Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-09


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 VIM
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.
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
keld 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 chung to
Wun Lung and rebuffed Fow Kee.
She was a 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
made money. Fow Kee got the most
of it, but Wun Lung and sun Joy had
plenty too.
High up in the laundry on the
stage was a tight wire which was
supposed to be an indoor clothes line,
This wire was not ten feet--it was "a
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 a poin'
| directly under the wire. 4 man fall
ing from above upon the stove nigh
be crushed TO death.
II was at the very climax of tn
act The three were upon the wire
Suddenly. by an almost impercepti
bic movement. Fow Kee ierlIed HI
elbow into Wun Lungs side. WI
Lung braced himself, grasped at tn
air, tottered and fell lie was a lii
lie fellow and he did not weigh over
much Fow Kee smiled and scowleC
But little Sun Joy darted forwar
and caught Wun Lung as he fel
This, too. destroyed her balance, bu
. with her other hand she chung 20 tn
wire. And there they hung. in mid
, air. Fow Kee now grasped the sitl
alton. He did not want her harmed
and he saw she would cling to til
last gasp. And anyway If they di
! fall now IL was likely that the
would light on their feet. He Their
4 fore waved his hand lightly to Il
: audience and STOPPING down. by ma
force lifted Sun Joy and Wun Lur
back to the wire. The audience WI
: thought il was a new trick, laugh'
Il and applauded. But Sun JOY who hi
0 seen ii all. did not laugh. Nor d
she laugh later when she saw Fo
i Kee shake a bit of white powder I'M
e Wun Lungs tea.
d But she did laugh the next do
S when she and Wun Lung, in a lux
rious palace ear, sped west from da
+ ger into safety, sped on their has
o wedding trip back to the beautif
r street of the Six Hundred Full BLOW
is Roses. Back in the Imperial theat
g a scowling Chinaman was trying
d do the Kee-Lung-Joy act all by hin
lie self. He didn't do II well and Il
d crowd knew II. "Bring on the lit
lie Chink and the little girl" they yellt