The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28

Of tn the ! British admiralty cm. Likewise whole
outfit Ho Of callers sanloEs' ssloPs and - -.,.,
"a, admiralty full dress uniform, cap and all,
Harbord No doubt stole from The Drake, all
Ship and It BOB no no me4y s5eq
to the Drake 8 armorer when it's found out -
officer, but Aywns heart was with the Drake IS cap
tam, when the loss Of the rifles should become
Ten minutes afterward the plunder was brought
in and piled upon the cabin table. There were, as
eight pistols all bearing the mark of the British ad-
mIaltyi also dozen suits of bluejackets clothing
Aywin s prophetic eye could the tall and com
R msGs % Re Re caG marked a6 S
neaH p69T;ns kiss to the uniform and cap S9d
The Giant Chinese.
AS the chief quartermaster said. the loss of the
clothes and & even the pistols could be easily ac
of which the British admiralty would take eogniz
anGG Alvin soul vas filed with rapture when he
when the loss and recovery of tho rifles were re-
ported to him. Then Alywin asked the chief quarter
''You know something of tho Chinese language
quartermastcr Could you get anything out of these
!'Yos, sir replied, stubbs coolly. off you will
aTo onS out m6rpn Taten a p 59F sun & @ & to-
ou At the & truth Fl from l that 5 st5aPPng big Chinese All
self IN the for ard galley soup and bacon is
the property of the United States government; L
he don't know word of English. So you sup
ply the details of the hangin' in his presence and he
won U know nothin' about it
Stubbs was incapable of winking at the command
ing officer but thero CLEAN i'm his eve which
not only Alywin but Tourneau perfectly understood.
''Tell the master at arms to bring the China
All Fong," Aywn directed the orderly and then
said to Stubbs "4ou will remain here, quartcrmas-
tcr.''
Ia a little while the master at arms appeared,
escortng n big Chinaman, with n face like hammered
brass and voice like peacock with catarrh. He
stood stodly, his folded and his eyes on the
floor. Alywn proceeded to intcrrogae him, hut Mt
every question he merely shook his head and de.
clared in Chinese he did not understand
Alywin, with cigar IN hls mouth conducted the
investigation. Tourneau. Mt the other end of the
EAsk him. demanded Alywin of the chief quar-
termascr, g how he came by these arms. -
Stubbs put the question in Chinese. Al the sound
of his language the Chnaman started, and his
folded arms dropped to his side lie answered, how
ever, in a loud chatter the chief quartermaster S
question
''Ho says, sir" repeated subbs 'sihat the clothes
were bought IN n pawn shop in Shanghai, and
the arms.
I'Tell him he lies" responded Aywn
Stubhs conveyed this remark with considerable
force. The Chinaman, however. only shook his head
and n contortion of the mouth meant for u smile
revealed a set Of Jagged and wolfsh teeth.
81 perceive continued Alywn, Fthat this
will not tell the truth. These things found in the
Junk conclusive that, instead of being traffic
boat, it is pirate junk Master arms, are your
orders; All up and aft at 6 clock in the
ing 10 witness the hanging of pirates at the yard.
arm
Subbs repeated this TO tho Chinaman He mere
ly shook his head with tho same wolfsh grim,