Gunnison news-champion., 1906-05-11
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have faro.ron q death bs the sNord ar
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sbr uurm 7d What she god of g.
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Her mua s-emed already - has1
ramo out from her hadg DiHily. a.
ball. .I1fseosssd -l5..r. aJar. she saw t
at junk draslu1 naar and with
t. car hrard tHe l-i,nsie lame ntsfiors
az riase Ha vHrr rI.h her in he boz
Tho mesa n.amaul tHa piratos ~
UHau thr.. and fs.v werc ca ntives. A
ului.lr ..i.iar d-.4uHd Hrhtiv into tf.
utr'r t.al and Hi..ls tt ia,t with a ropa.
ono cnd of uhiah be- threw 20 a waitine
-om-atir. Then a rupe ladder W.
ar"ppfd over .hr sidc.
q 3 to ths ..ssnce q the most not.
FIRST Chicf ~ kWan Dab and pay voi.r
homage. does"- said the sailor. a. b.
roughly helped thr trembling csptig
90 mount tl. lada,r. When they ",
an on deck they we're placed in a lin.
shere some wept, others wrtang thsr
hands and few awaited their fate win
calm despair
Then the First Chief. attired in ga.
ments rictlv embruidered with gold and
studded with jewels, and attended ~
his suite. came forth and ordered the
capfives TO be searched At his con.
mand two powerful men, naked from
the waist up, each armed with = great
curved cutlass. came cut to do his bid
ding. The cuwardly captain of the junk
was the first man called upon " step
from the line
DO you believe in the God Of Ocson ."
asked the chief
YES, falter.d the trembling vpetch
Then GO to him, and may you pros
peri"
swinging stroke cut the captains
head from his body. Then kth threw
him over the rail into the sea Ans<her
victim was called, and in . moment his
hfeless body fell into the ocean. Thu.
the fearful murder was continued un-
I'll but five were left. OF whom Sho Mai
wasone. By This time the JUNK haA
overtaken another boat, and the places
which had been made vacant in the limo
were filled again. As the unfortunatea
came up the side Sho Mai watched them
with an agony of expectation, but the
boat was emptied and Ii Xii had not
appeared.
Then the awful questioning beg>n
again, and in almost every instance Q
wave of the sword was the end A fev
were spared, but as they seemed to be
the largest and most powerful OF the
captiyes Sho Mai had little hone with
" hich to meet the summons which came
at last.
Boy, who are you?" asked tho Chief.
1t seemed to Sho Mai that htr voice
came from distance, and yet il did not
tremble as she replied: Il am now but
one of many captives OF Kwsn bah. I
expect to be but one Of many victims Of
his sword"
You speak boldly"
"beeause there is but o.s death. I
am on the threshold"
There was pause, and her eyes net
those Of the Chief. No effort OF her life
was comparable to that BY which she
now steadied her gaze. A minute that
was like year crept by with its burden
OF terror, and then the Chief waved his
hand, and Sho Mai WAS led beck to the
little band Of those whom the sword hsh
passed by.
Let them be taken below" ordeeeA
the Chief. and in a moment they we're
in the rayless gloom Of . little cabin,
behind boiled door. But kho Mai hsA
cast one hasty glance at the sun which
now touched the horizon, and she arrieA
the remembrance of the gathering dark
ness with her as consolation. The
night might come in time to cast its
vail between Ii Xii ard his pursuers.
The sword which had flashed SO close 10
her own throat had withdrawn into its
scabbard. Youth hopes easily, and Sbo
Mai filled the darkness of her prison
with bright pictures.
with the cargo OF the captured mcr-
chairman and the captives whose lives
had been spared the pirates set sail for
he home of the pirate king. Kwan Dab.
IL was ioag sail, but the winds were
favorable, and before many DAYS lad
PASSED the peaks Of the famous island.
shi Van San, which, interpreted. i. the
Ten Island mountains rose out Of the
sea.