The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-20

ever, in the last few min ~ l..f
utes Of fighting the + ..fE W. ,
young British officer. as ...I s> Z
took him to be- sus 49,. -; 4
tanned savage cut i'm ~ ~, sct.e IN
his right shoulder and b. =, " -.
after we had laid aside .:'..".: :. n
our dead and given our -; ~
wounded rough attention -. " ::
was surprised to re. 6. I. 49,. y
ceive an inquiry from -
him rs to whether we
had surgeon on board -
Taking him aboard the
Leckwith, I dressed his
wound on the cabin table
then that his uni.
iorh was that or captain but NOT NJ , r,vo,
officer. He told me his name was D.v.ra, h',.
"hen l asked him the name OF his abin no an.
swered evasively. and I had learned tho wavs
VI .ne Inlna sea too well to press the question
At singapore. where we discharged o,r cargo
our asents reported that Moy Sen was vouing
vengeance on us for the loot we had wres,od
from MIN ana the havoc we had spread amopv
MS Meet We worked our way back IN Tho
rendezvous and. after consulting with Norton :
look look my inte- ,ter. All Fen. who was half
Chinkie' and half Malay. from the Leckwith
ana went to Hong Kong on the Surnrso ,o 600
Just what was going on
The Beautiful White Devil"a woman nirate
"hom at first regarded as a purely fanc,fui
nelng, came Into my life on this visit 10 Hong
Kong In the early day of 1876
Whlte waiting for All Fens report lounged
around the hotel. Soon began 10 hear weird
stories OF woman pirate who. while never mo.
iestlhg honest merchantmen, proved merci,ess
ly and successfully on the Chinese and MALAY
pirates. Just as Norton and were doing.
IL occurred to me at once that II such WON.
an really did exist 1t might have been her shin
whose captain had attended, but could NOT
make myself believe the tales that were told
me.
Ihen a man called at my hotel one evening
ana asked II an English physician was stopping
there, and recognized Captain DevereIl hut
ne was as formal as a stranger and did NOT
indicate that knew him. He asked II he could
consult Win me and | took him TO my room
"here he assumed much more cordial air.
Called he said. ito invite you take a
cruise with me so that We may get better &C.
OF your kindness"
packed my bag and turned It over to a man
whom Deverell summoned from the street
was given the cabin Of the surgeon, who
had died recently Deverel took me to his
room and we talked until midnight.
II was considerably after eight bells before
retired, but my sleep was not long or heavy
AT breakfast time Deverell, wearing a smart
uniform. escorted ME aft to the private quar-.
ters OF the queen.
In moment the queen appeared As she
parted the curtains and paused in the doorway
with an air Of difildence, ! was transfxed by
her marvellous beauty
Il already know DR.. Burnett" she said az
she swept toward me with superb grace and In.
mite charm OF manner and extended her hand.
small and soft
I'VE are headed for my retreat" she explain.
ed u should like to have you stay with us as
long as you can. l Will put you down I'm Hong
Kong or Singapore on three or four days no.
tive"
assured her the prospect was delightful
on the afternoon OF the third day out from
iiohg Kong we ran into group of islands OFF
10 the eastward of the regular course to Sing.
apore, Just as dinner. was announced a flag
was waved from the bridge and made out an
answering signal on the steep side Of a small
Island Just ahead of us, but could see no sign
OF either landing or an opening Then mes
sehger brought word that the queen was wait
Ing dinner for me- The shin slowed down
while we We're at dinner and finally the screw
stopped Immediately the queen led the way
to the deck
This" she said. SIS my kinsdom-without
King, Isn't It beautiful"
l assured her that It was the most beautiful
p'ace ! mad ever seen, wherein, when day
dawned, found had not exaggerated. We
were at the head Of an oval lake perhaps a
mile and half long. with mountains rising
crescent'shaped around 1t. There was n small
village OF English cottages and native huts On
.hree SIDES OF the lake was a narrow beach;
the fourth side, toward the sea- was a perpen.
oicuiar blur. sixty feet or more high I search.
cd II Tor the passage through which we had
entered the lake, but nothing could I see but
bare wall Of dark rock The queen smiled
AT my perplexity Wait until tomorrow" she
laughed I'VE will 20 ashore at sunrise. ("
n one appeared with the sun, accompanied by a
pyak woman whom had not seen before. and
we landed at little stone dock in front Of the
village All OF the inhabitants, consisting Of
ABOUT hity English and Scotch men and women,
some with s'lvered locks and bent backs and
some of them crippled by the pirates, and near.
as many natives. crowded the pier to meet
net, 'neir manner one OF the greatest affection
and Difference. We walked through IN. v,I.