The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-07
Only Those Who brave It's Dangers
Comprehend its mysteryr
tRravot Thot capS all

DIdNOl Iudt caps ali.
For some seconds my com panion stoo,
silent, gazing across the deep. Then sh
said very softly:
"And who is better able to speaI
about its dangers than l, whose home /
is? Dr. De Normanville. ] think if
were to tell you some of the dangers
through which l have passed you would
hardly believe me- -
81 think l could believe anything
you told me. f"
II rather doubt it. You see, you have
no idea what an extraordinary existence
mine is. Why, my life is one long bat
tie with despair l am like hunted
: animal flying before that hellhound,
} man. Do you know how near l was TO
, being caught once? Let me tell You
about it and see if it will convey any
idea to you. 1t was in Singapore, and l
was dining at the house of prominent
police official, as the friend of his wife.
had met her some months before un.
der peculiar circumstances, and we had
become intimate. During the meal my
host spoke of the Beautiful White Devil
and commented on her audacity How
| ONSi, WO nave T6CtlN6u "a cloW
concerning her, he said. She is not far
away from Singapore at the present
moment, and have every reason to be-
lieve that in AS hours she will be in
our hands. had full glass of cham
| payne in my hand at the moment and
1t Is compliment to the strength of
| my nerves to say that | raised it to nv
lips before answering him without spill
ing one drop"
"And did he never suspect?'
"No, indeed To tell the truth. /
doubt If he knows to this day how close
the Beautiful White Devil really was to |
him. Yet one moments hesitation might |
have cost me my life. Another time I |
attended viceregal ball in Colombo in |
the capacity of an heiress from England. |
In the middle of the evening the partner
with whom l was dancing, young in |
spector of police, apologized for having
to leave me. He said he had received
information concerning the Beautiful
White Devil, who was known to be in
the town. During supper he had been |
telling me about his prospects and the
girl who was coming out from England
to marry him when he got his STEP 1t
will be good thing for you if you catch
this woman, won't it?' inquired 1t
VIII get me promotion, and that will
mean the greatest happiness of my life
my MARRIAGE he answered Won't
you wish me luck?' Ibid wish him luck
and then went off to dance the lancers |
with his excellency the governor.
do yOu thinly IL yuica 70 ,,,,, e,..L |
awful risks?" l asked, amazed at her
audacity.
Perhaps not, but in that particular
case could not help myself / stood in
need OF some important information
and could trust nobody to obtain it but
myself -
1T must have been terrible five
minutes for you"
Il expect you have been told some 10,
very curious stories about me, DR.. De /,
Normanville?" my companion said after
l little while. II wish | could induce
you to tell me what you have heard. :
Believe me, have very good reason for !;
you to know the truth about :,
ne.
THAT is easily told, !" answered. 81 =
lave heard great many variations of a
he same story, but knowing how news \
ravels ont here have placed very lit n
le credence in any of Them" a
You have heard perhaps about the n
ultan of Surabaya?'' O.
intimated that had.
AT first you must have thought that n
ather cruel action on my part And | z,
ct II you knew all your blame would r
robably turn to admiration. You do 8,
OF know perhaps what a character that
IAN bore in his own state the life he !,
"a, his excuses, his constant crimes, n
is tyranny over his unfortunate sub II
cts. tell you, sir, thaV.hat man was
nd is one of the greatest scoundrels $,
pom the face OF this earth. had heard +,
yer and over again of him, and when g,
discovered that his people could OBJ Q,
III no redress for their grievances n
erermined to meet him on his own n
round. l arranged my plans according 81
:, abducted him, made him disgorge a ia
rye sum of money, half of which l ht
'used to be anonymously distributed of
nong the poor wretches he had robbed | w
~ oV 'iio Suihc tliuO tOlt lllIll Ills CHAR | tl
ter for the first and only time in his
eathen existence, promising him as l ly
d so that if he did not mend his ways TO
q catch him again and silence him in
rever. Punishment was surely never w
ore fifty earned. Then there was co
erchant in Hongkong named Vesey. m
expect you have heard of him and the err
lex l played him. Well. that man | I I
ade an assertion about me in public
ace to the effect that was But m,
'ver mind what it was 1t was so vile co
at cannot repeat it to you, but
AIDE vow l would be revenged on tel
m for 1t sooner on later. was re- rie
nged, and in the only way he could np
made to feel-that is, through his | be
mixer. He will never forgive me, of
urse. Now, what else have you sw
ard2u =.