The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-22
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them seriously injured. They worc
waiting for him 10 carry out thoir
plan OF going away that very day.
BIZ and MolI. torn and bleeding,
but saved VI Last. took the old peil..
osophcr's hand IN thctrH and
all nc had done for them. Madden
stood by with tear dimmcd eyes.
"My friend" said Chang 10 slowly
and imrrcasivciy. while y kindly einiie
w hts aged features. These things
were meant 10 be. and written from
the bcssining. Thank the Eods-no'
And from the shadow OF his door
way. he watched them 20 down tho
street,
1t was dark by now and lighting
his lamps he seated himself IN the
shadow OF his altar and read once
| more tho sncrcd writing OF Con
ficius. After a white he ordered Joe
Wong to lock mp thcs house and q
retire TO tho cuhby hole. where he
slept under tho roof.
And remember my son thut curl
osiiy IN the seventh vice mentioned
In the sacred books OF Lao T'zu," he
Rdmonished. Keep to thy doors
this night " you wouidat live long
thee" an OF which tho nerve
shaken joe was only too willing To- do
when the houae had grown quite
hSilcRt Chang 10 knelt bofoU the
Holden altar Of his sod and prayed
as follows;
"oh Lord Buddha thoa deales, tho
real Justice on high aud low alike.
what do these foreigners know OF
IT. They send an innocrnt man 70
prison. ~ " the wounded man at
the hospital does nos die. this devil
at present IN my cellar win live elso.
aud he set free some day TO work hts
evil on those who wish TO do good
my friends. those I love. Hast thou
not said O Lord BuddhR. that not TO
the law alone must we look for JUS
ticrs hut serve Justice we always
muHt-cvcn " outside the law"
He bowed his forehead 10 tho
earth at the conclusion OF his prayer.
and going down to his Kitchen he
busted himself for some time there.
lThen he rolled mp his sleeves and.
carrying implements and dish"n, he
entered once more the cellar whero
Black Mike lay.
Tho gangsier struggled In vain TO
rise. The old chink was coming ~
bind up his wounds ~ last, be
thought. Az hspe was not lost, he
But Chung Los FIRST words dis
llusioncd him.
For such as YOU death by hBus
ing would be too gentle. aud "a Few
months In prison % mockcryi he
said graveiy. and waving his hand
towards the things he hnd brought
with him "Behold Jusuco,' he added
a pan Of bright burning chnrroull
stood on the floor. niso u score Of
long bamboo splinta snaksd u oil
What happened hat night only
Chang 10 could tell
The next morning early the body
Of Black Mike silva was found iu
m alley some disinnc" away iio
had hcon tortured TO death. aa hls
% distorted features and charrod and
I twisted body testified, But no onr
! ever knew when or where.
A. the same hour Chang 10 wa
{ knccling before his golden Buddhp
. whose hcnd WAS lust helms touched
1 like an aureote hy tho RAYS Of The
, rising sun. with tears running down
\ hts Wtthcred checks the aged philos.
opher was praying Tor the safety oi
n his friends and tho soul ct the mHf
/ 10 whom he had dealt justice outsid,
the law.
Years have passed since then
Madden holds his laughing grand.
! children on his knees BIN with nv
arm around Mol. Euzcs proudly oNol
, hts fields and orchards, mis- COLDER
: fruit n his sleek cattle.
The past h only q black shadow
. 60 them. which "a being rapidly Tor.
y gotten. They stand with clean Ic1It'
and clean records. thnkinE God Huf
2 tho memory OF Chang 10 that thoi
: are no longer among those who Hut.