The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-17

Aoi INC esAS VI OtucFB. NOW Iulp - al
iniquity which should be put an end to-.
and that can only be accomplished by
the suppression Of Kung. How we arc
to bring about such contamination
haven't the least idea. but Of one thing
am certain-the world is not big
enough for the three Of u.s."
II was horrible, but perfectly true.
felt 1t. had seen too much of the
doings Of the Society Of the Hidden
Meaning. ! knew with what tenacity
they chung to the work in hand. and
had no hope whatever Of their aban-
dcnng the enterprise. no matter what
obstacles there were to be surmounted.
The result then would be life some
what similar to my fathers, a death
which could not be prolonged inde6-
nltely.
"What do you propose?" asked.
at is evident" said he. that one of
two things must happen-either we
kill Kung or he kills us. gather from
what your father says that the death
of kung, coupled with that OF Woo
ching, will probably end the feud, as
they are the only two chiefs left Of
the original council who take d per-
sonal interest in the vengeance. Woo
ching is probably here in this country.
II we could lay our hands on him, the
law would relieve us of all moral re-
sponsibillty concerning him. With
Kung it is different. He is in China
and apparently beyond the reach of
any law. II we want him, we must
look for him in his native land"
go to Gilman gasped.
He smiled. "Why notT
"But surely that would be to court
instant annihilation."
mot necessarily. 1t Is just possible
that it may he safer than this. kung
not improbably will credit lis with the
wish to avoid him. The matter is very
serious, Davie. !, as you know, am
man of peace, but if peace Is denied
me- then ] have no objection to war.
We each have a personal debt to pay
an obligation which 1t is our bounden
duty to fulfill. l know your mother
was good enough to forgive the hand
that struck her down, but, you see, the
vengeance does not end there. As
sure as we are living men our turn
will come, unless we make ourselves
masters Of the situation"
had no doubt that he was right,
though shrank from such q foolhardy
enterprise as seeking Kung in his. ma
tive land. II we could not guard
against his emissary in our own coun-
try, surrounded by police and the ap-
planes Of civilization, how could we
hope to succeed in the very stronghold
of the yellow fends? My uncle admit
ted the apparent soundness of my ar
gument, but the idea of penetrating
into the euemy's country had taken
possession of him. and nothing that |
could say made him waver in his de-
sign.
AT all events" I said, 1--WE cannot
be sure that these men mean to con.
tinue the vengeance. 1t Is Just posi-
Bile that my father in his hatrel and
fear Of Kung may have overstated his
case. Ought we not TO wait for some
sign, watching always? What if they
are satisfied"
at matters nothing" he replied 81
am not. Are your" This rather bit
terly thought
I did not answer, but looked at him
in way that was more effective than
words.
Sorry he said alphabetically. you
know what | mean. But nothing can
satisfy me until have brought Lucy's
murderer to book. l believe the old
man to be right. lie knew what he
was talking about We shall have to
settle with Wooching and kung."
Deep in my heart l was of the same
belief, but If the truth must be told