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

say goOdby Having done So sne coaxeS
him below, sailed off with him ther,
and then kept him under lock and key
until he had paid ransom Of over 400,
900 guilders, when he was put ashore
again. Two months later Vesey-you
know Vesey-of Johore street, probably
the richest man in Hongkong. met a
woman staying at this very hotel. She
pretended to be just out from home and
20 end innocent
well, Vesey was so awfully smitten
that be wanted to marry her-bad as
all that She took him finland and one
day got him to take her for cruise in
his yacht Of course he jumped at the
thance, and off they sailed. Out at sea
they were met by white schooner
believe Vesey was in the middle of pro-
testing his undying love, and all that
sort of thing, you know, when my lady
clapped revolver to his head and babe
him heave to. A boat put off from the
stranger, and both lady and friend
boarded her The long and the short Of
it was, when Vesey was released he
had signed a check for $50, 600, and,
by Jove, the money was paid ON the
nail Chinese government had score
against her for abducting a mandarin of
the gold button. They tried to catch
her, but failed. English cruiser went
after her for two days and lost her near
Formosa. Silence again for three
months, then new governor and wife,
Sir Prendergast Prendergast, were CON-
ing out here on the Oloomoo. Her lady
ship, who, you know, was mixed up in
that Belleville business, had her famous
diamonds with her-said to be worth
$50, 900. There was also $50, 900 in
gold going up to Shanghai. 1t is sup
posed that the purser must have been
bribed and in the business. At any rate
when they arrived at Hongkong both
bullion, diamonds and purser were mys-
teriously missing. Couldn't find trace
of 'em high or low. Whether they went
overheard in fog whether they were
still slowed away on board, nobody ever
knew. They were gone; that was
enough. The governor was furious and
worried the admiralty so with dis.
patches that two cruisers were sent. off
with instructions to look for her. They
pottered about and at last sighted and
chased her to the Philippines, where
they lost her in fog. Those are the
principal counts against her, / believe.
Rum story, ain it?'
Extraordinary Has anybody ever
seen herr"
II should just think so; sultan of
Surabaya, Vesey, native prince and all
the people staying at this house when
she was here F."
"What description do they give of
her?"
Quite a young woman-eight and
twenty at most, tall and willowy; beau.
tiful features, clear cut as cameo; ex.
quisite complexion and ripping golden
hair, voice like q flute, figure like
Venus and eyes that look through yours
into the uttermost depths of your soul. l."
"And isn't she worth being enthusi-
astic about? BY Jove! I'd like to know
her history
And do You mean to tell me that
with the English, American, French,
German, Chinese and japanese fleets
these waters it's impossible to
latch her?''
"Quite-up to the present. Look at
,he facts of the case. She's here today
md gone tomorrow. White yacht seen
near Singapore today-copper colored
)ff Macassar on Thursday--black with
white ports near Shanghai the week
following. The police aud the poor old
admiral are turning gray under the
strain.
by Jove I'd like to see her,"
Don't say that or you will. Nobody
'ver knows where she'll turn up next.
c is certain that she has agents every
where and that she's in league with
lalf the junk pirates along the coast
clad I'm not man worth abducting. /"
But in spite of what you say can
hardly believe that it's possible for a
woman to carry on such trade. It's
ike romance.
Its not like it; il is q romance, and a
pretty unpleasant one too. Sultan of
Surabaya and poor old Vesey were glad
enough to see the final chapter of it, l
'an assure you. You should Just hear
The latters description of the yacht and
It's appointments He used to make US
creep when he told us how this woman
would sit on deck, looking him through
md through out of her half closed eyes
ill ne began to feel as if hed have to
get up and scream or sit where he was
md go mad. He saw two or three things
IN board that boat that he says he'll
never forget, and gathered that he
doesn't want any more excursions in
he lady's company.
He must be man without imagina.
ion. i"
"He'sa man blessed with good sound
common sense. That's what he Is.
1T seems incredible that she should
nave escaped 80 long,"
Pickle took up his cue again.
Hear, hear, to that And now, Ben
we'll, my boy, il you don't want to go
20 sleep In that chair turn out and finish
he drubbing you've begun. must be