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

across the bridge to the rIght-hand side
of the stream, Behind them four bullock
carts, with crowbars and picks, tr9hdiiSo,
AT the bridge considerable aGdi!,oa aGa!,oa
to their forces unexpectedly awaited
them. Wang ting fang, in gorgeous
palanquin. with eight bearers and Wu.
Shen, In a splendid 'rickshaw and great
retlnue. were drawn up In the roadway.
The old mans face was wreathed In
smiles as he rubbed his knees and elbows:
He asked, through Wu. the privilege OIL
having Wardlaw In the palanquin with
NVu also To translate II was a tlGht ~
for three, but Wardlaw. oOeying a look
from Halkett accepted the iGSo,n Gner Tae1 ae1
the procession started forth
Sailors are not much good for march.
ing. but the Vulture's men came IN !i sismt
of The tower within three hours OF leaV-
ing their ship. The tower was pyra.
midal in shape, being about twenty teet
at the base and narrowing 70 Tour leSI
at the top. and was built OF blocks oil uh-
Halkett at once began an investigation
OF the tower inside and out. taxing cire- ,Ie-
| fully those exquisite scientific measure
| ments by which q navigator can plot ms
ship by day or night without sum- moon
| or stars visible. 80 ~ A.,
flank Wu-Shen and Wardlaw closely
packed In IT. followed by its retlnue.
came within sight Halkett and his oihcers
already knew more about the actua. tcu,er tSan f0
aid Wanr@tlng- fang. who had. as a mat
ter of fact, privately designed and pald
| for it. ,,-- ., oil
| had been served and the sailors went TO
work. HallSett had no nina TO lIuS;
native workmen in finding a box so sInan
rhet IL might be concealed in the sleeve
of a workman and passed from hand 10
hand until 1t landed at the bottom oi INC i,,
river The sailors. with ropes cunnlustS l
knotted swarmed all over the tower ana
with picks and crowbars began the oo-
vious way Of finding the hidden box py
taking off the tiers of bricks at the apex.
Tricked.
II was nichtfuIl before the last few tiers
Of bricks were reached, and inc men WI W.
tired with their marching and thelr W0rH'
AS the day declined the air grew emu,
and Wardlaw advised Wang -ung,lang "
90 TO the nearest village ana seek 3u1r ,
Gers for the night The old man, now
ever, seemed unwilling to tear hiInsell
away from the spot. and only by nus son 3
entreaties and WardlaWs threat OF eGn-
ing Joints the next day could ne be IN
When supper was served to the officers
and men and all prepared TO sleep roiicu s
| i'm their blankets around roaring HIe
Halkett was wakefui and watched ihe
stars coming out in the blue black SKY,
Ills mind was occupied in schemes ol
. vengeance on Wang -tinG-fang IN case nc
had renIly sent thom on a FOOLS errand
Both IIalkett and Wardlaw, sleeping
dtfully, walked often during the nlSht:
Again, as on the night oi tnelr apriEa, ATTN nd ai
, marched once more toward the zenith
like meeting armies. The moon ana slars
: we're obscured and the dawn came, war
and pale with SOFT, deilClle "ii'e ram
2 fall like muslin ven; ,,,
, and when day was yet new me hea9 VI
Wanp-tlng- -fanG's retinue. with his palan-
. uuin In the middle and Wu-Shen 5 rick
: shaw behind IT, came trundling INTO th'
camp. .,,, ,,t,,,,s
y smile and made tho same cheerful pre-
1 dictlon that the box would he found. ilal'
= ketts reply 10 this was dark lnueh4. rI
4 that II the box was not found klang " "a'
t would become very unhealthy Tor some
h persons In the neighborhood
Early in the gray Wet i, m9rHi,hg thnir usnn rn'
t steady ana well directed energy at tn'
n remaining tiers Of brick, and soon IN,
h spot WAS lovcl where tho DAY peioro IN, ln'
Y tower had stood. The hoT had not bsoi
n found but the foundations six feet below
!. the surface might possibly hide 1t: I'M
o theory was strongly advanced by wang
/. ting-fang, and HalSett saw The necesslt.
/ OF getting every brick out OF the Struct
urc in order 10 determine whether he nae
: been trihcd with. and II IS very Dan Dan
gcrous thing 10 trlls WIN the com
I. mandcr Of a war ship.
| The sailors worked steadily digging AM
i pounding, the officers watching every
n a!iy taking a hand with Crowhnr them
e selves. Al last when nearly the Whoi
a. foundation had been eNCaNaieo, iidIScI'
II who was watching intently caught
s. glimpse OF small black object. n
o sprawlcd down on his breast at IN
J. aagc OF the opening and drew up smaI
y iron box, about Ave inches square,
10 a shout went up from Wardlaw. an
10 the sailors who cheer loudly In foreig
n country upon very slight provocatlnr
h threw down their picks and chcered as
n every man had found kohinoor
st Halkett borrowed knife from a Salio'
% worked out the four screws that held III
n top of the box. took from II large
square thin sheet of paper with Chimes
t. writing on It, He bad walked up clos
10 the palanqun. and Wang-hng lam
J. was watching him with half closed, dane
? ing eyes So was Wu-Shen grinnln
broadly. The officers and sailors gath
l. cred around and Wu-Shens hang wa
Il extended lor the paper, ialkett,1how