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

But as wardlaw finished wing-t ting
fang crossed his arms upon his breast
praying or trying to hide a grin of tri-
umph, Halkett could not tell. IL was the
day and the hour. but the sun did not
shine and would not shine and there
was no longer tower TO cast shadow
had the sun blnzed In glory. Never
theless the foreign devils did not look
disconnected. They merely took out note
books and glanced at memoranda. while
Halkett began giving orders with regard
to certain measuring instruments which
had been carefully tended. like two o-day-
old babies, during the whole OF the ex-
petition.
Then the officers and sailors went TO
work plotting and measuring as IL the
tower was still there and the sun bright
ly shining. Wang -tng-fans's face
changed to one Of surprise and chagrin
and Wu-Shcns mouth dropped open like
after a few rapid directions, turned smil-
Ing to the old Chinese, Wu translating
into his fathers ear
$50 you thought that by causing us
| to take the tower down you could make
lis destroy the Information we sought?
| Well. 1t makes no difference TO us OF the
west whether the sun shines on the point
| or not, We are not children, We can
count more than ten on our fingers. We
shall find the ammunition and ] want
| let me see"-Halkett interrupted him
self to do some rapid figuring in his note
book. at will require sixty bullock carts
| 10 transport four million rounds OF ammu-
| milton l demand sixty bullock carts. and
they are to be on the spot where the am
munition Is stored by daybrcak tomorrow
Wang ting-fang looked at Halkett with
a strange expression OF admiration, fear
and amazement Here, indeed, was the
magic learning of the foreign devils.
Wang ting fang began some lncoherent
| explanation. He had not meant TO de-
| ccive he did not know that IL would pe
necessary TO take down the tower. etc
| Halkett for the benefit OF Wu and the
Chinese retlnue. began to bawl at Wang
ting. fang. 80 s,x.v ,,,,oc,
carts-sixty bullock carts, do you hear
Drawn by bullocks. not by weaning calves
And every bullock cart must nave tw'
helpers as well as driver, and the heip
ers and drivers Will walk the distance, 81
the bulocks will be fresh and able L
trot with the ammunition boxes dowI
of the vengeance. OF my sword II m!
orders are not strictly obeyed!
Wang-ting- fang accepted this meekly
Wu-Shen had begun TO cry ana wipe M
eye with the sleeve OF his emoroioere'
1--WE will send the bullock carts; h
whinpered, ''wc will send hundred bul
lock carts II your honorable sell Wlshe
Il only''-turning to Wardlaw-"do NO
call back the evil spirits into my father
bones. Only give him the healing stui
in the bottle and do as your hohorapl ri
self would wish TO do with me; on!
spare my honorable and venerable Ia
Their"
This was one of the moments when,'
Wardlaw said, he felt dirt cheap in IN
nresence of the heather. Here was Wu
Shen, a polished coward. learned pol
troon, fearful of everything. but read
I with his intense parental love and un
| Ix.ino resnert for his ancestors TO suffe
( the worst that might befall him. Halkei
y and Wardaw exchanged significant an
I shamefaced glances, and Wardlaw sal
\ in Chinese;
e "When His Honorable Excellency Lieu
: tenant Commander Halkett finds the am
e munition. then will l give you the Dol
4 that Won can send to Chefoo to the Eng
iish apothecary and get the same med
$ cine yourself"
.sBut will 1t cost n great sum OF NOR
n ey7" cried the old man, as WI translate
e this. .,,.,, ~,
! Wardlaw named a sum whlch Ws