The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-12

n ly colored account of his experiences Il
Il the east, and from the attention his re
4 marks were receiving it was evident b
o was doing ample justice to his subject
o pulled chair up beside Allie and lis
tened. Within five minutes. however
0 of my arrival he introduced Mr.. ,Vesey'
Q name, and instantly she stopped him b.
saying:
"Now, where have heard that nam
. before? 1t seems somehow to be very
, familiar to me. :"
! perhaps you've heard the story o.
) his abduction by the Beautiful Whit,
Devil, said Ebbington, who saw that
was about to speak and was anxious tt
forestall me-
'No, | guess not, answered Allie
II reckon was thinking of Klener w.
Vesey of Wall street, who operates con.
siderable in pork. But tell me. who il
this Beautiful White Devil one hears
so much about anyway"
There was pause but held my
peace and let Ebbington's tongue run
riot with him.
'Ah, there you have me at q disad-
vantage, he began, pluming himself
for the big speech | could see was inn
minent "Some say she's European
lady of title gone mad on Captain Mar
ryat and Clark Russell. Others aver
that she's not woman ct all, but q
man disguised in woman's clothes. But
the real truth, I'm inclined to fancy, is
that she's the daughter of o. drunken old
desperate, once an English naval man,
who for years made himself terror in
these seas. >"
When heard him thus commit him.
! self, l looked across at Allie, half ex-
! pecting that she would lose control of
herself and annihilate him upon the
| spot. But save little twitching round
the corners of her mouth she allowed no
sign of the wrath that knew was rag
ing within her breast to escape her. In
voice as steady as when she had in
quirod the way to Whampoa's garden
that morning she continued her ques-
tions.
"I'm really quite interested. And
pray what has this-what do you call
her-Beautiful White Devil done to
carry on the family reputation?'
Again Ebbington saw his chance,
and, like the born yarn spinner he was,
took immediate advantage of it.
What has she not done would be the
pest thing to ASK She has al Quoted the
sultan Of Surabaya, tho lalah Of Tavoy,
Vescy Of Hongkopg aud half dozen
Chinese maudarins ut least. She has
robbed the Fectis Queen; tho Ooioomoo,
and that with the governor of Hongkong
on board; stopped tho Oodnadatta only
three months ago in the Ly-ee- moon
pass, when she went through the bull |
lion room to the extent Of over a mil
lion and bali, almost under the cruis. |
ers' noses.
But what mission does she accom- |
plish with this vast wealth when she |
has accumulated it, do you think; Mr.. |
Ebbington?" said the quiet voice of |
Mrs. Beecher from the depths of her !
chair docs she do no good with it at !
all?"
GOOD ~ that wretched being replied, |
quite unconscious of the trouble he was |
heaping up for himself. "Why, she |
never did ha'porth of good in her life.
No, I'll tell you what she does do with |
1T. 1t is well known that she has rem.
devious somewhere in the Pacific, a !
tropical island, they say, where scenes
are enacted between her cruises that
would raise bushes on the cheeks of an
Egyptian mummy"
lyon are evidently very much preju-
diced against her, answered holly.
NOW, have heard some very different
stories, and with all due respect to you,
Mr.. Ebbington'-
But fortunately at this juncture my
presence OF mind returned to me, and,
servant approaching to take our empty
coffee cups, l was able to seize the op-
portunity and bring my riotous tongue
to O halt. When the boy had gone, Allie
turned the conversation into another
channel, and after that all was plain
sailing once more. To add to our enjoy
ment, about 10 o'clock another servant
came to inform Mr.. Ebbington that a
gentleman desired to see him in the
room, and accordingly, bid
ding us good night, he.went off to in.
terview him. Mrs. Beecher then made
IN excuse and retired to her room, leav-
ing US alone together.
Allie" said reproachfully, eff
had happened just now you
would have had only yourself to blame
Tor 1t. That mans insolent lying was
more than could stand. In another mo-
nent il that servant had not come in I ,
believe l should have lost control of my
elf and ten chances to one have ruined
Why did you do it?'
Because wanted to find out how he
vas in the habit of talking about me.
That was why"
"But do you think he was really in .
earnest? May it not have been only a I,
mask to prevent any one from suspect
ng that he is your agent in this placer"
mo. He meant it, OF that there can !,
20 no doubt. The man, can see, for i,
ONE inscrutable reason hates the real !,
ne with his whole heart and soul. and
he treachery he is preparing now is to