Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-07
Yas BEaUFY}Fus iaIllYsE alsE DEVIL
BY GUY BOGHBY.
of eAEid FORTUNE cdr. Nixoia, "'The
Marriage of Esfe111'' Etc.
Copyright 1885, by D. Appleton Con,panE

Copyrigbt, 1870, py y. APPieton anu oo
CHAPTER /.
HOW COME TO HEAR OF THE BEAUT1Fui
WHITE DEVIL
The night was sweltering hot, even
for Hongkong.
s.Helloi Who's this?'' said Peekle.
"Poddy, by all that's human. Watch,
man. what Of the night? Why this in.
decent haste?"
The newcomer was short, podgy
man, with clean shaven, red face,
white teeth. very prominent eyes, large
ears and almost marmalade colored hair.
"Poddy is suffering from bad attacl
Of suppressed information, I" said Ben
we'll, who had been examining hin
critically. Better prescribe for him
De Normanville. All, / forgot yor
don't know one another Let me intro
duce you-Mr Horace v VeIderbrun, MI
De Normanyille 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 "R you don t tel
us soon, we shall be sorrowfnlly CON.
PEELED to postpone our engagements 20
morrow in order to witness your inter
ment In the Happy Valley,
"Well in the first place. !" began Mr.
vanderbrun, you must know that the
oodnadatta"
aWelI-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 ShanghaiP'
with q million and half Of specie
aboard. Don't 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 be OF any use.
Apologies. Pickle. old mani Skipper
and ten men shot. chief officer dirked,
first saloon passengers Of Importance
cleaned of their yaluables and locked uI
in their own berths. The bullion rpom
was then rited, and every red cen It Of
the money ls gone-goodness knows
where Now. what d'you think OF that
for news?"
my gracious
What junks were they%
"Nobofly knows. i=,sln
"The Ly .ee-moon pase tool Right
under our very noses. Criminyi Wont
there be row?''
"The Beautiful Write Devil again.
suppose?"
"Looks like it, don't it? Pickle, my
boy, from this hour forward the papers
will take it up. and-well, If know
anything of newspapers, they II drop il
ON to You gunboat fellows pretty hot.
"If were the British navy, I'D be
dashed if I'd be beaten BY woman.
thought it was time to interfere.
Twill somebody take pity on a poor
barbarian and condescend to explainT
said. "Since I've been in the east I've
heard nothing but Beautiful White
Devil, Beautiful White Devil, Beautiful
White Devil. Tiffin at government
house. Colombo-Beautiful White Dew
il; club chow. Yokohama-Beautlfu
White Devil flagship, Nagasaki-Beau
tiful White Devil, and now here. Al
Beautiful White Devil. and every yarr
differing from its predecessors by miles
can tell you IN beginning to Zee
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 merclful'
cried. mot all at once
One of the silent footed China boy
brought me match for my cigar ant
held it until | bad obtained light
Then, throwing myself back in the lons
cane chair, bade them work thel
wicked wills
LET Poddy tell, ;" said Pickle. H
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 tirs
hail fromg Mystery. What is her nam
Il mean her real name, not the plctur
esoue Chinese cognomen? Mystery. A
far as can be ascertained she made he
first appearance in eastern waters Il
Rangun July "a, l8-. Got hold Q
some native prince blowing the famll,
treasure and blackmailed him out
$500, 900. A man would never nav
come out of the business alive, but sh
did, and, what is more. with the none
to boot. Three months later the Vectl
Queen went ashore, when AZ hours on
Of Singapore. junks sprang up out 9
nowhere, boarded her III spite OF stut
born resistance ON the part OF the ship
company, looted her bullion room 9
ESQ, 600 and her passengers OF sS' ~
more "
But what reason have you Tor cor
Meeting the Beautiful White Devil Wit
that AFFAIR."
white yacht hanging about all tn
time. Known to be hers Signals passe
between them, and when the none
was secured it was straightway carrie
ON board her"
"All right. Go on.
"Quite quiet for three months, Inc
the sultan of Surabaya chanced to MAI
the acquaintance in Batavia OF an ei
traordinarily beautiful woman The
went about a good deal together arg
which she lured him Oh board a steat
yacht in Tanjong Prick, presumably :
say goodby Having done So she coaSe
him below, sailed off with him thsr
and then kept him under lock and s'e