The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
BY FOXCROFT DAVIS

left except the Taitao s own clerks and servants'
ng along the hs e Se
the wG @ G p the american
dentals who still remained in the town
couple Of sTif f. messengers sped 10 the convent
little band Of frightened native Christians ready
to march with the sisters; the Chinese children under
their charge, and about dozen European ladies and
young girls, visitors and refugees in the convent.
BY that time the sun was sinking in great splen-
the little black,eyed Ch9ubry behind him and clear
10 1ne landing paed watched the he
Seraphine and Fitch. the Baptist missionary, who
fSady M 0oth to hght and to pray Behind them walked
children After that the band of native Christians
guard Mother seraphine. who came Of
hghtng stock was as calm as if taking her daily exer
converted eheerfuy with the Baptist missionary at
her her side In the crowd that followed her, walking
ana smllng She too came of fighting stock, and had
in her the blood Of courage Her modsh costume, her
gloves, showed that her toilet had not been made in
hstsa hasts. When she caught sight of Tourneau she
nuShed up 70 the eyes aud looked away his radiant
,':I beg. ladies' said Turneau with low bow
TO his sister that included all the women present and
you monsieur. to the missionary, 'to accept the hos
that great danger exists in this town TO ali Christians
and 1t is better to leave it for while L and my
oflcers and my ship arc at your service"
Then, taking his stand with little Choubry behind
the rear guard the procession made its way quickly
hand and when they reached the shore there was
still one minute to spare. In the red glory Of the
sunset the river wine colored in the old Homeric
phrase The sharp and beautiful lines of the little
gunboat shone in the crimson light. Her crew had
lanters lighted in advance of the coming night; her
rapid fire guns would have done for the town short
The launch soon as the procession was seen ap-
preaching steamed up from mid-channel and, obey.
ing signal, other boats dropping the
water from the gunboat's side. They were soon at
pulled back to LHrondee from whose tunnels the
back smoke grew denscr, while her churned
6sf e BaDs
Tbs2naFy Tbc ss r and d several steve ladies' into his augch
bord As Tourneau took her hand to assist her he
gave 1T delicate pressure. which turned the girl s
Mother seraphne s eyes which matched her brother s
PdecSiey' nie & grey wrathfu The conviction shot into
sn1repous love 10 her charge Mother was seTaphns
was the moro convinced of this when the launch s
cheeks Of Clarice had lost little Of their vivid
red in the launch, while Tourneau talked earnestly
sisted her the side her face once more famed up
and her eyes dropped, Tourneau meanwhile looking
as innocent as the cat who has eaten the canary.
BY the time the last of the rescued were upon
/ 'Hrondelle's deck the boats were hoisted in and
the gunboat went rushing down the river. her en-
gines throbbing fast like the heart of strong run
ner.
All Safe on Board
All night she kept up this speed, and through the
gray dawnng. At sunrise even the great fierce ugly,
muddy river burned TO gold the fields were like green
velvet and the sky grew glorious The life and move
lous like city street F'f'
Among the slow. fiat Chinese craft Tourneau saw
IN the. morning glow the swift black hull and low
freeboard of torpedo boat destroyer She was doing
Ee wo %R e6 n sa
by, wgTaggpgi the destroyer was the Viper, and
By wgwaggng L HirondeIe conveyed the news
that it had gone to Howchin kwang.
Here there wns confusion of signals, and the
Viper wigwagged back:
I'VE cannot understand you; please repeat
The destroyer was rushing on so fast that by the
to hail Hlrondehe: Standing on her deck big
pized with grin of rapture, Admiral Harbord
Il Hiropaells g young commander taking the mega
bord, about u hundred yards away, and beloved
suavely:
a. All the Europeans and native Christians at How
ehin'kwang are safe aboard this vessel. Miss Har-
laundering cheer went up from the Viper, which
WAS answered by loud cheer from Hirondelle;
the men both ships had tumbled up on deck to
Meanwhile, i to show the viper's people that
Tee hngn ba rose or gr was really & rescued Tour
his arm. On the other side of her was Mother
however she knew that the battle was lost and ali
that remained for her to make a mastery
In spite of the cheering, the excitement aud the
fact that llirondelle was chock block with the
rescued Christians, of the honors due British
admiral was forgotten on the smart little gunboat.
Admiral Harbord however, did not see the side
Clarce smiling and fearful, standing by the side Of
Mother Seraphine. AS he the side and
wrung the Heutenant7s hand. Ciarice ran forward
and threw herself weeping. upon her fathers breast
two small tears dropped from his grim eyes. Tour
neau, with lump in his throat, and looking away,
uttered the usual phrases of compliment and did not
glance toward the admiral for couple of minutes.
Presently Hirondee and the Viper were thread
ing their way down the river in the morning light
Admiral Harbord the guest of 'Hrondelle's
young cmmander, Tourneau, who quite incapa-
bic Of anything. so panal making love to a girl
upon his ship vet managed, under the very nose
of the admiral and Mother Scraphiuc, to some
eloquent gance Carice which she understood per
fcctlv well and returned with interest
Not until they reached Hankow did he mention the
very interesting subject of Clarice TO her father
On the second morning after their arrival Tour
neau, dressed in his newest uniform, boarded the
first class cruiser Drake and, sending his compli-
ments, requested private interview with Admiral
Harbord. The Drake bad fine quarters for an ad-