Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-09


thar IN my lmpatienco Was wiling
10 grant Therefore bcarctJ Froad.
zsy car and was drawn haitingly
0orthwsrd. until. on reaching Canal
STREET. sllgbted IN sheer desperation
ard tufned eastward
Ilef. q letter carrier, Of whom ] In.
gUifed. sped me straight 20 my goal
= ,egr.e of blocks az ! was going. .
urn 20 The right. few blocks more.
and 'fo bulk windows Of the Yup Sing
Cour ny would com. into View.
found the establishment easily
enough But had it not been for the
zane printed In big Roman lettering.
should never have Imagined 1t a
Chines. business house. There was
10 display of goods In the big win
5cus which were screened half way
20 by light blue shades. giving the
front an appearance similar 10 that
- De average American wholesale
house
Having passed inside. however.
there was no such illusion All about
No ..-. the characteristic products
81 .te orient. from brilliant silken
er tr1igeries and exquisite gold and
silver and bronze work to cheap cot
Ton ard linen fabrics, lacquer fuTni'
'ure. aud straw slippers. And the at
r1lsph.re was further enhanced by
.he 2 ..fGgzen OF more Cinnamon who
"ere loluging In the middle and far
distance. each with shayen crown and
c.led queue and each in the more or
less brilliantly colored native dress.
one ot these, comparatively DARK,
ly.a,fired young man with full. round
isese. came forward as entered
Us Nr Yup in?' | asked.
He was inclined. ! saw, 10 hesita'
ton and so ! produced Mow's card.
"Oh yes" he said after studying II
FOR moment "Oh, yes. Mista' iup.
He !u with which he left me. and
taking the card with him disappeared
behind some draperies at the back OF
the big crowded store.
Between he others, who regarded
ne for "a moment only with idle inter
est there was. stood there.
rapid exchange - observations In
their native tongue. mingled with a
sort of h-h-pitched cackiing which
assumed 10 be laughter
had urned my back towards
them Lu, presently a shuiiiing OF feet
along the floor informed me OF the
approach Of what imagined was my
returning emissary On whirling about,
however. ID was 10 face an elderly man
in purple silk garn nts and black
skull cap--a man OF thin. almost ca
daycrOus yellow Nsage. whose upper
lip and chin were adorned with a
sparse growth OF silky blueblack hair.
and upon the bridge Of whose nose
rested pair OF gold-rimmed spec
taclcs
You would see me. sir?" he asked.
and ! noted that there was scarcely
he slightest indication Of the foreign
sr in either pronunciation or accent.
If you are Mr. Yup," ! smiled.
you can fancy, from what Mr.. Nov
tells me, give me the information |
am In search Of
He did not smile in return. but his
uignity that wa, as much Of an invita-
tou to lay my problem before him as
were his words
Anyway ! can serve a friend OF
Mr. Now he said will be pleas
lrs"
But as he spoke, the benign express.
sion passed Once again that thin SAT-
'ron.hued face, with it's hollow cheeks.
md small deepset eyes, had become
At least two Of his partners or
5alesmen were within ear.shot. and
urned a significant glance towards
hem, as | said
The subject is a confidential one.
Mr. YLp. If ! could speak to you
I'm private?' he finished. Certain.
y sir VIII you kindly step this
gay?"
He led me to the rear Of his store.
lolilng aside a curtain Of heavy EN-.
lroidery, through which passed into
smaller room, furnished In carved
eak wood and ornamented with mag.
'ihcent specimens OF Chinese porce.
ain and pottery. A little Chinese girl.
ot over eight years old. and wearing
blouse ana wide hreeches OF a pale
erulean silk, stood beside a table.
before her were several small sheets
4 rice paper on which she was max.
ng designs in water colors.
lgncrlng the child he indicated a
hair near the only window. screened.
Ike the windows In front. with n blue
hade. And when | had sat down. he
rev up chair for himself opposite
ne