The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-26

This is most unusual among my people" ne said
The Yungs great clan in South China. I am
distantly connected with them and often visit the
headquarters here in Pel street And odd as it may
DR.. Siddons. there have heard of Yung Kin
Wan who is dead. but still sends much money to
his mother in China that she is very wealthy. Here
We have one Of his loving letters to her with money
in it. and see it ssin the phraseology which the dead
use to the living and Is signed with his heavenly
name. This is very strange"
Il have another question" said. Il know your
language and your social ceremonies difficult and
intricate Would you say the man who wrote that
Absolutely, Absolutely. None but Chinese
scholar could have written it."
More deeply puzzled than ever after Dr. Tche Lun
Noes departure took the two letters and saw them
safely on their way
Far in the night sometime my housekeeper came
rapping at my door
Get up, doctor-get up quick. There is something
the matter at Peter Hahn's."
leaped out of bed and to the window. The
first thing noticed that the freshly fallen
had been broken by tortuous track, as if huge
hog had gone about roofing it up in various direc
tons in front of the house. This I saw at glance
and then perceived in the shadowy doorway big
black heap apparently in the throes OF dread
full spasn The door open The shapelessness
of the heap gave no clue. it had nothing Of the
appearance of a man and suddenly il disappeared In
the dark hail. the door was banged shut, and all was
In The morning the first sound that heard was
I vent to the window he gaily waved his hand to
and smiled
A little later in the day Dr. Tche Lun Moe called
the telephone
Il thought you might like to know" he said that
l have learned from cousin some interesting news
pertaining to the writer of the letter which you
showed me. His clan here in New York had a visit
from him. He last night and. after a grand
feast and, fear much opium, he disappeared:
but they know now that he is living. and he will
certainly be killed for having pretended to be dead
He can't escape"
It Christmas morning. bright and crisp. and
the whole city was In sparkling white. heard the
crcak of wheels in the and looking out.
that carriage had drawn at the door of the other
house Its top piled with luggage Of
foreign look with the familiar Holland line labels
it, and | watched. Madame Mentona got out
and turned 10 assist crunpled little old woman who
carried a heavy black stick and covered to the
car-tops in rich fUrs. Madame Mentona helped her
up the steps and Peter Hahn appeared in answer to
their The doors closed behind them
In about five minutes the door pulled open
again. The two forth hurrfedly. The
old creature wailing and Madame Mentona
white with They coming my
house apparently and fastened to meet them at
the door.
ooh. It is outrageous. outrageous began Madame
Nentona she near. Perfectly dreadful Dr.
Siddons. It was my little surprise for Kelensen.
Now he has put her out Of his own house"
Has put who out my dear child7" said l.
His own mother"
So II appeared. When got to the bottom OF the
affair it simply that Madame Mentona the
venerable MIS- Kelensen had conspired together that