The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-06

sickly pallor began 10 overspread Wang
ting-fangs intelligent face. The gloom
communicated Itself TO his sons and serv-
ants, and when WardlaW promised to re-
turn within an hour. bringing a medicine
which was the sole specific for Wang
ting-fang's ailment. he was implored TO
come back as quickly as possible.
Once on the Vulture in hcr, lituc cabin
with Halkett. Wardlaw chuclded.
There is nothing the ma1tgT 1a"h W Witp Tnsn sne
old fellow, he said "a I}s %Gucn iIdo oi rnSH Ic!I
get over it with some rheumausn meoi-
cine and a suit of red flannel underwear,
But before l give him either l thiHk
can get the truth out ol MN doouI VIC
ammunition" an.
ing with him a tiny bottle OF medicine
which was classified by the paymaster as
| seamen's Stops. When he returned to the
ship he sought his commander in the
| The Red Flannel Cure.
I al gave the old fellow enough medicine
| 10 last him until tomorrow and made MN
put on the rcd fannels. This is a cold,
damp place, and the old man sits arounfI
the fish ponds and duck lakes too muctI
| and wears cotton clothes. / told MN l
would return in two days. and II in that
! time he was better there was Soou
chance for his life, provided the REQ
flannel and medicine could be kept up- D.,
What did you put in the bottleg
asked Haikett
"Oh, a good mixture Of colch!cum and
some other things that my grandlather
who was a country doctor. used TO give.
| There's nothing better today. But lel'
dirt cheap when l saw Wu and nan
dozen other sons sitting around the olo
man with tears in their eyes. ten you
we can learn something about fathers and
mothers from the benighted heather.
That's true" answered Halkett' "but
they can give us cards and spades II
murder and arson and butchering ba-
bics We have got to find that ammuni'
tion / think. Wardlaw.," continue. Hal
lett, after a pause. "that mGahWhlIG, W. W.
way, so as 70 frlghtcn the old gentleman
into thinking. that perhaps We are no
coming back
So next morning the Nulture. withou
holding any further communication VIII
the shore. walked down the river towar'
l the Yellow Sea "A hundred miles or so.
Two days after this the Nulturc re
! turned to KiangHo and the mandarin
: boat, a sort CT glorited sampan, with
lacquered flgurehead and a Sided stern
: put of to her. In It were the six son
noad Wu Shcn besought Wardlaw L
I come once more to their father. He ha
been relieved of all pain as long ms IN
, red flannel. but the medicine was out. ant
(! although red flannel suits OF underwea
9 were easy TO find they could not be TX
= which Wardlaw had supplied to the man
D DARN. Wardlaw went off In the boat
{ This time he remained four hours, the
d came back jubilant.
a got it all out of him" he said t
h Hallsett on making his report, There
+, rain coming, and his joints began to tun
d IN and the medicine was out. | CAV
: him an ultimatum-the hiding place of til
d ammunition or no more OF my grand
d fathers medicine, At that WI burs
e into tears and begged the old man !
Chinese to tell. So did the other sons
: or course the cat was out OF the ba
# "The old man Is Il -progressive; tn
:. sons are wavering in The balance. The
n argued and shouted and cried. WI tol
e him that there was life or death not onl
i'm the bottle. but in the suit Of re
e flannel He also said he had heard tn;
l, the foreign devils could now telegrap
a without wires or poles, and could cut
c man up and put him together aGain VIII
"a out pain to me pati9n,I inv WGm; ana vbs -,
d tco was brought and finished I rose vii
iS my ten-ccnt bottle OF colcnlcum IN lr
"a hand and said l wanted to Know the
and there the amount Of the ammunitlo
y so as 10 demand enough bullock carts
J. transport g. That laid them out flo
le II never seemed 10 occur to them that
ID AZ that Hallsett rose and clasped Ware
: law TO his bosom.
J. you ought TO be In the line, he sal
"You arc thrown away on the stan
20 hadn't thought of the bullock carts y
IN $50 then the old man admitted. throuI
o. yyu that II we go twelve miles up u
" ttI9nr-Ho river. on the right bank. clio
~ 10 the waters edge. a small lookout tow
/, about twenty English feet high stand
% and walled up in that tower MI !
- roctions as 10 where the ammunition m;
% % he found / think they appreciate 4
~ danger OF sending us on a a wila ,,,ds,9, goo
llS u,hotb.r 10 stand by the Boxers or WI
~ Inc foreign devils But WI; being
id young man OF learning ana Nd the pig P1gse
u
~ u us Tbe old mans rheumatism came
ds ,,e you shah go with us?" cried IIacke
'ie h ..SiP yes - answered Wardlaw. ~ su
GO oosed OF course you would take me alon
~ | When do we start?
~ .srornorrow morning, said HailSe
h0ye might rs well allow a day to 5