The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03

.aveng1ng horde t1at for over decA0e
and half secured the four corners OF
the globe: foy 1t seems that McNish
had not only made of with his share
OF the receipts OF their joint enter
prise, but had left him with a running
lot of debts to settle as we'll. There
was something, too, l believe, about
Chinese woman whose loyalty to Mo-
ran, McNinh undermined, but l con-
fess that part OF the story was not
very clear to me. At all events Soy.
the half-breed. and Moran. the Irish
man. who appears to have been a row
ing blade. sort Of soldier OF fortune
with some talent for painting, became
the prime movers in this relentless
quest. in which they were backed by
what is known as the Six Companies.
All the tongs. no matter how much at
variance on other points, were a unit
In this instance. and unlimited money
was always available to prosecute the
search"
A footman, appearing at this juno
ture with the inevitable tea parapher-,
MALTA, interrupted temporarily the cur
rent of Miss Clements narrative. But
our interest was such tfat we limited
the cessation to the bri .fest possible
period. DR.. Addison, whose profess
sional engagements wers being top
pied over one after another, politely
urged her to continue, directly her cup
was in her hand.
Think, Miss Clement" he said,
with an ingratiating smile. "of the rapt
audience you have! l trust it is at
once an inspiration and compensa-
ton"
"It surely is." was the good lady's
prompt acknowledgment. "And, by the
way. must not forget to tell you how
temerity to return to China a few
years ago. He appeared to think
either that his crime had been forgot
ten or that knowledge OF it was linn
tied to the Southern provinces, for in
the early fall of 1903, under one of his
many aliases. he arrived at Peking,
by way Of the Trans-Siberian Rail-
way"
The doctor and Iexchanged glances.
1t was odd how confirmation of the
error he had already avowed should
thus come about from the lips of one
who knew nothing of his story of a
shattered friendship.
oddly enough. Moran happened to
be in the city at the time and every
arrangement was made to capture the
long-sought prey and convey him to
Canton for some exquisite torture de-
vised especially to fit his crime. In
some way, however, the intended vic
tim got wind OF what was proposed,
and came within an ace OF escaping
unscathed from under their very fin
gers. Indeed, he did escape in the end
but not before Moran had very nearly
put finish to him by a knife thrust
in his back"
Once more l exchanged glances with
the physician, for scarcely half an
hour before, had told him Of the scar
under McNish's left shoulder blade, re-
ceived as l had been told, in Buffalo
Moran fed from Peking after this
encounter, not knowing whether his
enemy were dead or alive, and for
awhile, believe. laid very low as
they say. In spite of all the efforts
of the combined Chinese organize
tions. McNish, warned now Of his con-
stant danger, eluded their search, but
at length Soy himself succeeded in
tracing him to Canada and thence to
Buffalo. There Moran came, post
haste, and once more there was
street encounter. Moran was arrest
ed. and McNish charged him with as
sault with intent to kill The result
was that Moran was convicted and
sent to prison for a term Of years.
and once again the earth seemed to
close over McNish."
The discrepancies between Miss
Clements narrative and that of Yup
Sing l did not regard as sufficiently
vital to raise a question over, yet I
must admit that l could hardly fore
see conclusion without a much
graver antagonism of facts as 1 knew
them.
The missionary having paused to
sip her tea, DR.. Addison asked permis-
sion to smoke cigarette, which she
readily granted.
"On Moran's release from prison."
Miss Clement continued, fortified by
the fragrant Oolong, "he appears for
the first time to have considered the
advisability of adopting some sort of
an incognito. Prior to this time he
had. Soy told me, been carefully clean
shaven and close-cropped. Now he !
grew beard and wore his hair long,
and. in addition, he doctored 1t with |
henna until it became fiery red. He |
also changed his name from Moran to |
Murphy, and instead of frequenting
the busy marts Of men, he retired to !
an isolated country place on the Cos
Cob river and posed as an artist. He |
employed always a Chinese servant, ,
and at least once week, without fail !
he visited Chinatown, keeping always !
in touch with the powers there, which |
were still unrelenting in their efforts
to trace McNish."