Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-28
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ture and coax him from his lair. Once
out. 1t was one-shot victory, q shoot
or-be-shot chance. and Sip had drunk
just enough to give him a reckless
abandon and steady nerve to complete
the feat with glory.
| with such a potent agency Of death
In their possession and means where
| by to deal an everlasting blow to the
enemy, OF which Chinese is never
entirely without, these Celestials i'm
mediately bethought how to use this
deputy OF the devil to the best advan-
tage. Each recited his list of those
whom he would be pleased to annihi-
late, but it was difficult to select the
most eligible.
Lam Chop, the restaurateur, Just
then happened in and was let into the
secret He smiled to himself. Wun
Sock with five enemies, Chip In with
seven. Sip Gin with three. while he.
Lam Chop, had only one-an enemy
who had spoken evil of him to all his
race-Chin Lip, the barber. "But be
not vind1ctive," said Lam Chop, as he
rubbed his sleeve across his face to
hide smile. LET your enemies live
and list to the chance of lifetime.
The government of Uncle Sam will
give $4,000 for Aguinaldo, dead or
alive" Lam Chop knew his hiding
place and his disguise. Think of
5000 of Uncle Sans big dollars, that
buy ten times as much as our brass
Poo IN
live like Ii Hung Chang"
Great was the idea but how was it
to be executed? Lam Chop would tell !
them. On the night Of the full moon
Wun Sock was to carry his venomous
burden, boxed neatly with the lid
merely latched, to a deserted hut on
the outskirts of Manila. There Aguin-
aldo took refuge after nightfall and
slipped out early every morning dis
gulsed as cOolie. He would see the |
box and naturally open it; death |
would result and the reward be sure |
to follow.
Wun Sock on the day appointed has.
tened to do the bidding of Lam Chop.
Al sunset he went to the house. de-
posted the box in conspicuous place
and decamped. Next morning three
Cinnamon could be seen walking along
the road leading to the outskirts Lam
Cnop did not appear at the hour ap-
pointed to bring the body of Aguin-
aldo to the government Of Uncle Sam;
so, after waiting half an hour, the
three decided to go without him. AS
they approached the hut their counte-
nances beamed with anticipation. Wun
Sock pushed open the door slowly and
peeped in There Aggy lay stretched
out on the floor. The box open and
empty. Sip Gin then took peep, and
lastly Chip In. Making sure the cobra
had escaped, they filed in and turned
the body over, when all fell back
agnast. 1t was Chin Lip, the barber!
After their CONSERVATION subsidized
they rif1ed his pockets and filed out
A nice trick Lam Chop had played
on them! He, who had said BE not
and let your enemies live"
had used their weapon for his own
ENDS. 1t CALLED their Chinese souls.
However, they would make Lam Chop
pay for his little trick. They looked
for him, but he was not to be found.
lie had vanished. The accumulated
wealth of Wun Sock, Chip In and Sip
Gin had been detached from it's hiding
places and had gone along, too. He
had sold his restaurant the day pre-
vlous to a mutual friend, who reported
that Lam Chop laughed so loud and
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