The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-02
The Submissive People
By Foxcroft Davis

sleepless watchers in the ship that keep
silent guard while others sleep.
Trevor watched from the port the
black night turn to the gray light and
tho wind OF dawning rufilc the water
and turn it from Il blackncss like the
StyX first to steel, then to silver, aud
al last the splendid sunrise made ii all
molten gold. tlcclcd with pearls aud dia
monds.
The ships bell struck two, and it
seemed a call 10 life. Instantly the
morning watch tumbled mp on deck.
There were sounds OF scrapiug and
scrubbng, the ships bath had begun.
that universal bath which she receives
all over, followed by her toilet.
The sound OF the bells had hardly
died away when Hop Sing came in from
his pantry and laid the signal book
down on the table before Trevor. and
on il was small. white object Trevor
gazed at il curiouslY: il was n small,
beautifully shaped white front tooth.
Trevor looked nj Hop Sing inquiringly.
1T is Hoshi IS wire S front tooth, -
said Hop Sing, calmly. - lIoshi and
his wife have not failed to remind me
that they did lick us in 1894. and
that the Dragon on the Chinese flag
has not vet devoured the Sun of
Japan But the Japanese are noe the
only clever people | went from the
cabin to the doctor and walked him up
and told him I had an aching tooth
that must come out. The doctor swore
at me, but got up and took his forceps
and pulled out the tooth-a great one,
that took all his strength 10 move. There
wore several pairs OF forceps, and while
the doctor was pulling the tooth-and
it was not easy TO pull took n
pair of forceps that I thought would
ht front tooth and hid il in my
shirt.
"The doctor. still swearing, went
back TO bed, and | went to Hoshi 5
bunk. He heard me coming and sprang
mp. but he had no knife. and ] had
the carving knife, sharp like a razor
said. 'Satsui come with me. I will
not harm hair Of your head, but un.
less YOU come, l will kill your husband
with this knife. The japanese are liars
but they know the Chinese are a truth.
| ful people, so Satsui got up out of her
bunk and said. Il viii go with Hor
Sing If he does me harm. you, Hoshi
viii kill him. which Hoshi promised
| Then | took Satsui into my pantry and
boltcd the doors, and holding her by the
head, ! pulled out one of her beautiful
front teeth. There it is. She wcpt, but
did not shrek, / said, You will bring
me the signal-book for the captain
or ! will pull out all your teeth-and
Cinnamon tell the truth, and do not
lie, like the Japanese
About the Torture.
"She continued weeping and saving
L do not know whore the signal-book
is ] picked up little mirror and
| showed her her own face in the glass
| Then she wept more than ever, but
still she said, I do not know where
the signal book is ] held her head and
put the forceps on another front tooth
and she said. The signal-book is thrown
overheard. / said, I will pull another
| tooth aud throw it overheard 10 keer
company with the signal book. And
then she held up her hands clasped and
| took the forceps out. ! went with
her, back to where Hoshi lay still, with
my knife in my hand, and Satsui, still
| crying, knelt down on the floor and
lifted up piece of flooring and handed
me out the signal-book, I gave her the
mirror, and she sat on the edge of her
bunk and wept and wept, while |
went 10 my pantry and locked the
door, and stayed there until now. -
Trevor obeyed an uncomfortable i'm
pulse to clasp Hop Sings hand and
said:
"ThapE you, from the bottom of my
heart -
The next minutes the book of private
signals was locked up where it was
wont 10 repose.
At seven clock Hoshi brought Trc.
vor his coffee There was not the slight.
est change in his looks or manner. and
he remarked unconcernedly that Satsul
had burning fever and could not stir
for pain.
"Semd Satsui to me, - replied Trevor
In couple of minutes Satsui ap-