Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-06-26
lew out thar. It just takes me every

view out thar. It just takes me every
time"
As he turned and walked out through
the French window Cissy did not for a
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!
II her father should never return, she
wanted nothing from it-nothing! She
gripped her beating heart with the lit
tie hand she had clinched so valiantly
a moment ago. Suddenly her hand
dropped. Some one had glided noise
lessly into the back room, figure in a
blue blouse-a Chinaman. their house
servant, All Fe. He cast furtive
glance at the stranger on the veranda
and then beckoned to her stealthily.
She came toward him wonderingly,
when he suddenly whipped a note from
His sleeve and with a dexterous move
ment slipped it into her fingers. She
tore it open. A single glance showed
her small key inclosed in a line Of
her fathers handwriting. Drawing
quickly back into the corner, she read
as follows: s'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 neither signature nor ad-
dress
Putting her finger to her lip, she cast
a quick glance at the absorbed figure
Oh the veranda and stepped before the
desk. She fitted the key to the drawer
and opened it rapidly, but noiselessly.
There lay the envelope and among 9th
r ticketed papers, a small roll Of green
Backs, such as her father often kept
there. It was his money. She did not
scruple to take it with the envelope.
Handing the latter to the Chinaman,
who made it instantly disappear up his
sleeve like a conjurer's act. she signed
him to follow her into the hail.
"Who gave you that note, All Fe?"
she whispered breathlessly.
"Chinaman.''
w no gave IL 10 Q1m :.
"Chinaman."
"And to him?"
"Nollee Chinaman."
Another Chinaman"
Eyes, heap Chinaman. Alice same as
gang"
you mean it passed from one China
mans hand to anOther?'
"Allee same"
"Why didn't the first Chinaman who
got it bring it here?''
"S'pose Melikan man want to catchee
lettel. He spotty Chinaman. He follee
Chinaman. Chinaman passee lettel next
Chinaman. He no get. Melikan man
no hab got. Sabe?"
"Then this package will go back the
same way?"
''Allee same"
"And who will you give it to now?'
''Allee same man blingee me lettel.
Hop Ii, who makee washee.''
An idea here struck Cissy which
made her heart jump and her cheeks
fame. All Fe gazed at her with an in
ldHllle SIulle OF dQmlrdC1OQ.
''How far did that letter come?'' she
asked with eager, questioning eyes.
Lettee me see him. said All Fe.
Cissy handed him the missive. He
examined closely some half a dozen
Chinese characters that were scrawled
along the length Of the outer fold and
which she had innocently supposed
were part Of the markings Of the rice
paper on which the note was written.
Heap Chinaman velly much walkee
-longee way! Spose you look" He
pointed through the open front door to
the prospect beyond. 1t was famil-
lar one to Cissy-the long canada, the
crest on crest of serried pines and be-
You'd 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 sparkling like the sunshine
over it.
''Allee same, john" said All Fe plain
lively.
''Ah Fe,'' whispered Cissy, 'take me
with you to Hop LIZ
''No good" said All Fe stoIidly. Hop
Ii, he givee this'-he indicated the en-
velope in his sleeve-''to next China
man. He no go. S'pose you go with
me, Hop Ii. You no makee nothing.
Alice same heap fooleev'
Il know, but you just take me there.
Do."
The young girl was irresistible. All
Fe's face relaxed. "All liteev he said,
with a resigned smile.
you wait here a moment" said Cis-
sy, Frightening. She flew up the stair
case. In a few minutes she was back
again. She had exchanged her smart
rose sprigged chintz for pathetic lit
tie blue check frock of her school days.
The fateful hat had given way to a
brown straw ''fat," bent like frame
around her charming face. All the
girlishness. and, indeed, certain hon
est boyishness of her nature, seemed
to have come out in her glowing, free
kled cheek, brilliant, audacious eyes
and the quick stride which brought