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

minute we smoked in silence. The
my companion, who had evidently beel
carefully thinking his speech out, sal
with that peculiarly diffident utteranc
which, as l have said. was habitual Il
him:
you'll excuse what l am going I,
say, hope, but friend and / wer
having little discussion before dinner
The proprietor tells re Miss Sanderson
the American heiress, is staying in thu
house. do not wish TO be impertinent
but might l ask if the lady TO whom
you have just been speaking is Miss
Sanderson?"
eyes. she is Miss Sanderson, re.
piled. "You do not know her, then?''
"Never saw her before in my life, -
was his reply. "Pieces of good fortune
like that don't often occur in Singa-
pore. If they did, few of us would be
here very long, can assure you. But
perhaps l am talking in too familiar a
strain about your friend? If so, you
must forgive me.
"Indeed, nor' / answered. "Don't
trouble yourself on that score. l trav-
eled up with them from Batavia in the
French boat that arrived this afternoon.
From what little l have seen of her she
seems very pleasant and, as you have
observed, is evidently inclined to be
friendly"
There is no doubt about the money,
l SUPPOSED" he continued "Since Vesey
OF Hongkong was so completely taken
in by the Beautiful White Devil we
have been little skeptical on the sub
!ect of heiresses down this way
"On that point I'm afraid / cannot
inform you, l said laughingly. "She
seems, however, to travel in very good
style and evidently denies herself moth
ing. But you spoke of the Beautiful
White Devil. l am most interested in
what l have heard of that parsonage
Are you well up i'll the subject?''
How should l be?'' he answered, as
thought, little quickly. "Of course
know what every other man in the
east knows. but no more. Thank good
ness she has never done me the honor of
abducting me as she did the sultan Of
Surabaya and those other Johnnies. But
with regard to Miss Sanderson. won-
der If l shClld be considered imperti-
nent if asked you to give me the pleas
ure of an introduction. -
"Of course did not tell him that il
was the very thing of all others that | |
deslreh to do but at the same tilne / |!
could hardly conceal my exultation. | |
had, however, to keep my delight 70 |
myself for fear lest he should suspect, !
SO | relit my cigar, which had gone out, /
and then said, with as much careless
ness as could assume
II don't know altogether whether I'm
intimate with her to take
the liberty of introducing you, but. as l
said just now, she seems jolly sort of
girl and not inclined to be standoffish,
so If ever l get an opportunity don't
mind risking it. Now, think, if you'll
excuse me, I'll say good night. That
wretched old bucket of a steamer rolled
so all the way up from Tanjong Prick
that have hardly had a wink of sleep
these three nights past.
Good night and thank you very
much for your company. Glad to have
met you, I'm sure"
Next morning, as soon as breakfast
was over, went down into the town,
shopping. When / returned about ii
o'clock, discovered Allie and her chap
IRON sitting in the veranda, waiting for
double rickshaw which one of the ho-
eel boys had gone out to procure. Eb-
oington was seated in chair near by,
md evidently seemed to consider this a
rood opportunity for effecting the intro
iuction he had proposed the night be.
ore. l entered into conversation with
linn for q few moments and then,
the veranda, asked the ladies |
n which direction they contemplated
,oing.
Where do you Think" said Allie,
With her best New York accent. "Well,
lrst guess we're going to look for O
Try goods store, and then reckon we'll |
ust take pasear round the town."
"You should go and see Whampoa's
arden, said. hoping she would I'M
srstand what was driving at. "They
oil me it's one of the sights Of the
lace"
"But how do You get there?' asked
Aiio, hor quiCk perCeptlOn telllng ner |
~ object 1--WE must know the way,
eckon, before we start, or we'll Just
ct lost, and then you'll have to call out
II the town to find us.
lone moment and I'll inquire"
Ebbington, having overheard what ,
ad passed between us, as intended he ,
hould do, had risen, and now approach.
u.s. l turned to him and said
my friends want to find the way to
Vhampoa's garden, Mr.. Ebbington.
ould you direct them?' But first per- ,
APPS l ought to introduce you Mr.. Eb- q
ington, Mrs. Beecher, Miss Sander.
IN"
They bowed politely to each other,
nd then Ebbington, having begged the /;
sdies' permission, gave instructions in
lalay to the rickshaw cody, who by >
lis time had drawn up at the steps.
endering their thanks to him, they
;epped into their conveyance and were :
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