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


{ alongside that bit of terra Gotta colored
= cliff yonder. "
r 81 see! And now to change the SUBJ
ject. With regard to that lymph you
Q procured for me in Hongkong, where is
r it?''
] 1T has already been sent to your
bungalow with the rest of the medical
paraphernalia we brought with us -
"And her ladyship?'
"Went ashore rs soon as we came to
anchor. If l mistake not, that's her
boat coming off to us now"
AS he spoke large white surfboat
put off from the beach and under the
sturdy arms of her crew came swiftly
across the stretch of blue toward us. AS
she ranged alongside carefully exam
ined the men rowing. They were of me-
dunn size and evidently of the Dyak
race, being taller than the average Ma
lay and inclining more to the build of
the Solomon islander than to any other
class could think of. They were bright,
intelligent looking fellows and evident
ly well cared for AS soon as they had
hitched on to the gangway the cockswain
came aboard and said something in ma
| tive to my companion, who in reply
| pointed to me.
Thereupon the man drew note from
his turban and handed it to me with
the confidence and easy bearing of one
gentleman rendering a service to an
other. 1t was addressed in Allies hand. |
writing.
Though considerable time has |
elapsed since my receipt of that little |
note, l can plainly recall the thrill that |
went through me as opened it, 1t ran
as follows:
DEAR DR. DE NoRMANvILLE-I beg you will |
forgive my not remaining on board to welcome
you to my home, but as you will readily mag
Inc was most anxious to see for myself at |
once how things were progressing ashore. I'm
fortunately, however, have nothing favorable
TO report. Will you come and breakfast with
me Immediately on receipt of thisf My cock
swain will show you the way. Then, afterward
l could take you, myself. round the settle.
ment. With very kind regards, believe me
truly your friend, ALLIE.
thrust the note into my pocket and,
having told Walworth what | was
about to do, went below to nv cabin TO :
prepare for my excursion. Then return
ing to the deck, descended into the
boat alongside, and we set off for the
shore. AS we rowed l was able to look
back and observe for the first time the
proportions and symmetry of the beau
tifal craft had just left.
Within five minutes of leaving her
our cockswain had deftly brought us
alongside small but neatly construct
ed wooden jetty. Here l disembarked
and, escorted by that amiable individu.
al, set OFF at once OH our journey to the
dwelling of my mysterious hostess.
Leaving the white, sandy foreshore of
the bay, we passed by we'll made track
through the forest in due northerly
direction. And such q forest as it was
such wealth OF timber, such varieties of
woods, shrubs, creepers, orchids and (
lowers Indeed, SO enjoyable was it
that was sorry when we left the forest
'or the last time and emerged Oh to a
small plain, bounded by the scrub ON
one side and by the mountain on the
'ther On this l could discern collec-
ION OF huts and houses to the number {
II perhaps 300. But what struck me as l
most remarkable about them was the L
act that they were arranged in streets !
md that the majority of them were .
'ullt on European lines; also in almost | !
very case-and | was able to verify this Z
ater on-each one possessed we'll kept o
nd apparently productive garden, vary :.
ng IN extent from q quarter up to as
much in some cases as an acre. AL 8
ogether more picturesque little place II
ould not have been discovered 1t was 8
ute in keeping with the woman, the d
acht, the forest and the harbor And to q
hink that this was the home of the Il
'eautiful White Devil, the home of u
hat mysterious woman whose so called u
rimes and acts of daring were common
ossip from Colombo to the farthest IL
akhalin coast. hi
Leaving the village on our left we II
scended the mountain side for short IL
istanoe by well worn track. then b'
1rning sharply to our left hand wound 10
ound 1t to where another large plateau t1
egan. Reaching this, midway between In
ie village and the waterfall, we saw ga
efore us high and well made picket of
nee i'll which was gate Through pc
lis gate we passed, and after carefully
osing it behind us followed a short eli
ack along lovely avenue of areca sa
aims and india rubber trees toward n a
ouse we could just discern through the
liage, then having assembled fight ov
broad stone steps flanked with quaint TIL
one gods and images we stood before tn
10 dwelling of the Beautiful White de
evil.
fear, deeply as the memory of it is din
oppressed upon my mind, it is hardly if
my power to convey to you any real / t
lpression of the building had come the
Tar to see, and in which was DIES. of
ned to spend so many hours Suffice tai
that 1t was an adobe construction an,
70 story high and designed on some.
thi
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