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

to-, to the wall and TouTneaq sezlng the nag tore
were eloquent that All Fong remained mute, Will,
o bae facing the ao and n @
Choubry the crowd of Chinese servants and Officials
ever and, getting into their rickety paanquin. they
were carried straight toward the white walled con
Mother seraphine was overioyed at seeing he,
brother more and. while little Choubry kicke,
her brother into her own private Office beyond thu
grille where they talked face to face Tourneau tool
Mother seraphine telling her meanwhile how he
instead cad of a lieutenant, commanding;
Although Mother seraphine rarely went outside the
convent walls except TO the Taitao house for h'
cerning the situation at Howchn, kwang than any
other European in the town except Fitch tho BaPtis
favSTse and "S cSu% o Of Mother @ @ seFaphinc h was '
''The Europeans think themselves safe" she said
viii know better Before long poor souls The con-
vent is the only place here capable of making any
to every European in TIF1 Baptist Sni missionary
the Engshman who keeps tho hotel and two German
in fact, that when they two lanterns lighted
banging, from the highest, window, of the convent
gates are strong, the walls are thick, and few mer
could defend the place easily for a week.
''After that?'' asked Tourneau anxiously
Mother seraphine "TRe Baptist mis- missionary,
Tf qf H that a Hd S the 9eS1
hold out no longer, to save bullet for every woman
do
sister he added @ ''ean yoT not find it in your heart
encel I know she is here. .
Tourneau's eyes gttered he spoke. It one
on the admiral to find that he had put Clarce in the
very place which Tourneau desired where she would
be safe from the attentions of all the young officers
the picture of walks and talks with Clarice in the
vent garden and loterngs under the apricot trees
tender green with the advancing spring.
This vision of paradise, however, was rudey shat
Sa2 not RdmTa HSTbod the girl
me to keep her out of the way of sentimental yonne
the admiral by allowing my own brother to see
Never Asks for Him.
Torneau tore his hair and stamped his feet upon the
II remember continued Mother Seraphne, ''wher
you were a little boy how you kicked and screamed
every time you heard say should become q re
9q1 to & 9ay keS the PdG
grinding his teeth ''Te me, does that adorable cir
Sny the s least po@p said Mother
:, " Has she ever asked for word about me2''
Mother Seraphine omitted to mention that Clarice
had notion that the mother superior of the convent
and the fascinating lieutenant were brother and sis
ter but Tourneau hit upon this solution at once.
''She does not know that you are my sister, But
my hard hearted sister. Ny ship will remain in these
waters for the present prepared for emergencies but
days. I will again to see you at o'clock to-
morrow. love you, though take pleasure in LAGER
Tourneau, by way of showing that the strong hand
was there, had his palanqnin carried all about the
town, and treated the scowng. threatening natives
to the sight. of the two uniforms within, Then he
went TO the house of the Baptist missionary, small
meek man, brave lion and expressed the
wish that he should take command of the convent in
yscd Re English the Wo shops Rep
by Germans, and the American telegraph operator
whom he informed that l. Hirondele would remain
in those waters for the present but would drop down
the river for n while the next day.
All that afternoon and evening the saucy little
gunboat lay out in the stream the black smoke from
her tunnels showing that steam was up When night
searchight swept the earth and was reflected in the
starless heavens. The first spot upon which il was
n white figure, which Tourneau recognized with rap.
ture as that of Clarice Harbord Carce had found
boat Snorting and putting ont in the muddy river was
L'Hrondelle, and she knew well enough who com
ond time the searchlight turned upon tho con
vent Clarice shading her eyes with one hand, laid
searchiight dashed three times in quick succession
upon the window, as much as to say: ''! see you.
versation went on until o'clock, when the convent
windows were closed for the night
Two clock next day the hour appointed by
Tourneau to visit the convent but at hafpast eleven
ndw MGS s4 to br saPge eo5 out to Of the
wrath This Tourneau being admitted by a too
sgE gsye INTO n6oS 5@S @ & the r5 pg
terng sword ht Suddenly Tourneap caught sight
OF girl with violet eyes sitting bench under tho
apricot trees, and he darted to the place.
Mother Scraphine wadded rapidly out of the con-
vent and the garden, but before she reached
the culprits Tourneau and Clarce had had at least
ten minutes of blissful conversation together Clar-
ice fled, taking with her letter, which was hidden
close to her beating heart. Tourneau, although not
used TO running away making for the gate as
fast he could when Mother Seraphne with blaz.
ing eyes stopped him.
A Genteman's S Honor.
q Is this the honor of gentlemau!" she wrathfully
inquired of her brother, as if the lieutenant com
mander were still small boy who kicked and
screamed at the thought of separation from her.
my dear sister replied Tourneau earnestly, still
edgng toward the gate IF you viii get up into the
tower and look toward the river, YOU Will see the
signal flying from my ship, which demands presence
board -
mo doubt hoistcd by orders you left behind you -
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