The Southern herald., 1912-07-05

ever In the last few min ~ SE::% z
utes OF fighting. the 49,. 'StE' II
young British officer as u ,..:EM< 60
| took him to be, sus- >s.%s*E
tanned savage cut in ,:N:Ss;ss srSifE 81.
his right shoulder, and 49, y. 'h-~E13I
after we had laid aside ,tsa H%5
our dead and given our ~" istt-;$ q
wounded rough attention ~ - So
was surprised to re- ~ -.
ceive an inquiry from
him as to whether we ~
had a surgeon on board n
Taking him aboard the y
Leckwith | dressed his
wound on the cabin table.
l then saw that his uni.
form was that Of captain but not Of a naval
officer. He told me his name was Deyerell. but
when asked him the name Of his ship he an
swered evasively, and 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 Fem who was half
"Chinkie" and half Malay, from the Leckwith
and went to Hong Kong on the Surprise to see
just what was 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 1875
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 were doing.
It occurred to me at once that II such a wom-
an really did exist II might have been her ship
whose captain had attended, but could not
make myself believe the tales that were told
me.
Then man called at my hotel one evening
and asked II 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 II he could
consult with me and I took him to my room,
where he assumed much more cordial air.
Il called" he said, ito invite you take
cruise with me so that we may get better &C
uuainted 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 anu we Lalkou unLll HluHlSnI
It was considerably after eight bells before
retired, but my sleep was not long or heavy.
At breakfast time Deverell, wearing smart
uniform, escorted me aft to the private quar-
ters Of the queen.
In moment the queen appeared. AS sne
parted the curtains and paused in the doorway
with an air Of dif1dence, was transf1xed by
her marvellous beauty
az already know DR. Burnet" she said, as
she swept toward me with superb grace and In
finite charm of manner and extended her hand
email and soft
1--WE are headed for my retreat" she explain
ed. 'I should like to have you stay with US az
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
Hong Kong we ran into group OF Islands, OF
to the eastward Of the regular course to sing
apore Just as dinner was announced nal
was waved from the bridge and made out a.
answering signal on the. steep side OF SINAI
island Just ahead Of u.s. but could see no slgi
of either a landing or an opening. Then mes
senger brought word that the queen was wall
ing dinner for me. The ship slowed dow
while we were at dinner and finally the screN
stopped. lmmeqlaCey Oho queSn ioS Wv -
to the deck
This" she said. rs my kingdom7Witnou
king. Isn't It beautiful"
| assured her that It was the most beautifu
place had ever seen, wherein, when ga
dawned found had not exaggerated. w
were at the head Of an oval lake, perhaps
mile and a half long with mountains risin
crescent-shaped around 1t. There was sma
} village of English cottages and native huts. Y
three sides Of the lake was narrow beacn
, the fourth side, toward the sea, was perpel
{ dicular bluf sixty feet or more high. scare
a ed It for the passage through which we ma
entered the lake, but nothing could see d.
> bare wall Of dark rock. The queen smile
q at my perplexity wait until tomorrow, 81
laughed 1--WE will go ashore at sunrise
q she appeared with the sun, accompanied py
8 Dyak woman whom had not seen before, al
r we landed at little stone dock in front OF u
a village. All of the inhabitants, consisting
) about fifty English and Scotch men and wome
some with sllvered locks and bent backs al
d some of them crippled by the pirates, and nea
!. " as many natives, crowded the pier to me
4 her their manner one Of the greatest afecu
: and difference We walked through the