The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-03

reads OF them, worthy only 10 be
classci with the idle. supcrstitious
fears Of young girls and old women
and impossible 20 wcllbalanced
| clear headed man OF ,wtntyuine. 1t
may b" that Was not wcll.balanCcd
and clearhoad"d And yet the Sc.
Quol would tend rather 10 4 contrary
conclusion
Cameron was stlil reading the Her.
aid. and ! sat with a pair OF bnocu.
lars At my eyes sweeping the waters
for The trailing smoke Of liner or
some object Of lesser interest
Presently tho silence was broken
I by my companion
u see" he began, dropping the pa.
/ per to his knees. that China Ia really
IN earnest In her an,i.opium cam.
paigu Two Picking officials have died
from tn" effects Of too.hasty break.
ing Of the habit Men do not die in
the attempt 70 obey mere paper re
forms The Chinese are a wonderful
! old people, CLYDE"
] lowered my glasses. all at once in
| ,crcs,ud
you've been In China asked
| No, ! haven't VAS his answer
I've always meant 10 go, but when
! was nearest III news drew me home;
md so never got closer than Yoke.
lama on one side, aud Srinagar, in
N"shmlT, ON tie other
lou '' seen something Of them IN
lh's country J "rpposo?'
NO, very ll'I". attended a din.
nor once AZ which il Hung Chang was
'H' guest OF honor, and I've eaten
'hop su"y ln che of those Chinese
'"uhg palaces they have In Chicago
hats about tn" extent Of my person.
al chinese experience But | have
always been Interested In the country
ana lis people. have read about
everything that has been published
on the subject !iy the way, did they
ever ma ont Hho Killed that boy OF
Murphys''
mot yet" answered. They've
had some Of his oRu kind under sur
vcillancc, but no moro arrests have
been made
Murphy was released?"
Yes
tie took up his paper again and
once more ! applied myself to sea
gazing.
Far away 10 the northeast made
out what appeared to me to be sea.
going tug or pilot boat, steaming, !
thought with rather unusual speed for
vessel of her class II was not
much or discovery. but 'hc waters
had been Very barren that morning,
especially for the last TWO hours, and
insignificant as this object was felt
In a 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 a floating spcck possibly
TWO miles or more dead ahead, and
not more man point on our course,
Come said to Cameron, let's
go up on the bridge and have look
''D'' 10 'h'
pains ne returned, incredulously.
us probaBiy some DIT or wreckage,
IDoA or cask.
very well" | agreed. starting OF
alone, Even box or cask is worth
While as variation"
When on nearer approach the drift
Ing object proved to be fisherman's
dory. with Il man. either dead or I'M
conscious, plainly discernible In tho
bottom, | should hardly have been hu
man had | not experienced degree
OF satisfaction over Cameron's failure
as prophet That, however, was the
least abiding OF my sensations. In an
instant 1t had given way to 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 to pick up our find.
The engine room had been signaled
hilf-speed ahead and already a sailor
with coil Of rope In hand was sta
toned at the forward gangway. !
have frequently seen river pilots make |
landings that were maryels OF clever