The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-09
. BELLE OF CANADA CITY,
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IA BElLt Ut CANADA CITY.
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scape.' He paused again and said with
Il sigh OF satisfaction, its Il mighty
pooty view out thar, it just takes me
every time.
As he turned and walked ont through
the French window. CisSy did not for IL
moment comprehend him: then. strange
~ enough. his act of rude courtesy for
the first time awakened her to the full
sense Of the situation. This house-her
fathers house-Was no longer hers! If
her father should never return she
wanted nothing from it-nothing. She
gripped her heating heart with the lit
tie hand she had clenched 50 vaIiantly
a moment ago. Suddenly her hand
dropped, someone had glidded noiselessly
INTO the back room. Il figure in a blue
blouse-a Chinaman. their house sery-
ant. All Fe. He cast Il furtive glance
at the stranger on the yeranda and
then beckoned to her Stealthily. She
came toward him wonderingly, when
he suddenly whipped Il note from his
sleeve and with i deNterous movement
slipped it into her fingers. She tore it
open. \ single glance showed her 4
small key inclosed in Il line Of her
fathers handwriting. Drawing quickly
back into the corner she read as fol-
lows: If this reaches YOU in time. take
from the second drawer of my desk an
envelope marked private contracts and
give it to the bearer There was nei-
ther signature nor address.
Putting her finger to her lip. she cast
Il quick glance at the absorbed figure
-, ~--A f. 4I~
desk. She fitted the key to the drawer
and opened it rapidly but noiselessly.
There lay the envelope, and among other
ticketed papers 4 small roll Of
sreenbacks-such as her father
often kept there 1t WIS his
money: she did not scrlpie 10 take
it with the envelope. Handing the latter
to the Chinaman, who made it instantly
disappear UP his sleeve like a ycol.iutar's
act, she signed him to follow her into
the hall.
Who gave YOU that note, All Fe:"
she whispered. brclthlessly.
"Chinaman.
WHO gave it to him.
"Chinaman.
"And to him."
"\ollee Chinaman.'
another Chinaman:'
Yes heap Chinaman-alle same as
gang
You mean ii passed from one China
mans hand to another
Alice same.
why didn't the first Chinaman who
got it bring it here
"Srose Mclean man want to catchee
lettel. He spotty Chinaman. He follee
Chinaman. Chinaman passee lettel next
Chinaman. He no get. Mclean man
no hahe got. Sabe:
Then this package will 90 back the
same way
Alice same
".And who will YOU give it to now:'
Alice same man blingee me lettel.
Hop Li-who makee WlShee.'
An idea here struck CiSsy which made
her heart jump and her cheeks flame.
All Fe gazed at her with an infantile
smile of admiration.
HOY far did that letter come she
asked with eager. questioning eyes.
"Lcttee me see him." said All Fe.
Cissy handed him the missivc; be eX-
amined closely some half Il dozen Chi
nesc characters that were scrawled along
the length OF the outer fold and which
she had innocently supposed were 4 part
Of the markings OF the rice paper on
which the note was written.
Heap Chinaman velly much walkee-
ioncec way. S'pose you look" He point
cd through the open front door to the
prospect beyond. 1t WAS n familiar one
TO Cissy-the long canada. the crest on
crest Of serr;ed pines. and beyond the
dim snow line. All Fe's brown finger
seemed to linger there.
In the snow" she whispered. her
cheek whitening like that dim line, but
her eyes sparkled like the sunshine over
it.
Alice same. John" said All Fe plain
lively.
"Ah Fc." whispered CiSsy. take me
with You to Hop Lii
no good" said All Fe stolidly. Hop
Ii he givee this"-he indicated the enve-
lope in his sleeve-"to next Chinaman.
He no go. S'pose YOU go with me, Hop
Li-you no makee n~othing-alle same
l dam f~oolee..'
IL know: but you just take ne there.
Dor.'
The young girl was Irresistible. All
Fe's face relaxed. All litee." he said.
with a resigned smile.
You wait here Il moment said CisSy,
Frightening. She flew up the staircase.
In 4 few minutes she was back again.
She had exchanged her smart roSe-sprig-
ged chintZ for a pathetic little blue check
frock of her schOol days: the fatefui hat
had given way 10 a brown straw Hat
bent like a frame around her charming
face. All the girlishneSs-and, indeed.
a certain honest b~oyishness Of her ma
ture-seemed to have come out in her
glowing. freckled cheek. brilliant. anda-
cious eyes. and the quick stride which
brought her to All Fe's side.
Now lets 60 she said. "out the
back way and down the side streets"
She paused. east a glance through the
drawing room ut the contemplatiye figure
of the sheriff's deputy on the veranda.
and then passed out of the house forever.