Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-03-28


He was shivering with vague alarm
and his eyes looked pitiful appea
for protection that banisheu from Ha
Inns features the smile that his
slumbers had left upon them.
"What is the matter, little Lee Fee
Who hurts you?" he asked hoarsely
"Listen, they're coming" whispered
the boy, and buried his face upon his
friends breast.
''Who are coming, little one? Be
quick, what is it?'' cried Ha Hin, ten
derby raising the boys face.
There, you can hear them bowling
Big To 10, the Mantchoorian, he rar
in one second ago and ran out again
He was all blood and had knife. And
his eyes oh, his eyes. Somebody had
torn his clothes, and he cursed at me
with the terrible oath. He had drums
the strong waters again, and now we
will be killed"
Ha Hin listened with a growing
fear, and there burst from the head
of a neighboring street, wild, frenzied
cries. lie jumped to the middle of
the floor, and swung Lee Fee onto his
back.
"Out of this, all of you. To 10 has
got into trouble, and must have hurt
some one. Hank! they are coming for
him, and to them it will matter little
-Mantchoorlan or us. We must get
out of this for tonight, anyway.
Come on, little Lee Fee, thou and
will risk it together"
A heavy stone came crashing
through the glass Of the front en-
trance and rolled to Lee Kings feet.
Ha Hin stopped and picked it up. The
rush of score of feet ratified the
door broke inwards. AS it flew torn
from it's hinges, Ha Hin raised the
stone high above his head and hurled
it at the oncoming tide of humanity
that surged in. 1t caught a fat Ger
man full upon the chest, and he sank
to the floor with choking gasp that
sent the blood yelling from his
mouth.
Cup again, Lee Fee" he cried, and
the boy sprang into his arms.
The Chinese had slipped out by the
side door, and Ha Hin threw himself
after them. With the raging crowd of
roughs yelping at his heels, he ran
for his life and prayed to the gods
with a fierce despair for strength to
elude them. Lee Fee hung tightly to
his back and closed his eyes to tie
swollen, angry faces racing behind.
An iceman's assistant in the rear
stopped and threw wooden mallet.
Little Lee Fee gave a gurgling
groan of pain and his head fell for
ward upon Ha Hin's shoulder, while g
gush of warm blood spattered Ha
Hin's face. He stopped and laid the
boy tenderly upon the ground. The
pursuers uttered yell of triumph
and were upon him.
With all the might of wild passion
ana lost hope let loose, Ha Hin struck
blindly out. An italian fruit vendor
went reeling back senseless upon his
companions, and as he fell dropped
the glittering stiletto that he had
raised to deal the death stroke. Ha
Hin's claw-like fingers closed upon it,,
and his eyes narrowed with hideous
JOY as he sent the cold steel home in
to the shoulder of the nearest assail-
ant. A maddening joy was pulsing
through his veins and he leaped for
ward to meet them. Twice, thrice he
struck, and the knife came back dyed
deeper with each thrust. A lead pipe
was swung upon his head, and earth
and sky rocked horribly as he stag
gered backward out of reach of a
second blow. A swarthy figure bound
ed to his side and sinewy arm en-
circled his neck. Ha Hin grasped the
uplifted hand and strained with
fast failing strength to tear the
Italian from his hold. His brain
was throbbing duly and the ring Of
brutal faces that encompassed and
strove to reach him, blurred red and
indistinct. With jerk the italian
freed his wrist and the knife was
buried to the hilt in Ha Hin's breast.
He saw the Yangtse-Kiang rolling
dreamily on, and upon the reed-clad
bank Yateesha spread her soft arms
to welcome him. Ha Hin sighed
TREMENDOUSLY and sank his head upon
his arm. The murmur of many voices
sounded faint and far away, and he
smiled; he was going back to Yatee-
sha and his happiness.
The moon rose over the city blood.
red and the air was suffocating with
oppressive heat. A huge uniformed
figure stood sentry before the laundry
and saluted with easy familiarity the
sergeant upon his rounds.
81 was afraid there would be trou-
BILE, Lane" said the sergeant. "That
Chinee, To Ko, didn't do for Casey,
but he did for his countryman. It's
unfortunate we didn't arrive in time
to stop the gang, for the affair will
look ugly. We've got To 10, and the
Italians next to hum in No. 8. What
about the others 2"
They're all back again and lying
low, scared to deatn," replied the
policeman. "And that is in there
too"
,"Haris, what is that?'' asked the
sergeant, holding up hand.
ooh, that's only little Lee Fee cry
ing over the body. He liked Ha Hin. =
And in the room above six China
men were wrangling over the division
of the American gold.-CaQAdia1