The Tomahawk., 1903-06-11

the representative of the Tong. He
whispered in her ear that it was he
who had sent the money to bring her
over. She asked about Wun Lung.
Fow Kee smiled and said that Wun
Lung was happy-Wun Lung and his
Irish-American wives. And he
scowled and smiled as Sun Joy ut
tered a low voiced exclamation of
despair.
q At last Wun Lung and Sun Joy met,
with enthusiasm on one side and
much reserve on the other. Fow Kee
hung about for a time, but finally
was compelled to leave them alone.
And then Sun Joy burst forth and
told Wun Lung about his Irish-Amer-
lean wives. Wun Lung smiled. The
Wives belonged to Fow Kee, not to
himself. And so he told Sun Joy.
And she believed him and was glad.
And Sun Joy joined the troupe
and she was a strong drawing card.
The Kee-Lung-Joy Chinese Acrobats
held their place at the top of the
programme. And Sun Joy learned. She
had not forgotten the bamboo rod in
the market place.. But she clung to
NVun Lung and rebuffed Fow Kee.
She was queen in her way, was Sun
Joy, and Fow Kee was afraid of her.
But he thought if Wun Lung was out
of the way it would be a good thing
"a very good thing. But the troupe
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of it, but Wun Lung and Sun Joy had
plenty too.
High up in the laundry on the
stage was tight wire which was
supposed to be an indoor clothes live.
This wire was not ten feet-it was IS
feet above the hard boards of the
stage. All three of the troupe danced
upon this wire. Fow Kee was not
altogether graceful and he generally
was afraid, and the other two had
most of the applause. Wun Lung
especially made a hit.
One night before the curtain rose,
Fow Kee with his own hands moved
the, real iron stove over to point
directly under the wire. "A man fall
ing from above upon the stove might
be crushed to death.
It was at the very climax of the
act. The three were upon the wire.
Suddenly, by an almost impercepti-
BILE movement, Fow Kee jerked his
elbow into Wun Lungs side. Wun
Lung braced himself, grasped at the
| air, tottered and fell. He was lit
tie fellow and he did not weigh over
much. Fow Kee smiled and scowled.
But little Sun Joy darted forward
and caught Wun Lung as he fell.
This, too, destroyed her balance, but
with her other hand she clung to the
wire. And there they hung, in mid
air. Fow Kee now grasped the stu
alton. He did not want her harmed,
and he saw she would cling to the
last gasp. And anyway if they did
fall now it was likely that they
would light on their feet. He there
fore waved his hand lightly to the
audience, and STOPPING down, by main
force lifted Sun Joy and Wun Lung
back to the wire. The audience who
thought it was new trick, laughed
and applauded. But. Sun Joy who had
seen it all, did not laugh. Nor did
she laugh later when she saw Fow
Kee shake a bit of white powder into
Wun Lungs tea.
But she did laugh the next day
when she and Wun Lung, in 1uxu-
rious palace car, sped west from dam
ger into safety, sped on their hasty
wedding trip back to the beautiful
street of the Six Hundred Full Blown
Roses. Back in the Imperial theater
q scowling Chinaman was trying to
do the Kee-Lung-Joy act all by him
self. He didn't do it. well and the
crowd knew it. Bring on the little
Chink and the little girl" they yelled