The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-05-29

ran
Away from his lotteries. adde's and
Joss,
You can give his queue to tho barber,
boss
But you can't get down to the roots that
start
From the yellow base Of his yellow
heart
And It's very true There are those
here who pretend to adore me, who
would think nothing of treating me
as they treated poor Ling Fo If they
suspected | knew anything and gave
information
Il don't want you to think I'm a
coward, Miss Grayson," she went on
turning to Evelyn. Il think I've proved
to you that want to help you and
mean to. but I'm rather upset tonight
and I'm SO afraid We shall have to let
matters rest a little longer. There Is
one thing, though, that you can do
for me. il you will"
The last sentence was addressed TO
ne, and made haste to assure her
that she had only to command me.
AS she had spoken she had been
folding and refolding tho paper in her
hand. unit! It was now a tiny. one
inch square.
Take this" she said, handing It
to me. her voice low murmur, and
after you have read II. destroy II. |
shouldn't want it found In my pos.
session."
Il understand. Miss Clement" | re
turned and the folded square went
into my walstcoat pocket
~ may mean more 10 YOU" she
added, In a whisper, than anything
| could say"
When once more in the broughnm,
speeding northward, Evelyn, who had
been unusually tacitun throughout
the Interview. asked me a question.
Did you mean what you said
Philip"
What did ! say?" quericd
That you understood"
Il understood that II might not be /.
we'll for her to have this letter OF
Ling Eos about"
Put the rest? Her refusal to talk? |
Her uneasiness? Her fear OF possible
traltors?" she persisted.
Once more she had gone straIght to
the heart OF the situation. had been
as puzzled as she by the missionary's |
Of constraint, which could |
not attribute wholly 10 the tragedy she |.
had told US Of; and | admitted as
much to Evelyn
IF she suspected cavesdroppcrs." |
the girl argued, she said too much. /
II she didn't fear being overheard, why |
she tell us all she knew"
For want OF better answer said /
Perhaps the letter will solve the !.
enigma" and plucking It from my |
pocket with thumb and foretinGer | .
began carefully to unfold It.
The interior OF the vehicle wac bril-. .
liantly alight, and though We were
already far beyond the Chinatown .
zone and the chance observation Of .
any lurking spies. nevertheless chose
to draw the shades prior
to outspreadlng the written page.
Before the sheet with Its network OF
creases was quite flattened. Evelyn,
who was bending attentively near. eX.
claimed in surprise, 1T is her own
See. It is written by
Miss Clement herself"
Already absorbed, | made no re-
sponse Avidly my eyes were racing
over the lineB; greedily. my brain was
iigesting them,
"Tidngs OF the cruel murder of
Ling Fo have Just reached me, When
you come, as / know you will, shall
not dare 10 speak what have written,
md which Is all that the poor boy
over told me. Already there are spies
about me. and your visit Is risk to
is both. would have prevented It. II
could.
Three weeks ago, according to Ling
20, white man was abducted by or.
Ter OF the Six Companies, and shipped
o China for punishment. aboard
ramp steamer Ling Fo would not
dive me the white mans name or any
" the particulars, save that sixteen
'ears ago he had committed crime.
snown to every Chinaman in America
IS The Crime OF the Sable Lorcha,'
,r black funeral ship, by which near.
y one hundred Chinese coolies lost
heir lives.
at seems now that this man, who
hey thought was on the ocean, sud
lenly reappeared in New York. few
nights ago He was recognized and
Jet upon by two Cinnamon. but he
escaped, and the Six Companies and
III the tongs are in ferment over the
mystery"
Evelyn's hand was on my arm as !
cad, her face close to mine. reading
With me. Having finished. I held the
heet for q moment, waiting for her
o signify that she. too. had reached
he end. And In that moment the
came to,a sudden halt.
Before either OF us could voice
word the door on my side was
vrenched violently open. and the hue
teel muzzle Of revolver covered me
Cro BE coNrINuEna |