The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-03

. anu, ultimately lUiN same hDluu De-
came the most openly bitter Of all the
aycnginR horde that for over a decade
and half secured the four corners OF
the globe; for It seems that McNish
had not only made of with his share
Of the receipts OF their joint enter
prise, but had left him with n running
lot Of debts TO settle as well There
WAS something. too, believe. about a
4 Chinese woman whose loyalty 10 Mo-
ran. McNigh undermined, but ! con
Tess that part of the story was not
very clear to me. At all events Soy,
the halrbreed, and Moran. the Irish
man. who appears TO have been q ROY
ing blade, a 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 nj
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
turc with tho inevitable tea parapher.
MALTA. interrupted temporarily the cur.
rent OF Miss Clements narrative. But
our interest was such that We limited
the cessation 10 the briefCst possible
period. Dr. Addison, whose profes
sional engagements were 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 rapi
audience you have! trust II is at
once an inspiration and compensa
ton"
1T surely is was the good lady's
. prompt acknowledgment And, by tn,
way must not forget TO tell you how
this man, McNist. actually had The
! tcmerity 10 return to China a few
. years ago. He appeared to thin
either that his crime had been forgot
, ten or that knowledge OF It IVES lin
/. tied to the Southern provinces, for II
. the early fall Of 1903, under one Of hi
F.. many aliases, he arrived at Pekng
. By way OF The Trans.Siberian Rail
= way"
4 The doctor and | exchanged glancoa
It was odd how confirmation OF tn
. error he had already avowed SHOULD
= thus come about from the lips of on,
=. who knew nothing Of his story OF I
i shattered friendship.
I oddly enough Moran happened Il
d be in the city at the time and ever!
I arrangement was made to capture thu
S long.sought prey and convey him 4
y Canton for some exquisite torture de
s vlsed especially to fit his crime. Il
e some way, however, the intended vic
l. tim got wind OF what was proposed
r and came within an ace OF escapin
r uuscathed from under their very I'm
|. gers. Indeed. he did escape In the end
n but not before Moran had very nearl
r put n finish TO him by q knife lhrus
= in his back"
Once more exchanged glaaccs wit
l. the physician. for scarcely half a
!. hour before, had told him of the sea
}. under McNish's left shoulder blade, n
,. ceiyed as ! had been told, In buffalo
Moran fed from Picking after thI
1. encounter. not knowing whether hi
e enemy were dead or alive, and 10
D. awhile, believe, laid very low q
10 they say In spite OF all the effort
n OF tho combined Chinese organize
Is tons, McNish, warned now OF his col
o slant danger, eluded their search, BIT
2, ut length Soy himself succeeded
y tracing him TO Canada and thence
Buffalo. There Moran came, pos
;" haste, and once more there was
street encounter. Moran was arres
N cd, and McNish charged him with a
d. sault with intent to kill. The resu
was that Moran was convicted an
sent to prison for term of years
ID and once again the earth seemed
err close over McNlsh."
The discrepancies between Mis-
re Clements narrative and that Of Yu
he Sing did not regard as sufficient
vital to raise a question over, yet
st must admit that | could hardly for
Oh see a conclusion without muC
is graver antagonism OF facts as kne
nd them.
to The missionary having paused
or sip her tea, DIR. Addison asked permi
OF sion to smoke cigarette. which 81
nd readily granted.
nd "On Moran's release from prison
of Miss Clement continued. fortified
ks the fragrant Oolong, 'he appears 4
he the first time to have considered q
ch ACCESSIBILITY OF adopting some sort
he an incognito. Prior to this time
ed had. Soy told me. been carefully clei
ed shaver and close cropped. Now
Or. grew beard and wore his has Ion
hit and. in addition. he doctored Il wi
nd henna until II became a fiery red. |
en- also changed his name from Moran
TO Murphy, and instead of frequentii
or the busy marts OF Nen. he rekred
an isolated country place on the c
n.y. Cob river and posed as an artist.
employed always Chinese servai
ia and al least once week. without fl
ed he visited Chinatown, keeping alwa
,er In touch with the powers there, Will
nj. were still unrelentng In their effoi
lar 10 trace McNish."