The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-21

planks. In a few minutes he had broken
through into a dark recess, into which he
crawled without delay. Something smote
him heavily upon the head, and he fell
bic, while a shrill voice cried out in de.
fiance.
1t transpires that Bahama Bills un.
known asailant is a Chinese girl of u. the
wife or slave of Wah Lee.
They took the child with them and
crawled through the bulkhead. One of the
wounde men upon the floor had recover
ed his senses. and was busily at work
trying to loosen his cue as Bahama Bill
stepped Up. A jolt with his foot stopped
operations for a little time, and Smart
stood contemplating the victory.
"Whatll We do about?" asked the
Sachtman.
20? l Jest reckon We'll take d. whole
bunch abo'd de ship. Well need some ex-
ira hands toe make de passage quick. We
got toe git a move on, fo' we got toe git
dat stuff up toe catch de steamer at Jack
sonNille. Dere's a cart right in dat cone
sab. Help me pile 'em in
Smart, still furious from the treatment
ne NAG received. lent a willing hand, anc
In a few minutes they had the whole
bunch of Celestials dumped in the cart
and made secure.
"What'n we do VIII dat little gal?" asked
DA't sSAIAS liiS W oIle dlu L III III
by de looks: reckon she's a halfbreed."
Wen have to take her with u.s. said
Smart and SO they started out of the shop,
pushing the cart with the Chinese befors
them; and they attracted no attention for
some minutes, for the affrays had been
little noticed, as there had been no gun
fire.
"Hold on, let's get the Clothes" said
Smart running back into the doorway and
grabbing what bundle he could reach
handilN. and which had still been left In
tact from the whirlwind passage of the
giant mate. He tossed them into the cart,
and they went rapidly down to the dock.
Some small boys and one or two loaf
ers followed, wishing to see the fun, but
no one molested them or inquired their
purpose. They reached the water-side
without mishap. Fighting julie was sitting
there waiting for her lord TO show up, and
she was in anything but a sweet humor.
INhe sight OF the little Chinese girl made
her alter her purpose to assault her huge
partner, and she inquired briskly into de-
tails.
"Yo' take de kid an keen her till we
git de crew abo'd," said Bill, with the first
approach at gentleness in his voice.
julie took the child. She was motherly.
matronly, and affect1onate, though
fighter. Her own progeny were safe at
Key West. and this little yellow girl, this
Chinese, appealed to her curiosity and
motherhood alike. She gathered her in her
arms and looked her over in WONDER, while
the men lowered their victims into the
small boat.
"Huccum yo' toe be wifi dem Chinks-is
yo' de little pickaninny OBJ dat VAN Lee
MANI" she asked.
MI Wah Lees wife" said the child,
crying.
"Yo' stop tealin' me lies, liz gal; yo'
amt nothin' but a baby
Me Wall Lees wife. He bought me
last moon. Velly bad mans takee Wah
Lee away; Nealy bad. mans takee me- The
child spoke remarkably well for a Chinese.
The kidnapped Chinese are forced t. scrub
the sloop and sublnit to the %indignity not
only of having their queues clipped, but
their heads shaved. Meanwhile the cap
tain and mate are clad in pajamas hastily
stolen from the p~erturbed laundry. The
sloop makes connection with the steamer
from New York, is sold to a chance bid
der at a good price. and the crew allowed
to disappear. Wah Lee vanishes with his
followers. having nc thought of appealing
to the law, as the foreign pigs are always
dealt with personally" in this circum-
stance being the foundation for some flu.
ture encounter. A belated sheriff appears
to arrest the kidnapers. They have gone
and none is found to make complaint. The.
story concludes:
Al the station Bahama Bill looked up
TO the window where Smart sat In the
train. He felt the parting with the keen
ness often developed in the African char
acter. and he was loath to leave until the
train pulled out.
"Good-by ag'in. cap; good-by," he called
up to him as the train gathered headwau
slowly.
Sanders stood near, and. not knowing
the friendship between the two. was n
liffla iic,,<,oo,.to OIL az tho. ....-.1
Come on, we take the train going the
other way. Bill" he said, as the mate
waved his hand.
'Slauah. shuah. Good-by, CAP. He
was all right. Sanders; dat yacht Teller
was all toe de good. ! amt got but one
ting agin' him"
What's that" asked Captain Sanders.
"Well-er-er, well, I cayn't had de high
EST Regard TO his-well, sab, 1 don't know
jest how toe say it, but he sho' never
ought toe been dun up by dem Chinks-
OATS ALL
He put his hand into his pocket and
drew forth two handsomely braided
queues.
"Yo' see desc heah? Well, Use ewine toe
make a nice dog whip oh dem fob NAH
little boy Will toe play wifi" And he
stroked their satin length approvingly as
he boarded the cars for home.
The Masters Touch.
In the still air the music lies unheard;
In the rough marble. beauty hides I'M
seen:
To make the music and the beauty needs
The Masters touch, the sculptor's chisel
keen.
Great Master. touch us with thy skilled
hand;
Let not the music that is in us die:
Great Sculptor, hew and polish us; nor let.
Hidden and lost. Thy form within us lei
Spare. not the stroke! do with us as thou
Wilt!
Let there be naught unfinished, broken.
marred, ~
Complete Thy purpose. that we may be.
Thy perfect image. thou our God and
Horatio Bonar.
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