The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-24

the idea Of getting his real
SlB education. lie might have
been twenty-five years old.
and he might have been a few years
younger. Not older. at any. rate lie al.
United 20 me that he didn't care much
what became of him docking as desperate
as q boy with big. baby blue eyes cam. be.
cause there had been a girl.
don't r%ecollecl all Pope told me about
that girl There had been a quarrel ~
some kind, and he had determined To run
away and forget her. lie had told his
people all about q. They laughed al him.
and his father Ind told him 20 run ahead-
giving him money 10 accelerate his peed
Pope wanted TO go up-country and live
among The natives Don ask me WHY
He said he wanted % see Chinese life
from he bottom side.
~ that time I had never been up-coun.
Try very far and knew little about il. ex.
cepting what had heard from mission.
aries. I'm no adventure seeker myself.
ahd when Pope offered me money TO go
along with him | would have refused on
the spot bat | happened az that moment
TO see. passing The door OF The restaurant.
o number O. tackles from The old Charles.
ton.
That meant that the Charleston was IN
pOrt. and probably for q long stay That
meant thai Hong Kong was no longer
large enough for me Once ! enlisted 10
serve on the Charleston ana did not re-
main long.
So | agreed TO 20 with Pope, for a money
consideration.
GOING up on the boat, Pope put in most
Of his time hddling away on that violin. |
don't Nnow the first thing about music,
but It struck me tina, ne played well. lie
had a deep harytone voice, and he would
sinF while he was playing. He had one
~fayorito song, Then Youll Remember
Nc. and ne worked II overtime.
We got a sort OF an outfit AZ Tientsin.
but mostly We figured on buying our sup
piles a. we went along We struck out
Gc."s country. shipping Picking and work.
ing almost directly north
by ezsy stages We reached the province
g. Kan Su ana the town OF ~Chln-kiang. up
near he foot Of the Nan Shan Mountains.
whore China doyctails into Tibet
From Chin-Niang there is . great view
o. the hills sweeping across northern
nina IN > ragged outline. We met an
lsaglish missionary 10 Chiu-Kiang who had
been IN The country for years. lie warned
n against -o.ng any farther, aud hadn't
intended that we should. The missionary
told US that the people farther on. up In
the mountains, were vcry hostile TO white
men art that a party ut English pros
N. I'M. N'N. AN NIN.f "a AfA AANAAIHN
before had an been murdered.
Tho word pgospcctor Interested me. n
rr'sprc'1rs had souo up there thoy could
have boon looking for but one thing
asked the missionary about TO-. and he said
that there had been ruhIprs OF gold in the
hilis. AMI .bo' mo English urospertors had
zone There 10 hnd ii Bur he warned rs
that 30 was ccr. ain q ath TO enter the
mountains.
lie told MS g story of q woman who
ruled over the mountain couu,rr 10 The
north. a sort OF a slh.qUoen on omeihirg
ot mat kind, who was very bitter AGAINST
white moa, ana who allowed no mission.
aries IN her province.
was ds lustiul FOR gold a. any other
young mar. Instead OF he boy being the
one "hu wanted 10 press on. IL was l. ma
he wa rather inclined 10 speak 0f going
ha'h It's ache was wearing on u little.
you gee, an me- was commencing TO think
thai rcfhap# hc had given up Inc baltic
Tor the girl too easily. The missionary's
storie made him rather nervous.
spoke 10 him. perhaps harshly. u may
be that wounded hi. pride But. any.
way, when J was through talhing to him he
was hot ana flushed. and he cursed and
vowed that he would 70 with me
And no we went, with the missionary
f0llowinr ns as far as he dared and beg.
ging us not TO 20.
We had been carrying a couple Of native
servants. Bahbling incoherently about
their fright they LEFT us. made two packs
OF what ! thought We would need. and we
set on toward the mountains. looming
clear ana cold against the sky.
In the bows pack vas his violin. He
insisted ON taking that. although told
hIh he wa a fool and would probably
have 90 throw IL way the first mile.
In IA gfttrla IA ~ ..v.f 80. - H.. -
hills. The roads were GOOD and the
weather fine. Pope got more and more
'Eteriul a. We went along. and sang
snaiclies and talked big OF how he would
make a fortune and so home independent
OF his people. Also. he was probably
dreaming OF how he would loom large in
the eyes Of the girl.
The country grew wilder as We went
along, and We climbed steadily inward.
We saw no people. hut before we had GOT.
ten very far into tho hills had a sensa.
tion Of being followed.
Sometimes | turned suddenly and
searched the landscape. hut could sec moth
ing but the stretch OF white road down The
hills and the sweep OF dwarftrees.
AT night we camped on q small plateau.
surrounded by a heavy forest, and built n
IRE TO COOK supper. We were now right
under the snowy mountain.tops and II
was getting chilly.
After a supper Of bacon, bread and tea.
] sat smoking. while the boy got out his
Eddie and started to scrapc al the strings
with the bow.
His old moodiness SCENE 10 como over
him Of the first touch. ! was about 10 tell
MN, impatiently, To put The instrument
away when | seemed 10 feel some ono
Watching ~ from the trees. though,
could detect a light whispering. Without
saying anything to The hoy, who sat
hlnched mp by the fire. his violin tucked
under his chin, picking away al The strings