Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23

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~Coulanr DR.. Addison have been
mistaken" Evelyn asked
Il, 4. possible. Of course en-.
s~ered Yet Canercns face and fg.
ure are no; Of . common type Be-
sides. ! don't believe IL ooubles-
have heard O. so-called woncsrsul ike.
nesses. but have never seen any tia,
would deceive . friend OF twenty
year, standing"
A little later she Inquired whether
the detective engaged 10 shadow PHI
letus Murphy had furnished a report
Yes told her. 1T came in my
mornings mail. Murphy IL still AZ
Cos Cob. He didn't leave his bunea-
lou all day yesterday. and be had
no callers"
I'm crazy 10 know what you learn
tonigh; from Yup Sing. she went on.
eagerly. ~0h. how | DO hope Il viii
give US some hint. II seems terrible
10 think OF Uncle Robert in the hands
cf those unconsc;onable Cinnamon.
And. Philip. don't you think you had
better lake some one with you!
suppose Mr.. Yup 10 TO be trusted. bu;
AZ the same time. you must remember
you are going into the enenys camp.
and you should be careful"
But laughed at the notion Of tax.
ing body-guArd.
I'm to meet him al nine O'Clock"
told her, in q public restaurant Be
sides. theren be a crowd o. those
Seeing New York people down there
about that time. and Chinatown will
be on its best behavior So never fear.
little girl Do you want me 10 tele-
phone you when | get uptown? You
know I'm going to stop tonigh; at ny
rooms in the Loyalton"
"Of course ] want you TO telephone
me" she returned. emphatically. 1t
shouldn't take you very long 10 hear
what Mr. Yup has to tell. should IT.
! shall be expecting you TO call me up
between ten and hslf.past. or BY elev-
en- at the latest; SO don't dare to go
for supper frst"
As II could think OF supper" !
said. looking at her In a way ! had.
when ! might Be hearing your
voice,"
Could / have foreseen what the
night was TO bring forth l certainly
should have discouraged her waiting
for my message. But the power OF pre-
vision is given 10 few of US. and OF
those few ] am not one.
Assuredly had no misgivings as.
after dining at the University club
that evening. stepped into an cleo
tric hanson and gave the driver the
address OF the Doyers street restau-
rant Whatever 1t may have been In
ths past. believed the Chinatown OF
the present TO be. outwardly at least. .
reasonably law-ab,ding section OF the
borough OF Manhattan. And was not
/ that night the guest of one OF its
most honored citizens! What, there
fore. had ! TO fear!
On the contrary. az We turned from
the Bowery into that little semicircu-
lar thoroughfare which 10 perhaps the
most characteristic Of Chinatown's
three principal streets, was pleas
antly interested. This was quite .
different place from that which had
visited the afternoon before. Then. .
sort OF brooding quiet reigned over
what was so ordinary ~ TO be scarce
ly distinctive; for that part OF Mott
street on which the Yup Sing estab-
lishment 10 located. have since learn
ed. Is merely one OF the gates Of the
real Chinatown. OF which Doyers
street is the heart and center-and
which awakens only after nightfall
Now the place was alive and alight-
Narrow roadway and still narrower
sidewalks were thronged with a COM
OF denizens and sightseers.
Shop fronts and upper windows glow
ed with varying degrees Of brightness.
From the Chinese theater on the left
came bedlam Of inharmonious
sounds: the brazen crash OF cymbals,
the squeaking OF raucous strineed IN.
struments. the resounding clangor OF q
gong. Voices high.pitched and voices
cultural. mingled with hoarse and
strident laughter. echoed from wall to
wall Of the streets encroaching
squalid buildings.
Before the least unpretentious OF all
these structures. my hanson stopped.
and as ! stepped to the curb got a
glimpse Of its banner and lantern
strung balcony. giving to the street
\ touch Of color that helped to lift It
INTO an atmosphere which, II not
was at least vtvidly un.Amer.
can.
Finding now that had anticipated |
NY appointment by something like ten |
minutes ! chose to watch further the /
scene without, rather
han pass the time waiting at a table |
within: and 20 this end took up a posi-. 4