The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-06-13

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proa, which drifted away NNI q \
into the darkness when -" S]"f .CT\
they cut her loose. How - NJ I - -
ever IN the last few min. ~. .
utes OF fighting. the I .''.I. "a N
young British officer. as Il ,''r ), 49,. C-W
| took him to be, sus' - 8. ~
tanned n savage cut In rh',-s "
his right shoulder, and -" An. NJ
after we had laid aside =. %! =. 90
our dead and given our So 49, , (
wounded rough attention ~ ~
| was surprised to re. {. =, -. y
S sin as an to '" @Ss5no1 ''2 %a -
had surgeon on board.
Taking him aboard the
Leckwith. ! dressed his
wound on the cabin table
then saw that his uni
form was that of a captain. but not of n naval
officer. He told me his name was Deverell but
when asked him the name of his ship he an.
swered evaslvely and had learned the ways
Of the China sea too we'll to press the question
At Singapore. where We discharged our cargo
our agents reported that Moy Sen was yowing
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 ard. after consulting with Norton
took my interpreter, All Fen, who was half
NnlHkt anu nan MAluy, from the IeckWltn
and went to Hong Kong on the Surprise to see
Just what was going on.
THE Beautiful White Devil" a woman pirate,
whom | at first regarded 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 woman pirate who, while never mo-
Testing honest merchantmen preyed merciless.
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pirates. just as Norton and | were doing.
1t occurred to me at once that n such WON.
an really did exist It might have been her ship
whose captain had attended, but could not
make myself believe the tales that were told
me-
Then man called ut 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 took him to my room,
where he assumed much more cordial air.
81 called" he said. ito invite you take a
cruise with me so that we may get better &C
quainted and can show you my appreciation
of your kindness
packed my bag and turned It 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 Snd we talked until midnight
II was considerably after eight bells before
] retired, but my sleep was not long or heavy
At breakfast tiine Deverell wearing smart
uniform. escorted me aft to the private quar-
tiers OF the queen.
In 4 moment the queen appeared. As she
parted the curtains and paused In the doorway
with an air of difidence, | was transiixed by
her marvellous beauty.
Il 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
I'VE are headed for my retreat" she explain
ed II 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"
assured her the prospect was delightful.
On the afternoon Of the third day out from
Hong Kong we ran into group of Islands, on
to the eastward OF the regular 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 small
island just ahead OF us. but could see no sign