Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28

ioo fo So1 every ceul you re entltleu
to. Now clear out!'
"This served only to augment the
Celestia's perturbation, and wild ges-
ticulating. So vehement was his in
sistence that [ went so far as to re-
explore the interier of his canvas
money bag, in quest OF a possibly over
looked note or gold piece. The in
spection, however, was unavai!ing,
and as to any miscalculation on my
part, l felt that to be out of the ques-
tion, for, in view OF the circumstances
| had been more than usually careful
in my counting.
"The final conviction that my orig
inal conclusions were correct had any
thing but Modifying effect on my
temper, and turning again to the
Chinaman, 1 berated him roundly,
and finally ordered the porter TO eject
him. The last I saw of him he was
tearfully relating his hapless venture
to an unsympathetic policeman.
dropped into my big chair to in
dulge in laugh over the affair, but
in the midst of my hilarity 1 all at
once became aware that some hard
substance was pressing against my
right hip, aud reaching down l found
wedged between the cushion and scroll
work Of the chair aroll of silver coins.
With sickening certainty the truth
flashed upon me. 1t was the China
mans missing money, which I had
carelessly thrown, together with the
canvas sack, into the chair seat, where,
partially hidden by the upholstering
it had until now wholly escaped my
notice.
''For a moment I was quite over
whelmed by the awkwardness of the
situation, recalled all too wildly the
helpless celestial's efforts to convince
me that his claims were accurate, and
my heart smote me as 1 pictured his
opinion regarding my motives for sub
iecting him to the disgraceful treat
ment he had received Then q wild
impulse dominated me to overtake the
poor fellow and restore his money into
his hands. thrust the package of
coin into my pocket, caught up my
hat and hurrledly left the treasury.
81 think the world never seemed so
large or so densely populated as when
[ got out into the street. Though I
followed the same direction which 1
had observed the Chinaman to take, /
knew that with his ten minutes start
there was little chance of Immediately
oyerhauling him. My chief hope lay
in finding him in the wretched little
slum falniliarly known as Dope AL
ley, where the major portion of the
local Chinese colony lived. While I
hurried along [ strove to recall his
name as l had written it in the certii-
cate. The first part thereof L felt
sure was 'Ah, but whether it were All
Sing, All Foy or All Sam I could not
for the life OF me have told.
''In this bewildered state of mind I
found the Chinese quarter. A solemn
faced Moh5oi, whose corpulent
anatomy entirely filled the doorway of
a dingy, evil-smelling den, was the
only visible inhabitant of the district,
so L went up and spoke to him.
"T say, John, you know China
man, him first name "Ah?"'
Sat my question the Celestial's
erstwhiie stolid countenance relaxed
into an expansive grin, and he chuckled
gleefully for full minute before an
swering my query, whereupon he
said:
och, yes, savy heap Chinaman
fusnem All. Pullee near all Cinnamon
catchee that nem. My mem, he added,
by way of example, him All Fat
" But the Chinaman L want I
explained, he buy certificate to- day
send China. You savy him9'
" 'Catchee clltifcate thlee hun'ed
fifty dollah?' inquired the Celes tial
astutely.
" Yes, yes! he's the chap I eagerly
rejoined. DO You know where he is?'
'Oh, yes; he go Chinar
" Gone to China! Why, man, he
buy certificate only halt hour ago.
"T savy,' was the comfortless as
surancc. He so China bou' ten
secon' ago
Ten seconds agor echoed, gaz-
ing wildly down the street. (Which
way him gomez
IA way 10 la!iloah, pc may 80
steamboat
"'Yes, but which one railroad?' 1
persisted desperately.
NO savy him. One lailload-two
luilload, ale sem Chinee.
My hopes of overtaking the wronged
Celestial We're rapidly dissipated.
One chance only of returning his
money to him now seemed open to
me.
See here, Fat said I confden-
TALLY, denositing coin in his yellow
palm, by way ii holding his interest
You tell me all you know bout this
China boy, will you?'
"He scrutinized the coin critically
for moment as if to satisfy himself
as to its genuineness, then thrust,ng
it into some hidden pocket within the
folds of his baggy pantaloons, he ran
his little eyes suspiciously over me
and asked;
'Whalla malta China boy? You
detective, like catclee fo' get China