The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-02

time; two midshipmen,, the paymastor
and, in fact, everybody who saw the
Japanese lieutenant, noted the extraor-
dinnry duplication, rs il were of Satsul.
Hogan, the mail orderly, whispered to
a passing marine:
Have we stole japanese llenten'
ant, or has the Conqueror of the Sea
stole the captain IS boy, bcgorraY,
Lieutenant ltyo's visit was short, and
as the Japanese launch sped past Ire
v0r. Hakett, the two midshipmcD, the
| lpaymastcr and Hogan saw a sleek, black
head and delicate, ivory white hand
outside the cabin port and making
strange motions. And from the launch
where the handsome Ityo sat, his sword
across his knee. came an answering mo.
ton of the hand Halkott heard the
commander s voice in his car.
''Qucer likeness, WASH Z it?N' SAID
Trevor, 81 think they are brothers -
Twins answered Ilalkett,
There was plenty for the Seagull 9
officers to do in the way Of calling and
receiving visits, with the Japanese bat
tlcship, two English cruisers and n
French warship all bowing to each other
at the naval anchorage.
Trevor watched TO sec signs of per.
turbation in HoshI and Satsui, and saw
them plainly in Satsui Neither asked
leave to 20 aboard the Conqueror of the
Sea. Nevertheless, Trevor suspected
that both Of them went aboard on the
| sly. Trevor dincd on board of Con
queror Of the Sea, and could have
sworn, If he had not seen his ,Japa-
nese boy and Ito ut the same time,
! that he was sitting opposite Satsui in
a japanese naval uniform.
In returning the hospitality to the
japanese officers Trevor included Lieu
| tenant Ityo in the dinner party, He
| said nothing in the presence of either
Hoshl or Satsui TO show that Ityo was
TO be present, but himself wrote the
name cards and put them around the
table.
There were to be ladies to dinner
Emily Cotesworth, Mary Egerton-bnt
Trevor had given HoShi warning that
no symbols of love were to he used.
Satsui was arranging the flowers with
his usual taste, when his eye fell upon
the card inscribed Lieutenant Ityo.' -
Instantly his countenance changed. He
hesltatcd for a moment, and Trevor
caught a glimpse of Hop Sings intel
llgent fnce wearing grin of delight.
Bandaged Hand.
Without saving word Satsui skipped
into the galley where Hoshi presided.
Five minutes afterward he came out
with his right hand bandagod
1t is most unfortunate, my cap.
tain, he said. "but | have lust burned
my hand-and bandaeed hand does
not look nice in serving a dinner"
Trevor did not believe "A word OF this
and neither did Hop Sing Suddenly
Hop Sing seized Satsui' IS hand and tore
the bandagc of. There were some red
marks on il which might be a burn
and might be made with cochineal such
as bakers use. Hop Sing dipped a
napkin IN water. wiped the red marks
off, and 10. Satsui 8 hand was, as usual,
like ivory.
Satsui made no resistance in the hands
of the big Chinaman and stood mute
when his fraud was exposed before Ire
vor. Trevor whs much annoyed.
No moro tricks. Satsui,' he said,
sternly; ''no more les
I'VE all tell lies sometimes, nv cap.
to this " 0'''
Then the guests were arriving, II
was a party of twelve and was tight
lit for the SeaguIl's cabin. Bruce was
present, looking much alarmed, and Miss
Egerton, very roguIsh and smiling
Emily Cotesworth was al her love.
best, and there were a couple of other
European ladies of Canton. Lieutenant
ltyo was promptly on hand with the
captain OF the Conqueror of the Sea,
was announced Satsui entered, bear
lng. on silver tray bouquets for the
ladies: The sight Of him compared
with 1tyo caused shock of surprise
to thrill the little group of Americans
and English. The Japanese, who smile
when they speak of a dead child and
sing while they cut themselves open be-
lore the door OF an enemy, remained I'M
moved
The amazing resemblance between the
handsome boy and the handsome Japa.
ncse lieutenant was so obvious that it
cast certain awkwardness and re-
straint over all present 1t is not pleas
ant To be spied upon, and the thought
IN the minds of all was that the beau.
tiful Japanese boy who was the double of
the Japanese lieutenant was there for
a purpose. The conversation was strain.
ed, and the dinner, which should have
been extremely merry, was tame and
conventional
When the guests were gone and Ire.
vor had deposited the last laughing
girl in the launch he returned to the
cabin and sent for his boy.
'Satsui,' he said, "you are Lieu
tenant, Ityo's brother. His twin, l
think. -
At this Satsui fell on his knees and
claspcd his hands.
81 swear to you, my captain,D he
SAID, am not ltyo's brother. I will
send for Hoshi, who is my brother,
and he will swear that / am not Ityo IS
brother, and we will swear to You the
oath that binds us here and forever. -
Trevor called Hoshi, who came in.
Tell the captain | am not Ityo's
brother cried Satsui with tears.
81 swear to you,' said Hoshi. like
wise getting down on his knees, Isthat
Satsui is not the brother of Lieuten-
ant Ityo. And I swear that he was
never in the japanese navy, and knows
nothing of any. navy. except waiting
upon your serenity in this cabin
And then they both swore the aw.
full oath that binds tho japanese, and
Trevor believed them.
Others who knew not the Japanese
so we'll dlsbelieved the story, and it was
whispered through the ship that the
commander S boy was a brother of the
captain s aide on the big japanese bat.
tleship.
The week at Canton was gay. as gay
as Hongkong, and Trevor was sorry
when the day came that the Seap1ll