Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-23
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fears Of young girls and old women.
and impossible 20 well-balanced,
clear headed man Of twenty nine. II
may be that l was not well-balanccd
and clearheaded And yet the Sc
quel would tend rather TO a contrary
conclusion
Cameron was stlll reading the Her.
aid, and / sat with a pair OF binocu-
lars at my eyes sweeping the waters
some object OF lesser interest
Presently the silence WAS broken
by my companion.
II sce.' he began. dropping the pa
per to his knees, that China Is really
In earnest In her anti-opium cam
paign. Two Picking officials have died
from the effects Of a toohasty break
ing Of the habit Men do not die in
the attempt to obey mere paper re-
forms The Chinese are q wonderful
old people, Clyde"
lowered my glasses, all at once In
terosted.
You've been in China?" | asked.
No, | haven't" was his answer.
I've always meant TO go; but when
was nearest, i'll news drew me home;
and so ] never got closer than Yoko-
hama on one side. and Srinagar in
kashmir. on the other"
You've seen something OF them in
this country. SUPPOSED"
no. very little. ! attended din.
ner once at which Ii Hung Chang was
the guest OF honor; and I've eaton
chop suey in one of those Chinese
eating palaces they have in Chicago.
That's about the extent OF my person
al Chinese experience. But I have
always been interested in the country
and It's people. | have read about
everything that has been published
on the subject. by the way, did they
ever find out who killed that boy of
Murphy's?'
Not yet" | answered. They've
had some of his own kind under sur
VIGILANCE, but no more arrests have
been made"
Murphy was released7"
Yes"
He took up his paper again and
once more applied myself to sea
gazing.
Far away to the northeast ! made
out what appeared to me TO be sea
going tug or pilot boat. steasning,
thought. with rather unusual speed for
vessel of her class. II was not
much Of a discovery, but 'he waters
had been very barren that morning.
especially for the last two hours. and
Insignificant as this object was l felt
liz manner rewarded for my vigil.
Half an hour later she had slipped
out Of sight and was busy IN an ef-
fort TO pick her up again. when a cry
from the lookout forward directed my
attention TO floating speck possibly
TWO miles or more dead ahead. and
not more than a point of our course.
Come" I said to Cameron, let's
90 Up on the bridge and have look! 4"
And have our trouble for our
palms." he returned. incredulously.
IT'S probably some bit OF wreckage,
box or cask"
hNae Nf4As akANt9s EAdA Allk bA
alone. Even 4 box or a cask is worth
while as q variation"
When on nearer approach the drift
ing object proved to be a fisherman's
dory. with 3 man, either dead or I'M
conscious. plainly discernible In the
bottom. ! should hardly have been hui
man had ! not experienced a degree
OF satisfaction over Cameron's failure
as q prophet. That, however. was the
least abiding OF my sensations. In an
instant Il hEd given way 10 anxiety
concerning the boats occupant and
interest In the business-like manner
in which Macleod. the stocky young
executive officer OF the Sibylla, was
preparing 20 pick up our find.
The engine room had been sigualed
hLnspeed ahead. and already a sailor
with coil OF rope in hand was sta.
/ toned az the forward gangway. !
have frequently seen river pilots make
landings that We're marvels Of clever
calculation, but never saw any steer.
ing more accurately gagged than that
by which Macleod, here In the open
sea, with the precarious swell and
surge OF ocean 10 combat, brought the
yacht gliding within q bare three
inches OF the rolling dory's bow.
was leaning over the rail as we
came thus upon the castaway, and
saw clearly enough for just a moment
the huddled creature in oilskins. silent
and raouoDless in the stern. with
closed eyes and wet. dark hair mat.
ted upon his forehead Then a sailor.
/ dropping lightly into the boat, shu;
OF my view FOR little, There was
whir Of aung line; an exchange Of
I Quick-spoken, and 20 me uniu,elligible.
words between the sailor IN the dory
and sailor standing beside ME on
The yachts deck; and then. the Linz
was tsat and straiElne. and the dory,
which had sAeered OF as,orn. MAS be
ing brought up slowly alongside.
New. ! realized for the iirst time
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