The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20

Point. A native magistrate Chang Fu
by name, who loved TO embroll the Brit
ish and the Germans: made journey fif-
teen miles down the river and wens
aboard the Seahorse bringing with hin,
an interpreter. His news was as follows
The Germans did not mind the hole in
the river. They went into, the blight OF
the bay, where there is a Hat rock close
10 the shore, and made square boxes oI
wood and iron, which they filled full oi
cement and laid on the rock. Then they
put d brick wall and more cement around
1t and made square place above water
as solid as rock. and this they did in sis
days. working day and night. They haC
tmbers on the ground and they put UP a
house. the boards fastened With iron
clamps and all glass at the top, and In
Il they light a light at sunset and 4,
burns until daylight, and there arc, Ger.
mans all tho time who tend that light.
Hyde retained his self-posse ession, but
his heart descended into his boots. His
labor OF love In getting the obstruction
Point had been in vain. Crang-Fu and
the interpreter bowed themselves of the
ship with much ceremony, but left sor-
rowfuI hearts in Hyde and Langton and
cooks in the galley,
Langton. however In the course OF an
hour or two recovered his spirits and
going down into the cabin. had a private
conversation with HYDE, so private that
the Japanese boy. who was spy and
who hnd made hole between the pantry
ana the cabin, CDGlJ not DlqEl5lanI II
word. But Hdye's spirits revived rapidly
as the Seahorse took her way down the
river about twenty miles To native
town with n small European colony en-
gagged In the import of agricultural imple-
ments and sheet iron.
The manager Of tho warehouse. Nc
GunDiglc. was subject OF King Edward
WI. having been horn and reared IN tho
city OF Glasgow. which lie called "Gias-
gle" Hyde with Jangton, went ashore.
II was hot July day and the little bare
office Of the big warehouse was Ike an
False Nose.
Their conference was held, or rather
HYDE In a 6ulcct voice, gave certain dis
gused orders to Mr. McGunnigle. Hyde
was 30 years old. but his beardless face
McGunnigle n tall. -boned Scotch
man, with n regular hail yard accent.
listened meeSly. AT the end Of this con-
l2bulat!on II being stili , early In ,S1s the
fashion made for small pier attached
TO the warehouse, upon which the sheet
iron and agricultural implements were
unloaded. Immediately an jmprovised
| tent OF canvas was stretched over the
how OF the ship and part OF the pier and
| inside this tent went on some queer dock
ward work \ truck load Of ploughshares
and axe helves was dumped on the pier
| and the engine room force Of the Sea-
horse, Increased by n gang OF handy men
proceeded 10 secure onto the bow Of the
|
| every point,
| II is a difficult thing for an amateur
| To fasten things onto chilled steel several
inches thick but the artiticers aboard
| shlp ore clever men and have magical
tools which they heat red hot and have
wonderful machinery for working them
| Az the end OF two days toillng, moiling
and broling the canvas tent was re-
moved and the Seahorse pulled out into
| the stream
Her appearance was truly grotesaue
| Her bow was az sharp as ever, but she
| seemed 10 have been heightened n. couple
Of feet The plates at that point did no,
have the appearance of armor plates at
| all but Of sections OF sheet Iron neatly
| screwed In. The additional weight for
ward sent the little cruiser down by tho
mead about two feet. so that she appeared
10 be nosing franucaly IN the water
while astern her screw went racing
around In the air. This contingency
bnwever. seemed to be anticipated be-
cause she Immediately backed mp TO tho
nIer AGAIN and took on enough scrap iron
Ia bring her stern on level with he,
bead Tnls made her draw Il foot moro
wafcr Nevertheless. she could still dc
seventeen knots very handliF. particular