The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-01-23

to find another person on the SO me
quest they would stop him again, he
Travelled night and day for three days.
go no farther without a rest.
Ching Fang Travelled as a beggar
till he reached Suchau. where he found
funds that had been forwarded by
his principal. and. being so far from
bis base that he believed no one would
suspect his mission from this point, he
hired conveyances. Nevertheless Chi
ma is very large country. and to reach
Pekfng he must traverse nearly the
whole breadth of it. At last he ar
rived at the capital and. going to an
Inn. settled himself to await the com
ing of the merchant
WI Tung was already on the way.
for the payment of the funds Ching
Fang had received at Suchau was re-
ported to him. and he started In his
real character of merchant by fire.
quented routes. for be feared that he
might be stopped by persons suspect
ing that he bore the diamond When
ne reached Picking be met Ching Fang
at place that had been agreed upon
before the latter started. and they pro-
ceeded to the disposition OF the dia-
mond
The first thing necessary was to re-
move it from its hiding place. They
called on an American surgeon who
treated the family of the American
minister and other foreign residents at
the capital and impaired to him their
secret. They were conducted to an op-
Grating room. where Ching Fang
stretched himself on a table. and the
surgeon proceeded to make an incision
In his right arm. Then from between
the muscles he took out the gem. Be
fore Ching Fang left Karakash a sur
geon had made an incision, placed the
diamond in it and treated the heal
ing so carefully that no scar was left
Though the messengers body had been
carefully examined by those seeking
the gem. so well hidden had it been
between two muscles that no lump
was made.
When the surgeon handed the treas
ure to WI Tung the latter put 1t in
his pocket. paid good fee. and the
two Cinnamon went to their inn. the
merchant to write a letter to the man
ager of the emperor's household, In
forming him that diamond was to be
had that would be one of the finest of
his majesty's jewels. The letter
brought a representative from the pal
ace, who after examining the article
made an offer for it that was accepted
by its owner.
l. Meanwhile Wee Sing and her chill
dren had been maintained at WI
lungs expense. But she knew that
this support would end If her husband
was not successful In his quest. and
knowing the dangers be must pass. she
had but little hope Of ever seeing hin
again.
One day a man stood at her door
who. though he wore the rich dress Of
a mandarin, had the face of Ching
Fang. And this singular creature was
smiling upon her. Then be took her in
his arms and the children one after
another, kissing them all.
Il do not need he said, ito sell my
life as a substitute. for am very rich
WI Tung has dealt honorably with me
and. since be made fortune for him
self, my share Is sufficient to keep us
all In luxury so long as we live"
''What man you are" said Wee
Sing when he had recounted his adven
lures. ito have survived such treat
ment and made Us all richr'
And what a woman you are" be
replied. ito have such ingenuity as to
tell me the only way the fortune could
have been concealed so as to be carried
across the whole domain of Chinar'
That was the greatest transition from
poverty to affluence on record man
so poor that he must sell his life that
his family might live suddenly becomes
possessed of quarter Of a million OF
dollars.