The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-25

out distinction of creed or class-in a way
far beyond tho utmost achievement OF
any mandarin, samurai amir or mahara-
jah. He IL immensely wealthy. educated
ability, admittedly thinker Of depth and
originality, yet reputed q sheer fanatic
in his hatred of the west and his ixed
resolve to exalt the yellow races at the
expense Of the white.
At this stage the portly consul paus-
ed, read his screed and was satisfied
with II. He cut the end or and lighted
a cheroot, swore ut the Chinese eli
mate-which, like Mr.. Mantalini's rainy
day in London. can be "demmed moist
and unpleasant"-and scrubbed on.
No ono knows whence All Singh obtains
his money or his power. The solitary
fact In my pc -;ession at this moment con-
corning him his family 1. that his
niece. q MllevSaJla, Is now being edu-
Gated at Vassar eilege. This. you may
argue. should I'd ks6ls favor. I wish
could think so. Arppily the presence
Of such a girl IN 4, country and the
friendships she mud vitality form may
become an clement cal danger II and
when All Singh sh ever attempt e
which he 10 credited. As you are aware.
nearly every city In the United States
contains one or moro Chinese tongs. or
secret societies. as they may be termed
for lack Of q closer definition. ! have
reason to believe that these organizations,
almost without exception. are pledged to
support Ali Singh. Their leaders know
him only as the Higher One" the zone
from within the Shrine" the "One APP
pointed" and other similarly vague and
high sounding titles. The mark or totem
Of this new and strange cult is that OF
n n
you will note the singular breadth Of pur-
pose underlying All sinsh's hidden mon
ace because such token II equally COM
prehonsible to the Bedouin OF the desert
and the two sword man Of Yeddo. AL
Singh Ii described TO mo as stolid yet
gracious toward those subordinates who
yield him unquestioned obedience. q man
Of barbario tastes and impulses. yet one
we'll versed In tho ways OF courts and
thoroughly up to date In tho laws and
progress Of the west. Somehow cannot
ality impresses me as constituting veri-
tablo peril to civilization as we under
stand II.
Unquestionably the consul's letter
was one OF serious import. He was
about to end It with renewed prom
Use Of more comprehensive statement
to follow by next mail when a young
man entered hastily. sweeping aside
the chick, a closely woven fiber blind
which guards each open doorway In
the east, admits cir, keeps out flies and
lessons the glare of the sun. He wore
q sofa topi, or pith helmet. and had
evidently walked rapidly through the
midday heat.
Mr.. Clark looked up in surprise. Not
eYen Watson, his personal assistant,
should have disturbed him 80 rudely
while In the throes Of composition.
"What is It now7" he cried irritably.
Another mutiny, supposeT'
The question was meant to be sar-
One or two minor panics had occur
red of late In the American settlement,
and the consul had experienced some
difficulty In persuading his fellow coun-
trymen that II they magnified every
petty quarrel between rival gangs of
coolies into threatened rising against
all white men they had better leave the
country at once, because life in China
would become intolerable.
Naturally Watson was aware of his
,hiefs loneliness on this topic. II am
Sorry to bother you" he said earnest
ly, "but things do really look so ugly
this time that hurried here to warn
you, coming as quickly as dared with
put exciting suspicion"
snow listen to me, Watsonr' stormed
Clark. 81 may have to stand that sort
bf nonsense from missionaries and
frightened women. but from you
II assure you there is mischief brew
Ing In the bazaar today" broke in the
assistant. Drawing his seniors wrath In
his anxiety to gain credence. "a crowd
has gathered near the Buddhist tenn
pie on the river bank. and gangs Of ma
tives, many Of whom have never seen
before, are blocking every road In the
settlement tried to clear a whole
bunch out Of the main gate, but In
stead Of moving or quietly some OF
them refused to bulge at all, while
others skunk away, muttering threats
and splitting on the ground where my
shadow had fallen"
"Toshw growled the consul, Affecting
to DO absorbed In his letter. Il wish TO
goodness the stupidity Of a few opium
doped coolies was the worst difnculty
I-had to deal with" Nsstts
But he was fated not to complete an
essay on Ali Singh that afternoon.
The two men heard the rattle Of IN
approaching dog cart. A firm, leisure
~ step sounded on the veranda. and
an English officer came In. Tho new
conner was Major Cameron, command
ing q Chinese battalion raised by tho
British authorities In Q neighboring
concession. The consul had met him
at the club and knew that be was In
the neighborhood ostensibly on . shoot
Ing expedition, but virtually By reason
Of an arrangement between himself
and the commandaut Of . small D.
tnchmsnt Of Amsr1can marines who
turned ths coasu1aR Susfd st asne
Hai