The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-01-12
A Tale of South China

DR.. Osmond sat on the veranda of
his bungalow trying TO be content
In the knowledge that his enforced
rest from the daily grind of his Hong
kong practice was proving very bene-
fetal to his health as well as to his
projected book on Chinese Temple
Ruins" And because the famous Len.
chuou temple ruins were in the neigh
borhood he had gone no farther north
than the coast town of Ho-Ngan.
Within the jasmine draped veran-
da all was dark save the red glow of
the doctors cigar Overhead the great
punkah fan swayed to and fro stirring
the air into refreshing GOODNESS.
A sampan bumped against the little
landing, and there came the slap-slap
Of bare running feet on the ground
outside. then the gate in the garden
wall creaked slowly on its hinges, a
shadowy form fitted up the path be-
tween the oleauders and flung itself
In a crumpled heap at the foot Of the
steps and somebody's long cue struck
tho floor lilo tbo snon Of q vvbin,ash
We'll, what's the matter? asked
the doctor sharply. "Who is it?'
The great doctors contemplate
g., 70
servant whose uohoFeu ialher - Tue
WINNIE uieu away III " cHoNlhs SOD
IL oSihohu Ha'I 'oSe 20 llS lGeC'
You are Tue oaH'oh MIN WHO calieu
me TO town yesterday -FOUR lalher
Is WorseE
Nay tue great IoFelEh DOCTOR cureu
my reVered father OF FEVER Whineu
lhe .hihese' Newt ; eye anu an owl
membrane We're OF no avail out the
olack medicihe OF 'ne foreign loru
brought my parent 10 NE
i am GrateIui 10 ihe great puysl
clah' would reward MN generously
Tor SAVING my lather ; ne, | am
poor man. out nave hho"Ieuse 'hal
may repay the great FORA lor MS Soou-
ness Whined the canton man
Il want no reward my man am
glad your father Is better 10 you
want some more Oh 'he oIach ineul-
cine
mo more medicine Is needed. My
1ather Is Wen ana uappy' lne LOT
eign doctor IS interested IN the RUNS
OF the temple IN the walnut grove:
yes
he mas perhaps "ohuereu Wnat pc
came OF the sacred image OF the GOD
desS or Mercy whose lame Is on every
tongue, but whose race mas never oeeh
looked upon since lhe earth dragon
shook down the tempe century ago!
by JoVe' yes. Inc doctor 'eaheu
FORWARD eagerly
he mas perhaps hearu OF the price
less jewels hun& upon the sacFeu lorh
offerings from royaI pilgrims Oh nlahy
ages. lie mas heard OF the great EN-
erald that son OF heaven tooN from
his royal brow ana placed IN the mana
OF the Goddess or Mercy Inc great
foreign physician WouIu IKE 10 see an
these SplehdorS ana perhaps cuoose
some Tor hlihseIl
Your story SOUNDS lhcFeuiole' ahu
yet-cah you take me TO Tue Fulns
now
Yes. IL Is Out lew steps 10 the
walnut grove.
wait, then WhlIe make ready
Still skepucal as 10 the truIh OF the
natives story, Ut Osihouu equlppeu
hlmSell with cap anu STOUT oahtu
SUCK from the rack III Tue breast
pocket or ms white coat was another
weapon without Whlch lie never trdN-
eled IN TINS country OF uouotIul
friendS-smail ana heaVy ana SHINING
and very deadly looking "heh one
raced It's muZZle'
Inc doctor lghteu d paper lantern
Tor the canton man. anu tillS' augment
ed 10y the Whlte triangular ray from
MS eiectrlc pocket lai,IP iiEu'eu 'neil
way through the sa'"'n ~ S"'e III
the south wall that gave INTO 'ahgleu
held.
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