Arizona republican., 1905-04-02

. QeNll you ldN6- JupAlGls bOA lAlsi queerl Why, that's my fix, precisely. got it on the hook, all right, but couldn't haul it into the boat"
 Exchanging condolences over the nights adventures. the two wandered up to the top of the sloping Plaza, where the back of the Woey Sen Low restaurant arose, three stories high, an iron balcony projecting from each tier of windows.
 Let's come up to the Chinks Del monico," suggested the Freshman. ''You can get great view of the city from up there and you don't have to spend money if you don't want to-"
 They went round to the front en- trance. ascended the stairs and filed past empty tables, gaining the balcony. As they stood gazing over San Fran cisco they heard steps approaching from behind and two persons came into the nearest room. Coffin, who was standing with Drake. out of sight of the new arrivals, peeped round the corner of a porcelain lantern.
 Its a woman," he whispered. And a peacherlooloo of the first degree. too. by love. Nigger or Kanacker blood. though. Let's go through and have look at her.
 Drake assented. They entered the open doorway and passed carlessly through the room. A man at the table looked up and nodded.
 'Whittaker," said the Freshman, when they were out of sight, "the med ium, as I exist. I wonder how he ever got into a friendly mix-up with that chocolate -colored fairy. There was no heroine with raven locks in mine"
 At this moment Vango appeared and ctr f-fx Rr,o fr, hole. The mediums hair was matted and stringy. his clothes wrinzled and spotted in a shocking disorder Come in here" he said. "I want to make you acquainted with a lady friend" and he escorted the adventurers where the Quadroon sat, already clad in widows weeds.
 Mrs. Moy Kip. let me introduce ! Mr. here he hesitated. and was prompted-"Mr. Coffin and Mir Drake | Set down, gents. This here lady has suffered recent a sad and tragicaI be- | Ireavement.' I was just about to con- sole her when you passed by. and I , hoped you might help distract her mind from gloomious thoughts and re- factions. The party what has just | passed out. you understand, was a i Chinee, but he is now on the happy side of Jordan, in the spirit spere, and we are some in hopes of having the pleasure of his society tonight in astral form, if the conditions are favorable" Here he nudged the Freshman under the table. and Coffin passed the hint to Drake, neither of them knowing ex- actly what was expected of them.
 Do you speak Chinese, madam ?'' inquired the Freshman, at a loss how to begin the conversation. i've often wondered about these signs in here. suppose they're notices from Confu- cius. Perhaps you wouldn't mind translating some" He pointed to sev- eral long, narrow strips of colored pa per which hung from the walls.
 "Oh, I only know a little Chinese. just about enough to read a common business letter in the Cantonese dia- lect," said the quadroon.
 Coffin recalled the scrap of paper given him by the retired conductor in the Tanks and he drew it from his pocket to show to her. The sharp | black eyes of the ex-medium, sharp ened by long practice, fastened upon it and he darted a skinny hand.
 Here you are," he cried excitedly | to the quadroon. q told you I'd find it. and I done it. Look at that, Mrs. 1 Moy Kip, and see if it ain't the very same identical piece of paper you were a-searchin' for. Oh, felt it a-comin | just now when this gentleman entered | into the room. felt wave of self-in dependant spirit message, and I seen a red aura round his head, thereby de- notin' he was a Psychic" Exultant as he was. however, he looked over his shoulder fearfully, as if he dreaded in- terruption.
 The Quadroon had taken another | scrap of red paper from her bosom and | tremblingly placed the torn edges of | the two together. They fitted exactly. | She suddenly rose with set eyes and | mouth, and ran toward the stairs with | out word.
 Vango followed her, leaving Drake | and Coffin to wonder at the cause of | the excitement. After few moments | the professor returned, trembling, pale | and crestfallen. He sank into seat and covered his face with his hands.
 He looked up haggardly and pound | ed his fist on the table. By Jimminy | Christmasi That there piece of paper | was worth a thousand dollars, gents | to me, and I've lost it."
 Drake and Coffin exchanged glances | of amused surprise, and Vango added | weakly, looking at the Freshman, | Much obliged, I'm sure, MT. Coffin" He was wondering if he would be ask ed to divide the prize. in case he got | it.
 "Oh, don't mention it, old chap" Cof- fin answered, you're welcome to all | you can make out of that paper with | your film liam. That sort of humbug- | gery isn't exactly in my line. But sup pose you put us wise as to the facts in the case"
 The ex-medium, still trembling with | the memory of his supernatural fears and discounted by the escape of the | woman, pulled himself together, and | told of the remarkable series of events l which had brought him, that morning, to Hunters Point in a launch contain ing a QuadrOon woman, dead China man, a scrap of paper and $2,OOO worth of smuggled opium.
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