Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-03-25

my sister Is all right. Come, Dora.
He drew NY arm within his own
aud turned toward home, the mob
following with the Chinaman, the
rope still around his neck. when
we reached our house there was
Nellie safe aud sOlnd, standing
OIL the steps. Before we could say
a word she cried ont: 49,.
'What are they dong to All S,nl
Oh. what a shame TO treat Il poor
Chinaman SOL and impulSlvely
she ran down, and, while the Mon
gollan made voluble explanation,
pulled the rope from his necs.
Speak little slower, All Sin,
then shall he able to follow yon
nicely said Nellie, kindly. | for
got to tell YOU that Nellie can
speak Chinese-Sll' uSed 70 t'tch
in The Chinese Mission School.
'Whar does he say I asked, and
'rell us what The hrafhen is say
ing, Young ladY.) crIel the men.
Nellie asked the Ch;naman n
few Qn,stlnns, which he answered
with much gestlcula'ion, FOR he
was more excited than | have seen
a ChInaman either brtnrr or sin cr.
as we'll he might br; Then Shr
turned 10 us:
Il think | can explain Nh Sins
part in the adventure. When he
brought the clothes this afternoon
found some w,Ie missing. sent
him back to get lhrn, telling him
would not paw for the washing
until he brought eyer, hing. lie
vent away aud came back
Win the clothes in about ha'f al
honr. | then pIld him a Id SEN
him down 10 the kitchen for 80
thugs for The wash | had leil
there. He got them, aud was
ab Iut TO 90 out when he remrm
bered thAt lie had no, asked mt
whenhe was tocaIl agaln.Justas he
reached the head of the stairs he
saw Dora getting out Of tie win
dow, jumped to the conclusion
that she was a thief, and followed
her. must tell you,' addressing
the crowd, that he does not kno"
Dora; she is usually ava, at work
when be comes for the clothes.
At just happened that she got
of early to-day, aud he saw her
for the first time this afternoon
when she let him in, so his mistake
was not an unnatural one. H. did
not dream that young iady oi
of the house would do such a
thing as climb out of a window,
through if he knew Dora he would
no. I've in tie least surprised.
Here Nellie laughed. That is Al
Sn's story and 1t seems to me II
reasonable one. OF course, when
he fol owed Dora she thOnght h'
cant to kill her, but cannot
understand what she wanted on
he root AZ that hour. What WIS
it, DOra'
Then explained, telling he
,bout the pool of blood, which
vas now beginning to think exist
ed only in my Imagination.
oh, that! and an annoyed, per
turbed expression crossed her face
'Y0n recolect the quart bottle o
reu ink father brought hone the
evening before he went to tn
country and which Tom was I
D take down to the ofiicrg II. fOrg ,
, it every day, and YOU Dora, tool
II into our room The day yOu need
ed some; you carele>slN lsft 1t nea
e the door, and when I went in t
=. get the money for An Sin | mus
4 knocked it over with my skirt.
r did not notice 1t at the time, br
t VI hen went into our room late
=, on fund the bottle lAing on il
u side The cork Out and that grea
Is poo in the ball. Oh, again dlrectl
= addressing the crowd, II there
Is anyone here who can tell II g hO
Y, 10 get red Ink stains out of viii
;. marble / shall be so grateful. NJ
ID rather will he crazy ii ne come
d back and finds the hall floor stain
r. ed
o A ianitOr of one of the lars
z city buildings came forward, IN
/. the two held a consultation. Wh6
a 1 thought they had talked lor
ie enough / interrupted them to as
ut Nellie:
'How WAS 1t you did not he
TO me when | ca ne mp stairsP
Ia j was in the front parlOr, rea
ing. When Ah Sin left me d
no. hear a sound untiI Tom car
ht home.'