The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09

Six sailors. headed by Hajkett and
little Ford. tumblcd out and slipped up
TO the American consulate, not by the
broad modern street, IN which the
lanterns still fickerod. but UP strange
windings and turniuGS, until they
reached tho back entrance of the AmerI-
can yicc-consulatc. Mr.. Gowdy his
belongings packed IN several grip sacks,
was waiting with aleeful countcnance.
:. He says he'll go all right, y Whispered
Mr. Gowdv 10 Halkett. 'f He S dressed
IN Chinese clothes, and saws he viii be
that or being gagged and carried down
by the sailors.
Mr.. Gowdv went out of the room for
4, . moment and then came back with Mr..
MaeBeau. dressed in Chinese costume.
e" This, sand Mr.. Gowdy, ''is my
Chinese servant, Ma Liang, which
means in Chinese conscientious bearer
portunity Of going with me 10 Hong
Kong, but II would be Just as we'll TO
put him in the middle Of the process
sion. This Halkett did,
Daybreak, wan and chill. vas a.
hand when the Gadhy turned her nose
about and went scampcrlng dowu the
Pearl river. \ bright lookout was
kept for the Dryad, which would be
visible 10 the Gadhy long before the
Gadny would be seen by the Dryad
II was nearly s 0 clock when. under \
duh sky and upon The lesdep water,
the Dryad was dlsccrned coming up the
river. As soon rs the British cruiser
was sighted. the Gadhy turned within
her own length and went back upon hei
! tracks at a siX-knot gait Soon The
bulky cruiser grew large astcrn ano
then came abeam the Cadfiy The
Dryad was making her fourteen knots
very comfortably with the tide running
out. She signailed politely TO the lame
duck 6ying the American 6ag, els
there anything the matter?'
To this the signal went back.
Propeller blade loose, no assistance
needed. Thanks.
Then thc big cruiser aud the little
torpedo boat bowed and said goodbv,
and the Dryad went steamirG fast up
the river.
As soon as she was we'll out OF sight
| the GadHy was suddenly cured nf her
lameness, turned about aud galloped
down the river AZ \ twenty knot cbp.
When she reached the entrance Of the
hsrbor AT Hong Kong She stopped again,
The sun was shining brightly. and pass
ing up and down were The rude iunks
and sampanS Of tnc natiyes-tbe sam
pan. which in Chinese means "threc
boards. y not an arlstccratc boat. but
much favored by the Chircsc-whcn
ono of them, which was empty except
for two bodtmcn, was sigu9led by the
, Gadny and stopped Over lhe torpedo
boat 5 side climbed person i'm Chi.
ncse costume, but Of Calcdouau fca
lures. In his breast pocket Ceposcd n
rouleau of English sovercignS, for Mr..
I Mac Bean had poutcdIv declined u
draft. check, or note from his former
friend and backcr. Vicc-Consui Gowdy
Within an honr Mr Gowdy had land.
ed and had cabled TO tho state depart
mcnt al Washington his resignation as
vice consul AT HwanG Kvo,
IIallScH also sent cipher dispatch
marked private and personal from
ADMIRAL Cotcswprth TO cbum of his in
ihc navy department. Tho cipher ran
thus: Gct the state department TO
cable acceptance of tiuwdy s reSiena-
ton. otherwise there viii be the devil
10 pay out here with the British con
sui at Hvaug kwo.
Then Halkelt went back 10 his launch
in order to report 10 tho Admiral on the
flagship. Put lust then the flagship was
going outside for target practice for u
couple Of DAYS. so Glalkeit $ official
visit 10 the admiral was necessarily
postponed. Tho flagship STAYED outside
three DAYS instead Of two
llalkoit had mcanwhil" got n letter
from Admiral Colcsworih saving he
would send 10 the GadHy when he was
ready 10 receive her commander. There.
fore Halbctt waited patiently until next
morning. when nc received by the mora
ing mail boat another private lcttcr
directing him 10 report on the flag.
ship al 10 clock. This hc did aDd
found Admiral Cotesworth smiling and
dchouair.
Everything worked 10 r charm,
sand The admiral, ''Gowdy sent in his
resignation and the state department
acted on private information and had
sense enough 30 cable an acceptance at
once. 80 that lets tho state department
out OF The row. Here s the letter ]