The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-29

then saw that his uni
ioih was That OF a captain but not ola nau,,
officer. He told me his nama was navora,1 ~.
When asked him the name of his shin ba IN.
sWered eVasiVely, and had learned the wavs
VI tue emma sea too well to press the question
~ singapore, where We discharged our cargo
our agents reported that Moy Sen was vouinp
vengeance on us for the loot wa b.d nrasto5
from MIN and the havoc we had spread anono
MS heet We worked our way hack 70 the
rendezvous and after consulting with Norton T
TOOK my interpreter, All Fen. who was half
Chlnkle' and half Malay, from the Ieckvith
ana Went to Hong Kong on the Surprise TO see
Just what was going on
The Beautiful White Devil" woman nitrate
"non at nrst regarded as q purely fanciful
being, came into my life on this visit to Hong
Kong In the early day of 1876.
White waiting for All Fen's report ! 1ounged
around the hotel Soon began to hear weird
stories OF woman pirate Who while never mo-
lestlng honest merchantmen preyed merciless-
~ and successfully on the Chinese and Malay
pirates, Just as Norton and were doing.
IL occurred to me at once that If such wom-
an really did exist it might have been her. shin
whose captain had attended, but could not
make myself believe the tales that Wera told
me.
Ihen man called at my hotel one evening
and asked If an English physician was stopping
there, and recognized Captain Deverell. but
he was as formal as a stranger, and did not
indicate that knew him. He asked If he could
consult with me and took him to my room,
Wnere ne assumed much more cordial air
Il called" he said ito invite YOU take a
cruise with me SO that we may get better &C.
quafnted and can show you my appreciation
of your Kindness
packed my bag and turned 1t over to man
whom DeVerell summoned from the street
was given the cabin of the surgeon. who
had died recently. Deverell took me to his
room and we talked until midnight
1t was considerably after eight bells before
retired, but my sleep was not long or heavy.
At breakfast time Deverell wearing a smart
uniform. escorted me aft to the private quar-
tiers of the queen.
In moment the queen appeared AS she
parted the curtains and paused in the doorway
with an air of difdence, was transfxed by
her marvellous beauty.
Il already know DR.. Burnett" she said as
she swept toward me with superb grace and in
mite charm Of manner and extended her hand
small and soft
We are headed for my retreat" she explain
ed I should like to have you stay with us as
long as you can. | will put you down in Hong
Kong or Singapore on three or four days no
tive
On the afternoon of the third day out from
Hong Kong we ran into group of islands, off
to the eastward of the reg ular course to Sing
apore Just as dinner was announced flag
was waved from the bridge and made out an
answering signal on the steep side of a small
Island just ahead of US, but could see no sign
OF either landing or an opening. Then a mes
senger brought word that the queen was wait
ing dinner for me. The ship slowed down
while we We're at dinner and finally the screw
stopped Immediately the queen led the way
to the deck
This" she said, is my kingdo1n-without
q king. Isn't it beautiful"
| assured her that it was the most beautiful
place had ever seen, wherein. when day
dawned, found l had not exaggerated We
were at the head of an oval lake, perhaps
mile and half long, with mountains rising
crescent-shaped around it. There was small
village OF English cottages and native huts. On
three sides Of the lake was narrow beach:
the fourth side, toward the sea- was perpen-
dicular bluff, sixty feet or more high. search
ed 1t for the passage through which we had
entered the lake. but nothing could I see but
a bare wall Of dark rock. The queen smiled
It my perpexity. Wait until tomorrow" she
laughed. I'VE will go ashore at sunrise"
She appeared with the sun, accompanied by
Dyak woman whom had not seen before and
We landed at a little stone dock in front of the
village. All Of the Inhabitants, consisting of
ABOUT nifty English and Scotch men and women.
some with silvered locks and bent backs and
some CT them crippled by the pirates, and near
as many natives, crowded the pier to meet
aer their manner one of the greatest affection
AND Difference We walked through the vii