Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-07-11

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PART THREE rogues. Hay1e, Kltw:tef
e14 Codd, meet 1t Singapore: Latter two
re At sengkor-Wat-old .Burms:e ruin
PEAR Chinese border. Hayle. only half BE-
eeys: account but nsvsrthslsss agrees to
JON IN; eoerEn. K 81 ~ - 90; = = y. = a
asn asahs theif w through tie ancient
sss. reward 1s s1 dusk az aite SeG; mose tedious
IN xsies s9s aseoS
1uSiss ana SapphiraZ :HaSis'- dis both
way outside 'sgain- Oirresehine camp they
1err.SiSa lnStiieaed. Chinese fss6ion. Dur:
otsals away into tho Jungle.
PART 11I;-utterlY exhausted and un-
GERS near frontier station Of Nampoung.
and thence to England.
conner across Kitwater and Codd. Kitwa-
.n 'asy u Tss S Esa; Who TnS haS
tongue After recovering somewhat from
snects Of exposure and fortunes they set
on In pursuit Of Hayie.
CHAPTER 1.-George Fairfax relates
how he became 4 detective in Australia
and finally came to open up an office In
London.
CHAPTER 1r.-Kitwater and Codd try
sen secure ney
from China where rich native patron
turned@over to them on his death a great
feEtvHs vhfh was stolen by
concludes: not to take case.
"You have hit the mark exactly"
Kitwater replied. 1--WE woke one day
not only to find the treasure gone, but
also ourselves and our mission serious
~ compromised. The relations of the
dead man not only accused us Of hav-
ing alienated him from the faith of his
forefathers, but also of having robbed
him of his ancestral treasure. We
could hot but admit that we had been
presented with: the wealth in question,
and when it was demanded of US we
could only explain that we had lost it
in our turn. You can imagine the po-
sition for yourself. At the best OF
times the foreigner is not popular in
China, and our situation was articu-
larly unpleasant. Situated a. we were
in one Of the widest portions of the
empire, and accused of the basest sac
rilege, that is to say of violating tho
home of dead man, we could hope for
but small mercy. The man who had
robbed W had entirely disappeared,
and no trace of him could be discov-
cred. To attempt to offer any expla-
nation, or to incriminate him, was out
of the question. We:could only suffer
in silence" :: 4. o. $500, :
He paused and heaved heavy sigh.
."And what form did your punish
ment take?" inquired, for was be-
ginning to be interested in their story.
"Can you not see for yourself?" the
man answered. ''Can you not see that
am blind, while my companion is
dumb? That was what they con-
demned US to. BY that mans villainy I
am destined never to look upon Gods
earth again, while my companion will
never be able to converse with his
fellow-men, except by signs. We are
in the world, yet out of it,"
Hooked at them both in amazement.
Their tale seemed too terrible to be
true. And yet had the best of evil
dence to show that twas correct.
"And why have you come to me?
What do you want me to -do?~1 cannot
give you back your sight, nor your
friend his power of speech"
But You can help US to fnd tho man
who brought this misery upon u.s."
Kitwater replied. "That il what We
have come to ask OF you. He must not
be permitted to enjoy the wealth. lie
stole from US. !; 1t; 10. sacred to Z. spe-
cial duty. and that duty it must per-
form. We arc not overburdened with
riches, in fact. We are dependent upon
the bounty Of another, but if you can
help W to recover the; sum that was
stolen from Us, we will gladly pay
whatever you may ask! We cannot
say more than that ~"
but this il = most unheard-of re.
quest,"saI said. How do you know
where the; man .nsy be It: this, mo.
ment?" =, >. .~!.
1--WE 40 not know, know. = or !: We should
scarcely have asked your assistance, =
Kitwater replied: with: some show Of
reason. ut is because W, hav w. heard
Of your wonderful .peNefaa il, tracing
people that we have come to you Our
only cause for attending tic trial ii
which you saw us was to hear tie evi-
dence you gave and TO draw@but: own
conclusions from it,. That those CON.
illusions we're complimentary to you,
our PRESENCE here il evidences Of. W.
know that We could not put our ease
In better hands, and W will leave i,
with you to say whether or not you will
help u.s. Az I said just now, m 4, CON.
panion isduinb, while; am blind; y,
cannot do much toarSllves: ;VVill:yo
not take pity upon "; and help ~ to
ind the nan Who betrayed and ruined
us?" = = x :
but he may b at the ioth,shr; end a. j i
the world at this moment7'' I said.
THAT does not matter" he returned.