Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28

"No, both the husband and the sofa
springs are creations Of my own imag-
nation"
"But the incident you recalled to my
memory-the bone in your throat that I
extracted at the Langham-how do you
account for that?'
Easily. One day in your surgery at
the settlement you casually mentioned
having extracted a fish bone from a
young American lady's throat at that
hotel. I thought it unlikely, as it was
the only time you ever saw her, that
you would remember her name or face,
so I assumed that character in order to
try the effect Of my disguise upon you !"
"You are wonderful actress. You
would make your fortune on the stage. "
"Do you thitk so? What sensation
it would cause in the east! But now to
businessl AS we may not have another
opportunity, let us see that our plans
coincide. By the way, the French boat
leaves tomorrow afternoon for Singa-
pore. You have booked your passage of
courseP"
nodded assent, and she continued:
"You must board her alone. We shall
join just before she sails. When we get
to Singapore, we must drive separately
to the Mandalay hotel and figure there
In the light of casual travelling ac.
quaintances. Before you have been in
the place half day you will probably
have been introduced to Mr.. Ebbington,
the man we want. He will see you talk
ing to me, and by hook or crook you
must introduce him to me. Whatever
you do, don't forget, however, that my
name is Sanderson. Having done this,
leave the rest to me. Do you think you
thoroughly UNDERESTIMATE
"Thoroughly."
"That's right. Now let us be getting
home. Tomorrow we must be early
astir."
We continued our walk and in five
minutes had bade each other good night
in the hotel gardens and separated.
By sundown next day we were on
board the Messageries Maritimes COM
pany's boat, steaming out Of Tanjong
Prick harbor, bound for Singapore. /
ioined the steamer some time before her
advertised sailing hour, but it was close
upon the time of her departure when
Allie and her companion made their ap-
pearance.
In my capacity Of casual acquaintance
raised my hat to them as they came
up the gangway, but did not do more.
They went below, while I staid on deck,
watching the business of getting under
way.
Just as the last sign Of the coast line
disappeared beneath the waves some one
came up and stood beside me. On look
ing round / discovered that it was Allie.
$50 you managed to get on board
safely" she said after the usual polite
preliminaries had been gone through.
"Our enterprise has now fairly started,
and if we have ordinary luck we ought
to be able to carry it through success
fully"
"Let US hope that we shall have that
luck then, +" I answered but I confess
tremble when think of the risk you
are running in appearing in place like
Singapore, where you have so many
enemies.
"Even disguised as Miss Sanderson,
the American heiress? No, You cannot
mean it. If you think that, what will
you say to another plot am hatching?'
Another? Good gracious And what
is this one to be?"
"Listen and you shall learn. Three
years ago, in certain island Of the
south Pacific, there was man-an off,
cial holding high office under govern
ment-who very nearly got into serious
trouble. The charge against him was
that by his orders two native women
had been fogged to death. By some
means he managed to disprove it and to
escape punishment, but the feeling
against him was 80 bitter that it was
thought advisable to transfer him else
where. You would have imagined that
that lesson would have been enough for
him. Not bit. On the new island be
began his reign of tyranny again, and
once more death occurred. This time,
however, the victim was q man. The
authorities at home were Immediately
appealed to. with the result that an in