The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-05

Dor Hongkong.
"Hellol Who's this?" sid Pickle
"Poddy, by all that's human Watch
man, what Of the night? Why this in
decent haste?"
The newcomer was a short, podgy
man, with clean shaven, red face,
white teeth, very prominent eyes, large
Ears and almost marmalade oolored hair.
"Poddy is suffering from bad attack
Of suppressed information, said Ben
we'll, who had been examining him
critically. Better prescribe for him.
De Normanville. All, ] forgot you
don't know one another Let me intro
duce you-Mr. Horace Venderbrun, Mr.
De Normanville. Now you re acquent,
as they say in the farces.
"Out with it, Poddy," continued
Pickle, digging him in the ribs with
the butt of his cue. eff you don't tell
us soon, we shall be sorrowfally COM
PEELED to postpone our engagements to-
morrow in order to witness your inter
ment in the Happy Valley. Z"
well, in the first place." began Mr..
Vanderbrun, "you must know that the
Oodnadatta
Well-well, skipper-Perkins, mar
tinet and teetotaler; chief officer, Brad
burn; otherwise the China sea liar
What about her? She sailed this even,
ing for Shanghai?''
with million and half of specie
aboard. Don forget that Went ashore
in the Ly-ee-moon pass at o'clock.
Surrounded by junks instantly Skipper
dispatched third officer in launch full
steam for assistance. Gunboat went
down posthaste, and, like most gun.
boats, arrived too late to DO of any use.
Apologies, Pickle, old mani Skipper
and ten men shot, chief officer dirked,
first saloon passengers of Importance
cleaned of their valuables and locked up
in their own berths. The bullion room
was then rifled, and every red cent of
the money is gone-goodness knows
where. Now, what d'you think of that
for news?"
"My gracious"
what junks were they?"
Nobody knows. "
1.-The Ly-ee-moon pass tool Right
under our very noses. Criminy! Won't
there be row."
i H.. The Beautiful White Devil again,
SUPPOSED"
Looks like it, don't it? Pickle, my
boy, from this hour forward the papers
will take it up, and-well, if l know
of newspapers, they'll drop it
on to you gunboat fellows pretty hot. "
eff l were the British navy, I'd be
dashed if I'd be beaten by woman. "
i thought it was time to interfere
Twill somebody take pity on poor
and condescend to explain?"
said "Since I've been in the east I've
heard nothing but Beautiful White
Devil, Beautiful White Devil, Beautiful
White Devil. Tifiin at government
house, Colombo-Beautiful White Dew
IL; club chow, Yokohama-Beautif
White Devil flagship, Nagasaki-Beau-
tiful White Devil, and now here All
Beautiful White Devil, and every yarn
differing from its predecessors by miles.
| can tell you I'm beginning to feel
very much out OF it. "
Each Of the four men started in to ex-
plain. ! held up my hand in entreaty.
las You are strong, be merciful,
cried. "Not all at once.
One Of the silent footed China boys
brought me match for my cigar and
held it until l had obtained light.
Then, throwing myself back in the long
cane chair, babe them work their
wicked wills.
''Let Poddy tell, said Pickle. "He
boasts the most prolific imagination.
GO on, old man, and don't spare him..
Venderbrun pulled himself together,
signed for silence and, having done so,
began theatrically: "Who is the Beau
tiful Devil? Mystery. Where did she first
nail from? Mystery. What is her name
Il mean her real name, not the pidtur.
,sque Chinese cognomen? Mystery. AS
ar as can be ascertained she made her
irst appearance in eastern waters in
Rangun July "a, 19-. Got bold of
ome native prince blowing the family
reasure and blackmailed him out of
5000, 900. A man would never have
ome out of the business alive, but she
lid, and, what is more, with the money
o boot. Three months later the Vectis
queen went ashore, when 48 hours out
# Singapore, junks sprang up out of
'owhere, boarded her in spite of stub
'orn resistance ON the part of the ships
looted her bullion room of
go, 600 and her passengers of SO. 900
nore."
but what reason have you for con-
fecting the Beautiful White Devil with
hat AFFAIR.""
white yacht hanging about all the
ime. Known to be hers. Signals passed
etween them, and when the money
,as secured IL was styaightway carried
q board her..
"All right Go on"
"Quite quiet for three months. Then
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