Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-07-24

Very well" said Haynes, after .
moments thought Take us to the
missionaries, then. There is q woman
there" he added, unable to restrain
his desire to learn whether Mary was
In that building whose strange, funnel
shaped roof was plainly visible Ave or
six hundred yards distant. towering
over the intervening houses.
Yes, but wait q minute" said the
yellow man. Treaty must be made"
He hesitated. Haynes saw his eyes
wander and, with a sudden instinct Of
treachery, looked back. At the same
moment a cry broke from Eleanor's
lips. Under cover of this friendly par
ley q murderous band were creeping
up, with knives in their hands, toward
the rear of the temple, with the evil
dent intention of rushing Beyers and
his wife and taking them captives.
Haynes drew his revolver and dis
charged It full into the others face.
The man staggered back, groaning;
the multitude made a rush toward the
visitors. The three turned back to-
ward the temple doors and hammered
on them with their fists. In vain; they
could not hope to break those panels
of solid, inlaid teakwood They were
like tiny islands In the yellow sea that
swept on them from all sides. cruel
eyed men with yellow faces and hide
Gus. shaver heads. from the backs of
which hung the long pigtails. still worn
In conservative Chung Ling as q sign
of Manchu sympathies. But just as the
three had formed back, determined to
fight to the last rather than submit
to the tortures which they knew await.
ed them, the temple doors opened and
monk. with shaven head and keen.
impassiye features. beckoned to them
to enter. And at his appearance the
mob outside stood still as though pet.
rified.
The three followed the priest, whose
robe OF white wool was alone visible In
the obscurity of the interior. He fit
ted in front OF them, his felt slippers
making no sound upon the thick pile
OF the carpet until at length he stopped
before an altar, behind which. In bra
zen armor, stood the life-size figure of
| the god of war. The grinning face and
dripping sword seemed to be family IL.
! lumined by the reflection of lights
burning somewhere in the recesses Of
the building. The sudden aspect Of
this ferocious face under the steel
headpieee, the crimson stains upon
the sword, Mortified the fugitiyes; they
stood stock still. uncertain where to
advance. And suddenly the priest dis.
appeared and door snapped shut
They waited in silence until their
eyes became accustomed to the gloom,
and, little By little, they were able TO
distinguish objects around them: then
they felt their way cautiously forward
until farther progress was arrested by
steel barrier. Haynes struck q
match, and by its light they perceived
that wall of wrought iron, extending
from the stone floor to the high roof OF
the pagoda, barred their advance. On
either side of them was a similar wall
Behind them was another, In which
was set the temple gate, two feet be
hind the lockwood door. They were In
trap.
Then all at once the truth dawned
on them. They were Gagged securely al
any wild beasts in geological gardens
Gagged before the altar of the god Of
war, to whom they were destined to bt
offered as a sacrifice. And the in
scrutable Chinese mind had planned
all this from the first. had lured them
into the pagoda In the belief that they
would find safety there. Escape wal
impossible. They looked into eacl