The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-03

n their unfamliiar conaiefiauons fss.
ever fcmindinN ne thai I saa so allen
and q rtrangei The efty Itself
wrapped nithin she deeueniug folfs ~
thia early nighf msnuf. appeared On.
usually u0lry and Camonafrafire q
dimiv sondefre AZ S. There uaa q
ceaeeiess blare ~ bands a medley ~
in~arncliafc cries mingled ulth fbe
c%onfinugus disorder Of sbaeIinr feet
aione fhe roughly pafeg streets .
could distinguish nothing doanita a.
/ hung cuBoutiy over me bal.
couy rail staring idly dgwu set
d ass plainly evident That TO- entire
population Has asilr alth s1ne in.
croas.nR excitement. Par oct foaard
he distant mouth ~ thc har5or q fort
ress battery uas hdlr fsiron ~ a.
uiicry, the euin flames ~ disctarrs
chewing The black shadows ID vicious
spuria n ~yelloWleh red. ne guiien re-.
ferberaiious Of sound shaking the ho-
tcl easements G0me Holy Saints DAY.
Z imagined wondering idly what sps
clai devotion % the church could b.
responsible for 20 much o. uproar 10
general an 0utpOuring o. enthuslasm
Sill. The thought held me barely for
o moment my own personal affairs
were Ear TOO serious and inFistent for
any wasted attention upon The saints
I turned back from the rau and
g~iauced ca~relessly within. The great
dining hall was already brilliantly o.
Illuminated. and d number Of the tables
were surrounded by guests u formed
a cosmopolitan scene. the grouped
aces being representative Of 3 wide
variety Of races. the scraps % conver
satlnn which hoated 70 me through the
open window revealing half the Ian
slaEes % Europe Swzrthy spauiards.
ro.atiie Freedmen. silent sons Of Al
Dion. laxative Yankees bewhLskered
and be ectacled Germans blonde
rosy checked SWedes, together with
IepreauLatiyes from hall a dozen
south American countries we're indie
~crtninately mingled Ia sudden broth
eThooa THIS motley. Interesting con
pauy was composed principally Of
men exhibiting here and there the
glitter Of military uuiforuns. or some
peculiarly o. attire arfesting the pres
enee Of the Inevitable globe-trouer. al.
though the majority were plainly
enough commercial gentlemen. inter
ested iu various lines o. trade. and
drawn into THIS yurteK from The four
corners o. the globe in the Wild scram-
bic AFTER gold No foreign passenger
steamer had entered the harbor with
IN the past - hours. and ] had az.
ready studied those faces before In the
vague. shadovy hope Of discovering a
friend ! lt another cigarro. out Of
sheer nervousness. and sat silently
watching a Chinese attendant lighting
the coiored lanterns suspended along
the balcony roof a sudden rocket
went swiftly and sizzling up from out;
The center Of the great plaza below.
and my eyes followed it, swift hight
into the black sky until Il burst into
a thousand miniature stars
When ! turneu once again. now hagf
inclined to beekoH a walter AID order
the serving Of dinner. a neWly arrived
company Of guests bad taken posses
sion Of the small round table just
within the open window. Three we're
In the party. apparently father. moth.
er and daughter heyoEd question q
high social class Paterfamilias. sit.
ting In stately dignity al what might
be considered the head OF the board.
a broad napkin spread across his right
knee, was typically aristocrauc, Of
spare ag0ie stern lean face. with irou-
gray hair. and muEtsches trimmed 10
perfect point his eyes. cold and
emouonless. cleaning like steel poizts
behind gold-rimmed yglzsscs-a man