the very most,
could not lay my hands Oh more than
GO, 600, and what earthly use could that
be to a woman who was known to deal
In millions? But perhaps. reflected, it
was not money she was after; perhaps
she had some other desperate game to
play-some other move in that wonder
full life Of hers in which my science
could be of use to her and the nature of
which could not BIZ expected to fathom.
Situated as was, she could compel me
ts do her bidding if she pleased or
make it extremely awkward for me if
felt it my duty to refuse.
You will doubtless have noticed that
/ had quite abandoned the idea of the
smallpox epidemic. The notion of that
island with the raging pestilence prob
ably only existed in the fertile brain of
the man who had been sent to induce
me to leave Hongkong. But in that case
and here the original argument
wheeled back upon me-what possible
advantage could accrue to her through
abducting me? There were hundreds of
richer men in Hongkong. Why had not
one OF them been chosen? But as the
more I thought it 4out the further I
seemed to be from Cutting at the truth
of it, l gave the problem up and turned
my thoughts in another direction.
AS l did so l heard somebody coming
along the deck. This time it was a
mans footstep; so / looked out to see
who it might be. 1t was Walworth, the
individual who had visited me in Hong.
kong and enticed me away. He was
dressed in European habiliments now
and carried cigarette in his hand.
Seeing that was aware of his presence,
he came across to the hammock and
held out his hand.
Good morning, doctorp' he said
cheerily enough. "I'm glad to see you're
better. All things considered, you've
had nasty time of it since you said
goodby to the Victoria hotel, haven't
you?'
&C. pretty cheeky way of putting it,
considering he was the cause of it all"
l thought to myself. However, I'll
give him Roland for his Oliver. He
shall not think I'm wanting in pluck. F."
You have certainly contrived good
many stirring adventures for nv enter.
tainment, l must say" 1 answered
aloud. "But will you tell me one thing
why did you not let me know in
Hongkong who my hostess would turn
out to be?''
Because in that case you would
probably have informed the police, and
we should not then have been able to
give ourselves the pleasure of your COM
pany and assistance.
We'll, all can say is am sorry you
didn't try for higher game while YOU
were about it, for even with that five
hundred you gave me your leader will
only get sop for her pains. You can't
force blood out of stone, can your"
He seated himself in the chair she
had occupied and lit fresh cigarette.
Having done so, he continued:
II don't know that I quite follow
you"
"Well, don't think could make it
much palmer without being absolutely
rude. The long and the short of il is.
Mr.. Walworth, if it's money you're
after-why not have gone in for nj
geon better worth pluckingf"
But then we're not after the money.
you see. Why should have paid you
that $500 else? No. DR.. De Norman.
vile, You need have no fear ON that
score-our motive was perfectly honest.
we are on our way to the island now
where the smallpox exists, and, believe
me, when your work is accomplished
You will be conveyed safely back TO |
your hotel. can't say more than that.
Play fair by us and we'll play fair by |
you. In the meantime we shall hope to |
make your stay with us as pleasant as |
possible. !"
! breathed freely again. was not |
abducted. l was only wanted in nv |
professional capacity after all. Well. |
that was relief. was in uniaue no.
Billion, for it was evident wae rot o,,I,.