Gunnison news-champion., 1906-05-18
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a. tsa b. gilum 81
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sar u.ra-ss flr.s. fal esr been ai.e
b. u.aar q ill.l lnv. Ihs shaee b. 81
als.f ..sauiis.f irulasiaH. Iaa-rd rtHtAa-
rise ra.afr itla# and iu saea iauzast.c
shans thrt she's =aom elarF minaae
a's.at to iaA iaae tha oclaH shien iur.
ever beats a. thst- feeE eals- ere af
FREE aont oeru-rr uce and u iuuE da-a.
tan.
Inland tho ngil1m q the soa il ex-
erol Iuziv frrt ie. and its fields are
lIad IS tne slaves 90 che rirstas who
far MANY Fineratiar= hast made this
4rat thtl- hoHlr. tE -lr etIras ehr had
haid saay over ttl- iufam1as rfIHuv
nouf had ever made bis naHIe s1 ..--iaie
8u the .rrisaad..IiE s'.is a. D San DAN
Al the tImc - this s-ry be- had rliied
Cor thirty years, thoagt lhe Emperur
had o'Tarea a 81 s-.i of fHn u.lllIun tes.Is
aHa an hered ls.rs O -sea.im b. him sno
saoilla capture ths plrale chiei aeaa ur
alive.
In order b. procure wives for bis seven
Thousand SUBJECTS h wan hun vas in OBJ"
habit 81 raidaug che towns on the coast
Of e hina and a~ra aud zfCa.tng al tnf
veann aomcn that could De- captrrd q
Half hundrpd of these uriortluaie
rrcaturrs wcrJ prisoners in kRan Dan s
harem. g.houUe thgru vas no escape a
cept b. the grave.
>ho Maj learned these agreeable de-
tails of her futHre home during her
voyage IN the pirate junk. The second
dag after her caprare she was allowed 10
come on deck, and was not subjected to
any restraint, though those who had
been captured with her we're still kept
closely imprisoned. She struck up a
sort Of oomraieship with one Of the
sailors. who told her such facts about the
island as have already been given. Sho
Mai iguestioned him eagerly about Ii Xii.
bat be could remember no such person
and the girl began TO feel sure that her
lover had escaped.
why was my life spared9" she asked
the sailor. The others who were Sc
lec.ed we're strong men"
The others we're picked out for their
strength, replied the sailor. They
will be made slaves. Non will be taken
into the presence Of Kwan Dab, and If
he sees III you will become a member of
the colony 1t is the custom to recruit
our forces from such youths among our
captives as give promise Of exemplary
courage. Bat do not congratulate your
self vet II kwan Dah is not pleased
with you. why" and the sailor made
an expressive and horrible gesture as of
one who waves a sword in the air.
Near the evening of the following
day the junk ancho ored in the lee of
some great rocks near the mysterious
island. When the sail had been furled
>ho Mai was summoned 10 the presence
Of the Chief lie spoke not a word. but
pointed over the side of the vessel to
where a small boat lay riding ON the
swell -Four sailors with oars poised
in air were waiting to row the boat
to the island. The girl climbed down
the ladder, stepped into the boat and
took a seat in the stern. She was fol-
lowed an instant later by the Chief who
sat beside her.
To the shore, he said. briefly: and
dipping their oars, the men gave way
with a will A landing was made in a
strange y-hidden inlet which looked as
If it had been cut by the labor of men
in the solid rock. The Chief, Sho Mai
and two sailors followed narrow trail
until they came to a little clearing in
the forest. Here were a number of
small huts made of skins. and so clever
ly painted that they were hardly dis