The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-20

clattered away in the direction Of
Mott street." the account concluded.
After all, It was very common
place, everyday occurrence. Probably
the auger holes were only knot holes,
transformed by the reporters imagi-
nation. Nevertheless, l thrust the pa
per into my pocket. Now Chez might
throw some light on the matter. He
would know, in all likelihood, what
sort Of goods were shipped by way OF
the Fall River Line to his countrymen
IN New York. T.
We secured corner table In the
inner room at the SaYarin. It was
not SO crowded there and 1t was less
bustling and noisy. My companion at
tracted some little attention, Of course,
but not sufficient to prove annoying.
New York, az rule, pays small heed
simply to the unusual, and Cinnamon
are common enough not to be abso-
Lutte curiositles even In the big down.
town restaurants.
A very dapper little fellow was Mr..
Now; neatly and inconsplcuously clad,
and well brushed and combed. He
was for recalling old college days,
when he was coxswain of the class
crew and pulled the stroke oar, but
my time was too precious for such
"reminiscences, and as speedily as pos
sible | preached the subject l had at
heart.
Now" began, perhaps less deli
cately than l should, there's a saying,
you know, that the only good Indian is
a dead Indian. That wouldn't apply
to the Chinese, would It? And yet,
while there are some very excellent
Cinnamon, there are some pretty bad
ones, aren't there?"
He grinned, exposing his fine teeth.
"Oh, yes" he answered, there are
good and bad, but the percentage Of
bad is less in my country than in
some others" caught the signiA-
canoe of his remark, and realized that
deserved the rebuke.
"And amongst the educated Chinese,
here in New York;" l went on, with
out stopping for comment. There
are few bad%
He was still smiling.
"Bad?" he queried. What do you
mean by bad? There are some who
have vices, yes. Some gamble, some
smoke opium; some get the best OF
q bargain"
Are there some who would kiln" 7
asked, bluntly.
"0h, no, mol" he protested, without
raising his voice. 81 certainly should
hope there are none such among the
educated"
And then told him about the three
letters, and what had happened, omit
ting only Camerons name and place
Of residence, lmperturbable little
chap that he was, he listened without
emotion. When concluded he said:
"You are sure they were Cinnamon
who did thls?"
Would men Of any other nationality
quote Confucius and Mencius~ l
asked.
mo, l think not" was his reply,
"and yet 1t might be done by crafty
persons to mlslead."
But could not agree with him.
I'VE are not revengeful as a nation"
he said, I'VE are rather long-suffering.
II Cinnamon did what you tell me, It
was in return for some very great in
jury; some crime, should say,
against their parents or near kins-
men,"
"But my friend was never In China"
/ declared. "And he was the last man
in the world to harm anyone"
For little while Now Chez ate in
thoughtful silence. PRESENTLY he
looked up.
Clyde, my friend, know so little
Of my own people here in New York.
But one man know, a merchant, who
is very prominent and very upright.
He Is big man In the Six Companies.
l will give you card to him; you
can speak to him in confidence, and II
he can help you, he will, not only be-
cause | sent you, but because he
stands for all that 10 best, and de-
slres that my countrymen in the
United States shall have the respect
they deserve from your citizens. 1
would send you to the Chinese Con-
sui, but my friend, Mr.. Yup Sing, is
better"
My hand was on the newspaper in
my pocket, but did not show 1t to
Now Chez. would reserve It for the
encyclopaedia Yup Sing, whose adj
dress, as written on the card which
my classmate furnished me, was on
Mott street, few doors from Pen.
New Yorks Chinatown is much
more familiar locality to the transient
visitor than to the average citizen. In
all the years Of my residence in the
metropolis, Of which am a native, l
had never before had either the occa-
sion or the desire to dip into this most
foreign Of all the clty's foreign sec
lions. To me, Chinatown was as q
far country Vaguely had an idea
Of its location. 1t lay, l knew, east Of
Broadway and west Of the Bowery;
but It's latitude was not clearly de-
fined.
My impulse was to hail cab, give
the driver the number Of the Mott
street establishment, and so, without