The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-04
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A I the Aforementioned point a
~ camel and yak train. with a
store OF fresh supplies. would
be IN waiting Thence northwest
ward to Chlngtoo the party was 10
proceed. whore second supply
caravan had been arranged for.
After leaving Ching too the party
would be- thrown entirely upon It's
own resources and the doubtful hos
pitality Of the natives not alone
for the success OF the enterprise,
but for their very lives.
Thus far read. and then ! was
all at once struck aghast. ono OF
the party had been-a lady!
The expedition had been under
the auspices OF the British Govern
ment. and in command OF Major
Hector Sylvester OF the British
Army.
Here. then. Was "syl". the lady
was his wife.
As is TO be imagined. the news
paper accounts made the most OF
unavoidable hardships and dangers
To be encountered. Each member
OF the party had been chosen for
hia special fitness for some one OF
tho several purposes OF the erpodl-
ton which. briefly. had been TO
make geological aud geographical
surveys and chronological tabula.
tons. Here and there among tho
personnel | encountered name
that was not unfamiliar to me. And
then one swan within my vision
that stamped these old clippings
with the utmost consequence-lao
Wing Fu.
Lao WING Fu' Why. he. mem.
Der OF this very party. was at this
moment In Los Angeles boss" OF
our Chinatown II seemed incred.
ible--too astounding for belief.
turned to the other clippings.
paving them over excitcdly To find
a comprehensive sequence In time.
and detailed experiences.
by and by | succeeded. Rumors
grave. dark. ugly rumorH-began
10 drift into various mission sta.
tions. later 10 be gathered together
and verified az Shanghai. and for.
warded 10 the British war office
4, appeared that good fortune had
followed them a. far as ChinEtoo.
where the last supply train was en-.
countered. Here hardahipa and
perila began TO pile up and over
wholm them In earnest The noun.
tains were crossed. but only after
the losa OF twelve OF the party
more than a fourth.
Later on. those who survived. be-
fore starvation overlook them.
stumbled upon the hamlet OF va.
lung. In the III River valley Their
condition was pitlablo in the er.
IRENE
And nov picture 10 yourself
amid those surroundings. at tho
mercy OF an uneouth lot OF barbara
ans. not one % whom had ever be
held white face. daughter was
born to Mrs. Sylvester
This infant. learned in a mo-
ment. vas Marian Marian Sylvca.
ter the Marian for whom a quarter
interest IN something was To be re.
served n murder had to be done
When my father pencilcd that
entry. has 1t been conceivable 20
him that this tender babe could
have survived the final catastrophe.
when all but handful were slain
Tho circumstance was profoundly
pcrplexink.
The details OF the end were no,
satisfactory. Before the party
moved on. Mrs. Sylvester was bur.
led Then one NIGHT the exhausted
ilittle band was set upon By an
overwhelming force. Only four
names were mentioned as being
survivors OF the slaughter: two OF
these are now famous and loaded
with honors for later exploits and
for knowledge given 10 the world /:
the third has passed into obscur.
| ity.
The fourth was lao Wing F1.