Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

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zsk< 20. kzy less uDeasy. Mr. Cseeka-
s<ecy shan uais pear the opsn door.
and y1x yozrse6 shau STOP here In The
hail. where yea car practically ses and
bear al TIA; eces ca
That sse Yielded promptly 10 my
srfurenz. preseoded. at least 70 put
Essde Der fears. and returning NE
suiIe for smile. confessed 10 . COZ
furins cgrsosiiy which she lad mere
ly sncesTore: TO disgu;se. -as an epi-
so5< ss Characteristic Of her ~ Any
tnsr can remember.
on entering the receptionroom-a
so,nevks; formally furnished. square
room, wksck juited from the hall. on
:hs Befr-l Ess mildly surprised TO dis
cover that one Of my visitors was none
other than the Chinese merchant. Yep
Sing Al sight OF me be rose and
cane q step forward. the same tall.
spare. tigniaed Asiatie I had met In
the Mott stree; warehouse. save that
1 D< Do ICAe~4 ~olS lIS uISse VI uio
country. but a dark, well-cut suit Of
American clothes.
Permit me. Mr.. Clyde" he said. In
that chill leisurely tone 90 well re-
nenbersd. to present 20 you the vice
consul Of China at New York. Mr..
Chen Mok-" And then I saw that his
companion. a much shorter man than
be and younger. had risen too. and
was holding out hand In tentative
/ greeting
We are here. Yup Sing continued.
| because vs believe We have secured
for you. Mr. Clyde. the explanation
which you recently did me the honor
] TO request OF me. And because We are
In hope that. through you. some agree
nent may be reached which will pu.
az end to the present deplorable out.
break amongst certain Of our people 10
this city"
Vice Consul chen bowed gravely.
and !. In my turn. gestured my visitors
10 resume their seats. Sc far had
not spoken. but mentally ! had been
busy. Frankly. I distrusted Yup Sing,
and ] questioned how much OF his ex-
PLANTATION. whatever II might be. |
cop6d afford TO accept Fortunately.
however. ! now had some basis for
judgment | felt that. SO far as It
went, the letter from Miss Clement
could be relied upon absolutely. II
the merchants story coincided. then II
would perhaps be safe to assume the
correctness OF added details II II did
not coincide. ! was In possession OF
valuable material for cross-examina.
ton.
Il am an advocate OF the policy of
reciprocity. Mr.. Yup." I said at length.
If. In return for your service. can
render a service to you. you have only
TO command me-"
chose a chair between them and
the door. and sitting down assumed an
attitude OF attention.
What ! tell you." began the mer.
| chant. his body erect, his shoulders
squared. his chin lifted. "Mr. Chen will
verify" And once more Mr.. Chen en-.
dsrsed his friends assertion by
grave forward sweep Of his head.
When you came TO me. Mr.. Clyde,
with the story OF your friend Mr. Cam
eron's annoyance and subsequent abb
duction, ] was inclined to the view
that you were, yourself, Ia some way
deceived. What / have learned since,
corroborates that impression. As you
say here In America. your friend, Mr..
Cameron. did not play fair with you"
Under ordinary circumstances
might possibly have permitted this as
sertion to 90 unchallenged am not
as q rule truculent; more often than
not | find II advisable TO ignore pre-.
liminary inaccuracies OF narration. the
quicker to reach the vitals Of the mar.
rative. But on this night | was con-
trarily disposed. The inscrutable coun.
tenance and the superior. almost pat.
ronizing manner Of the speaker chafed
and irritated me to the verge OF en-.
durance; and so, without hesitation. I,
Interrupted him with contradiction.
III all that you have learned is no
more reliable than this corroboration.
] declared. warmly, I'VE might as well
end the interview here and now or
Mr.. Cameron's fairness at all times
and under all circumstances there can
be no question. He is my friend. tried
and trusted. and incapable OF deceit
On that ! would stake everything I
hold most dear; and We may as well
have II clearly Understood at the out.
set"
A white man would either have in.
sisted or apologized. But the yellow
man has way Of his own. Yup Sing
remained silent until had finished
But whether or not he heard me was
manifested neither by word nor sign