The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-02

really DESTROYS Of consulting me. Sha"
be very glad TO see you at my office q,
ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
must ask you, however. not 10 be late,
ss ! have several other appointments.
eve shall not be late" the man an
Hwsred. "you may rely upon that We
have too much at stake To- run any
risks % losing your assistance We
will be with you to.murro~ at ten
O'Clock punctually."
He thercupon babe me good-hy ard,
raising his hat politely, vas led along
the street by his companion In an OPP
pOSits direction To that ! was tax
lag. They seemed delighted that had
given them an appointment, but for
i.sy part am afraid was too absorbed
by the memories of the day. and the
punishment that had been allotted to
,hs two principal members IN the
swindls, TO think very much Of them
and their business. Indeed, although
made o note Of the appointment Il
wAs not until | had arrived at the Uf.
foe on the following morning that !
reeOllectsd their promised visit. ! had
Just finished my correspondence, and
had directed q few letters to my man
aging clerk. Nhrn q Junior entered
with two cards, which he placed be-
fore me. The first took up bore the
name OF Sspiimus Codd. that 81 the
second, Mr.. George Kitwater. When
had fnished the letter ] was ia the
act Of debating, | bade the clerk ad-
init them. and a moment later the
blind man and his companion whom !
had seen on LudRnic Hi,l the previous
evening were ushercd int my pres.
enee. cannot membrr more ven.
cradle appearance than that present.
ed BY the taller man. Ills wa q = room
Ality that would have Bppsa.rd fore.
IDLY TO any student Of humanity II
WAS decidedly an open couatrUarcc,
to which the long white beard that de-
scendsd almost to his waist CAV, 40
added reverence. His head was vel
shaped and well ct upon his shout.
ders. bis height Was six feet Two II
an inch. and be carried himself viii
the crCctness Of a nan accustomed 60
an ouidUur life. lie Was ws.! dT,sErt,
and for that FraEOn / suFmiAed that be
Was the puaseESoT u good monu' 70.
Hts companion Was % much below The
middle height a. he was above &c. HE
was peculiar countruauee resembling
that OF q boy when seen al q distance,
and that Of an old man when one was
close to him. ilis eyes, a. have al
ready said, were small. and they were
set deep IN his head. This, in itsclf,
was calculated To add to Bis Peculiar
appearance lie sircrsd his blind com.
pAnion into the room and placed him
In q seat. Then he rrrched himself on
a chair beside him aud waited Tor mr
to open the debate.
Good morning. gentlemen" ! saii.
"Allow me to congratulate you on
your punelua!ity."
eve were afraid Of missing YOU"
observed Kltwatcr. "Our bu-iu,ss Is
SO particular that We did Not vaut iv
run any risk Of losing our appoint
ment."
Perhaps you vii now be- good
enough To tell me What that husur.h
tsp replied, taking my n"tr b",kuuJ
OF drawer, preparatory to wrurs
down what they had 10 sas.
In the frat place. sir" the man he.
gan, I'VE of course understand thar
everything we have 10 tell you vii,
be regarded By you a. strictly private
and conHdrntial?"
THAT goes withou; saying" re-
piled. III we're To diVu.gs What my
clients tell me. my business wuu.t not
be worth q days purchase. You eau
rest assured that everything you may
impart to me will be treated in strict
eat confidence"
1--WE thank you" said Kitwairr.
"The story have TO tell you j. per.
haps the strangesi that has ever been
told 10 mortal man. To begin with.
you must understand that my com
panion aud myself have but lately ar
rived In England. We have been Tor
many years missionaries ia hlHa, SOW
ing the good seed In the western prov
!nsss I de- not know whether you
have ever visited that country. but,
even ~ you have not. you must bee aware
TO some sKtent Of the dangers 20 which
&C. S=!!.=E 80 =:htSc:sa. w c==ry 90.
lives 10 our hands from the moment We
leave civilization until We enter II
again. There are times. however. that
compensate one for all the trials that
have 60 be undergone"
you must excuse me-" said, III
remind you that my time Is valuable.
sna that. however interested may he
In the missionary work Of China.
cannot allow 1t to Interfere with my
Business. The sooner you tel me in
what way you want me 10 helpJuu. the
sooner I shall be able ia give you the
answer you are seeking"
II must implore your pardon" the
man continued, humhly enough II
am afraid our calling. however. is apt
TO make us irifie verbose. fyouw w..
allow me will put what have to say
in an few words as possible"
bowed and signed 10 him to pro-
ceed.
"0ur case lie as follows, he began. As
] have told you, we have been in China
for several years. aud during that
time VIC have had the good fortune to
enroll not a few well-kuown names
among our converts. To make long
story short. we were SO successful as
10 he able to persuade even the man
DARN Of the province to listen to our
lie Was an enormously rich
man, one Of the richest. perhaps, In
China, and was so impressed by the
good news we brought 10 him that. on
his dsath-bed. he left to MS for the
benefit Of the mission al lis wealth. In
gold, silver and precious stones. II
was q prineely legacy, and one that
would have enabled us 10 carry on our
mission with such success rs We had
aevrT dreamed Of"
''sut u you we're so lucky and 40
much In love with your profession. how
ioes II come about that you are 10
England eow7" ] inquired.
81 Win tsll you why" he answered,
rsning toward me and topping siih