Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-07

! Well vesey was SO awfuIly smitten
th, be wanted to marry her--bad as
lalithat. She took himsin hand and one
\ da, got him to take her for a cruise in
hisyaoi1t Of course he jumped at the
chance, and of they sailed: Out at sea
thy were met by white schooner. !
believe Vesey was in the middle of pro-
ttesing his undyihg love, and all that
| sas of thing, you know, when my lady
clapped q revolver to his head and bade
h.m heage 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 Soc, 600, and,
by Jovei the money was paid on the
nail | Chinese government had a score
against her for a bdncting amandarin 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 Z again for three
months, then new governor and wife,
Sir Preadergest Prendergast, were COM
ing out here on the Oloomoo. Her lady
ship, who, you know. was mixed up in
that Belleyille business, had her famous
diamonds with her-aid to be worth
ESQ, 900 There was also $50. 600 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 a trace
of ,em high or low Whether they went
overheard in fog. whather 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 of
with Instructions to look for her They
potsered about and at last sighted and
chased her to the Philippines, where
they lost her in fog Those are the
principal counts against her. j believe.
Rum story. ain = it?"
aExtraordinafyl Hes anybody ever
seen herr
s.i should Just thiik SO; sultan Of
surabaya, yesey. nativ prince and all
the people staying at his house when
she was here ~ -
What description o they give Of
her?'
ssynppss svsnaH--eight and
| Twenty at most, tall ane willowy; beau
tifd features, clear cut IS cameo; ex-
| quhite complexion and ipplipg golden
hair, 10 voice like f1ule, figure like
Venus and eyes that look through yours
into the uttermost depthiof your soul. =
9'And isn't she worth being enthusi.
astic aboutl By JoyeI Id like to know
her history 81
K"And do you mean toStell me that
| With the English fAmerican, French,
German, Chinese and japanese fleets
patroling those waters it t'simpossible tn
catch herr
A"Quite-up to tile present. Look at
the facts of the cassl She's here today
and gone tomorrow White yacht seen
near Singapore; toda. copper colored
or Macassar on Thuslay l-black with
white ports near Shanghai the week
following The policdand the poor old
adruiral are turning gray under the
| strain.
s"By Jovel I'd like , see her."
E"Don' say that or Nu will Nobody
ever knows where shea turn up next.
It is certain that she hs agents every
where and that she sin league with
half the junk pirates,long the coast.
Glad I'm not man woth abducting.
But in spite of wig Syou say can
hardly believe that it. possible for q
woman to carry on sucl a trade. It's
like romance.
"It's not like it,; it is romance, and a
pretty unpleasant one co. Sultan Of
Surabaya and poor old ssey were glad
enough to see the final 9spter Of it, !
can assure you You shnld just hear
the latter description ofthe yacht and
its appointments. He uss to make Us
Icreep when be told Us hoVthis woman
would sit on deck, lookingli i'm through
and through out Of her hal closed Gyes
till he began to feel as if fe d have te
get up and scream or sit were ha was
and 90 mad He saw two or Tree things
on board that boat that hd says he'll
never forget and | gatheid that he
doesn want any more e4ursions In
/ the lady company. y
HE must be a man withQt imagina-
tion.
"He'sa man blessed witRood sound
common sense That's whahe is
"It seems incredible thal she should
have escaped so long
Pickle took up his cue agin.
Hear, hear, to that. An now, Ben.
well, my boy. if you don tRant to go
to sleep III that chair turn dt and finish
the drubbing you We begun l must be
Egetting aboard directly
\ Benwell rose and went Iund the ta-
BILE to where his ball lay under the
cushion. The imperturbale marker
called the score as if thereaad been no
pause III the game. and th match was
once more getting under Wy when the
swing doors opened and an slderly man
entered the room He wa dressed in
white from top to toe carrh big um-
brella and wore broad bimmed solar
topee upon his head. Ofe inside he
paused as if irresolute, an then, look
lug round Oh its occupants bid politely /:
Forgive my intrusion, iut can you
tell me where can find gentleman
named De Normapyille?" :;
II am that person." Isaid, rising
from my chair. !.
uJ hon. von will NOT thifr ma rudo, r.