The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-28
CHAPTER I.
HOW COME TO HEAR OF THE BEAUTIFUL
WHITE DEVIL.

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fcaTH ongkong.
"Hellol Who's this?" said Pickle
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 attack
Of suppressed information, said Ben
we'll, who had been examining him
critically. BETTER prescribe for him,
De Normanville. All, forgot you
don't know one another, Let me intro
duce you-Mr. Horace Venderbrun, Mr..
De Normanville. 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 eff you don't tell
us soon, we shall be sorrowfnlly COM
PEELED to postpone our engagements to-
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 -
Well-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 Shanghai
with million and half of specie
aboard. Don 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 man! Skipper
and ten men shot, chief officer dirked,
first saloon passengers of Importance
cleaned Of their valuables and locked up
in their own berths. The bullion room
was then rifed, and every red cent Of
the money is gone-goodness knows
where. Now, what d you think of that
for news?'
''My graciousr
What junks were they?"
Nobody knows"
1.-THE Ly-ee-moon pass tool Right
under our very noses. Criminy! Won't
there be row."
.'The Beautiful White Devil again,
SUPPOSED"
Looks like it, DOM it? Pickle, my
boy, from this hour forward the papers
will take it up, and-well, if / know
anything Of newspapers, they IL drop it
on to you gunboat fellows pretty hot. .
II were the British navy, I'd be
dashed if I'd be beaten by woman. .
thought it was time to interfere.
'sWill somebody take pity on poor
bar barian and condescend to explain?"
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-Beautiful
White Devil; flagship, Nagasaki Beau
tiful White Devil, and now here All
Beautiful White Devil, and every yarn
differing from its predecessors by miles.
/ can tell you I'm beginning to feel
very much out of it. -
Each of the four men started in to ex-
plain. held up my hand in entreaty.
"As you are strong, be merciful,
cried "Not all at once. !"
One of the silent footed China boys
brought me match for my cigar and
held it until had obtained light.
Then, throwing myself back in the long
cane chair, l babe them work their
wicked wills.
''Let Poddy tell,' said Pickle. .'He
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 first
hail from? Mystery What is her name
81 mean her real name, not the pictur-
esque Chinese cognomena Mystery AS
far as can be ascertained she made her
first appearance in eastern waters in
Rangun July "a, 49,. Got hold Of
some native prince blowing the family
treasure and blackmailed him out of
$500, 900. A man would never have
come out of the business alive. but she
did, and, what is more, with the money
to boot. Three months later the Vectis
2 Queen went ashore, when 4S hours out
of Singapore, junks sprang up out Of
nowhere, boarded her in spite Of stub
born resistance on the part Of the ship g
company, looted her bullion room of
100000 and her passengers OF $4,000
more.
But what reason have you for con-
Meeting the Beautiful White Devil with
that affair."
white yacht hanging about all the
time Known to be hers Signals passed
between them, and when the money
was secured it was straightway carried
on board her.
"All right. Go ON. .
'.Quite quiet for three months. Then
the sultan of Surabaya CHANGED to make
the acquaintance in Batavia of an ex-
traordinarily beautiful woman They
went about good deal together, after
which she lured him on board steam
yacht in Tanjong Prick, presumably to
say goodby Having done SO, she coaxed
him below. sailed off with him there
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