The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-31
MANpARIN'S GOLD

in health and riches, he WAS exposed
10 Fate's attack in but one quarter.
A wicked magician had cast spell py
which the Mandarin's very life was
made to depend on tho integrity OF
an unknown, unnamed person, many
leagues away. By pressing stone
in his own garden this person could
cause the Mandarin's instant death
and get all of his gold: Now this
unknown person was in dire need, and
daily the temptation grew to"
But the rest Of the legend is not
important. In the story Of today the
unknown, unnamed person" OF the
Chinese fairy tale becomes Betty Car
don, who has daily temptations OF her
own. Betty loves to play cards Tor
money. but almost invariably loses.
and her partner. Godfrey North, al
ways plays to win. ~ - .
Blair Carbon, Betty's husband
comes to the country. club house from
yolfing and sees Betty playing with
Godfrey. Blair does not like this
but makes no comment. It Is evil
dent that Betty is much in love with
her husband and that Blair Is very
fond of her..
After the card game Is over, and
Betty finds that she has lost con-
siderable sum, she says she. wishes
she could find the stone to press, Al
there certainly would lie one Man
da. in, less in the world. The part,
gaily go to q wall, where GeofreJ
points out . stone TO- Betty and ,sht
presses It, laughingly declaring thai
she hates to do. it to- the Mandarin
but that she needs his money badly.
On her way back to the club house
Godfrey offers to lend Betty all tn
money she needs. She laughingly re
fuses. ~ -,
Down in Chinatown Susan Petit
grew, an old friend Of Betty's, is hea'
Of mission school,. She needs fund
70 continue her work and comes +
Betty for . donation. Betty says
T'mi dresdfully sorry, Susan, but
can't give you anything. I went t
the races today with 1Geoffrey,, an
such luck! II he hadn't loaned me
hundred simply wouldn't have dare
to Come homer. = .2 =
Susan 10 shocked, andrxarns Bett
that people are already talking abor
her and Godfrey. Susan says thu
Betty needs to have her. eyes epene,
4 and that perhaps a glimpse Of II
!. worlds misery will do the job, SO 81
urges Betty to come-with her to Oh
Down, in Chinatown, In the shop
An Foo. Betty and Susan gee q, lit
romantic comedy-Wu Sing, Il
) clerk, is in love with Cherry Bloss6r
All Foo's daughter. bu. the latter o
Il iects,, and leads WI Sing away fro
!; his love-making back TO his job, viii
Betty and Susan look on. Bett
much to Susan's disgust. Is more IN
pressed with a bead necklace she Sc
in the shop than with any misery tn
:, may be apparent. But she is mu,
pleased with Cherry Blossom, al
wishes she could adopt her.
In the meantime Blair Is at
home, and Mrs. Reginald Stone com
to see him. Mrs. Stone has lot.
II. o. US, signed by Mrs. Carlo
and she wants payment. Betty h
lost this money to Mrs. Stone
bridge. Blair gives Hrs. Stone
check for the amount. When Bet
comes home he says 81 have ps
the price of your folly and--I ca
afford to do It again."
A few days later Betty, receives
message from All Foo who is no
ing the necklace for her telling
that unless she pays for it at once
will be sold. North is with Bel
when she receives the note, and
offers to lend her the money to =
for the necklace. She finally acce
his offer.
BERTHE Standish, a supposed frie
Of Blair's, suggests to the latter Il
BETTY and Geofry North are to
Their too much.
II Betty and North 20 to All Fo
shop where Betty pays for the ne
lace. While she is there Ii ssun
Chinese Mandarin, enters. Ii GOV
Cherry Blossoms, although she hs
.he very sight Of him. -
When Betty returns to her he
she finds Blair working hard.
= says that If he can put over 4 cert
deaf he will be all right, but it :,
take every dollar he has. For a
ment Betty considers telling B
shout the money North has lent
hen she decides to say nothing alb
liz. - !.
At Mrs. Stones the next day Be
loses lot more money at brid
!, she offers Mrs. Stone her I. o. ,
which the latter refuses to accept