Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-14

form was that Of captain, but not of a naval
officer. He told me his name was Deverell, but
when asked him the name of his ship he an
swered evasively, and l had learned the ways
Of the China sea too well to press the question
At Singapore, where We discharged our cargo,
our agents reported that Moy Sen was vowing
vengeance on us for the loot we had wrested
from him and the havoc We had spread among
his fleet. We worked our way back to the
rendezvous and, after consulting with Norton,
took my interpreter, All Fen who was half
"Chnke" and half Malay, from the Leckwith
and went to Hong Kong on the Surprise to see
just what going on.
'The Beautiful White Devil" woman pirate,
whom at first regarded as a purely fanciful
being, came into my life on this visit to Hong
Kong In the early day of 1876
White waiting for All Fens report lounged
around the hotel Soon / began to hear weird
stories of a woman pirate who, while never mo-
Testing honest merchantmen, preyed merciless-
ly and successfully on the Chinese and Malay
pirates, just as Norton and l were doing.
It occurred to me at once that If such WON
an really did exist it might have been her ship
whose captain I had attended, but could not
make myself believe the tales that were told
me.
Then a man called at my hotel one evening
and asked if an English physician was stopping
there, and l recognized Captain Deverell, but
d L
indicate that knew him He asked If he could
consult with me and l took him to my room,
where he assumed much more cordial air
81 called" he said ito invite you take
cruise with me so that may get better &C
quanted and can show you my appreciation
of your kindness"
packed my bag and turned it over to man
whom Deveren summoned from the street.
l was given the cabin of the surgeon, who
had died recently. Deverel1 took me to his
room and We talked until midnight.
1t was considerably after eight bells before
l retired but my sleep was not long or heavy.
At breakfast time Deverell, wearing a smart
uniform, escorted aft to the private quar-
tiers of the queen.
In a moment the queen appeared. AS she
parted the curtains and paused in the doorway
with air of diffidence, l transf1xed by
her marvellous beauty.
81 already know DR.. Burnett" she said, as
she swept toward me with superb grace and In
finite charm of manner and extended her hand
small and soft.
1--WE are headed for my retreat, she explain
ed. 81 should like to have you stay with us as
long as you can. I will put you down in Hong
Kong or Singapore on three or four days no
tive"
| assured her the prospect was delightful.
On the afternoon Of the third day out from
"a ASAN'AS 49,
to the eastward of the regular course to Sing
apore. Just as dinner was announced a flag
was waved from the bridge and made out an
answering signal on the steep side or small
island just ahead of us, but could see no sign
of either a landing opening Then mes
senger brought word that the queen was wait
ing dinner for me- The ship slowed down
while we were at dinner and finally the screw
stopped. Immediately the queen led the way
to the deck.
This" she said, us my kingdors~-wisnout
king Isn't it beautiful"
| assured her that it the most beaurYul
place | had ever SEEN wherein, when day
were at the head of an oval lake, perhaps a
mile and a half long. with mountains rising
crescent-shaped around it. There was a small
village of English cottages and native huts. On
three sides of the lake a narrow beach;
the fourth side, toward the sea, was perpen-
dicular bluff sixty feet or more high. I search
ed 1t for the passage through which we had
entered the lake. but nothing could | see but
bare wall of dark rock. The queen smiled
at my perplexity. wait until tomorrow, she
laughed 1--WE will go ashore at sunrise
She appeared with the sun. accompanied by a
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 fifty English and Scotch men and women
some with silvered locks. and bent backs and
some OF them crippled by the pirates, and near
ly many natives, crowded TIE pier to mee'
her, their manner of the greatest affection
and Difference. We walked through the vii